My next-door neighbor Mary died Tuesday night at the age of 89, and this morning I attended her service at the Catholic church where she was a longtime member. Officially, the service was called a “Liturgy of Christian Death and Burial,” and I haven’t attended one like it before. Many words of comfort were spoken, and it… [Read More]
The computer ate my blogroll
Last night my computer flashed me a message saying “Virtual memory is running low.” It claimed that Windows was working on the problem, but that in the meantime, some programs might be affected. And sure enough, it was running maddeningly slowly, so I decided to shut down for the night and give it a good eight… [Read More]
Confused by mystery plotting? Try One Life to Live
. . . Marty tells John she remembers everything about their relationship, including the time they made paper airplanes, since she got over her amnesia. They kiss. . . . Todd talks with Tea, who’s regained consciousness in the ICU following her injuries from the explosion. . . . Schuyler tells Gigi that Stacey didn’t… [Read More]
The shadow side, Carl Jung and Sue Grafton
Yesterday, writing about the shadow side in nature, I promised to blog about Carl Jung and Sue Grafton. But today, determined to fulfill my promise, I found myself under attack by one of my own shadow selves – the harsh academic critic that drove me mercilessly throughout my higher education. At last month’s MWA Edgar… [Read More]
The shadow side of nature
Today’s Memorial Day, a natural time for musings on mortality and the shadow side of our lives and the world around us. Late yesterday afternoon I dragged my garden hose to the back yard for yet another session of watering. (It’s been abnormally dry here in upstate New York.) When I got to the viburnum I planted… [Read More]
Dreamwork, Dogs and Greeks
This morning I was service leader at my church, the First Unitarian Universalist Society of Albany. The theme was “War and the Soul,” and the speaker, Dr. Ed Tick, specializes in treatment of post traumatic stress disorder among soldiers returning from war. His remembrance ritual and sermon were somber reminders of the significance of Memorial Day. I’d… [Read More]