“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

Happy Birfday

28 July, 2005 /

I’m going to try to be good and write this so Lisa doesn’t cry. (She always cries when I write something nice about her)

I love you Leesie. You have ALWAYS, always, ALways! been there for me. I wish that everyone had at least one friend like you. I don’t know what I did right in my life for God to let me have you as a friend, but I am grateful.

You have seen me at my best and at my worst. You never judged me. You laughed at me when I needed to be laughed at to remind me that no matter how serious the problem we could still laugh. You held my hand when I cried and made me know that I was safe to be venerable.

I know you don’t ever pick sides, but I know that you always have my back.

I love the sound of your laugh, the way you make your friends laugh, the way you look at me when I say, “You hair looks good!” and you haven’t done anything to it.

You’re one of the greatest people I have ever known.

Happy Birthday, My beautiful friend, Lisa.