I spent all day working .. as in IBM working. I am trying to pull together a short presentation on something that I am both knowledgeable and passionate about. .. yet I am really struggling to put words to paper. What I’m realizing is that even though my brain seems to be working close to 100 % these days.. I’ve never really gotten back the ability to read or write much  since Sam’s passing. I used to read every night.. I’d always have several books going at any one time and probably read 30-50 each year.. now I’m lucky if I read 34 a year. Similarly, UI used to be able to knock out a set of powerpoint  charts in minutes if I knew what I wanted to say.. now it takes me hours or days.. I do a ton of staring at the blank screen, struggling to put one word after the other…

Now.. I know it sounds sort of silly given that I have no problem blogging every night.. but here, I’m not trying to convince, explain or teach anything in a linear way. I had thought it was something related to my diminished cognitive  function  after Sam died.. .. but .. as I just said.. my thinking feels pretty clear these days.   It’s more like I caught a mild case of dyslexia.. Is that possible ?

Or.. am I just lazy ?

nite folks, nite Sam
-me

Tell me to get back to work…

WOnderful, slow, sleepy day.. nothing planned.. nothing accomplished.. Slept till 9 and fell asleep two more times during the day. I’m recovering from the last frantic three days and saving up for the next 7 which will be packed with a ton of work, three big talks, many meetings, a movie shoot, two parties, a fathers group night and a trip down to three places in NY.

So.. sleepy now is good..

It’s snowing.. finally.. there’s a dusting on the ground.. one of the first for the year, which makes it one of the latest in recent memory.

No new things to share here today.. so I’ll post these pictures from my trip to NYC the last two days.. I thought these were pretty interesting. Max is doing a project for a class which involves casting his apartment mate Will’s hed in Jello. The process requires a plater outer shell with a siicone (Silly Cohn) inner layer. I was able to stay up only until 3Am to watch the back part.. it was fun and weird to watch . Will had to sit absolutely still .. which was pretty funny to watch considering the swirl of other roommates and dogs around him.

Ah.. here’s a picture of my seat-friends in 19B and C who kept me entertained all the way back from NYC. I got a pretty interesting picture of their lives in just 48 minutes. 

 I love people…….

Our one venture outside today was to go see the Richmond Christmas Craft fare in the richmond town center and the Congregational Church (the Congo) .. It was the first Christmassy thing I’ve done this year.. and it felt..OK.. actually, better than OK..

I love how our tiny town produces such cool stuff !

My personal favorite is Kathy and Lou’s secret recipe ‘Bonds Butter Crunch Popcorn’ and Chocolate covered toffee.   THey’re both receipes from Kathy’s Dad who used to make candy for a living. It’s amazing stuff. (Email them at info@bondsbuttercrunch.com if you want to try it yourself !)
 

Ahh.. I gotta go get cleaned up for a party tonight.. more later.. I think.. Night for now folks
Night Sam
-me

Folks,
    Yikes.. looks like myspace lost my post for last night. Here’s a reconstruction…    I got a cool set of pictures from a conference I attended in Chicago in Sept.  The pictures are from photographer  Audra Melton.. and I like them.. Gabe and I had fun trying to name all the different shots..   What woould you call them ?

I think that’s all I wrote yesterday !.. More later today
Night folks
Nitght Sam
-me