And now I'm *finally* catching up with one of my favorite blogs around these parts!
..."I hope she is not mad at me" she said, with that look in her eyes of a lost pet on the road.
"Surely not" I told her. "She wouldn't have been looking for you if she was" and I wondered if in her exuberance to tell the world she might tell the one person she gave birth to on 9 April 1965. I am hopeful for her, I am caught up in her drama. I am emotionally investing in the outcome of this situation. It feels good.
You've got us all invested in this story too, Truman - keep us posted as things develop. You sure do have a gift for knowing the right thing to say. I'm sure you gave her some much-needed reassurance...I can't imagine how traumatic that would be...It's just two days until 4/9 - maybe they'll have a birthday reunion?!!
Well, this afternoon is the ribbon cutting for the new museum, and it may prove to be an interesting event.
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Yesterday held a wonderful experience for me also. An acquaintance who is an African American gentleman asked to meet with me to compare notes on our ancestry. We learned we are third cousins, he being descended from a relative who was a confederate veteran, a man who never married but fathered two large African American families in his community. I was so tickled to know this I told everyone I could.
How was the ribbon-cutting? Were the protesters there? I think it's terrific that you and your acquaintance have a common ancestor - very neat news, indeed!! I wish I had my family tree traced back further. I'm particulary interested in my maternal grandmother's side (Cherokee), but it seems to get trickier with the women, best I can tell....one day, one day...
Now Lynne was going too, but her ankle came unscrewed. She will have to tell you about that, if we ever hear from her again because methinks, maybe, she might be in love, or at least serious lust. But that is another story.
You are incorrigible!! It goes without saying that I'm going to put a lot of thought in how to get you back for this one!
Rico Suave, eh? I'm loving it! That's a perfect moniker for wulfie!!!
The quilt panel of Roger Gail Lyon, who testified on 2 August 1982: "I CAME HERE TODAY TO ASK THAT THIS NATION WITH ALL ITS RESOURCES AND COMPASSION NOT LET MY EPITHAPH READ HE DIED OF RED TAPE". I was so glad to see that there, many people who would otherwise not ever see a panel of the AIDS Quilt got to see that one, a profound statement.
Very very neat - I'm really sorry I missed that one. I have yet to see the quilt.
And why on earth they didn't have the protest at the Washington Monument I cannot understand, it would have been much more effective.
Excellent point, friend. I am also 100% opposed to this. If I'm ever fortunate enough to have a child - 'no freakin way.'
And this is what comes next, this is what grows from the legacy of Jack and Ennis, people, real people, coming together and having adventures.
Well said. I sure missed out. It sounds completely wonderful! Next time, next time...
I received word tonite from my Cherokee friend in Hawai'i that their daughter, born last week, had to be airlifted to Oahu for a variety of strange problems. Her name is Maya Olivia. If you would keep her in your thoughts I would appreciate it very much.
Absolutely, Truman...healing wishes are winging their way to Maya Olivia.
Well, this morning I was thinking of that song "Friend of the devil" you had on CD up in WV...Robert Hunter, the guy who wrote it writes like you, kinda. ...
"Have you ever noticed that the oceans and the Great Lakes appear motionless from the air? You can see waves but they seem frozen. This is a verifiable fact as anyone flying over big bodies of water can attest. Why is nothing ever said of it? Because it goes to show that what is real up close is something else altogether from a distance."
IMO, Robert Hunter is one of the best lyricists ever to grace us with music. Here's another of his that's a favorite of mine:
"It goes to show you don't ever know
Watch each card you play
and play it slow....."
--Robert Hunter