31 December 2009

A Poem: The End Of What Never Was

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OK. So I said my previous post would probably be my last. The operative word was "probably." Anyway...I thought this might be a ...

My First New Year's Eve

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So...This will probably be my last post of the year. It's a little sad to write this: This, the most momentous of my life so far, is ...
30 December 2009

Lives Begin And End With The Old And New Years

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Today, over lunch, Bruce pointed out, "This will be your first year in your new life." As he's been in my life for longer than...
29 December 2009

My Bikes And My Cats, As I'm Healing On The Coldest Day Of The Year

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You've heard the old joke: "It's so cold the politicians have their hands in their own pockets." Perhaps we could update...
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28 December 2009

From The First Meeting To Lunch Next Week

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Dwayne and I had planned on having lunch tomorrow. Alas, he cancelled. He'd suffered from double pneumonia last month and his partner ...
27 December 2009

As This Year Passes; What Has Passed Before This Year

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Tonight, after going to Millie's for a cup of tea, I talked with Marilynne's daughter , who underwent her surgery during the time I ...
26 December 2009

No Time To Criticise, Not Having the Luxury of Gloom

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When I was a kid, if someone had asked me to define the word "gloom," I might have said that it was a cold rain on the day after C...
25 December 2009

Christmas And A Hanai Family

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It's hard to believe that Christmas Day is almost over. I slept late: As rewarding and enlightening as working in the soup kitchen was...
24 December 2009

Privilege In A Soup Kitchen

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Most of the day was briskly cold, as the past couple of days have been. However, toward sunset, the air started to feel damp in spite of th...
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23 December 2009

I Am A Patron Saint In Greenpoint

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Today I had one of my blonde moments. Or was it an absent-minded professor moment? Or should I blame it on my age? After all, I'm in, ...
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22 December 2009

Learning About The Cold

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After this weekend's snow, the air has been filled with the kind of cold that seems to cut right through the skin and go straight to the...
21 December 2009

That Prof Didn't Have To Stand an Egg On End This Semester

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Today is officially the first day of winter. The solstice came at 12:47 pm, our time. I didn't try to stand an egg on its end, so I do...
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