Posts Tagged ‘Friends’

A dear friend of mine died last Sunday.I just found out about it today.Ironic that I was looking for something in my closet just the other day andlooked up on my bookshelf to see my old copy of “Zen and Art of Motorcycle Maintenance”, the cult novel by Robert Persig.Its pink and black cover reeking [...]

Monday rolls around way too quick these days.Where did the week go? Poof.That’s where.Welcome to Malarky Monday!This is the day of the week that a group of us (teh blogocracy) triesto get you to giggle, spit, put a smile on your face or all three.After reading my post, please visit my fellow cohorts for more [...]

 
I thought I was going to put up a Facebook page and go anonymous but I was wrong.It didn’t work out that way at all.In the past 24 hours, I’ve changed my name three times and received over 60emails regarding changes in my status.I’ve also managed to piss off someone already and have been told [...]

 
Nothing says congratulations quite like a picture of Borat, don’tcha think?High Five! <– click here, pleaseBack in November I did a post regarding people that have leftthe most comments on my blog.I challenged people to try and up their comment count by offering prizes. (I know, I’m a comment whore, sue me)  :mrgreen:As of 12.31.2009 [...]

Malarky Monday will be back next week.Moe and Mark have been in Sydney since last weekend making it tough fora Monday post.Hopefully, this video will suffice until then.Happy Malarky Monday, folks!
 
ps. got some fireworks going off here on Thursday night.Be sure to check it out!

There are things that happen in our lives that occasionally defy space, time, gravity and logic.
While we experience these types of phenomena on a daily basis
we are sometimes too busy to see and embrace it.
There are two areas that require attention in my backyard: the lawn and the flowers.
I generally mow the lawn while Pamela [...]

*I have no clue as to how many chapters are waiting to be written regarding this incredible time in my life.
As sure as the Akubra hat on my head, this will be far from the last.
I’m not entirely sure where to begin because my grey matter is still processing all that’s gone on these past [...]

Coming Home Soon

Posted: 29th July 2009 by ~m in Cape Cod, Dreams, Friends, amazing
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Maureen and Mark will be here until next Sunday so I don’t expect much to change
here at Smoke and Mirrors.
It’s not everyday that you can show someone from Australia around
the city of Boston.
The week at the Cape seems like a dream now, a very wonderful dream.
With games like ‘Celebrity Heads’, ‘The Redneck Game of Life’ [...]

It’s always a daunting task starting a new journal; all that virgin white space,
the absence of anything resembling a word or thought, and the cackling cynic inside me all trying to sway me towards more menial things like cutting my lawn (which needs to be done, btw) or re-grouting the tile in the bathroom.
This soft [...]

She is the light of my life, my best friend in the whole, wide world and the mother
of 3 incredible daughters.
She is the heart of our home and the glue that makes everything stick.
I can’t imagine my life without her (the same goes for our daughters, for that matter)
She forever goes above and beyond the [...]