Category Archives: Friends/family
Humiliation
In the ancient Jewish book the Talmud (a record of rabbinic discussions pertaining to Jewish law, ethics, customs and history) humiliation is equated to murder. There is a great deal of conversation among Jewish scholars and theologians on around how literal this equation is. If it is a one to one comparison or just ornate
Jan/02/74
Before I started doing the work I now do, more people in the world knew me as Gene David, not Gene. It is not one of those you are in trouble and your parents are using your middle name type of things. My father is Gene as well. To be more accurate I am Eugene
Mr. Morton/Atalanta Decoded
There have been a number of requests (and at least one one google search) for the decoding of “Mr. Morton seeks Atalanta”. Answers found below. (You are going to have to wait 1:17 on the first video for the “Tale of Mr. Morton”.) The tale of Mr. Morton: Atatlanta (I never knew this cartoon version
Favorite Christmas Story
My mother, sister, bother-in-law and myself were driving to Christmas Eve Mass to save seats for the 11 of us (mom, dad, bother, sister-in-law, nephew, sister, brother-in-law, a polish social worker, two polish college students, and myself). I had mixed feelings about saving seats until I heard the story of our neighbors a few years
Christmas in Wyoming
Phone message I left yesterday morning, “Sorry I missed your calls. I was out feeding the horses.” My mother volunteers with an organization that provides, “improving the overall health, well-being and quality of life of differently-abled children and adults in our community. We achieve our mission by providing meaningful opportunities for participation in remedial and
Are you home yet?
I am sure you have see the pictures. Colorado is a mess. In this part of the country we are used to getting snow. We can get 6 or 8 inches in the morning and it won’t slow us down. But, two feet in one day? That is crippling for anyone (except penguins). There are
Single in Wyoming
Sunday night late, my plane touched down in Casper, WY. At baggage claim I ran into a number of old friends. One asked, “Is it good to be home? Or here? Or whatever you call this place?” I explained, “When ever anyone asked me where I am from, I say, ‘I currently live in Baltimore,
Single in Baltimore
Baltimore Magazine published it annual 30 Hot Singles. Some how I was over looked. I must have been out of town. Here is the correction to the oversight. Gene Monterastelli (32) Writer/Juggling Itinerate Preacher/EFT practitioner, single, no kids Favorite book? The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho Celebrity lookalike? Melissa Etheridge Favorite breakfast cereal? Cinnamon Life, if
Three Words From Dinner Last Night
storyteller pilgrim prophet healer entertainer mirror chameleon outsider son brother friend teacher synthesizer systematic geek
Complements
I love complements. I am getting better at receiving them. (No longer putting myself down in the face of praise from someone else). Here at a conference of 2500 adult youth workers I have received two that mean a lot. * An old friend attended a retreate day I ran on Tuesday. She said, “I