The Art of Randsomness and Olive Diving

Olive diving. 

One of my favorite pastimes. 

Jacques Cousteau would be proud. 

For some reason, this week, I felt the insatiable urge to put on my scuba gear and dive into the depths of a martini glass. 

Mission accomplished. 

As I was snorkeling around last night, a couple came in, sat next to me, and ordered a Gin Martini and a Sauvignon Blanc.  

We started a random conversation about the differences between Pinot Grigio and Sauv Blanc and the differences between Gin and Vodka martinis. 

Delightful, brief conversation. 

The couple reminded me of my wife and me.  A couple that found each other later in life, sips from the cup that life offers every day and savors every moment. 

Plans have been made for an olive diving/grape-tasting expedition in the future. 

Randomness. 

Cousteau said it best, "from birth, man carries the weight of gravity on his shoulders. He is bolted to earth. But man has only to sink beneath the surface and he is free."

Dive in. 

Goldilocks, Will You Marry Me?

 

Sorry in advance for a small dose of cynicism. 

Remember Goldilocks and the three bears? 

One porridge was too hot. 

One porridge was too cold. 

One porridge was just right. 

I poke your memory of this because, in my humble opinion, there are three types of marriages that exist in our world. 

One where you are together living in fiction (too hot).

One where you are together living alone. (too cold). 

And, one that's just right (for you). 

Here's the thing though...

Some like it hot. 

Some like it cold. 

Nothing wrong with that. 

I will take mine "just right," please. 

The End 

The Forever Now

Have to admit...not a big pop culture fan.

Don't have a go-to TV show I must see. 

On one of my last trips to Iceland, I watched "This Is Us" on the plane ride. 

I was hooked. 

In one of the last episodes, Mandy Moore sang a song entitled "The Forever Now." 

"Cause I get this moment with you forever now."

I've lost a lot of people in this world. Some by death...others by life.  

I think about those 'forever now" moments with them. 

It usually brings smiles and tears, but the smiles win out.

I will always lean on the moments that produce the smiles. 

It's easier on the eyes.  

"Maybe all that we have is a forever now."