OK, this is about as mundane and pointless as you can probably get but I’m damn proud of my momma.
Come May 2001 she’s going on tour with the UNH Philharmonic to the British Isles. I dunno how long they’re there and where they’re going yet (it’s still all in the early planning stages) but DAMN! Did I say I’m proud of my momma??
Really, though, it’s pretty inspiring. She raised us kids while we all put up with a jerkface dad, kept up house when we kicked him out and struck out on our own, went back to school to get a bachelor’s in musical performance (which she got in '96, IIRC) and is now teaching music in a couple of schools and independently. I ain’t saying she’s old, but doing something like that in your mid- to late fifties is nothing to sneeze at. Yeah, she’s dirt poor but she’s incredibly happy and that’s really all that counts.
So… I say God DAMN! Am I proud of my momma. 