You know...if you can't laugh you're crying ( "One minute she's so happy then she's crying on someone's knee saying laughing and crying you know it's the same release" ~ Queen Joni) ...so I dug out an oldy but goody...I hate that expression really, by the way...but this video so pegs the life I left flawlessly.
Some days I create sort of a mess in my own mind. Seems to be what I do best.
Just for the record, I have learned recently, that my much adored and very hep cat grand mother is spiraling down into Alzheimer's Alley. Ain't no place for a Lauren Bacall stand-in to be. And I,sit here with her image hovering above me like the smoke...
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Just for the record, I have learned recently, that my much adored and very hep cat grand mother is spiraling down into Alzheimer's Alley. Ain't no place for a Lauren Bacall stand-in to be. And I,sit here with her image hovering above me like the smoke...
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viejo:
Oh, girl, you have my complete sympathy. My own oh-so-cool grandparents were so much a part of my life, and left a very large space when they traveled on.
Thrive on those joyous memories, let the dark moments fade like unwanted dreams.
My constant blessings and wishes for a peaceful transition.
Thrive on those joyous memories, let the dark moments fade like unwanted dreams.
My constant blessings and wishes for a peaceful transition.
lilli:
My heart goes out to you, dear one. Like those above, I have experience in this realm, too. Watching the decline of my vibrant mother-in-law's mind has been a very painful experience. And losing my own beloved grandmother was one of the hardest things I have ever been through. Truth be told, I'm not over it yet. And it's been nearly five years. It occurred to me this weekend as I welled up driving near where she used to live, that the reason I don't go back to visit family more often is because I cannot bear the empty space she left behind. But I know she needed to go. The alternative, which was beginning to manifest, was a journey down dementia road... and she was far too proud to endure that. So she let other illnesses win. I can't say I blame her. Anyhoo, sorry to be all about me. I really just wanted to sympathize. And I will leave you with this song, because it is my song for my grandma. I personally prefer the Dixie Chicks version, but Neil does a beautiful job... and they had a much better video. Blessings to you. ♥
I found it - written 2 months before his birth - and indeed I still believe - King he will be...
SUNDAY MARCH 13 2005 9:20 AM
I am beyond excited at the prospect of bringing this tiny boy into the world - even moreso at the prospect of raising him to be the man he will become. You know, you reach my age, and...
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SUNDAY MARCH 13 2005 9:20 AM
I am beyond excited at the prospect of bringing this tiny boy into the world - even moreso at the prospect of raising him to be the man he will become. You know, you reach my age, and...
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stcyr:
I'm so glad you were able to locate this.
And that it's proven prophetic.
I'm so glad you were able to locate this.
And that it's proven prophetic.
artfulodin:
good for you and your perspective - we need more people in the world thinking this way
stcyr:
I'm not sure you were too much of a dick here. You were 23-ish, hopped up & drunk, and obviously of the mind to express your opinions. Trust me, you were far more charitable to Nelson than I would have been 
So I just spent the last half hour trying to find this ONE prince blog about my son (i am fixated i tell you) within a myriad of once upon a time places I verbally vomited. Apparently anything before June of 2005 is gone. GONE I tell you. So oh well. It's gone...I remember it sort of. But not enough to recite it. So moving...
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stcyr:
I think you've had a rich, fun and full past - - no shame in that. And of course we've all got shame IN our past, so that's nothing to be ashamed of either. You rock.
Nothing less.
Nothing less.
I was looking for this piece I had written about my son being King (when he was still in utero) in honor of his SIXTH birthday tomorrow but it must not have been here that I wrote it because it simply is not locatable via SG journal search...HOWEVAH..I did find a passage from only a week or so after he was born:
SG Journal from...
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stcyr:
beautiful blog(s).
Yes, both. You are an artist! and,
"You must be very patient," perhaps the greatest parenting advice ever written.
I really need to know about this SG journal search. I'm fortunate enough to have enough memory to . . . usually narrow it down to the month or two where I think what I'm looking for may be, and the patience to take it from there, but yeah, a search function would be swell.
Yes, both. You are an artist! and,
"You must be very patient," perhaps the greatest parenting advice ever written.
I really need to know about this SG journal search. I'm fortunate enough to have enough memory to . . . usually narrow it down to the month or two where I think what I'm looking for may be, and the patience to take it from there, but yeah, a search function would be swell.
balanchesko:
It just occurred to me, that I might be to blame, for his disdain for buildings and large letters. Hours on end walking through the city strapped in a stroller staring straight up. The picture on that journal feels like yesterday-
This post goes out to my geezers i_zombie I am looking at you...
I went through a fairly serious Sevendust phase. This came about during the year that I was going through my 2nd divorce (this time with a child involved) and seeking attention, acceptance, comfort, and some kind of redemption. I was forced to move into my mother's house (after many years of not...
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I went through a fairly serious Sevendust phase. This came about during the year that I was going through my 2nd divorce (this time with a child involved) and seeking attention, acceptance, comfort, and some kind of redemption. I was forced to move into my mother's house (after many years of not...
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stcyr:
but really, I'm sure the "word" MILF was echoing around somewhere in there - - their . . .
i___zombie:
ouch ... that had to suck
and I agree with Cyr ... MILF was probably in their heads
and I agree with Cyr ... MILF was probably in their heads
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stcyr:
No diminution in status . . .
& I think he looks sort of cool
& I think he looks sort of cool
mattacme:
I think you are really very great.
Truly.
Truly.
Working out of the home office today...if only to soak up a few more sacred minutes with my husband while the children are secured and occupied at school. You know how you have a select few people interwoven into your inner fabric who really get you? And not only do they get you they like you? That rules. It rules supreme when it happens...
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stcyr:
Lol.
I'm glad I don't have such a feature.
I'm also glad the two of you get to enjoy some "you time," & each others' company. Ain't marriage grand?
I'm glad I don't have such a feature.
I'm also glad the two of you get to enjoy some "you time," & each others' company. Ain't marriage grand?
lilli:
Dunno if I can type for the tears of laughter running out of my eyes. Funny shit, Maynard. Enjoy your day of laughter with your beloved.
Given the choice - in all of our varied options - I chose Dark Side of the Moon. If the references don't make sense, my choices were limited to albums....our tube amp having gone down...we haven't quite had the ability to play what we want when we want in the manner in which we would like it played. But here we are, with the tube...
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davego:
i'm forced to admit that The Final Cut has emerged as my favorite over the years.
I was just talking with StCyr about public radio...and the geeky love we who patronize have for it. It got me remembering those days long ago when I interned for WXPN, 88.5 FM which, at the time was located on the campus of University of Pennsylvania in this run down once upon a time row-home in West Philadelphia. I ran around tirelessly for 3 different...
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9005900:
You are right - things have changed so much!
artfulodin:
Love the post. I got connected to David Dye two decades ago. I agree, it isn't what it used to be, and I appreciate your post, but, honestly, what is what it used to be? Everything is a sellout these days, that or it is a corporate machine from the beginning.
A rare gem from my childhood. It used to scare the shit out of me. Which I guess my mother found delight in because it sure as hell didn't stop her from playing it on a daily basis. I used to hide under the furniture like one of our twelve cats. (see? did we really need TWELVE cats at once?! loveable but loony bin material)...
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stcyr:
I think I would have eaten that up as a kid.
viejo:
And I thought of you the day before it jumped off the shelf, wondering if you like Martha Graham.
And yes, lovely thoughts are so lovely. And inspiring. Thank goodness for trifectious delights with reminders inside.
And yes, lovely thoughts are so lovely. And inspiring. Thank goodness for trifectious delights with reminders inside.