No one to cry out to, or to blame. Building things. Flattening inside. Accumulating. Graying out. Ashamed of longing. Wanting to nestle in a crook. Zephyr still acts like a puppy but could become an "old dog" anytime. There's a little shoot of vitailty trying to push through the post-asteroid/caldera ash of my dying narcissism. It's real. It knows ( Read more... )

two more "sick pillows," these stuffed with polyester fibers.

I signed on to the internet this morning, (at least 50%) intending to order Michael J. Mahoney's book "Constructive Psychotherapy." The most recent email in my inbox was a notice that two days ago Dr. Mahoney committed suicide. This is particularly upsetting because I was quite inspired by a brief summary of his approach included in the book " ( Read more... )

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The front lever is a difficult exercise that requires great intermuscular coordination. The muscles of the upper body and core must work together in order to successfully perform this drill. Please do not look at the front lever and conclude that it is too difficult because there are easier versions that are great exercises themselves and will ( Read more... )

I'm going to make a caramelized brie for Barbara et al; Matt and his girlfriend are down from Georgetown law school, so I'll have to get a second wheel of brie to cover all of us. Jennifer gave me a great recipe from Greenbrier, a very posh resort in West Virginia that has a huge network of tunnels underneath it that were constructed to house ( Read more... )

We had a hurricane on Saturday. Wasn't bad.

I've been meditating daily as well as keeping a handwritten journal. I'll probably start posting again here soon, but in the meantime I still enjoy reading the posts of my "friends."

I first met Jim in the spring of 1998. Within minutes of conversation I recognized that this was someone I could really talk to, perhaps someone I’d even known before. My closest friendships have all begun with a similar recognition. Over the next six years, we developed a strong friendship and I spent much time around him, Bevan, and Bevan’s twin ( Read more... )

1. Harold Nicolson, review, Action - 8 October 1931 ( Read more... )

Payback Time: Why Revenge Tastes So Sweet
The Urge for Vengeance Is Primed in the Genes, Researchers Find

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