Busy, joyous, cathartic day. The older I get, the more meaningful this page of the Christian calendar becomes. And, it's funny because my family doesn't have any real traditions associated with it. I don't recall any elaborate meals served on that day. It did not mark the ending of Lent because Lent itself was not a part of our observance ( Read more... )

When last we left Sumner, he had begun going back to work after an extended leave recovering from hip surgery. Almost all of his session time with me was devoted to relieving the pain he was in. he could barely stand being on his feet for more than ten minutes at a time. His trip to work every morning was a series of carefully timed subway trains ( Read more... )

I had another one of those weird RC dreams last night, the first one since my ouster. Again, like the one from a few weeks ago, it took place in the country. It could almost have been the summer house. It's funny, each one of these dreams involves a big, sun drenched room with a huge bed with clean, freshly starched sheets. The dream starts off ( Read more... )