I quit you because we didn’t agree, At the gut level. Life was fine enough, and I was strong and resolved; You were close by, every day, But, I didn’t “need” you. Truly. Your Cousin Sugar still comes by, Ours a sweet, warm, pedestrian relationship. You, I knew, could slay me. With you, it is …
Inspiration
Because, butterflies!
(Lots of photos in this post! Click the photos to enlarge!) Milkweed is an invasive plant, one that can grow to five feet tall and then releases its seeds in a late summer snowstorm of burst pods. They spread and their roots grow deep. I know this because I used to pull them out every …
Now for something completely different
On New Year’s Eve almost six weeks ago, The Husband and I drank a bottle of champagne while raising toast after toast to both the prior and coming year. In our typical ‘we-are-our-own-party’ fashion, we played loud music, laughed, and counted our many blessings. My freelance writing was hitting a stride, doubling 2013 over 2012, …
Visual Aid + A few words = Lasting Message
Election season has begun. Though, 2013 is not a national, state or even a mid-term election year. The lawn signs are fewer and the “intensity” of the public discourse is lower (unless you count debt-ceilings and affordable healthcare…but that’s a whole other topic). But election season – beginning with the primaries in early September and …
Volunteering is a lucrative business
Why do something for nothing? Why complete actual work without any actual monetary gain? Why do anything for anyone? One quarter or more of all Americans volunteer[i]. Numbers wonks can follow the link at the bottom of this post to read the official February 2013 report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Yes, volunteerism …
Encore: 19 Items Per Minute, or, How bagging groceries instructs my life
This post was originally published in April 2011, and, according to my WordPress statistics, is my #2 post of all time. 19 Items Per Minute is about my seven years working at a local grocery store chain. It was the only job I had all through high school and college (with the exception of a …
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Happy Birthday, America
We the people. By the people. For the people. ALL of the people. The ones who run into battle, burning buildings, and disasters. And the ones who hold the hands and do the healing afterward. The people who stood up in public squares, peacefully marched, and sat down at lunch counters and on buses. The …
Patience and Publication
A year ago this month, my article about Betty Murphy sewing quilts for a unique place on Raquette Lake was published in the Suburban News. The unique place, St. William’s on Long Point, is both an historic site and a soul-replenishing respite nearly in the center of Adirondack Park. The editor encouraged me to pitch …