im sitting in a coffeeshop – saxby’s – in downtown dc. it’s been raining all day, and i’ve been running from one meeting to the next. this is my first […]
Month: February 2009
poetic missive
the pavement is buckling its opening up in massive holes, which swallow sun darkness exposed the only way home is on these roads i thought i’d swim today or float, […]
madagascar solitaire
recently, at a new friend’s house, i fell in love with a new game: madagascar solitaire. (see a pic here) you play by moving these big fat comforting marbles over […]
from the bed
state of mind: i feel like ursula, from the little mermaid. that is to say i’m coughing till i am blue, rolling around full of poison. in my dreams i […]
returning
i haven’t written in a while. here’s some of what happened while i was away: i experienced some of the hardest friend time of my adult life. i got the […]
repeat
Im in denver for a layover again, same as last week. Next will be chicago, same gates, maybe same planes. Listening to beyonce. This trip feels very different. I have […]
i blame the state
i have realized that i have almost no ability to assign individual blame to folks – folks who commit serious crimes, folks who can’t survive in the system, folks who […]
shock
after a lovely, drama-free league retreat up on highlander, which was really pleasant…i came down the mountain. the swerving early morning ride down the mountain made me sick, and when […]
the long lens
Just finished the part of the League retreat that I was cofacilitating, tomorrow catch an early flight back to Oakland. It was a good thing y’all…to be able to come […]
bringing home
People wonder how I can travel so much, but I make home out of a short list of things, and have not missed anything else no matter how long im […]