She

quit. They made me the bad cop. And she quit. And I feel empty and wrong but somehow know it was better that she did. And now I sleep fitfully and make to-do lists and know that she quit, so that I was not over her shoulder. That really sucks.

For CW

One Art
by Elizabeth Bishop
The art of losing isn't hard to master; so many things seem filled with the intent to be lost that their loss is no disaster. Lose something every day. Accept the fluster of lost door keys, the hour badly spent. The art of losing isn't hard to master. Then practice losing farther, losing faster: places, and names, and where it was you meant to travel. None of these will bring disaster. I lost my mother's watch. And look! my last, or next-to-last, of three loved houses went. The art of losing isn't hard to master. I lost two cities, lovely ones. And, vaster, some realms I owned, two rivers, a continent. I miss them, but it wasn't a disaster. --Even losing you (the joking voice, a gesture I love) I shan't have lied. It's evident the art of losing's not too hard to master though it may look like (Write it!) like disaster.

Gathering String

From time to time the non-profit secular world neatly entwines with the Jewish philanthropic sector ... I picked this one up on my morning Google alert ...

The first venture philanthropist

Deeply funky ...

I need a vacation or a change of scenery. This is where we spent our honeymoon... and where I would like my ashes to be scattered. And where I would like to be now ... right now.

Truth ...

I love GNC Peanut Butter Surprise smoothies at 310 calories and 3.0 grams of fat. They are amazing ... so amazing that I have trouble believing the listed calorie and fat info. Mind you, that does not stop me ... yummy.

Also I must admit that I bought a box of the Hollywood Diet chocolate chip cookies. Yesterday I ate one as lunch and one as a snack. They are so funny! I feel so 1970's but whatever ... who can refuse the concept of eating cookies to lose weight?