Faith for ALL: Praying with Lior @ GJCC
There's a reason why the autism community logo is a puzzle piece. Actually there's a number of reasons, but one of them being that there is a myriad of puzzle pieces to this life of disAbility. And while the puzzle piece also signifies the remaining enigma of...
Happy Valentine’s Day
Thursday and Friday, the Snow Sloth in co-hoots with the Seminar Slut this past weekend has declared this St. Valentine's Day missive a very short one. (YAY!) From this weekend's seminar: What is the meaning of the word "Universe?" uni- one verse-...
Arts Friday: Passion! [Andee Rudloff]
Passion is universal humanity.Without it religion, history, romance and art would be useless. --Honore de Balzac What Nashville artist's palatte best illustrates St. Valentine's colors of passion? Andee Rudloff. She's not just a favorite because I...
“Now, Let Me Tell You About Our JOYS!”
The blogging conference session was tagged "Advocates and Activists: Harnessing Social Media for Social Good in the Face of Compassion Fatigue." I slipped into the back of the room. Late. I assumed I'd hear about India. Haiti....I was curious, but I...
A Celebration of Love
On the first Friday of February, a night of deep-black sky and a rude, coat-clutching chill, my heart was bathed in warm, joy-infused love as I attended my first commitment ceremony. photo: cancunlover15 This is Nashville. Never. Ever. Ever. Short on musical talent....
The Improper Life of Bezellia Grove: A Review
Wow!...Have you ever witnessed a work of art--a performance, a painting, a book--and were taken aback with awe? Have you ever witnessed a work of art by a friend and felt that sense of awe intensified? That's how I felt when I closed the hardback cover of Susan...
Don’t. Mess. With. Mama. Bear. Ya Hear?
In the Urban Forest of our local park, Mama Bear [that would be me] was walking six paces behind her cub. Said cub was peddling the strangest of bikes on the paved track. A three-wheeled contraption. An adult-sized trike. Manufactured for cubs like my own who, because...
