A Rather Heckish Day

I must be brief. I feel I’m starving, and none of this fare my husband likes to call “rabbit food” seems tolerable at the moment. After wrestling with Johnny for hours on end I’ve been overtaken by the urge to replenish my emotional welbeing by eating something warm and savory and very, very lonely. But [...]

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“Johnny” Turns Two

 
Our son, whom I call Johnny on this blog, just turned two. His dad, tired of elderly ladies mistaking Johnny for a little girl because of his glorious blond curls, extracted from his mom a promise to cut said curls after the birthday. All right, says Mom. But how are curls logically feminine?
Oh well. A man’s [...]

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The Pointlessness of Human Existence

Some people are perpetually amused at the world. They see clearly the faults of humanity and find them food for laughter. Other may think they are unkind, but there’s a different sort of kindness in them for doing no more than laugh at us.
Others are simple; they take life as a gift and don’t care [...]

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On Duty, Floor Plans, and Ants

As I look around at the unpacked, unsorted stacks of cds, old diaries, pillows, and toys which I ought to be finding a place for, I want to mention the pleasure of doing one’s duty.
There are two possible reasons, in my case, for accomplishing anything. The first is that I seek achievment, the boast of [...]

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The Cop and the Maiden (In Progress)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Between Men and Women

My marriage has been to me the most nourishing bread. From my marriage I know much of what can happen between a man and a woman – what healing and wholeness, what forgiveness and what strengthening.
But what I’ve read of in old romances has only happened to me in meetings and partings with men who had [...]

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Of White Clover Blossoms and One-Horned Muskopods

Ah, Wisconsin! Where the landscapes look like patchwork quilts shaken out by gods of earth and sky; and where June is Dairy Month.
After the traffic hell that is Chicago, I crossed the border into my home state and pulled over at the first exit for a rest stop. I stretched; my limbs creaked and eased and my [...]

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Folk Poem I: I Am A Fool

I am a fool
And I know why:
I was born under
A bronze, bronze sky
When some stark bird
Fell from its nest,
And died within
My mothers’ breast.
A warring girl
With bronze, bronze hair
Called to the wind
But none was there;
Spoke to the grave
With no reply
Then something gave
In her bronze, bronze eye.
O come with me
Who on the earth
Creep haltingly
Twixt death and birth
O [...]

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The Eulogy I Read for My Grandfather’s Funeral

I think grandchildren have a special vantage point. By the time we meet our grandparents, they’ve probably made most of their mistakes and learned most of their lessons. Their secret journey, unobserved by others, has imperceptibly carved itself into their faces. When a little child looks at grandpa she knows who he is…maybe in her [...]

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Russia, Iran, Putin, and Us…it affects our everyday lives.

The Wall Street Jounal Online linked to this recent blogpost about Russia, National Intelligence and the Mythical Iranian Nuclear Program.
A Putin-admirer we all know and love is the intelligent author of this post.

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He Leapt Out of Bed as if He Imagined His Derriere Had Suddenly Burst into Flames

“A man who involuntarily obeys any direct command and only thinks about it afterward is an automatic nominee for Best Husband of Year Award“ 
This morning my beloved husband and I woke up late because we stayed long at vespers last night. I went into Johnny’s room and changed and fed him. When I returned to the bedroom Scottie [...]

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