Tuesday, September 27, 2005
I have the urge to cook. School has started. Geese are making Vs. The air is turning breath white. Venti vanilla nonfat no whip mocha every morning for a week straight. At night in our bed, instead of being two island nations in a sea of white cotton, with clearly defined international waters, there is […]
Tuesday, September 20, 2005
Ok, when I am wrong about something, I am totally wrong about something. And in 2003 (jeez, that makes me feel old) when Allison offered to host an afternoon in her boat, I think I pretty much said “Nope, no, no way” because I am vaguely uneasy about boats. Between the rafting incident and then […]
Thursday, September 15, 2005
We had a tremendous storm two nights ago, with 70 mph winds and a bunch of houses without electricity, including our own. The Clampets’ tree fell over, grazing their house and destroying another tree and a shrub. Their trailer, however, remained unscathed. I know. I was hoping too. I was sort of screwed, though, because […]
Tuesday, September 13, 2005
Today, I had my yearly thingy with Dr. Perky, which is always a treat, because I can test my knowledge of officially recognized AKC breeds off the poster she apparently has in each exam room. Or maybe the poster is only located in the Girly Parts exam room. I don’t know. I should pay more […]
Wednesday, September 7, 2005
There’s been a short story floating in my brain since I visited the New Orleans aquarium, about courage among sharks, rays who speak in poetry and finish each others couplets and a lonely sawfish who somehow knew exactly how many sawfish there are in the world and knew exactly when another one died. I haven’t […]
Monday, September 5, 2005
This weekend was lovely. I was supposed to be laboring, and did actually catch up on my freelance stuff, but not as much as I had hoped. My To Do list is always an over-achiever. I probably could have pushed and made some serious headway on projects around the house, but this weekend was also […]
Friday, September 2, 2005
My heart goes out to the residents of the Gulf States that were ravaged by the hurricane. Please stay strong and take care of your neighbors and strangers in need of kindness. I don’t want to believe what I’m seeing on CNN. Why isn’t there more help? More National Guard? (Oh, that’s right, they’re in […]
