"How maddening it was to have been born in a cotton field with aspirations of grandeur."

--Maya Angelou, writing about her father's upbringing in the Jim Crow South.

le bizarre

always

Weekend Recap, Ames, etc.

Iowa City---> Windom, MN----> Spillville, IA---> Decorah---> Cedar Falls---> Iowa City. Attended a 50th high school reunion in Windom and a wedding in Spillville, and the bride's friends sang her this wistful tune.

the reason.

La mia madre

circa 1991. I could write a novel based off this photo.

i may be happyish

but i will always need sadness strolls.