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Cultural polarization?

My mother hoards – her mother spares. My country lends itself to excessive eating – her country rations. My body is voluptuous – hers is lithe.  Here we smile – there they scowl. I was raised in an ancient religion – she in a communist godlessness. I am light – she is dark. The differences fade to black when the similarities are so striking. 

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4:33 AM – back to sleep, perchance to dream

Hopefully to dream of tranquil thoughts – the sea coast of Croatia, swimming in the ocean, and peace on earth. Bush said this week that we are not in a recession (read: head up his ass). The superstitious believe you shouldn’t look a gift horse in the mouth – my horse rode in and I keep yelling from the rafters how great she is – it’s hard to tone down exuberance and excitement and joy…

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Dreams of Frustration

Psychological Meaning: If you dream of missing a train, being unable to read an important message, searching in vain for something or failing to convince someone of the truth of an argument, then your dream is expressing deep-set frustrations. You may be concerned that your life is not going in the direction you want or may feel a repressed anger at the stubbornness of the people in your life. It is important that you discover why…

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I am sitting down to eat

B told us that because I don’t sit down to eat things are breaking. I have been sitting down – I cut up an orange as a snack yesterday and normally would eat it over the sink, but instead put it in a bowl and ate at the table. I ate my popcorn dinner at the table – in the past this would have been in my lap while I worked. 

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