Off the Mark by Mark Parisi for December 15, 2018

“Shrinkage”

S’no exaggeration.

Yeah, I usta be 5’9". Now it’s 5’8", tops. At the end of a long day closer to 5’7".

It happens with age, especially to people who used to sit “tall in the saddle.” – more back to shrink. Legs don’t shrink that much.

That may not be the only thing that is shrinking!

He’s no longer tall but he’s quite sublime.

It’s called “osteosnowrosis”

Oh, what a world, what a world!!!

Usually it’s cold that brings about shrinkage.

He’s just expanding his base.

Soon he’s going to be 0’ 0’’

Now it’s time to break the ice.

This is gonna be another version of speed dating.

I’m 6’5" on my bare stilts.

Winter romances typically melt away.

Me too, in 1960. Why they haven’t measured my height for the past few decades then once this year, I’ll never know. My pop often called me a bone-head when he saw me make a mis-steak.

My nose looks bigger though….

#cnysohappy