the ocean

I’m trying to have a more positive attitude about life. For instance, this morning, when the brown line arrived ten minutes late fully jammed with assorted vagrants and sociopaths, I chose to view it as a delightful opportunity to become close with new people, and their various odors. Or last week, when I received a $75 parking ticket for a violation no one has ever heard of, and I simply considered myself fortunate to have such a fine occasion to explore judicial process. Because the Japanese word for “crisis” is the same as the word for “opportunity,” although we can’t rule out the possibility that they did that just to screw with us.