The morning coffee turned stale in my mouth. Right out the door I felt like turning back. A muggy wind blowing up from the Gulf Made me want to flee back to my bed. But my deep work ethic would not relent. Would not let me turn around. One step at a time I walked …
Snow burns my eyes At a Telluride ski resort. My boots are tight. My face is frosty. I stand atop the bunny hill. I push off with the right foot. Slide onto the left, Back onto the right. Then I stumble, Falling flat on my back. My back is bruised; My dignity more so. I …
I feel that still strange feeling of oxygen flowing through my body. My muscles ache in protest and my stomach growls in anger. For far too long, I have kept my body neglected. Atrophy and decay set in when life should rule. I keep moving despite the pain. Running like the Devil is on my …
Outside the sun shines, and I’m in a box. Inside I sit amongst upholstered walls, Staring all day at a glowing glass screen Under the flickering fluorescent lights. Papers pile up on every surface. Duplicate, triplicate and quadruplicate, too. Punch some holes and fill some binders. I copy, sort and file for later. Email, phone …
Fall in Texas is an interesting thing. After several months of summer, The hellish heat is at an end. And the city awakens from its summer siesta. The August heat is brutally hot, Though sunny September’s not much cooler. But folks in Dallas still sigh with relief. As a ninety-degree breeze blows into town. On …
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