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Easter arrives cold and gray, just like it usually does around these parts. I figure that the weather is here to spite the fact that at least one of my daffodils has bloomed, and my friend up the street’s orange crocuses are in full flower. Nevertheless, spring is officially here now, with Easter, according to my personal calendar. And fun must be had. Too bad that Peter, at 22, is too old for an easter egg hunt.

What do I propose to do today? I may slink off to church for an actual service. Yes, for those who have been paying attention, that’s not something I’d normally do, which would be to figure out if I have any chametz left in the house.

Current state of soul right now: undefined, of inconclusive directions, given the clues available. That’s usually the state of things, though, when the rabbi you’ve been working with for years turns out to have been a crazy, mixed up, lying little bugger all along.

But enough about me… How is your day shaping up so far?

I am perhaps the only one in the area who is happy with all the snow. The fluff is still perfectly strewn across most of the landscape. Everything outside the window reminds me of the full-color photographs on some Christmas cards I saw as a toddler back in the Fifties.

(Yes, I was a toddler. Human growth and aging are continuous functions. Look up that definition again.)

Soon, I venture out into the snow again — we went out last night for sushi at the Bangkok Bistro, which I heartily love. Both the sushi and the restaurant.

But the sun is out and the world is dazzling. Will try to get some on camera.

Silver cleaning: much thereof. Also much of keeping of Chihuahuas out of the humans’ way. Chihuahuas are very helpful little critters.

Do you know how dirty you and your kitchen can get while cleaning a boatload of silverware plus two very neglected candlesticks? You might never properly imagine the scope if I did tell you, so I won’t.

Hope y’alls’ tomorrow is shaping up nicely.

One thing that I unabashedly hate about the holidays is the eternal question: “Are you ready for Christmas?” I have never known what to answer. Invariably, I say something along the lines of “Oh, I never am,” never until the day actually starts. It seems self-defeating to me to work so hard at the big Christmas Machine that you cannot enjoy the day.

I slave over hot computers instead, thinking self-contentedly about the nice, big ham in the refrigerator downstairs.

Now you, quit reading blogs and go do something enjoyable!

Our friends have long since let us know that, despite my spiritual leanings towards a non-Christian religious tradition, they are going to show up for a huge lunch at our house every December 25th. I have therefore come to the understanding that the dictates of friendship can equal the dictates of a classical spiritual tradition. In this light, I confess that I even wore my old Christmas earrings to lunch today.

Sue me! I had fun. :twisted:

Now playing on iTunes: Into the Silence of My Being, Pt. 1 from the album “Liquid Mind VII: Reflection” by Liquid Mind

via Shirl!


Your Holiday Personality is Fun


You’re all about the celebrating. Whether you’re partying hard or singing along to Christmas music, you’re totally enjoying the holidays.
Make your own Christmas ornaments. Create a holiday mix for all your friends’ stockings. Run around your neighborhood late Christmas Eve ringing bells.
How Should You Spend the Holidays?

There’s something too romantic about lighting the fireplace early in the morning, to read your email by its light.

One thing that cancer has taught me is that you have a lot more leeway in your life than you thought you had — leeway, for instance, to sit here writing, as I most want to do.

Your life is allowed to please you, whatever the righteous naysayers say with their 80 hour workweeks that they take on with an earnestness that they hope will be mistaken for a cheerful attitude.

Now playing on iTunes: lazy from the album “fashion Impression Function Ep” by freezepop