“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

Random and Odd

54 and counting

24 April, 2026 /

The shitastic took a break long enough for me have a fantastic birthday trip to Oregon and down the coast. I spent the week taking beautiful (and some very dorky) photos. This was my first celebrated birthday since my trip to Maui with Shea when I turned 50.

This week I found out a very good friend had passed away. I still can’t talk about it without getting choked up and there are some big things I want to write about him that I need time to pull together.

I am very excited that next week I will be flying to London to meet my half sister for the first time! More to come on that front.