‘i’m so glad i live in a world where there are octobers.’
l.m. montgomery – anne of green gables
Oct29
Author Archives: beth
Oct28
how many can i be?
little guy in my class
whispering
excitedly
about
all of the things
he wants to become
chef
make delicious food
ballet dancer
the ballerinas are so beautiful
i want to marry them
artist
make pretty things
movie maker
monsters, aliens, bugs
discoverer
find things
traveler
see the whole world
inventor
make up new things
storyteller
tell stories to people
musician
make songs
but
how many can i be?
and
there is something
that i really, really
need to be the most
i need to be a dad
i have to be a dad for my daddy
because
he doesn’t have one
anymore
his daddy
my poppy
died
and
i think i’ll be
his daddy
he needs a daddy
the great man is he who does not lose his child’s-heart. ~mencius
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image credits: dailymail.co.uk, getty images
Oct27
once. again.
one of my all time favorites
‘once’
an indy film
shot in ireland
in just a few weeks
for only 150,00 usd
with real people
and real music
and
love and heart and soul
and the stars/musicians were shocked
when they won an academy award
for their song
and they fell in love in real life
and they made music together
and then
they broke up in real life
and stayed friends
and still make music together
and the movie was remembered
then made into a broadway play
and i was lucky enough
to see it
when it was on tour here
the stage
was an irish pub
the audience was invited up
to have a drink on stage
while the cast fiddled away
then the play began
and it was
all beautiful music and love and heartbreak and ireland
and i loved every minute of it
once.
again.
—
if music be the food of love, play on. –
william shakespeare
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movie credit: fox searchlight features
Oct26
if only life could be a little more tender and art a little more robust. – alan rickman
olympism is the marriage of sport and culture.
– juan antonio samaranch
Oct25
“life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint you can on it.” – danny kaye
not me or anyone i know,
but we do share the same room painting technique.
—
paint project
in
my loft bedroom
up high in the cottage
paint clothes on
sweat pants with lost drawstring
falling down
somehow rear end
gets painted
and
lying back
on my tarp covered bed
moved to the center of the room
painting
the low arched ceiling above
paint on my face
in my ears
in my hair
nacho the cat not the food
crying downstairs
the whole time
finally coming up
getting wet paint on him
tracking downstairs
must have been
raised by
depressed
coyotes
he does not meow
like a cat
it is more of a
soulful mourning
bug flies
into the whirlwind
and creates
a textured wall
head hit
on angled walls
time and time again
arms covered
in splatter
i stand
on tippy-toes
balanced precariously
on the edge of the stairs
to reach tiny corners
paint dripping and drying
on wood floor in kitchen below
chip it off
curtain downstairs
taken off
to avoid paint
but
rod broken in process
painting quickly
before the dark of night
when it’s impossible to see up there
in the mood lighting
wow
that’s a lot of color
i can’t wait
to see it
in the daylight
out of paint
put empty can in car
paint gets on seats
goo be gone
leaves a mark
i’ve decided
not to become
a professional
house painter
—
‘one must act in painting as in life, directly.’ -pablo picasso
Oct24
ruffled?
Oct22
you don’t need a silver fork to eat good food. – paul prudhomme
eating dinner out with baby j
is always
a culinary adventure
of
the highest order
part of the meal
is often spent
below the table
and then
the appearance
of a tiny, pudgy hand
reminds me
of why
we are here
sharing
our food
and
our space.
Oct20
customize.
Oct19
crossed wires.
my morning spent chatting live with rahul at comcast online:
• Rahul > Hello Beth_, Thank you for contacting Comcast Live Chat Support. My name is Rahul. Please give me one moment to review your information.
• Beth_ > My Issue: i cannot sign in to pay my bill using my usual user id and password. please advise.
• Rahul > Hi Beth , how are you doing today?
• Rahul > As I understand you need help with log in information to the Comcast account to pay the bill, am I correct?
• Beth_ > yes
• Rahul > Alright.
• Rahul > I can definitely help you with log in information request.
• Rahul > I understand online account management is most convenient and safe mode to pay bills.
• Beth_ > thank you
• Rahul > You are welcome.
• Rahul > For account security, can I ask you few questions?
• Beth_ > yes
• Rahul > Thank You!
• Rahul > Can I know username with which you are trying to log in ?
• Beth_ > my usual email
• Rahul > Thank you for this detail.
• Rahul > Can I have last 4 digits of your social security number?
• Beth_ > ****
• Rahul > Thank you for that information.
• Rahul > While I search your account details, Let me tell you about our Xfinity GO app, You can watch thousands of XFINITY On Demand TV shows and movies anytime, anywhere, with XFINITY TV Go.
• Rahul > Thank you for being on hold.
• Rahul > Beth, as I have checked username associated with the Comcast account is : ====
• Rahul > I see you have Digital Voice service. In order to protect your account information online, We need to call you at (**********) and this would be way for verification. Once this is completed I will be able to reset your password. May I know are you available on your Comcast number?
• Beth_ > i’m just trying to pay my bill and i’ve always used my email with ‘*****’ as a password up until today
• Rahul > Thank you for specifying that.
• Rahul > I understand that you were able to log in with the third party email address, but now, the policy has been changed in order to secure all customers account.
• Rahul > In order to access your Comcast account, you need to log in with the Comcast user name.
• Rahul > May I know are you available on your Comcast number?
• Beth_ > okay. so do i use ‘****’ then and use ‘*****’ as my password?
• Beth_ > i’m available on my cell **********
• Rahul > Thank you for specifying that.
• Rahul > Beth, I apologize but we are only authorized to call on Comcast assigned home phone number.
• Rahul > Is there anyone else available at Comcast home phone number to take the verification call on your behalf?
• Beth_ > i do not have a home phone though i have been assigned a number by comcast. all i want to do is pay my bill. i really don’t want all this hassle. i may have to change providers so that it can be an easier process for me to give them my money.
• Rahul > I understand your concern.
• Rahul > Beth, I can assist you with the process of payment on the chat.
• Beth_ > and i won’t be able to pay online unless i add a home phone to go with that number you assigned me years ago for a phone i’ve never had?
• Rahul > Beth , as an alternate verification, we also require a 4 digit pin to complete the verification process.
• Beth_ > to verify that i am a customer and have been for years?
• Rahul > I can send you the pin via US postal services, you will receive the pin with in 2-4 working days, once you have the pin you can initiate a chat and with the help of pin we will be able to assist you with the Comcast account.
• Beth_ > all this just to pay my bill? to give you my money?
• Rahul > Beth, as you have Comcast phone services associated with the account, we need either to call on Comcast assigned home phone number or verify the security pin, without completing verification process the system will not allow to reset the password.
• Rahul > Beth, I have send you the pin via US postal services.
• Beth_ > so…if i don’t pay my bill, i’m assuming someone from comcast will be able to contact me on my cell phone number that i have provided you, instead of the nonexistent home phone for which i have a phantom comcast phone number or online through my comcast account? and it will be taken care of at that time, as they would want me to pay my bill?
• Rahul > Beth, I understand your concern.
• Rahul > I apologize for the inconvenience caused, but as per the FCC policy we will not be able to reset the password without the call on Comcast assigned home phone number or verifying the security pin.
• Rahul > However, I can assist you with the process of payment on the chat.
• Beth_ > i will await the call from comcast on my phantom phone and pay my bill at that time. does the fact that we are chatting on my comcast internet service to solve the comcast identity riddle, support the fact that i am indeed, a customer, and who i say i am? i’m really not trying to buy secret hbo streaming service on someone else’s account, i’m trying to give you money, as you have asked me to do as part of my cable contract.
• Rahul > Would you like to make the payment on the chat ?
• Beth_ > i will await my call on the phantom phone and if it rings i will be surprised as it does not exist, but would happily pay my bill. thank you for your time and service.
—
gâchis (French) – a good opportunity wasted by staggering levels of incompetence (from multiple sources) evidenced in its implementation.
Oct18
touch a scientist and you touch a child. – ray bradbury
science day today
and parents
shared their science
with the children
who were
in awe
of
all of it
and loved
the discovery
and
hands-on
exploration
and
so many
questions
and
trying to make some sense
of the world
around them
carbon dioxide
dry ice
liquids
solids
gas
molecules
scottish highland longhair cows with horns
horses
computers
circuits
eyes
matter
changing form
and turning into
cotton candy
right before their eyes
molecular biology
and
oils and flowers and salts
to soothe them in the bath
when they are tired or hurt
and
then
so much excitement
when
realizing
the world is filled
with endless possibilities
—
most people say that it is the intellect which makes a great scientist.
they are wrong: it is character.
– albert einstein
