Loose Leaf Notes

1. Joe, leaves the house, kisses Colleen and says: "See you later, sweet pea." Colleen kisses Joe back and answers: "If I'm a pea, then you're a pie, as in sweetie pie."

2. My poem "After the Golden Globes and in honor of Valentine Day" has been published at Ronni Bennett's Elder Story Telling site HERE.

3. "I think the heart has to seep under the floorboard like water or slip through like mail. I hope for a low threshold when it comes to love." ~ That was my answer to my blogging friend Poe when she asked, "How do people get into your heart?" HERE.

4. Speaking of leaks, Sunday we woke to a leak that flooded part of our basement. It had rained so hard and long that it seeped into the foundation. Our water pump man confirmed that we weren't the only ones.

5. Confused about Health Care Reform? A very good and balanced article on health care reform is HERE.

6. Our warmed up leftovers from Floyd's new Mickey G's Italian Bistro and Pizzeria tasted as good on Sunday as they did on Saturday night. "I can get addicted to this," I said to Joe, "but think of all the money we'll save. We don't have to go to Italy now!"

7. THIS is the song that's been stuck in my head ever since eating at Mickey G's.

8. How Joe went from being called Oprah to Opa: My kids use to tease Joe when his long curly hair got big and unruly by calling him "Ofra Winfrey." Now he's just called Opa (as in Grampa in German) by 18 month old Bryce.

9. I had fun coming up with names for THIS video: Block Talk, Knock your block off, and If You Build It, It Will Fall.

10. When faucets leak here does the water go? Does it drip down into an underground purgatory? Collect into selfish pools that no one can drink from? Like a ticking clock our lives spill out. Drop by drop children die drinking dirty water. While rest of the world sprinkles their lawns, kills dandelions, and sings in the shower. ~ Excerpt from an old poem, titled The Leaky Faucet.

11. Current pet peeve: Buying olive oil by mistake that isn't virgin because it and the non-virgin oil bottles look the same. Virgin olive oil isn't hydrogenated, whereas light olive oil is, and so is a walking heart attack. It doesn't taste as good either.

12. Sayings that I first heard in 80's that just came back to mind: Walk your Talk, What You Resists Persists, Just say Know, and Go with the Flow!

13. Question for Mickey G? Does the G stand for garlic?

Go with the flow to other Thirteen Thursday's HERE.