Frog Blog

the sun. a million ants, clustered in a shimmering pile at the base of a concrete retaining wall. a colorado license plate. a georgia license plate. two women with pony tails and trenchcoats talking and sitting on a bench. a tall man wearing bright red socks and birkenstocks. 7-11 (very distinctive smell of hotdogs and cool linoleum and nachos). tea roses near the catholic school and the book store. blue bells. forget-me-nots (favorite flower ever). an old dude in black low-top converse. too many women with thick calves and stiletto boots. the owner of the fur shop that’s closing down due to controversy. a woman with bleached hair, scary blue eyes but carrying a sillage of fracas perfume. a man so drunk and disoriented it looked like he was doing tae-kwon do on the sidewalk.

i thought: what happens if i get hit by a car? i won’t be able to compile my list. which is my way of thinking, it’s great to be alive.