Archive for July, 2000

• 7.28.00 "Feeling and Knowing…" is posted in Reflections, Relationships

One of the most peculiar things about relationships is the distinction between feeling and knowing. Sometimes you know someone’s right: physically your type, idiosyncratic in just the right ways, empathetic, etc… And other times you feel like this person’s ineffably right. Ideally the things that you know are right will make you feel right about that person, but realistically the two attractions play off each other. (more…)

• 7.24.00 "Looking Around, Little Kid" is posted in Quote/Lyric, Reflections

So many people colored my thoughts this weekend. From a long busride talking to someone with a very different upbringing than mine to an unexpected 3-hour chat with my favorite Kansan… my mind was quite busy. But I’ll get to those later. For now I want to write about something more general. (more…)

• 7.19.00 "Smile, or Don’t. Sigh." is posted in Reflections, Relationships

One of the best things about being in a relationship is being able to make someone feel like the world revolves around them; i.e., nothing beats going way out of your way for no other reason than to see a face that won’t stop smiling. (more…)