Learning to sit with it

Have patience with everything unresolved in your heart

and try to love the questions themselves...

Don't search for the answers,

they could not be given to you now,

because you would not be able to live them.

And the point is, to live everything.

Live the questions now.

Perhaps then, someday in the future

you will gradually,

without even noticing it,

live your way into the answer.

-Rainer Maria Rilke, in Letters to a Young Poet.

Gobble, Gobble

I have long felt that Thanksgiving suffers from the want for celebratory songs. Thanksgiving images are lovely- family gathered around the table for a large harvest-themed repast. The aroma of roasting turkey even inspires this chronic vegetarian. But wouldn't a song or two just complete the picture? There are some out there, but here is a link to the one that really captures the spirit of a Thanks Giving, in tandem with the cruel irony of a turkey massacre.

If the link above does not work- http://youtube.com/watch?v=1uYsrmezeAA

ballers

Is Ballatore the new Cristal? Celebrities are finally catching on to the bubbly dream that is Ballatore.

The latest issue of OK magazine reports that Janet Jackson and Jermaine Dupri were spotted toasting "the launch of his new book, Young, Rich, and Dangerous, with Ballatore sparking wine".

While me and my peeps have been toasting exclusively with Ballatore for too many years to count, I'm not going to go to "I told you so". I'm happy to share, there is plenty to go around. Plus it is just nice to see celebrities touting something that doesn't break the bank. Ballatore usually runs $6-$9 a bottle- it's a steal and a deal. While I would imagine Janet and Jermaine could have their pick of just about any champagne or sparkling wine around, why bother? Who needs to spend more money on something that isn't going to be as good?

Consumer tip- Ballatore only seems exclusive. Not many liquor stores seems to have it on their shelves. However, I've found that liquor stores around me are quite happy to stock up if you ask nicely. So, speak up if you don't see it. I think you'll be quite happy you did.

thought for the day

"The ultimate measure of a person is not where they stand in moments of comfort and convenience, but where they stand at times of challenge and controversy." -Martin Luther King, Jr.