Presidential candidate Mitt Romney was quoted this morning that he didn’t care about the very poor. He was trying to make a point that he was laser focused on the middle class of America and it wasn’t meant as some rich man saying he didn’t care about poor people.
But, as a very rich white man, [...]
02.1.12 | National Politics | pinkdome
I just returned from seeing The Iron Lady, starring Meryl Streep. While many disagree with Prime Minister Thatcher’s policies, I believe her core conservative principals were honorable and she carried out her vision admirably. There was a quote in the movie that I can not confirm was uttered by the real Prime Minister, but when [...]
01.28.12 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
I love Christmas. Even though Christmas isn’t filled with the joy it once was and there is a cloud of sadness that hovers over me at this time of year, I still manage to find the joy and wonder of this holiday. My grandmother always made Christmas special for us and when she died (just [...]
12.8.11 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
Every year I’ll be minding my own business listening to Christmas songs on the radio and some stupid radio programmer will ruin everything by including Dolly Parton’s Hard Candy Christmas in the playlist. First, don’t judge me for listening to Christmas music. Second, this song has about as much to do with Christmas as a [...]
11.30.11 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords gave her first televised interview with Diane Sawyer and it brought me to tears when I saw the clip. They were not tears of sorrow, but tears to celebrate the triumphs we humans are capable of when needed.
Mrs. Giffords doesn’t have a word for anguish yet so she says “boo hoo” and [...]
11.15.11 | National Politics, Uncategorized | pinkdome
I love this time of year! That first day when the air is so crisp and it’s time for football and you pull out your favorite sweater. It always gets me excited.
At the University of Alabama, game day was a special event. When you woke up you could smell the bourbon in the air. That [...]
11.3.11 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
Dear President Obama,
Please quit saying you are frustrated with Congress or any elected official or function of the government. It sounds incredibly weak. I’m confident Teddy Roosevelt never said he was frustrated with Congress!
As a leader, we want to see decisive action, we want to see you stand up to bullying from Congress.
You are the [...]
09.1.11 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
I just finished reading The Help, by Kathryn Stockett. The book has brought back a flood of memories for me and not all of them pleasant in hindsight. I grew up being raised by a black housekeeper that I adored and she adored me. But, I know that life was hard for her and as [...]
It’s having something to be proud of that is an intimate part of your life that stirs you, it makes you tingle to be a part of it and I stand taller and yell louder than any rabid redneck fan down in the red dirt roads of Alabama…and I do it with unashamed pride. It is part of my roots and then run deep and they bleed crimson red. Roll Tide.
08.16.11 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
I am amazed at the basic lack of manners or, what we call back home, upbringing here in Austin. I get it that this is a city thriving on weird (well, hanging on to weird by their skin teeth) but there is no excuse for the unbelievably bad manners I see. It’s mostly men I [...]