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The Origin of Love

2 Oct

If you haven’t seen “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” yet, drop everything and get it now. Don’t wait until it’s convenient. B and her kids introduced me to the film. It was an incredibly powerful film, but it’s not for young kids.

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Isn’t it “Ironic”?

1 Oct

Yes, it’s a little hard to believe, but that series of songs led me to “Ironic” by Alanis Morissette. Yep, I needed to go there tonight.

… And life has a funny way of helping you out when
You think everything’s gone wrong and everything blows up
In your face …

Alanis Morissette – Ironic Lyrics

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A good day

18 Sep

Today was a pretty good day. (Yesterday not so much, but I can’t dwell on the past.) Continue reading

Noblesse oblige

2 Aug

Noblesse oblige

Noblesse oblige is the motto of the National Honor Society. But before I ever heard of NHS, I knew “noblesse oblige.” I learned it from a teacher in the sixth grade. I came up through school before “TAG” (talented and gifted) was well-known, maybe before the term existed. But my teacher recognized something in me.

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Barbara’s Pagan memorial service

26 Jul

The day (July 25,2010) got off to a bit of an odd start. We (all of the organizers) were running late getting to the location of the service, and it turns out, so was the lady (M) who had the responsibility of opening the gate. Other invited guests were not late, so I get this call while on the road of “Where are you?”. Continue reading

The music of our life together

24 Jul

Over the last few days, I’ve been consulting on the planning for Barbara’s Pagan memorial service, which occurs tomorrow at 3pm. I’ve gathered items for the altar, tools for use during the ritual, and helped plan (and in one case, purchase1) the music. Continue reading

Yesterday

6 Mar

Yesterday was an incredible day for me. Continue reading