The places you have walkedI consider holy groundAnd I will love the things you love despite my prior thoughts about – You in everything, Gang of Youths. In an album replete with songs reflecting his father’s passing, I was struck by David Le'aupepe's lyric. For me it speaks of a question that many of us … Continue reading Tradition: peer pressure from dead people?
Travers: "Mary Poppins is the very enemy of whimsy and sentiment. She's truthful. She doesn't sugarcoat the darkness in the world that these children will eventually, inevitably, come to know - she prepares them for it. She deals in honesty. One must clean one's room. It won't magically do it by itself. This entire script … Continue reading On controlling a narrative vs living a legacy: Maybe there are times to tell the full story
Today's the 4th anniversary of my mum passing away. She was really great. I've written about her before but seriously, how gorgeous is she? I want that outfit. It's funny when you wake up on a day like this. How do you celebrate or commemorate or acknowledge the day 'properly'? How do you do 'good' … Continue reading good grief!
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