Loose Leaf Notes

1. Missing:  I come across a letter/ It doesn’t matter what she wrote/ Her handwriting is like her thumbprint/ impressed on me/ A nudge/ A comfort/ A love letter lost/ A clue not meant / for solving.

2. “You know how you get a woman to like you? She has to like you.” Fred Stoller

3. Cheeky or tongue in cheek?

4. When you have a baby, you’re not just having a baby and experiencing the joy of that.  You’re also having a child, a teenager and an adult and making a lifelong commitment.  In death, you suffer a blow and you grieve, but it’s not just about feeling that initial loss.  It’s also about the missing of that person that comes after, and that goes on for the rest of your life.

5. MA for Massachusetts will always be MA for Mother to me.

6. If we could win back years in the lottery, I’d probably play.

7. Seen on Facebook on the 4th of July:  “While sitting at a bar and literally watching it rain on everyone’s parade, We made friends with a dog that had an entire 4th themed tutu as his collar. While watching people scuttle away from the canceled fireworks using impromptu head covers… one man had a bathmat held over his head. How while out for the evening are you more likely to have a bathmat than an umbrella?” – My friend Coriander

8. The full moon looked like part of the fireworks this year.  Watch them Boom to the Moon HERE.

9. The moon tripped across the sky / and landed lopped on its side / It lingered before it crept away / like an all-nighter / in a fender bender …  Read about the hit and run stars and the rest of this poem  HERE.

10.  Also seen on Facebook recently, regarding the state of our country:  The problem is there are a bunch of people smashing a hole in the bottom of the boat to prove that it won’t sink if there’s a hole in it. And as the boat fills and everyone fights over life jackets, the hole-makers are blaming Obama. Or Hillary’s emails. And not the orange guy with the hammer, because he can do no wrong. – My friend Karl.

11. Patriotism Test: If the Russian govt contacts you offering information to help you win an election, you would:  a) Call the FBI  b) All of the above  – from my Facebook friend Bill

13. Whatever Floats Your Boat. See it and smile HERE. 

13. Virginia is for Lovers and Floyd is for Dancers HERE.

______Thirteen Thursday