One of my very best friends, Debbie, turned 40 today. Happy 40th Birthday, Deb! I met Debbie while we were cycling our bikes around in our neighborhood. She was six and I was eight. We lived kitty-corner from each other until she moved right around the time I got my license. It is hard to […]
The Moth
Some people know this and some people do not know this – people who write are writing way before they actually sit down to write. Writing is like this murmur in the background; the pot that touches the burner; the engagement of your feet on the track – for me a treadmill. Anything that is […]
Coastlines
This is my friend Kaitlin’s poem. It is pastoral. I believe you become her. Coastlines Wind-whipped hair slices damp against my face, my arms held wide, fingers splaying, gripping at the rain. The sound of tires slapping wet pavement follows me shrinking in my ears as I stretch the distance. Remnants of worn glass and […]
Best musical
My dear friend Jake Bazel says Hadestown is – “The best musical I have seen in years.” I think I need to make this happen. Somewhere, somehow, in some light. Follow my dear friend Jake Bazel @jakebazel. www.jakebazel.com He will brighten your day – every day. ❤️
Marathons vs Sprints
A couple weeks ago my father had three seizures. I guess my mom was calling 911 while he was having the third. He was hospitalized for four or five nights. During the last 2-3 years, he has had 2-3 strokes. I have only heard very sketchy synopsis of these events. They placed an internal monitor […]
Gorgeous Day
I watched Five Feet Apart last night. It came out on digital this week. I watched it with my headphones on like a teenager. I just wanted to take it in, and not miss anything. It is like Grey’s Anatomy times five – meaning, the medical accuracy is pretty spot on. Claire Wineland and the director worked […]
Buzz Lightyear –
I was reading an article or listening to a podcast about leisure, specifically about how much leisure time a person has and how closely it is related to a person’s quality of life. It is a highly accurate measure – parallel to one’s quality of life. You aren’t even looking at race, gender, and economic […]
Snoring and “BORing”
Okay – so I just lost this entire blog I was writing. I hit something – it highlighted the entire thing except for like two letters and poof! It is gone. This is the issue of actually writing on this page vs. a word document. I go back and it just goes back to this […]
Ode to Joy
One of the hardest things in the world is to inhale and exhale and mean it. Another is to say you are sorry for any hurt you may have caused. It could be a round pebble or a sharp pebble; still a pebble. That is what Beethoven’s Symphony Number 9 has brought out in me. […]
Amazing Grace
I have been listening to Ani Difranco for 20 years now – if you don’t know who Ani Difranco is, you should. A poet, a folk singer – not your everyday folk singer; she started her own label in her early 20s “Righteousbabe Records” which is based in Buffalo, NY. Righteousbabe resides in a renovated […]