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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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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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A little nature goes a long way

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , on May 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

“Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves.”  ~ John Muir   When I let Roxy out this morning, I noticed our [...]

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Chrome domes for a cause

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on March 23, 2010 | 12 Comments »

Back from the airport now, sitting in a house that’s heavy with stillness and quiet. Nothing feels so empty as something that recently was full to bursting, as this place was. Across four jampacked days, these small rooms echoed with laughter and music and the soft murmurs of gentle conversation that resonate so much more deeply [...]

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Sweet lemonade

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , on February 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Feeling refreshed, rejuvenated and positively recalibrated after watching a documentary called “Lemonade,” about a group of advertising folks, each of whom squeezed new opportunities and inspiration out of the lemon of a layoff. “Make something. Make yourself into something.” Yes!

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The prodigal nephew

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , on January 22, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Welcome, young Timothy! In honor of your arrival, here’s one of my favorite baby songs, “The Things We’ve Handed Down,” by Marc Cohn:

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Looking ahead to better days

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on December 3, 2009 | 2 Comments »

“What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise.” — Oscar Wilde When I should have been neck-deep in fiction writing yesterday afternoon, I was hunched instead over my wee, 7-inch netbook screen, wringing my hands as New York state senators voted, one by one, against marriage equality.  Thirty-eight nays handily clobbered twenty-four [...]

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