The Gift Of Gab

I have been hearing about all the great gifts everyone got for Christmas and it occurs to me that I have some thoughts about things most people don’t seem to talk about.

For one thing, clothes. Although I like clothes and have been known in the past to spend a great deal on some of them, for the most part I have a very definite idea about the use of them. They are great cover-ups. They hide all those things I would prefer the world no longer see. Other than that, I think the ideal clothes are the ones I never have to think about once they are on. Clothes that do not interfere with what ever I am doing are the perfect ones, clothes that compensate for the fact that not wearing them is my idea of a perfect day. Sadly, those days ended a few years ago for me unless I am very much alone.

Music is another one. Mp3 players and headphones are awesome. You hear your music. I hear mine and any chance we might have at sharing this experience is purely voluntary. I believe with my whole heart that we all have a right to listen to those tunes that turn us on….or off….or however you like to use them. It’s just that if forced to listen to some music for extended periods of time, I have discovered a Mrs. Hyde who dwells deep within me and who is ready, willing and able to leap out, claws bared and teeth gnashing at the bit.

Last, but not least, body art. I have pierced ears. My mother even had twice pierced ears! I think my sister might have thrice pierced ones, but I’m not sure. I know people with pierced everythings and while that is their prerogative, I can only imagine that hugging them is like loving a porcupine. Along with that goes tattoos. My preference for art has changed over the years. The funky posters I hung on my dorm walls gave way to Monet reproductions and have lately transitioned into mostly my own work. Dear god am I glad I only had to patch the holes in the wall when that changed!

The gift of gab is not one that is given as much as endured by others. I am grateful for all those folks who endure mine!