(Lou-Lou) I wasn’t sure of the correct English word. Cassie told me it was interloper, but that I wasn’t one. Still, I feel a bit strange as this is my first, and probably only, post on this site now that it is closing. I have written a few things on ‘People Like Us’ ...
One of the things that I’ve learned of late is that my darkness, along with abilities that I’ve gained through life events have served me well. They’ve kept me alive when there’s no reason that I should still be walking. They’ve given me the gift of sight…the ability to see ...
This time others had more ideas. May happen next year. Need to ask some people for donations to help with the fundraising concert – muffins – Rusty Wine – later this week.–And it is still raining. May 19 – Tuesday—- Very Commonwheel day.–Slept later than normal.–Learned about ...
August 5, 2013 / The New Tattoo August 1, 2013 / My Life on the Floor July 30, 2013 / SquidHound’s Solution July 24, 2013 / Outrageous Ambition July 18, 2013 / One Size Fits All July 17, 2013 / Ways and Means July 15, 2013 / Magpie Fight July 12, 2013 / Unlabelable July ...
And yes, I understand you can get better at anything via persistence, and that hard work trumps innate or “natural” talent any day…. Nevertheless, you could tattoo a description ofmoiself’snatural aptitude for music on the tip of my pinky finger and still have room for the Declaration...
And the answer is “We had a great time.” While it was a wonderful adventure meeting my new-found sister-in-law Susan and niece Ana (my only surviving biological relative – that I know about), it was a tiny bit strange for both of us. Not bad strange, but OK strange. Like being...
The reason? Well, after allStefani Germanotta(the real name of the American popstar) is a professional singer acclaimed throughout the world while her character (the fascinating/disturbing Harley) is not. Tattoo by Michael Cloutier, @cloutiermichael ...
is a wild churn of memories of past days off, hopes of what might be accomplished, calculations of what is most important, ideas of what might be fun or relaxing, good and bad takes (probably bad tbh) on how much time I have and how well I will use it, and fears about feeling jud...
A ruin is not just something that happened long ago to someone else; its history is that of us all, the transience of power, of ideas, of all human endeavors. —George Schaller 10 How strange to think that great pain may be impermanent. Something in us all seems to want to carve it...
I didn’t know that grief was more like a tattoo — an ink that stays in your skin for the rest of your life. It may fade with time, stretch as you grow, wrinkle with age. Some call grief a scar, but to me, it has more color than that. I think “tattoo” is more accurate,...