by Mir | Jul 30, 2005 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
Every now and then, grace sneaks up on me when I’m not looking. I don’t mean when I’m plucking my eyebrows or squeezing a zit or anything; even grace isn’t that miraculous. But when I most need it, and least expect it, I am...
by Mir | Jul 29, 2005 | What do I do all day?
I’d like to be able to do all of my own home repairs. I’d also like to be able to fly and inflict severe bodily harm with only my laser-beam glare. Sometimes I don’t get what I want. Nonetheless, I think I’ve learned a fair amount about how to...
by Mir | Jul 28, 2005 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
The entire world is reading Harry Potter, and I am stuck with THIS rattling around my brain: “I am not your missing piece. I am nobody’s piece. I am my own piece. And even if I was somebody’s missing piece I don’t think I’d be...
by Mir | Jul 27, 2005 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
There was a huge and impressive thunderstorm tonight, which began as I loitered by my side door, waiting for a friend to come pick me up. I was being dragged to a BBQ. As I watched the rain pummel the earth and blinked against the lightning, I noticed that my...
by Mir | Jul 26, 2005 | Detritus
I need a vacation. And some sleep. But I. NEED. a vacation. It just so happens I have a plane ticket! Yes! Isn’t that fortuitous? Except that it isn’t, exactly, because this ticket I have is the Wrong Ticket. Not a Golden Ticket (we saw Charlie and the...
