Since I left my job in April, I’ve been feeding our local feral cat population. That’s also included working on socializing them. This has been a challenge and a joy. One of the cats, Moon (my name for her), was pregnant at the time. I decided that I’d take the kittens to King Street Cats… Continue reading Cat Rescue Fail
Category: This is Personal
Bumble, Suddenly Lap Cat
Last year, Rachel and I adopted a cat from a no-kill shelter nearby. They specialize in hard-to-adopt and special needs cats. We were specifically looking for an older cat as a companion to Sandy. We had recently lost our girl, Koya, to cancer, and Sandy needed someone his age (he was 11 then). We found… Continue reading Bumble, Suddenly Lap Cat
Mrs. Henry
Mrs. Henry was tough. She was my 5th and 6th grade science teacher. She’s also Mr. Dunn’s sister. While you could call him strict, Mrs. Henry was the epitome of it. I think you would find her photo in a collage if you searched “powerful Black women” on Wikipedia. I love her for her power,… Continue reading Mrs. Henry
Black Lives Matter Personally
I have wanted to say something about Black Lives Matter, but it is a struggle to speak about a movement. Black Lives Matter is personal, but it is the ocean compared to the pond of my life. The ocean is huge and hard to fathom, and hard to write about; there’s just too much THERE… Continue reading Black Lives Matter Personally