Oh! What a wonderful night it was!
Rainier is in town. He’s giving at paper at the National Association for Ethnic Studies Conference this afternoon, but last night he was free for dinner.
Through the rain and lightning and terrible traffic, John and I drove into the center of Atlanta to meet him. I had made reservations [...]
Thor Hesla was killed on January 14th, 2008 in an attack by the Taliban in Kabul, Afghanistan. I may have met Thor once or twice, but I didn’t know him.
My perspective on this tragedy is that I know his father, Professor Emeritus David Hesla. David Hesla is a beloved and somewhat eccentric professor, one [...]
If you’re 18-26 and in Atlanta, come kick it with Kaotick (my stepson) for his 25th birthday.
Come to Kaotick’s HUGE birthday bash at Moya!
This Saturday! December 22
18-21 $10 12 and up free - 10 p.m to close (@4)
1371 Clairmont Road, Decatur (Atlanta) 30033
KAOTICK on the 1’s & 2’s ALL NIGHT!
Listen to KAOTICK at [...]
I received an email today from Senator Saxby Chambliss, and I’m posting both his communication and my own.
Dear Ms. N: Thank you for contacting me regarding the National Security Agency’s (NSA) monitoring of conversations connected to terrorist activity and the treatment of military detainees. It is good to hear from you.
I certainly understand [...]
I receive notices every couple of days from the neighborhood watch. There has been a bit of a crime wave in the area, and everyone is on edge.
I’m getting very uneasy about some of these communications. Call me whatever you want, but I would never want to have to rely on some of these [...]
I’ve had the Tori Amos tickets since about an hour after they went on sale. Tori Amos and Kate Bush are my all-time favorites.
Two of the Tori Amos “dolls” of her multiple-personality “American Doll Posse” made an appearance at the concert she gave at the Fox Theater in Atlanta Wednesday night.
This concert was [...]
Governor Sonny Perdue is joining lawmakers and ministers on the steps of the Georgia state Capitol to pray for rain.
How totally embarrassing.
Well, Bush let ‘em down - “Tough luck, Georgia.”
Water is not a partisan issue. You have water or you don’t.
They’ve known about the potential problems of a rapidly-expanding state (and city) population for some [...]
Enjoying Music
