What an honor, what a privilege, what a mind trip to meet the person whom we admire so deeply. I die! While sipping margaritas in Key West many years ago, Mac Daddy and I agreed to name our firstborn child after Jimmy Carter. Somehow Carter had come up in … [Read more...] about We Met Jimmy Carter
family
Too Early. Too Soon. Too Fast.
When Bird was a toddler he would sleep smack in the center of his bed with his left cheek smushed into the pillow, his knees tucked under him, and his booty up in the air. He did this as an infant as soon as he could maneuver in the sleep sack. He has always been a good sleeper, … [Read more...] about Too Early. Too Soon. Too Fast.
Amendment One Perpetuates Fear and Loathing: A True Story
She was about 16 and teetered between wanting to be cool and needing to be cuddly. She had had auburn hair that must have glistened marvelously with her green eyes. Bright green eyes are rare, and I remember hers as they stared in silence or twinkled in laughter. The … [Read more...] about Amendment One Perpetuates Fear and Loathing: A True Story
Vote AGAINST Amendment One and Keep the Bible Out of the Constitution
All is not equal in the state of North Carolina. If Mitt Romney orders new address labels stamped with 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, we are facing even bigger crimes against equality. I cannot believe we are STILL fighting for equal rights in this country in this century. Land of the … [Read more...] about Vote AGAINST Amendment One and Keep the Bible Out of the Constitution
Conversation
This is what Sunday morning conversations are like in my house: Deal: "I'm Hungary." Bird: "Let's go to Turkey!" Mac Daddy: "And get some Greece!" Me: Face palm. … [Read more...] about Conversation
New York, New York Big City of Dreams – Wordless Wednesday
Create a photo album … [Read more...] about New York, New York Big City of Dreams – Wordless Wednesday