Unfinished business eats away at the psyche. We revisit past situations again and again, perhaps wishing we had done something different or trying to reinterpret a past event with new information. Sometimes the past makes me wince.

When I was about 5 years old I was home alone because I was sick and my mother was out getting groceries. I gathered up my kitten, a blanket, some pillows and a stuffed animal of some kind into the living room (the ritual tools of any child) and forced myself to... read more

As if I needed any encouragement to devote an entire summer to teaching Italian folk music and dance...
My Ecstasia students are all really interested in Italian trance ritual and since I am too I decided a while ago that we were going to take this summer and really work on the Italian side of things. Wheee! Trust me, they didn't have to twist my arm.

So the last two weeks we've been working on Pizzica and I've introduced the song Pizzicarella which is so much fun its probably illegal i... read more

I am ..... Aaaaaaaaaaalmost totally moved in. Almost. We're still missing the really big stuff like the dreaded grand-daddy book case, sofa and master bed but other than that we're good. I liked my new house better before all my stuff was in it. Now its a mess and I have to put everything away. House, you betrayed me. You were supposed to be totally spotless forever due to hidden self cleaning mechanisms tucked away in the attic. I am disappointed by your lack of magical ability to do your ow... read more