Is it wrong to say making gratitude lists daily becomes tedious after day three? It makes me feel like an ingrate. So I figure that’s exactly why I must persevere with the experiment. The motivating force of contradictions and reverse psychology. without further ado: list 10.viii, 11.30.12 -black olives -the Read more…
11.23.12 Decided to drive my Godmother to NYC and help sort the affairs of her deceased sister. We’d hit the road Saturday morn. -the Canadian Tire salesman who installed my windshield wiper gratis -free vegetables from someone else’s farm visit -a run of green lights -having a car sound enough Read more…
I am grateful my curiosity has not gone this far. And this is the day to give thanks… in America. My first American Thanksgiving involved a vegan feast of epic proportions and the seitan induced bloat lasted the entire four day weekend. That was sixteen years ago and I still Read more…
As time passes and the cells tire I find my vice count dwindling. Some things I’ve simply gotten smarter about, like smoking. There is still a Pavlovian trigger when I see an image or movie from France, Spain or Italy, but the desire to follow through and actually stick a Read more…
I couldn’t decide on a color. I could say it’s a blue day. I woke up in the pitch black to drive my godmother to the airport. Her sister, my ‘aunt’ just died. On the way back the sun was coming up but the sky was mostly Read more…
I’ve written in the past about being a lover of lists. Not necessarily lists of Bests and Worsts, they can be too simplistic. But I love that lists can make order out of chaos simply by lining up data. I have piles of books and notebooks full of quotes, aphorisms, Read more…
I am sitting at the dining table from my childhood. It is at my sister’s house, which is much bigger than the house we grew up in. It is a dull gray day and I am looking out the window, contemplating the meaning of ‘home’. It is one month since Read more…
Every day, we make choices. Life is full of choices. There are big-ticket decisions like where to go on vacation and everyday options like mustard or mayo. I talk a lot about conscious choices. I think that means more than making ethical choices about the food I eat or the Read more…