Monthly Archives: March 2009
It’s Spring in My Heart and On the River
Some people might shy away at the suggestion of taking out a metal canoe with untested cracks on a 50 degree March evening on Lake Monona, only weeks after all the ice melted into the lake. Not my sister. She … Continue reading
Monday Morning Jam (best with coffee)
Can you think of a better way to spend 3 minutes and 51 second than watching/listening to a rap video filmed in Senegal, sung in French? I can’t. The beautiful pink building with a sweeping staircases in the background is … Continue reading
Filed under africa, history in the making, International, senegal
A Winner is Declared – and I Thank You with More Photos.
Thanks to all of you who voted for your favorite author photo for my upcoming Give with Gratitude: Lessons Learned Listening to West Africa. Unless you were cheating and submitting your vote several times (like I did) it seems clear … Continue reading
Filed under Books, Give with Gratitude, photos, senegal, The Book
The Mania of Spring is About to Begin
A game of frisbee in Yahara Place Park with my sister yesterday got muscles moving that have been atrophying for months. We caught spring fever so bad that we even had a 50-yard dash sprinting contest. The open water on … Continue reading
Google Maps in Senegal – SO COOL!!!
Google recently updated to include a lot more detail in four african countries’ maps – Senegal included. Diene and I had so much fun finding his hometown, Yayeme (spelled Yayem on the map). How fun to be able to see … Continue reading
Filed under daily, International, senegal, travel
A Lesson on Beliefs from Roy Horn (of Seigfried and Roy)
I was watching the 20/20 special on Seigfried and Roy out of curiosity – I had always heard that they got plastic surgery to look like the tigers they worked with, and I wanted to take a good look for … Continue reading
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