When I got to the gym Saturday morning I did not have a plan. No surprise. I showed up at 10:00 a.m. which, according to Google, is “very busy” at this time. I had no choice. I often have to plan my gym time while my son is at baseball practice. I had two hours…… Continue reading What I Talk About When I Talk About Lifting #4
Tending
He manages like someone tending a garden standing looking around down on his knees pulling weeds smashing snails spraying insecticide doing what he can to flourish with green with good soil for tomorrow.
Merced Minutiae
The smell of Food Center renting movies from Bi-Rite Quince’s forever crawdads and Now & Later’s the Candy Store for raver clothes splashing into the lake, a jump from the pier a beach arcade no longer there when Steven Stayner died when Stephan Gray died when Selena died I sat in front of the television…… Continue reading Merced Minutiae
What I Talk About When I Talk About Lifting #3
The gym opens at 8:00 am Saturday morning. I like to be one of the first ones in once the doors open. Being early and first is a habit of mine. In the Marine Corps, fifteen minutes prior to any formation was on time. Once, many years ago, my ex-wife and I waited for close…… Continue reading What I Talk About When I Talk About Lifting #3
Ezekiel Soza 