Happy Mother's Day
Reblogged from merlinspielen: It is Mother’s Day, and so to all the moms both biological and psychological, to all the moms by choice and by circumstance, to all the moms […]
Category Archives: |Ramble
Thinking Small Change
Size matters. At least some people would like you to believe that size matters in the sense that “bigger is better.” We see that played out in all sorts of ways from […]
May the Fourth Be With You…
It is May the 4th and well that makes this Star Wars day! So Happy Star Wars day to all you happy Disney fans. Oh wait that sounds wrong. Disney […]
Happy May Day
Today is May 1st and finally feeling like winter has left. It also feels like winter has zipped straight into summer without any gradual ramp up from freezing to mildly […]
Lemony Goodies!
Good Friday
(Originally Posted Good Friday 2012 when I had no followers…here it is again) This day seems to be the forgotten holiday of the year. There is no lead-up to Good […]
Earth Hour - Such a Waste
Reblogged from merlinspielen: Yesterday (March 31st 2012) millions of people around the world pretended to reduce their energy usage by turning off the lights and living in darkness for one […]
Tantrum
I want it now give it to me give it here give it give! why do you deny what I want what I need right here now! I know you […]
Happy Anniversary to My Blog!
Happy Anniversary! You registered on WordPress.com 1 years ago! Thanks for flying with us. Keep up the good blogging! Wow – one whole year! Only 7 more posts until my […]
Happy Green Party Day
Well here it is St. Patrick’s Day. The day of being green and drinking beer. And if you drink enough beer you get the joy of turning green for the […]
Ides of March
The ides of March have come, bringing us rebirth yet to be reborn first one must die and so Julius Caesar birthed an empire with his spilled blood brightly flowing […]
Conversation After Dinner
Reblogged from merlinspielen: Dinner was simply lovely. Thank you for letting me into your kitchen Oh coffee yes that would be perfect And now I think, I know I should […]
Left Untouched
you drift past bright eyed hair flowing flashing smile leaving floral eddies in your wake turning my thoughts to spring and how you would taste under starlight… when the phone […]
Caught Between Lovers
spring winked yesterday making the sun blush with unexpected heat sending winter reeling today winter returned cool crisp and pure soft white flakes dancing across eager ripe buds leaving me […]
Uplifted in the Rain
This morning’s path to work brings silver skies reflecting my silvered hair dripping down chilled silver rain tinkling drops on icy eaves and sidewalks I am autumn entering another springtime […]
The Scent of Mud
Morning came much too early today, with the clock leaping ahead an hour into darkness. I did go to bed earlier to try and start the adjustment. I even set […]
Torn Asunder
What God has joined together let no man put asunder traditional Christian marriage ceremony Nothing lasts forever – yet there I was nearly 13 years ago promising eternity to the […]
Fatigued
Another day and I am out of ideas. No spark at all. So I will ramble meaningless sentences on to the white screen in front of me. Not sure what […]
Hazards
danger danger up ahead caution warning flashing red those curves they move way to fast can’t just let them slide right past gotta ride them round the bend worry later […]
Kindness
“Three things in human life are important: the first is to be kind; the second is to be kind; and the third is to be kind.” ― Henry James Today […]
Ghosts of Open Houses
I walk these floors hearing squeaks knowing fearing others lived in here making memories right there this is where they slept made love dreamt of today as their tomorrow I […]
Smell of Smoke
the snow scape crisp white winter frost chill around me a sharp cold wind biting from behind bright thawing heat dancing flicker in front enjoying the smoke scent wafting up […]
Tuesday Pause
I find this time of year leaves me melancholy and low-energy. Plodding along from day-to-day, moment extending into ongoing moments. Pondering if I should perhaps stick a fork into […]
A Fear of Apples
The internet is awesome for one thing: random browsing of random things. This concept of random browsing is why I love libraries and bookstores. You wander down a stack of […]
How to Tell if You Live in Poverty.
I have been hearing the economic whinging of others in the last few months. Maybe even a few years. Mostly the complaints are the tragedy of ‘un-met wants’ and not having the […]
Rick Mercer: Snow Day Rant
Cause a snow day is a part of growing up Canadian: It should be on a stamp!
Monday Again
Wow. Monday here once more in my living room. Happens to me every week yet it still surprises me when it arrives. Monday morning all dark and gloomy beeping at […]
Midden Heap of Thoughts
These words languish alone on the page unread unvoiced unrhymed hollowed out devoid of meaning if a poem is posted and there is no one near by to read it […]
Deep Quotes for the Blues
Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let […]
Friday in the Snow: Robert Burns
January swirls around me in puffs and gusts of white powder. Clouds low and deep with shadows swoop down dumping cold snow down my neck, slowing my long walk home […]
Unusual Foods: Cock Flavoured Soup
The other day I was shopping at my local grocery store in the “International Foods” section of the store and I browsed past this food item. Later I looked it […]
Only 77 Days Remaining…make a request!
It all began April 1st, 2012. A challenge to myself to write at least one blog post per day. And here I am 77 days away from that goal. It […]
Skin on Skin
here we lie entangled akimbo soft warmth of january thaw fresh in our glowing flesh sheets rumpled in sweat sweet salty scent of passion wrapped inside each breath each touch […]
13th minute of 13th hour of 13th day of the 13th year of the Millennium
Are you triskaidekaphobic? That would be one that suffers from an abnormal fear of the number 13. Well today is a day full of thirteens! The only thing that would […]
Oubliette
oubliette: a secret place of imprisonment, usually with only one opening in the top. In a world of instant maps I am suddenly adrift without even a tiger unable to find […]
Indifferent
For good or bad it doesn’t matter there is no measure carefully applied anywhere between us that can yield a significant result within the bounded error of tolerance untransmutable insubstantial […]
Just Fine
You stop and say hello vacantly unsure you ask me polite questions and I answer ‘just fine’ which really mostly some of the time is the truth and that is […]
Subtle Dreams
Stretched out wrapped in curve of my supine body nestled warmly enmeshed in this delicious scent tingling afterglow of evening frolic eyes half-closed purring contentment what blissful dreams do cats […]
Intrigued
You slip into the room and pull my eyes along following your grace your alluring mystery Your smile entraps me and your eyes pull me swallowing me whole in enchanting […]
Over Load
Gotta do this Gotta do that Another item on the list jot it down get it done check it off start again rapid fire processing Where is this? Where is […]
Epiphany
The moment of realization. Striking like a bolt from the unexpected.
Twelfth Day of Christmas: Twelve Drummers Drumming
On the twelfth day of Christmas My true love gave to me: Twelve Drummer Drumming… January 5th is here and so this is the “Twelfth Day of Christmas.” In the […]
Eleventh Day of Christmas: Eleven Pipers Piping
On the eleventh day of Christmas My true love gave to me: Eleven Pipers Piping… January 4th is here and so this is the “Eleventh Day of Christmas.” In the […]
Tenth Day of Christmas: Ten Lords-a-Leaping
On the tenth day of Christmas My true love gave to me: Ten lords-a-leaping… January 3rd is here and so this is the “Tenth Day of Christmas.” To tell the […]
Ninth Day of Christmas: Nine Ladies Dancing
On the ninth day of Christmas My true love gave to me: nine ladies dancing… January 2nd is here and so this is the “Ninth Day of Christmas.” One would […]
Eighth Day of Christmas: Eight Maids a-Milking
On the eighth day of Christmas My true love gave to me: eight maids a-milking… January 1st is here and so this is the “Eighth Day of Christmas.” Eighth is […]
Happy New Year!
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. May […]
2012 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 4,329 films were submitted to the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. This blog had 18,000 […]
Seventh Day of Christmas: Seven Swans-a-Swimming
On the seventh day of Christmas My true love gave to me: Seven Swans-a-Swimming… December 31st is here and so this is the “Seventh Day of Christmas” – and the […]
Sixth Day of Christmas: Six Geese-a-Laying
On the sixth day of Christmas My true love gave to me: Six Geese-a-Laying December 30th is here and so this is the “Sixth Day of Christmas.” The day of […]
