Every where I look, I see people seemed completely tapped out. They’ve given. They’ve worked. They’ve paid $4 a gallon.?And now, in most circumstances, they are being asked to do more, give more, pay more and work harder.?Exhausted and disheartened, they become brittle. I find this brittleness in myself. Things that never bothered me –… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: April 2009
Filling the lamp….
“To keep a lamp burning, we have to keep putting oil in it.?” –Mother Theresa How do you refill your lamp? Happy Monday!… Continue Reading
Unconscious Mutterings : Week 324
Five little trees + one small backyard = Holy Crap every inch of my body hurts! Our garden efforts continue with the addition of fruit trees. If you read Denver Cereal, my vision for our yard is not dissimilar to the Castle’s yard. Of course the Castle is fiction. And I am merely one sore… Continue Reading
Friday Fiction .: The Fey :. Chapter Nine
? CHAPTER NINE ? “What about the map?” “Myth and legend. He clearly knows that my team went through the Russian compound. But in Afghanistan? Twenty miles is an entire new country.” “He doesn’t know about the extraction.” “The story is that we were dropping off a Green Beret, not that we were extracting a… Continue Reading
Trying to catch up here….
? Sorry to miss both Wednesday and Thursday. I’m just attempting to catch up on my life. I’ll be back soon!… Continue Reading
Simply Kind Tuesdays : Week 23 : How about a little kindness research?
I saw this piece?on Kindness in Australia at Australian Women Online and wanted to share this reseach with you.? “Social Researcher Mark McCrindle discusses the research on altruism and kindness in 21st Century Australia. This research focused on acts of kindness and set out to ascertain Australians? experiences of giving and receiving. “Mark McCrindle found… Continue Reading
Your world….
“Your world is as big as you make it.?” –Georgia Douglas Johnson Happy Monday! May your week be filled with blessings…. Continue Reading
Unconscious Mutterings : Week 323
Well, I’m still having computer ‘issues.’ Or I should say that somewhere in the world, a little frustrated boy, unable to use a trojan, launched one instead. And my poor computer, with anti-virus protection, was the recipient of this errant seed. Gratefully, rather than nine months of gestation or passing along the jizz, I believe… Continue Reading
Friday Fiction .: The Fey :. Chapter Eight
? Previous Chapters CHAPTER EIGHT? ?”Brave. That’s why they’re your friends.” Her whirling mind came to a halt at his comment, “What?” “You are incredibly brave, sir. Most people would hide in a hole after what you’ve been through. It’s an honor to know you.” “Thanks, I think. Fifteen minutes.” “Yes, sir.” Alex jogged up… Continue Reading
Thursday 13 – When they came….
With all of the fighting between the can’t-be-wrong people and the change people, these words resonate deep within me. ? And there are 13 lines! ? When the Nazis came for the?communists, I remained silent; I was not a communist. Then they locked up the?social democrats, I remained silent; I was not a social democrat…. Continue Reading