urn:uuid:4c312f0f-9d30-b6fe-fd7d-25e1927a8ef2 2008-10-30T01:31:56-04:00 luvurneighbor urn:uuid:4994d316-c710-d554-7d97-a9eb080b533b 2008-01-06T14:00:17-05:00

With his shiny roung glasses
and his steam-faced smile
One simple, foolish sausage and egg grin
And I floated off--
Like steam in thick air
Over all the florescent orange booths
and the  stone-faced people of the city
Some bringing in red California dirt
on the soles of their shoes.
And I...
Sitting in an obvious corner
With Balloons tied to my hair]]>

urn:uuid:d06cd003-fa4d-e8b1-48fb-d689d3b4933a 2007-12-17T17:45:32-05:00

I believe that man
Dreams like a salamander
when he dies

Escaping the pale illusion, Winter
Along the frozen river bank
like tiy stiff babies, grey corpses

Awaiting an end to nothingness.
Death: A salamander dream
of warmer resurection.
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urn:uuid:05fcdea7-77ff-d9b6-c077-23f54c315291 2007-12-09T18:19:59-05:00

My son, Jordan, lives and works as a translator in China.  He speaks, reads and writes in  Mandarin and Cantonese.  I don't speak anything but French and English.  Jordan wants me to join him in China.  He lives and works outside of Hong Kong and tells me there is a lot of work for foreigners there.  He claims the labor force is tapped out and that I could find work there easily.  I wonder how true this is.  Although I am extremely well educated, I can't find work here in Oregon.  I live in Eugene, which is a college town; everyone here including the cats and dogs have advanced degrees.  I have researched working at home on the Internet, but have found nothing but scams advertised.  When I had children, I swore I would stay home with them, no matter the cost, and now I am finding just how costly this choice was.  At 53, I am fairly new to the work force.  Divorced ten years ago, I learned that my age was a huge factor in obtaining employment.  Now what do I do?  Leave this country to move to China?  Take on foster kids?  Move in with my mom? Last year I was homeless for months.  I hail from the upper middle class.  How could this happen to me?  Well it did and it was the worst thing for my self-esteem.  Does anyone have ideas about how to survive in America?  What are the chances of being successful in China?   ]]>

urn:uuid:a78ba34b-1161-6f61-aa99-ff7e7bed7417 2007-12-09T16:53:01-05:00

This is my first Blog entry.  I want to talk about forgiveness.  Should we forgive everyone who hurts us?  No.  My new policy is this:  If someone hurts me, they must make ammends before I will continue the relationship.  If they make ammends and hurt me again, that's it.  I have a way of forgiving and forgetting, which is no good for me.  I open the door for more abuse later.
I believe in turning the other cheek only if I know I won't get hit again. 
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