Last evening, Bill took rather ill. As neither of us could sleep, he suggested we put on his favourite movie for when he is feeling unwell. As you can imagine, it is The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. He says, sometimes, that he believes there are pieces of his Heaven painted into the scenes. I believe him. If there is any man ( Read more... )

I'm flying home to Ireland in the morning, but it is not with a heavy heart.  Instead, I feel freer than I have in a very long time.  I cannot fight my own mortality, and I realize that it is upsetting to many people that all of this will end far too soon, but I cannot complain.  This life has been beautiful, despite all its strange challenges, and ( Read more... )

I have been rather ill before ( Read more... )

to an old friend--a city, groaning
awake through splintered sun, its peaks
in humid haze, while people below walk layers
of history in each paved step, oblivious
what heights hang in her clouds--what hell
may stalk her sewers.

Goodbye, Philadelphia. I hope to come again soon. For now, I'm going home. I never would have guessed I belonged better on ( Read more... )

There are important things happening in the world.  As is well known, I am a staunch believer that Israel is and has been in the wrong for a very long time.  I do not condone terrorism, and I never would, but two wrongs do not make a right--as they say.  I would like to speak more about Gaza at another time but, in the meantime, please read doonya 's LJ ( Read more... )

I am taking lunch.  I do not like to take lunch, because it leaves me alone with my thoughts.  As I still have good days, very good days, bad days, and terrible days (yesterday was a terrible day; today is better), it's not always a grand idea to settle in for filling a stomach on second thoughts.

Instead of thinking, then, I will recount:

He said to ( Read more... )

This year I am thankful for many things ( Read more... )

I am moving again after Thanksgiving.  I'm terrified, but I am resolved.  I don't want to crucify Brody for problems I've had in the past, so I've decided to be more proactive.  I'm not leaving anything to chance, anymore, or enabling others to find excuses to take me for granted, forget about me, or cheat on me.  In fact, I'm about done with ( Read more... )

( Stop thinking, Bill. )

Oh man, this week has just been--great.  I can't believe it.  And a lot of it, I really think, has to do with me--and not really with what's been happening.  But what's been happening has been great, too.  A recap:

Sunday:  The Phillies and the Eagles actually--won.
Monday:  The most fucked up game in World Series history--resulting in a 49-hour ( Read more... )