What a day, what a day, what a day. Yesterday was the Sixth Annual Celebration of Sudanese Scholars, and nearly everything that could go wrong did. Well, except this part: This part was awesome. We celebrated the graduation of 11 new associates, bachelors, and masters degree holders with ties to Louisville, 6 of whom were […]
Category Archive for 'Friends'
Birth of a Nation
Posted in Friends, Jessica, Little Boy on Jul 11th, 2011
(NO apology to epic racist D.W. Griffiths for this one.) To the delight and relief of many of my friends, the Republic of South Sudan became the world’s newest country and the 54th sovereign nation in Africa on July 9, 2011. The Sudanese community of Louisville threw a big party to mark the occasion, and […]
I have two stories today: one has nothing to do with me, but is a doozy; the other concerns a neighbor’s drama into which I insinuated myself. Tube Trama My first story comes compliments of my niece Maddie, via my mom. Maddie (10), her sister Olivia (12), and brother Ben (8), just returned from a […]
There was There There
Posted in Friends, Jessica, Little Boy, Simon says... on Jun 11th, 2011
As the new banner above may make obvious, my little blog vacation involved some travel. Matt, Simon, and I just returned from six days in the Bay Area, where we visited a few of our favorite places and many of our favorite people. It was, as ever, simultaneously relaxing and invigorating to dip back into […]
Summer Speed
Posted in Friends, Jessica, Little Boy on May 29th, 2011
In the way of Kentucky, the ram and bull of April and May never quite yielded gentle spring days, heralding instead rain, more rain, still more rain, high winds and downed trees, and more than a few days with winter-like temperatures. Now Memorial Day Weekend has arrived, bringing with it a wall of heat and […]
Yesterday morning, my friends Gabriel (AKA Kwai or Akech) and Alek (AKA Mama Agotich) welcomed their second child, a daughter named Anyieth. I’d be happy for them no matter what, but the fact that this baby arrived on my 14th wedding anniversary made it especially sweet. Of course, the more significant circumstance is that this […]
Missed Photo Ops
Posted in Friends, Jessica, KIP (Preschool), Little Boy on May 5th, 2011
I’m catching up on photos this week. Easter pics just went up, next come some-mid April play dates, and then the annual KIP Derby Parade. This last item is a sore spot. Simon’s class was supposed to create Derby hats. I discussed various horse themes—including Super Hero Jockeys—but Simon insisted on a solar system theme […]
Unwelcome Guests: Welcome Proposal
Posted in Friends, Jessica, Little Boy on Apr 26th, 2011
What a day. Around noon-ish yesterday, I noticed a yellow jacket in Simon’s bedroom. “Hm,” I said out loud. “How’d you get through the screen?” Then I pushed the screen out a tad and let the unwelcome guest fly out. Later, I saw another yellow jacket in the living room. “Shoo!” I said, this time […]
Pretty Tiches
Posted in Friends, Jessica, Little Boy on Apr 23rd, 2011
If there is a single lesson I’ve learned from my Sudanese friends, besides to be grateful every day for the life I was born into, it’s that charity does not exist the way I had previously imagined it. It’s not just that I think altruism is a myth (most people I know who volunteer find […]
Respite
Posted in Family, Friends, Jessica, No Boundaries on Apr 17th, 2011
I took a little break here. Did you all miss me? The reasons being: 1. I got sick again. My sinus infection never really went away, so I saw my doctor on Wednesday and am now four days into a new round of stronger antibiotics. The day I decided I needed to take action was […]