Posts Tagged ‘Jasmine’

Therapy and Meditation

In early 1995, shortly after my wife had beaten cancer and my mother had given birth to my baby sister Jasmine, I was feeling as if I were at my wits end from stress. I bottled up anger, bitterness, sadness, and even joy just so I could maintain a calm demeanor in the middle [...]

Poor Rik

Last nights show at the Acadia had it’s share of pluses and minuses. 
On the plus side, the turnout was not terrible and the crowd was really warm and enthusiastic.  I think they liked us.  We had plenty of energy.  We got a few more names on our mailing list and distributed a few CD’s [...]

another call to the mental health center

I had more wierdness with my mom today when she called Robbie’s cell and left some sort of message saying that she had heard that her kids were bad-mouthing her. I didn’t call my mom, I called Robbie and we talked about mom being insane and what we could do about it. [...]

lotsa times…

there are lots of times that I picture things in my head that are really terrible when I think about them rationally. I think everybody does that, mentally editing out stray thoughts and ideas and visions that we don’t agree with as part of our value systems. i worry about these things perhaps [...]

Robbie’s Getting Married Tomorrow

Last night stunk. It was one of those nights where whatever can go wrong does. Iwas really annoyed all night. But, this morning, it’s all gone… this morning I can only think about the fact that my little baby sisters getting married tomorrow. I have her wedding invitation on [...]

lions and tigers and bears, oh my

lots and lots going on this week. I’m thoroughly excited about the impending release of the Spiderman movie. I know, geeky, but I love Sam Raimi, I love Kirsten Dunst, I love Tobey MacGuire and I love Spiderman. What is there for me not to love?
Amanda got her wisdom teeth out yesterday… [...]

Well, I decided to try out my new commute this morning. I woke up at 5:15. 5:15!!!!! It gets worse. I rode my bike about two miles to the grocery store to buy a Powerbar and then to the bus transit station to catch the 5:47 bus into St. Paul. I was dropped off, walked [...]