this was going to be a post about how a woman buying a coat, managed to bring the entire supermakert to a halt for 20 mins and my head almost exploded because I just don't do well in supermarkets. Supermarkets are not one of my skillsets.

It could be about how mendoza is the worst place to NOT break an ankle (there are moats, gaping holes, missing stairs! Nijinsky (died - schizophrenia), Nureyev (died - aids) and the russian ballet corps couldn't walk down these streets without tripping all over each other)

It's still about how there is still no snow.

It could even be about Iran and how I keep embaressing myself by tearing up over twitters ('allergies!').

[
friend (who sent me the #): it's like Les Miz, in a 140 characters or less!
me: and real!
]

But I think its going to be about my friend (Rosemary) who just did the craziest, scariest thing ever - and became a mom today.

An Ode to Lucy on her first day.


Congratulations.
You made it.
Only just got here, really
But I have to warn you
it's only getting started.
and you -
you are going to be very busy.

You've got :

Inches to grow
Words to learn

(that's the easy bit - then:)

Ideas to speak,
Character to build.

(and even)

Mistakes to make.

(sorry - but true)
(until you)

Lead by example
Follow with humility

and
(today and everyday)

live.

It may seem a lot,
that maybe you're a little small.
But I 'm not worried.
Cause you already got what you need most
They're my friends, so I can tell you
That they love better than most
and you best of all.


(Good old Stanley, pinch hitting until I have a better 'new baby - yey!' pic)