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Why not Wednesday?

Things I PonderAugust 8, 2009244Views 0Likes 0Comments

I’m all for the USPS cutting a day of delivery service to reduce expenses. Personally, I think for $.44, having a piece of mail picked up from my home and delivered straight to the door of any address in the U.S. has got to be the best bargain on the planet. So, if the Postal…

I gazed at him lovingly every day

MemoriesJune 25, 2009311Views 0Likes 0Comments

When I was eight years old, I got my first-ever album. It was by The Jackson Five. Inside, there was a paper sleeve protecting the record. And on this sleeve were printed many fan items for purchase. The heart-shaped stickers with young Michael Jackson’s photo in the center I pined for, day in and day…

Localized pain

Things I PonderJune 23, 2009197Views 0Likes 0Comments

News of the WMATA Red Line metro crash yesterday made me stop. I was headed out when I heard the first bit about the crash. I felt shaken, and I needed to talk with people. To sit in a neighborhood bar. To be in the company of people who were local and cared, people who…

They called me Martha

MemoriesJune 11, 2009309Views 0Likes 0Comments

Last night, I found myself at the Baltimore Gay Pride street party. It was after a long day indoors at Baltimore Barcamp and a nice after-party at Brewer’s Art. My long-time friend and I, dressed alike, as we often find ourselves in some mysterious sort of way, were headed out of Baltimore and back to the ‘burbs on a Saturday…

My lovely, quirky family

Stories big and smallMay 6, 2009180Views 0Likes 0Comments

Life. Timing. The rain. Whatever things combined tonight had me purchasing presents for my lovely, quirky family. I can blog about the gifts because none of my family members read my blog, so I don’t have to worry about spoilers. For my sister’s birthday next week: Organic poop. Actually, I’m just giving her cash toward a…

Vera, Lucille and Hazel are dead

CultchaMarch 13, 2009487Views 0Likes 0Comments

Yep. These three gals — all in the 75-85-year-old range died recently, according to my local paper, The Columbia Flier. Why did this strike me as curious? Not their ages, of course. Their names and their generation. These gals are all of The Silent Generation, the Artist archetype from the last generational cycle, which is…

National Frozen Foods Day

MemoriesMarch 6, 2009242Views 0Likes 0Comments

Today is National Frozen Foods Day. I learned this when planning tonight’s BlogTale party with @wendyscherer. We were looking to see if there was anything special to tie into tonight’s party, and Wendy unearthed that it was National Frozen Foods Day. So, in celebration, we’re asking those local bloggers and twitterers who feel so inclined to write/blog/tweet…

Adaptive intelligence

NatureFebruary 12, 2009470Views 0Likes 0Comments

I’m remembering Mo this morning. Mo, and an experience that opened my mind and had me in awe of intelligence, in its many manifestations. See, Mo was a cat of mine. He joined Larry (my gargantuan, very male, orange tabby) and I as a youngin’, and we both loved him in our own ways. Mo…

Bitter, strong, intense — he’s my man

Tips for an Orderly LifeFebruary 6, 2009180Views 0Likes 0Comments

Yep. He’s my man. Dr. Schulze, that is. And the herbal tonics he makes and sells are outta this world: bitter, strong, intense … and, in my experience, effective. Earlier this week, I started having the uh-oh symptoms of a flu. I knew the flu was raging in Virginia, one of the heaviest hit states. And,…

Am I really popular or … ?

NatureJuly 22, 2008170Views 0Likes 0Comments

Am I really popular, or is there something else afoot? See, I am just boggled. I have received five party invitations for parties occurring on August 2nd. No party invitations for the 3rd, or even the following Saturday on the 9th. But five on the second. Curiosity piqued, I gave it some thought. My suspicion: August…

Two left thumbs

Things I PonderMay 23, 2008184Views 0Likes 0Comments

I just came in from doing one of my favorite household chores: hanging freshly laundered clothes on the outside line to dry. I love being outside, in the sun, with a gentle breeze in the background. One thing I like to do when hanging clothes out is to switch which hand I use for tasks…

Single focus

ExperiencesMay 11, 2008323Views 0Likes 0Comments

Last night I was a man. Well, at least for about 30-40 minutes. See, I showed up at the weekly contra dance at Lovely Lane Church, and there were a ton of women there, especially younger women. Plus, the Baltimore Open Band (a drop-in band) was playing, so a lot of the regular guy dancers were on…