Saturday..

photo by Orion Tippens

is back.

Thank god.

What a crazy week..

Bombs in Boston

Explosion in Texas

Earthquake in China

Another bombing in Baghdad

Many hurt, some dead.

Heroes everywhere,

We could use more heroes..

Otherwise,

enough troubling news,

I hope.

For this week.

It’s gloomy outside.

Don’t care.

Going to go out anyway,

because I need to.

You need to.

Find the good in this world.

Take a walk.

Smile at random people.

Enjoy nature.

Because that’s all,

the many of us have left..

to enjoy the week.

Saturdays..

are not all created equal.

Some are not as blue,

not as bright.

not as welcoming.

Yet,

there they are..

How does one enjoy a lesser Saturday?

Easy.

Just go out anyway,

and enjoy the day,

for what it is..

wonderful.

Because, you need to make it wonderful,

ending your week with a smile.

Just step out a little further.

Find a happy place,

away from home,

away from work,

if you can..

where the weather doesn’t matter.

because it’s that awesome.

That is how you enjoy the Saturday,

for what it is.

photo by Orion Tippens

Photo by me, at Seal Beach some time ago. It’s a wonderful place full of sand, space, and waves. You should go there if you live or traveling through the Los Angeles, Orange County regions.

Saturday

photo by Orion Tippens

I read something not long ago..

on some online message board,

probably Reddit,

a proposal for a day without electronics..

to be free from the Internet, digital technology, multimedia interfaces, etc.

for just one day.

Yes…

like Earth Day.

except we keep our lights on, but our screens off

for the whole day.

What a wonderful idea, I thought.

Let’s do that.

Resist,

(unless work or emergency)

the addictions,

to fake worlds, social networking, information overload, excessive clicking,

Let’s make that day,

once every week.

How about today?

Saturday!

It’s perfect.

Go outside.

Talk to people

in person

Browse some thrift stores

Go to that park.

Throw a rock in a lake.

Be active.

You can go back to your computers tomorrow,

on Sunday,

the better day to waste.

Saturday!!!

Don’t stay home.

Especially, if the weather is bright and wonderful.

Get out.

Enjoy the day.

Walk around.

An unfamiliar scenic route is best.

Don’t plan your destination.

Unless, the destination is a good place to sit.

And do nothing,

except observe,

and relax….

photo by Orion Tippens