Looking together in the same direction.

Looking together in the same direction.
Sea otters hold hands while they sleep so they don't drift apart.

by my favorite poet, Mary Oliver

"Instructions for living a life.

Pay attention.

Be astonished.

Tell about it."

Mary Oliver


Sunday, November 10, 2024

Tuesday, November 5, 2024

If Adam Picked the Apple, by Danielle Coffyn

 If Adam Picked the Apple

There would be a parade,

a celebration,

a holiday to commemorate

the day he sought enlightenment.

We would not speak of

temptation by the devil, rather,

we would laud Adam’s curiosity,

his desire for adventure

and knowing.

We would feast

on apple-inspired fare:

tortes, chutneys, pancakes, pies.

There would be plays and songs

reenacting his courage.

But it was Eve who grew bored,

weary of her captivity in Eden.

And a woman’s desire

for freedom is rarely a cause

for celebration.



(daily ex, morning stretching, morning 1.6 mi walk, pm slow jog 2.1 mi)

Saturday, November 2, 2024

Hard times require furious dancing.

 (daily ex, morning tm jog 1.1 mi,  a.m. pumpkin pie relay walk 0.5 mi, a little stretching)

Friday, November 1, 2024

“Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them.” ― Margaret Atwood

That is why women always choose the bear.


(daily ex, morning stretching, 15 min easy step aerobics, 1.1 mi jog streak saver, 1.5 mi walk)