Month: July 2007

I was a bad employee.

A lifetime ago, I was in Scott County meeting with the city council and touring a local school. The council employees were also the town power players. They were the business leaders, the old money and the families whose name alone commanded respect among locals. Several East TN foundations were teaming up to help the […]

Pink Floyd is. . .

. . . my first musical love and my first unrequited love. It is memorized lyrics. It is long nights listening to Dark Side beginning to end. It is midnight showings of The Wall at the Plaza. It is laser light shows at Pink Palace. It is camping out for tickets with my mother bringing […]

I’m a dog person with a cat craving.

I love yarn. I walk down the yarn aisle and say “ooh” at the beautiful colors. I gently explore the different textures and say “mmm” when I find the silky soft yarns. The Happy Pooch in me want to make peace with the playful kitty within, is that possible? It takes every ounce of self […]

Can I have a sleepover?

My children know that the answer to this question is usually yes. I don’t care if their friends are always here. I like their friends. I like knowing that the children are safe. I like to hear them giggling in the other room and see them playing together. While I am less enthusiastic about it, […]

Steely Dan is. . .

. . . UT Martin’s Jazz band. It’s a small group of band geeks playing music that people actually like to hear. It’s Phi Mu Alpha. It’s the backdrop to Tommy’s infancy, played to help him sleep or soothe away the fussies. It’s music that never fails to transport me back to another place and […]

7 stuff

Saturday is the seventh day of the seventh month in the year affectionately known as ’07. There are seven people in our family. I think we should do something to celebrate. Pizza with seven toppings? A seven course meal? Seven hours of fun? Seven parks? How about seven solid hours of sleep? No seven bean […]

call home Sarah

Sarah is in Cincinnati with a friend all week. After not hearing from her for a day and a half, I called her friend. Me: “E, Sarah hasn’t been checking in and I’d just like to know how she’s doing.” Friend: “She’s fine of course. Hang on.” Sarah: “Hey Mom! I haven’t called because my […]