on responding to urgency

and the butt thunder blessing

Dear reader,

There are days when things go smoothly. Everything lines up as it should.

Other days?

Well… those days?

Those days can be a literal shit show if you’re not careful

Those days when you’ve slept in and there’s something missing?

The wallet isn’t where it should be. Your keys aren’t on the hook and your phone hasn’t been charged.

Maybe you didn’t pack up the night before.

Or you forgot to pack your lunch.

You know… those days.

Those days when things start feeling urgent as the clock ticks and the time you have before missing your bus, streetcar or ferry slowly slips away.

You know?

Those days.

Those days are the days when all feels ‘urgent’.

Today?

Today was one of those days.

And just when I had everything under control, I paused it was the pause that refreshes.

I paused and lifted my leg in that charming way that I do just before farting.

I squeezed down to let my bumpet bugle out reverie.

But!

But at the last moment, I thought better of it.

I wanted to crack out the fart before moving on.

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