Tuesday, October 23, 2018

How We Hold On


That was Levon at Japanica eating food from a bowl by tipping it up and covering his face with it. I tried to get a picture of that but failed. He looks a bit devilish there, doesn't he?
I wasn't going to leave my house and yard today. I woke up back in the depths again but Jessie texted and wanted to go to Costco and even though I really did not need a damn thing there, not really, I agreed to go anyway because I knew that it would be good for me to see the boys and their mama and besides, it helps her get her shopping done to have me with her.
Plus- lunch.
So we met at the giant friendly place and I saw one of the employees whom I really do have a great affection for and I haven't seen her in forever so that was nice. And we looked at toys and August was happy about that and when it was time to go into the coldy room where they keep the produce, he said, "Will you cuddle me to keep me warm?" and I said that I certainly would and I picked him up and wrapped my arms around him and he giggled and we were fake-stunned at the cold and we fake-shivered and I held him tight as could be because that's about the only time that kid will let me hug him.
So that was good and I even found Mr. Moon a little present for our anniversary which is on Thursday and if he doesn't like it he can take it back, no problem, and that's why I love Costco. Well, that and the fact that I always see the same employees and they are cheerful and efficient and polite. And of course, there are the samples.
While we were there, we got a group text from May who had just seen JOE BIDEN!!!!


How cool is that? 
Sweet, handsome, funny, strong, man-bonded-to-Barack-Obama-Joe-Biden!

Tallahassee will surprise you sometimes. And I suppose, so will Joe Biden. 

So that was exciting and then Jessie and I went to Japanica and had miso soup and salad with ginger dressing and I had the green curry tofu Bento and Jessie had hibachi chicken with vegetables and Levon ate everything and August ate his soup and some of his salad and my spring roll and some of his mama's chicken and vegetables and some of my rice and a piece of my broccoli and when we left we all had sticky rice all over us and I even found some in my purse. 
It's always a good time at Japanica!
When I went to tell August good-bye he had just applied cherry-flavored lipstick and so he allowed me a kiss so it was pretty much a huge affection win for the day with that boy. Levon has begun kissing by opening his mouth as wide as a carp's and that was fun too because if you do it right, you can make one of those popping kisses. 
Did I tell you that he's starting to take a few steps at a time now? 

We didn't do the bookstore today because August has a cold and when he's a little sick he tends to become the teensiest bit manic and Jessie was not up for that. I frankly wasn't either, although I would have soldiered on if she'd wanted to. 
In fact, I may be getting the cold myself. I came home and thought about all of the things I could/should do and decided to take a nap. 
Which I did. 

And here in the Great State of Florida a white Neo-Nazi group from the Great State of Idaho is sending out robo-calls about MY candidate for governor, Andrew Gillium, which the Huffington Post describes as "disgustingly racist."
My heart breaks at least once every day for our country. 

That's all I got, people. 

A good friend of mine has a tag-line at the end of his e-mails which is this:

"What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness?" 
Jean Jacque Rousseau

That will be my tiny flame of hope for the day which I will use to try and bind my broken heart once again. 

Let's be kind. 

Love...Ms. Moon






28 comments:

  1. We had the great pleasure of mailing in our absentee ballots for Beto O'Rourke, how great is that!? Also today is our 36th anniversary. Wishing you and Mr. Moon a happy anniversary.

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    1. That is SO cool! I'm going to cast my vote for Gillium here in Florida tomorrow. Happy anniversary to you!

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  2. Let's be kind and kick ass in this election. Certain asses. While being kind, of course.

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    1. I always find it best to kick ass in the kindest way possible! As I know you do as well, Elizabeth.

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  3. Is it possible, ya think, that one Mr. Joe Biden could run for Prez in 2020? If I let myself even think about it I get butterflies in my stomach and the teeniest bit of hope in my heart.

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  4. I am getting a cold too I think. My husband is sick and hacking and sneezing. I need a hamster ball to roll around the house. Or he does.

    Our anniversary was this week and I got my husband a robe because he is always cold. He is actually wearing it. I didn’t think he would. His bed is so heavy with blankets that they don’t tuck in properly. Me? Fucking perimenopause. I am so hot all the time. My bedroom was 11 C (52 F) last night and I was still hot.
    Anyway, I am rambling.

    Yes. Let’s be kind. But I am tired of being kind to the people that suck my soul dry.

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    1. I feel so much better today. I guess yesterday I was "just" depressed. Whatever it was, it was kicking my ass.
      Glen's and my bed is the opposite- I sleep with about five layers of blankets and stuff while he has one very thin flannel sheet over his regular sheet. BUT, I have a fan directly on me and frequently flip the covers back. It's crazy but it works.
      I'm not very kind to people who suck my soul dry. I will admit that.

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  5. Levon is becoming quite a handsome little boy. I hope we leave he and his brother and cousins a better world. Skepticism and disappointment have taken root in me it seems.

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    1. Me too, e. Frustration and rage figure in there too.
      Sigh.
      Levon is getting to be quite lovely, isn't he?

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  6. Joe Biden! I love him! And I thought of Leslie Knope immediately, too. Great minds think alike!

    Kindness is everything.

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    1. Well, Hank definitely has a great mind and I have no doubt that you do too!

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    1. Thank you and I thought it especially appropriate since it's our anniversary.

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  8. I love that quote and happy anniversary tomorrow!

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  9. It's so interesting you ended with that quote. I was just talking to Dave last night about how humanity seems to have abandoned the ideal of basic kindness. I suspect it's largely due to the anonymity of the Internet and how large our communities have become, but I don't know if that explains it entirely. I just hate that we can't all be more civil to each other. And I'm certainly guilty of it too!

    I love that you found sticky rice in your purse. That's pretty funny.

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    1. When one is a mother one never knows what one will find in her purse. I have discovered this is true for grandmothers, as well.
      Kindness is the simplest way to do good, isn't it?

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  10. Mary, I copied the link to this article about Keith Richards before reading through it, whence I discovered that it's covered in a bio that you've no doubt read, so this may be of no interest to you. Then I thought I'd send it anyway, but don't see your email address. Thus you're getting the link in a comment. I didn't know about this concert so it's news to me. https://www.cbc.ca/archives/that-time-keith-richards-was-ordered-to-play-a-free-show-1.4874726 -Kate

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    1. Thank you! I'd never read that exact article but was aware of the story. Here's a link to a picture of Keith and Rita Bedard, whom he calls his "blind angel" fairly recently:
      https://twitter.com/officialkeef/status/621736702650941441?lang=en
      One more reason to love the man.

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    2. And my e-mail address is to the right of the blog posts under where it says "Ms. Moon."

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    3. Oh for heaven's sake, there it is! I am blind as a bat. -Kate

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  11. Wishing you the best anniversary. You have much to celebrate and look back on as well as look forward to.

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  12. I have no babies to buoy me up so I'm just reciting all the things that make me happy...puppies and kittens and flowers and trees and birds and bees and butterflies and sweet smelling happy making dirt...and so on.

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  13. Does seem odd that these pipe bombs showed up the day the guy living in my house in Washington declared himself to be a nationalist!

    Maybe the change in weather, even if it is cooler, has got you blue. Or maybe because you are not waiting for babies to hatch anymore. Oh, hell, who knows? Tomorrow is another day, my friend.

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  14. Glad you have those babies, grown and not, to draw you out the house on blue funk days. The world is reeling. Hang on tight. Love love love.

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