I’ve been banning books from my daughter’s library since before she was born. I always encourage family and friends to fill our bookshelves with preschool favorites, and yet I can make certain books disappear in a moment, sometimes to Goodwill, sometimes to the dumpster. Baby Bibles with pink cherub-cheeked Eves and button-nose Noahs. Fairy tales [...]
Archive for May, 2009
23 May
Michelle Obama in Time Magazine
The great-great-granddaughter of slaves now occupies a house built by them, one of the most professionally accomplished First Ladies ever cheerfully chooses to call herself Mom in Chief, and the South Side girl whose motivation often came from defying people who tried to stop her now gets to write her own set of rules. Read [...]
12 May
Lost & Found: “Joy is Greater Than Sorrow”
Some of you say, “Joy is greater than sorrow,” and others say, “Nay, sorrow is the greater.” But I say unto you, they are inseparable. Together they come, and when one sits alone with you at your board, remember that the other is asleep upon your bed. – Khalil Gibran This quote from Khalil Gibran [...]
7 May
TBoH Recommends: SuperNews!
It’s your favorite YouTube viral video meets The Daily Show, or perhaps a South Park version of The Office. SuperNews is a new half-hour animated sketch show on Current TV that features hilarious political, entertainment, and technology satire. It also has one of the best vocal impressions of Barack Obama that I have heard to [...]
1 May
Hello 3-0
My 30th birthday gift arrived in the mail today. It came to me sealed in a thick envelope. When I opened it, the contents read: Intuition I framed it and had it placed visibly on the wall of my consciousness. Today, on May Day, I celebrate 30 years of wisdom. 30 years on this earth. [...]
