In my attempt to bring sunshine into my world I have cast another's world into a darkness that will spread and engulf my known universe. I am sorry.

The following is my brain trying to figure out how I feel about letting someone back into my life.
( cut for drama and length )

Spent this weekend in a funk. Not sure why, just bitter and antisocial to a point near intolerable, at least from my perspective. Lucky for me I didn't have to go anywhere. Sadly, my beautiful wife was bathed in my self pity the whole weekend. Still not sure what the trigger was and still in a bit of fog mentally but feeling better. Yuck...just

I have not been sick or in jail or anything like that. I can't even use the "I've been busy" excuse even though we all know how it gets during the holidays. Let's call it what it is. I've been lazy. Let me give a little catch up and then I'll get back into the swing of things ( Read more... )

When I was in high school world history our teacher, one of the most influentical teachers I have ever experienced, ran this film strip set to this poem both before and after our study of the holocaust. That was over two decades ago and I still carry its message of warning in my heart. Recently the story has been returning to my mind for reasons as ( Read more... )

My brother who lives in Colorado came through town on his way to our old home stomps for his high school reunion. We did the EMP, sushi at our favorite sushi place, wine tasting and just hung out together. I haven't seen him in...fuck, can't remember how long! I know I was with my first wife and we've been apart for about six years so it's been a ( Read more... )

Coyote, Otter, Fox and Crow were walking through the forest one day when they came to a clearing. Since it was very hot that day and there was a river at the edge of the glen they decided to sit at the water’s edge and cool their tongues in the river ( Read more... )

On my way south to Eugene for farieworlds. Pics to follow.

As sad as it is, there has to be a "first fatality" in the history of any public transit service. Here in Seattle, we've been way behind the curve on some kind of public rail service. After long years of planning, politicking and production Seattle Light Rail finally launched. There are some concerns over the fact that it shares the same road as ( Read more... )

I just got our copy of Who Killed Amanda Palmer (a collaboration between Kyle Cassidy, Neil Gaimen, Amanda Palmer and a handful of talented photographers) and it is wonderful and artistic and captivating and, yes, it's even a bit disturbing. Thanks to all the great minds that went into making it and thank to my wife for picking it up for us!