Kirk blAug

There I was, just sitting at the traffic light. I was in the left turn lane waiting for the green arrow. I thought to myself, "Funny. Green Arrow. Like I am sitting here waiting for a fucking super hero with a bow and arrow to appear." But then I wondered if maybe I was. Am I at an intersection in my life just waiting? Waiting for what I am not sure. But I can tell you one thing. There are a few options and I am not particularly fond of any of them. I can be sure as hell that some Green Arrow is not going to appear and fix my options. Of course the next thing that would happen was to be expected. The green arrow appeared and so I turned left. Whatever happened after that was another story. Was it the correct turn to take? I did not take the other turns, so I guess I'll never know.

It seems to me that there are a limited number of days that we humans have to live. While I still have days left, I think I would like to experience a little bit of as much as I can. I also think that the best way to do that is to live every day differently. I would not go overboard and say jump out of a plane or climb a mountain every day. Some day I hope I will do both of those things, however there are a number of small things you can do to change it up so that every single day has something interesting and new. For instance, try different foods at restaurants you commonly go to, have tea one day instead of coffee, or ride the bus to work instead of driving. Better yet, ride your bike to work. Maybe you could wear your underwear backwards . Who would know? These are the kinds of incremental changes I make to my day to keep things interesting. It seems to keep me sort of sane. You know, somewhat. I think it is a good idea to make a big change in the way you do things every so often a

You, whoever you may be, might die. Any moment now. You could just suddenly die of some cause that you will never know about. You will not know about it because you will be dead. I am not saying you are probably going to die, or even that it is remotely likely that you will die. That does not mean that you will not. It is always a possibility. It does happen. Not often, but it does. I am not saying anything here that you do not already know. Most people know that they may die at any moment. The thing that I have trouble with is that most people do not realize that they may die at any moment. There is a subtle but important distinction there. I think it is a good idea to take a moment to realize the brutal fact that you may die at any given time. As uncomfortable as it may be, it is good to think about the implications of that fact. Have you been doing with your life the things you want to be doing with it? Have you been working toward the betterment of yourself, your family, your fri