Yesterday was spent at my grandnephew’s high school graduation and the partying that followed.  It was a grand hodgepodge of blended families, ex-spouses, new spouses and best friends.

The honoree has always been a study in contrasts.  His grandmother, my sister, raised him… Read full post »

Most of the midnight predators… Read full post »

Desmond Hatchett might be an irresponsible idiot who is probably the poster boy for out of control sex addiction, but one positive thing I can say about him is he sure stays busy.  Unfortunately, he’s not busy earning a living wage commensurate with his responsibilities.… Read full post »

Don’t take this personally, Savannah, but I might have been more comfortable in the ditch with that alligator than I am right now.

Well, now.  That’s the way NBC’s Today Show host Savannah Guthrie started her day.  Those were the first words out of the mouth of sc… Read full post »

The mere 20-year difference in our ages must have played a part, but I wasn’t old enough or wise enough yet to consider that. 

The tension between us has been there for as long as I can remember.  She says it was because I… Read full post »

 (Photo by Diana Mendes, a dog-lover from an adjacent neighborhood who helped set the trap and check it.  She has visited the dog twice today, that I know of.)

I started noticing the email thread on our neighborhood Yahoo Group on Sunday, May 6.  My neighbor down… Read full post »

It always seemed to me that by the time Baby Boomers came of age, they would be a political force to be reckoned with, a voting bloc for sweeping change.  These are the people who went to San Francisco with flowers in their hair; who sat down… Read full post »

I wouldn’t be at all surprised if whoever coined the expression “hopeless romantic” had me in mind when it happened.  Throughout my life I have revisited literary themes that featured class inequities and forbidden but intransigent love th… Read full post »

Days ago my good OS friend nerd cred posted a compelling post called My Parking Lot Encounter with a Tall, Bearded Black Man.  It is an extremely well-written account of her encounter with a fellow Minnesotan in a parking deck and her response to his clearly rude… Read full post »

As usual, he appears painfully thin to my maternal eyes.  He is fashionably dressed in a black leather fitted jacket, casual pants and the Adidas sneakers he wears in compliance with his endorsement agreement.  The expensive watch on his left wrist serves the same purpose.&nb… Read full post »

That Willard Romney is so smooth.  Not smooth like our down-with-the-pop-culture President.  But he is smooth, like a fine gauged emery board.

I’m sure my expressive face was screwed into a WTF kind of mug when I saw the letter in my mailbox yesterday.  The return address… Read full post »

American Bandstand aired in the Chicago market in what is commonly known as the after-school time slot.  I can’t remember for sure, but I think it was 4 p.m., CST.

I remember stepping up my pace during my 15 block walk home from Proviso East High School,… Read full post »

Georgia’s governor Nathan Deal yesterday signed legislation that will require applicants for welfare to submit to drug testing and pass before they can receive benefits.  The Republican majority in the Georgia legislature passed the bill for the legislation over predictable objections o… Read full post »

When I was growing up in suburban Chicago, my skinny frame earned me the nickname Olive Oyl.  Calories had no chance of turning themselves into fat because I spent every waking moment running, hopping or skipping. In the skipping department, my favorite way to spend time was double Dutch jumprop… Read full post »

Caution: This post is what is known here on Open Salon as meta.  It is a post about posting, that occasional exercise we all embrace that allows us to vent about all things OS.  There is absolutely no danger of this post becoming an Editor’s Pick, so… Read full post »

Two days ago my post showcased the abundance of diversity and inclusion in my trendy Atlanta community.  It is a struggle to imagine any place in America that offers a bigger welcome to people of every description, income, and sexual orientation.

But there is a downside.  It… Read full post »

Jesus’s resurrection is the central point of the Christian faith, and for those who hold that faith, it is the most important moment in human history. “Whether Jesus merely was or whether he also is, depends on the resurrection” Pope Benedict XVI writes in Jesus of Nazareth… Read full post »

Tyler Perry wasn’t wearing a hoodie, presumably , although he has shown up on his webcam in a track suit.  He left his Atlanta studios a few days before President Obama’s scheduled St. Patrick’s Day high-roller soiree at Chez Perry.  He didn… Read full post »

Those ubiquitous smart devices made by Apple, Inc. are already wildly expensive compared to the competition’s offerings.  For those who aren’t satisfied unless they acquire the latest version of the iPhone or the iPad on the first day of release, you'd better prepare to dig deeper… Read full post »

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No one has to tell you the position you hold on my list of importance.  You were number one from the minute I heard your boisterous howl in that delivery room.  I have been your number one fan from that day forward.

You have certainly made it easy for… Read full post »

Coquette "Coqui" B., the Bichon Frise who allows me to share her townhouse, is now officially worthy of the moniker humanitarian...or is it animalitarian (yes, it IS a word -- look it up?)

Since I'm not (yet) bothered by the spring pollen in Atlanta, my patio door stayed open all day… Read full post »