Holidays
Juneteenth 2022
This year, I had the pleasure to resume my volunteer duties with the George Washington Carver Museum for their Juneteenth celebration. Although I didn’t reprise my historical character interpretation as Freewoman Mattie Gilmore, I was so happy to be in the mix for the morning shift. Afterwards, I attended one of the genealogical workshops. A … Continue reading
Easter Eve 2022
I didn’t intend to have an Easter Eve celebration. After all, I’m a very secular, nonchurch-going Christian. Nonetheless, by a confluence of events, I ended up scheduling a fabulous, life-affirming day before the celebrated Resurrection Day. In passing, I mentioned my plan to a friend to order bras online. She immediately pounced on the idea, … Continue reading
π Day
The irony of my π Day observation is that I never observed it when I was a Math teacher. As a matter of fact, if it hadn’t landed on a Monday this year, my current grocery shopping day, I may not have bothered with it at all. Yet since we’ve passed the 2-year mark for … Continue reading
Valentine’s Day Voting
Never have I been able to combine a pseudo-holiday like Valentine’s Day with something far more serious and precious such as voting. As a matter of fact, I’m not worried about whether I’d ever fall in love again. At the rate this country is going, I’m increasingly concerned if the last time I vote will … Continue reading
Suggested New Year’s Resolutions
Starting every day with a glass of water Walking at least 10 minutes daily Adding a vegetable to a meal Journaling daily for five minutes Taking one meeting a day standing up Reading one chapter of a book daily Long ago, I gave not one damn about making resolutions, but when I opened my work … Continue reading
Progressive New Year’s Day Dinner
I can’t say that I love or hate to cook. I love eating a variety of foods. I search for the most interesting dishes, depending on which ingredients I have on hand, what genre I’m in the mood for, and in general, however the stars have aligned. Since Saturday was the start of the new … Continue reading
Black Santa Came to Town
I can’t say that the Christmas spirit had me in its hold, but since I only wear these leggings in December, I’d worn them around the apartment. For the last dance rehearsal of 2021, I brought the festive look. Since “free” is my price, I attended a Christmas/smooth jazz concert the following evening. Although this … Continue reading
Xmas Networking
Half the reason I attended this event was to dress up for it. Given the lack of motivation I had to put a costume together for Halloween, I redoubled my costume effort for this holiday party. At least I had a theme, a place to go, and I already knew enough people to feel comfortable … Continue reading
What, It’s Christmas Time?!
I knew ‘Rona had destroyed a little part of my soul when I wasn’t in the mood to dress up for Halloween, my favorite holiday as an adult. Granted, I had no place where I wanted to celebrate Halloween, but that never stopped me every other year. Last year, I dressed up twice for Halloween … Continue reading
2021 Thanksgiving
For the first time in my life, I only had one day off for Thanksgiving. Not really too much of a problem since my present job is super chill and there’s no such thing as a destination vacation for me during a pandemic. Even if I had the time, I don’t have the money. My … Continue reading