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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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Heartache takes a holiday

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , on May 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

When Cabrina announced we’d be flying to Las Vegas for a long weekend with her family and returning home late on May 18, my reaction was mixed. How could I spend the 10th anniversary of Dad’s passing on a series of airplanes? It seemed disrepectful somehow. But I quickly saw the benefit. With luggage and [...]

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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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Slovenly peace

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on February 12, 2010 | 8 Comments »

After I pried my crusty eyes from the computer screen, rose from my chair and clunked down the stairs toward the coffeemaker — fuzzy slippers on my feet, a wake of blue fleece robe trailing behind me, smudged pair of reading glasses sunk into a riot of unwashed curls – I realized something: I’m a walking cliche. Then [...]

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Wednesday wanderings

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , on February 10, 2010 | 1 Comment »

On my glass-eyed, slipper-slide from room to room I pause to listen to each heat register’s signature whoosh, each clock’s own tock – so much more pleasing than the words she spoke which still crash inside my chest like a typhoon or Big Ben

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Faith

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on January 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Won’t kneel on your cushion inches up off the ground or present my tongue for a a wafer of wheat. Won’t spread myself flat on a worn, rolled-out mat Or fast for a spell and then feast. But I’ll pause in the snow after my boot crunch below sends a swarm of winter wrens flying. They [...]

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Dirty old lady

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , on January 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Blushing anew now at the frisky dream-frolic I shared a night or two ago with an urchin whose birth occurred sometime during the second semester of my sophomore year – not high school, mind you, but college. Don’t know what’s worse: Feeling lecherous here in the waking afterglow or ancient, since the urchin is now old enough to [...]

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Mysterious visitors

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , on December 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

So I checked my blog stats this morning. Turns out, 115 folks visited the Rooftop on Sunday, three days after my most recent post. It was the busiest day here since I launched the blog more than a year ago. I’m dumbfounded. Who are these folks? And what did they hope to find by clicking [...]

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Catching up to songs gone by

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on November 12, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Let life catch up to the songs you listen to, and some will actually transform from pleasant diversions into anthems that electrify your marrow. I first heard and watched the video for Idina Menzel’s song, “Brave,” early last year, before the diagnosis and career implosion. I remember enjoying it, then turning back to the day’s [...]

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