Grandma Sounds

"Life isn't a matter of milestones,
but of moments. "

Rose Kennedy

"Where's the rest of me?"



"Better to lose a tail
than freedom."

Lizard Proverb

"Be like Curious George,

start with a question

and look under the yellow hat

to find what's there."


James Collins





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Grandma made these sounds,
resigned complaining "oomphs"
and "oyes."
She made them when she stood up
('why did it seem so effortful?' I wondered as a kid.
Well now
I'M
making those sounds!


My back has been taunting me.
That motorcycle-circus flip I took at 16
started the whole thing:
Flying off the bike,
landing right next to a big, pointy rock,
looking for my glasses in the dark.
The shame.
I never told anyone.

So my back "locks up"
like 95% of y'all in the general population.
Right now, I'm at the mobile stage
WITH grandma sounds.
Oye!

So that's why I haven't been around to
your posts
as much as I like to be
(or been and enjoyed but spared myself the typing a comment).

So there,
that's personal.

You surely noticed that my posts
are (i try :) uplifting,
But of course I've been
anguishing
over:
the oil, the Gulf,
the wars,
the economy,
the blockade runners. . .
and on and on.

THAT's why I seek the light;
Because otherwise
it could all overwhelm me.

Grandma made sounds
when she watched the news too.
Sounds of pity and disbelief.

Now I'm making those sounds.

We need a little Summer Magic
right about now, eh?

Thanks for fixing some up with me!

I love you guys-