My moms e-mail

I'm going to share an e-mail my mother sent me a few weeks ago.

Dearest Elizabeth,
Just sitting here having some Hagen-Dazz ice cream (cherry vanilla, yum) I remember reading somewhere once that that name is totally 'made-up' and is not anyones actual old family name or anything. Great ice cream though. Really great cherry vanilla. So I had on the public TV chanel. Or is that channel ? i dunno. Deepak Chopra will be on at 9 pm speaking about Enlightenment. Of course, what elsewould he be speaking about?...... So Elizabeth Alexander (poet) was on the news speaking about her poetry . She read one of hers which was wonderful. She has been invited to speak at the Inauguration of Barack Obama, our new President-Elect, next week when he takes office. I hope you are planning to watch it. Should be very good.. I don't know if you have noticed any change over there, but I have noticed a BIG change here in the States. Maybe it is only in my own mind but I think it is everywhere. I am talking about racism. Racial attitudes towards dark-skinned persons It seems to be actually going away.! Maybe we have a chance at World Peace after all. But as someone once said, "We'll see."

And here was my reply...

Dearest Mom,
I will Google Elizabeth Alexander.
Haven't noticed any change here, but I had visitors from Washington over Christmas. They are both reporters, and In my opinion, were in a sort of trance when they spoke about Barack. They brought me an American sized Coffee Mug with his picture on it. And it was almost eerie when they talked about him. A glazed-over look in their eyes. I'm wondering if the next time I see them they will have tanned themselves via fake-and-bake to a taupe-brown, shaved their heads, and done sit-up crunches to gain a six-pack tummy. Possibly give the Hari Krishna's a run for their money at local airports handing out, not flowers, but Barack Obama coffee mugs - American Size, natch. I think it's wonderful that all of America is levitating on a transcendental high. Let's hope it catches on over here!

I'mnasty, I mean Namaste!
Elizabeth