http://jamielee.manykites.org The only thing you can share with someone is your state Fri, 03 Oct 2008 05:48:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The story, West Toward Berkley, is an autobiographical story about the principal in my high school.  The man was literally "bigger than life" and he inspired me and moved me and contributed to who I am today.  It is very gratifying to hear from readers who read my bits and pieces ... http://jamielee.manykites.org/2008/10/thanks-to-the-person-in-montreal-canada/ Milt is building a small wooden model of our straw bale cabin.  Today we found a drill press at a yard sale for $50 so he could drill holes to pin the bales together.  The new drill press found its way onto our butcher block in the kitchen, and he ... http://jamielee.manykites.org/2008/08/chance-encounters/  Jackie wanted someone to admire, someone wise and noble with qualities she could refashion like fine strands of silver and wear around her neck.  She lived on a reservation in northern Minnesota in the second poorest county in the nation and worked in a twenty-four hour restaurant/bus stop that served ... http://jamielee.manykites.org/2008/08/west-toward-berkley-a-short-story/ Tonight, I write for me. Maybe I’ll post this and maybe I won’t. I feel like there are two parts of myself at war. One has spent her life striving and reaching, dreaming and writing, having and doing--and the other simply wants to be outside playing in the sun with ... http://jamielee.manykites.org/2008/08/slash-and-burn/ I started back to work at Oglala Lakota College and am going through a bit of culture shock.  Where is my berry patch?  Where my little trailer?  Where my soul?  Actually, I could already feel myself re-engaging with students today as I met each one during registration and did what I ... http://jamielee.manykites.org/2008/08/where-am-i/ The answer is--everything seems easy.  Milt and I have been having so much fun experiencing this kind of flow.  Oh, I don't mean we aren't working hard--we are.  Milt sunk some poles in the ground today (he has been dying to sink a pole) for a small showerhouse.  We have ... http://jamielee.manykites.org/2008/07/how-do-you-know-when-you-are-in-flow/ I didn't want to let the day go without posting something but the hour I scratched out is now evaporating.  We had an amazing weekend at this tiny Cass Lake festival.  The Bead People attracted so many great spirits to us.  We met people from all over who are excited ... http://jamielee.manykites.org/2008/07/the-bead-people-a-hit-at-ribfest-2008/ Tonight the moon was almost full and shining red through the pines on the bit of earth in Northern Minnesota that we have recently tagged "our land" (although I still doubt that anybody can actually "own" such a thing).  We have been here for one week and the magical flow ... http://jamielee.manykites.org/2008/07/the-homestead/ I am tired to the bone tonight but feeling like I really want to sort my thoughts and ideas about our recent weekend.  We set up a booth at the local Heritage Festival with The Bead People.  It was a long festival (4 days) but the weather was good and ... http://jamielee.manykites.org/2008/07/weary-but-smiling/ I feel like I am coming home to myself at last.  I needed a bit of summer to restore my spirit.  Today I went to the park and built Bead People underneath a tree.  It is so strange how those little characters can restore my equilibrium.  The project itself is ... http://jamielee.manykites.org/2008/06/god-night/