Category Archive

The following is a list of all entries from the life category.

Introducing Mama

Filed in heroes, life, 5/14/2006, May 14 2006 | 10:05 am by Sunshine Lewis ,

Before she was my mother she was an oldest daughter and sister to 9 siblings. She grew up in North Carolina, went to school and got her Masters degree. She taught special education. She owned and operated one of the first contemporary jazz clubs in New Orleans and is respected by legends.

She raised four kids [...]

Angry situation

Filed in life, 9/1/2005, September 1 2005 | 10:56 pm by Sunshine Lewis

I am very, very angry. If I were less of a geek and if my poetry didn’t suck lima beans I would write a poem expressing my anger. Since I’m not and it does here’s my version.

if isAngry(sunshine) AND reason == ‘helpless’ {
if isAble(’sunshine’)
donate(’time’);
anger–;
if notBroke(’sunshine’)
donate(’money’);
if isConnected(’sunshine’)
spreadWord(’solicit’, ‘all’);
anger–;
if(anger > normal)
explode(’sunshine’);
throwSomething(’sunshine’, ‘tv’, ‘offBalcony’);
beatSomething(’sunshine’, ‘anything’, ‘bloodypulp’);
}

Now I [...]

Katrina

Filed in life, 8/30/2005, August 30 2005 | 11:46 pm by Sunshine Lewis ,

My sister (and her cat) thankfully evacuated New Orleans and they are currently staying with my parents. Her house is about 8 – 10 blocks from the river and her neighborhood is in a (relatively) narrow part of the city with Lake Pontchartrain on one side and Missisippi on the other. Good news is that [...]

Water, Baby

Filed in babygirl, 7/28/2005, July 28 2005 | 11:28 am by Sunshine Lewis ,

Were you swimming at 15 months old? I think not… And with such attractive goggles too.

Boxes and babies and birds, oh my

Filed in life, 6/4/2005, June 4 2005 | 11:17 am by Sunshine Lewis

Two to three months ago I noticed new tenants moving in. Today I watched as mama spurred her three children to jump off of my 2nd story balcony.