tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post6283386876703715589..comments2023-09-01T04:29:11.256-04:00Comments on Suburban Soliloquy: Don't Look At Me That WayJaynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-25331141071004475902012-11-08T17:02:41.974-05:002012-11-08T17:02:41.974-05:00Tapping, M--can't keep up w/the thoughts latel...Tapping, M--can't keep up w/the thoughts lately. Problem is I have stacks of research to organize to which thoughts must be correlated and that's a task that frays me. So, well, I still have some centering to do. :/<br /><br />Overseas, eh? Lucky you! I'll have to head over to your whispering <em>Dreams</em> to see what's going on. :)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-69198159908474988782012-11-08T16:53:15.139-05:002012-11-08T16:53:15.139-05:00The photo is a beauty, JES. And I mean, she is a b...The photo is a beauty, JES. And I mean, she is a beauty in many ways--especially in the way my father used to say <em>You're a beauty</em> after I'd done or said something he may have thought uniquely odd (perhaps, didn't particularly appreciate). (How I wish I'd written down her every word.)<br /><br />I must remember to ask Michael if he is familiar w/Lloyd Young. He sounds like the sort of guy who might make for a good central character in a piece of fiction. Hearing someone scream "<em>Just LOOK at that BAROMETRIC PRESSURE!!!</em>" would scare the Dickens out of me, as I know, for me, this equates to: GIANT sinus headache!<br /><br />We had our power restored quickly compared with so many others... I feel for the many who are still waiting, and hope yours (family) have been taken care of by now. (Bathing tourism. That could take off, you know. ;))<br /><br />Looking up Lia via your link. Thank you!Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-38091911322980256582012-11-08T16:39:41.960-05:002012-11-08T16:39:41.960-05:00And then, there was another real storm... Snow is ...And then, there was another real storm... Snow is now on the ground... the air frigid... still reminding us... Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-12977555535601426022012-11-06T17:16:43.792-05:002012-11-06T17:16:43.792-05:00No damage in Cucumberland, Cold. And fortunately o...No damage in Cucumberland, Cold. And fortunately our roof didn't leak like it usually does in a mighty storm. The contract's back to the roofer, though, and we ought to seeing some new shingles soon. Probably not soon enough, though. ;)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-85621284307646444012012-11-06T17:13:48.647-05:002012-11-06T17:13:48.647-05:00No, Michael--we don't often get out to the mov...No, Michael--we don't often get out to the movies! More likely, we'll watch once we can see it on DVD or Netflix. But Lu gets out to the theatre on a rare occasion with her friends, although she hasn't asked about <em>Chasing Mavericks</em>. The last movie she saw, about a month ago, was <em>Finding Nemo</em> (yet, again!), but in 3D. I don't think she'll ever tire of that movie.<br /><br />Hmm... I once wrote a humorous story about how my younger sister fell through the ceiling and practically on to my lap. Maybe I should revisit that one. ;)<br /><br />Oh, and well, to be honest, I'm really a bit past "middle age" but I appreciate your kind comment! :)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-39019032267135737952012-11-05T08:15:21.860-05:002012-11-05T08:15:21.860-05:00oh yeah, jayne, i totally get the need to be in IT...oh yeah, jayne, i totally get the need to be in IT, to feel IT. i was witnessing the storm from overseas and that was really strange for me. glad to hear all is well in your neck of the woods.<br /><br />now to the even more serious stuff. how about those fingers of yours? are they tap-tapping away, or gripping a sweaty pen? they better be, but then i have no doubt they are. time, or the lack thereof, will have worked its magic, right? you will have centered yourself in your storm.....mignonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02028407838518935203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-5746443445594223872012-11-03T13:35:14.615-04:002012-11-03T13:35:14.615-04:00Obviously, I don't know Lu. And I don't kn...Obviously, I don't know Lu. And I don't know how much (if at all) she was mugging when her friend took the picture. But I can easily imagine her when she's, oh, say, in her 50s, coming across this photo in her Flickr archive or wherever they're keeping such things then. I can imagine her showing it to her partner and saying, <em>This has always been one of my favorite pictures of me</em>. I can imagine her partner saying, <em>Me, too</em>. It's a beauty!<br /><br />Back in the mid-'80s, there was a TV weatherman in NYC named Lloyd Lindsay Young who was mesmerizing to watch. He was sort of the Crazy Eddie's of weathermen, just completely animatedly gaga over all things meteorological. Of course he was a favorite of mine (we picked him up in central Jersey). When we once caught a bit of a hurricane in NJ/NY, I naturally tuned in to LLY to see how it had unhinged him. He was standing in front of the weather map, facing the camera but slapping with his hand at the map behind him. <em>Just LOOK at that BAROMETRIC PRESSURE!!!</em> he was screaming. To this day I think those remain the funniest six words I've ever heard on TV. (Maybe you had to be there.)<br /><br />For the second straight year, we're in the odd position of having had (here in the Florida "Big Bend") a relatively uneventful hurricane season... watching the Northeast get clobbered by a named autumn storm. Glad to hear you yourself didn't get too badly hit this time around!<br /><br />Numerous of my family members are still without power, which may continue into mid-week. Of course the news reports focus on gasoline shortages, rationing and so on. Less reported on (as far as I've seen anyway) is the rationing of hot water. One sister has, in the last four days or so, gone to four different places to take showers. I told her she may have discovered a new hobby: bathing tourism.<br /><br />Beautifully crafted piece, as always. (And it comes as absolutely no surprise that you're attuned to the pleasures of <em>danger</em>.)<br /><br />By the by, when life returns to what passes for "normal," I've come across a writer you might like: Lia Purpura. (<em>whiskey river</em> introduced me to her and I in turn have already introduced her to the Kindle :).) You can find some of her writing (poems and essays) linked to from <a href="http://www.liapurpura.com/selected%20poems%20and%20essay.htm" rel="nofollow">her site</a>.JEShttp://johnesimpson.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-74957307653106204002012-11-03T12:51:29.415-04:002012-11-03T12:51:29.415-04:00Thank you Jayne, for inspiring this: there is a pr...Thank you Jayne, for inspiring this: there is a primal excitement when faced with a most basic fear. Probably helps us survive. Nothing like a real storm to remind us.<br />Was thinking about the same thing.Antares Cryptoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12197876328401157462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-13930891121057029462012-11-03T09:38:35.119-04:002012-11-03T09:38:35.119-04:00I hope you got through Sandy without damage. We wi...I hope you got through Sandy without damage. We will probably get get the remnants of her coming over here shortly. However, the ocean in the north is to cold to fuel the hurricanes, fortunately.<br /><br /><a href="http://cold-as-heaven.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Cold As Heaven</a><br />CA Heavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07558100567878233142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-73922529199691578362012-11-03T02:35:02.608-04:002012-11-03T02:35:02.608-04:00First, has Lu seen the movie "Chasing Maveric...First, has Lu seen the movie "Chasing Mavericks"? The wife tells her husband who is a serious surfer (when not installing roofs), "I get why you do this". Why can't I meet a woman this perceptive? (I'm sounding like the lyrics from "Jessie's Girl"). Just the same, I'm sorry you guys are in harms way of Mother Nature (so memorable to me from those Imperial margarine TV commercials). Lastly, age is very deceptive. You at "middle age"? Hardly, my friend. Hazle-eyed and gorgeous. Yes. Try thinking of some kooky humor to write about from childhood obervations. Just a thought, relative to "Write, dammit"--which made me laugh. Be safe, Jayne! :) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539850495318868267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-25380486100103688172012-11-02T14:14:59.308-04:002012-11-02T14:14:59.308-04:00Suze- LOL!!! Across your heart?!!! Love that. I...Suze- LOL!!! Across your heart?!!! Love that. I'll be sure to pass your comment along to Lu--I guarantee she will laugh as loudly as I did. Sweet woman you are. (I agree, I think it would make a swell tattoo!) :)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-18140934649351882022012-11-02T14:12:32.927-04:002012-11-02T14:12:32.927-04:00Scott- She's a master communicator. She pretty...Scott- She's a master communicator. She pretty much perfected the art of communing. Seriously. No doubt, in college, she will major in all things communion. Oh Lordy. ;)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-43642886594085115042012-11-02T14:09:32.177-04:002012-11-02T14:09:32.177-04:00You and me both, Amanda! Get out right in it--what...You and me both, Amanda! Get out right in it--what was better than that? (Well, there <em>was</em> my grandmother's strawberry rhubarb pie.) I have a feeling you'll be howling well into those crony, cantankerous days!<br /><br />Hope your NYC girl's ok. Boy, I feel for everyone caught in that mess. Pretty horrible!Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-11014696962662029072012-11-02T14:05:17.719-04:002012-11-02T14:05:17.719-04:00Ah yes, Gary, youthful excitement. I almost rememb...Ah yes, Gary, youthful excitement. I <em>almost</em> remember what it was like. In fact, I very much do. I was one of those kids who couldn't wait 'til the storm came in. I'd be one of the first out the door--right into it. There were so many of us, though, I don't think my parents ever noticed. :/<br /><br />Here's the thing: I don't really like to work under pressure. Makes me a little crazy and the migraine kicks in, but the output is usually pretty good. I don't know... I need to find a better way. ;)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-70742325376448822742012-11-02T14:01:32.685-04:002012-11-02T14:01:32.685-04:00Leonora- I'm glad you mentioned the photo--mad...Leonora- I'm glad you mentioned the photo--made me realize I didn't give it the proper credit. A friend of Lu's took it at school, and I borrowed it. It's now duly noted under the picture.<br /><br />We were all right, for the most part, throughout the storm. Lost power for only a few hours, but in those hours we lit candles and the kids waited it out by playing a game of Stratego (that was one of my favorites when I was a kid). It was a happy surprise to find them scrawled across the floor, strategizing. So intense! Best part of losing power. ;)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-86122371613013779032012-11-02T13:57:45.629-04:002012-11-02T13:57:45.629-04:00Ellen- Time. So little, yet too much when we don&#...Ellen- Time. So little, yet too much when we don't use it wisely. I try not to putter--truly I've no time to putter but I somehow manage to fit it in. Heh. Boy will I happy the day I can putter and have all the time in the world to do it. Um, I'm not sure if I really believe what I just wrote. Hmm. ;)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-15652012852985511762012-11-02T13:54:03.690-04:002012-11-02T13:54:03.690-04:00Bill- I hope there was no damage up there or in Be...Bill- I hope there was no damage up there or in Beantown. A relative of mine in Cambridge lost a window--blown right out! I think it's ok to take a break. Especially during a state of emergency. And for a while beyond that too!Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-79142209635003517782012-11-02T13:52:13.359-04:002012-11-02T13:52:13.359-04:00Ha! Ru--I had that song in my head for the rest of...Ha! Ru--I had that song in my head for the rest of the evening after I read your comment! Love Lou.<br />LOVE the wild side. Of anything. Until I get scared. ;)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-49371412742911412712012-11-02T13:50:51.687-04:002012-11-02T13:50:51.687-04:00Oh YA, Nessa - so CALM!!! You know, I've never...Oh YA, Nessa - so CALM!!! You know, I've never had an Elizabeth Gilbert epic bathroom-floor-breakdown, but I have had my moments, trust me. Will probably have many more. ;)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-31573729050150219072012-11-02T13:48:00.264-04:002012-11-02T13:48:00.264-04:00EG- so true. As long as there are paper and pens! ...EG- so true. As long as there are paper and pens! Sounds wonderful on the west coast. It's been way too long since I've been out that way. Do you have a little basket hooked to your bike? I can picture that. :)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-39162524586900810932012-11-02T13:46:36.748-04:002012-11-02T13:46:36.748-04:00David- I really wish I didn't need those metap...David- I really wish I didn't need those metaphorical shocks, but I've got to be honest w/myself (I'm too old not to), I do! I'm gearing up for some major shock treatment, actually (even w/power on), and I'm hoping the generator kicks in smoothly.<br /><br />BTW- We lost power for 3 to 4 hours tops. Piece of cake compared to last year's Irene--when we lost power for 3-4 days!Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-32930712236055457382012-11-02T13:43:35.418-04:002012-11-02T13:43:35.418-04:00Kono- Heh. Yup, too much. (That's scary.) Oh t...Kono- Heh. Yup, too much. (That's scary.) Oh to be tied to a house, domesticity... the things you can no longer enjoy--like a rip roaring good Hurricane. I remember after Gloria--back in 1985, I was living on the east side of Providence, by Brown and RISD--a group of us gathered at a friends place with cases of beer and contraband, taped the windows and had a grand time. Later, when the she-storm calmed, we marched all glassy-eyed down to the hurricane barrier, stepping over live wires and debris, and marveled at the mess. How different the whole experience is when you have a mortgage and children. Eyeing trees. Who'd-a thought. ;)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-48613862059300223222012-11-02T11:23:30.516-04:002012-11-02T11:23:30.516-04:00Jayne, this was beautiful.
'It's a hurric...Jayne, this was beautiful.<br /><br />'It's a hurricane.'<br /><br />I think I want to stamp that across my heart. Please thank your daughter for inspiring a whole legion of people who read and love your words. (And hers.)Suzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908805179119217608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-27811496890329508442012-11-02T08:53:57.627-04:002012-11-02T08:53:57.627-04:00I like, "She is communicating..." Just ...I like, "She is communicating..." Just being pumped to be alive. Wonder. Excitement. Reverence. Inspiration for these hazel eyed middle years.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17096402329953310721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-22846224891108114102012-11-01T20:03:16.239-04:002012-11-01T20:03:16.239-04:00plaudits to your daughter. i felt that way at her ...plaudits to your daughter. i felt that way at her age and still do - hope when the time comes that i'm howling at the wind well into my crone years. <br /><br />(but yet, moms are wont to warn our cubs away from the power lines, the lightning, etc. i was on the phone with my girl in nyc countless times during the storm)<br /><br />write, dammit, indeed. Amanda Summerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00942636545948440422noreply@blogger.com