The Dean's List

I started my day cleaning house and preparing my food to get ready to watch the Grammy Awards. I never finished cleaning or cooking. Yesterday was such a sad day! My friend Cheryl called me to tell me there was a rumor that Kobe Bryant was killed in a helicopter accident. I immediately hung up and began to search reputable news sources. Contrary to popular belief, even though their methods are suspect, TMZ usually gets it right. It didn't take long in my search to learn it was true! Kobe's death falls into the same category as "where were you when" ......  when the planes hit the towers on 9/11, when JFK died, when MLK died, when Whitney Houston died (ironically right before the Grammy's), when Michael Jackson died, when Prince died.... When I verified Kobe was gone, I sat in my recliner across from a mop bucket with tears in my eyes. For the next several hours, that's where I remained with a remote control in hand. As more details became available and w

For the last week I've been in a bit of a fog.  I've been somewhat nostalgic and a little weepy.....All of which isn't surprising for me. I've been overly sensitive my entire life. I've been going through old pictures and files trying to decrease clutter and occupy time (can you tell I'm bored?).  That's when I found the picture of my father's headstone.... My father died 50 years ago today! He fell ill while he was cooking in his restaurant on Hudson Ave, on the corner of Wadsworth St. in Rochester, NY.  He drove himself to Genesee Hospital where they determined he had a heart attack. Being 6 years-old, I really didn't understand everything that was going on. In the 70's, children weren't allowed to visit patients in the hospital, so the only thing I knew was daddy wasn't home.  This isn't a new topic for my blogs, but as I get older, it gets a little more emotional for me. One night, my mother and grandmother took me t