Years ago I read an article about a man that died when a porta potty exploded and it had a quote from a detective on the scene who said “something must’ve gone horribly wrong” and I think about that quote all the time.
Nothing I have ever done or even been tangentially related to has ever mattered even a little bit and I have lived my whole life in the city that is arguably most full of people that matter in the country. This has done unfortunate things to my brain.
Earlier this morning, medics were called for a 60s male who said there was a raccoon on his back that was biting him and he wasn’t able to get it off of him.
#OmahaScanner
i was speaking to a lovely older french woman whose doctor wants her to quit cigarettes and she said “without cigarettes i am no longer human, they want me to be an animal”
The final stage of healing is becoming a fucking weirdo again. Where you’re so powerful and so free inside yourself you just don’t give a shit. It’s all art. It’s all life. It’s all beautiful. That’s the fucking point.
If a place is 10 minutes away, you walk. If it’s 20 minutes away, you drive and arrive in 5. Likewise if your suffering is ordinary, you'll endure a life of quiet desperation. But if it's extraordinary, you might be forced to discover that the rays of Heaven shine even unto Hell.
i regret to inform you that personal growth rarely comes from acquiring new knowledge and almost always from:
•getting humiliated
•showing up terrified and doing it anyway
•admitting you might be the problem
Text from mom: My cousin died last night. Her house caught fire. Maybe arson. She was 87. You met her once in 1997.
Me: I’m so sorry to hear that. Let me know if you wanna call
Mom: 👍 How do I watch Netflix on ipad
I'm a connoisseur of dumb redneck shit and it's been years since something has impressed me. Don't let the flawlessness of its execution rob you of awe of its skill and danger.