When my son was a baby, his babysitter called him Little Bean because Bean was my family’s nickname for me. When we celebrated his fifth birthday this year, the ex-babysitter’s daughter came with her son and she referred to my son as Little Bean, to which he replied, “my name is Miles.” She looked atContinue reading “Models Monday: Claim Your Name…and Make Others Call You by It”
Monthly Archives: June 2014
G.O.A.T.
By the time I was aware of anything going on in my life and in the world, Muhammad Ali was ending his career and thus very far from his glory days. I have no idea how I became aware of him, saw him as the Greatest of All Times (G.O.A.T.) as he said of himself,Continue reading “G.O.A.T.”
Models Monday: Contentment
In addition to the many photos I took of Legos while I was at the Great Lakes Science Center in Cleveland last week, I also scanned about as many old photos from family albums that my Aunt Sharon maintains. I used a really good free app that my husband introduced me to called “genius scan” toContinue reading “Models Monday: Contentment”
Congratulations Cleveland!
(Photo: Brendan Maloney, USA TODAY Sports) …on that San Antonio Spurs 2014 NBA Finals Victory.
Models Monday: Going Home
I traveled home to Cleveland this weekend to celebrate my mother’s retirement (as she would say, “from a job she hated”) after 42 years of service. I drove so it took about 11 very long hours, but since being here, I’ve done some pretty fun things with my son. I took tons of pictures and theseContinue reading “Models Monday: Going Home”
Models Monday: Telling a New Story
When I was young, I heard stories about the awful perils of the dreaded inner-city from my elementary school teachers. Their stories certainly made me afraid of that place. It wasn’t until my high school teachers told those same stories of predation, poverty, laziness, and despair of inner-city residents that I finally realized they wereContinue reading “Models Monday: Telling a New Story”
Models Monday: Because that’s what he would have done
In Toni and Slade Morrison’s retelling of The Ant and the Grasshopper the reader is left with the dilemma of how you respond to the needs of those who have given you non-tangible gifts. The Grasshopper, Foxy G in their tale, is driven by his craft to create music. He doesn’t reject preparing for theContinue reading “Models Monday: Because that’s what he would have done”
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