My ex father-in-law said something that struck me once when we were out back looking at a big crater he had dug in the yard – he was musing about the crater and when he actually might get around to planting that enchanting garden he had originally dug the hole for and he said, “Sometimes it’s better to think about doing something than actually doing it.” So many things in life can be boiled down…
It was hotter than hell by the time I got on my bike a little after 8 this morning, but it still felt good enough to try for 40 miles. I only put in about 30 because everyone had a headstart on me and I wound up meeting up with them all at Russell’s for breakfast and seabreezes. I woke this morning with a few things lighter in my mind than I went to bed…
Jer and I went to go see Sex in the City – it was actually what you’d expect – a nice chick flick with great clothes and shoes. My favorite line from the movie was Charlotte telling Big that she cursed the day he was born. Last night, I was at Swirl and it was a packed house. I was in the midst of having a lot of fun – just goofing off and being…
At yoga on Saturday, the instructor read from the Dali Lama – along the way you will meet many people, don’t assume that those not on the same path as you are lost. I like that because it strikes at the very heart of diversity, about understanding that not everyone shares your p.o.v. – nor does everyone have to be like you. I woke this morning with a bad case of Eli’s coming – it…
Last night the girls came over to dance at the LaLa – it’s been a while but we all needed to go crazy. And when it’s time to dance around here, there is one and only one song that gets it started – Valerie. I had a song that did it for me for years – Mr. Big Stuff – but Valerie has supplanted it as my all time favorite dance song. Although I saw…
Yesterday in yoga, as we sat crosslegged with our palms open to the sky, the instructor chanted to Saraswati, the goddess of wisdom, art and music and said we are all stars with rivers that run through us. Saraswati is an interesting god – she has four hands representing four aspects of human personality in learning: mind, intellect, alertness and ego. Our instructor sang in a beautiful voice – she had the lung capacity of…
I was chatting away with my neighbors who just realized that T is my girlfriend and they were so delighted they wanted to know all the details and of course, I was trying to get home to start my work day but then another woman drove up and they were introducing me to her because she lives down the way and at first said, this is Rachel, then said, no call her Lianna – then…
Last night, I stopped in at my neighbor’s house and was given red beans and rice and a glass of wine – and all I was doing was saying hi! Can’t beat that. We got to talking about remodels because she is about to embark on one (and I’m the prophesy of doom when it comes to anyone about to do a remodel) and I told her the story about M and the painters and…
NY passed is amending its law to recognize same-sex marriages even though the state itself does not allow same-sex married because the Republicans shot down a bill under Spitzer.
Another day fades to black – too much to do in too little time. I had a massage and realized that I had been in a tight wad of a ball for way too long. L set me free – she has magical hands. I highly recommend you get a massage and break out of the cluster blob you’ve become into something that resembles human, and movement, and glory.