Tony Gojira
@tonygojira
Birthed in Thailand, raised north of Detroit, Thai/Mohawk/Polish, father of 8, MSU Grad, 80's Hardcore/Alternative, irregular poet/runner/skater, Adult babysitter, 1 husky 3 kitties
River ended her scoring drought with six goals- The Grand Ledge mini-tournament relocated to Okemos, due to poor field conditions, And the U14 Girls routed Grand Ledge, Hartland and Forest Hills Northeast- Awesome job, Little Wolves! Way to go River!
Doggo and I went on a trail run, the Red Cedar River was about 8 ft., Minor flood stage~
October and I went to Boston last month for the New Balance Indoor Nationals
Bodhi, Gwamma, Bess, Kasia, Me, Leila, Ewaaseset and Shiloh at Wat Dhammasala for Ajahn K.'s Memorial
October ran 5:05.4 for 1600 meters (1 Mile)-smashing her previous PR by nine seconds- It's currently the 2nd fastest time for HS Girls in Michigan- yes, I know it's early in the season, But she really clicked in- She went full Prefontaine on the first lap!
Flashbacks-these kiddos are now 16, 12, 10 and 9. The years just flying by
Woke up at 5 am, had a nightmare about being cut from my XC for being so slow, so took doggo for a run
Most of our favorite trails were under water, but doggo and I still got some miles in-
1)Teenage me lifetimes ago, Spring 1987 or so, After a week long bender, So many things I can't remember, Back when Punk was new and exciting, Back when the old man and I were fighting, But I'm now I'm the old man, My kids complaining I don't understand, Looking back I long for those days,
Happy Husky- Finally took Ahsoka for a run in the snow. She was jumping into snow banks
3)Relegated to a supporting role, In the story of their own life, Test scores through the roof, But the teacher seems too set, On making sure he does the busywork, Mentioning the important stuff late, Like she's just covering up, Sweet child just trying to survive, Trying to learn and play the game~
2)Soft and loving from day one, Little rabbit in a den of wolves, Only in his second year of school, Did two years at home and online, Finally going in person, Same school as his older siblings, Was ranked number one statewide, But those numbers don't mean anything, If your child can't soar,
1) FOTUS talking about bullies, From his bully pulpit, The irony lost on him, But meanwhile here in the real world, My sweetest son the quiet one, Being bullied at school, Or so we're told so they say, Some of my kids have a bulldog front, Some of my kids would hit right back, But not Shiloh Ramone,
1)Doggo all sad, Because Daddy has the S.A.D.s, Can't go running, Too cold too gray, Tis the season of my discontent, Curled up until spring returns, Shake it off shake it out, Just can't roust myself, All those plans from before, Lie upon my bedroom floor, Fight flight or freeze, Freeze it is then,
2)Inundated with too much noise, Too much information, All sides clamoring for attention, Emails unread letters unopened, Flooding the zone flooding my brain, Me looking for a quick fix, But the dam is busted, We're all going to drown, Busy looking for a bandaid, As we quickly bleed out...
Ahsoka out and about, Living her best dog life, Too much going on otherwise, Me and my human life, Jumping through hoops, Dealing with this and that, Five kids at different stages, Developmental social academic, Five different sets of challenges, From sixteen to three and in between
1) The Middles back when they were little, When we lived over by the State U., Six of us crammed into 720 sq. ft., How did we ever manage, Seven years flew by in a flash, The oldest was still in elementary, Now a junior thinking about college, And we have a whole other baby, Three going on sixteen,