this morning #500.

this morning, though it was no longer shorts weather & hadn’t been for weeks, he insisted on sporting a look that left his lower legs exposed to the elements. this wardrobe selection was a clear-cut side effect of a childhood spent on a tropical island. though there was nary an ocean in his new home of goshen, he had a weird way of reacting to change. in short, he chose to ignore it. he was completely confident in the persona he’d developed over the years. though he‘d been over six feet tall since his high school days, when he exerted his individuality by wearing tuxedo shorts to the prom, people started calling him “shorty.” as the weather got colder, living up to that name would be a tall order.