I had forgotten how much I love fruit roll-ups. On an unrelated note, my right eyelid has been twitching for two days. Perhaps I need to switch to decaf. 🙂
Month: May 2006
singing along to music on a road trip scary gas station stops traveling on rickety bikes through the woods making s’mores each night on the campfire sharing a cabin with four other women watching sunsets laughing while stargazing naps in…
We will walk down that dusty path with the sun setting in front of us our walking sticks and cloaks on our backs our soft murmur of conversation veiled by the desert wind we travel in. We can look into…
54 Baha’is were arrested on Friday because they were doing humanitarian service. They were tutoring poor children (with a permit from the local government), and were ARRESTED. Some of them are 16, 17, 18 year olds. Think about 54 of…
I am still trying to understand how people get to know each other to form friendships or assumptions based on 5 minute meetings in a crowded room. I am trying to fathom how one can make any judgement of who…
I went with a friend to see Live at The Vic on Tuesday night. Amazing. I must start by saying that Live has been one of my favorite bands for at least the last 8 years. I’ve never seen them…
Whipped up rice pasta and green beans in a homemade garlic butter cream sauce for dinner. Made up the recipe as I went. whoosh! Made gluten-free brownies from scratch. whoosh! Cleaned out the fridge & microwave. whoosh! Ran to the…
O my God! O Thou forgiver of sins, bestower of gifts, dispeller of afflictions! Verily, I beseech Thee to forgive the sins of such as have abandoned the physical garment and have ascended to the spiritual world. O my Lord!…
(Two cube monkeys pass each other’s desks) Coworker #1: I hope you choke on your sandwich. Coworker #2: Yeah, well, I hope you slip on your orange peel. So much love at the office. The benefit of no walls on…
I wanted to say this morning felt like a Georgia spring morning when the heaviness in the air is the heat trying to start the day. I walked down Chicago city sidewalks covered in the spring green of seeds flying…
Tomorrow morning I will walk with the other students of the classes of ’05 & ’06 in the commencement ceremony of the College of Business. I graduated in December but we only have one ceremony per year. It is very…
My food habits are getting stranger. Part of it is influenced by work, of course. Example of Monday’s “meals”: 1. Corn on the cob/beef/chicken/baked beans/can of Coke 2. Bag of chips 3. Veggies w/dip 4. Candy bar 5. Another can…
In the blanketing darkness around me I sense the timeless souls in harmony we sing and our words flow from lips to praise I let tears run down my face and offer up to God my pain. The joy in…