Sorry I haven't written much recently. I've been busy--tutoring now, which is nice--and every time I sit down to write something, I'm either too tired or I lose interest. But a lot's been going on. So I suppose I better pin it up on the wall for a bit ( Read more... )

It's been a while, so this is just to say,

I have eaten
the plums
that were in
the icebox

and which
you were probably
saving
for breakfast

Forgive me
they were delicious
so sweet
and so cold

(William Carlos Williams, "This is Just to Say")

It's nice to be happy for a change. 

Time is a cruel jester. I just wish I got his sense of humor more. 

Off to a Zen retreat in the Catskills! I'll be out in a monastery meditating with monks and practitioners, putting me beyond the range of most communication. I'll tell folks how it goes, but in the mean time, cheerio! 

First, have a merry Christmas!

( Second of all, )

If I may quote my brother, "Feel like it's one of those days when the most productive thing I do is take a shower."

On the whole a good day. Sometimes the feeling at the end of it is all that matters.

I've been writing reminders when I'm in good moods to brighten by darker moods later in the day. I just read the one I left this morning:

Life is beautiful. Seeing it played out in younger generations, like a succession of seasons, brings everything back into perspective. 

The first time I wrote lyrics in my notebook today in Stats.

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