Peripatetic Zip Locks

In 2004 when I was sorting thru my belongings to move after 25 years in California to the North Georgia mountains, I came across a tangled bunch of earrings that I didn't quite know what I should do with them. I decided to give them to my artist friend, Joolia Jamison Harper, who might want to incorporate them into one of her projects. Instead, she paired up many of them and returned them to me in a zip lock bag! -- Holly

Lots to Think About

I have to think on this for awhile. I believe that if I spent much time thinking on the injustices of my mother I would eventually not be able to function. I try to remember the happy times and remember she was doing her best. - The Women

Pollyanna

I have rid my home of single earrings and many other things that have been cluttering it. My criteria was if I did not love it I did not keep it. That also seemed to free me from thoughts I did not love. Now I no longer have to think of them. Is that a pollyanna attitude? - The Women

Ha! Pretty Interesting

When things get bad for me I remember my mother sold corsets for a living. She did a very good job of it too so I give her credit. But at least I never had to do that.

The site made me think that perhaps I should investigate the Unitarian church. - The Women

A MAYOR'S DEAD EARRINGS

When I conceived my deadearring project, I visioned it as a women's piece. An article in today's New York Times reminded me that men also have pierced ears and can lose ear ornaments, or confront their death in other ways:

The story(10-14-05) was in the National Briefing section, between an article about four children from an Amish community who are infected with polio and one about a federal agent bust in Georgia of 28 people holding 1,300 pounds of cocaine.

Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has decided to stop wearing his trademark diamond earrings. "That little insignificant thing in my ear gave off a bad spirit of rebellion," says the mayor, who is locked in a tight race for re-election. He showed up without his stud on Wednesday at a church event to announce his endorsement by several religious leaders.

The article also noted that Kilpatrick stopped wearing the earring during his 2001 campaign after a poll showed that women ages 40-55 did not like it.

Marti
14 October 2005