Author: Lisa
F R E E
I took this photo in Atlanta this past summer. Beyond inspiring, MLK Jr., to me, remains the most prolific voice for freedom of our time.
Pedagogy
I took this picture in New York a few years ago. It’s vital to have a sense of humor when dealing with students. I was one once myself. And may, one day, return. It’s interesting to be on the other side now. Clamoring for their dedication and attention. It’d be easy to get all hellbent […]
Deep Thoughts
My friend Nadine would often run her eyes over my face and say thoughtfully, “You are so odd.” A hug would follow. I’ve been thinking about oddities lately, wondering if my students will pick them up, if that’s a positive or negative thing. I looked down at my work snack, an enormous bag of shelled […]
Maturity Squirming
Restlessness, a mature squirm, has hit me recently. My blog colors are reflecting that. Tomorrow I might go crazy and showcase a chartreuse background. I’m sorry if you are color-blind. Those comments are assuming you can distinguish the difference. Because I am mature, I will not comment on the depressive cloud hovering over my state […]
Pigtailed Mornings
When I was six or seven, my mom still did my hair for me. She’d try to draw an even line through my scalp, one beige outline on my raven head, for pigtails. They were always lopsided, with one red, one yellow hair tie. Never matching. Sometimes we’d be running late for school and she […]
What Else Would You Take Away From Her?
I seriously almost vomitted my pita after I read this. Heaven help me.
A Historic Day I Should Care More About
So, the big Nan is the Speaker of the House, the most powerful woman in the United States, and some argue, the world. These are historical moments in my life, ones that my kids will be reading about in their textbooks. However, the droning Katie Couric doesn’t always match my dissenting sentiment. As a citizen, […]
A 2007 Spectacular!
I stopped doing New Year’s resolutions about four years ago and, instead, began coming up with themes for the year. I pick a theme and revisit it several times throughout the year and try to live up to the ideologies I had in mind when I came up with it. 2003 Health in all Forms […]
With Life, Comes Passing
Jesse Angelo is my new nephew’s name. He has my cheeks. Adonis and I, exhausted from driving all over, have arrived in our own home and almost kissed the carpet in thanksgiving. There is NO freaking place like home, your own home. As I held my 4-hour-old boy in my arms, I started to cry […]