Monthly Archives: September 2010
#416 When you try cooking something new and everyone likes it
I blew it last week. A friend came over after work for that homemade meal I’d been promising her. Since my standard dinner lately has been a plate of nachos and a couple spoons of Nutella I figured it was … Continue reading
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#417 The sound of water lapping against a dock
It sounds like the warm and windy start of summer. It sounds like the cool and quiet finish to fall. AWESOME! Photo from: here
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#418 Carrying the ice cube tray you just filled up all the way back to the freezer without spilling
Say goodbye kitchen puddles, wet socks, and half-filled cubes. Say hello to AWESOME! Photo from: here
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#419 Correctly guessing if the door is push or pull
Doors can be trouble. Strutting to the mall, strolling to the store, you spy those glassy doubles in the distance just waiting for you to size them up and give them a big push or pull. Sure, it looks easy, … Continue reading
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#420 Scratching your back on some random thing
The middle of your back is no hands land. Those itchy islands off the coast of Spine Beach see a lot of shade and a lot of showers but not much scratchy, scratchy fingernail loving. When you’re itching hard you … Continue reading
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#421 Singing the guitar solo
Never stop wailing. When you’re singing along with the lyrics of a song and a guitar solo starts up make sure you keep onnnnnn going. We can’t have dead air in your steamy morning shower or all the fans will … Continue reading
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#422 Hanging on
We’re all pretty much the same. Packed tightly in our skintight skin is a bumpy clump of slippery organs and brittle bones. Yes, you’re a pile of bones, I’m a bucket of blood, you’re a slab of muscle, I’m a … Continue reading
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#423 When the foul ball is flying towards you
And here’s the pitch. The bat cracks and the ball smacks high into the twilight sky. Eyeballs pop, voices cry, and the crowd rises as the ball dives down to the stands. Popcorn is dropped, gloves are smacked, and heartbeats … Continue reading
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#424 Boat waving
These are the rules of the sea. If you’re on a boat you must wave to anyone who waves at you from another boat, you must wave to anyone who waves at you from land, and you must initiate waving … Continue reading
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#425 When you’re merging into traffic and there’s no traffic to merge into
Forget speeding up, forget slowing down, forget twisting your neck in twelve different directions. Nope, now’s your chance to calmly merge without any worries and enjoy a smooth and relaxing drive home. AWESOME! Photo from: here
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