Odds and ends...
First- my condolences to a good friend whose vacay plans (to Hawaii, yet!) were cancelled near the last moment; they were
really looking forward to the trip :( Hopefully they'll be able to resurrect those plans in the not-too-distant future... Another friend of mine out California-way has been in the throes of a- take your pick!- lust/love adventure this summer; enjoy, "Tilda" ;) And sadly I have one friend who has been dealing with a mystery ailment this summer; several funky symptoms that docs have been trying to a put a finger on and identify. This is a good person who always strives to do right by self, family, friends, and community, one who has suffered more than their share of adversity during the current economic slump, despite being an intelligent, educated, talented, and hard-working person (and one with a
very cute smile.... tho' she
hates hearing that! ;) Thinkin' of ya, you...
Today ends what I've come to call Birthday Month! In like a 2 1/2 week stretch, my sister, my brother, and my mother
all have their b'days! (Mine's in January- shop early and often, folks!- and my father's was in February.) I used to hate it as a kid, cuz it would make me broke by mid-August, buying gifts and all! My mom's is today; I already made her an orange cake, and I'll be heading there later today (off tonite- yay!) to cook up a couple of lobsters and some- yum!- local corn. And probably catch much of the Pats pre-season game this evening (my mom is a big Pats fan, too!)
I've been feeling pretty good of late, pretty healthy, been getting in some good- and consistent!- runs and workouts; even getting in a lil sun when I can! Been eating better, too- higher protein/lower carbs, you know the drill (yeah, a can of tuna and a handful of nuts doesn't sound too exciting, but it works!) Things meds/mones-wise seem to be going well, too... I have on friend who has been re-starting her workout and diet regimen and seems to be sticking with it (keep at it, C!) and another who is simply getting back at it hard (you too, Mad One!)
I realize I had/have been getting too introspective, too brooding, here in my journal as well as in conversation, messaging, emailing, with some of you. I do have a tendency toward that, but on balance I'm still generally a glass-half-full, upbeat kinda gal (for the longest time the most common adjective people used for Kellie was "perky!" Go figure!) No one- at least not me- wants to be a downer, nor does anyone like to hear/read a non-stop litany of gloom. Yeah, when things get serious I'll mention 'em, but moreso I prefer to focus, or re-focus, on the many more positive, or simply less-personally ponderous, parts of living.
A brief (and snarky!) political note: isn't it absolutely
disgusting the incivility, the epithets, the anger, being tossed around at some of these health-care town meeting this summer?! Imagine even suggesting, let alone comparing, any of our well-meaning elected officials to Nazis, Hitler... er, um... Hmmm... Wait a minute... Seems to me I
vaguely recall our previous President, members of his Administration, members of his party in Congress, and their supporters, being
called just that! And worse. Sorry, Lefties- you folks trucked in that garbage, that ugly invective, almost non-stop the previous eight years; your indignation rings hollow now. (For the record; while I oppose nationalizing our nation's health care, I'm not questioning the motives of- most- who seek to. Merely disagreeing over the means they would employ to ensure adequate coverage to/for citizens who may be lacking and seek same.)
I believe I mentioned previously that Yahoo will be ending it's- free- Geocities website hosting and that, as a result,
my website will be closing. Not sure if I'll try to maintain it elsewhere or not yet, or simply have a scaled-back web "presence." One of my pages is this:
7 Really Romantic Songs for Real Romantics! I hadn't updated it in a l-o-n-g time (nor received any suggestions in awhile) but there're a few I'd add:
To Live Is To Fly, Townes Van Zandt;
Come Monday, Jimmy Buffett (especially the Live @ Fenway version: "California has worn me quite thin/It's so nice to be in
Boston again..." puts me in mind of a certain someone who comes back to Boston every so often, even tho' he told me he's not a Buffett fan!)
Because The Night, Patti Smith Group ("Come on now try and understand/The way I feel when I'm in your hands... The way I feel under your command...") and lately almost anything by Diana Krall! As always, send me some of yours if you'd like!
"To live is to fly/Both low and high..."
