by Karen Ullo | Aug 26, 2016 | Uncategorized
Natural disasters are not all bad. At least there’s free food. The Red Cross Disaster Relief truck came to my parents’ house around two o’clock on August 18, 2016: Day 3 of the cleanup in the flooded parts of Baton Rouge. Some other parts of South Louisiana still... by Karen Ullo | Jul 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
July 18, 2016 The first indication I had yesterday that all was not well here in Baton Rouge came from my pianist at church. She walked in for our usual pre-Mass warm up and reported that she had seen at least a dozen police cars responding to something on Airline... by Karen Ullo | Jun 15, 2016 | Uncategorized
I’ve never been the kind of person who feels obligated to respect a book (or other work of literature) I don’t like, no matter how vaunted its reputation. I have more than a few quarrels with Shakespeare, starting with the fact that Romeo and Juliet are both complete... by Karen Ullo | May 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
“Now ordinary people are born forwards in Time, if you understand what I mean, and nearly everything in the world goes forward too…. But I unfortunately was born at the wrong end of Time, and I have to live backwards from in front, while surrounded by a lot of people... by Karen Ullo | Apr 25, 2016 | Uncategorized
One of the most frustrating parts about being a singer is that minor illnesses take such a major toll on the voice. I will never forget that morning during my first semester in grad school when I woke up with a sore throat. After four years spent earning my Bachelor... by Karen Ullo | Mar 26, 2016 | Uncategorized
April 27, 2015 – a freak thunderstorm, the likes of which we hadn’t seen around here in quite a while, knocked down a tree in my backyard that had only just gotten big enough to finally give us a little shade. The trunk was completely split – not...
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