Daily Keemo. 5.28. Words Not Heard And The World Moves On Without You

Words Not Heard And The World Moves On Without You
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I was standing next to the car
pumping gas and in the next
car over there was a couple having an argument
about something and
he yelled and then
she yelled and then
he yelled and
this went on and on and on and
I tried not to listen and I thought about
my flight that leaves early tomorrow morning and
how I bet one of them would be much happier than I am to
get on that flight
taking them a long way from here and
I don't want to go anywhere
and
the yelling continued and
they both just wanted to be heard
and
they never did pump their gas.

At least while I was there.

... Enjoy!

Daily Keemo. 5.21. A Reason For Laughing

A Reason For Laughing
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I remember his striped shirt and
that his finger got slammed in the car door once and
he went home crying and
we all laughed because that
is what groups of young boys do when
things like that happen.

When I look back it was one of the few times that
I feel bad for laughing.

I remember one winter that his
pool was frozen on top and we all dared him
to walk across it and we knew he would
because that is what he did and
three steps across he fell into
the icy pool and
he went home crying and
we all laughed because that
is what groups of young boys do when
things like that happen.

When I look back it was one of the few times that
I feel bad for laughing.

I remember once he came over crying and
asked if I would help him look for his dog that
was on the loose and I did and as
we walked, yelling for his dog
I could hear in his voice that
he was just like me and
we never did find the dog and
I never found
another reason to laugh at him
again.

... Enjoy!

Daily Keemo. 5.14. Nothing Wrong With

Nothing Wrong With
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Well, this is one of those that doesn't have a story. I know, I know but sometimes you just have to paint to paint and that is enough. Nothing wrong with that. Well, with that... Enjoy!

Daily Keemo. 5.12. For Another Day

For Another Day
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Well, you know what? I think tonight is one of those nights that I am going to leave the story up to you. I mean this is a portrait of a real person, in a real city, with a real name but for some reason when I look at this finished painting I think that I am going to save that story for another day. So, for this one, the gaps are for you to fill (or not) ... Enjoy!

Daily Keemo. 5.7. Not Ripe For This Kind Of Conversation

Not Ripe For This Kind Of Conversation
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I was mingling like you do at these kind of events and he told me that I don't charge enough for my art and that if I wanted people to take me seriously I really needed to up the price and then the real collectors will come knocking.

I took a drink to give me a minute to think how to respond and while I swallowed it I thought this whole thing seemed silly. I then decided I wasn't going to bite on that and just kind of shrugged it off. The night was not ripe for this kind of conversation.

"Do you paint?" I asked.
"I used to," he replied. "I stopped when the kids were born and I had to get a real job."
"Oh. That's too bad," I said.
"Maybe one day I will pick it up again," he said.
"You should." I replied.

I excused myself and went outside and when the door closed behind me it was only myself and a beautiful night in a Michigan city and I sipped the rest of my drink alone on the patio and I thought about how all of us sacrifice something for some reason and I just hope that when we all get to the end of this mess that it was all worth it.

... Enjoy!