Tanner: Ramblings on a life of optimism
Jean Tanner
“Tra-la-la, tweedle-dee-dee, it gives me a thrill, to wake up in the morning to the mockin’ bird’s trill. Tra-la-la, tweedle-dee-dee, there’s peace and goodwill, you’re welcome as the flowers on Mockingbird Hill.” George Vaughn Horton
This song, made popular in the early 1950s, popped in my head recently. Stepping outdoors at sunrise, the air was filled with the melodious song of the mockingbird. It was music to my ears, making it feel like spring was right around the corner, even though Punxsutawney Phil had predicted six more weeks of cold weather.
Feb. 24, 1887: “The Apron Bazaar at Jobe’s Hall last Thursday night under the management of the Ladies Aid Society of the Presbyterian Church was a financial success,” according to
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INTRODUCING BUTLER TO NEW READERS. Elizabeth Connor describes the work of “repackaging the Patternist Series for the Mother of Afrofuturism” in “How to Give Octavia Butler the Covers She Deserves” at
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mocking bird hill in d.c. offering a free glass of sherry for furloughed workers. i think they want the job back. how much would you pay or how much did you pay for your cell phone? is sometimes, they come free with a plan. most phones cost a few hundred bucks. not the constellation. it s made by a company named virtu, going to run you $6,000. 4.3 sapphire crystal screen that can only be cut by a diamond. scratched by a diamond. cats skin case. access to private members club and closed or shopping experiences. and the ring tones, this is my favorite part, they were recorded by the london symphony orchestra. all i have to say until you drop it yeah, until you drop it.
point, i don t want to have to live in the man s house, too. i want to go home. you don t want to live here at the cnn center? listen, we ve got a hotel i can see from here. we do through the window. at some point i want to go home. i m sure it s pretty sweet if facebook is building it there. furloughed workers catching a few breaks. hyundai are allowing furloughed employees to defer payments while the government is shut down. they re hoping it s not going to be more than a few months or it s going to hurt them. z-burger a franchise in d.c., offering free hamburgers to federal workers. and also pork bbq giving away free pork sandwiches for government employee. glass of wine on the house,