Monthly Archives: July 2010

Night Swimming

Posted on July 31, 2010 by favoritephilosopher

The haunting R.E.M. song “Night Swimming” never fails to move me – I really don’t know the lyrics, except that “night swimming deserves a quiet night.”  It takes me back to a night when I was in my twenties, living … Continue reading →

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Labyrinth

Posted on July 30, 2010 by favoritephilosopher

It is really way too late to be writing, it is actually “tomorrow,”  but I know that if I let myself off the hook with the “promise to be back soon” business that it could be weeks before I write … Continue reading →

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Christmas Cookies

Posted on July 25, 2010 by favoritephilosopher

It was the day before Christmas Eve, 1994.  The boys had reached that moment just before Christmas where children appear that they are going to burst with anticipation.  Despite the fact that we didn’t reinforce it, the idea that Santa … Continue reading →

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Illegal Naps

Posted on July 25, 2010 by favoritephilosopher

I once told my friend Terri that I had taken a wonderful “illegal nap” that day.  She said “what in the world is an illegal nap?”   Let me enlighten you as I enlightened her. An illegal nap is a nap … Continue reading →

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Whoa, Dude, Lighten Up!

Posted on July 23, 2010 by favoritephilosopher

Boy, that retreat writing sure gets heavy.  I need to decompress here.  This ends funny, I promise… I never came home with a critter following me begging Mom to let me keep ‘im.  Nope.   I waited until I was a … Continue reading →

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Retreat #4

Posted on July 23, 2010 by favoritephilosopher

Well, time certainly got away from me!  The following are my contemplations this evening, based on hastily jotted notes during the next session of the retreat. Sr. Ishpraya took us onward, gave us more food for our silent thought.   The retreat … Continue reading →

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BOHU – March 27, 1985

Posted on July 21, 2010 by favoritephilosopher

So the whole time I was carrying our first child, we referred to him as Chili.  I don’t remember how it all started, but Chili Davis was playing for the SF Giants at the time and I think that had … Continue reading →

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Another Use for Duct Tape

Posted on July 20, 2010 by favoritephilosopher

I have a joke that I carry a roll of duct tape in my pocket because sometimes I need to put it over my mouth.  I call my son, Jeff, the King of Righteous Anger – an example is when he was still … Continue reading →

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Rescuing Ed the Dog

Posted on July 19, 2010 by favoritephilosopher

Putting George of the Highlands to sleep was terrible.  That’s the only really bad thing about pet ownership – they usually precede us to the Other Side.   Jeff was about fourteen, maybe fifteen, and he was devastated.  The brothers had already … Continue reading →

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Shopping

Posted on July 17, 2010 by favoritephilosopher

I don’t have any daughters, so the whole going-shopping-with-your-daughter thing has not been a part of my life.  This is fine, because I am not a shopper.  My Mom and I enjoy going out together, but we have always been … Continue reading →

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