it’s exciting to think
that some of the best moments of our lives
are yet to happen.
—
fall 2019 -cranbrook, bloomfield hills, michigan, usa
Nov26
Category Archives: Life
Nov22
little pockets, big ideas.
where did your snack go?
it’s all gone.
where did it all go?
just a big smile
and very full pockets.
clever really.
never hurts to be prepared for anything.
—
“you have to create little pockets of joy in your life to take care of yourself.”
-jonathan van ness
Nov21
different.
Nov20
doorknob confessions.
it is said that no matter how long a conversation has gone on
the most important truths are revealed
as one touches the doorknob and turns to leave.
I find this phenomenon so interesting
and have experienced it firsthand.
have you ever made,
or been the recipient of,
a doorknob confession?
—
“all confessions are Odysseys.”
-raymond queneau
Nov18
vin and tang.
i bought both of these
on the same shopping trip
if I drink the two of them
can I call it
even?
each is fermented after all
can i call it
a truce?
perfect balance?
harmony?
—
“there’s eternal opposition between yin and yang.
no third party at all, but treason occurs sometimes.”
-toba beta
Nov16
in praise of ironing.
Poetry is pure white.
It emerges from water covered with drops,
is wrinkled, all in a heap.
It has to be spread out, the skin of this planet,
has to be ironed out, the sea’s whiteness;
and the hands keep moving, moving,
the holy surfaces are smoothed out,
and that is how things are accomplished.
Every day, hands are creating the world,
fire is married to steel,
and canvas, linen, and cotton come back
from the skirmishings of the laundries,
and out of light a dove is born –
pure innocence returns out of the swirl.
—
–in praise of ironing by Pablo Neruda, translated by Alastair Reid
Nov15
next to normal.
Diana Turner sings her heart out
—
as the name would imply
this was not your ordinary theater performance
a story told in song
next to normal
is a tale that will touch your every emotion
when a family lets you into their living room and their lives
as they try to navigate their way
through the relentless storms that mental illness can bring
with a story and score that won a pulitzer and numerous Tony awards
I was not be able to turn my eyes or ears away from what was in front of me
with larger than life heartbreaking voices
pouring out their souls
on a tiny stage in this tiny 32-seat theater.
it was a very potent cocktail.
—
“make them laugh, make them cry, and back to laughter.
what do people go to the theatre for?
an emotional exercise.
I am a servant of the people.
I have never forgotten that.”
-mary pickford
—
credits: slipstream theater initiative, barbie weisserman, music theater international
Nov14
that’s going to leave a mark.
“a child’s life is like a piece of paper on which every person leaves a mark.”
– Chinese Proverb
Nov12
determination.
that moment when you understand
that a little thing like a snowstorm
won’t stop you from getting where you need to go.
—
“determination gives you the resolve to keep going
in spite of the roadblocks that lay before you.”
-denis waitley
Nov6
outburst.
a great night with wilco.
—
“music is an outburst of the soul.”
– f
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hill auditorium, Ann Arbor, mi, usa – November 2019
I didn't have my glasses on.... 
