Last night, and thrice the week before – I dreamt a dream I’ve dreamed before. The ocean, vast and wondrous blue I dreamt that I had sailed with you. The whales called their mournful cries As dolphins dived along the side Of our ship – large, straight and true The moon reflected over you… “Come […]
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It’s taken twelve years to earn the official title of Shepherd but she’s now mostly trained, fairly effective, and the first female in over two centuries to hold the position as protector of animals. All animals… The Territorial Council isn’t thrilled with her appointment to Shepherd, but they don’t have any more control over the appointment than […]
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Each evening, I take maybe 20 minutes and read through a huge list of blogs. Those that catch my attention are read all the way through, others are glanced at, and still others will remain undiscovered (by me) forever. To accomplish this feat in a timely manner, I rely on Google Reader and Zite – […]
My entire life, I have labored under the illusion that conflict is a bad thing. I thought that if I could only eliminate conflict from my life, life would be easier. Even at my age (an age I never thought I would make), I still harbor thoughts that life is going to be simple and […]
Dear Phoenix, It’s now been 4 months and 11 days since we hit our first 100 degree day this year and quite frankly, I’ve had enough. I tried to make it work, I really did. But now I just can’t wait to be rid of you. Your ongoing assault of sunshine and relentless teasing […]
My formative years occurred during the tail end of the Cold War, so in addition to earthquake drills (since we lived on a fault line), we also had frequent “nuclear” drills. These drills consisted of exercises like “Duck and Cover” (we climbed under our desks and covered our heads), or “Basement Shelter Drills” (we formed […]
