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Grandma Vera went home today. It was peaceful. That’s Vera, last May, on Grand Anse Beach. We were there celebrating Jack’s first birthday. Love you.
Letters from Grenada
confessions of a reformed tourist
Archive for November, 2008
Tillman congratulates Barack
The newly-elected Prime Minister of Grenada, Tillman Thomas, wrote this lovely note of congratulations to Barack Obama: The Government and the people of Grenada are extremely elated over your amazing election as the 44th President of the United States of America, and do offer you our sincere congratulations. The fact that you are the first [...]
joys of tropical fabrics
I am what you could call an intermediate seamstress, but only if you were being kind. Both my mom and my grandmother can really sew, though, so I grew up accustomed to wandering the aisles of fabric stores. I’d run my fingers along the bolts like they were books on a library shelf, waiting until [...]
is this racist?
I don’t think it’s meant to be, but it hits me in the gut like that. Am I oversensitive? Is this just a caricature?
random thought, pretty pictures
Someday I will leave Grenada and return to the United States, leaving behind sights like these: I wonder: After I’m gone, will these pictures seem impossible memories? Will it eventually feel a dream that I ever lived amidst such extraordinary yet everyday beauty?
election aftermath: “man on the moon”
At 11:51 PM on Tuesday I typed the last words of my liveblog and finally stepped away from the computer. The networks had called the election. I had confirmed it on Twitter. I wasn’t celebrating yet. I was cautious. But then the miracle happened. Mere minutes after the call, John McCain delivered his concession speech. [...]
new morning in america
Wednesday morning. Still bawling like a baby. Post later.
election day liveblog
Welcome to my Election Day liveblog. Oy. 8:56 AM (Atlantic Time!): On Twitter, Election Day is already in full swing. People come out of the voting booth choked up. “Are you fired up?” A resounding yes. 8:58 AM: Dear Ann Coulter, please shut up. You make me embarrassed to be a white woman. Do you [...]
obama’s grandma
Madelyn Dunham passed away yesterday. She was 86. Barack Obama and Maya Soetoro-Ng released this statement: “It is with great sadness that we announce that our grandmother, Madelyn Dunham, has died peacefully after a battle with cancer. She was the cornerstone of our family, and a woman of extraordinary accomplishment, strength, and humility. She was [...]
SUPERBARACK
Behold, the best Obama parody yet – SUPERBARACK. From the fellas who brought us Baracky. So much better than that silly ass dance-off. Leagues beyond Barack Goes to Bollywood. Watching this made me laugh, and then I nearly cried. Seriously, can somebody knock me out until Wednesday? (Thanks to Nichelle of 55 Secret Street for [...]
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