i love it when people talk to me about their family histories in a casual, gossipy way that makes me feel really involved! i suppose grand narratives serve some purpose but storytelling is more fun!
james taylor is singing in my head: "and here comes another grey morning, a not so good morning after all. she says, 'well, what am i to do today with too much time and so much sorrow?'" but how pretty the neighbor's roses look in all this grey.
