If Nothing Can Stop Them...

We'll just have to get a whole truckload of nothing together. A Saturday, good day to go work out. So I did. The snow has pretty much come and gone, but the cold stays on. Last Thursday I watched my niece and nephew, which is always an adventure. I'm always amazed how smart the two of them are. My niece is 1 1/2, and my nephew 3. Evidently smart kids run in the family- my own little boy is no slouch himself. And, in the spirit of advancing science, my niece decided to examine the pressing question of whether or not a beard is a permanent attachment, or if it can be removed by application of force. Initial experimentation seemed to refute this hypothesis, but like any good scientist, she went on to several beta-tests. Consultations with her fellow scientist and brother seemed also to reinforce the initial findings; he noted that "your beard grows quick!" I always figured it was the Scottish ancestry. But at any rate, I can very much understand the pride their parents have in them. I'm proud of my family, too.

Bricks and Mortar

Rains washed over

ancient bricks, now

long forgotten-

A new day, a new time

****

It all comes together-

Solace in the fact

that this iron spike

will be in the bricks

after I have gone, as

it was here before I was

And these walls

will remember me

Mark the brief

touch of my hand

And many others-

The game ends, but

to begin again

Let's live a

lifetime here-

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