So soon, it’s November. I am not ready for the “holiday season.”
However, Markowski-san still believes in (retail) magic, it seems:
The f/k/a gang is still thinking of ghouls and graveyards,
empty candy wrappers and autumn’s special moments.
It’s a Tom Painting kind of mood:
a dry leaf
scratches along the sidewalk
running laps
in the graveyard
the fitness buff
Indian summer
the watercolorist paints
a leaf on the lake
headstones
his wife at a loss
for words
“running laps” – bottle rockets #13
“headstones” – hauku canada newsletter (Spring 2005)
“Indian summer” & “a dry leaf” – haiku chapbook piano practice
If you need one more cute-kid Halloween smile,
see Sam Schaeffer (and his daddy’s briefcase).
November 1, 2005
november? what’s the hurry?
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Carolyn’s priorities
If you wonder why Carolyn Elefant is so passionate about making
a law practice and a life that has plenty of time for her children,
take a look at this great photo (and don’t miss Frisky the dog,
either).
“CarolynKidsG” orig.
just enough:
one wheelbarrow
two sisters, three pumpkins
Getting organized and staying on task is not always easy for many
lawyers — myself most definitely included. Indeed, I know very few
lawyers who get anything completed (started?) before a deadline is
imminent. As a weblogger, I can also say it has been very difficult
for me to color within the lines — to pick a realistic schedule or
time commitment and stick to it, no matter what is posted else-
where or what arrives as a Comment or email. That’s why I can
appreciate Carolyn’s new routine, which keeps weblog posting out
of normal work hours.
night out
my wife and I discuss
the kids
One more Elefant pointer on a related topic: see her post
“Practicing Law on a Full Stomach.” It quotes a GP Solo
article, which makes the important observation that clients
need their lawyers to be emotionally healthy — and we must
therefore tend to our own emotional wellbeing to be our best
as a person and advocate.
winter hike
the baby’s breath
warms my neck
I do want to make one quibble with the author of the article,
Robin Page West. In a list of recommendations, Robin says
we should “adopt the attitude that we deserve to be happy.”
I believe that thinking you deserve happiness — as opposed
to thinking that you are worthy of it — can be a sure recipe for
frustration that prevents happiness. It’s better to banish any
notion that you are somehow unworthy of happiness (due to
flaws) or that you cannot be happy until certain prerequisities
are met in your life. Then, be open to finding happiness in what
is around you — and in what you can reach with a little effort.
my toddler
helps pack her travel bag —
co-custody
November 1st —
All Sales Day
in the candy aisle
under her sheets –
the sleepy ghost
hides a Snickers bar
[Nov. 1, 2005]
potluck
ous Halloween is nowadays, due to sexual predators —
and trumpeting the rigid parole restrictions placed on the
the news on Halloween (at 5, 6, 10, and 11 PM) with the
sexual predator story. So, we got to hear more parents
say how much they appreciate the restrictions, and more
politicians and police officers saying all they did last
night to keep those predators in place.
Naturally, there was not even one mention that no one
on parole for sex predation has committed such an offense
on Halloween within the memory of any official across the
nation. (see our prior post)
One lone voice of wisdom on the topic on our local
airways was the owner of The Costumer, in Schenectady,
who told Capital News 9:
“The thing that frightens me is the sex offender
that hasn’t been caught yet. He’s still out there,
and how to prevent that kind of involvement —
mother and father.”
Also, the New York Civil Liberties Union told Channel 9 that
“The public would be better served by comprehensive and
effective means of protecting children from sexual predators
on the other 364 days a year and not just on Halloween.” On
balance, I think the tv stations are guiltier than the politicians
for milking this non-story and using unjustified scare tactics. Of
course, it was government officials who decided to waste the
resources required to pull off this great Halloween sham.
