Here’s a little free association for this week’s Sunday Scribblings. Left: Dancing. Seattle. Brooklyn. Gustav Klimt. Europe. Coffee. Theater. Sleep. Pillows. Rain. Music. Houseplants. Writing. Ben Harper. Ribbons. Jewelry. The New Yorker. Socks. Puppies. Arundhati Roy. The Notwist. Swimming. Pie. Holidays. Green. Wool scarves. Marathons. Barack Obama. Ice cream. Blogging. 1984. Circles. Cursive writing. Beaches. …
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Grateful Friday: Harvest
Can you tell I have found a new toy? It’s the Mosaic Maker, and I love it, and you can expect to see more where this one came from. Since it is the month of Thanksgiving, I thought it would be wholly appropriate to dedicate this Grateful Friday to the fruits of harvest — otherwise …
Mulago Hospital
Not quite a decade ago, I volunteered for the AIDS Support Organisation (TASO) in Uganda. Fresh out of university with Bachelor’s degrees in Psychology and Sociology, I had absolutely nothing to offer TASO except for a year-long commitment and a willingness to learn, and they were lovely enough to take me in.* TASO is located …
Goodbye Astroland
Since the end of Astroland at Coney Island is approaching with the closing of the 2007 season, we decided to have one final adventure before Coney Island changes forever. Between the four of us, we managed to hit many of the major rides at the park (equally divided among the strong of stomach and the …