This is all Brewski’s fault.
Where Did Your Soul Originate?
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Summer solstice has arrived (3:32 a.m. in my time zone). It’s an overcast solstice that misses the whole point of having a longest day of the year by hiding the sun in haze. Solstice always feels portentous to me, as though I were just on the cusp of entering something new and better. The feeling…
I had to cheat with “thorn” this time … it wasn’t in the set, and I couldn’t figure a way out around it. ░░░▒▒▒▓▓▓▒▒▒░░░ deceived by the beauty of my words I am cut by the garden bloom why do I only see the thorns after I have celebrated the rose ░░░▒▒▒▓▓▓▒▒▒░░░
I spent the day typing change of address letters to the various organizations and journals I subscribe to. Yes, I know I should have done this weeks ago, but events overtook me, and facing that mound of crappola was really more than I wanted to deal with. It wasn’t until I noticed that I had…
In the lunchroom today: ⢠A conversation revolved around one of the members of the Dixie Chicks, who evidently said that she was ashamed to be a Texan (I assume because of Bush’s current political stance). The group was cackling because country-western stations are boycotting their songs and some of the Dixie Chicks’ concert engagements…
Yesterday did not turn into anything I expected it to be. My first doctor’s appointment was for 8:15. This one was with Dr. Cancer. And for once it was filled with nothing but unequivocal good news. My bone marrow biopsy is now declared officially “OK”. It is “hyperactive”, but they are now theorizing that this…
Funny thing about the holiday season. It tends to bring the dilettante altruists out from the woodwork. Iâm not complaining. Iâm just striking while the iron is hot. The period between Thanksgiving and Christmas is when the cat shelter I volunteer for gets the bulk of its donations. The single biggest fund-raising event we do…