Sad Day

So here I am again circa 17 years ago...unemployed. Friday was a sad day saying good-bye to so many people who have become like family over the past 16 years. But I'm confident that a new opportunity with new friends to make awaits me. I believe everything happens for a reason... don't know what it is yet, but I'm sure I'll know it when I find it. On to better things... professionally and personally.

How blinded we are by love.
How it robs us of our ability to heed our instincts.
How it seduces us to believe when doubt tries to warn us.
How eagerly we embrace the false promises as truth.
How foolish we are to trust utterly without question.
I wanted to believe…I did believe.
I was naïve and now I pay the price.
Not only in pain and tears, but in the uncertainty of my
willingness to ever allow myself to love so deeply again.
Is love worth the risk?
I want to say yes, but I can’t.
Perhaps in time.

Without You

To say that I cannot live without you
Is not to say that I will die.
I will continue to breathe, to function.
But though my lips may smile, my heart will not.
I may laugh, but it will bring me no joy.
I may love again, but never again to such depth,
with my complete mind, heart and soul.
I will make love, but never again will I lay
wrapped in the cocoon of your arms, lost in the
absolute bliss of two minds, two bodies,
two hearts existing as one.
Without you, I will continue to breathe,
but I will not live.

Jane Fonda

Again, the email about the recognition of Jane Fonda as an American Woman of Distinction is circulating, accompanied by editorial comments about her activities during the Vietnam war. I’m still wondering why she’s still alive…how she managed to escape becoming a victim of “friendly fire.” And why she was never prosecuted. She collaborated with the enemy. This is fact. At the very least, she should be in prison for life without parole. In 2000, she acknowledged her regret about the photograph of her sitting on a tank with enemy soldiers and apparently pointing a gun at American planes, but she didn't apologize for any of her anti-American comments and activities. (Visit http://www.snopes.com/military/fonda.asp for full details.) I’ve boycotted her movies for many years and will continue to do so. She is certainly NOT a great American woman of distinction.

Post-naivete Pre-dementia

Why did I choose this blog title? First, I'll admit that there are those who will argue with both the post-naivete and the pre-dementia claims, especially the other person who resides in my head besides me...you know who you are. I considered other titles, some deeply personal, some inspirational. But in the end, I didn't want to be that...well, deep. I opted for humor as I almost always will.