scale error
Truth is, I haven’t let myself think about it much. Three hundred and eighty-five miles is nothing when compared to the scale of a planet, but it’s a planet when compared to the scale of a life. While...
View Articlea river's width
There aren’t many ways to get there from here. It’s easy to underestimate the power of the Mississippi River until you realize that there are only four roads that cross Arkansas’ eastern border. That’s...
View Articlewhispers in the oaks
I think it unlikely that I will post a public chronicle of my days spent in Arkansas, for reasons that are abundantly clear in the private entry posted directly before this one, but there is one story...
View Articleit's never what you think
“Well, I think about friends in the back of my mind Are they still just kids frozen in time The mirror won’t lie as the days fly by Are they all no better off than I?”—Sugarbomb, “What a Drag”When he...
View ArticleWhat are stickers?
I just had a discussion with my fellow IT workers, and I just dropped a southernism they don’t recognize. I stopped to think about it for a second or two, and realized that I don’t know the ‘real’ name...
View ArticleArkansas, Day 0: Planes again?
Amy packs up, leaves Washington state, and flies to Arkansas. Culture shock in 3…2…1. 24 hours of travel tweets.10:44 PMPT: The last night of the Seattle trip ends as my friendship with @adamrg began -...
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"...and dance with me, for all our days."
‘…and dance with me, for all our days.’7 years ago at Tull, Arkansas, United States by domesticatThe title of the post contains the ending of my mother’s vow to Paul – whom she met in a ballroom dance...
View ArticleArkansas, Day 1: Mom's wedding
Tweets from the day of Amy’s mother’s wedding in Arkansas.9:01 AMPT: Suited up for wedding. It is EXPLETIVEEXPLETIVE hot. We are melting here dammit!9:09 AMPT: @joshjanus Jeff: “Wrong part of the...
View ArticleAs election night draws near
One of my favorite entries on this site is the 2001 entry, Southern political girl. It has remained one of my favorite tidbits I’ve ever posted on my site, and every election cycle brings it back to...
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Make a wish, and connect the arrow
Since pixels don’t come with smell-o-vision, I must tell you that these words are being typed in a quiet house that smells of fresh salsa and roasting bell peppers. The laptop (old, beaten up) is...
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Last Q standing
Coming home from my mother’s wedding, with thoughts of Washington and Arkansas and Alabama mixing reluctantly in my head like oil and water, the thought hit me. Last Q standing.I’d managed to find a...
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