Day: December 20, 2007

The Making of Plans

It almost never happens any more: that churning of the stomach that comes from anticipating something new and good. Tonight’s iChat with Jill had that effect. Meet Jill: Jill — Blog. Blog — Jill. Here she is with something she and her fella Lewis found in the wilds in Nicaragua. Jill’s been wandering around Central America for the past six months. Here’s a wee bit of our online conversation, which will show you why I’m […]

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Red Blood

Today marked the return of the prodigal daughter. To celebrate, we went to my physical therapy appointment. On the way home we got a noble fir. For our midnight tree decorating session, Tennessee Ernie Ford was Lulu’s music bed of choice. Then I put on one of my favorite Christmas ditties: St. Stephen’s Day Murders by Elvis Costello and Paddy Moloney. With his gin-flavored whiskers and kisses of sherry, His best Chrimbo shirt slung out […]

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