He has made it possible for me to identify the bigots, sexists, and hatemongers in my extended family. It's very disheartening. :-(

And I have to admit that it isn't nearly as outrageously entertaining and fun to live blog as the RNC. That said, Bill Clinton, old and frail and raspy-voiced, still gave a helluva speech last night, and Michelle Obama gave a truly memorable one the night before. "Our motto is, they go low, we go high." Words for Dems to live by, and the Obamas ( Read more... )

One of our grant employees is leaving, and I was asked by the exec to pull together something for her send-off. True to form, the exec didn't ask until September 16, and her last day is September 23, but I have a can-do attitude and email, so it went off pretty well. I organized a Taqueria for lunch and ordered a cake, and a good time was had by ( Read more... )

And I'm still not done. It is boring, and it will make absolutely no difference in the options available to my client. But at least I can tell her that I listened to it all ( Read more... )

The family gathered Saturday in Madisonville to eat a meal together and to discuss the bequests under my Aunt Jean's will. Mother, who is the executrix, put on her best business voice to conduct the meeting. She told us we all had to sign a waiver saying we were satisfied with our bequests, before she could distribute the estate. Then she handed ( Read more... )

Long time, no communique`. I've been crazy busy lately, spending days and even entire weeks on the road, so I haven't been able to update. Here's brief review of the highlights ( Read more... )

Those seem to be coming fast and furious lately. In the last 6 months, Brenda lost her mother, Karen lost her father, Doug lost his mother, and Pam lost both her parents. And I lost my dear Uncle Tommy two weeks ago. So, during my last call to my mother, I asked, "You and Daddy are taking good care of yourselves, aren't you?" Mother is 71, and ( Read more... )

Anyhoo, Christmas was very nice. One could even say we had peace on earth in the Min family household. Mainly because Mother put a moratorium on talking politics. The only thing remotely political was a conversation about guns in light of Sandy Hook, but it remained civil, due to the fact that my father, the former cop, and I actually have ( Read more... )

The whole weekend went remarkably well. I arrived at my parents' house late Wednesday night and stayed through Sunday. No politics were discussed, we managed to avoid any controversial religious topics, and peace reigned in my parents' home. I was able to catch up on my sleep, I took my niece and nephew to see "Wreck-It Ralph" (it was better than ( Read more... )

Easter is my favorite holiday, and it's been a peach, so far. My Easter ensemble was very fetching...a white and teal polka dot dress with a fitted bodice and an inverse-pleated skirt, a tiny teal bolero jacket, a teal sinamay lampshade hat, white sandals (comfortable shoes, since I spent 3 hours on my feet, ushering), and a teal purse ( Read more... )