Monthly Archives: December 2003

There was this place in Highwood that we used to go to, a long time ago.  Gus and Roman’s.  There were a few others, the Wooden Nickel, and the place where Cindy and I had our first date, Fitz’s.

A friend is having a sexy trip (in a single parent road trip kind of way) up to Vermont where they are currently snowed in and being forced to enjoy a little more of the VT hospitality. I miss the snow … Continue reading →

Once long ago I had a dinner with a beautiful woman who didn’t like to have her picture taken.

That didn’t last long.  We are done (we got bored) with the holiday decorations, and are off to creating a three dimensional representation of Pluto the Sun and the Earth.  Which just means that there are now a bazillion decorations … Continue reading →

The craziness has begun.  The dozens, and I mean dozens, of big plastic tubs of Holiday decorations are being emptied onto the living room floor.  Chelsey is her mother’s daughter.  Cindy was a holiday decorating fanatic.  She lived to decorate … Continue reading →

No One Knows But You “No one knows but youHow I feel insideNo one knowsNo one knows but you” Beth Nielsen Chapman I wish you could hear her singing these words.  The depth of emotion is amazing.

Sand and Water “All alone I heal this heart of sorrowAll alone I raise this childFlesh and bone, she’s justBursting towards tomorrowAnd her laughter fills my world and wears your smile” Beth Nielsen Chapman

I Find Your Love “I’ll catch your smile on someone’s faceYour whisper in the wind’s embraceThrough diamond stars and songs and dreams I find your love in everything” Beth Nielsen Chapman

Percy Bysshe Shelley, (1792-1822) Music, when soft voices die, Vibrates in the memory; Odours, when sweet violets sicken, Live within the sense they quicken. Rose leaves, when the rose is dead, Are heaped for the beloved’s bed; And so thy … Continue reading →