The other day, I saw Aretha Franklin talking to Larry King about her performance of “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee” at the Inauguration. The cold weather, she said, negatively impacted her legendary voice, and her overall review of the song was that it “wasn’t her best.”
And I thought, THANK GOD. I’m not crazy. Because [...]
Archive for January, 2009
Of Thee I Sing…
Posted in Canada, Celebs, Disappointments, Music, Regent on January 28, 2009 | 8 Comments »
Today
Posted in History in the making, Inspirational, TV on January 21, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Wow.
All I can say is…wow.
Today is such an unbelievably exciting day! I’ve been walking around like I’m in a day-dream…so elated with anticipation and excitement! My mind is boggled by the historical significance of this day and time…and the opportunity to be a part of an event that will have such a deep and significant impact on [...]
What if?
Posted in Uncategorized on January 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
“Each day, we go about our business.
Walking past each other,
catching one another’s eyes.
Or not.
All about us is noise.
We encounter each other in words.
Words spiny, or smooth.
Words whispered or declaimed.
Words to consider.
Reconsider.
Some live by ‘love thy neighbor as thyself.’
Others by ‘first, do no harm’
or ‘take no more than you need.’
What if the mightiest word is LOVE?
Love [...]
A big day…
Posted in Holidays, Inspirational on January 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This morning, I was directed (by a facebook friend) to this incredible photo essay about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. that depicts his courage, commitment, and strength as he stood for justice and fought for the freedom and dignity of others. I hope you will take a moment to have a look. We are grateful, [...]
Season’s Greetings
Posted in Canada, Friends, Holidays, Procrastination on January 18, 2009 | 7 Comments »
This past week, in one of my many desperate attempts to deny the reality that I am indeed a graduate student with all sorts of work I need to start doing, I spent some time rearranging all the photos on our refrigerator door. We do this every year, using the photo cards that friends have sent [...]
Three
Posted in Lisa, Public Professions of Love on January 14, 2009 | 10 Comments »
Love,
I don’t have to tell you about how majorly L-A-M-E the past few days have been. Ever since Sunday night at 12:30am when we pulled back into Vancouver after our vacation in Cabo, it’s been one big scoop of reality after another. I had Greek at 8am on Monday morning, you reported to work at [...]
