Archive for December, 2008

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Dec
08

Where Have I been?

Well, if anyone were actually reading this, which isn’t going to happen until I tell anyone about it, “where have I been” might seem to refer to my lack of posting for a while. Actually, it’s more about how did I miss a precious nugget of popular culture. I don’t know if it really is all that popular. But I was lying in bed in my usual sleepless state when, at about 3AM I found myself humming Malvina Reynolds’ “Little Boxes” and googled it because I couldn’t remember all the words. And discovered that this song is now the theme song for a TV program “Weeds” and that in this context it has been recorded by a variety of performers in a variety of styles. My favorite is the one by Angelique Kidjo.
It’s a natural for this, but how ironic that it took a commercial TV show to make it happen. What *would* Malvina be thinking?




I am a blind, single, Jewish, lesbian foster/adoptive parent to two daughters and at present most of my work involves travel – the planes, trains, and hotel room type. My first daughter, referred to as D#1 is 20 years old and expecting a baby girl in January. My second, D#2 is 18. I will sometimes refer to my recently retired guide dog who is now living with us as a pet as Sasha.

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