So it’s still raining here, as US Troops draw down in Iraq and the citizens celebrate.
We learn that Mark Sanford was gripped by the power of darkness … too bad he didn’t have the charity to see that when he was self-righteously blasting Clinton and calling on him to resign back in the ’90’s. Hopefully, [...]
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That’s all – just ugh!
(Will it never stop raining?)
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This piece by Mike Ragogna, picked up from Huffington Post, gives a good overview of MJ’s trajectory and our complicity in his demise, IMHO. Soon I’ll let this go, I promise. But first — here’s one of the more poignant videos I’ve come upon — a young Michael on Sesame Street, singing with Roberta Flack [...]
As Saturday morning blooms in the east, looking hot and summerish in a way that we haven’t seen yet, I find myself listening to the birdsong, appreciating Willie’s continuing good energy and the deepening greens in our gardens and woods as things dry out just a little bit (hopefully) and we have a chance to [...]
Yesterday wasn’t a good day to be a celebrity.
Thinking about Michael Jackson, I feel so sad, seeing his transformation, through the years, from a beautiful child/young man, to the grotesquerie that he became. What better metaphor for the excesses, prejudices, and superficial values of our culture? In the end, I almost felt relieved to hear [...]
Yikes — by 5:30 AM I was on total overload this morning! How can you feel behind the eight ball and overwhelmed so early in the day? Not good. Not good at all. I’m gonna need to check in with myself tonight, that’s for sure!
It’s interesting — when I’m feeling overwhelmed like this my mind [...]
Yesterday was the 37th anniversary of Title IX … 37 years. I like that the milestone coincides with the 10th anniversary of the 1999 Women’s World Cup. Alice (thanks!) sent me a link to “License to Thrive” – a documentary chronicling the passage and impact of Title IX. We’re hoping it’ll come to Red River [...]
There’s an odd, bright light in the sky this morning, and a strange bluish tint between the clouds. What could it be? Something to worry about? It seems benign enough — but so at odds with our recent weather but it does give pause.
The deer must be on the move around here, as Willie and [...]
Sox win on a clutch homer by Green …
Phillies lose … again … six now, or seven?
Baseball
by John Updike
It looks easy from a distance,
easy and lazy, even,
until you stand up to the plate
and see the fastball sailing inside,
an inch from your chin,
or circle in the outfield
straining to get a bead
on a small black dot
a city [...]
Breakers beat Red Stars 2-0, to move up a wee bit in the standings.
We watched in the kitchen on the laptop … thanks for the webcast!
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I’m experimenting with a new look … just because … this morning. Need to figure out how to tweak the rotating photos … and maybe the background color … but I think I like it so far. Feedback welcome!
It’s cloudy here in Canterbury, as the rains get ready to pour down again. Red Sox won [...]
Catching up on the news of the week, and feeling kinda naive (or something). Why the hell is Tom Daschle stepping into the Health Care debate, getting all mushy and placating about the publilc option, and offering up a plan of his own? Wasn’t he kinda kicked out of the game? Is he mad at [...]
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ChristopherCornblog is heading to the lake today, for what looks like it could be a rainy visit there with HollyCornblog and CharlieHopbrew. I do hope it’s relaxing and fun, nonetheless — and maybe the sun will peek through a few times. I’ll keep my fingers crossed!
I’m back at work for day two — and still [...]
Yup – the clouds are rolling in this Thursday morning and it looks like we’re in for a string of rainy days (again). I’m grateful for the sun we had – and looking forward to more as we head toward the Summer Solstice!
On the socer front, the Breakers and FC Gold Pride played to a [...]
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Yesterday afternoon I had an amazing walk in the woods with Willie — one I’ll remember for many years to come.
The day had cleared, after a whole string of rainy days. Willie, Ruby and I headed toward the western entrance to the woods, and Ruby turned back, as she usually does, before we had crossed [...]
Reading about the Uighurs in Bermuda, I am so struck by the incredibly fear-based lives that we live here in the US of A … juxtaposed with the calm and sanity of those we have abused …
But proposals to resettle them in the United States caused a political furor that the Obama administration did not [...]
Getting back on track after a great weekend … and I must admit that sleeping in was a big temptation this grey Monday. But the day beckons and time stands still for no one. Yup.
So I see the Phillies avoided a sweep – losing two but coming back on Sunday and chasing my absolute least [...]
So, the news of the world, in no particular order, includes the fact that the Phillies lost to the Red Sox in 13 innings, on the strength of a single by Jacoby Ellsbury. (BJ and Paula R are happy!) Two more games to go folks.
We’ve got another round of WPS previews, as well as a [...]
First off, here’s a post from The Time Finder that I read this morning and really liked. Reframing self-care as a responsibility, rather than a luxury, sure sounds helpful to me.
I see in the news that the election in Iran is underway and too close to call. Whatever happens, it does feel to me like [...]
I felt sick at heart reading, yesterday, about the murder at the Holocaust Museum. A bitter old man, stuffed to the gills with 88 years worth of narrowness, delusion, and hatred unleashed that hatred and snuffed out a life. It sucks. It absolutely sucks.
Apparently the Office of Homeland Security (a name that I dislike immensely [...]
