Month: February 2008

Ain’t Too Proud…

So, I like to think of myself as a pretty autonomous and independent woman most of the time… but then, occasionally, I have to deal with the DMV. In those unfortunate instances, in the words of The Temptations, I ain’t too proud to beg. I had not changed my car tags since I moved back…

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Silver Lining

I’m going to avoid making excuses for my absence on this blog of late… mostly because my excuses are all of the things you would expect me to say and none of them are as exciting as “my house was destroyed by the tornado” or “I’m pregnant with triplets” or “God spoke to me through…

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What It Looked Like

Here it is… our tornado: I don’t know who the crazy people are who stay outside to take pictures of these monsters when they roll through town, but I guess I’m glad someone does it. It makes the following images make more sense… Those pictures above were taken by my cousin, who lives on a…

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When the wind blows…

Update: The picture above was taken by my cousin, and it shows just how powerful the wind yesterday was. And if that doesn’t convince you, here’s an excerpt from the email accompanying her pictures: —————- A lot of our fences are down, but so far Justin has accounted for most of the cattle and horses….

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Mardi Gras Mayhem

It was a rough day in Memphis yesterday. When I got to my office, it was almost 75 degrees outside, and humid. It didn’t feel anything like February. It felt like April or May… and to a native Memphian, that means it felt like “tornado season.” Turns out, it was. As I am sure many…

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Super Tuesday

“Nothing can stand in the way of the power of millions of voices calling for change.” –Barack Obama

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Yes We Can

The thing is, I’m really sad that John Edwards dropped out of the Presidential race. As much as I might loathe the idea of rooting for the white guy when there is a woman and an African-American in the race, I think John Edwards was the most right-on about what’s wrong with America. But what’s…

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For the Love of the Underdog

It doesn’t happen often in sports, but that thing that all true sports fans dream about and hope for happened last night. The underdog was victorious. And today, the world seems a kinder, gentler and more just place. The New York Giants weren’t simply an underdog. They were, to use the parlance of Plato, the…

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