My favorite things about spring, in a list: 1. Blossoms.2. Tulips.3. Green.4. Opening the doors to air out the house.5. Switching my winter and summer clothes out. It’s like a whole new wardrobe!6. Longer days, shorter nights.7. Easter.8. Grilling.9. Not craving hot thick creamy fattening food all of the time. Look out salads, here I…
Working for Myself
*Unfinished draft posted yesterday by accident, pardon.* So, I have several dreams of a better working life ahead. Some revolve around law school, some around acting, some around writing, and some around working for myself. Here are some ideas I’ve had about working for myself that I will never, never have the brass to…
A Beautiful Poem
I saw this poem on a favorite site today. It is a balm for mothers of babies who have died, and I am not one of them and pray that I never will be. I think, though, that there is something in it too for the rest of us, both mothers and fathers of perfectly healthy,…
Another Song Lyric For You
I wrote another song today. Here is how it goes: Hyper dog in a little house O won’t the rain go away Dog stuck in a little house Wish he could go out and play Pickin’ fights with the cat and kid This dog is making me blue If he can’t get a…
Fri Eve
It is Friday night, and I have had most of a bottle of wine – except for the glass I spilled in the bath. I was reading Agatha Christie. She excites. Whenever I drink, even a bit, I begin to mourn for the creative genius in me that is stifled. This you should not…