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word of the day

word of the day

i am happy with merriam webster’s word of the day:

hale \HAIL\ (adjective) 



: free from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound; 
also : retaining exceptional health and vigor 



Did you know?
When you need a word to describe someone or something in good 
health, you might pick "hale" or a synonym such as "healthy," "sound," 
or "robust." Of those terms, "healthy" is the most general, implying full 
strength and vigor or simply freedom from signs of disease. "Sound" 
generally emphasizes the complete absence of defects of mind or body. 
"Robust" implies the opposite of all that is delicate or sickly and usually 
suggests muscular strength as well as the ability to work or play long 
and hard. "Hale" applies especially to robustness in later life. The phrase 
"hale and hearty" is often used to describe an older person who retains 
the physical qualities of youth.

the long sunset

last night, we woke up to a chilly subzero santa fe at open sky. the car was icy as i handled the suitcases and plethora of accumulated bags into the trunk, its cold carcass decorated overnight with snowflakes, the outlines of which still persist upon the metal till this night. julie and david’s handmade sage sticks, from sage we gathered ourselves while looking at the sun setting over petermal (?). jesse’s wines, pottery, and chocolates from his lovely home in san diego. tshirt and fleece from tenthousand waves…

we drove so long into the west from santa fe, that around five or six or then back to five again at havasu and then needles, the sun kept glowing ahead and slightly left off the forty, while las vegas glowed persistently over our right shoulders. we continued to barstow, and by then the long sunset had finally faded, leaving the smudge of LA glow in its place. i’d never seen such a long sunset. i was glad leanne pointed it out.

san francisco is so lovely to arrive to. the sun again gave us a show, this time earlier, early enough so that we didn’t have the rude three-hour-LA-like traffic, but at 4:30 or so awash of color and warmth first over the city, then over twin peaks, peeking through the eucalyptus: how verdant and wet the bay area is, after the tucson-mojave-and even high clean dry santa fe deserts. we’re back home; we could be home with jesse and julie and david; they all called to say they missed us after our alltoobrief time. we’re home for now.

bloopers

it’s a wonder what a little sleep can do, occasionally. friday night to saturday i barely slept at all; during the day on saturday i struggled in complete aggravation and sometimes half-sleep because when the neighbors weren’t around, the new puppy baxter was squealing incessantly. which was, however, not as bad as when the neighbors were around, and ‘talking’ at eachother from across the house, walking with hard shoes on the hard wood, constantly disciplining little baxter “NOo.” NOOo.” “NO.” very penetrating.
i awoke in the morning at around six having slept with only a few awakenings – once when the neighbors came in past midnight and sounded like they were jogging up and down the hardwood floor hallway, and of course ‘talking’ at eachother from across the house; once to notice the clock in a really odd place and my body careened in and out of twisted bedsheets.
finally in the morning i awoke to another song in what must have been a good deep dream. hmmmmm…
leanne comes back from cleveland tomorrow. it’s seven pm and still quite light and the birds are still singing in the trees. the fog is rolling back in again, protecting us.
bloopers always cheer me up; i’m going to go watch bloopers.