Before last night I had been to nine Twins games this year. All of them we won. My blissful winning streak came to a halt last night thanks to the Tigers. It was a good game but we ended up losing 5-4.
I'm not so upset about my undefeated status -- all good things must come to an end. I have to admit I'm a bit of a Tigers fan so I'm happy to have it happen with them. Ah the silver lining. Every cloud has one.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Saturday, June 28, 2008
A well-placed remark
"You have a nice skull shape," she said to me. I am taken aback. What does that even mean? Apparently she thinks I'm one of the few people that can pull of a head scarf. And so she tells me.
Those are the kind of compliments you don't forget. "I like your outfit" or "You're a good dancer" are nice compliments but you tend to mush them all together in the back of your head where they float around and you don't refer to them often.
The weird ones are great. I'll never put on a hat or scarf (both of which I do often) without thinking about it. And even though I doubt this person will be a large part of my life, she will be forever in my mind.
Those are the kind of compliments you don't forget. "I like your outfit" or "You're a good dancer" are nice compliments but you tend to mush them all together in the back of your head where they float around and you don't refer to them often.
The weird ones are great. I'll never put on a hat or scarf (both of which I do often) without thinking about it. And even though I doubt this person will be a large part of my life, she will be forever in my mind.
Thursday, June 26, 2008
No news is good news?
Last week I read about a man with autism who was missing in the woods for a week . My heart ached for the family while they were looking for him. Their hope was beginning to wane and I began to expect the worst as I'm sure they were trying not to. (I'm the kind of person that can't look at a missing pet poster or I might burst into tears.) Then came the news. They found him. He is alive.
And it was on the front page of our newspaper in Minneapolis. And I rejoiced. I can't imagine the feeling it must have invoked in his family.
Read the article here:
http://www.startribune.com/local/east/20727164.html?location_refer=$urlTrackSectionName
How often is good news like that on the front page? I've spent my life wrestling with the choice of being informed or being jaded. It seems like the two have become impossible to separate. At least in my mind.
I'm looking for the good news in the newspaper. I might be hiding but I can't believe it's not there. And it might just be something amusing, like the state of North Carolina issuing thousands of license plates beginning the letters WTF. Now that's something to make you smile.
And it was on the front page of our newspaper in Minneapolis. And I rejoiced. I can't imagine the feeling it must have invoked in his family.
Read the article here:
http://www.startribune.com/local/east/20727164.html?location_refer=$urlTrackSectionName
How often is good news like that on the front page? I've spent my life wrestling with the choice of being informed or being jaded. It seems like the two have become impossible to separate. At least in my mind.
I'm looking for the good news in the newspaper. I might be hiding but I can't believe it's not there. And it might just be something amusing, like the state of North Carolina issuing thousands of license plates beginning the letters WTF. Now that's something to make you smile.
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