Each and every Friday should be savored and relished to its fullest extent. This Friday, September 16th, even more so. This week in Lingang, alongside the Shanghai shoreline, has seen: a typhoon throwing its strongest winds in the city down upon our area; 15 colleagues sent home—hours before typhoon struck— in the midst of a…
Tag: cats
Charlie & Hercules
Those who have passed on are not lost, but waiting for our arrival. In fact (or very real possibility), they may never have left us at all. Just a few days back, I dreamed of Hercules, my parent’s sprightly little chihuahua-poodle mix who passed on (perhaps) around seven years ago. His beige hair was shaggy…
Charlie!
Today my beloved cat son Charlie made his final physical transformation to the Other Side… Charlie Hall—-Born: Spring 2007,Mt. Vernon, New York Passed On: December 14, 2019, Boston, Massachusetts To get to know the always wondrous Charlie a bit, please check out: https://dontletmyparentsreadthiscom.wordpress.com/2019/12/19/charlie-forever/?preview=true
Charlie Forever (Reprinted)
Charlie, one year ago today you passed on suddenly. You’ve been with us ever since. Today I’d like to reprint the reflection of you I wrote last December. Love you, man. Daddy https://dontletmyparentsreadthiscom.wordpress.com/2019/12/19/charlie-forever/?preview=true
Charlie Forever
Dear Son–Charlie, We could not even see you at first. You were curled up in the back of the cage, behind the other really cute cat that everyone wanted. After he was pulled out, your first human Mom and I peered in, seeing you looking so helpless, eyesight obscured by redness. You looked so sick….
“He’s the Best Cat We’ve Ever Had. “
—-at least 2 groomers, including Nicole herself, at Nicole’s Grooming. Today, in Bardstown, Kentucky. I am so very proud of my son! He has not been letting me clip his nails these past few weeks, so I had to bring him in to a groomer for the first time in his 9 years, but I’m…
Curated Photo IV
Fourth in my series of ten favorite photos of summer, thus far… Inari In Kyoto, Japan, I was hiking back down sacred and spiritually powerful Mount Inari when I came across a vending machine (yes…only in Japan). A group of young feral cats, uninhibited, came out from behind the machine to greet me. I took…
Debris
It’s where we watched United 93 last night and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off a few nights before. It’s a coffee table in disarray. My old flip phone lies alarm-ready near a glass of water from the night before. Stacks of reading materials, so normal for us. Pop’s shower soap, releasing its last drops. An apartment…
Is This a Dream?
No…it’s SUMMER BREAK! An academic year of trials, tribulations, heartache and, oh, some heartwarming moments with kooky kids has come to a close. My 11th year of teaching has concluded! And I vow to each one of you to document at least something from each day of my liberation. How can I begin with anything…
Don't Let My Parents Read This 