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Eyes on the prize

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on July 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Anticipation curls its tendrils around my abdomen like morning glory vines twisting up the trellis Soon, starshine on the water & circular promises in the sand But, first, the snap and pop of campfire, the ppfffssst of bottlecaps, the susurrus of lakeside laughter.

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On second thought

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged on July 29, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Couldn’t do it. Tried. Couldn’t. Sorry. What can I say? I’m a curmudgeonly stick in the mud. And so it’s back to the old design we go.

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Dig our new shingles?

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged on July 28, 2010 | 1 Comment »

I decided to give the Rooftop a little overhaul and I’m not sure how I feel about the redesign. And that shouldn’t surprise me, really, considering I blanch at the merest mention of a remake. The Grinch as a live-action character inhabited by Jim Carrey? Tish tosh. A Horton whose Whos have been rewritten? Blasphemy. [...]

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Gimme some sugar

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on July 28, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Summer Song by William Carlos Williams Wanderer moon smiling a faintly ironical smile at this brilliant, dew-moistened summer morning,— a detached sleepily indifferent smile, a wanderer’s smile,— if I should buy a shirt your color and put on a necktie sky-blue where would they carry me?

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Monday muddle

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , on July 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

In no particular order: Wondering how the bug bites on my butt and upper thighs (well above the hem of my shorts) happened. Either a mosquito had a party in my pants or his stinger was sturdy enough to puncture my khaki. Either prospect disturbs me. And I haven’t even begun to contemplate the logistics [...]

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Wishing on a windowsill

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , on July 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Doolin’s Lament   No scampering today in the too tall grass No hunkering beneath the bird bath whiskers a’twitch Just this narrow perch of warped, damp wood   and dreams of a dry tomorrow    

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Ultra-sensitive

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on July 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

 “Nothing can cure the soul but the senses, just as nothing can cure the senses but the soul.” ~ Oscar Wilde City-top morning Senses are on my mind today. Have been since a friend stopped by and swatted an enormous black, winged bug off my shin. “Didn’t you feel that?” she asked incredulously. I didn’t. Not [...]

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Drip by drip

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged on July 19, 2010 | 1 Comment »

A jug fills drop by drop. — Buddha A return to some sort of exercise regimen has been way overdue. And Cabrina, who rose by 6 a.m. every day last week to trudge down to the basement to lift weights, log time on the treadmill and lord knows what else, has inspired me to finally take [...]

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Hot days and inflatable rafts

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on July 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

OK, so we’ve entered our fourth straight day of blistering, withering temperatures here in the Northeast. The TV weather guy said today might feel as hot as 105, with the heat index. And I suspect he might be right because, after schlepping a watering can around the back yard for about 20 minutes this morning, [...]

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They grow up so fast

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on May 29, 2010 | 3 Comments »

“Marriage is our last, best chance to grow up.” ~ Joseph Barth I want to be just like our friends Michelle and Melissa when I grow up. And here’s the song I’m humming as the sun rises on their big day.   Congratulations, girls!

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