Emmett Till, 1941 – 1955

 
This was Emmett Till, in a photograph taken with his mother not too long before his death. He was only 14 years old when he was brutally murdered, after being accused of flirting with a white woman on a dare. His murder was a turning point in the civil rights movement.
1955 wasn’t so long ago, [...]

more fun with beads

Come to Mexico and make fabulous jewelry with Gail Crosman Moore and I!
We can celebrate a new beginning together, in every way.

A bit of breaking news.

Ashley Todd, the McCain campaign volunteer who came out with the story yesterday about being attacked by a scary black man at an ATM has now admitted that she lied.
She said that a “young black male” robbed her, and then cut the letter “B” into her face. Well, she made the whole thing up, and she [...]

Time to be watching Bull Durham again, don’t you think?

My favorite part of the movie (which I can’t find a clip of) is Kevin Costner introducing himself in the locker room, the part that comes right after the “I’m the player to be named later” line. And I really like it that Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon fell in love [...]

Whoops.

I disturbed a caterpillar just as it was hardening a cocoon around itself.
I felt terrible, of course- I had no idea. I saw him on my lime tree, next to some chewed up leaves, thought “hey, I should move this guy to the back 40,” went to cut off his leaf and carry him away, and [...]

other hard times

I love vintage 1970s country music. You might not have guessed that about me, but it makes sense. My dad listened to Elvis, but he loved Merle Haggard, and Ed Ames, and Johnny Cash better. Porter Wagner, Dolly Parton, Hank Williams were always near the record player in our living room. He and I watched [...]