Day: July 10, 2025

Sometimes I’ve seen pictures of items on
Amazon that looked much bigger than they are.
Today I received a fan in the mail that I ordered
from Amazon a couple of days ago.
It looked at least 10 inches tall in the picture,
but when it arrived it was about 5 inches tall.
Of course, I could return it. But it had 5 star
ratings galore, and was alleged to be a
mighty powerhouse of a fan for its diminutive
size. So, as a man who always roots for the
underdog, I’m going to keep this small fan
and see if like a pint sized underdog it can
save the day and be a mini champion in
cooling a room.

Bob Boyd

A summer day at the Stoneham zoo.
You were a kid. I was a kid too.
We were both with our parents and
too young for romance and love.
But oh that passing look of interest
you blessed me with that day.
Though I was too young for love,
it stirred something in my heart.
I think for a moment I impossibly
wanted to get to know you.
I wasn’t even thinking of anything
like a hug or a kiss.
There was just something about
the way you looked and how
sweet you looked when you
glanced at me.
Moments like that, even far back
in my long life, make me wonder
about what might have been,
what opportunities for the right
one might have been missed.

Bob Boyd

I had to keep reminding myself
that you were too young for me.
You were in your twenties.
I was in my seventies.
You were adorable and probably
still are.
You had the sweetest voice I’d
ever heard and probably still do.
You were incredibly funny and
probably still are.
And you drove me nearly crazy
when you flirted with me.
I often had to use all my will
power to stop thinking about you.
And oh how I imagined how fun it
would have been being with you.
But you were in your twenties
and I was in my seventies.

Bob Boyd

A man drunk stands in the middle of
a street, his pants down to his feet.
He starts jumping up and down trying
to get his pants to levitate to his waist.
Finally he stops jumping and pulls
up his pants.
Next his mind goes somewhere known
only to him.
He starts shouting like a crazy man at
no one in particular.
After a few boisterous shouts, he
picks up a bottle of whiskey from
the ground, takes a swig, and stumbles
away.
So sad some people who were once
innocent children, who seemed to have
immense possibilities, succumb to fates like
that as they grow older.
Perhaps in the grand scheme of things, they
were fated to end up that way for unfathomable
reasons.

Bob Boyd