i decided this was probably a better medium for a holiday “letter” than shoving something into an envelope. with 2009 at its end, i’ve been thinking about the big events and those worth reporting. 2009 was quieter than previous years but there was some sailing, new ventures, moving, catastrophe, celebrations …
after that ranting post about my flickr account, one of the amazing flickreenos rocked my world, made my day and saved my bacon. my account (and the precious photography) was recovered in just a few clicks.
a million thanks, kevin!
the boston globe ran a story on sunday about the new black barbie dolls and francie latour’s words hit home:
Here’s what I remember about the black girls I knew: They had Mickey Mouse afro puffs tied in giant gumball barrettes or tight cornrow braids, or hair that was bound by nothing at all. For a little while, they had no idea what the word “nappy” meant, until one day they knew exactly what it meant. Read the rest of this entry »
i laid around all day watching inauguration coverage. i have to admit, i didn’t believe he’d actually won back in november. the whole thing was so surreal. watching him take the oath made it real. watching bush shrink into the distance in a helicopter bound for whogivesadamnhesfinallygone made it real-er. hearing michelle introduced as the first lady made it real-est.
dang! we did it!
ps/ the image is a little diptych i came up with from two random pics that hit my inbox this week. silly? yes. but cool as hell too.
