Oh, crying baby,
one floor below, what know you
of this world's sorrows?
What bellows! Would that my trials
were so easily resolved.

I recently learned from my cousin that the word carajo originally meant the crow's nest on a tall ship.  In its current usage it is the word for "Damn it!" or "Hell!" as an exclamation of great displeasure, and it is higher up on the impolite word scale in Spanish than its English counterparts.  I can see where being tied to a crow's nest during a ( Read more... )

One two-tone tulip,
red and yellow, in a bed
of white narcissi.
A bright, playful indictment
of a careless gardener.

This is a beach book discovered after the summer has gone.  I'm glad I did not find it sooner, though, because I'm not sure how I would have received it.  It is written by the same woman who wrote The Starter Wife, Gigi Levangie Grazer.  Not having read the first book, I had no preconceptions.  I was curious, however, since The After Wife is about ( Read more... )

The wiener dog and
the yorkie issue challenge.
The whole building knows.
But for their pesky people,
what an epic fight indeed!

Courtesy of two FB friends,  the following video has to be seen through to the end to get the full belly-laugh effect.


The Duel at Blood Creek - Short Film from Leo Burton on Vimeo.

Remembering a Sunday morning not too long ago.  Two mourning doves woke me up.  It was not an unpleasant sound, but I wondered what the fuss was about.  I should have known.

They're called mourning doves
for their melancholy sounds.
There are two outside.
I sneak a look through the blinds.
Trust me, they are not mourning.

So the bakery
I like to frequent received
a "B" rating?  Well!
I will risk much for meat pies
as good as my grandmother's.

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