Tonight I wish only one thing
PEACE ON EARTH
Year: 2006
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It happened like this
Was the night before New Year’s Eve and everything was looking daunting – pouring pounding driving rain and Giovanni needed to go home (UPTOWN) – I had to go to Riverridge for my way older brother’s birthday celebration – G was going out on a date – then everything started going sideways, even the rain – and the streets filled with water – G’s date cancelled because of too much rain! My niece called to…
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Dead again
Early this week a rat died near the LaLa. The neighbor told Giovanni it was my rat and he should dispose of it. MY RAT? Come to think of it, I do have a rat name Nick, but I thought he left because I hadn’t seen him in a while. So was it Nick the Rat that died? And why is it my rat? It was in the driveway – THEIR PRECIOUS DRIVEWAY – that’s…
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Dawn till Dusk whining
I went to the LaLa at dawn after waking up at 4:30AM, then went to Pilates, and then back to the LaLa where I worked on that house from dawn till dusk. My achy breaky muscles are in need of a deep tissue massage. Here’s some things – Giovanni was there working with me all day – painting doors and mudding cracks. He is from El Salvador. He told me Ken is a numbnut (not…
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Alligator spotting
J told me she heard there was an alligator spotting again in the bayou. I told her I’m never quite sure if these are true or not. Today the Parkview newsletter said there was a five-foot alligator spotted near the Jeff Davis end of the Bayou (where the Can is – which btw is having it’s 100 year anniversary in 2007) – the alligator was partially wrapped with duct tape. (Holiday wear?)
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Holiday wreaths on the bridges
Some nice person put up holiday wreaths on the the Dumaine bridge. Nice touch. Thanks!
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Carolyn Hax is awesome
Do you ever read her column? It is syndicated from The Washington Post – she is so smart. I sent her an email after reading her latest. It was a letter from a woman signed “starving for his attention” to which Carolyn responds: “…when it dawns on you, is that people can be busy; people can be slow to date, slow to trust, slow to find you physically attractive; people can be confused, distracted, scarred,…
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3 items on my desk
One is a magnet with a woman resting her chin on crossed hands – the caption reads: “Tell me more.” One is a steel paper weight from Steve – the caption reads: “Every wall is a door.” One is a piece of paper with a quote by Joseph Campbell – he writes: “We must be willing to get rid of the life we planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us.”
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Out with the old, in with the new
Last year, on New Year’s Eve, I was sick as a dog with the flu and sick in the heart from love(s) gone wrong, and at midnight I hung my head out the window and listened to the fireworks. A text message came from NY saying the New Year would be approached with “eyes wide open.” I was numb – unmoved by his message, by the freshness of a new year, and unmotivated to get…
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Even the Energizer Bunny needs to recharge
This guy who used to work for me liked to tell me about how everyone needs to stand back for a moment to be sharp. He thought I was a whirling dervish. As mentally draining as the LaLa has been, this week it has been a physical drain, and between the two, I opted on Friday night to stay in, drink some hot tea, curl up with a book and unread newspapers, and let the…