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day 6
day 6: horror
my son said kiss me on the lips, daddy.
i said i'll kiss you on the cheek, okay?
he said i want to see you kiss mama on the lips, daddy
i said why?
he giggled, five years old, asking about kisses.
why?
he said
i like watching.
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day 5
day 5
i sit at early Mass this morning,
the homily a cold hive of bees
murmuring you are called to be a disciplewhile i rock in the pew ( Read more... ) -
day 3
day 3: untitled
dining room, white tablecloth:
the gossamer white mesh and our praying mantis
looking down at a cage floor of fruit fly
carcasses.
jack said, process rather than product.
and just now i figured out that it's not that
he didn't care about the product, he wanted us
to care more about process.not the orange tea rose and lemon ( Read more... ) -
Day 2: neighbor
day 2: neighbor
so if the sun were to purple like a plum
and you were my neighbor and short on apricots
for breakfast, because the breakfast you made
was only flakes and cream, and you joked
that all the men you've dated were breakfasti would ask you to forgive me for staring ( Read more... ) -
journal entry
no will, really. typing this
is heavy lifting, like the 20th chin-up
you know you need to do but you can't even muster
getting out of bed. instead, couch.
remote. the orange glow
of cheetos.
my son embraces failure.
he says it often.
i give up.already i hate his Pre-K friends ( Read more... ) -
update
so... I have got the following bullshit to deal with:- my bosses (i have two) appreciate my work, but do not understand the full contributions i am making to IT;
- one boss (the Boss Lady) wants me to post some "quick wins";
- the other boss (the Boss Man) has a better understanding of what i do, but when the fit hits the shan, defers to the Boss Lady.
I am ( Read more... ) -
baseline
So... our consultant/Project Manager elected to roll-off our project yesterday. I don't blame her. Our project management team essentially hung her out to dry. If you're on a project that
a) tabs you with the project manager nomenclature, and you ( Read more... ) -
so i finally got to see "Superman Returns"
it's what happens when you're a dad...
"You will be different.
Sometimes, you will feel like an outcast,
but you will never be alone.
You will make my strength your own.
You will see my life through your eyes
as your life will be seen through mine
as the son becomes the father
and the father becomes the son."