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I’m sure you are well into the New Year by now, but I’m just getting going. Like just now getting going. Today. Harry didn’t start school until the 7th, and during those first seven days, we played a lot, made some resolutions  I’ve already taken a class to fulfill one of those resolutions), then I [...]

It’s been a busy month, but the presents are wrapped… the stockings are hung (all 14 and a half of them)…and I’m in Nashville, TN with my extended dance mix family for a Happy Holiday. Here’s hoping you and yours are warm and cozy. I’ll leave you with some last minute Holiday writings and wish [...]

Like I said the other day, and like I know we’re all feeling, the true meaning of the Holiday season (and for us, Christmas all around), was abruptly brought back into focus last Friday…peace, love, children. Around here, we’re still feeling all the feelings…sadness, anger, fear…and all in all, it makes for a very sober [...]

I was in San Francisco on Friday and woke up at 5 am, unable to get back to sleep. I crept downstairs for coffee and found myself in a quiet, magical world full of Christmas ornamentation, gingerbread delights and Holiday music from the 40s. I was the only one up in the Fairmont Hotel lobby…and [...]

Welcome to Part Three of the tale of broken bones, black eyes, failing, falling and flying. Don’t know what I’m talking about? Where have you been?! Living your life in a wonderfully fulfilling way? Oh, I see. Well, here you go then…A recap for you: Act One.  Act Two.  Caught up? Okay. So Jenny and I were [...]

Are you ready for Act II of this story? Of course you are. You’ve been waiting for a week. Well, let’s go then. But first, let’s recap: You may remember that I broke my tailbone from walking, then I got a black eye from sleeping., then I decided to climb up a very tall ladder. It’s [...]

This is a story of a steep climb and far journey that began at least three months ago. It’s long and and it’s sorted and it involves me body slamming myself regularly, therefore I believe it requires to be told in at least three parts. So let’s do that. August 18, 2012: The day had [...]

Living in this house…where my great grandparents used to live…I’ve found that memories I’ve long forgotten often pop out of nowhere in the most unexpected ways. It happened today when a pecan fell on my head. I was just walking out to the car, through the gate, down the path, when plop. Incoming dive bomber [...]

Now that Halloween is over, we just keep celebrating around here. But instead of looking forward to Thanksgiving, we look back to those who came before us. Dia de los Muertos, baby. We celebrate it November 1 and 2 (and the big celebration in Austin is Saturday, Nov 3), so we’ve got this going on [...]