31 Oct 2011
Last night I walked into the living room with a bowl of Halloween candy for Joe to distribute to our trick-or-treaters. (Note: I will not be home tonight for Halloween. I’m “celebrity” judging a costume contest at a burlesque show in Sarasota, so Joe has been tasked with handing out our loot. ) I [...]
22 Oct 2011
[ A little baby bliss goes a long way. ] Swinging in this tree, in this backyard, with this little boy on my lap takes me back to a place I’ve not been in awhile. It takes me back to my childhood, to the days I spent lounging in the sun, reading Alice In Wonderland, [...]
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20 Oct 2011
I write post ideas on anything I can get my hands on. Sometimes the only thing I can get my hands on is an envelope. This is a Blue Cross and Blue Shield envelope. Inside is a statement explaining Henry’s health care coverage. On the outside I’ve scribbled a laundry list of Lance topics. • [...]
17 Oct 2011
So I was thinking … Since I’ve got a full plate right now and since it’s bugging the hell out of me that I’m too busy to write the lengthy narratives I sooo love writing for you guys … I ask you: Is it better to have frequent, but shorter and less thoughtful posts? Or [...]
09 Oct 2011
You’ve met Ricci and Mbaye before. Ricci is one of my nearest and dearest girlfriends. We met six years ago at the newspaper I still write for. In 2008, she left Florida to work as a freelance multimedia journalist in West Africa, where she met and fell in love with a handsome Senegalese soccer player [...]
01 Oct 2011
It’s about 2 a.m. I’m sitting here in my dark office, waiting for my sister Holly (otherwise known as Heelya) to get here. She’s on route from Myrtle Beach. We’re running the tri together Sunday. Henry is asleep, which is a rare and beautiful thing these days. We’ve had a rough couple weeks. He’s been [...]