the bridal bouqet
It was a lovely wedding in a neighborhood church that welcomes all possibilities of love….
feeding the beast within
All my life –seriously, all my life, and that is considerable at this point, all…
sex and violins, or “I’m not dropping my drawers for Babs”
In case you were wondering, I can be seduced by good music. When the music…
taking pictures of god
There’s a Sufi poet, Hafiz (the best translations are the ones by Daniel Ladinsky). Hafiz…
not so great expectations
I recently found myself trying to talk an Executive team into allowing their employees the…
we can drive all night, she said
I’m driving and the music is blasting. Frequently. There are certain bands, certain music that…
funny, you don’t look blu-ish
Last night I had dinner with the Death Doulas. I haven’t talked about this before,…
and some day, never comes…
Some days I’m all Kumbaya Some days I’m all Fight Club Some days I’m all…
and now, a word about god
It took a long time for me to hear god talking, to know which was my crazy and which was God. Longer still, to have faith & be okay with God’s sense of humor…
ode to my depression
Alcohol was my answer to The Depression. My first answer. It worked for a while,…
sheeples, who need sheeples
sheeples : noun, plural of sheeple 1. people who are inordinately fond of sheep as…
1 funeral, 8 days & no napkins
The Results of the No Impact Experiment Week Day 1: Sunday: Consumption : Live a…
No IE log : Day 2 : Trash
No Impact Living is going to mean being conscious all the time. This is not…
The No Impact Experiment (No IE) log
Day One: Sunday : Consumption When I decided to take this challenge, I thought This…
job hunting AC/BC
Gone are the days of picking up a paper or picking a pocket. Everything from job hunting to theft is online now. Sometimes, it’s hard to tell one from the other.
orphan-age
No matter how old you are when you lose that second parent, you’re an orphan. It’s not the same as when you’re 5 or even 15, but when you’re 50ish it’s lonely.