Poems: I used to write poetry way more than I did prose. I think it’s a teenage thing, when you’re all full of angst and you write what is usually bad poetry to vent to the world to show off your “pain” that no one understands (and of course, your budding genius). Now, I’m more … Continue reading »
I am often dismayed at the anger and self-interest which seem to guide a majority of the people I encounter. Whether it’s the person who deliberately speeds up to block me from changing lanes to the people who seem incapable of rational and courteous interaction on the Internet, simple kindness seems to be in short … Continue reading »
“She did not like the way he looked, and she turned her mind to the unlikely tale of dragons, picking her way around the luxurious pumpkin vines. ‘Charles, when did you see these — dragons?’ ‘A dollop of dragons, a drove of dragons, a drive of dragons…’” A Wind in the Door, Madeleine L’Engle “Draco … Continue reading »
I love someone very much. If you have read my blog before this, you may know that already, in which case, you’re one up on the man I love. It’s hard to understand why we will share almost anything about ourselves — tastes in food, what we did last night, our political/religious/sexual or other leanings … Continue reading »
Today is Palm Sunday — the commemoration of the day the Gospels tell us that Jesus triumphantly entered the city of Jerusalem (in the face of the temple officials looking for him, and not in a good way). It’s usually considered a celebration. But today I thought hard about how Jesus knew the depth of … Continue reading »
Here’s the second half of the #100factsaboutme meme from Twitter. Know you’ve been dying to read the rest! 51. The closest I’ve come to shuffling off this mortal coil was reacting to penicillin when I was seven years old. I went into anaphylactic shock and “died”. They brought me back. (I’m not supposed to know … Continue reading »
There’s been this #100factsaboutme hashtag that’s been trending on and off in Twitter. I started to them online one night and got to about 20 and gave up. Then my Tweep @Tygerlylly did hers in her blog and I decided to follow suit. Without further ado, here’s part one (1-50) facts about me. I’ll put … Continue reading »
[My first #FridayFlash. Be gentle; I know it's not the best thing I've ever done, but I've been working in my own universe for so long and pretty much exclusively that it was hard to break away and try something different.] The old man bent over and dispensed a handful of cracked corn for the … Continue reading »
Leave me a comment and I will give you a letter. Then, write 10 things that you love starting with that letter. Post the list in your blog or journal. Give out letters to your commenters in return. I got the letter D from Deb. I was hoping for ‘C’, frankly I could riff on … Continue reading »
