I write like
Raymond Chandler

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Jack Kerouac's Cat

Up all night man
Firing off brain cells
Like they're in a shooting gallery
Shooting stars
Off the paper

Sometimes,
I think, if only,
I had Jack Kerouac's cat
Curled around my feet
And his hat
cocked low over my brow
I too could write
Angel-headed love poems
To the stars

But my feet are cold and dusty
And I only have words
They fall like stars
from lotus footed cat paws.

(c) 2010

Dreams I

Dreams II

Personal Statement

During this transitional phase of my life I have been working on a personal statement. Something to use in my daily practice to help remind me who I am.

It is a work in progress, much like myself.



With fearless optimism I trust the process I am going through.
I believe in the inherent goodness of the Universe.
I am accountable to my highest power first.
I am honest, honorable and act with integrity.
I have faith in myself and trust my inner wisdom.
Patience is my spiritual practice and my authentic self is the creative expression of my divine purpose.


I endeavour to improve myself everyday without seeking the approval of others and I am constantly evolving.
I create a loving and thriving environment for myself and for those around me.
I cultivate a generous spirit. I am compassion, understanding and empathy.
I protect myself from others' negative energy and return it with love and forgiveness.
I live my truth to the best of my ability.

Happy Mother's Day

Let's hear it for sexy librarians...

Happy birthday to Alice Bertha Kroeger (May 2,1864 – 1909) librarian; born in St. Louis, Mo. A protégée of Melvil Dewey. She taught librarianship at Drexel Institute (Philadelphia) and became the first director of Drexel's Library School (1892–1909). Her Guide to the Standard Usage of Reference Books was a widely used text. The Guide began as a labor of love of Alice. Her legacy is the Guide to Reference, published in 2008 as the online successor to Guide to Reference Books, is a selective guide to the best print and online reference sources. An editorial team of reference librarians and subject experts have selected and annotated some 16,000 entries, which are organized by subject. It is a subscription database, published by the American Library Association, and is updated on an ongoing basis. It is intended as a resource for libraries when answering reference questions, planning library instruction, identifying items to purchase, and training staff. The print edition was published regularly since 1902 by the American Library Association, and had been a staple of academic reference libraries throughout the United States. She was an active suffragist.