Susan Boyle sang a haunting rendition of Wild Horses last night on the finale of America's Got Talent.  It was bewildering at first, confusing - the words were familiar but the tune, no the pace was extraordinarily altered - haunting.

 I thought little of it until it popped… Read full post »

I heard Bernice King speak today.  Her father was being inducted in a local Hall of Fame.  The other inductee was a white industrialist 40 years his senior.

 Bernice spoke of irony - the irony that her father was being recognized in the city where he had once been summarily rejected.… Read full post »

A wretched ADHD afternoon.

2:50 school pickup; rain washed out football practice; a full afternoon to catch up on class work missed because of virus on Friday.

3:00 Starbucks for studyhall; classmate and brothers happen in and play ensues.

4:00 plus I give up on homework and make up work. … Read full post »

I was at my mother's today ironing in her basement.  She called down to say hello.  She really wanted me to stop what I was doing and come talk to her.  No can do.  I had some laundry to finish before I picked my son up from school - especially his… Read full post »

“Where is my village?” asks this tired mother.

I have raised my child by myself since he was 7 months old.  It has been such a joy but as every single mother will tell you it is also exhausting.  But today I am wondering where my village is, the one Hillary/… Read full post »

WHAT I HAD EXPECTED

If you read only one of these poems, read Stephen’s Spender’s, “What I Expected.”

1 Tennessee Williams -  Gold Tooth Woman

            http://books.google.com/books?id=Tf3DGZjScyUC&pg=PA1… Read full post »

Frank Bruni in the past two days, I have tuned into each of your TV, radio appearances that come my way.  I watched Nightlight rapt around your self-description of bulimic behavior only to hear you pull back from claiming ownership of the disease.  I dialed and redialed the 800 nu… Read full post »

I am for health care reform - YEAH!

But what does that mean - oh yeh the concept sounds great but remember that cliche, "The devil is in the details."  Yeh - that's right.  What DOES health care reform mean at this stage?  What does it mean indeed!

 Early on, beginning… Read full post »

My dear friend Jack took my son to the beach this past week, the second annual "Men's Trip".  Added to the mix are Jack's son and grandson.  The two boys who are 8 were born only days apart. 

 It is an odd mix on so many levels.  The boys could not be… Read full post »

Conversation with boy child in mid July:

ME - Please don't put your hands on your bubble gum and then wipe them on the sofa! HIM - I didn't. ME - I saw you. HIM - Noooo. I picked a booger and then ate it but I didn't touch my bubble gum.… Read full post »

I am home alone tonight - my eight year-old housemate is wrapping up a week at the beach with The Guys. Oh I miss him but not the chaos that follows him around like Pigpen's dust storm. 

 I'm thinking about going to Chipotle's for dinner.  I have a coupon for… Read full post »

I signed up on Open Salon yesterday because I have something to say and noone to say it to.  Not so much hoping to "be found" as to find a kindred spirit.

 That said - in the 12 plus hours since I created an account and posted twice I have received… Read full post »

I am home alone tonight - my eight year-old housemate is wrapping up a week at the beach with The Guys. Oh I miss him but not the chaos that follows him around like Pigpen's dust storm. 

 I'm thinking about going to Chipotle's for dinner.  I have a coupon for… Read full post »

How can two measley humans have so much chaos in one household?  Were we born into it?  I gave birth to him believing he would be the thread of sanity.  What WAS I thinking????

 We have a life of silliness, craziness, upsidedownness, fun, humor, love , isolation and complete out o… Read full post »