Af·ri·can

So can I.

Your afro can make you look 3 inches taller. Easily.

Now, I’m not a person from Africa, but I love Ethiopian coffee.

All things and people are equal to me as they should be, you see. ‘Twould be a lame world if we all were the same.

It’s good to honor the good in all.

Seagulls, on the other hand…

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“If you can’t fly, then run. If you can’t run, then walk. If you can’t walk, then crawl. But whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward.” ~ MLK

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Thoughts, Tuesday, February 7th, 2023

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Seagulls are Sarcastic…

I recently bought a pair of Altra running shoes, and the toebox area is wide – flat – large – think frog feet. I do when I glance down.

I enjoy the enormous space for my toes. Think comfort plus, plus. Then think, trip, stumble, fall – because that’s what happens.

It’s like running in fins with bumpers.

Luckily, no one’s paying attention to me. No one except the SEAGULLS.

Me – just running along, minding my own business, enjoying the sky, the clouds… it feels like I’m flying – then I trip over nothing again.

Quickly I scan for witnesses.

Nada.

Whew.

Then… (insert hysterical seagull laughter right here) all the seagulls are laughing.

Not chuckling, but full-on sarcastically laughing at me – one after the other – laugh, laugh, laugh, laugh, …laughing.

It’s not just when I trip – often – while running in my clown shoes, or when I drop or spill something, or when I wave to someone who doesn’t wave back – but also when I’m just outside being me – doing nothing.

It rings in my ears – echoes over the ocean – bounces off the buildings – sarcastic seagull laughter in surround sound.

Seagulls love to laugh at me.

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“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” ~ Confucius

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