A Week in July


Vacation week with me and The Coosh (Ms. Kate.) Jack has been at camp upstate and here at home we have been eating out, (and eating fast food as "vegetarian boy" as his sister calls him, has not been here to function as our Greek chorus) staying up late, sleeping late, tooling around in the car which is back on the road, and yesterday we went to Adventureland with Kate's best friend Kendall. Amusement park was really fun, tons of cool rides, good food, and kids had a BLAST. So great to see Katie so happy. Two trips to the pet store, and last night Kendall slept over. Kate is now collapsed on the couch and I am about to join her. Jack should be back soon and then the kids go with BFI for the rest of the weekend. Fighting the urge to go out to the North Fork instead of doing the freelance project that's due. I'm tired of doing the right thing. Blah!

A Boat

O beautiful
was the werewolf
in his evil forest.
We took him
to the carnival
and he started
crying
when he saw
the Ferris wheel.
Electric
green and red tears
flowed down
his furry cheeks.
He looked
like a boat
out on the dark
water.

Richard Brautigan