Sweet jesus, the Peeps are back. I halfheartedly glanced at the Valentine's Day candy in CVS, and there they were. Bright pink heart-shaped Peeps. And just around the corner, there were my old friends, the yellow chick and purple bunny Peeps. For a minute, order felt totally restored in my life. It is a... Continue Reading →
The horror. The horror.
It's the last week of January, so it's time to buckle down and work on the birthday list. I'm a bit behind, but it's been hard to be motivated when buried in snow. I completed my second item last night: Watching Apocalypse Now (#28 on AFI's top 100 movies list). Shudder. It seemed like... Continue Reading →
Guster and…Daryl Hall?
I just watched something that temporarily squelched my Sunday night blues: Guster hanging out and performing with Daryl Hall (of Hall and Oates), for Daryl's web show Live from Daryl's House. Simply amazing. Check it out.
Please Eat the Grass
I constantly worry about Olive being bored, living in a basement studio. No windows to peer out of...no different rooms to explore. I have brought home so many toys and accoutrements for her to try, and she doesn't even bat an eye at them! I bought her a cat bed. She ignored it. I bought... Continue Reading →
1/17/11
The wisdom of Martin Luther King, Jr... "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." "We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some... Continue Reading →
