by D'nelle | Jun 26, 2015 | the one with culture - pop, southern or otherwise, the one with love
“Freedom of Intimacy is abridged rather than expanded by marriage. Ask the nearest hippie.” Well, I am a happy hippie today, Scalia. If I am ever nearby, I will be very happy to explain to you how marriage has expanded my freedom, especially of intimacy....
by D'nelle | Apr 10, 2015 | the one with culture - pop, southern or otherwise, the one with family, the one with love, the one with the fat girl
If you’re hearing strains of Carly Simon right about now, you are welcome to go ahead and assure yourself that I’m not talking about you, specifically, if that’s what you need, because really I’m talking about everyone and no one at the same...
by D'nelle | Mar 2, 2015 | the one with culture - pop, southern or otherwise, the one with family, the one with the road
[above: Cece’s least favorite reason for waiting is that I’m on my phone. What made dogs grumpy before the advent of the smartphone?] When I was 12, I started reading Cosmopolitan magazine. In retrospect, how I managed to convince anyone to buy such junk...
by D'nelle | Nov 23, 2014 | the one with culture - pop, southern or otherwise, the one with the fat girl
[above: Graduation 2005 – celebrating those of us who knew how to follow the rules] Choosing to lead a rather isolated life, where I not only work from home but also have a spouse who travels extensively, leaves me with a lot that goes unsaid. Add to that the...
by D'nelle | Sep 6, 2014 | the one with culture - pop, southern or otherwise
[above: To get the full effect of this photo, you’ll need to put on a fancy dress and go sit in a sauna.] Today I sat on a bench by myself in the middle of the Tennessee woods and watched a lovely girl get married to a kind boy, and I cried. It was a perfectly...