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Rest, Ahead
I’m fairly certain that sometime after the first of the year I am going to let this blog rest for some time. I’m not yet sure for how long, yet. But I just thought I’d let you know. I’ll likely post a few more times before the blog-sabbath, but I know it is nearing […]
December 31, 2007
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Sass in the Feet
The truth is, I really do not enjoy shopping. In fact, I tend to avoid it. And then I end up feeling like a horrible woman, or something. Incidentally, on the rare occasion I do go shoe shopping, I tend to walk out feeling quite sassy. Sassy feet maketh a sassy lady, maybe. Tonight Mama […]
December 29, 2007
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Sweet Baby Jesus
A couple days past Christmas, and I’m still wondering about the baby’s birth. I’m wondering how I celebrated an entire holiday devoted to Jesus being born, and thought so little about him. Don’t get me wrong, Christmas is lovely. I love being with my family. I love giving and receiving little gifts. I love all […]
December 27, 2007
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Lurk Your Heart Out
` I have many reasons why I like lurkers. They go about their own business, reading when they can, smiling at their computer screens. They have real names and faces and stories. “Lurkers” are those folk who read blogs, but never comment or indicate that they are reading. It is not a negative term, as […]
December 20, 2007
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Good News, Schwinny
Good news and tidings of comfort. Politicians plan for a more bike-friendly Los Angeles! CBS2 just announced this news: City officials were asked to create a plan that includes bike-only roadways, more bike lanes on wide streets and sidewalks, and a public bicycle program that would allow Angelenos to rent bikes online or at Metro […]
December 20, 2007
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Hiding/Remembering
It is so nice to be home, again. I found the old paper Advent calendar I used to open as a kid. No chocolates hiding, just paper windows with images of Christmas and home. Yesterday it was baked bread. Today it was a candle. I used to get such a kick out of opening those […]
December 19, 2007
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For Ma and Dad
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utvk93poaOg&rel=0&color1=0xd6d6d6&color2=0xf0f0f0&border=0] I made this for you. It is about 1 minute. Lay overs are good for something, at least. (“Sparkplug Minuet” from The Royal Tenenbaums Soundtrack.)
December 18, 2007
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Easterly Primaries
I am flying home for Christmas. It’s all East from here. The sun is shining yellow. The sky is happy blue. I have my red pillow with me.
December 18, 2007
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Streams for Sunday: Dialects
This streaming thing is probably one of the healthiest exercises around. Next to those awful reverse crunches, I suppose. Related: Streams for Sunday: Gratitude, Run
December 16, 2007
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Noah (age 10) on The Meaning of Life
My friend Noah lives in Portugal. He is brilliant. I like it when young ones blog their hearts out. I think Noah should write a small book about friendship and God and asking questions. (I’d buy it.) Questions they just keep on growing in side our minds, souls, and spirits…Maybe questions are the meaning of […]
December 13, 2007
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There’s Something About Mary – Synchroblog
I didn’t grow up saying “hail Mary”s. Most little Italian girls did, but I didn’t. (I grew up hailing Twila Paris and Amy Grant, you could say.) It took me a while to understand what those beaded necklacy-things were that my Catholic relatives had, too. When I studied in Rome in 1999, my favorite place […]
December 12, 2007
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Synchroblog Today
Redeeming the Season is the Topic for this month’s SynchroBlog. Now there are a variety of seasons being celebrated at the end of each year from Christmas to Hannukah to Eid al-Adha and Muharram, from the Winter Solstice to Kwanzaa and Yule. Some people celebrate none of these seasonal holydays, and do so for good […]
December 12, 2007
