Friday, March 11, 2005I call out to my children to catch the gold time near the end of the day...Coleman Barks, a poet, wandered a college campus handing out a "book of lost words, with totally useless, tasty language…" He spoke of those "marvelous moments of eternity that happen" unexpectedly. He grew up in an "ecstatic family" and was fortunate enough to have "ecstatic teachers. " Am I an... Sign in to see full entry.Tuesday, March 8, 2005HOW TO PUT PASSION BACK INTO THE RELATIONSHIP...First stop being so needy. Total dependence is not appealing. Men need women, and women need men. It is true and right that each person be a whole person alone first, be comfortable with themselves. My husband does not want me to be his whole world, he hates it when I say that, but I do admit, it is... Sign in to see full entry.Thursday, February 24, 2005ANY OTHER ROD MCKUEN FANS OUT THERE IN BLOGLAND?I was blog chatting with Ginneb tonight and we discovered we both love Rod McKuen. Any other fans out there? I have several of his books leftover from the 70's, maybe even late 60's when I was in high school. He had that raspy throaty voice that lulled me to sleep........my boyfriend and I used to... Sign in to see full entry.Wednesday, February 23, 2005They had to kill the poor tiger found in a backyard, the rain in CA never..Well it's been raining like crazy in sunny california for weeks now. Feels like Oregon. I like rain, but I do miss my sun. It peeked through for a while today. My living room flooded, about an inch and a half of water, could even splash around in my living room. New carpet it coming soon....... The... Sign in to see full entry.Saturday, February 19, 2005WHAT WOULD A TOUR OF YOUR BEDROOM REVEAL ABOUT YOU???A TOUR INSIDE MY HOUSE, A LIST OF OBJECTS What do objects in my surroundings reveal about me? · A Flavia Journal sits on the kitchen counter, lavender moon cover · Old family photos stacked, don't know where to hang them, our last family picture--7 years ago · Fresh picked basil, olive oil, garlic,... Sign in to see full entry.WHAT WOULD A TOUR OF YOUR BEDROOM REVEAL ABOUT YOU???A TOUR INSIDE MY HOUSE, A LIST OF OBJECTS What do objects in my surroundings reveal about me? · A Flavia Journal sits on the kitchen counter, lavender moon cover · Old family photos stacked, don't know where to hang them, our last family picture--7 years ago · Fresh picked basil, olive oil, garlic,... Sign in to see full entry.Thursday, February 17, 2005what's wrong with this bloggggggggggggg? Why won't it post right>>>>>>>Aghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh My toolbar is gone, my smiley faces are gone,,,,,,,,,,,,,, helppppppppppppppppp Sign in to see full entry.Wednesday, February 16, 2005WHAT TASTY IMAGES DO YOU LOVE?Cut oranges, Smoke rising, Cranberries tartness, Lemons squirt, Blueberry stain, Ice burns, Fire char, Cut wood chips, Compost pile stewing, Peat moss, Diamonds, Sun, Leaf green, pink buds sprouting, Glass, Stone, Bacon frying, Chicken sizzling... Sign in to see full entry.Monday, February 14, 2005HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY from hormone cityIf you want to lose your mind, try being a teacher at a middle school on Valentine's Day. Hormone city. The girls cry because they were ignored. The boys laugh and make sexual jokes. The girls hug teddy bears, and lug them into my classes all day, they play with them, ask each other who gave it to... Sign in to see full entry.Wednesday, February 2, 2005PARENTS WAKE UP, KIDS DO LIE, Today this kid...Just another day in Middle School mania land. I have a student that was naughty yesterday so I gave her a behavior homework assignment. She hands it to me today and says, "my mom says I don't have to do this." Nice, huh? Guess what? She does or she is not returning to my classroom. Why do parents... Sign in to see full entry. |