People rarely come back to share the details of heaven so I imagine my own. Family and all the old dogs.Walking to the ocean, birdsong, psithurism, dappled light, pathways, conversation, quiet, waves. All of that.
The dog was never far. See dog nose. RHS 37 years ago I’d model helplessness for E & H. They’d carry me in the pool, pick me up when I fell down. Diagnose me with their tricorders. It was role reversal practice, prepping for having healthcare power of attorney. Skills for the 21st Century. Now.
Privacy is good to practice. Conditions in societies without privacy don’t appeal. An exception to the joys of privacy occurs when incapacitated. In a closed room with no windows. Unable to move. God knows you are there. Dog knows you are there. But neither watchmaker God nor dog have the skill set required to fix your fall. Hug the concrete.
A soapbox is a raised platform on which one stands to make an impromptu speech, often about a political subject. The term originates from the days when speakers would elevate themselves by standing on a wooden crate originally used for shipment of soap, or other dry goods, from a manufacturer to a retail store. – Wikipedia
Persephone would take the lawnmower with her to hell every year but come April she’d bring it back.CWT always beat me to a first cutting in the spring. Before UVA/WTJU he worked for the County of Albemarle heading up a grounds crew.
