My father smells like a happy, buttery sea otter. Not that I’ve smelled a buttery sea otter before, but his smell is warm, salty, blubbery, and very strong. Even his washed clothes are never free of his trademark scent. (There must be a hoard of otters livng in his dresser).
On the other hand, Japanese people […]
Bill is currently on a solo journey around the world. He shares his experiences on his daily video blog at http://www.mynameisbill.com
I first met Bill in a dim-lit room, furnished only with a large mattress; he was lying there half asleep. It was Tyler’s idea to ‘go say hi to my best friend’ in the middle […]
I ordered coffee and received a lesson in ASL. We learned how to sign ‘turtle’, ‘hamster’, ‘lesbian’, ‘gay’, ’sugery’ and ‘throw away’. Last 2 motions combined means ‘abortion’. Apparently, sign language comes in handy when in a noisy bar.
He is showing ‘turtle’.
(I didn’t have my contacts in when I took this picture).
BJ is visiting us from LA. We went to eat ice-cream.
“Hey! Your Beard is Magnificent!” That’s how we know the man to the right.
He could not stop smiling when he saw us. Of course, he was standing by a land of dancing cupcakes, so it’s hard to help being happy in that magic […]
I often imagine what would happen if all my past selves came together in one room; the 1 year-old me, the 2 year-old, the 3, the 4, the 5……
I think the 16 year-old would love the 2 year-old, but would butt heads with the do-it-my-way 8 year-old. On the other hand, I see the 8, […]
The world is a jumble of causes and effects. Sometimes, I get caught in my own jumble.
It’s good to talk, it’s good to let it out. In letting go, I saw what it was about, and saw that there was a hurdle.
“God only sets jumpable hurdles” a friend wrote in her blog.
I know I’m half […]
