Monday, September 27, 2010

Define Old...

The best definition of "old" I've seen in a long while, from Mavis Hutchinson: "You don’t grow old; when you stop growing you are old."

Indeed!

Friday, September 17, 2010

We Are Heiresses

Here's a great article I came across about our sportive predecessors, whose legacy we enjoy every time we engage in our athletics. Being an heiress isn't always about money, sometimes it's about freedom (in this case the freedom to do sports, which we inherited from these hip chicks): Great Women Athletes Who Paved the Way for Women in Sports.

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

The Density of Dreams

Coming home tonight I was drawn into the spiraling suction of the partially lit high rises, disappearing into the horizon, around the curves in streets, ad infinitum, the overly brightened sky a black, starless dome. So many of us, cheek by jowl, the sheer density of all the dreams in such a small space. It's a wonder we can each hold on to what we want, within the swirl of energetic desire jostling for attention.