Senator Mary Landrieu sends a critical email: Override the Water Resources Bill Veto! President Bush has just vetoed the Water Resources Development Act, a bill that is critical to Louisiana’s future. President Bush’s veto is a dagger aimed at the heart of Louisiana’s future. It threatens not only hurricane recovery but Louisiana’s entire economy. Republicans and Democrats alike are shocked by the administration’s position, so we all must stand united as we stand up for…
Arlene – walks around and through doorways imitating Tim Conway – redefining my patience. Has begun staring into corners and will take off with no provocation and run down the dark driveway of my neighbors at full tilt – her aged mind grows more and more addled. Deaf as a doorknob – can stomp right up to her yelling her name and she doesn’t budge. Her sweet face still warms my heart and I fear…
Taurus Is there any such thing as ‘normal’? And if there was, would you want to be it? Of course not! More than ever, you cherish your unique qualities as well as the uniqueness of your friends. Today is a great day to socialize and celebrate your diversity — or at least organize your next social extravaganza. It goes without saying that you should avoid the same old activities and seek out something a little…
F has a new iPhone and everyone’s photo comes up when they call her – she wanted to take my photo and took a couple of shots that I didn’t like – since a couple of our girlfriends really posed for their shot, I laid down on the fur rug and kicked my heels up and said, now, take this shot. So everytime I call, she can get a good laugh.
A girlfriend asks me, somewhat distressed, “he’s leaving me, what should I do?” – I said “be the prize” – so easy to offer advice but so hard to follow your own – but I mean it – don’t you love in Caddy Shack when Chevy Chase’s character says, “Be the ball, Bobby” – my friend is the prize, her boyfriend du jour doesn’t realize it, let him go, and in the infamous words of…
There is possibly no better antidote to sitting at your desk all day furiously trying to do the impossible in too few hours than a run. Once the girls left, and I turned around two times, figured “fuck dinner” and went for a run. The evening is gorgeous – perfect weather, lights shimmering in the bayou, enough people out and about to make it feel safe. Listening to my IPOD, I started with Lucinda asking…
It’s earnings season and I’m already five conference calls behind – late this afternoon, all dressed for Pilates, my doorbell rang and some girlfriends stopped by for Turkish tea bringing scones and pumpkin cake. I cut up a cantaloupe and we sat around and visited. At one point. a friend of ours called and asked what we were doing and F said “talking about men,” and T said, “me, I hope” and she said, “no…
A friend sends his favorite quote: Those who failed to oppose me, who readily agreed with me, accepted all my views, and yielded easily to my opinions, were those who did me the most injury, and were my worst enemies, because, by surrendering to me so easily, they encouraged me to go too far… I was then too powerful for any man, except myself, to injure me. I guessed successfully it was Napoleon who said…
A friend writes me late last night: your latest pendulum thang was the lesson of the day in our meditation class…he said notice agendas…notice what having one does…how does it effect you and others…what are you agendas for others…can you go more into an agendaless moment and see what happens… ok…that was hard…but liberating of course…a lifetime challenge next week’s challenge notice when you are planning or obssessing into the future…after the basic plan is…