Swimming For Life

Swimming is a confusing sport, because sometimes you do it for fun, and other times you do it not to die. And when I’m swimming, sometimes I’m not sure which one it is. Demetri Martin I was thirteen before I learned how to swim. Gah, I was terrified of the water though you’d never knowContinue reading “Swimming For Life”

Pants And Soup

I had to wear pants today. PANTS! I hate pants. I hate clothes in general. Gah, the feel of fabric on my skin. No. Hard no. But… as summer ebbs its way into autumn,  pants. Because, more than hating the feel of pants, I loathe being cold. I can’t change the inevitable changing of seasons.Continue reading “Pants And Soup”

THE GIFT OF REJECTION

Two roads diverged in a wood… and I, I took the one less traveled by. And that has made all the difference. Robert Frost I have a confession to make. Though I do not consider myself an easily intimidated person, I am – gulp – well, truth is, I am afraid of being rejected. There,Continue reading “THE GIFT OF REJECTION”