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The day before the race, the sun shone brightly on the lake, and we decided to have breakfast…right in the middle of the table. Luke made omelettes, but Eli was content to eat his crunchies.
After breakfast, we took our first walk of many that day around the […] Since I am printing out certificates for the VAPA Senior Awards Ceremony Thursday…and for some reason my printer feels it must take five minutes for each of the 60 certificates, I decided I’d say hello to you, my SlightlySquinting friends. It’s been too long. Goin’ way, way back to May 3rd […] I know you’ve all been wondering about the mystery certificate that Holly and Jesse gave me for my birthday…so here’s how the day went down. At 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 28th, Holly picked me up. She emailed me the night before with this message: Dearest Darling Pants, Here are the […] Our middle son…let’s call him Skywalker… entered this world on May 5, 1980. He has never liked attention, and as soon as he was old enough, he would figure out a way to share every celebration that might be focused on him alone. He somehow found friends who had birthdays near the same as his […] Writer’s group joined together at Il Postino in North Park (www.ilpostino-sandiego.com), coincidentally during the birthday weeks of both Cristina and I. It’s always a celebration with the girls, although we were missing Parminder, the fifth element of our group. Ellen has named us each an element: Ellen is Earth, Elizabeth is wind, I am water, […] My Auntie Shirley is my father’s baby sister. Family members have always said that I am really the daughter of my Auntie Shirley on my father’s side and my Aunt Annie on my mother’s side. Well, they’re definitely the craziest, most outspoken, loudest laughers, most deeply concerned about family relations, and know how […] Even though it didn’t take a lot of vocalization, projection, and dramatization to get through the day, there was something a bit emotionally exhausting about participating in a silent protest of such importance. The students’ writing, their honesty, and their unflappable willingness to stand up for causes in powerful and nonviolent ways can […] Well, Slightly Squinting folks, I’ve missed you. Last week was a busy week of CST Testing and end-of-term grading. There’s a lot to tell. Friday of my birthday week, another of my favorite events, Day of Silence for Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals and Transgenders took place. I’m always awed by the number […] |
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