My mom was sitting in the living room looking at a photograph of Ben and the fourth graders with whom he spent the last month. She chuckled out loud and murmured about the goofy boys and smiling girls. Then she was quiet. “Hmph,” she said. “I miss him already.” He had just flown back to […]
Yearly Archives: 2010
Snookered Throngs
Fri, 22 Jan 2010, 10:17 PM (-06:00)
[…] what will happen when the throngs of Obama faithful realise that they gave their hearts not to a movement that shared their deepest values but to a devoutly corporatist political party, one that puts the profits of drug companies before the need for affordable health care, and Wall Street’s addiction to financial bubbles before […]
Afternoon Options
Thu, 21 Jan 2010, 10:52 PM (-06:00)
We only do one of two things at the end of the day. I give him his kibble, or we go for a run. And now, it’s the end of the day. He peers silently around the corner. Brown, glossy eyes. Asking that silent question. It’s sunny and mid-70s outside. What do you think we […]
Open Water
Sun, 10 Jan 2010, 12:38 AM (-06:00)
It was cold outside. Really cold. I stood at the patio door looking into the yard, holding a cup of hot tea in my hands, watching a trickle of water come from the fountain. The pond reeds were covered in ice. Two Mourning Doves teetered on the edge of the pond trying to get some […]
Jumpingfish 2.0 Kickoff
Sun, 10 Jan 2010, 12:23 AM (-06:00)
This is the continuation of rants, observations and musings that used to be posted on jumpingfish/userland, until userland went away. The fish are now jumping here. Over time I might migrate the old fish to this new pond. Who knows.