Thanks to a four-hour flight to San Francisco this weekend, I got hooked on Bravo’s marathon of The Real Housewives of Atlanta! A few pearls of wisdom: 1. The affluent of Atlanta also feed their children microwavable “Gerber Graduates.” (Catch Lisa Wu Hartwell feeding her little one in Episode 7.) This observation alone soothes months [...]
Archive for December, 2008
23 Dec
TBoH Makes a Guest Appearance!
Check out my post on “Liberating Literature: Encountering Slavery in Black Fiction” over at Carleen Brice’s blog, White Readers Meet Black Authors! Brice, the author of Orange Mint and Honey, recently published a thought-provoking essay in the Washington Post explaining her mission to introduce all readers to the books in the African-American section of the [...]
19 Dec
My Worst Week
The hard drive on my Mac Book died and with it, a very precious document that I had been working on, and NO I didn’t have it backed up (*sigh*). My daughter’s favorite teacher resigned from her school. And my debt to sanity ratio is wildly out of balance so, sorry, Visa, ’cause I just [...]
16 Dec
TBoH Gratitude Project
Dear Readers, This week Frieda and I are compiling “Gratitude Lists.” The project is a small, simple step in our effort to celebrate the holidays in a more thoughtful, compassionate, and less materialistic manner. We are taking note of all the things for which we are grateful or that make us feel wonderful to be [...]
12 Dec
Lost & Found: For the Santa in All of Us
A few links, videos, and other online ephemera from our favorite sites this past week: TBoH has discovered Twitter! Honestly, though, beyond posting blog updates and reading what others are doing, I still don’t know how to make this high-tech time-waster useful. (Do you really want to know what I’m eating for breakfast?) If you [...]
8 Dec
The Night Shift: 4 Years of Law School Come to an End
For the past four years I have worked the Night Shift – better known as law school evening classes, while working a full-time job during the day. Next month, it finally comes to an end. I will receive my Juris Doctor degree and will officially enter the legal profession. Sure there are some “minor” details [...]
3 Dec
The Thought That Counts
“It was crazy,” said a worker in the electronics department who was in the store during the stampede. “The deals weren’t even that good.” ~ New York Times, November 29, 2008 Frieda and I were together after Thanksgiving when we heard the tragic news about Jdimytai Damour, a Wal-Mart employee who was trampled to death [...]
