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Archive for ‘America’
Hold the bubble
It’s so early into this thing, and I still don’t even know how to count the days. Is this Day 5? Day 3? What a crazy thing! Take a society that is used to everything at the touch of a button, at their very fingertips. Take a nation that is used to being on the […]
Bloom
Tomorrow is the day. I’ll wake bright and early, do my usual arm wrestling–maybe even a couple of body slams, hehehe–with the kids to get them dressed, brushed, fed and tucked into their places for the day. Then I’ll park my mommy ride and jump into my cousin’s van. We’ll meet up with eight of […]
Forward
There is so much to write about, but for now, I think I’ll write about how I was a part of history today when I got to see President Barack Obama speak at Ohio University, my alma mater and employer. Obama was the eleventh sitting president to visit campus and the first since Lyndon B. […]
A Good Life All the Way
We humans are such a funny lot. We are intelligent, and yet we act foolishly. We are logical but often only after we’ve had the chance to be emotional. What we might do in one situation is not what we do in the next. There’s a heavy logjam in my brain right now. I’m having […]
White Sugar, Brown Sugar
My two babies are such a joy. Such a workout, such a comedy act, such a well-matched boxing bout! They keep me busy, they keep me on my toes, they keep me in diaper debt. It’s a little strange how little they look like brothers, with one white as a sheet and the other with […]
Land That I Love
Well, kids, it’s time to celebrate America. It really is such a wonderful place. While I don’t particularly like to hear the slams against the president, I’m happy to live in a place where those slams are on the legal side of the law. Life isn’t perfect, but it’s a good life. I’m happy to […]