Image credit: Photo by Marty (S) on Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons I went out to dinner a few weeks ago with some old friends who were curious about my recent 12 Step work, having had no experience with 12 Step or recovery work themselves. I told them that I was finding the exercise of [...]
Posts from ‘January, 2009’
Haikus for a Friend in the Parking Lot
Image credit: Photo by Andreas_MB on Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons After the meeting waiting for Mark to come out, I saw a good friend. I think to myself, "It's quite a coincidence seeing David here." "What are the chances that we're here on a weeknight in the same church lot?" But then it hit [...]
Haiku for a Winter Day Long Ago
My coat's a blanket. My love, sleeping on a bus; blue wool breathes with him. Lying on the seat soft hair brushes the collar tucked under his chin. I want to paint him; freeze him, lips blue under ice; encase him in glass. He may wake sighing. Worries -- gone in sleep -- descend all [...]
Kick Ass Nerdy Stuff
Image credit: Photo by Shannon K on Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons The message inside reads: “God is the answer.” A few months ago, I moved from Blogger hosting to independent hosting using WordPress, but I still had lots of folks visiting my old Blogspot address. I wanted to set up something that would kick [...]
Short E-mail Exchange, Long Time to Get Here
Image credit: Photo by funtik.cat on Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons The message inside reads: "God is the answer." from Mary Jones to Mark Jones subject Invitation to connect on LinkedIn This seems to be for you but came to me... ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Sue Smith To: Mary Jones Subject: Invitation to connect [...]
Searching for a Soulmate
Image credit: Photo by WolfS♡ul on Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons When I was little, my Brownie troop went to visit a home for children with disabilities. I got the impression that somehow all of us normal kids in our spiffy uniforms were somehow supposed to cheer their lonesome lives. At some point in the [...]
Diversity, With or Without Wheels
Over the years, I've watched a lot of children's television (some of it educational and some not so much). Many of these shows have the admirable goal of helping children learn about the diverse people who make up our world. Unfortunately, I've noticed (in my informal, unscientific survey of what my kids enjoy watching) that [...]
Lemonade Haikus
Crystal drops hang from the barren branches of trees, black against the sky. Cold and wet we trudge. Supermarket bags crinkle, heavy with secrets. My daughter pulls out sugar, soft as drifting snow, and gleaming lemons. The sky's overcast, but a bit of summer sun shines from golden rinds. We squeeze out the juice, add [...]
In a Different Place
Image credit: Photo by DucDigital on Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons Four years ago, I was sitting in a 12 Step meeting when the secretary announced available service positions. "Would anyone like to be secretary? Please," she said, sounding a little desperate, "It's really not much work. You just come in and read the script." [...]
The Missing Shoe
Image credit: Photo by malik ml williams on Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons We faced a major crisis recently: I couldn't find one of my son's shoes. And his shoe was not just missing, but missing at the worst possible time: moments before the bus was due to arrive. Now, it's not that Austen doesn't [...]
