Living the Liminal

Leaving my family in RI today was harder that I expected. I don’t remember previous times when I chocked up and got a bit weepy as I was leaving to go onto the next phase/place of my life. But as I was driving down Holly Road I was was holding back a tear or two. [...]

Do you ever dream about that person, the one who got away or who, for one reason or a thousand, you never actually got together with? The person who would have changed your life in fundamental ways? I’m not talking about changes to jobs or locations lived or careers taken, but major life decisions that [...]

Sitting up at my grandparent’s camp at Square Pond in Shipleigh ME. Just moved from the picnic table because I saw ants crawling on my computer and didn’t want to have them crawling in my computer. That would be one hell of a computer bug to get rid of!
This morning I took the canoe out [...]

Writing my first entry on the iPhone in preparation of logging and blogging my upcoming trip. I don’t think I’ll use this for posts of any length, but for short notes of to post a quick snapshot or two, this will be great. Here are a couple of pics from my visit to Maine:

There is indeed a new episode of Letters to Lost Friends.

Sitting in Dave’s Coffee in Charlestown RI, right off route 1. Some light jazz playing in a funky and laid back atmosphere, and I’m finishing a “monster muffin” - which is damn big and was still warm and the raspberry is all gooey and red and sticky and the iced coffee is good, approaching very [...]

Moving, regardless of the opportunities it will bring . . . sucks.
Moving apart after being together for 4 years, regardless of the rightness of the decision . . .
Yeah, that sucks too.
A lot.

Happy Birthday Toni Arruda.
Wherever you are.

I just found this great media website, Fora.tv, and am currently watching a talk given by George Lakoff, after watching a speech by Neal Stephenson and one by Malcolm Gladwell. If you are interested in watching smart people talk about fascinating subjects, check it out.

Bill of Rights
The conventions of a number of the States having at the time of their adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added.

Article the first [Not Ratified]

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