Roadkill Count from MS ride
2 Bunnies 4 Dogs 1 Cat 1 Turkey 1 Frog 1 Hawk 1 Possum 5 Armadillo
Year: 2007
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Team Swirl!
There were ten of us who rode under the banner Team Swirl this weekend – 150 miles on bike – from Hammond to Mississippi and back. The first day we rode semi together for the 75 miles and it was fairly painless if you consider I have been traveling and haven’t had much time to get road time in. We rode through Louisiana’s landscape – fields of mustard plants reminding me that Napa is probably…
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I said something similar on this day to a friend
October 7, 2007 I am a blessing. I have accepted greatly of the good gifts of the Spirit. I now let that good become the dominant note of the symphony of beauty which is my life. I am a radiating center of abundant life. Mine went more like this: If you don’t love this Rachel, then you are not for me, because this is me for real – biking, in nature, surrounded by woman I…
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The week unwinds
A week home in New Orleans – albeit glued to my desk and computer and phone – but surrounded by friends who poke their heads in or I poke mine in and there is nothing but “good to see you” and no obligations. A productive work week. Times spent with my doggies. Walks around the bayou and in the park. Pelican sightings. Rain on the metal roof. Sleeping in my big ass king size bed.…
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Another day, another dollar, another dream
Had a good night sleep last night and woke up to more rain. Loca and I walked a completely different route as I was lost in thought about a number of things – last night’s phone call from the Mesmerizer, yesterday’s phone call from a long distance colleague, and the future road ahead. As I was drinking my cay tea from my Turkish tea pot Fatma brought back from Rize and eating a cut up…
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Men are from earth
Man encounter today – and here are my thoughts – show him the hand and he will want to kiss it – are men that predictable? Good grief.
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My twin Rachel might have usurped my good luck
Recall I met a woman name Rachel in Shanghai whose sister gave her a wish locket like mine – all too weird because we both said it at the same time. She touched my pendant and I said you will get the same wishes that are in my locket. She writes me from China – uh, Rachel, can I ask you something weird? – what were the wishes in your locket because weird, intense things…
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On being direct or blunt or how you say in English, transparent
A colleague told me today that she always admired me because of my directness, my bluntness – I said, sigh, yes being direct has always served me well but I wouldn’t hold it up as an example in these times. Transparent people are often admired, but mostly feared.
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Seeing into the future
I took a break today and for about five minutes I stared aimlessly out my front window at the grey colored bayou – it’s been raining here a lot – and I thought about all the options that lay ahead for me – I could sell the LaLa and move to Mexico, I could move to Turkey and manage a dance club, I could move to New York and work on Wall Street, or I…
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You want curves, come to me
A challenging Pilates class was able to do the trick and take my mind off of too many things to do and miles to go before I sleep. As I was walking out, a pretty young girl who is always behind me in class was walking down the stairs ahead of me. Nice body, very thin, almost like Meredith in Gray’s Anatomy – that impossibly tiny body albeit well proportioned. We got to the landing…