Go With the Flow

"The truth will set you free."

The topics for these blogs shall have no second guessing. No shame.

If it pops in my head, I pops it on the blog. Simple as that.

I am currently sitting at the computer, occasionally gazing out my window on this fine Sunday evening, sipping on a nice, cool glass of water and Metamucil.

A light breeze is coming through the window.

Spring is here.


'Come again?'

'What was that?'

Spring is here.

"No the part about the..?"

Yeah, you heard me.

Metamucil.

Grandpa has been, "running into a traffic jam" while "gettin down to Brown Town," as the kids might say. You can quote me on that. I've already taken the liberty of putting it into quotes for you.

Not to worry though. I've been adding this powdered fiber to my diet for the last two weeks, and this stuff is awesome.

I've had a lot of 'old man thoughts' while drinking it such as, "This stuff is awesome," and "God, this stuff is really awesome."

The new improved orange flavor rocks too. Tang meets Sunny D.

That's the beauty of it. When my roommates ask, "Uh, what is that orange stuff you're drinking all the time?"

I say, "Sunny D," or sometimes, "Tang," and it totally disarms them. It also makes me seem younger because I'm tapped in to what the kids are drinkin' these days. Or at least what they were drinking when I last owned a television. I think it's safe to assume that Sunny D is still going strong. Sunny D snatched up the market of people who love orange flavored drinks, but hate orange juice. Pretty big market.

Ok, back to the original topic.

My morning deposits (poop) at the porcelain bank (toilet) have become as easy as taking batteries (poop) out of a flashlight. (my ass)
(They actually resemble Duracell batteries too)

(Not the square ones)


Q: How do I know what they look like?

A: I look.

There are some people who claim that they do not look back in the pot to see what just came out. These are the same kind of people who do not check to see if a gun is loaded before using it as a party toy, or bother to look at their children's artwork before they throw it away.





Why do we look back there before flushing?

The same reason we look out at the ocean or up at the stars in the sky.

And what reason is that?

Two reasons actually:

1. To make sure there are no aliens in there.

2. To take a look in nature's mirror, and see who you really are.

Virtues. Character.

Sometimes I'll look back there and think,
"Really?" "That's nothing like I thought you'd look." (Tolerance, Acceptance)

Sometimes it's an old friend.
"You again?!" "I haven't seen you since 8th grade graduation!" (Memories, Reunions)

Other times I'll look down and say,
"Goddamnit! Work with me people!" Often aloud in a discouraged voice. (Leadership, Setting standards)

Sometimes I laugh.
"You mean to tell me that's what all the fuss was about?" (Sense of humor, Laughter)

Sometimes I'll cry.
"Not you. I swear you'll take a part of me if you go now. Don't leave. Not yet." (Compassion, Sensitivity)


Hard lessons, but they shaped me.


Think about it.

Where do you think we got the expression, "Get your shit together"?

John Lennon wrote "Come Together" on the toilet. (Why do you think they call it the 'John'?)


Shit happens. So will you.

Dream big.

Live big.


(Marty King, day-dreamer.)


'til next time