Dear readers, I’ve had a lot on my mind but I’ve been sloppy enough with my time and energy that none of it has yet made it here. I’m working on a regular posting regimen that should mitigate this problem, as well as enable you to know what to expect when. (Longtime readers may recall … Read more
Is the title of this post familiar? Did you hear it in your head in a parent’s voice, or grandparent’s voice? Maybe an aunt’s or uncle’s? If you’re at least third-generation Southerner, it’s a sure bet it, or an essentially identical sentiment (“we don’t discuss these things,” maybe?), has been part of your life. It’s … Read more
The 2025 Precious Hearts Tour is underway. Watch for a post early next week. I love visiting my seldom-seen friends. It’s the purpose for the trip, and a high attainable nowhere else. But I cherish the time by myself in the car too. It’s valuable reset time, and though I won’t use the R-word, it … Read more
I was waiting for an online meeting to start a minute ago and a colleague asked how things were going. I said “oh, this time of year I just hook my chain on at the beginning of the day, go where it takes me, and unhook it at the end.” He nodded, laughed, and said … Read more
I don’t write about my transgender daughter much—not because she is a secret, but because she just mostly wants to live her life. She just started graduate school after earning two separate bachelor’s degrees, and she stays busy. We’re very proud of her. She and I do, however, have an ongoing, necessary discussion about the … Read more
Dale Strong almost (?) met with the public last week.
I don’t know how much this is really like Rey extending Luke’s lightsaber to him at the end of The Force Awakens, but that’s what I thought of.
No time for snail mail this time, as there may still be some hope to register enough immediate discontent. Emailed this morning: Dear President Bell and Provost’s Office representatives, I am writing to express my deep disappointment at this morning’s news that Donald Trump will deliver a commencement address at the University of Alabama this … Read more
This is actually my third letter to Dale Strong. I didn’t make a post out of the one I hand-delivered to his Huntsville office last month. The reply I received from Strong was polite and safe, of course. He’s clearly giving no consideration whatsoever to a real town hall, nor would he dare speak out … Read more
Please excuse some substantial recycling of language from my first letter to Dr. Condoleezza Rice. I did update a couple of things to reflect the current state of horror. I do not think George W. Bush’s presidency was perfect, nor did I agree with all of his policies (though I think it’s clear he’s tacked … Read more