Say it Rah-shay

Cute in the water. Not on pavement begging for food. I was a volunteer at The Bee’s school today but had a two hour hole to fill before my mommy duties started. Instead of my usual MO in which I would normally go find the nearest DD or its cousin and stuff myself silly, I made good on my ‘exercise…

I paid my money and I am going to do it: run a full marathon.26.2 miles. (blinking rapidly and taking deep breaths) What a challenge, what a milestone, what a fool! (ba dink!)I have been running off and on, watched Simon Pegg in Run, Fatboy Run*, got my book, The Non-Runner’s Marathon Trainer, and I have great tunes and the…

Today’s poem is courtesy of a teen, through Teen Ink Magazine online. Yes, a teenager. I am still on the prowl for poem to move me and have me embrace poetry but so far nada.Anywhobastank (zing!) this one seemed to speak to me today. I have been considering a few things in my life and battling some negative thoughts and…

Because I was listening to Donna Summer, Gloria Gaynor and the Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack today, I felt this one was a good fit. This was also found via a Google Search: Voices.net. William Thomas Dodd, Germany Disco DancingBoom-boom base balanced blast,Pulsating pace, palaver passed,Click-clack cameras caution cast,Flick-flack faces flickering fast. Chirpy chirpy cheap chicks cha-cha-cha,Haughty“ Hooray” Henries ha-ha-ha,Yap-yap yodeller…

NoticeSteve KowitThis evening, the sturdy Levi’sI wore every day for over a year& which seemed to the endin perfect condition,suddenly tore.How or why I don’t know,but there it was: a big rip at the crotch.A month ago my friend Nickwalked off a racquetball court,showered,got into this street clothes,& halfway home collapsed & died.Take heed, you who read this,& drop to…