Observations From A Chair
By Armie Rest
7-14-18
His office and
place of comfort is a 35-year-old Eames chair.
It beats any
office or chair he may have ever inhabited before.
It was the
first, and now the only original piece of furniture bought for the house in
1983.
Good money was
spent on it at the time, but it was a solid investment, as it continues to
function well - despite two missing buttons on the ottoman and very well-worn
leather throughout.
It's still the
most comfortable seat in the house.
The chair has
been keeping record as to what’s gone on here over the decades. Here’s a
partial rendering of its observations recently uncovered:
Hundreds of
books were, and still are being read - some intently - others thrown across the
room for lack of plot.
Thousands of
photos edited – most deleted, but some shared.
Countless
movies viewed. Laughs heard, tears noted.
Illnesses
endured.
Sleep
overtaking a weary man. Snores occasionally detected.
Arms reaching
to the old rug below for a cup of coffee, glass of wine, a cold beer, or a
chilled glass of lemonade - half a million times or more. Occasional spills ...
Stories
written. Stories scrapped. Stories shared.
Pictures taken
of balcony activity. The man is fond of hummingbirds and squirrels.
Cookies dunked.
Dreams dreamed.
The man rarely
gives it up to either family or guests.
The chair's conclusion: Archie
Bunker should have had such a place to rest.
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