Defined as: a part of the ocean near the equator abounding in calms, squalls, and light shifting winds; a state or period of inactivity, stagnation… yup, I’m stagnating. The longest day of the year has passed. I am be-calmed, in the sense that I’m not doing much but cleaning the house and baking before our guests arrive from Sweden tomorrow. Family BBQ today, too. I haven’t even been spending that much time on the Internet. It’s been an odd week for me. The fifteen anniversary of my Mom’s passing is coming up next week, and I’ve been mooning about. The last time I spoke with her, it was about the funeral of my girlfriend, whose birthday would have been yesterday. So an accumulation of…
Categories: Modern life