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I have moved, with much gratefulness, to a new apartment. On the way, I let go of my piano....too many moves taking it along. My moving men amigos refused to carry it, a construction worker on the street claimed it. Thirty-four years. In a way, an albatross. Thank you Steve, for responding to my tears so many years ago, and for the hours and hours of pleasure, from Moon River, to Here's that Rainy Day. It's just too heavy, physically and spiritually. When the time and funds are right, I will get a key board that I can plug in to my lap top and use garage band to make it sound like any instrument imaginable to take me away. Another loss..... another empty space for room to receive...
Meri has given birth to another beautiful baby boy, Jacob Lee, named after my mother.
Mandi and Bandit are taking obedience lessons together with two main goals: 'sit' and 'come' ('no barking' is optional to me).
Nadine has a new broadcasting position and will be moving to Phoenix at the end of July.
I have a couple of opportunities and we will see where the universe will unfold.
I continue reading and studying about the complexities yet simplicities of our minds which I have always found so fascinating.
Next week I am on another road journey to San Jose and then to Humboldt and get to travel with my favorite companion, the Howard Stern Show, thank you satellite radio. I am really excited because my sister Marcia and husband Jon will make their way to see Meri in Orleans as well (they are requesting brownies), and we will be able to observe mommy's yarhtzeit together with blessings over new baby Jacob Lee. I am embraced by true love and warmth when I am with my sister.
I was fortunate to also have that feeling of being wrapped in the love of family last month when my father sent me to Rhode Island for the graduation of nephew Derek from law school.
So for those who follow, today is Tisha B'Av, a day of sorrow marking the destruction of the first and second temples, the saddest day on the Jewish calendar. However, the literature of Jewish law and Kabbalah emphasize that at the "time of redemption, these will become days of festivity and great happiness." Also Kabalistically, in this month of Av there is a process of "revelation of powers that enable a transformation from bad to good, and in which the energy of love is felt strongly in all levels of the soul." In this month, may we all know love and be filled with love....
