I Never Took the Time

A child in Burundi playing

He understands.

I had this involved article planned about Goldman Sachs, Magnetar Capital and “Who Put the Screws to Who”, but it will have to wait. I’m too exhausted and grateful right now.

Go, find someone you love and hug the hell out of them for a good 5 minutes. Call you grandmother on the phone and talk to her about whatever. Find a small child to tell you a joke, and laugh uproariously at the punchline, even if there’s isn’t one. Take a shower. Take two showers. Put on an album you haven’t listened to in a long time and think about how great music and sounds are. Turn it off and think about silence for awhile. Paint a picture of something, even if you’re bad at it. Paint a picture, especially if you’re bad at it.

Life is incredibly short. I only realized that this weekend, when I faced moments that seemed like an eternity that I wished would just end. I don’t feel incredibly loquacious right now, so I’ll let this song say it better than I can. Goodnight.

About Ron Adams

I really hate coffee in cheap foam cups. It condensates in such an unsettling manner. Have you ever reheated a cheap foam cup of coffee, or just left it to sit around awhile? The coffee tries to escape. It doesn’t even want to be in that cup. And I can understand why: cheap foam cups make coffee taste horrible. Now that the air is clear between us, I trust we have a better understanding.
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