Fabulous Shoe by Secret-Agent-Mama Shoes are very important at a blog conference. Fabulous shoes. Women blog about their shoes, and post photos, even before they arrive. And, then they compliment and photograph each others shoes. A lot. One person admired the awesome boots I was wearing. I got them at a sample sale held by [...]

Given that you all allowed me to muck the blog up with information about Nashville’s English-Only challenge this past month, I think it’s valuable to offer this follow-up: The financial disclosure is out and 90% of the money that funded the effort to shut down translations in Nashville’s government came from an out-of-state group.  “Nashville [...]

Given that you all allowed me to muck the blog up with information about Nashville’s English-Only challenge this past month, I think it’s valuable to offer this follow-up: The financial disclosure is out and 90% of the money that funded the effort to shut down translations in Nashville’s government came from an out-of-state group.  “Nashville [...]

You can imagine how good I feel. I’ll leave it at that.  A couple of news links here and here. “About 10 percent of Nashville’s nearly 600,000 people speak a language other than English in their homes, according to census data. The city is 5 percent Hispanic and home to the nation’s largest Kurdish community and refugees from Southeast [...]

You can imagine how good I feel. I’ll leave it at that.  A couple of news links here and here. “About 10 percent of Nashville’s nearly 600,000 people speak a language other than English in their homes, according to census data. The city is 5 percent Hispanic and home to the nation’s largest Kurdish community and refugees from Southeast [...]

Inauguration Concert, Washington, D.C. credit, Michael Foley It is a sad irony, to me, that as Americans of all ages and creeds celebrate the inauguration of a President who promises to unite us, Nashville prepares to vote on a measure that seeks to divide.  Give me the crowd above over the crowd hiding in the [...]

Inauguration Concert, Washington, D.C. credit, Michael Foley It is a sad irony, to me, that as Americans of all ages and creeds celebrate the inauguration of a President who promises to unite us, Nashville prepares to vote on a measure that seeks to divide.  Give me the crowd above over the crowd hiding in the [...]

A friend told me video blogging is the gway to goh in 2009 when ju want tu make a de poin’. Forgive the length. Cubans are long-winded. I am working on uploading some excerpts.

Kurdish children and me. Belmont neighborhood, Nashville. 1992 Nashville will vote Jan. 22 on whether to create an English-Only Metro government. Nothing will convince me that this is about uniting our city or saving money. No winning argument has been offered and nothing but anecdote and race-baiting has been delivered. This is pure ugly and [...]

A friend told me video blogging is the gway to goh in 2009 when ju want tu make a de poin’. Forgive the length. Cubans are long-winded. I am working on uploading some excerpts.