Month: March 2009
All in the name
Facebook has these silly quizzes that are always circulating: Which city do you belong in? What kind of a dog would you be? What kind of cocktail are you? Which TV mom would you be? Let it be known that I do not participate. But last night, a friend of mine completed one I hadn’t…
Marching on
Hey, remember when I used to post every morning, Monday through Friday – and not at all on the weekends? Well, listen up, my little parakeets: those days are over. I don’t know what days are upon us. But the fact of the matter is that my life is different. I don’t know where it’s…
Kristy girl
Sometimes, someone you’ve never met can give you the biggest gift. Kristy Behrs of Wreckless Photography has been a second soul to me. She lives far, far away in California, and although we’ve never met face to face, I feel that we have a bond – an understanding – a trippy connection that bridges the…
The first three calls were funny
The first call came at 12:45am. “Hi, I’m wondering if you still have the cat mailbox?” Um, what? “The cat mailbox! I just saw the ad on Craigslist.” Excuse me? “Posted about a half hour ago – it’s darling.” Lady, it’s the middle of the night, and I have no idea what you’re talking about….
Nicked floor (in the nick of time)
So there I was, cutting apart the Costco salmon fillet that I had just taken out of the oven. When I came back from Kansas City at Christmas, my mom took 6 individually vacuum-packed frozen fish and stashed them in various corners of my suitcase – and these precious little gems have been carefully rationed…
Avoiding lists
I write every day. For me, it’s like drinking water, or breathing air – I have to do it, or I feel like I’m going to fade away. Sometimes the things that I write get posted here, sometimes they turn into songs – or scraps of songs, sometimes they exist for my eyes only. And…
Julie made a great joke
Me: How can they tell how old an eagle is? Her: They measure its crow’s feet!
Karen
I took myself on a walk this morning. Some days, it is so easy to feel the love of God – in the dappled sunshine, the cool, crisp air, the chirping of the birds. My bouffant ponytail bounced on top of my head, and I soaked in the hope. It’s hard to believe what is…
Not exactly waxing poetic
I apologize for the lack of substance on this blog this week. I promise to resume some substantial, witty, entertaining posting someday soon. But until then, this is all I have for you: – I’ve filled out 3 March Madness brackets. In one of them, in honor of Andy Bernard, I chose Cornell to win…
A new day
“If you had no job, you could be so productive!” This is basically the biggest lie since “There are no cats in America.” I believed it. I fell for it. I spent my working days fantasizing about all that I could get done if I didn’t have a job: reading, writing, exercising, cooking, cleaning, organizing…