Nothing compares to 5 week old puppy breath. That’s what I kept reminding myself as I sped through freeway traffic two Wednesdays ago to go pick up a litter of puppies that had been left in a box outside a shelter. Who does that sort of thing anyway? I arrived expecting to see 3 fluffy…
It was just the right kind of chilly, and the heels of my feet hurt from walking in my mother’s hand-me-down boots all day. We held hands and walked through the park, on our way to someplace to see something… we just hadn’t decided what it was. My free hand, my right hand, was…
What journey has led you here, to rest in peace in the shadow beneath my chair? How long did you live and how high did you soar? How many people did you leave mesmerized by your intricate patterns? Your colors so magnificent, they drew me closer before I realized you were nothing but the shell…
Its officially official! I have a twitter and a facebook account! Woohoo I finally did it! It is… (drum roll please) @nikkireed_I_am
Once again it took ten hours and two flights to get to the south. Three of those hours were not spent flying, but rather sleeping on the airport floor in Charlotte waiting for a connecting flight. It was brutal, as was the line to get a chicken biscuit from Bojangles. But Bonnaroo awaited and I needed fuel. And let’s be honest,…
I’ve never really experienced a natural disaster first hand. I was very young when the Northridge earthquake destroyed parts of Los Angeles, and I must have blocked most of it out of my mind. It’s true that I’ve sat wide eyed with my jaw to the floor as I read the news, or watched the TV as other…
What sweet childhood memories this brought back. I must say that the invention of Easter egg stickers and those little cardboard hats have made my egg decorating skills look far more advanced then they actually are. Those didn’t exist when I was a kid! Knowing that this little clan will eventually rot, I asked my…
This page http://www.facebook.com/ox.iamnikkireed# is not me.