Tastes like “I’m gonna be ok.”
-OM
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Tag Archives: harsh reality
Blog Wars
If there’s one thing I’ve learned blog wars aren’t worth it. In the heat of the moment you’ll go for it, you won’t pull any punches. It’s only in retrospect that you learn the lessons that need to be learned. Fighting other bloggers just leads to more blogs and more legacy of hate. I’ve tried to move past those.
-OM
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PGA Phoenix Open
Took the family to their first PGA tourney! So exciting being so close to the players!
-OM
Gentle
Saturday, a gentle breeze, I feel it deep in me.
A summer breeze, can it be, peaceful misery.
Winter set, on summer set, waking up the mind.
Past times, of future times, a life on rewind.
Gently now, please gentle now, fingertips in the glade.
One finger then, not the middle again, let the passion fade.
Come swiftly back, please come back, back to our home.
Don’t leave me here, past memory clear, left all alone.
-OM
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Life of an adoptee
“No I don’t celebrate Chinese New Year.”
“Martial arts? I know how to swing a stick. Does that count?”
“Yes I’ve eaten kimchi. I’m adopted, not dead.”
“No I can’t show your son how to use chopsticks. He can’t even use a fork.”
“No I’m not Japanese.”
“No I’m not Vietnamese.”
“Yes I’m Korean. Yes… I’m sure…
No… not North Korea…”
“Yes I realize Cushman isn’t a Korean name.
Yes… I’m really sure I’m Jason Chandler Cushman…”
“Yea… that’s my mom. No… I’m not half white. Yes… … I’m sure…”
“No I didn’t steal this credit card. Yes, I have my drivers license to prove it.”
“No I don’t have a green card. Yes I realize immigrants should have one. I’m nationalized. Yes… I’m sure. Ok… I’ll get my paperwork, been here since I was 3.”
“Yes I speak English and understand what you are saying. No… I don’t require a translator.
Yes… I still understand and follow the conversation at hand.”
“No I don’t have an opinion on Chinese Communism and history unless you want to discuss the Silk Road and the Boxer rebellion which I wrote papers on in college.”
“Yes I’ve briefly been to Japan on the way to Korea. Yes I like sushi.”
“No I don’t speak Korean. Because I was adopted. Well… I didn’t choose that route. It was sort of chosen for me.”
“Yes I realize I should learn to speak Korean someday. I’d also like to learn to be a botanist someday, all in good time I suppose.”
“I changed my name because no one would be able to spell my Korean name and I’d get irritated daily because of it. I basically saved myself a lifetime of irritation. Yes… I’m still proud to be Korean.”
“I’m rooting for both teams… no I don’t feel a need to pick between the USA and Korea, I hope for a good game.
…
This isn’t a war, I don’t have to choose sides ok? Fuck off!”
-Opinionated Man
Sighhhh
My 9 year old beat me in a race this weekend.
To add insult and actual injury… I fell and am now aware of just how close to 40 I’m getting. Should anyone want to contact me in the future please visit me at the Redwall Nursing Home on Pity Lane.
-OM
