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Filed under Poem
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Watching The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, I started backtracking an actress – something that I often do.
I discovered that Alice Krige who played Morgana Le Fey was the Borg Queen in various Star Trek flicks and played the love interest for Harold Abrahams (played by Ben Cross who played Sarek in the most recent Star Trek – yes, I wonder if I have cinematic ADD) in Chariots of Fire.
It’s a small world.
Cue Vangelis.
See you along the Trail.
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And I was so in the market for some ginormous fleas. I will have to pay closer attention next year.
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I think I have come up with a better answer.
The Shire on the Hudson was used for many years by interns serving the Presbyterian Church at the United Nations.
Neighbors apparently got used to this. They give very quizzical looks when they realize that I live there. And after a moment or two of thought, they usually come up with a profound observation along the lines of, “You aren’t an intern, are you?”
So far I have let people off the hook gently. I quote Nancy Reagan and then explain that I am not an intern and that we have reconfigured the ministry and its staffing pattern.
This happened again today and it makes me think that the time has come to make a change. After significantly less careful pondering that it deserves, I have come up with an alternative response.
“You aren’t an intern, are you?”
“Why yes. Yes I am. And think how old that must make you.”
I’ll let you know what happens if I try it.
See you along the Trail.
Sometimes we laugh
because we are happy,
our laughter rings with joy.
Sometimes we laugh
because we are nervous,
our laughter cuts the edge.
Sometimes we laugh
because we are frightened,
our laughter masks our fears.
Sometimes we laugh
because we are grieving
our laughter hides our tears.
Sometimes we laugh.
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It has been said before, but it bears repeating. Speaking to Presbyterian Women in the Presbytery of New York City, Dana Trexler of Safe Horizon pondered:
In situations of abuse, people often ask:
“Why doesn’t she leave?”
Shouldn’t people ask:
“Why doesn’t he stop hitting her?”
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Along the Graybeard Trail 