My 50 days vacation is over.

I’m glad I had it and joyful its over.

I think that’s gratitude.

The vacation with someone I love and her mother was a rousing success. We will be doing this again, God willing!

Learning to make time to do nothing is an acquired skill. Waves help with this I find.

Money greases the wheels to make all this possible and I return with a grateful heart and peace in my mind.

Dennis Mantin

I rarely get out anymore. It was John’s 50th. The storytellers would be there so I had to make the effort. This gathering is really, The Single Father’s Club!

Retirement, easy living and children were all on their talk menu. There was however for me a highlight.

Pete took his kids skiing and referred to a large group of people who were constantly in his way as, “these people were yardsaling.”

Dennis Mantin

There’s an advantage in great proclamations, in spite of the fearful saying,

“Put your money where your mouth is. ”

It forces us out of our comfort zone.

It makes us accountable to at least try.

I will get a novel published this year.

The novel will have a title of:

DECEPTION RIVER

Dennis Mantin

When you’re sick

And you recover

Is there anything better than that?

Dennis Mantin

So many falling

The chill is not imagined

Special every one

Protests spitting bile against gravity and other such nonsense.

Why am I so Happy?

Bracing warm against the cold

There’s a storm coming Snowflakes

Dennis Mantin

The sun shone brighter today. Misleading to the cold outside. The beaches of PuraVida are far behind me now…

“Puravida, Puravida”

They say that about every situation. It’s supposed to mean, be cool, all is good.

The nearest I could figure is it was Spanish for, ‘ if you’re in a hurry, please go fuck yourself. ‘

Dennis Mantin

Somebody must be getting some.

The streets are bursting in my city with almost 3 million people bumbling and raging their ways to somewhere…

Dennis Mantin

The Christmas Trees have been littering the streets for days…

Tinsel hanging in mud reminds us of happier times.

School is in session and I personally am avoiding work because I can. How can I be this tired doing nothing?

Oh that’s right… I’m 60. I am in novel mode.

Dennis Mantin

Today I had lunch with Zylia and was reminded that she’s only 7.

She said, ” Do you know Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck?”

I answered, ” I do… intimately. ”

She responded, ” You know they’re Americans. ”

“Are you sure?”

“They said they were. ”

Dennis Mantin

The greys lifted today after 5 days of doing nothing.

Doing nothing without quilt is a new skill; a late arrival.

I live in my head during these times and here the rents not free.

I at tell myself that those bills are paid in full.

I love that moment of recovery when the sickness is beat.

Dennis Mantin