Others writing the Sunday Somethings: Kerry
Something that makes me happy: Marathon sessions of watching 24.
Something i am struggling with: My NCAA bracket is no longer doing well. Ah, Ohio State, the 1 seed in your quadrant was gone!
Something tasty: Homemade strawberry smoothies.
Something i learned: The Census wasn’t nearly as exciting as i thought it would be. Like doing taxes, i was kind of looking forward to being a “good citizen” and filling out my census. I thought it would be more questions, but was let down by the simple name-age-sex-and-that’s-it nature of it.
Something from the bridge table: A fun hand from last week.
Some things i am doing towards my goals: Front yard done. Back yard coming soon.
Something i am reading: It’s Your Call by Marshall Miles (a bridge book).
Something happening around the house: We had a fantasy baseball draft here Friday night. It’s my favorite part of baseball season. I took Ubaldo Jiminez with my first pick.
Something i am thinking: Been thinking a lot about an article i read about “invisible racism“. It defines 50 privileges that you have if you’re white, but are not openly acknowledged or talked about.
Something i am looking forward to: Book club meeting this week. We are talking about The Help, which was by far one of the most captivating books i’ve read in the past few years.
Something i am hoping: Living up to the expectations of my mentee in the first mentor/mentee game of the year at the bridge club. I don’t know her, but i’ve exchanged some emails with her and she seems extremely motivated about getting better.
Something random: My grocery list today includes milk, soy sauce, vegetable oil, cantaloupe and ice cream sandwiches.
Something captured: The “after” shot of the front yard. I plan to post another post showing closer-up shots of before and after, but here’s the big picture.
March 28th, 2010 3:16 pm
I thought the same thing about the Census – I was both dreading and looking forward to a very long, involved form. Nope. I downloaded the article you posted above – that’s a subject that’s always interested me. Also, Mom and I both finished The Help last week. Let me know if your book club has any interesting insights!
March 29th, 2010 11:03 am
Heather and I were also disappointed with the census. What a bust, we thought.
I’ve also done a little reading re. white priviledge, and I’ve found resistance when bringing it up in conversation. maybe we could trade articles?