Oct 14, 2016 | Personal Blog
It’s a good thing that this pig in a dress was wearing her tiara this week. It might not have been obvious to the plaster swine by the door or to the real live people sitting at stools, enjoying barbecue sandwiches and ribs and banana pudding, but something...
Oct 12, 2016 | Personal Blog
What happens to little girls as they grow up? Or maybe I should ask what happened to me? The latest news of a candidate’s leaked video/misogyny-on-display figuratively strapped a headlamp on my head and sent me deep into the crevasses of the fifty-two years of...
Oct 7, 2016 | Personal Blog
“Is this a joke?” said the twenty-something guy with the hipster glasses walking out of church a couple weeks ago. “Victor Wooten? THE VICTOR WOOTEN is coming here? To a CHURCH? To THIS CHURCH? It was true. Hmm, I thought, watching him chuckle and...
Oct 5, 2016 | Personal Blog
Early Sunday night at the labyrinth, the dogs filed in, from frisky little fur balls to big lumbering black carpets, all wagging and sniffing and licking as their happy people introduced them to their friends, fed them treats, and found seats for the service. Cats...
Sep 30, 2016 | Personal Blog
I used to hide it. I’d put my hands in my pockets or behind my back and hope that nobody noticed. If I had to stand in front of the class and speak from note cards or read an essay, I’d bring a clipboard or ask if I could use a lectern for my papers, so...
Sep 27, 2016 | Personal Blog
Have you found yourself making faces like these two lately? I ‘m afraid I have. Plus my left eye started twitching wildly around 9 pm last night, so if you see me, don’t assume I’m flirting with you. (Though who could blame me, as fine as you are?!)...