A Streetcar Named Desire
Tin tooks his first ride on a streetcar today with his nanny. Finally, he probably thought, I’ve been saying “streecar!” for ages now.
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Ah, you young, what will you give?
A person who is 25 years my junior gave me this poem today. I’ve seen it of course many times, but isn’t it nice that someone half my age saw it and thought of me: “Our Deepest Fear” Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to…
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On any day in NOLA
Thirty-seven days to Jazz Fest, but who is counting? Today begins the Tennessee Williams Festival and this year we’re celebrating his 100th birthday. Tom McDermott and Evan Christopher have a new CD and they are playing together @ 6PM at the Botanical Gardens in City Park. Chuck Perkins joins others to kick off some spoken word at One Eyed Jack’s in honor of Tennessee Williams @ 8PM.
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Greetings from the sky
The birds are going crazy with their songs – I counted five different melodies this morning. Six mallards were running across the meadow in City Park this morning with one female in tow – hmmm. Yellow, purple and white irises are blooming along the banks of the lagoon. The fishing rodeo is not too far away and yet the lagoon has been low and sluggy the last few weeks, how ya gonna fish? I’m listening…
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And now nightfall
rose and pale grey light on the bayou, wednesday done, lists begun, deeds done, dogs fed, cat’s claws trimmed, child in crib, fedex return package for dead printer by door to go tomorrow – a nice breeze blowing – now may I read my book?
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I see blue
I saw a black butterfly with blue tips fly by outside and then a blue feather floated down from the sky.
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Forget what I said
I’m not lazy – I’m psycho. I have done more things today than a human being oughta. Ridiculous.
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Change happens
Amazing! After more than 150,000 petition signatures from Change.org members and saturation media coverage, news outlets worldwide are reporting that Apple has pulled an iPhone application launched by Exodus International that claimed to help “cure” gay and lesbian people.
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Accretion
I am here to report that I love a good laugh. As a matter of fact if I get one good laugh a day, I’m good as gold. So when I first watched The Louise Logs, I was tickled pink and then when Ann Flournoy recommended Ann’s Rants, I was overjoyed, then today Ann recommended Stephanie’s LiketheVodka and now I’m giddy. Boys and girls, there are people who blog some erudite and effulgent stuff and…