Sunday, September 16, 2007
A Very Nice Day
The tension of not knowing both what the response of my wife's parents would be upon learning of our separation and then what my daughter's response would be upon learning that I had a nice apartment was relieved when both situations turned out better than we thought. Yesterday, I brought my girls (they will always both be my girls) over to the cloister for a gander, and my daughter thought it was pretty neat. I guess she's had a bit of fascination with apartments lately. Lisa thought it was pretty cool, too. More pictures to come. Then we drove down to a butterfly conservatory (sorry, no website); the girls went in and I sat in the cafe and read some articles about Alan Greenspan's new book and his relationship to Ayn Rand. This October is the 50th anniversary of Atlas Shrugged, by the way. A great book...very abstract in its character development, but still a wonderful treatise on the greatness of humanity when it is left to its own creative devises. The girls are more science and nature-oriented than I am, so this arrangement worked well. It was important for my daughter, however to do stuff - even if it is a short little road trip - with both of us, so that she is aware that her family, at heart, is still in tact, that although I am living elsewhere, the difference in time spent with her will be marginal at worst. We are slowly edging toward our new reality as the McLain family evolves.
Saturday, September 15, 2007
Novus Ordo Seclorum
Fortunately, even after difficult emotional events, I can fall asleep at the drop of a hat. So, despite everything I dealt with yesterday, I slept quite soundly...well, until 4:45 a.m., at which point I woke up, moved downstairs to the couch, and started reading "Into the Wild," until I nodded off again. It's almost 9 a.m., and I am finally up. Ready to face the day, take my daughter and wife to the butterfly conservatory, show them my new cloister, and then hang out tonight with my daughter. It is a new day, and I feel slightly recharged, resilient, a bit resurrected. In 3 weeks, I shall be in Chicago with a dear friend, and I shall meet up with a friend/soul mate who is running in the marathon that weekend. Looking forward to some good steak at the Chicago Chop House and then cigars and piano at the Redhead Piano Bar. But first, I must get through the next three weeks and see how resilient I truly am.
Friday, September 14, 2007
Haiku: Chicago
That black dress of yours, piano bar, you entranced, i watch you, such bliss!
(c) fprm, 2007
(c) fprm, 2007
Darkness Visible....
...I have read Styron's memoir and recommend it to anyone who is willing to explore. Those who might be depressed, who might be healthy, who don't know they are depressed...everyone. It's a beautiful tome. I recommend it highly. Now, onto "Into the Wild."
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