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made to last
artisan Pronunciation:/ˌɑːtɪˈzan, ˈɑːtɪzan/ NOUN a worker in a skilled trade, especially one that involves making things by hand:street markets where local artisans display handwoven textiles, painted ceramics, and leather goods “We knew love. It wasn’t a matter of declaring it. It was proven.” ~ Seamus Heaney I was on the phone with a friend the other day when I heard a high pitched whistle from the street. My friend heard it too, and I took a little detour from our conversation to explain that we were hearing the distinct sound of the knife-sharpener passing through my Mexican neighborhood. I like it. More than a call to potential customers, the knife-sharpener’s…
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Dream On …
"I’ll often have people tell me, “I'm really not that into politics.” Well too damn bad – politics is into you! Get engaged, get registered, and go vote." - Tim Walz
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hand ballet
The day Lou Reed died shouldn’t have been particularly relevant, but I remember it. I remember the way the afternoon sun made shadows on my daughter’s fingers. Graceful and elegant. Just a twinkling ago, my baby girl first discovered her hands. For me, her besotted mother, it was a magical milestone in her development. She was surely the first child to ever make such a discovery, her little fingers in constant motion. Her father and I called it “hand ballet.” Transfixed, as though under a spell, she paid rapt attention, staring intently, unblinking, at the dancing fingers that would soon cooperate to clap hands, tie laces, make music, whisk eggs, and wipe…
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Selective recall …
It used to be that I'd file stuff away in a mental cabinet and retrieve it later, usually right after the time I needed it … people's names, titles of movies, passwords, the season finale of whatever series that won't be back until next year.
