Didn’t know the true (or at least alternate meanings of the word), “Rhapsody”, Always colored religious in my mind, Broader perspective now, A feature of poetry? Who knew?! I’d say also, “a moment of bliss, exceptional peace, perfection…”, … GOOD.
Super Lu!
Our third born, another gem in our family! Her manner, her humor, her way, makes me say, everyday, Hooray! X Factor for me, I say again and again, hadn’t fully considered a third child, and then there she was! X Factor because I only have one sibling, no experience with a troika, boy what fun! …
Intentional Listening
Intentional listening, my central goal for the day, Listen to the sound of children sleeping, later into the morning, from a dimly-lit room with grey natural light seeping in, Listen to Latin Jazz playing softly on the kitchen radio, and the gentle ring of wind chimes from the front porch, and back deck, Hum of …
Pretti
How does this happen? Shot and killed in cold blood on a frozen street in Minneapolis. Federal agents - ICE, DHS, Border Patrol - by the thousands in that city for “immigration enforcement”, four, maybe five times the number of city police officers roaming the streets. Concerned citizens braving the harsh, freezing winter weather of …
Sprite For Breakfast
Not too long ago my youngest asked, with a twinkle in her eye, “How about a Sprite for breakfast?” Silly child, silly ask, silly to think I should let that bit of humor pass without a chuckle, “Not a chance…”, I reply after a moment, “Soda’s not for breakfast”, I clarify, And no drama to …
Navalny
Remembering Alexei Navalny ... that champion of Russian dissent ... murdered by the Russian Government in January, 2024 ... Dear Mother Russia, who will rise to replace Navalny ? Who will now lead your people to a better future ? Your history is long and proud and rich and you deserve better ... Who will …
A, My Inspiration
Number One, First Born, AGL. Now firmly into the teen years, adolescence. Eligible for a driver's license before too long. Has been a good student and continues to be; smart cookie (my own bias noted); she has a solid friend group too, enough grounding and extreme blended together to have bits of different experiences, perspectives. …
Presidents’ Day
American holiday, meant to honor all the people who have lead these United States of America, from 1 - 47, Sometimes hard to honor those we don’t agree with when it’s in the extreme, Extreme delta in my view just now, current president and those prior, Unitary Executive Theory, near all-powerful president, not our American …
Lucky Swerve
I’m not proud of it at all. I was in the way home from work the other day, commute time, plenty of traffic. I was in Lane 2. Cars were stop and go, but my lane seemed to moving ok. Until it wasn’t. My phone pinged and I was waiting for an update from my …
Journaling
I’ve journaled off and on throughout my life. What I can to understand about writing for me is that it’s therapeutic, insightful, necessary. Well-known writer / director / producer Robert Rodriguez goes about it this way, says ChatGPT, “…maintaining a daily digital journal, writing approximately 1,000 to 2,000 pages annually using his computer. He sets …
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