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  2. JanF

    Wake Forest will livestream it starting at 9:55am Eastern

    Maya Angelou Memorial Service

    Speakers will include Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey.

    I did not know this about the connection between Ms. Angelou and the Obamas:

    Although Angelou supported Hillary Clinton in her 2008 run for presidency, she would come to fully embrace Barack Obama’s campaign. She wrote in an essay for Essence magazine that it was Oprah’s counsel that brought her around, and touted Michelle Obama’s “effortless grace.”

    President Barack Obama praised Angelou as a “brilliant writer, a fierce friend and a truly phenomenal woman” and noted that his sister, Maya Soetoro-Ng, was named for Angelou.

  3. JanF

    We were chatting about it, fittingly, in the post entitled “the bright sunshine of human rights” starting here. This weekend is the Wisconsin Democratic Party Convention and people at the event were giddy, to say the least. Marriages were performed in Madison on the steps of the City County Building and in Milwaukee. The Milwaukee County exec said county offices will be open 9am to 2pm and he would pay the overtime out of his own pocket (he’s a rich guy). I hope to have time to put together a post on the convention and the ruling. This is the summer kickoff for Mary Burke’s campaign and we believe she has a very good chance to become our next governor. 🙂

  4. anotherdemocrat

    Eating breakfast, watching Up. Even on MSNBC, there is vigorous debate about Bergdahl. Jonathan Capehart is pointing out all the the hypocracy. I wonder how the administration can be surprised that the same people who used John Kerry’s VietNam service against him are now pissed that they made the very deal they said they wanted for Bergdahl.

    I need to leave at 9 to go to the opening of the new part of the trail. That’s an hour & a half from now & I’m already thinking of reasons not to. Hmmm.

    Anyway, for now, trying to get some breakfast eaten.

  6. Diana in NoVa

    Grandpa has taken Pink Cheeks home, but I will pick her up tomorrow after tea. Hoping to get some writing done today!

    The splash party was very successful. Both kids had a great time yesterday. Looking at the weather forecast for the coming week, it appears we can’t schedule another one until Friday. There’s a threat of thunderstorms every day.

    Our local noon news broadcast always ends with an overhead view of the White House, gleaming and impressive amid its surrounding green lawns. I said to Miss Pink Cheeks, “Look, that’s the White House! Who lives there?”

    The five-year-old looked at me, opened her little rosebud mouth, and said, “Obama.”

    I almost keeled over. I wish she had said “President Obama,” that’s something we’ll have to work on, but at least she knows who lives there! I’m telling you, this kid is smart.

    Great news about marriage equality in Wisconsin and the hope of a new governor! Oh, how wonderful it would be to see the last of Walker! The rat.

    Looking forward to some porch time after tea today, it’s so lovely and the humidity is so low. Tomorrow it will rise. We hate to turn on the a.c. unless it’s absolutely necessary, and it looks as if it will be necessary next week.

    Have a good day, everyone!

  7. princesspat

    I’m easing into the day, very glad this challenging week is nearly over. To many hours spent tending to BCH leg and a messy desk have made me a certified grouch!

    And then there’s the boat….it was sold until one engine lost power 🙁  Needless to say the skipper isn’t very happy about taking his tool bag down the dock again today. It may be a simple fix and the deal may still happen, but the pleasure of boating rule is in play today.

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