remembering | remembering
Apr.18.2013
Early to school this morning, I’d just stepped from the front office foyer into the Year 9 quadrangle and a boy, shaved head, big smile, about fourteen-years-old, carrying a big black bag, rushed along the path in the direction of the computer rooms. “Why are you rushing, what’s in that big black...
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Oct.29.2012
Twelve months can fly as a second on a wing of the cosmos, or drain as a lingering eternity.
Three births grow a family to reach almost eighty, and an outdoor entertaining space once dreamed of is today the place for our gathering, our honouring of you.
In your room at twelve months on, and it is...
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Oct.15.2012
As I stand by the kitchen sink looking out into the dawn of a Sunday morning, an orange and green twinkle of a diamond enchants me. It’s a brilliant twinkle amongst a smattering of gems that dance throughout the backyard; day in, day out.
Opals of spring blossoms that emerge at the birth of a child...
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Oct.01.2012
I was sitting next to my mother at the nursing home today, holding her hand as she went in and out of sleep, and thinking back to the day almost seven years ago when my brother died. Michael was then about the age I am now, and nearly all of his life, he had been bright and strong and healthy and...
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Sep.11.2012
It's September 11th. American flags are flying. "Always remember," people intone. "Never forget."
What is it you're trying not to forget?
Is it the attacks on 9/11/2001 or the failed policies and politics that led up to it? Are you trying not to forget those that died that day or all those...
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Jun.28.2012
I laughed out loud when I was putting the washed dishes away. I came to one of our spoons that we bought at the .99 cents store. These are spoons that are all right to take to work, and if we happen to lose them, no problem. The spoon looked more bent than usual. It made me recall fragments of a...
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Apr.18.2012
I think that it’s note worthy to say that birthdays are special.
I think that while it is most appreciated receiving birthday greetings, what truly matters for me in addition to being remembered is remembering.
Not just remembering for the sake of being polite because Facebook announces a birthday...
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Mar.17.2012
You know we have forgotten so much, a rich tapestry of our lives, entwined through time means that the people that we meet in this life have usually come together before in others, in different situations and understanding for our growth and our learning. I have a re-occurring dream that...
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Jan.25.2012
Yesterday I had a message on Facebook from a girl I went to high school with informing me that one of our former classmates, Mark, had passed away from colon cancer. It was a shock and I was saddened to hear the news. It had been over 40 years since we had set eyes on each other. When I...
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Nov.26.2011
Writing science fiction, I've realized how often I like creating other societies and worlds. I pause a moment to remember Anne McCaffrey, RIP. She passed away this week, but not until after opening up worlds of adventures and interesting societies and people. I read that she began writing her...
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