Yesterday, Loca and I got up and headed out to the park. Our long journey began with an errant turtle who had lost its way from the lagoon and was about to get crushed as it crossed the street. I picked it up to bring it back to the lagoon but noticed that a fishing line had gotten caught on it and so then began my search for a knife or scissors to free the…
Mortal sins were created by Catholics to educate believers on acts that might destroy their state of grace – the seven no no’s are “Lust”, “Gluttony”, “Greed”, “Sloth”, “Wrath”, “Envy”, and “Pride”. I have one more to throw into that fire – “Ingratitude”. How come that is not on there? In our discussions and dreams about our child, T and I realize there is much we might not know about how this person will develop…
My aunt told me that a neighbor of hers was adopted and that her father loved for her to sing and while he was dying, she sang to him.
I went to the late night visiting hour to see mom and make sure she went to sleep a little more comfortable than I had seen her midday. I walked into a gaggle of girls, nieces and sister-in-laws all lined up around her bed. Which is good. In the center was my niece who chose to lecture me and turn away from me because of my affair – now mind you, she met her own…
From my favorite poetry site: [the aquarium deserted now,] the aquarium deserted now, this is the song at dusk I write in the notebook: strange skin not quite seal not quite dolphin inchoate texture like something you forget something you didn’t even see the first time old shoe sentient being with others in watery caves lights off with motive & mind up a ladder mouth moving quixotic mind quick flick who are me who haunt…
Okay, a friend whose summer started with a distant relative throwing herself from a window said she was wondering if this summer is worse than last when she had three relatives die in a row and spent her summer vacation going from one funeral to the next. I ask myself the same question – why does it seem as if I turn to the right and my friend went home to check in on her…
I’m trying to take those deep breaths right now. I got up and went to spin class because I need to exercise to control the running dialogue in my brain. Then T and I went to see mom and visit with her for the mid day time – she was in a poor mood as you might suspect. Afterwards, we swung by brother’s house and visited with my two nieces that were – oh my…
Last night, we fled out of the door to find some privacy and go have a bite to eat at Meaux Bar – just the two of us and baggage that weighed about 80 tons. What to do, where to go, no where to hide from what is front of us. It’s kind of like that Eli’s Coming feeling except it sort of never ends. The family is here for one more week and the…
Last night, T and I introduced our 14-year-old niece to the vast world of attitude adjustment via a wig:
My goal today was to take the afternoon off and go see the movie about Julia Childs only it isn’t playing in New Orleans yet. My other goal was to not work this afternoon only I had a bunch of stuff pending on my desk. I spent two good visits with mom who is frankly miserable in the hospital and wants to get out of bed, off the vent, and out of there. Well, frankly…