I love Wisconsin. Seriously. Don't let the Debbie Dooley caricatures of the entertainment world fool you. Wisconsin boasts some lovely indulgences, be it resort vacations, cheese (natch), beer (double natch), fine dining, plumbing fixtures (no kidding), and gin. Death's … [Read more...] about Knockin’ on Death’s Door – 5:00 Fridays
Dirt and Noise
A Matter of Manners
Picture this: A Sunny Sunday afternoon at The Corner in Charlottesville, Virginia, my home town and home of my alma mater. We were enjoying lunch as a family, chatting about our fantastic trip to Monticello earlier in the day. The sky was blue, birds were serenading us, the … [Read more...] about A Matter of Manners
Brown vs. Board of Education – Wordless Wednesday
Master Builder – Wordless Wednesday
Hallway Conversation Captured
Hallway, sometime after lunch. "In order to play basketball in public school you need to be in 8th grade. And black." "Do you even realize how racist that is? Plus, you're wrong." "No he's not." "Yes he is. That's just idiotic." "It's true that black 8th graders are taller … [Read more...] about Hallway Conversation Captured
Mother’s Day Perfection – 5:00 Fridays
The amount of treacly Mother's Day marketing is nauseating. I don't want flowers, a vacuum, a pasta pot, support stockings, or tickets to a Chippendales show to honor my role as a mother. What I want is a gardener, a house keeper, a sous chef, new shoes, and tickets to an island … [Read more...] about Mother’s Day Perfection – 5:00 Fridays
#BringBackOurGirls
Paradoxically, they are and are not "our girls." It's easy and natural to want to fold them into our open arms and caress them as our own. Yet we sit perched atop privilege and can utter they are our girls with nary a smidge of reality behind it. As Americans, we lack often lack … [Read more...] about #BringBackOurGirls