Category Archives: family

Searching for a Solution: How Two Dads are Making a Big Difference

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my brother, scott,

who is also the  father of my nephew, hazen,

who i miss every single day.

on aljazeera america.

once again, trying to spread the word and not giving up the fight.

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https://www.facebook.com/SolvingKidsCancer

In case you missed the segment Solving Kids’ Cancer which aired on Al Jazeera America,

here is the link below:

http://america.aljazeera.com/watch/embed.html/content/ajam/watch/shows/live-news/2014/6/clinical-trials-forchildrenwithcancergivingfamilieshope

credits: aljazeera america, javier perez artwork, solving kids cancer

The poet is a madman lost in adventure. – Paul Verlaine

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in memory of my father, a funny and gentle man

who was about as far as you could get from a bad ass.

but instead,

he was just my dad

who was a busy madman in the ad world during the week.

but

who i watched this movie with,

many times.

along with every other

wwll, madcap comedy, western, and crime caper,

on saturday afternoons.

in our family room,

with sandwiches, and burnt popcorn and lemonade.

thanks for the gifts

of shared time,

a boundless imagination,

and a love of the magic of the movies.

For me, the cinema is not a slice of life, but a piece of cake.
Alfred Hitchcock

 

 

 

The dance is a poem of which each movement is a word. ~ Mata Hari

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as the baby ballerinas wait backstage for their moment in the sun
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emotions are mixed.

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and at last

they are in the spotlight.

and one little dancer goes rogue.

and decides to go solo.

and that is a sure sign.

that she is one of my clan.

and i love her even more for that.

Dancing is just discovery, discovery, discovery. ~Martha Graham

the aussies are coming! the aussies are coming!

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and i couldn’t be happier.

part of my family lives down under.

and soon

they will be up top with us for a while.

and i will have my dream

of all of the daughters

and all of the sons in law

and all of the grand babies

in one place at one time.

and it is sure to be an adventure.

Family faces are magic mirrors. Looking at people who belong to us, we see the past, present, and future.
Gail Lumet Buckley