“It would be so nice if something made sense for a change.” Alice…in Wonderland
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Kitty stories
Sweet Keaggy is gone, and MTG has very kindly put away all the cat paraphernalia. The house feels empty without that small, inactive cat, but we still have the memories. So here is a Keaggy story for you. In the summer of 1999, I lived in a townhouse with 3 other girls and my two […]
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Hard
It was hard when my cat Keaggy was diagnosed with cancer. It’s been hard to take care of him after his leg ulcerated: rebandaging every two days, weekly vet visits. It’s been hard to see my normally cuddly cat eschew laps and snuggles for the warmth of the refrigerator vent. It’s been hard knowing whether […]
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Crappy news
I took Keaggy into the vet because his back leg is swollen and weird looking, although he’s walking fine on it. X-rays revealed that it’s cancer of his bone and joint. At 17, none of the long-term treatments are feasible — amputation or chemotherapy. Right now, he isn’t walking funny, he’s eating, sleeping, and peeing […]
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Twilight of the cat
Last summer, Herb the Magnificent died. He was one of two cats I got as kittens before I met MTG. Keaggy, the surviving, less magnificent cat, is now 17 years old and senile. He’s also ornery and anti-social. He’s always been ornery. When the cats were young, he would boss Herb around, even though […]
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Messy journey
One of my favorite painters is Thomas Cole, founder of the Hudson River School of artists. He painted these magnificent landscapes of America at a time when we were just beginning to lose vast swaths of our wilderness. One of his most intriguing works is a four-painting series entitled “The Voyage of Life.” When I […]
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A new command
Today Christians celebrate Maundy Thursday, also called Holy Thursday. Maundy comes from the Latin word for mandatum, because on this day in Holy Week Jesus gave a new command to his disciples, “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love […]
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Cheating, musically
I’ve got nothing in my blog brain, but I am determined to do this “every day in March” blog thing. So I give you the one and only, Phil Keaggy. The incredible “Shades of Green,” in honor of St. Patrick’s Day (Yeah, early. Whatever. Watch and be impressed.) The quintessential concert piece, “True Believers.” It’s […]
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And the winner is . . .
Katie at Boasting in My Weakness. Woo-hoo! Congrats, Katie. I’ll send you an email to get your address and Keaggy is on his way! Well, not the actually Keaggy, because that would be inhumane. Thanks for playing, everyone, and thank you for all your helpful suggestions. However, in spite of these studies, like many others […]
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Cure for the mid-winter blahs
I’ve got ’em, oh how I’ve got ’em. No zip, no energy, no motivation. Just a mournful sigh as I gaze at the mountains of laundry and Christmas decorations that didn’t make it up to the attic in the first round. And also, taxes. Blah.But hark, what light from yon window breaks. Or something. It’s […]
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Why do I even bother
We took a whirlwind trip to Odessa this weekend–a 350 mile one-way drive (700 roundtrip for those whose math is weak.) We went to the fair, hung out with my parents, but mainly we went for a Phil Keaggy concert. Phil Keaggy, woo-hoo! It was great and totally worth every “mommy are we there yet?”, […]
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