Adrift in a Haiku
Adrift in a Haiku Battered thoughts adrift Lifejackets disappearing Applause driving me
California dreaming: Longing for wide open cheap spaces
Sow the land: To what purpose? Yesterday, I spent five hours walking about San Francisco and Oakland trying to assess my possible new-home options. Let me start off with the conclusion that my options are dismal; as they are for a grand portion of the population here […]
Carry me in fear
Fires I have Been Through Fires, I have been through Eaten dolls, books randomness Carry me in fear
Paying someone to take my junk away
Paying someone to take my junk away Some individuals try really hard to clear their mind and get rid of their unique junk; their psychological and emotional junk. They will go to yoga, they will meditate, they will do needlepoint, they will run fast and hard, they will […]
Abandoned Gloriousness: The mother of marvels and being at peace
Abandoned Gloriousness Fantasy, abandoned by reason, produces impossible monsters; united with it, she is the mother of the arts and the origin of marvels. (Francisco de Goya) Stormy days and nights in our souls can leave one feeling abandoned You weary bones rattle and hum to disconcerted […]
An interview with Napoléon Bonaparte: How to work for an egomaniac
An interview with Napoléon Bonaparte: How to work for an egomaniac Last Christmas, a friend gave me a book “how to work for an idiot.” I took numerous photos with the book cover while posing in deep contemplation. Seriously, however, there is not much to ponder there. […]
Traveling the world with my son: Seeing the struggle, resilience and endurance of people
Traveling the world with my son: seeing the struggle, resilience and endurance of people As a girl who grew up in deep poverty in the South Bronx where crack was plentiful and milk was not, I learned a thing or two abut resilience and endurance along the way. […]
Autumn is almost here: The air may be turning crisp but my heart is warmed over
Autumn is almost here: The air may be turning crisp but my heart is warmed over In the wildly disturbingly awesome movie classic Apocalypse Now, there is the oft-repeated quote of “I love the smell of napalm in the morning.” It is a quote that shows how the […]
I lost it twice yesterday and I liked it
I lost it twice yesterday and I liked it There are those that argue that our personalities are hard-wired from the very beginning of our time in the world. Others note that we are a tabula rasa and are beings are filled in throughout time. I like […]
The coldest winter is a summer in San Fran and the most stressful event is a birthday party
The coldest winter is a summer in San Fran and the most stressful event is a birthday party Making lists for the day, for the week, for the month and for the year is an entrenched part of our modern-day lives. For the last few weeks there has […]
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