Here at The Compound, some of us are prepared for Halloween.
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RIP
As the Neville Brothers sang:
Thank you, Miss Rosa, you are the spark
You started our freedom movement
Thank you, Sister Rosa Parks.
Priorities
I snagged this photo from Tim’s photo blog because I can’t remember my blogger ID and I’m too lazy to look it up, so I can’t comment there.
Priorities:
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Sly
Now and again, someone sends me a forwarded photo that I really love. This one is from my friend Denece. Even if it’s not real, I still like it.
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Houston’s priciest taxi
Last year I had a little medical scare, and since Tom was at work, Tim took me to one of St. Luke’s emergency care places. Ultimately, they ended up transferring me to their hospital, and even with insurance, that was one of the most expensive cab rides ever.
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Lion!
Tim just showed me a trailer for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, which opens December 9.
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Book question
Has anyone read What We Do Now, and if so, is it worth reading? There must be some ways to get this country headed in the right direction. ‘Cause I’m STILL worried about the same things I was worried about this time last year. And the year before… And the year before…
When you have some time for yourself
Shawn and I seem to be checking out each other’s blogs/journals for goodies. The following is something I’ve meant to do for a while. For various reasons, last year was a difficult one for me. When I said that to Tim one night, he said, “But when was the last time you had a year you felt that way about?” When I thought about his question, it completely shifted my focus to how many really great years I’ve had since the last “bad year.” Since next year’s going to be a bit of a landmark for me (can you believe I’ll turn 35 AGAIN???), it’s a good time for reflection. If you need some of that, too, consider the following (and thanks, Shawn!):
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Going Postal
It’s happy mail day! Mail from Lisa in Iowa, Todd in Wisconsin, George in Ohio, Greg in New Orleans…all full of wonderful comments about THREE FORTUNES, wishes for a happy Halloween, or tasty treats… And no stinky fish treats, heh.
Some days are diamonds. (Who said that? John Denver?)
Oh, P.S. I just remembered. Lisa, I, too, had no idea what a MILF is, so now you know who wrote it. I know now, but I’ll let Tim tell you. =)
The Spirit of New Orleans
I’ve been fascinated by author Greg Herren’s posts about his return to New Orleans and the things he’s seeing and doing there. Yesterday, we got a Kensington catalog and Greg’s new mystery, MARDI GRAS MAMBO, which is coming out in March, has an enticing cover. I can’t find it online so I’ve asked for a .jpg from the publisher which I’ll post when I get it.
The truly amazing thing is that in the midst of helping other New Orleans friends, moving his stuff between apartments, and managing his busy schedule as a writer and editor, Greg generously shared his good fortune with Tim and me. Although you can’t see it in the picture below, those are Bar-B-Q Fritos that were just delivered to us from Greg today because he finally located a New Orleans source.
Is he a class act or what? Thank you, Greg.