30 Seconds…And Worth Every Second
October 07, 2007
posted by Sara Hickman at 07:13 pm
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My Dead Body is worth $5175
October 06, 2007
posted by Sara Hickman at 08:34 am
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Look! An Ad for the Long Center, Austin, TX
October 03, 2007
posted by Sara Hickman at 08:17 am
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My Mom Remembers…
Things and places are never as we remember them, especially after many years
of being away. Oddly, our house hasn't changed much, except it's lighter
and brighter and has different furniture, except for the dining room.
By the way, your softball team was called The Sweat Hogs -- named after
a popular TV show at the time. It was a good team, we came in 2nd and
some male coach really took me to task about that, saying women
shouldn't be out there coaching etc. etc. He, of course, had come in
third, as I remember.
You were a great pitcher. Your glove was larger than your head, so when you
got ready to pitch I couldn't see your face, but I knew it was filled with determination.
And your sliding. You took out a lot of knees in your jeans! But you always made it to the
base, probably because you intimidated the players on the other team.
I love you.
Mom
posted by Sara Hickman at 05:13 am
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Drop a Grudge in Honor of the Amish Girls
October 02, 2007
Second Annual International Drop a Grudge Day
Today is the very sad first anniversary of the Nickel Mines shooting when a distraught and disturbed man went into an Amish schoolhouse in Pennsylvania and shot ten little girls. I remember thinking, almost immediately upon hearing the news, that the Amish families would, without hesitation, forgive the killer, who also killed himself. And they did and they also reached out and embraced his wife and children, attending his funeral and sharing with them money from the fund set up in honor of the girls.
I sent out a letter shortly after that day to a couple hundred friends about dropping a grudge. That said, on this, the Second Annual International Drop a Grudge Day, I ask you to please take a moment to remember those little girls and their killer. And also, please consider dropping a grudge. I¹ve got four in mind…not sure if I can pull off dropping that many but I’m going to try.
Spike Gillespie
posted by Sara Hickman at 05:59 am
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