Just before this past Christmas, my mom's cousin Wanda died. Back in Cicero, Illinois in the late 1930s, 40s, and early 50s, Wanda was like a big sister to Shirley. My own sister Karen drove us down to attend Wanda's wake and, arriving with plenty of time to spare,...
Energetic thinker Russell Brand — whose brand new book is called Revolution — has a YouTube show called The Trews ("The Trews is news if the news were true") on which he discusses current events and world problems. Back in August, The Trews gained attention through...
I wrote about getting turned on to Regina Spektor back in January, 2007. This morning, she was interviewed on NPR's Morning Edition: "Regina Spektor Hears Magic In The Inexplicable." It's interesting to hear how the Beatles...
Searching for Debra Winger is a documentary made by Rosanna Arquette which, according to the Netflix envelope, originally aired on Showtime. The film explores the dilemmas of movie actresses over an unspecified age, but perhaps older than 35. One issue is the...
Racine, Wisconsin — Women's beach volleyball pros compete at Racine's North Beach Oasis during the 2008 Extreme Volleyball Professionals (EVP) Pro Tour World Championships. [includeme...
Pedro Almodóvar, Spain's most prominent director, is especially known for his films about sisterhood and female solidarity, films like Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988) and All About My Mother (1999). Volver (meaning...
A little while back, I blogged about how hard it is for me to find new music and how I've been trying to use new technology like Last.fm and Pandora to seek out fresh songs and artists. Then, a couple of Sundays ago, I learned about a young songwriter from a source...
Kenosha, Wisconsin — My mother, at home in her backyard.
Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin — Amy, Lynn, and Amy at Lynn's graduation party.
Kenosha, Wisconsin — Amy, sleeping in on a Saturday morning.
Salem, Wisconsin — A monkey pile of Dibble girls at Silver Lake Park picnic. Clockwise from left: Karen, Rachel, Laurie, Donna, Amy, Marianne.
Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin — Amy, Amy, Lynn, and Melissa — the key four in the Maidenform store (a.k.a. "The Panty Ranch") at the Prime Outlets shopping center. [includeme...