Good Advice

Mother always said to stand up straight. Father said you better learn to duck. That was about it. I guess the trick is knowing when to do which or what to do when. Not much help if you ask me. Raise your hand if you’ve ever gone to bed dumber than you woke up. At least I learned to invent a rich fantasy life and memorize the names of many diseases. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder. Thoracic Outlet Syndrome. Osteoarthritis. Temporomandibular Jaw Disorder. Two different kinds of cancer.

The brain has deep structures and music lies in one of them. Do you remember calling long distance?

It used to be such a big deal. Not now though. Now we have so many options.

You can study ballroom dancing or kickboxing. Either way you’re going to need special shoes and a partner. Either way there’s a chance you could get hurt. Nose flattened and bleeding. Big toe stomped on a broken. There’s no end to the pain we can cause each other. Just take my hand, you’ll see.