Monthly Archives: October 2003
Codependence
Maya — only recently have I learned her name — is my mistress. Though I have known her all my life, I have just started to see her more clearly. I have become enmeshed with Maya, same as everyone who … Continue reading
New Kid on the Block
We brought a newborn home from the hospital yesterday. Her longer-term foster family can’t take her yet, so she’s crashing at our pad for a week or so. She’s very newbornish — teensy at six pounds, closed eyes, skin about … Continue reading
Vanilla guy
When I was young and the choices were few, I’d take strawberry if chocolate wasn’t available. Anything but boring old vanilla. Now that I have forty some-odd flavors of ice cream to choose from (not counting crush-in purmutations) my favorite … Continue reading
Words nail me
The following words were used in the peer personal feedback in my recent training at work: sensitive open bookish agreeable rambling unrealistic caring strategist mushy sweet verbose “up in the clouds” philosophical interruptive opinionated outgoing supportive non-linear resourceful patient fickle … Continue reading
Baking Humble Pies
I started out as a real live software developer. My fellow software engineers used to refer to what I do as “real work.” I enjoyed designing and coding software, just like many of you out there. I dreaded documentation and … Continue reading
Family Notes
Father-in-law is doing better and is undergoing tests. Looks like it wasn’t a heart attack per se, but other problems they’re still investigating. Thanks for your prayers and thoughts. Girlzilla has the flu. Now it begins. Had Petunia’s first parent-teacher … Continue reading
Matters of Heart
At 1:00 this morning, my father-in-law drove himself to the hospital with a suspected heart attack. He is now in the care of doctors resting comfortably, but there are many anxious, unanswered questions. Please make a space for him in … Continue reading
Not a Feeling
“When they reach perfection I relieve them of this lover’s game of going and coming back. I call it a “lover’s game” because I go away for love and I come back for love — no, not really I, for … Continue reading
NEST building resource
Now, this is useful. If you own a home, there is a free program that will help you compare options for home repair solutions. It’ll even help you determine estimated costs of repairs based on local material costs and local … Continue reading
Sunday Go To Meetin’
Sunday morning, sitting on the bench in the front yard with my wife reading the paper, it hit me. This is better than Church. Just the right mix of nature and neighbors, sun and shade, solitude and company. And no … Continue reading
Halloween treats
This is a good idea for Halloween treats. We always struggle with how to give out healthy snacks and not be the Scroogey family on the block. We’ve given out drinks in the past and gotten a good reception. But … Continue reading
Music Hath Charms…
Music hath charms that soothe the savage…. College Student. And it doesn’t seem to matter what kind of music or even what culture the music is from.
Apostate
(I’m talking to fellow futurists here. If your eyes glaze over, I apologize.) I may be losing my faith as a futurist I’ve been wondering why futures has not taken off as a field. And I wonder if we futurists, … Continue reading
Small Small Small
After deleting my three hundred quazillionth piece of P.E-NI=S enlargement spam this morning, I’ve decided I’ve had enough. Something needs to be said: P.E-NI=Ses are small. Live with it. My P.E-NI=S is small. Your P.E-NI=S is small. Face it. It’s … Continue reading
Self Mastery
The fool tries to control his mind. How can he ever succeed? Mastery always comes naturally To the man who is wise And who loves himself. -Ashtavakra Gita 18:41 A reminder: It’s not what *I* do…