Do No Harm Week

There is actually no such thing, but I think there should be. Julia asked how I would interpret this:
If you hurt another person, you hurt yourself. The act of inflicting injury distorts you, making it more difficult for you to be in alignment with your highest potential. The converse is also true. When you [...]

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What a Dick!

When Martha Raddatz told him that recent polls that show about two-thirds of Americans say the fight in Iraq is not worth it, the Vice President of the United States, Dick Cheney, replied, “So?”
Since the war began, nearly 4,000 U.S. troops have been killed and more than 29,000 have been injured in the war, which [...]

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Post Lazy Sunday Notes

The idea of a totally lazy Sunday seemed so appealing. A day planned to do absolutely nothing, or a close to nothing a possible. Six inches of rain helped to relieve any guilt I was having toward the mid-point of Lazy Sunday. Had it been a bright sunny day I might have [...]

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For my Mom

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Missing Julia

As predicted I regret beyond my ability to fully express it that I did not see Julia when she came home for her emergency visit.  At this moment she is somewhere between London and Florence and I feel like I missed something equivalent to the Beatles Reunion Concert.  I read Mendy’s blog about the midnight [...]

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Out and About

Yesterday I was in the field.  This I texted to Lori and she asked–Literally are you standing in a field?
Indeed I was.

In Hertford County (aka the middle of no where).
But the clouds were stunning (even if some people aren’t impressed.  I was.)

Much more impressive is this sweet ride in the parking lot at the courthouse–moving [...]

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Please Read This

Dan Froomkin’s column today discusses Bush’s admitted participation in the decision to use torture on detainees. Let me say that again . . . In an interview with ABC News White House correspondent Martha Raddatz Bush said “I didn’t have any problem at all trying to find out what Khalid Sheikh Mohammed knew.” So [...]

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The Bridge

Maybe David’s father was right and I am “dark”. Shannon recommended I watch The Bridge, a documentary that explores the Golden Gate Bridge as the world’s most popular suicide destination. Since it opened in 1937, more that 1,250 people have jumped to their deaths. The Bridge is graphic, candid, and shocking. [...]

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Favorite Things

Last night I was doing one of my favorite things, well actually I did several things that made me very very happy. I cooked dinner for a friend, I changed out the photographs in the “gallery,” and I started making a mix cd. If you have ever gotten one of my mix cds [...]

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Advice from a friend

“DUVEL, from Belgium…
Looks like this – it sometimes comes in 6 packs, but the big 750 ml is what you need.”
Seriously–my friends love me.

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