Monthly Archives: January 2009
Someday
“Sadness is almost never anything but a form of fatigue.” ~Andre Gide Someday I would like for someone to tell me that staying home would be OK. That it’s shitty outside and the drive will be treacherous and you’re completely emotionally unavailable. Never mind that you’ve been able to get through things with your eyes [...]
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Lacking grace
“Those who do not know how to weep with their whole heart don’t know how to laugh either.” ~Golda Meir January has been a bitch. Correction, I have been January’s bitch and feel free to insert any insinuation of bending over and grabbing one’s ankles. That’s how January has been to me and I don’t [...]
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Grace in Small Things: Three
“He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.” ~Epictetus 1) New blogs. 2) New music. 3) Reading about writing. 4) Susan singlehandedly piquing my interest in English literature. 5) A cheese theta from Johnnie’s. And might I add that there [...]
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When I get drunk and fall on my ass
“Bygone troubles are good to tell.” ~Yiddish Proverb I’ve been known to drink quite a bit and now I feel compelled to assure that this is not a daily occurance. I don’t wake up each morning craving vodka on the rocks but I do fully embrace my heart healthy glass of red wine with my [...]
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Good times