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thirty

In friends, life, nablopomo, travel on 30 December 2008 tagged december, nablopomo, new york with 2 comments

on the first day of the first month of the new year, i’m heading north, to rochester, new york. there, i’m meeting a friend and we’re heading north to niagara falls, ontario. i’ve never been to the falls before, so i’m looking forward to getting away and taking in all of the natural beauty. i’ll [...]

another life, another time

In friends, life, words on 7 October 2008 tagged happy birthday, tmm with no comments

depth of friendship does not depend on length of acquaintance (r. tagore) happy birthday, my friend.  i always smile when i think of you.

full moon tomorrow

In friends, life, stardust on 15 August 2008 tagged august, full moon, goodbye, js, sturgeon moon with 3 comments

the august full moon is known as the sturgeon moon. the fishing tribes are given credit for the naming of this moon, since sturgeon, a large fish of the great lakes and other major bodies of water, were most readily caught during this month. a few tribes knew it as the red moon because, as [...]

class of 1993

In friends, life on 23 June 2008 tagged 1993, high school, reunion with 2 comments

i just received an invitation to my fifteen-year high school reunion.  i can’t believe it’s been fifteen years since i put on my gold cap and gown and marched to ‘pomp and circumstance’ in the warm sun of a june afternoon.  in some ways i can hardly remember the person i was in 1993, driving [...]

chloe

In friends, life, pets on 16 June 2008 tagged cat, chloe, siamese with 5 comments

since joining my life in 1993, chloe, my siamese, has seen me through college, various relationships, and an assortment of living arrangements. through it all she has remained my unwaivering companion and confidant. even though her kidneys are failing and her step is slowing, she still looks at me with wisdom and grace and i [...]