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Also, if like me, you love the artwork you see here scroll to the bottom for a link to the artist!!
About
Please allow me to introduce myself.
My name is not Humpty (pronounced with an umpty), it is Karith, and while I may not be a woman of wealth, I do have great taste. My apologies for getting either of those songs stuck in your head, but how can one follow up ” allow me to introduce myself”, without thinking of digital underground or the stones?!
I am plenty of things, but one thing I am not is an embarrassment, though that opening may beg to differ.
It has taken me 38 years to come to this realisation and to be honest; it can be a struggle to remember and to believe, a lot of the time. This blog is my attempt at finally being rid of that albatross around my neck. I am not certain of where this road will lead me, or whether it will be bumpy. One could presume it will be because the most exciting rides are!
Either way, I’d like to invite you along on this journey, and I hope you enjoy yourself.
Just don’t touch the radio, as always, it’s drivers choice…
Buckle Up, and We Shall Proceed…
Blog
I Am Not Prepared For Any Of This
I’m sitting here in a quiet little writing bubble, a calm but brief space in time I carved out for myself this morning. I realize there are still so many things going on around me, and this is no bubble at all. The world still turns, people are driving to work, news is being made. I’ve …
The future is Terrifying.
We are all sharing this time, very specific, time on earth together. So I know I can’t be the only one that is incredibly sad and overwhelmed that hate and carnage have been normalized, rationalized, and even defended. Not once in my youth did I ever think this very real and present horror we live …
There but for the Grace…
Life has an almost divine way of intervening at just the right moment, in order to remind me as to what is really important… I sit here and ponder on this from the safety of my dry front porch, I am comfortable, the weather is mild and pleasant, my plants are blooming nicely, and the …
Contact
Karith Whirty
Austin, TX.
memoirsofanembarrassment@gmail.com