meet the boybarians...

yesterday i called the duke "sweetie pie"...

"don't ever call me that"

"HA! i'm your mother, i can call you anything i want...and really, it could be worse...but just curious, what do you want me to call you?"

"pat"

o. k.

apparently the duke really really really likes the name pat...

then wingman pipes up AGAIN for the millionth time that his name is really peter johnson...

there is a joke of some sort here but i don't think i can get far enough past the image of the duke in his tunic and jeans telling me he likes the name "pat" to be able to come up with one...

and wingman is just cracked...

anyhow, moving right along...

today's $1 menu tao

ablution

washing at dawn:
rinse away dreams.
protect the gods within,
and clarify the inner spirit.

now see, this is just UN. CANNY. y'all!...once again the tao KNOWS!...it just KNOWS!...because it just so happens i JUST had a bath!!...and as i washed my hair for the first time in a long time after trying this "no washing your hair to protect the curls" experiment i really really really feel cleansed...and the just freshly washed hair smell really does do something for the spirit, i must say (and i'd be willing to bet the lord of the ring would agree...i have a feeling at times that even though we have a decade under our belts the poor guy still doesn't know what to make of me)

in my opinion it's about as close to a spiritual experience one can get to that doesn't include stevie nicks and a long neck bud...

so here's hoping there is a cleansing of spirit in store for each of you today...

and remember, it doesn't need to be a bath at lourdes for it to "mean" something...because just as there are a million ways to kneel and kiss the ground, there are a million ways to be cleansed...

x.