December 17, 2004
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FRIDAY FIVE1. Describe the condition of your keyboard:
Dismal. It was such a nice new keyboard once too. Microscopic food and fingerprint and cat hair remains. Luckily I type fast enough that I don’t have to look at it, plus I’m really nearsighted. If anyone else used it much, I’d probably be shamed into cleaning it, but then keyboards are cheap.
2. Can you sing, or are you always out of key?
When I was young I actually sang with gusto and a guitar in other people’s earshot. I still sing with gusto alone in my car, though I can’t really hear myself cuz I have the music cranked up so loud. I have a feeling my ability to stay on key has slipped but I guess I’ll never find out.
3. What keys do you carry with you?
Car key, house key, two office keys, three unidentified keys one of which is probably a second lock I never use on the front door. Plus a spare car key in my purse in case I take my purse with me but leave the main keys locked inside the car. I keep a house key hidden outside the house in case I lose that one.
4. What is the key to personal happiness?
Depends on which person you mean. For myself, it’s feeling loved and having someone to love. With that, I can manage anything else. Unfortunately, either of those are not a given and have never felt totally secure in all these years.
5. What gets you keyed up?
If any of my blood relatives are unhappy, hawks of the people variety, racism, people who get in the down elevator when they meant to go up, being taken for granted, being around people who are drunk or loaded, cruelty to animals, the religious right, proselytizing, those telephone sales calls that you know must be long-distance or computerized because there’s a pause right at first (long enough that you can hang up), and much much more, don’t even get me started.
Deep Thought: “The first thing was, I learned to forgive myself. Then I told myself, “Go ahead and do whatever you want, it’s okay by me.”
Today I am grateful for: Saliva
Guess the Movie: “People always look down their noses at hookers. Never give you a chance, because they think you took the easy way out, when no one could imagine the willpower it took to do what we do. Walking the streets, night after night, taking the hits and still getting back up.” Answer: Monster, 2003.
Senate Dems Lack Aggressiveness
by Matthew Rothschild
Senate Democrats need to get in a fighting mood, and not go meekly into the Republican night.
Unfortunately, some of the leaders of the party aren’t mustering much energy for the battle.
Harry Reid, the Senate Minority Leader, says, “I always would rather dance than fight.” And he says he’d probably support Antonin Scalia for chief justice, remarking, “This is one smart guy.”
Such a comment should not come as a total surprise.
After all, Reid is pro-war, anti-choice, weak on civil liberties, and a buddy of Bush’s. (Rest of article here.)
End of Day: 9:39 pm
+ = Started wrapping Xmas presents today.
- = Having trouble finding poet starting with Q for tomorrow’s blog.
Comments (8)
pretty woman?
That was my guess, too.
Good guess, but no, a darker movie.
Leaving Las Vegas? (I got nothin)
Shoot, no, that’s not it. Another clue: Academy Award performance.
FRIDAY FIVE
1. Describe the condition of your keyboard:
The only difference between mine and yours is there’s no cat hair on mine. I have so much crap on my desk that there’s no room for the cat to perch.
2. Can you sing, or are you always out of key.
Yeah, what’s the deal with that? I had a much better voice when I was younger. The music’s gotta be up pretty loud and in my range, which is small. I’m an alto.
3. What keys do you carry with you?
I used to have keys to the studio where I danced, the beach house, my children’s house, (my ex got both houses) my rental house, my car, my kid’s car, my bike rack. I could go on and on. I am happy to report that I have one key to my house and one key to my car.
4. What is the key to personal happiness?
I seem to have found happiness by accepting where I am, who I am. I have rid myself of people and situations which weren’t healthy. I feel good because I quit eating and drinking things I shouldn’t. I find writing goes a long way to keeping me content. I am close to my children which doesn’t always make me happy but it makes me feel conected.
5. What gets you keyed up?
When my kids make bad choices it makes me crazy. When I do something stupid I get angry with myself. The rest of the world I try not to worry about.
Yes Haiku’s are delightful and can be so expressive in such a short space. Addictive too.
hello..I supprised ! this music is japanese flute isn’t it ?
I’m glad if you like it…/N *