To me, it was no big deal. My mama has been filling in for me in desperate sports situations for years—she still talks about the time I made her play in a 3-on-3 basketball tournament in high school. So to ask her to play in two beach flag football games seemed totally reasonable to me……
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Ninja… The text that inspired it all.
Happy Birthday DailyHap!
We thank everyone for supporting DailyHap here, but I cannot even convey how deep my gratitude and appreciation for my mom’s partnership in this endeavor … beyond what she “invests” (and that’s substantial: not only time, energy, and curiosity, but some all-important $$$), my mom has always had this completely unreasonable expectation that I can…
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Feel Good Friday is a roundup of the things that made me feel good or that I’m grateful for all week. Join me and leave your Feel Goods in the comments! EPIC ski-snowboard-aspen weekend. See it on Logan’s instagram here. (shameless plug #3) The beginning of the new beginning—the apartment hunt in Orange County. this: …
Share Your Heart … I love my mom
This Mother’s Day, I’m working with Clever Girls in support of Macy’s Heart of Haiti to shine a light on the “trade, not aid” program, which provides sustainable income to Haitian artisans struggling to rebuild their lives and support their families after the 2010 earthquake. Happy early Mother’s Day, Mom! Here’s a story we know…
PARAPROSDOKIANS
It’s been awhile since I got an email forward worth sharing. Email fwd from my mom: Fw: Paraprosdokians PARAPROSDOKIANS I had to look up “paraprosdokian”. Here is the definition: “Figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected; frequently used in a humorous situation.” “Where there’s a…
I love my mom
Happy Mother’s Day! And I hope you all love yours too. My mom eats healthy, but LOVES a buffet. She doesn’t want to go to brunch unless it’s all-you-can-eat. Nevermind that she won’t eat all that much, she wants OPTIONS, people. (I mean, the woman went to Berry Austin and didn’t put a single cookie…
Austin Kidbits / Hill Country Ride Kick-Off Party
Thursday are perking back up after that nobody-does-anything-at-all lull over the holidays. Next week is going to be even bigger! Still, these two should keep you happy (houring). Hill Country Ride for Aids 10th Anniversary Kick-Off Party at La Zona Rosa. It’s for the Hill Country Ride for AIDS, a signature Austin event and the…