My family has twice vacationed in Maine. Two of my favorite childhood vacations, in fact. I have friends who are from Maine, who are some of the loveliest people I know. I drink Poland Spring water. Ok, that’s neither here nor there, but it’s true all the same.
My point is that, in my mind, Maine [...]
Archive for the ‘brain freeze’ Category
Disappointment, Anger, Impatience
Posted in NaBloPoMo, brain freeze, containing myself, good neighbors, love and other complications, prejudice, wake up call, tagged brain freeze, containing myself, dumb-ass crap, good neighbors, homophobia, love and other complications, NaBloPoMo, prejudice, wake up call on 7 November 2009 | 4 Comments »
I do … not have an answer.
Posted in Jamaica, brain freeze, choose your own adventure, containing myself, love and other complications, no wonder I'm single!, self care, tagged brain freeze, containing myself, Jah lives in I, Jamaica, love and other complications, no wonder I'm single! on 18 October 2009 | 10 Comments »
So much for my belief that our long separation and only occasional conversation would have the effect of convincing AC that we are, in fact, no longer a couple. I saw him yesterday for the first time in two years … and he asked me to marry him.
I wish I was kidding.
I can’t possibly marry [...]
Attention white folks …
Posted in Obama, brain freeze, containing myself, family, full disclosure?, race and racism, violence, where we're from, women, tagged brain freeze, containing myself, family, full disclosure?, Obama, race and racism, sexism, violence, where we're from, women on 8 October 2009 | 23 Comments »
… some of your ancestors may have raped some of mine. Oh, I’m sorry. Is this is the first you’re hearing of it?
The New York Times ‘broke’ a story today: they’ve discovered the white ancestor in Michelle Obama’s family tree. SHOCKER!! She’s not as black as we thought, not as black as she wants us [...]
Danger, Will Robinson! Don’t go “down there”!
Posted in Yikes!, brain freeze, containing myself, language, love and other complications, self care, too dorky for words, using our words, tagged brain freeze, containing myself, language, love and other complications, self care, too dorky for words, using our words, WTF?!?!, Yikes! on 6 September 2009 | 9 Comments »
Srsly, I’m warning you: There will be mentions of genitals and sex. If you can’t handle that, better click off now.
When I was a kid, I learned this wacky thing from Mildred. At camp, she’d grab me up every week or so to braid my hair. She’d wash out barn chores, sweat, gardening dirt and lake water, [...]
I have no words.
Posted in NaBloPoMo, brain freeze, prejudice, race and racism, wake up call, tagged race and racism, anger, wake up call, brain freeze, NaBloPoMo, prejudice, Katrina on 30 August 2009 | 4 Comments »
For the last week I’ve been trying to write something about the fourth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, but couldn’t say anything that came close to what I was feeling. I had wanted to teach a unit on this at the start of the school year, but I cannot do the work that will enable me [...]
