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Amanda To The Rescue
It has been a heartbreaking weekend. God bless Amanda Palmer for cheering us up. ** If you don’t see a picture, go here.
Human Kindness Overflowing
Last night, I stayed up until dawn after taking in too much suffering. I am trying to learn tonglen, a method of breathing in suffering and breathing out compassion, but I forgot. I forgot, and found myself dwelling on … Continue reading
Family: Part III
My youngest sister is an anomaly in our family: she is a blond bombshell. I didn’t meet her until she was 16. One night, she asked me to help with her geometry homework. I was excited to get the … Continue reading
Birthday Love
Max is 37 today, somewhere out in the cosmos where I will find him when the time comes. Lighting a candle and waiting it out.
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Beatles Party
My friend Jane threw a great party for her birthday, instructing her guests to dress as characters from a Beatles song. The creative challenge was enough to make me accept the invitation and even more noteworthy, to get up off my … Continue reading
Family: Part II
Great news! We received this nice email today from my very special sister: To be clear, I am taking my position as Trustee very seriously, just like a real job within a business. With that in mind, I keep … Continue reading
Family: Part I
My dad had seven children with three wives. I am still getting to know the younger ones, who live in another county. One was an athlete in college, and she was the apple of daddy’s eye. He had always wanted … Continue reading
It’s Lesbian Stick Time!
Let us all follow the Christmas tradition* of reading The Story of the Lesbian Stick. ~ * Heartfelt atheist blessings to all you people who come here and especially you special ones who have given me so much. xo
Showtime and Death
Anyone watching Showtime tonight was assaulted by death in a one-two punch. On The Borgias, the Pope was devastated by the death of his knavish, syphilitic son. He carried the son into the woods, envisioning him as a beautiful little … Continue reading
June 6
In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present. –Sir Francis Bacon
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