Reunion Communion

Reunion Communion
24 July 2012

We met on the mountain at Seventy's Flat,
Out where there's room to swing a cat,
Socializing in an informal format,
Mixing a potluck with chitchat.
Rob works in sustainable power.
Lauana's a supervisor of intervention.
Randy sells cars by the hour.
Let's not forget to mention,
Julie's been a nurse for 35 years, not a quirk
Just after she was born they put her to work.
Teri's a factory site planner in Queen Creek.
Monte teaching high school seems like a jailer.
Ralph's a Dallas temple worker, so to speak.
Jimmy visits his grandkids in a trailer.
Scott teaches the children in third grade
And for the newspaper is the resident
Sports writer. From a bit of a renegade
He now serves as stake president.
Nancy's always been a housewife
And probably will be for life.
Allen's an over-the-road truck driver.
Diane's a lawyer in Moab, at times.
Kerry's a real estate bust survivor.
Alma writes poetry and rhymes.
Doug stays around like a homebody
His wife travels like she's somebody.
Janet's a social worker in Texas.
Silas said he works in sporting goods.
David in Hawaii's a construction nexus.
We all had a good time out in the woods
Mingling conversation and small talk
Offering apologies where owed,
We're as perennial as grass in the sidewalk
And as tough as weeds in the road.

Baby’s ABC’s

Inspired by my nephew's baby, Monson.

Baby’s ABC’s

28 October 2011

A is for applesauce that’s easy to eat.

B is for beans which for Monson’s a treat.

C is for car which he’ll drive before he’s thirty.

D is for diaper that gets changed when it’s dirty.

E is for ear to hear everything.

F is for fork to give food a fling.

G is for grandmas of which he has two

H is for house with a roof and windows, too.

I is for ice that comes out of the fridge.

J is for joke to release tension a smidge.

K is for key to unlock the house’s front door.

L is for love that can’t be bought at the store.

M is for Mommy, center of and my life’s anchor.

N is for nurse, her job, for which we thank her.

O is for oven where she does her baking.

P is for potato fries that she likes making.

Q is for quilts to snuggle under.

R is for roses that fill us with wonder.

S is for shoes, easiest to lose of all clothes.

T is for toes that Monson uses to pick his nose.

U is for umbrella to keep dry in the rain.

V is for video to watch and entertain.

W is for work where Daddy has spoken.

X is for x-rays when bones are broken.

Y is for yogurt which when frozen, you lick.

Z is for zipper to change clothes real quick.

New Doctor

The doctor I had been seeing in Point Loma told me that he was being transfered. I don't care for the nurse in that office. For me she comes across as loud and pushy. In July I had boil on the bottom of my foot and went to Urgent Care on Vandever. The doctor I saw there was gay but didn't have much personality. Today I went thinking that if the new doctor had the usual bedside manner, I would just as soon see the gay doctor with the closer office. The nurse took my vital signs then ushered me into the exam room. When she spoke about the new doctor, she smiled, really big. Finally the new doctor came in and immediately I could tell she had something they don't teach in medical school, a personality. So instead of using Donald Trump's line, "You're fired," I got to say, "You're a keeper."