Decisions

One man thought all the decisions he made were right, and basked in them.Another was convinced otherwise and dwelt in the agony of knowing he always chose wrong.

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smile

We think Hart may have smiled at Sevi at dinner tonight! First smile, though not a certainty…

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thankyou thankyou

story about a guy whose celebrity has him saying thank you so much that the action of the tongue against the back of his front teeth in making the “th” sound, erodes the teeth away, much as the steps of the Vatican are worn down smooth by worshippers

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Icicles

Sevi was very preoccupied today breaking off the unusual icicles hanging from the bumpers and underbellies of the parked cars on the walk home from school. Some were over a foot long and needle sharp.

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pandemic of holy shit

one kid in preschool hears it from someone on the street and thinks it’s funny, says “holy shit” and giggles like hell. Before long all the kids are saying. Teachers just want it to subside but it won’t–visitors to the school appalled.

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won’t stop moving

He just wanted money to stop. To stand still, to just be. Not realizing that money was the opposite of being and could not tolerate that condition.

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toothpicks

The babysitter left toothpicks like little snares all over the apartment.

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meditate on a kid looking at a baby

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re: the Gates

“I haven’t seen them. They say orange is the new black, but I don’t believe them”Grabbing up her muted orange purse, that she had forgotten. “I’d hate to have to go back to Istanbul!”

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