1. People-watching at the beach is like being at a Paris runway. As people pass by I see the best bathing suits, shirts, sundresses and mostly hats, things that I never see in stores and that I would like to buy, if they weren’t alreay owned. 2. Slow dancing at the Surf Ballroom was the […]
1. A new program in Canada gives doctors the option of prescribing national park visits… “Given the growing body of evidence that indicates nature time can improve all kinds of different physical and mental health conditions, we’re hoping that our PaRx program not only improves patient health, but reduces costs to the healthcare system, and […]
1. I forget the real name of this IPA, but I call it the “Infinity Pool Beer.” 2. Shopping list needs: Pens. And I have to find a pen to write that down. 3. I only like books that make me want to underline lines and write in the margins. Two books I’m reading right […]
1. I think we were waiting for our sushi order when I pulled out this spinner to play. I like to keep at least one toy in my pocketbook. For some reason it makes me feel prepared. 2. In THIS earlier Thirteen Thursday Go-Around, I wrote that “toys are my click bait.” 3. When at […]
1. The word “end” is in endure but endure means not to end. 2. Is sage the mutant plural of age? 3. Animals only have one print to track but we have many, depending on what shoes we have on. 4. Drifting clouds like soapy suds / collect around the full moon drain / letting […]
1. My porch is a winter bird sanctuary. 2. Today I walked down / another long driveway / was stopped by an ice puddle / A Narnia window / A fairy godmother’s oracle / too small to skate on 3. I stood my ground / on the spiraled path / born of contrast / and […]
1. “The hardest thing of all is to find a black cat in a dark room, especially if there is no cat.” ― Confucius 2. Beware of Be aware? 3. Yesterday I rode past a house with a large propane tank in the yard and thought it was a snowman. 4. The snow we got at […]
1. My second childhood involves a bicycle and maybe a sandbox. 2. “Don’t raise your voice. Improve your argument.” Desmond Tutu 3. “It’s gristly not grisly . . . Well unless he killed some bears.” -My Facebook friend Warren 4. “I look at her picture of snow and think of Robert Bly’s poems about Minnesota […]
1. Pandemic or endemic? 2. Is there ever really any such thing as “good grief?” 3. Sometimes when my TV signal for ABC is weak it creates colorful pixel blocks on the screen. I pause to watch for a while because it reminds me of a Gustav Klimt painting. 4. “This world is full of […]
1. The life-size cardboard Santa at the top of the stairs kept scaring everyone so I had to move it. 2. We had a visitor over the weekend who came to deer hunt with Joe. After a successful hunt, we all went out to Dogtown Roadhouse for pizza and dancing, and we had a Christmas […]
1. That title above is a joke. The real title should be “The ‘It’s 30 Degrees Outside’ AT Trial Run.” 2. My friend Katherine and I are planning a poetry book reading tour in the new year. We were going to call it “The Death Card Tour” but figured we should work up to that. […]
1. On the way to getting my latest poetry book published with the help of a local publisher, I felt excited and nervous, and then thought, ‘it’s a little like having a baby, but it’s okay because I have a good midwife.’ 2. I had the manuscript ready for more than 9 months, 2 years […]
