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Monthly Archives: August 2011
Smoke Signals
“All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson I was going to write about my love of food and music and the healing powers of both. I will save this for another … Continue reading
The Lobster and the Butterfly
“You seek a great fortune, you three who are now in chains. You will find a fortune, though it will not be the one you seek. But first… first you must travel a long and difficult road, a road fraught … Continue reading
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Tagged Brigid Clark, Chris Noel, Christopher Hitchens, Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, Lobsters, Mick Moloney, VT National Guard
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Regnum Animale
I am in a deeply wooded forest, perhaps somewhere in Alaska or the Rocky Mountains. Walking through the rich, black soil covered by pine duff, I come to a clearing where the contours of the mountains melt into lush verdant … Continue reading
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Tagged Alicia Dana, Animal KIngdom, Cancer and dogs, Planet of the Apes, spirituality and animals, Willy Wonka
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Life is funny, but not ha ha funny – EELS, “3 Speed”
I will show you fear in a handful of dust. -T.S. ELIOT, The Waste Land Imagine: You are told that tomorrow morning you are leaving for a remote faraway land, you do not speak the native language, and you need … Continue reading
Too much perspective…
Nigel Tufnel: “It really puts perspective on things, though, doesn’t it?” David St. Hubbins: “Too much, there’s too much @#$%ing perspective now.” – From This is Spinal Tap (scene at Graceland) I took an aptly named sleeping aid called Ambien. … Continue reading
“All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make, the better” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Any idiot can face a crisis – it’s day to day living that wears you out.” – Anton Chekhov Of all the books I have read and films I have seen none have left as indelible a mark on my … Continue reading
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Tagged Abington Friends, Dalton Trumbo, Johnny Got His Gun, Star Trek
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…a rough one but helps smooth the jagged edges…
I have every intent on joining my friends, family and comrades-in-cancer to fight the good fight and push this boulder as close to the cliff as possible even if it will not fall off into the abyss without taking me … Continue reading
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Tagged Abington Friends, Aleksander Hemon, M*A*S*H, Sia, Six Feet Under, The New Yorker
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The Swath and a debt of gratitude
MRI of Love “I have a simple philosophy: Fill what’s empty. Empty what’s full. Scratch where it itches.” –Alice Roosevelt Longworth I don’t know if you have heard of such incidents, but every once in a while there is a … Continue reading
surgery redux: “turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you” – Maori proverb
“I am thankful for laughter, except when milk comes out of my nose.” – Woody Allen Thanks again all for the love and support. I have so much to share and am grateful to those willing to listen. This event … Continue reading
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