Posts by the Roaring Ellie
Cast Your Vote
It is the end of the school year although it doesn’t much feel like it. For most, school came to a screeching halt in March. It has been one long spring break into summer. I would like to address the upcoming Senior Class of 2021. This is not about a pandemic. It is not about…
Read MoreThe Spark of Passion
My life began in a five-story apartment building in the Bronx. It was the only (in my recollection) building in that area with a full garden. The building itself was about ¾ of a city block long and as you entered the main entrance via what we affectionately knew as “the stoop” you came upon…
Read MoreHow Do We Get to the Other Side?
If you ask 50 people who know me (or think they do) about me, you will get a variety of responses. Oh, that Ellen, she’s a talker! She knows a lot of people. She’s opinionated. She swears like a sailor. I’d be willing to bet that no matter what you’ve heard – IT’s ALL TRUE! …
Read MoreTough Shit!
I ventured out to WalMart today to do some much needed grocery shopping. After spending the better part of 45 minutes filling my cart, I made my way to the check out counter. The cashier, a very nice woman who was doing her best to expeditiously move me through the process, informed me that I…
Read MoreTranslation?
When I worked for a Fortune 500 company, I was trained to speak publicly for training purposes and announcements. In every instance, I was told to speak at a level understandable to the entire audience. “If you speak so that a doctor in the audience understands but not the rest of the audience, you leave…
Read MoreCome Together
Don’t ask, don’t tell” (DADT) was the official United States policy on military service by gays, bisexuals, and lesbians, instituted by the Clinton Administration on February 28, 1994, when Department of Defense Directive 1304.26 issued on December 21, 1993, took effect, lasting until September 20, 2011.(Wikipedia, 2020) Similarly, The U.S. Supreme Court banned school-sponsored prayer in public schools in a 1962…
Read MoreABC
This morning, I watched a broadcast of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo holds a briefing at the State Department on the coronavirus outbreak. I say watched – but really I “tried” to watch it. As Secretary Pompeo began answering questions, the picture flashed in and out about every three seconds or so (both video and…
Read MorePunchbuggy
When I was a child, my mother used to play a game with me. We would keep our eyes open all the time and watch for Volkswagon bugs to drive down the street. As soon as one of us would see one, we’d yell, VOLKSWAGON! She would tell me, “You never realize how many of…
Read MoreWho Are You?
The day before yesterday I received a phone call from a doctor’s office in Tampa, Florida. The call went like this: “Hello, are you the daughter of Ms. Wray?” “Yes” “I am XXX from Dr. XXX office and I just spoke to your mom. She asked me to phone you so that I could collect…
Read MoreIn or Out?
With so much conflict amongst people in different parts of the country regarding the opening back up of America, I thought I would share this analogy with you. I live in the Tennessee Valley. Specifically, I live in North Alabama. There have been times when we have experienced inclement weather to the point of devastating…
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