In the Service of Her Majesty The Queen

Head slowly clearing. The vice releases. A better day today, actually had some great (evil) laughs with one of my defense attorneys.

Never a good idea to have an insured of yours in front of a jury who's accused of running a stop sign and admits he's partially blind in one eye. :twitch:

"So, Mr. Smith, did you see the other car coming or the stop sign?"
"What car? What stop sign? Who's speaking?"


The weather warms considerably for the end of the week and the weekend and I'm itching to be OUT! Will see what the weekend brings. N's with his Mom so J and I have a free "grown up" weekend.

 

Good Morning!

I hope you had a good night and woke up smiling.

There are 2 types of redheaded woodpeckers that
live around here somewhere. One that is very large
and one that is small. I wondered about that, but
never saw them at the same time before. I think
they are different species.

The bluejays don't seem to bother them like the
other birds.

A 5 cigarette morning.

The dark of the moon comes tonight.

I hope you have a good day.

 

fear

coyote is loping
across the grassy, wind swept plains
head swinging to and fro


coyote is old


hide...

the grasses whisper, bending low

hide...

oh hide

freeze into the cold hard ground


coyote eats the wind

teeth glistening
tongue lolling
eye rolling around

lo, the eye rolling around


oh hide

oh hide, the grasses clamor

become the rock

small, still and colorless


bone cold

 

Neat! Somehting new perhaps? Something that just needed to get out? Sounds very Native American.

 

I hope your day went well
and the night followed in
the day's footsteps.


To all who will sleep on this side of the world,

The Nighly Mission:

When the banshee keeps
you from sleep and your
mind churns out nonsense,
bring up an image
of a cool spring in
the redwoods, the yellow
light slanting through the
tall dark immense trees.

And breathe in the cool
air, down to your toes.

Stay in the light.
Sleep well tonight.

Wake to a new day.

G'Night.

 

Good Morning.

I hope you had a good night and woke up refreshed.

Clear, blue, the sky holds no promise of rain today.

The sun is bright, the birds are busy.

I hope you have a good day.

 

Another day and night
under the dark moon.

To all who go to sleep tonight on this side of the world,


The Nightly Mission:

I hope the day and night
that passed is not your last;
that the morning sun will shine
on you, will keep you in the light.

G'Night.

 

The sun shines in my eyes this morning
as it rises, through a gap in the live oaks.

Birdsong pervades the neighborhood as
the bluejays welcome the day. They take
turns flying to the birdbath, splash around
in it.

I hope you made it safely through the night,
find sanctuary today.

I go off to work.

Have a good day!

 

Can and will do! :thumbsup:

 

Finally a nice if VERY breezy weekend.

J and I found a great Irish Pub a town over and had a wonderful meal there. A place that ACTUALLY has hard cider ON TAP! Amazing. I thought I left all that behind when I moved out of Chicago.

(Granted Chicago's only @ 20-30 minutes away, depending on traffic, but it seems worlds away at times)

Today is a "grown ups only" day. N is with his mom, clothes shopping, no less (the poor little guy!). We take off to downtown Chicago to enjoy the weather and hang out by the lake and other attractions. Rain and T-storms are predicted. That's NOT stopping me.

Enjoy your day!

 

Ah well, the best laid plans....

The weather kept us away from Downtown and the Lake today. Still managed to get out and about. Had a nice drive and some good local sightseeing. Will see what this evening brings.

Stay tuned, true believers...

 

Remember the sacrifices at Gallipoli.

 

My glass has to be iced tea, but I will indeed raise it!

 

Fairly warm out tonight. Don't even need my sweats.
Shorts and a t-shirt. Summer is coming. Hurricane season.

I had a good day today. And a nice night.

I spent some time tonight talking to a student from Palestine,
going to university in Egypt. He is very homesick. 1st time
away from home. He talks to his family when they come to
2nd Life. Saves money.

I hope you had a good day and that the rest of the night
goes well.


To all who sleep on this side of the world and to those who will, eventuallly,
on the other side,

The Nightly Mission:

Leave the cares and woes you wore on your shoulder,
leave them at the door. They may still be there, if you
want them when the morning sun sheds it's light. But
maybe, maybe they will steal away, tip toe away softly,
in the night. Maybe.

Sleep like a rag doll (love that one),
Wake up tomorrow. Stay in the light.

G'Night.