human beings are everywhere.

finally succumbed to the cold that Triggy had all last week. sore throat. stuffy nose. runny nose. tried, valiantly, to beat it but, no matter what i do or what i did to avoid the cold, i always catch the cold or flu or covid or whatever ailment Triggy and Rylee have. whatever they get. there is no avoiding it even when i avoid them. such is life. such is life of a family. murphy staring at me and, already, driving me crazy and it is only 8am. such is life of a family. a family living in a shitty suburb and doing the shitty family suburban life thing.

yesterday i worked with two young kids from mexico who hardly spoke english. but i loved it. loved them. such positive and driven young kids. we communicated as best as we could and it was better communication and better talks than i have with most canadians. leaving their families back home, they both came here for the summer to work hard and make money and then will go back home for the winter. they worked hard. wanted to please the boss. were always smiling. just two young kids happy to be living and happy to be making money. i love meeting people from all over the world. we all want the same things in life. we want to be happy. we want to connect. we are curious. we want love and want to love. we want to have fun and we don’t want to die or get raped or get bullied. i need to travel the world and connect with more people. eat their food and sleep in their beds. sort of like an Anthony Bourdain tv special. what a great way to travel the world and see other countries and connect with other people. i need to find a way to do this. i love people. i love positive people. i love seeing smiling faces and i love speaking, talking, communicating with others who don’t speak english. it makes you connect more fully. listen more fully. be attentive. be present. connect. love listen.

be curious.

be human.

love over hate.

listen over talking loudly and talking confidently while lacking knowledge and lacking tact. lacking love. lacking empathy.

human beings.

be human.

be.