Monthly Archives: February 2012
In Praise of Praise
Sally Field’s “You like me!” Academy Award Acceptance Speech for “Places in the Heart.” Tonight is the 84th annual Academy Award (Oscar) show. I’ve only seen one of the main movies up for an award, so I don’t know how … Continue reading
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Don’t Call Me Sugar
Desert Rose shrubs adorn the ruins of a sugar factory at Caneel Bay on the island of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. It wasn’t that long ago that I was eating left-over wedding cupcakes every morning. We ordered too many … Continue reading
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Rock Chalk, Jayhawk!
This is not how the University of Kansas’ final trip to Columbia, Missouri, was supposed to end, with the No. 4 University of Missouri Tigers men’s basketball team beating the No. 8 KU Jayhawks 74-71 down to the end buzzer … Continue reading
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