Spring Fever
March 23rd, 2010 by Trent Simpson
As the grass gets greener on the other side, trees bud their leaves, congress threatens to pass bills and alcoholics order Mojitos instead of Manhattans we know: springtime is here. You can smell it in the air and sneeze it in your allergies--cashmere sweaters turn into slitted skirts, flip flops tear the flesh off the tops of virgin feet, basketball is madness and college students flock to even warmer climates where tequila is all inclusive. We all need a little spring fever--there is always someone in school who is about to graduate, a vacation to look forward to a patio party or backyard BBQ to attend. Wipe the cobwebs off the grill, take a claritin, muddle the mint from your rooftop garden and gulp it all down in one dose of spring fever! If we can pass a health care bill maybe we can all find a cure. Until then, Im going to wash my metaphors down with meaningless Mojitos that muddle my brain into sanity and sunshine--wake up and smell the coffee, even in springtime I'll still take it black.
Trent Simpson
Spring 2010
San Francisco, CA
