white noise

Not that it’s front page news, or even noteworthy, but I feel a little rotten. I’ve been trying hard to keep some pretty greenery in the house to make it look, well, livelier. Jon had a plant that needed a little TLC, and though my effort has been minimal, it was holding its own. I […]

This is freshly written today, so chances are it will evolve, but it was a fun little exercise. It’s inspired by Dan, who has taught me much. BRAGGING RITES My successes mean nothing– not to you, not to the public at random. I cannot wear them; they are not badges, not gold medallions, or even […]

For the last ten days, I’ve been gripped in the clutches of a nasty, menacing cold and now I’ve had me a sack full of it. DonedoneDONE. Time for it to pack its bags and move on. I’ve tried to be diligent about pacing and pain management, but there are just those days, like today, […]

For those young people of the White Rose Resistance, who lived and died courageously. You sent your messages barbed — prismatic words burrowing deep into the hardened, winter soul. These forbidden ideals scattered, delivered in secrecy, each of you toiled long, cold hours for justice. In January, you knew that you, too, were just as […]

I get to visit Lone Pine this June to spend time with Laurel and Yana (YAY all three of us together in the same state for more than 10 minutes!), visit old haunts, see my family, and maybe even ride Sierra one more time. I haven’t been “home” in almost 9 years. We stopped in […]