by Louise | 28 August 2016 | Current events and commentary, Essays |
Leslie Jones at the Los Angeles premiere of “Ghostbusters” on July 9. Credit Valerie Macon/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Reading time: 4 min. I got into this conversation on Facebook (yes, I know), about the online trolls who’ve sent Leslie Jones racist tweets,...
by Louise | 25 August 2016 | Cultural differences | Tags: Camping
Mt. Rainier! From Highway 410. Me getting my white on. Reading time: 2 min. 30 sec. “You like doing this.” When Kyle is baffled or incredulous, he gets this look of deep suspicion on his face that reminds me so much of his brother, I can’t help laughing. Especially...
by Louise | 22 August 2016 | Short Notes |
Reading time: 30 sec. I’m on another zero-plan, walkabout, camping vacation. I was about to post that there were no black people in the Ellensburg area. Yesterday morning, I stopped at the Canyon River Grill on the Yakima River for coffee. I was looking out the...
by Louise | 18 August 2016 | Essays | Tags: Camping, Funny stuff
Look there! He put on his left sock and left shoe before he started on his right! Reading time: 2 min. 30 sec. When Kyle and I were out camping last weekend, he finally realized that I’m right about how you should put on your socks and shoes. He used to think I...
by Louise | 15 August 2016 | Cultural differences, Essays | Tags: Camping
At our campsite, looking north just after sunset. Reading time: 3 min. Last weekend, I took Kyle camping for the first time in his life. We had a great time. I was surprised to learn what he’d unconsciously assumed about camping, about the things he didn’t...
