I like getting older. I stand in the yard with my hose. Horses walk by. Birds singing. I still don’t know all of them. The dog waits for me in bed. The nights finally get cold. She stretches out against my back. Susannah takes me to parties, young people. Another country. A city where I used to live and like all old people I say it fell to shit. I don’t know how these young men do it. Tough out there- but I wrote down what it was like when I was young. It was tough then too. It was the worst it ever was, we had it so hard. How do young men do it- how did I do it. I stayed alive till it got better. Till the things that made me mad subsided by me doing nothing. By just staying alive. Not drinking, eating vegetables. Stretching before activity. Problems went away. I stood by the banks of the river. And they floated by.
Young people do their thing like the birds. I watch. But I’m not climbing the tree trying to be one of them. They ask me how do I make it. How do I get through this. I tell them just keep living. It’s wonderful here out in the sticks. It’s good to stand in the yard. Water the sage, whether it needs it or not. In fact nature is not cruel. You can get it less but you want it less. Wanting it was the problem to start with. Wise men tell you this but it doesn’t take. When you’re young you’d be a freak to listen. Don’t listen to me either. Let the old blowhards go off. You go fight, go party.
But don’t be afraid. There are seasons. You work for something. Whether you know it or not. There’s a time when crops come in, and you eat. God took care of you the whole time. You’ll see.
delicioustacos 
this one is very comforting to me
tacos found god and is now on a mission from christ to make us all feel warm n’ comfy about our impending demise. once you cross a age 35-40, you see the big picture. you’re not a young man anymore. even driving to another city is a painful inconvenience, let alone flying anywhere. you have no choice but to age. might as well do it gracefully.
-hottentot
Has DT ever said what year he was born in?
It’s over. I FOMO’ed into palanthiel at the all-time high. it’s now dropping and I sold for a loss. This is all your fault, DT.
I haven’t checked your site in a while. Beautiful stuff as always!