No matter where I live, it seems I am to be plagued by Customs agents who have no common sense and no sense of respect for private property and no professionalism.
I asked my parents to send on some personal items to me and the best way we thought was to hold onto the items and once a complete box-full of stuff was ready to be shipped, to just send the box on via UPS.
Well
I was actually impressed that the box ..read more
catharsis |kəˈθärsis| noun
1 the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions. 2 rare Medicine purgation. ORIGIN early 19th cent. (sense 2) : from Greek katharsis, from kathairein ‘cleanse,’ from katharos ‘pure.’ The notion of “release” through drama ( sense 1) derives from Aristotle’s Poetics.
Nuff said!
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The leaves are changing on the trees. It’s funny because I have been outside in the last couple of days, yet I never noticed the changes. That is all part ..read more
And immediately thought of my mother … felt like my mother, probably LOOKED like my mother and certainly the words I WANTED to utter were exactly the words that she would use as well:
“Son? Before you go around selling donuts to people, I’d suggest you wash your face, take the rag off your head, put on a shirt instead of an undershirt thereby trying to look more presentable than you now do. That said, no, I will NOT buy donuts ..read more
So, as the weather gets colder, and I watch and wait for the leaves to change, I reflect.
Last year this time I was sad, angry and depressed about not being able to stay here with my honey as the seasons changed. Well, as I knew then, here is my first season change – summer into fall. The changes thus far have been imperceptible, if any at all. VERY few things have actually happened to indicate a change in season. Well, ..read more
I saw something today that made me both elated and wonderous at the same time.
I’ve been told it’s not uncommon to see such displays here, but I have to admit – after having been the victim of what SEEMED to be prejudicial treatment within the first few weeks of being here permanently, I am slightly burnt – if ya get mah meanin’.
So anyway, I went to the DMV this morning to do a change of address and name finally and ..read more
And I am moving house again … and I tell you that it HIT me like a ton of bricks that this is my life now – moving house every 2-3 years is going to be an integral part of this new life. I never really thought about the consequences of this life before, because I had made up my mind that no matter what life threw my way, it was going to be worth it just to be with ..read more
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This is an always reblog- I think this is the third time it’s been on my blog. The source is Ampersand by Barry Deutsch, by the way- I highly recommend reading his work. I’ve added the click-through to his political cartoon site.
~ the trees of my contentment (by Teresa Teixeira)
Tree Porn to suit my mood today. :(
