Go on, finish the thought. You know what comes next. I have been chewing on this question for a while and would love to hear your take: Is there a person who is pure in heart? Originally the topic isolated itself, pertaining solely to fame which then bled into success oozing into pride and ending… Continue reading All that Glitters
Category: Spirit
A question or two or more: a post of questions
When the SPCA rounds up 143 million pounds of beef because the cows were “inhumanely treated” (read: couldn’t walk and had to be prodded with a forklift toward the slaughterhouse), what happens to all that meat? And more importantly, did those cows live and die in vain? When does accountability make its way into the… Continue reading A question or two or more: a post of questions
The convergence of despair and delight
Today, holed up in a chocolate cafe, in equal parts I watch the people walk by the large panoramic window and reflect on a poem by Borges. Some weeks push the envelope… last week my sweet N. went under the knife for a double mastectomy and D. unexpectedly had a stroke Sunday evening. While both… Continue reading The convergence of despair and delight
Things I love so far this week- Christmas edition
It’s late on a Sunday night and my internal clock is off in a might-be-in-London-but-am-in-SF sort of way. Ack. The familia just left tonight and we had some classic moments that made this Christmas unforgettable: 1. Watching crabbers haul in dungeness crabs at Crissy Field. 2. Catching glimpses of the seal that ate the bait… Continue reading Things I love so far this week- Christmas edition
Things I Love so far this Week: Birthday Edition
1. Attending Madama Butterfly and sniffling along with the crowd at Cio Cio San’s sad tale. 2. Sitting next to seven year old P. and listening to her childish giggle during “Enchanted”. 3. Sleeping in late and getting to loll about in my warmed flannel sheets, talking to Tia M. 4. Walking to Green Apple,… Continue reading Things I Love so far this Week: Birthday Edition
The present of history- part 1
is that it often is a precursor to the past. As a wise man once said, “There is nothing new under the sun” and perhaps music is the best instrument of that. I find often new interpretations but even more often familiar riffs embedded into “new” songs. And yet my poet du jour and I… Continue reading The present of history- part 1
Things I love so far this week- party edition
1. The new setup in the living room- good for large gatherings of people 2. Collaborative efforts of music, food and drinks with my boy Kenny-O 3. Toasted macadamia nuts 4. Wiling away the hours chatting with Mai Mai on the couch as Ad sidles up and starts making funny comments 5. Having so many… Continue reading Things I love so far this week- party edition
Things I love so far this week
1. Sleeping in Thursday morning after an early a.m. airport run (like a big snooze button). 2. Singing the doxology 3 times at Thanksgiving to give thanks back to our Creator. 3. Seeing the opera “MacBeth” tomorrow night, sitting in killer seats. 4. My mom and I disagreeing politely like iron sharpening iron. 5. Connecting… Continue reading Things I love so far this week
Things I love so far this week
1. “Across the Universe”… a truly brilliant musical tour de force on the wide screen! 2. Rediscovering my love of the pot- painting pottery today with friends and having my way with color. Hello Provence! 3. Moving my cookbooks back to the kitchen and seeing their cheerfully colorful salutation every time I walk into the… Continue reading Things I love so far this week
Things I love this week
It’s been a few weeks since blogging which really means what happened to my computer?! And so what used to have the backdrop of Scheveningen on my laptop now has an ad of a bull terrier English Breakfast tea on it with the words “assertive”, “strong” and “bold” rising out of the steam. Kind of… Continue reading Things I love this week
Things I love so far this week: beauty edition
How many people have asked me this week: “What happened to your chin?” To which I have replied: 1.) I’m getting started on my Halloween costume early- do you think I’ll make a good zombie? 2.) I burned it steeping a cup of tasty Yunnan. I am that committed to tea. 3.) I was smelling… Continue reading Things I love so far this week: beauty edition
Ten things I love so far this week
1. Reading Tennyson’s poem “Charge of the Light Brigade” aloud at church this morning! 2. Finishing my paper on Paul Celan’s poem “Deathfugue”! 3. Samovar / “Darjeeling Limited” scenery / walking to the Embarcadero with S. 4. Snow Patrol’s album “Eyes open” 5. A dish I concocted today of Israeli couscous, curry powder, dried cherries,… Continue reading Ten things I love so far this week