I’m not an avid fan of rap, but I couldn’t resist this one. There’s such sheer unrivaled joy in it, and it says what I want to say to my…patron of the arts. Yep, that’d be my husband. I got to thinking the other day that he is exactly that. I wouldn’t have been able […]
Hilarious Things
Dan and I were flying back from somewhere, when we discovered a book recommendation list in the US Airways Magazine. One caught our eye immediately as the “funniest unknown book in the world,” and we decided that we had to read it (which we’ve both just done). The postscript by Anthony Burgess says it best, […]
Winners! and a Song
Drum roll, please. The winners of the Eve Giveaway Contest are these fabulous people (for those of you who didn’t play, or did play and didn’t receive, I’m so sorry…truly, blame the hat I put the names into!): Jenny N. Mimi Kelly G. Vicki Laura U. If you five will e-mail me at comment4elissa at […]
Meghan’s Song
My sister Amy introduced me to Matthew Perryman Jones. My favorite song opens his CD Throwing Punches in the Dark. This is for our sweet Liliana, who’s come to us from so far away. Some days I can’t believe she’s made such a trip, and I know, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that we’d […]
The Glory of True Love
When I was a girl, the life I wanted could only be found in fairy tales. The knight in shining armor on his white majestic horse was going to whisk me away to some ethereal splendid castle somewhere. There we’d dine on grapes and pastries and succulent meats and stuff ourselves until we could eat […]