Refrigerator Collage

I cherish the note from my run-away bunny. Nice little send off.

Count down...

I found a great new shrink. Dr Low. I got my farewell massage. I had a last super with my sweet baboo. And here is Amie, reclining on my pillow, showing off her new black leather medicine bag/tag holder that our very sweet neighbor gave us for the trip. It even has a lavender bead.

We are due at Rustic Resort in CO late afternoon on the 16th. Then who knows. The surprise party is in Cazenovia on the 26/27. We could go to Vermont first or Long Island. TBA.

Allegany will be the longest and last stop, looks like. Rick and Mary say we can crash at their house. We be Amie and me. C stays here with her two paid gigs. We will all miss each other but this is shaping up to be a monumental road trip and foray back in time to my childhood haunts.

Also checking out some new places in CO, but not Mt Rushmore! No dogs allowed at Mt. Rushmore. Those founding fathers must really pissed off about that new rule. Cripes!

Crash (Movie Review)

Don't read this if you have NOT seen the movie. I've been too explicit.


This is a great movie, in my book. Interesting, scary, funny, emotional. It is a defined slice but could have been taken from many other metro/melting pot urban centers. LA was OK and somewhat reflected in the superficial characters; they seemed to be presented at the depth that network TV shows present characters.

I think this was an effective way to make the material likeable to the broadest audience, playing to the mean. However, I found it presented the good side/bad side too rigorously. The movie gave away it's formula too early. I already figured the ammo was blanks, long before we got a view of the red box.

The use of sequencing vignettes was neatly done, tying the beginning to the end in a mobius strip. I could have watched it unfold again. I was distracted by the playback. The sound track was too intrusive. It could be that a grittier, harsher, less polished product might be unwatchable. But I would surely like to see it redone.

It inspired me to try to be even more kind than usual. I will need to be tolerant and kind as I'm traveling back in time and space to my past, to the substantially much less mixed culture, that my family lives in. One more reason it is good that C stays here. Amie and I will be the ambassadors from CA.

Free from RLG

What would you do if today was the first day of the rest of your life?



We made appointments to get our spines aligned by Dr. Deb, at 12:15. Plenty of time to sleep in and make coffee.

Then we further adjusted our attitudes with a late brunch at our new fav Original Pancake House. C had fresh seasonal berries with cream and powdered sugar and I had a latte and coconut waffle. We also shared hashbrowns with real pieces of potato. Yum!

Then we shopped for shoes, and pet supplies, and came home to nap. Tonight we will see a movie together. 'Crash' - review tomorrow.

It was a really nice mother/daughter day. I sang a little song as I walked the dog this morning, (tune) 'I'm Free!...free from RLG' For at least three weeks, maybe longer. First day of a long awaited vacation...I wanted it to be special.

The picture above is from my last vacation, last summer. The Oregon coast is my favorite place to be me.

What would you do if today was the first day of the rest of your life?

35th High School Reunion - ACS

Allegany Central High School, Class of 1970.

Not going to the reunion but I think about home and family and friends every year, first weekend in August. Not sure how I will get by without the "Beef and Bird" this time.

* Allegany Central School Alumni Dinner Dance at the Robert H. Livingston Community Center. Cocktails will be served starting at 5:30 PM with dinner beginning at 6:30 PM. Dancing to follow from 9:00 PM until 12:00 Midnight. Reservation forms have been sent to all alumni.


* Alumni coming in town meet at various locations


Last time I made the scene my class met in the front room of "The Burton" an historic hotel/bar on Main Street. My classmates all knew me...took me some time to recognize their faces cause it is so long between visits home.