I have been listening to this song by the Shins quite a bit of late.  I was tempted to simply post these lyrics and allow them to speak for themselves, but some people have expressed a dislike for that sort of thing, and I understand why.  So, by way of explanation for this song and what it means to me, let me say these few things.  First, I ( Read more... )

I hope everyone had as wonderful a Christmas as I did.  It was a long week, but Christmas Day was worth the wait.  A whole lot of people, lots of food, and a great deal of joyous noise and insanity.  Since most of my brother-in-laws family was present, his Mother, Elaine, led us all in a proper Catholic prayer and blessing, complete with communion ( Read more... )

My father has been transferred to the physical therapy floor at the hospital, and is up and out of bed and walking (a little).  He has not been eating or sleeping very well, though, and that is worrisome.  Now, it looks like he has developed an infection in the incision in his leg, and he says it is burning like mad.  Last we heard, the doctor ( Read more... )

These thoughts seemed somewhat clear and coherent when I was sitting in my room this morning, but now they seem to have escaped me...  What was it I was thinking there in the semi-darkness (I have two sets of green curtains and a bamboo screen over my windows, so I am able to maintain a nice cool blue-green mood in my room all day long, no matter ( Read more... )

Just a short update to say what a great day this has been.  It started with tickets to see Tom Waits, and continued with a great wedding reception for my dear friend Lara Jeanne and her new husband Joseph, held at the palatial country estate of LJ's parents, out to the southwest of Bloomington ( Read more... )

I travelled up to northwest Indiana this past weekend for the wedding of my eldest niece Amber, my middle sister Colleen's eldest child.  The wedding was held Friday evening, in the gazebo of Deep River Park in Lake County---truly an idyllic scene it is too, in a meadow, alongside the river, with towering cottonwoods and willow trees behind the ( Read more... )

Before what has turned out to be one of the worst and most difficult years of my life draws to a close (roughly an hour-and-a-half, if this clock is correct), I want to say a couple things.

I have to say, from my heart, and as sincerely as I have ever said anything in my life, thank you to several of you who made a great effort on my behalf ( Read more... )

Merry Christmas to one and all.  I just wanted to sit down and write a quick update.

Thanks to my parents, one of the goals I had set for the near future---buying a bike---has been achieved!  It is a used bike, and probably a girl's bike at that (although, quite frankly, what the hell do I care as long as it gets me where I want to go?).  It ( Read more... )

Well, I just could not resist this!! Stolen, as usual, from boingboing.
Web zen: holiday zen


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Homestar Runner papercraft


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