Archive for August, 2008

Historic Week

Friday, August 29th, 2008

Barak Obama nominated as the Democratic candidate for president. John McCain picked a woman as his running mate for the Republican nomination (that’s a first for them, but the Democrats had Geraldine). No matter who wins, it will be historic. Also I went to a Kentucky Arts Council Grant Writing Workshop and am involved in […]

Noble and Great of Heart

Monday, August 25th, 2008

He was never mine, but he took care of me as if I were his. He talked. He smiled. Sometimes Joe looked at me out of his eyes. Today Joe said, “You wanna come? You can come! Come on, Buddy…” and he went.

I was wondering where he was. . .

Monday, August 25th, 2008

Looking for Joe Wood? Listen to this! The Business Outside The Denver Convention by Jeff Brady Listen Now [3 min 38 sec] Morning Edition, August 25, 2008 · Organizers of the Democratic National Convention in Denver say it will pump as much as $160 million into the local economy. Experts say the total will be […]

I Love Weekends

Sunday, August 24th, 2008

I love weekends. I actually slept in late (for me)—8 a.m.!! I headed off to Richmond to my favorite mechanics (Jay Edward excepted, of course)for an oil change on the Camry. They were able to replace my rear wipers (windshield, that is), but when they replaced my rear left turn signal bulb, lots of corroded […]

Okay, so what have you been doing lately?

Saturday, August 23rd, 2008

Well, there was the wonderful trip to Hawaii. Then the summer turned into “moving the kids.” We came back, had a wonderful wedding celebration with Michelle and Nic, and then went through things in the basement so that Ian could gather his stuff into one room before returning to Hawaii for the last time. We […]