Jell-o Thoughts

"Raising a teenager is like nailing Jell-o to a tree".

What is it about Jell-o?

We enjoyed a lovely evening meal under the trees
and bid a fond farewell to Deb & Wayne as they head back to Texas.

Dinner conversation veered
from people getting struck by lightning...
Lost and found (and lost) cats...
To a new and wonderful Santa Fe Italian restaurant.

And somewhere in the middle
we began to discuss
Jell-o.

Comparisons of strange combinations
of unusual food groups
mixed with various fruity-flavored Jell-o;
church-basement secret Jell-o creations,
unusual and inappropriate Jell-o molds
meat mixed into Jell-o,
and Jell-o shots in college (and beyond).

What does Jell-o mean to you?
Cool summer treats?
Creepy Jell-o molds with who-know-what inside?
The 1950's?
Or 60's?
Or 70's?
Or 80's?
Or last week?
The ultimate hospital food?
Something to be mixed with Cool Whip?

And what food truly belongs together with
this quivering mountain of gelatinous goo?

Here is your challenge:
Report the BEST and WORST combo with Jell-o in the mix.

Happy Jell-o hunting!


-M

Not Bob

I found a brand new collar
(small enough for a cat)
today in our backyard;
blue with a hand-made tag
"Edghar"
and a phone number...
I called and left a message,
she called back;
"My cat keeps slipping out of the house...
He lost his last collar and was gone for five days...
I finally found him at the Humane Society...
Then I bought him a new (blue) collar...
And hand-made a tag with his name and my phone number...
He's a little guy, tiger-striped
kind of looks like a bobcat with a scar on his face
(!!!)
His name is Edghar
and he is missing again".


Yep - same cat.
J and I and our neighbor
are now (again)
on the lookout
for
Bob-Edghar.

Hopefully
he will come back
to be reunited with his collar
and his owner
again.

Frolic

"The dog was created specially for children.
He is a god of frolic."
- Henry Ward Beecher







"Dogs are our link to paradise.
They don't know evil or jealousy or discontent.
To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon
is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing was not boring--it was peace."
- Milan Kundera

Looking For A Home Now

Bob
(the cat)
was instructed by me to stop by the house early this morning
so that I could take him to a safe and wonderful place:
Santa Fe Humane Society
SFHS

First; he stopped by (our bedroom window) at 4:30 a.m.



Then; he came back at 7:30 a.m.

He does not wear a watch, so I can't be too mad...

After a loud and yowlie car ride,
Bob is enjoying life at the Humane Society.

The next five days will be spent
checking for ID chips,
checking reports of lost cats,
enjoying a bubble bath,
visiting with Dr. Vet for shots,
seeing if he has a cold, or flu, or fleas
and to be "tutored" (OK - it only RHYMES with "tutored"),
and after five days Bob will go out and meet the public.

Let me know if you want to be first on the list.
M

Homeless

Bob survives
without a bed
(for the most part) without people
without regular meals.




He has learned that every day
he must protect himself
from fierce opponents.
He is probably less than a year old.
Weighs less than 10 pounds.




But he has a big heart,
and a nice singing voice.
I hope to convince him to come with me
to the local Humane Society.
Unless you can help?




M

To Do List - Weekend

Note to self:
Clouds have been amazing lately....








To do this weekend:
Find a quiet comfortable place
outside
kick back
look up
enjoy.

Care to join me?

M

New Hometown

Hometown

Challenge of the Day

Sit on the floor
cross your legs
interlace your right toes to your left toes,
or your right hand to your right foot,
or right hand to right foot and left hand to left foot;
thumb between big and second toe and on from there...

now try to move from sitting
to laying on your side
to laying on your back
to sitting again,
(without using your arms?)
and do not unlace what you have woven
during the transitions.




Another day of Feldenkrais training

Fingers and Hands

Imagine moving your hand/hands in the pattern of a jellyfish
or imagine grasping the shape of a hand-sized bell;
over and over,
focusing only on that move
while on your back
or your side
or lying on your front
sitting
or standing
or walking
for 5-6 hours
contemplating
sensing
feeling the movements around that movement
the lengthening of the fingers
reaching
but not touching each other
curving around an imagined shape
sensing the bend of the wrist
the movement around the elbow
soft
fluid
pulsing
like a breath,
all day
rolling from one position to another
with focus on your hand/hands
completing
and repeating
only that movement.




Welcome to Feldenkrais.

Another two week Feldenkrais Training Session has begun.



(And thanks J, for the use of your art)

On My Desk

Cat on table at computer
white and black curly whiskers
wild colors painted through fur; browns, golds and reds
light-sage-green, unblinking eyes thinking deep thoughts
wet, white chin
twitchy tail and tufted ears

can she type?
for I have no thoughts tonight.

Remember