Savoring Thanksgiving Leftovers

Since the President’s Weekly was released on Thanksgiving, I thought I’d give the space to one of my favorite photo journalists, Bill Cunningham and his “On the Street” column covering NYC’s street fashion scene during the Thanksgiving week. Granted Bill’s coverage is a lot less humble or sober, but we have plenty of time for [...]

What Would Zora Do with Food and Folklore?

If Zora were here, she might jump up on the table and dance. Washington Post (November 16, 2009) I’m still trying to figure out the Crow Dance? The first Food and Folklore event at Eatonville Restaurant was a big success with food, company, talk time, and spirit. The maiden launch which coincided with other Zora-themed [...]

A Father’s Thanksgiving Memory

Thursday, 26 November 2009, 10:29 | Category : Culture, holidays
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Back in the day, school teachers would assign a poem for their classes to memorize for the month. The poem was usually thematic to the month, if possible, connected with a holiday. Around the month of October, I reflect back to a poem my father learned in school. It’s so easy to remember. It’s also [...]

The Day After the First State Dinner for the Obama WH

Thursday, 26 November 2009, 2:25 | Category : Culture
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I’m just going to post some links and quotes from the press etc. about the State Dinner. It was a tremendous success considering the dreary rain outside the White House and tent where the State dinner took place on the South Lawn. The President included a reference to the tent in his toast to the [...]

Gathering Crumbs from the Table – Info. dropping in on the First Obama State Dinner

Nikki Finke has a partial list of Hollywood guests for tonight’s White House state dinner for Indian prime minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and his wife, Ms. Gursharan Kaur. Note the word “expected” which means the full guest list printed in tomorrow” Washington Post will confirm the validity of Ms. Finke’s source. Her post also says [...]