Quote of the Day
“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.”~ Samuel Beckett
The Family: Here, There and Elsewhere
Back in Washington, my nephew decides to borrow my mom’s glasses and do a little light reading…. And my little brother, now in his MIB program at Portland State, teaches my nephew how to look stylish. Here in Ohio, Ian and Steph acquire another four-footed friend for Casa de Dayton – Kimmy Lou. Getting the
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The Brave One
Jodie Foster’s boyfriend, Naveen Andrews (mmm Naveen Andrews… ah, sorry), gets beaten up and killed. Foster, sick of living in fear, buys a gun. And you know all those people who harass you on the street? The guys who bully and threaten? Yeah, she goes out and starts picking them off…. And it’s called The
Coffeeeeeee…….
…. but I must admit, functioning on less than four hours of sleep never felt so fucking good.
Should Diabetes Be Considered a Disability?
Interesting discussion…… On the one hand, I’m dependent on something grown in a lab in order to survive, but if insulin grew on trees and you could eat it like food (cause we’re all dependent on food), would I be considered able-bodied? I don’t know, cause it takes blood sugar testing too – it takes
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Switzerland: Full of Cheese
I am back in the country (though stuck in Philadelphia), and finding it strange that I can now, once again, order a coke using fewer than three languages….
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Faith
“Why does anybody tell a story?” Ms. L’Engle once asked, even though she knew the answer. “It does indeed have something to do with faith,” she said, “faith that the universe has meaning, that our little human lives are not irrelevant, that what we choose or say or do matters, matters cosmically.” Read the rest
Blogging Break
I’ll be radio silent for the next couple of weeks. Have some wounds to lick, some traveling to do, some books to write, and all that jazz. Really, you know: par for the course. See you in a couple weeks. Be excellent to each other.