O' the day - 2.28.08

America: land of the guilty. I'm seeing this more and more -- as an American people, we seem to apologize constantly for nearly everything. Perhaps that's a justified action: we've said we're sorry for keeping slaves; we've apologized to Native Americans for taking their land; we've recompensed Japanese-Americans for keeping them in internment camps. Our nation has certainly had its share of bad decisions and poorly thought-through laws, but for how long do we continue to cower in shame toward all those we've wronged? What's the statute of limitations on culpability? Will we ever get to a point where we say OK, that's it, we're moving forward from this point, let's let bygones be bygones?

O' the day - 02.12.08

Thank you, L, for being such a selfless example of what a woman can be, servant yet not servile. Thank you, D, for always knowing just how to get to my heart (dammit!). Thank you, R, for being there for years, a silver thread of love and knowing that never wanes, through time and distance. Thank you, M (dear heart), for reminding me that I am not the sum of my experiences. Thank you, J and D, for showing me that not all friendships carry the weight of imposed burden. Thank you, S, for being a gentleman. And thank you, K&C, for simply loving the imperfect person I am.

O' the day - 02.06.08

I'm actually starting to get a bit nervous about the upcoming elections now -- prior to this time, I was simply annoyed by the early start and unceasing advertisements for candidates. Now that our state primary has moved up and we've seen such a number of states' delegates already decided, I'm suddenly more personally involved in the race for president, and the forthcoming change in leadership. Still haven't decided who to vote for (and didn't vote in the primary yesterday - shame on me, but it's a long story) -- perhaps this is the impetus I needed to focus on the issues and make a decision.

O' the day - 2.1.08

Just amazing how our short lives can hold so many twists and turns and complications -- we only live for such a few years, compared to the age of the universe, but our innate self-centeredness leads us through a maze of positive and negative and neutral overlapping circumstances. Wrapped up in our own despair and joy and wisdom and boredom, we create a spiderweb of connections and possibilities in our lives, hoping always to leave the world better than we found it when we arrived, squalling to the world that we're here, we're here, what can we do now?