Happy Hallow's Eve!
love,
mickey/mom/antmickey
Monday, October 30, 2006
mickey hits Pacific waters
Camp Pendleton
The sound of the waves, the sea, the sand pocked
With the prints of many boots, rolled into lines of tire tracks,
The stars silken in the night sky
The lone lookout plane high up over the deep sea
The white faint roll of crashing waves way out, tide out
The snack bar open on Saturdays, till seventeen hundred
The blast of light spilling over the sea’s beach
Bird footprints
The breeze, the cool, the ache of legs long traveled and stiff
The memory of boys in the brig, sleeping, alone
The moan of night’s trumpet playing Taps for the dead and lost day.
The sound of the waves, the sea, the sand pocked
With the prints of many boots, rolled into lines of tire tracks,
The stars silken in the night sky
The lone lookout plane high up over the deep sea
The white faint roll of crashing waves way out, tide out
The snack bar open on Saturdays, till seventeen hundred
The blast of light spilling over the sea’s beach
Bird footprints
The breeze, the cool, the ache of legs long traveled and stiff
The memory of boys in the brig, sleeping, alone
The moan of night’s trumpet playing Taps for the dead and lost day.
Thursday, October 19, 2006
Post from Ike
To all, from Ike,
After a 2 month experiment/adventure in South Carolina I have come to the conclusion that Maine is my home...for better or worse.
Lee and I are now back where we belong, amongst our hundreds of friends, neighbors, and colleagues. Lee is back at Dexter HS and is looking forward to another wrestling season.
South Carolina is a great place but not for this old Mainer. It took being away from it to make me appreciate what I had. Homesick?????
Keep in mind, for the first 17 years of my life our family moved no less than 8 times and I attended 11 different schools. There was no place that I could call home. Maine, with all its warts and shortcomings was the first place that I was a viable member of a community.
Lee and Lindy will probably move on but one thing that can never be taken from them is that they were born, raised, and grew up in one community.......THEIR community.
Sorry to get so sappy but I speak from the heart.
Anyway, Nancy is going great guns in South Carolina. She too is building a sense of community. She was very supportive in my move south and subsequently was supportive, yet saddened of my decision to return to Maine. Nancy and I spent a lot of time together and worked on some cool projects that are starting to pay off.
South Carolina will always be in my visitation plans.
Nancy has worked incredibly hard on building a very professional political/news/commentary web site www.rightbias.com. Please take the time to visit and and recommend it to friends.
When you visit it be sure to check out my weekly piece that is a part of www.rightbias.com. Just click on Curious Character to read my random thoughts of the week.
Hey to all...keep in touch
Ike
imorgan@tds.net
After a 2 month experiment/adventure in South Carolina I have come to the conclusion that Maine is my home...for better or worse.
Lee and I are now back where we belong, amongst our hundreds of friends, neighbors, and colleagues. Lee is back at Dexter HS and is looking forward to another wrestling season.
South Carolina is a great place but not for this old Mainer. It took being away from it to make me appreciate what I had. Homesick?????
Keep in mind, for the first 17 years of my life our family moved no less than 8 times and I attended 11 different schools. There was no place that I could call home. Maine, with all its warts and shortcomings was the first place that I was a viable member of a community.
Lee and Lindy will probably move on but one thing that can never be taken from them is that they were born, raised, and grew up in one community.......THEIR community.
Sorry to get so sappy but I speak from the heart.
Anyway, Nancy is going great guns in South Carolina. She too is building a sense of community. She was very supportive in my move south and subsequently was supportive, yet saddened of my decision to return to Maine. Nancy and I spent a lot of time together and worked on some cool projects that are starting to pay off.
South Carolina will always be in my visitation plans.
Nancy has worked incredibly hard on building a very professional political/news/commentary web site www.rightbias.com. Please take the time to visit and and recommend it to friends.
When you visit it be sure to check out my weekly piece that is a part of www.rightbias.com. Just click on Curious Character to read my random thoughts of the week.
Hey to all...keep in touch
Ike
imorgan@tds.net
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Monday, October 9, 2006
Shakespeare in the Canyon
We have a rather famous theater company in Topanga situated at the Theatricum Botanicum. Stefan participated in an internship there this summer, taking care of younger kids at the camp, playing minor roles in the productions and generally helping out. This last week we got a chance to see the interns give their own performances.
Please realize that the filming was at night and I am still a novice when it comes to getting these good for posting here. Still I think you can get a taste what Janek and I witnessed. Stef_botanicum_1.mpeg
I will have more soon on the Kitchen Sink Albums.
Please realize that the filming was at night and I am still a novice when it comes to getting these good for posting here. Still I think you can get a taste what Janek and I witnessed. Stef_botanicum_1.mpeg
I will have more soon on the Kitchen Sink Albums.
Tuesday, October 3, 2006
Post from Mickey
Dear Family,
I was able to speak to Aunt Elaine Morgan's doctor (Dr. Fruehan, cell 386.503.3254) who told me she had a cancerous polyp removed and had had a "rocky post-operative" experience, though apparently she has no more operations or chemotherapy or radiation to endure. He gave me the nursing home number which I called. She sounded pretty dismal and weak, and had to get off the phone soon, but I think she was glad I called. I wrote her a long letter the next day, figuring that might be the best comfort in lieu of an actual visit by an immediate family member, of which she has had none. If anyone would like to call or mail her, here is the info.:
Mrs. James P. (Elaine) Morgan
c/o Grand Oaks Nursing Home
West Wing
3001 Palm Coast Parkway SE
Palm Coast, FL 32137
phone 386.446.6060
I was able to speak to Aunt Elaine Morgan's doctor (Dr. Fruehan, cell 386.503.3254) who told me she had a cancerous polyp removed and had had a "rocky post-operative" experience, though apparently she has no more operations or chemotherapy or radiation to endure. He gave me the nursing home number which I called. She sounded pretty dismal and weak, and had to get off the phone soon, but I think she was glad I called. I wrote her a long letter the next day, figuring that might be the best comfort in lieu of an actual visit by an immediate family member, of which she has had none. If anyone would like to call or mail her, here is the info.:
Mrs. James P. (Elaine) Morgan
c/o Grand Oaks Nursing Home
West Wing
3001 Palm Coast Parkway SE
Palm Coast, FL 32137
phone 386.446.6060
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