I wrote on Father’s Day way back in the last century. It was an interesting time….
Category: It’s all about ME!
Posts about my trials and tribulations. Or maybe just how my day went.
Life During the Occupation
A letter from my Aunt Rachel Jullum in Norway, to my Grandmother Tordis Jullum Bornholdt in the United States after World War II Translated from the original Norwegian Tonsberg, Norway1945 Dear Tordis, At last, I can write to you again after these awful years. You have no idea of how things have been and what …
The Strange Tale of “Ethnic Artist” Sarah Jenkins
RACE? This story started when a friend of mine, I’ll call them C.B., shared the above image with a group of friends. It is a painting by an artist friend of theirs, Scott Siedman, which C.B. thought had a valuable message about race, and C.B. suggested it be shared. The painting sparked a discussion among …
This time last year…
…I couldn’t walk. Okay, maybe I could do what might barely be considered by some to be ‘walking’…but only with significant effort. With the help of crutches. And not without experiencing excruciating pain. This time last year… My body, especially my legs, were wracked with a sudden onset of psoriatic arthritis. Inflamation in what felt …
JukeBus, Part 1…
The story of the JukeBus…
BACK in the saddle again…
Woke up one morning and could not get out of bed. ACK!
Mom’s Day…
I came across this piece I wrote for my Mom a few years back for her birthday, and thought it was wholly appropriate to pull it out for Mothers Day. A long time ago in a place far, far away… The first thing I remember is WAITING. And play-dough. Waiting for my friends to arrive …
Lessons learned… (an act of violence and thoughts on the passing of a classmate)
Lessons learned long ago from a friend….and an act of violence.