¡Oralé!
yekdeli
- Location
- Lakewood, Colorado, USA
- Birthday
- September 26
- Bio
- History teacher, High school teacher, (yes, it's a challenge to juggle both balls!)
Yekdeli means "one heart" in Persian... it describes those of us my husband says weep for the whole world. We have "one heart" with humanity.
Onward Rosinante...!
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “Traveller...this is
truly the most wonderful
explication and
riposte
regarding th…”
November 20, 2009 11:45AM - “Oh...lovely...”
November 20, 2009 11:37AM - “Look at the bright side.
It's less than 90 days till
pitchers
and catchers
repor…”
November 20, 2009 10:54AM - “I like this very much.
And, personally, I like this
monument
too. I find it
chi…”
November 16, 2009 02:30PM - “Oh...I miss it so much.
I taught high school for 14
years,
and then
moved....am…”
November 16, 2009 02:11PM
Yekdeli's Links
¡Cosas Favoritas!..Favorite Things
Alas for anyone who might have read my entire 5 post blog, it must seem I am the laziest of persons; and 'struth, I can't deny it when it comes to writing. I just have such a fully engaging life this autumn in the "meat world"!
So, here goes an… Read full post »
The Shape of a Sigh
Mindfulness. The Sanskrit word for it is sm'Rti, which could be translated as "that which is remembered" or variously as "reminiscence", "remembrance" or "calling to mind". Of course it refers to the practice of meditation, but can also just mean calling to mind one's inner di… Read full post »
From the Halls of Montezuma
'Tis Me! ^
When last I wrote, leaving my 10 readers languishing...my younger self (see above..my hubby politely fuzzed out my name when scanning the photo, but it's me) was about to enter the "halls of Montezuma", so to speak. So, shall we continue the joyride?
Our… Read full post »
Illinoise
The heart is a bloom, it shoots up from the stony ground...--U2 &nb… Read full post »
He tells me that a lot. He got it from the Sundance Kid. Remember the scene where Etta Place (Katharine Ross) is disrobing in her room, and Sundance murmurs softly from the shadows, where he has been hiding..."Keep goin' teacher lady"... ? My husband tells me it is the first truly… Read full post »
Once a Marine, always a Marine.
I am a Marine Corps veteran. That's a fact that most people would never guess to look at me. I am mild mannered, peace-loving and chubby/cuddly. I am as liberal as they come: a Dead Head in my youth, a hippy by predilection and a seeker for… Read full post »
Poetry that stops time.
I couldn't wait to respond to Feathered Thing's call for our favorite poems. This is better than chocolate or enchiladas or cheesecake...well maybe not cheesecake, Freaky...
First up is Wallace Stevens. Can you believe that this guy sold insurance for a living?! How about that? … Read full post »
It's captivating. I first felt that captivity when I wandered into the electronics store to replace my VCR, which had swallowed my Cindy Crawford workout tape. Mundane. I loved the trip-hop soundtrack to that tape, and had lost over 30 pounds to its hypnotic sway. (susceptible much?… Read full post »
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