Hiked the Scout Trail (only five miles) in the rain on Saturday! It was fantastic and I have a few so-so pictures of that, but not with me right now. I have scant  connections to the internet right now because I'm staying pretty much all week at my parents' house. The hike was nice, though. Along the trail, we came upon a doe, approximately 30 ( Read more... )

Sometimes that is all that needs to be said. But I'm not going to stop there. What a terribly wonderful day today was. It rained all day long. It was gray and gloomy and I was so happy. I worked my first eight-hour day since I began working at Barnes & Noble. And it was wonderful, as well. I was cashiering, and you know, some of my customers really ( Read more... )

I'm going to be a host, a go-to person, for Robert Hass. Amazing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Hass

My poem "40 Cents" will be published in the December issue of Cause and Effect.

I like how when I pull into the driveway of my house, it looks like the house is glowing with someone's presence. But Len left the bedroom light on. And of course, I always leave my office light on. Strange, because I like darkness. No, love darkness. I also love this cooler weather.
So here I am waiting for Len to come home. I'll do some reading ( Read more... )

I only watch the Republican National Convention to watch all of the Republicans dance to Footloose.

I have been very disappointed in libraries lately. I renewed my card from my childhood library down in New Kensington (People's Library, which I fondly call Peep's Library). Seriously. Peep's Library does not have any Whitman. Or Hass, a Pulitzer Prize winner. My university's library is disappointing, as well. Chatham is having this great ( Read more... )

This may just be because I'm kind of drunk, but it's fun to see my first name in politics...

All those little signs.

Sarah Palin is a product of the liberal feminist movement. She worked her "way up" from PTA/Hockey mom to senator of Alaska. So, Sarah Palin's 17-year-old daughter is pregnant. Of course, Palin is being trashed for being the mother of a several-month-old child while at the same time anticipating grandparenthood. The liberals are screaming. But isn' ( Read more... )

Deliverance, booze, Len, deep-woods freaks, sodomy, my heart pounding.

I have very low blood pressure, so the facts say.

But this is an ideal night.