“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing there is a field. I’ll meet you there. When the soul lies down in that grass the world is too full to talk about.” -Rumi

“When I am with you, we stay up all night. When you’re not here, I can’t go to sleep. Praise God for those two insomnias! And the difference between them.” -Rumi

We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the hateful words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people. — “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” April 16, 1963

Respect your haters. They are the ones who think you are better than them. -Unknown

You don’t understand, no-one does. When a woman makes the choice to marry, to have children; in one way her life begins but in another way it stops. You build a life of details. You become a mother, a wife and you stop and stay steady so that your children can move. And when they leave they take your life of details with them. And then you’re expected move again only you don’t remember what moves you because no-one has asked in so long. Not even yourself. You never in your life think that love like this can happen to you. -Francesca, Bridges of Madison County

“Motherfuckin’ tittysuckin’ two-balled bitch!” -Agent Zoil – Paul

Sail on, down the line about half mile or so…

4 February, 2007 /

Thank UPPERCASE GOD for Ipods and Mp3 players.
I took all the girls to Redding this weekend and instead of fighting over what radio station to listen to, we all had on our earphones. Yes, I did too…and yes, I know; against the law. 3 hours in a car with 2 teenage girls and 2 two younger kids means I BREAK THE LAW.

After 6 hours in the car and our Ipods and MP3 players died we found other ways to stay awake:

1. See how long we can hold our pee and cause a bladder infection.
2. Mad Libs.
3. Count how many times I hear ‘mom’.
4. Try to calculate how miles per minute I am driving and then calculate in my head what time I will be there.
5. Change speed and recalculate.
6. Recite the Declaration of Independence in my head.
7. Try to dust the dashboard by blowing really hard on it.
8. Make up nail polish names A-Z
9. Count how many times I blink when the vent is directly pointed in my face.

and, my personal favorite; 10. cross my eyes and see how long I can drive like that.

Yeah, it was fun drive there and home.