The wait is heavy So, I choose to carry a heavy wei… And where the wait is exhausting The weight is strengthening As long as I rest between lifts o…

My wife is philosophically opposed to my habit of justifying things, say a bag of the really good kind… with the phrase: I deserve it

If I could put Just one thing In a time capsule It would be A crystal ball

The buzz you’re suddenly hearing Is the dawning recognition That buzzwords aren’t magic after… And that the real magic words Aren’t just older than time

People are like whales who have gotten sick of plankton

Every strength comes with a corres… But for the strength which conjoin… And this strength is recognizing y… Then connecting with people who co… As one of the world’s strongest pe…

It’s a truism that life is a roller coaster ride But it’s also true that unlike a roller coaster things get even more interesting

Like Jacob If you wrestle with the divine Through the darkest hours You will get hurt and limp away Which we call experiencing loss

It feels like I’m writ– ing an unauthorized au– tobiography

The two-week lockdown To bend the curve Turned into a year-and-a-half That bent our minds When

Our souls have a body Our bodies have five senses And we all have a sixth sense That there is no sixth sense Yet we’re left with a sense of sel…

We can all agree that life is the number one cause of death But no one wants to admit that death is the only cause of ne… Nevertheless, we love our children

Life is simple; the meaning of life is complicated As a man I’m a simple creature but I’ve been married long enough… that women are complicated

When I picked candy apples as my… (think spirit animals for foodies) I honestly had no idea I was naturally sweet but laid it on way too thick

Make no bones about it I can’t feel a thing in my bones So, I reach for my phone