Saturday, February 26, 2011

shampoo.

appreciation. big word. big meaning. under thought of. under used.

i appreciate shampoo.

the man 10 feet from me is wearing carhart overhauls over a carhart long sleeve button up. looks like wyoming's version of a tuxedo. he's on his computer drinking what i assume is a chai tea in a lime green oversized coffee cup. he's wearing a pair of heavy duty steel toed boots. he doesn't mess around with cold temperatures. his face is telling a story. from the looks of it those steal toed boots and him have climbed a foot or two. he's content on his computer, probably looking for the next mountain to climb. he's wearing glasses. i think he is smart. he's not smiling. he's not frowning. he set up his wireless mouse. he's got work to do. or maybe he hasn't figured out the double click, right click multi-click touchpad on his macbook….it took me a while as well. (hang in there buddy you'll ditch the mouse before you know it.) now he's reading the jackson hole daily. but often glances at the computer screen. he has his legs crossed and his wool socks are peaking out. he's not wearing a wedding ring. i bet he was married before. a man that interesting will of course have a great story of the woman he loved and lost. the paper is down now and his left hand, balled into a fist holds his story telling face. his dreadlocks hang far past his shoulders and are lumped into a giant braid that i could probably swing from if i tried.

i appreciate shampoo. he has no need for it.


Tuesday, February 1, 2011

october&februrary











a long walk home
the air feels empty, though the sun is shining and the sky is cloudless, today is dark and gray to me. your absence is as real as any other day, yet on this day tears stream down my face into an ocean of memories i cannot escape. the wind blows my hair across my face and i smile, not because i am happy, but because i know you would want me to.


Rest in Peace, EA

February 10, 1984 - October 30, 2001

can't teach an old blog new tricks

Finding the words...



Life doesn't always work out like we planned it would and when we get a glimpse of how life has failed us we look for blame, and hope that blame will give us comfort and relief that it wasn't our fault.
But blame will never stay in one spot and it will never bring us comfort or relief, that is why we must look for integrity because with integrity comes hope and with hope comes faith and faith is what you need to turn your back on blame and find comfort in the idea of a new beginning- one you never planned for.
-08 june 2007