Serenity… an expedition


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playing around

 
I finally got my computer – yay! At Walmart, no less – I haven’t been in that store in so long, I had no idea where anything was. Sigh, and I’m such a bad shopper that by the time I was done picking out the laptop (which wound up being the very one on sale [...]

Tuesday, January 12th

if this looks half as good as it does in the picture… Michelle Obama Inaugural Doll

Even I would be tempted to get one. (I stole this ad from the one on Atrios).
And I don’t run around collecting memorabilia related to this or that celeb. It’s just such a rarity to see contemporary, realistic Black figurines and to also see particularly Black women depicted with such… well, grace is the only [...]

Friday, August 14th

Wow, Michael Jackson Has Died. And Farrah.

That’s just… weird. Sad, too, of course – my heart goes out to their family and friends. But still…
I practically grew up with MJ. Oh, I didn’t know him (unless you believe the rumor that was going around my jr high school at the time that that was him spending a semester there), but he’s [...]

Thursday, June 25th

Unexpected find

I have nothing much to say about anything, but I came across this very cool sculpture when I was searching for something to illustrate also not wanting to see or hear anything much today.  Here is the description from the World Art and Antiques site where I found it:
Kneeling “Dyougou Serou” Figure with Hands over [...]

Sunday, April 5th

Okay, Grandma… what just happened here?

Said the 4 year old, upon disembarking into a completely different place after his first cognizant ride in an elevator.
Sometimes kids make up for all their other annoyances just with wonder.

Friday, April 3rd

I can breathe today. Even better tomorrow

Mostly. And my head is not swimming nearly as much, so I think I’m on the road to recovery. Yay!
I’ve realized, lately, how much I look forward to Sundays. I am not religious in the least but I’m glad others are, or at least that the day is pretty much a declared a non-business type [...]

Saturday, March 14th

Why Here, Why Now

A few things came together for me, in my mind, at roughly the same time.
I turned 50 last year.
I had a dreadful year last year.
I joined Twitter.
I realized that, of all the sites I’ve made or been a part of, not one has been just for me. A personal site, with my own thoughts, dreams, [...]

Tuesday, February 17th

Maybe Because My Walls Are White…

I am craving color, for some reason.  Here, in my little corner as well as on my Twitter page, which I have just redone in an explosion of color.  And little animals.
It doesn’t exactly scream “sober and professional”, which might be a worry, but I’m not yet doing any promoting of HB or anything. And, [...]

Sunday, February 15th