Expectations and how to manage them
Isn’t most of life about lowering your expectations for what you think you want then finding all this incredible wonderous beyond your wildest dreams stuff that you didn’t ask for? Or is that just my life?
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Month: August 2007
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Spontaneity
I had a friend in California who loved to make fun of a friend’s partner – who was a mimbo. The favorite tag was that he had called them to go out and be spontaneous and the mimbo said, “Well, I would be spontaneous if you gave me some advance notice.” He was dead serious. Tonight I was at Pilates and I was not enjoying it – it was the kick ass, it’s hot as…
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It’s a dog’s life
Why is it that I can call my vet to talk about my dog’s problems and he calls me back, but my own doctor is impossible to speak with – they take messages, the nurse calls me back instead. My doctor has no voicemail. My doctor has no email. Should I start speaking to my vet about my issues?
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Wake up sweating
I woke up at 5:30 AM and by 5:45 AM I was standing on my screen porch in utter amazement that it was as hot as it is here today. By 6:10, I was walking around the bayou and by 7, I was in City Park drenched in sweat. I saw L, who told me the heat index is 104 – and it wasn’t 7:30 yet. I wish it would rain.
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It’s all good
I spent the weekend working on the tattoo book, hanging out with my dogs, and avoiding society in general in favor of getting to know me again. Weekends like this, always coming off of a “running with the bulls” of sorts, are not easy to stay the course on because the temptations are many and the invitations are even more – but in the end, the spirit requires renewal and you can’t get that from…
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Levees that work
Please join us in getting Bush to realize that he is a moron and that we need our levees to work.
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Hotter than hell
We are on day three of a horrific heat wave that has the heat index here in the hundreds and the temps bordering a hundred. It is not fit for man or beast, not to mention women and dogs. It’s hard to get motivated to do anything, but this morning I took the dogs for their walk around the bayou, then dropped off dog #1 and took dog #2 for a more thorough walk and…
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Hey mesmerizer, come back here and do it again
What happens if you look into someone’s eyes and feel as if you don’t want to even blink for fear you’ll miss a moment? They say babies hold their gaze so long – longer than adults – and that is what makes looking at them so mesmerizing. I like mesmerizing. Mesmerized is better than probably any other feeling to have when looking into someone’s eyes. When was the last time you had mesmerizing eye to…
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Drugs in New Orleans
If one were to go about trying to get rid of the root of the problem – drugs – how would you go about doing it? There would have to be special task forces involved in curtailing the drugs from coming into the city. Then there would have to be vigilant drug enforcement in the most susceptible areas. Are drugs the problem, or a symptom? Is it poverty and lack of education that are the…
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Ray Nagin – bless his heart
He’s a fool. We’re okay with the crime here in New Orleans because it continues to further the brand? What goes on? Is this guy a gone pecan? Answer: Yes.