no.

I used to have a lot more trouble saying this word. I felt that it needed some excuse tagged onto it like, "no, my hamster died," or "no, I have to shower and change," or "no, there is a tornado warning tonight and I have to stay in my basement." In your life you must remember that "NO" is a complete sentence. Why did it take me sixty years to figure this out?

Could I feed your cat today? No.

Shindler's List...

This is filled with so much sadness. I have trouble not thinking of the children. It is unimaginable when you look into the innocent eyes of your own. I am proud to be a part of this culture and am confounded that discrimination exists still. We can never forget. Ever.

sometimes...

you must turn your world upside-down to give it some gravity.

our youngest, William Judd (Will)

(love, love, love, love)

Thank you, Nora...

"I love that you get cold when it's 71 degrees out. I love that it takes you an hour and a half to order a sandwich. I love that you get a little crinkle above your nose when you're looking at me like I'm nuts. I love that after I spend the day with you, I can still smell your perfume on my clothes. And I love that you are the last person I want to talk to before I go to sleep at night. And it's not because I'm lonely, and it's not because it's New Year's Eve. I came here tonight because when you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible."— Harry, When Harry Met Sally

Oh, beautiful Walt...

I CELEBRATE myself;
And what I assume you shall assume;
For every atom belonging to me, as good belongs to you.
I loafe and invite my Soul;
I lean and loafe at my ease, observing a spear of summer grass.	5
Houses and rooms are full of perfumes—the shelves are crowded with perfumes;
I breathe the fragrance myself, and know it and like it;
The distillation would intoxicate me also, but I shall not let it.
The atmosphere is not a perfume—it has no taste of the distillation—it is odorless;
It is for my mouth forever—I am in love with it;	10
I will go to the bank by the wood, and become undisguised and naked;
I am mad for it to be in contact with me.

note to self to remember this line...

oh yes!

cancer? what cancer?

grrrrrrrrrrr...

"Better to be a lion for a day than a sheep your whole life."

-Sister Elizabeth Kenny