I saw the ants again today- I didn’t even bother to try to kill them this time. To be honest, it was one of those moments where the familiar presence of something, even something relatively disgusting, was comforting. There’s been lots on my mind- particularly about the usual things that keep me awake at night…how [...]
Entries from November 2008
November 26, 2008
Apathy
The upstairs bathroom at Matt’s house has ants. They’ve been taking over for a while now…slowly appearing in the summer and crawling most disgustingly on the counter, the shower curtain and on the floor. I’ve killed quite a few of them.
The boy’s bathroom gets pretty disgusting. And by pretty disgusting- I meant super gross, don’t-want-to-touch-anything [...]
November 20, 2008
Of late…
Look familiar? New flower, new wine. The waiter at the Mexican Restaurant on James St. gave Deb and I flowers the last time we were there. I don’t particularly love roses, but this made my day. The restaurant has lots of different types of fresh flowers and pineapples(!) for decoration. It looks straight out of [...]
November 19, 2008
Happy Birthday Rums!
Happy Birthday to my dear friend Rhonda!
Here’s to you on your special day- know that the world is better (i am better!) because you were born.
Thank you for your leadership, and perhaps more importantly, your friendship!
I am so glad to be your friend and to laugh with and learn from you!
Much love from frigging cold [...]
November 18, 2008
Love Extravagantly
These words about love are some of the most oft cited by Christians and people of every or no religious conviction. I came across these words again today in the Message- and this time I felt like they really sunk in. That’s the incredible thing about great literature and wisdom- it never gets old. The [...]
November 17, 2008
Tension
I feel like I have had so much to think about lately, like so many thoughts have been floating around in my head, often bumping in to each other. But at the very same time, I’ve been having a hard time expressing or organizing these new ideas and realizations. Tonight, fortunately I’ve finally been able [...]
November 10, 2008
50,000 pairs of Shoes in 50 days: I know YOU (yes, you) have $5 to spare!!
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