Hi! We're Black!

Back from our tour of white america, well, not totally white, because we spent a couple of days in Buffalo where I got to spy some relatives of color, and even regular non-white citizens on occasion, as long as I stayed out of the suburbs.

Outside of the city, we saw many cool attractions (if color-free), including Vidler's Five and Dime, a treasure from the good old days, when blacks weren't allowed to eat in the same restaurants as whites, weren't allowed to drink out of the same drinking fountains, and often weren't allowed to vote.

Like any good member of these UnitedStates, I bought lots of things from the five and dime, like shoe horns and t-shirts and little toy ponies and plastic items--only two of which cost a dime.

...where at least I know I'm free...

We also visited the Carousel Museum, where Jenna rode the painted pony let the spinnin' wheel spin.

Seeing friends and family was incredibly refreshing, if not confounding, and traveling with Jenna is always like seeing the world brand new. You can't beat flying into Atlanta at night, seeing the world of lights from on high through her joyous eyes.

Now I am tired and my head hurts.


"what you say?"