Lots of Coffee, lots of kids. It's a peaceful life.
So would it unnerve you to call me Maggie in Minnesota instead of Margaret?I prefer the friendliness of Maggie and am thinking of making the switch once and for all. It’s hard, though! (All change is, at least for me.)What do you think? Let’s have a tally.Updated to Add: If you are here from Mark Shea’s blog, the polls are closed. Thank you for … [Read more...]
Subtitled: On being thankful for my independence and yet, not.I need a hug.The sun is shining. The coffee’s brewing. My arms and legs and eyes all work.So what’s the problem?I don’t know, and that’s the problem!We’re hosting a neighborhood block party tonight and perhaps it’s that I’m stressed. That would be why I’m sitting in front of the … [Read more...]
Peter Gabriel’s Down to Earth (from the WALL•E soundtrack)I saw Peter Gabriel’s So tour in 1987—the best concert ever. I was in Glasgow and happened to see a poster for his concert that evening. Bought a ticket at the door, the lady said, “Seated or standing?” I said, “Standing,” and there you go. I was right in front for the whole performance. … [Read more...]
