Some things are simultaneously shocking and duh-worthy to me. For example, each and every time I resume reading a lot, I find endless desire to write. When I am not reading, I am content to forget that I have ever written at all. So, currently, I am reading all of the Thumbs Up final 20… Continue reading On reading and writing
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Disbelief
I can’t believe that I have let, not one, but over two months pass without so much as a peep on this blog. Lame. If I can’t do better during garden season, then harvest season, and putting things by season, well, I just shake my head at myself.
Meeting black authors
Someone from my writing group, uh, the group I was going to when I was writing regularly, linked to a blog, White Readers Meet Black Authors. I checked it out and as a direct result checked out Getting Mother’s Body by Suzan-Lori Parks, on CD. So the CD is in my car and I am… Continue reading Meeting black authors
Vacation
My son’s school, surprise, surprise, is out until January 5. As a result I have taken this time off of work. Vacations are funny. I have to resist the urge to put so much pressure on the vacation that I stop myself from enjoying myself. I found myself leaning in this direction this morning. Here… Continue reading Vacation
Nowhere to hide
I used to write all of the time and as of late, this hasn’t been the case. I’ve been trying to ignore the fact that I haven’t been writing. But, eventually, I have to come face to face with my own…laziness? lack of inspiration? lack of time? something. Today, I opened the file for an… Continue reading Nowhere to hide
Brrrr….
The hardest thing to me about Michigan is the everlasting cold. Right now I am freezing, and I will be freezing approximately until June. This is the time that I need to really pull out my positive thinking. And that is what the Cranberry Splash Sierra Mist is for. This is me trying really hard… Continue reading Brrrr….
Still appreciating
It’s hard to focus on fall, when it certainly feels like winter. I think I need to be thinking chestnuts roasting on an open fire or something like that. I am feeling rather domestic right now and I really like that. This morning I made bagels according to a recipe that I have used a… Continue reading Still appreciating
Quiet
I can’t believe that it is actually quiet right now. In fact, the clicking of my keyboard might be the noisiest activity right now. There isn’t any TV on. The young one is playing with his some toys. I can’t believe it. When quiet serendipitously happens, I feel like I should stop whatever I am… Continue reading Quiet
Unnerved
I realized today that for the last, say, three years that the ibuprofen that I keep kept in my desk at work has been expired. Unnerving. I find that every time I hear a reference to “tapping the TARP” on the radio, it seems semi-sexual to me. I imagine it describing some act that I… Continue reading Unnerved
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Today, I got Alex’s school pictures. When I got inside after work and put everything down on the counter, there I saw my son’s picture alongside Barack Obama. I loved the image and felt compelled to record it. For the fall/Thanksgiving project, today’s theme was sweet potatoes. For dinner, I made Black Bean and Sweet… Continue reading Untitled