That's my friend Dallas singing a lullaby in Lingala in Kinshasa, Bas Congo. A new mom who adopted a baby from DR Congo had been looking for a lullaby in Lingala and found Dallas' video. Now that mom is learning this song to sing to her baby girl. The Internet is powerful when … [Read more...] about My Own Shot@Life Takes Me to Uganda
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How Morningside Mom, The Queen of Spain, and The Bloggess Made Me an Accidental Activist
How can I possibly follow in the footsteps of the lovely Ana at Spanglish Baby? She wrote a lovely piece in yesterday's Blogust relay about her daughter's fifth birthday and how she wants to celebrate her child's milestones by giving other children a shot at life too. What a … [Read more...] about How Morningside Mom, The Queen of Spain, and The Bloggess Made Me an Accidental Activist
My Friend’s Daughter Needs a Bone Marrow Transplant
I'm back from my blog break. I had planned on taking off some more time, but there is simply too much fodder that keeps lapping at the heels of my writerly itch. My short but much needed respite has me recharged and ready to roll again. As my faithful readers know, one of the … [Read more...] about My Friend’s Daughter Needs a Bone Marrow Transplant
Shot@Life: A Tale of Immigration and Immunization
My parents moved to this country in 1970. I was not yet two years old. We have a funny Olan Mills family portrait that I jokingly call our "immigrant photo." We are starry eyed and eager and wearing some atrocious polyester. When I was younger I used to ask my dad … [Read more...] about Shot@Life: A Tale of Immigration and Immunization
America vs. Italy – Health Care Bills
I don't care if you sit on the red or blue side of the aisle, there is no question that our health care system is broken. The bottom line is that the operative word, CARE, is missing from our attitudinal vernacular. I write a lot about politics and get a lot of hate mail. It … [Read more...] about America vs. Italy – Health Care Bills
Wisdom Teeth Before & After – Wordless Wednesday
Getting My Wisdom Teeth Out
I'm heading out the door as I write this. I'm getting my wisdom teeth out today. At age 43. I've succumbed to vanity. My mouth is big enough for me to put my fist in it (true story and great party trick) but it's not big enough to make room for my teeth to spread out when they … [Read more...] about Getting My Wisdom Teeth Out