by Erin Alphonso | Feb 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
“Hundalasiliah,” by Troy Gua February’s theme is “Dress the Part,” and in preparing for the month, I challenged myself to find or create something to wear that symbolizes me — just as Prince’s love symbol symbolized him. As I mulled over what...
by Erin Alphonso | Jan 31, 2019 | Uncategorized
January 2019, I am closing the books on you. Fasting is nearly over, and February is on the horizon. What a ride it was! I surprised myself by actually enjoying Alternate Day Fasting (ADF). To be honest, the most vexing problem I had was that even on my fasting days,...
by Erin Alphonso | Jan 30, 2019 | Uncategorized
Magic happens when Jimmi Toro paints Prince. Can you feel Prince in this portrait? If you can, credit the alchemy that happens when Salt Lake City artist Jimmi Toro spins paint on canvas into gold. In 2018, Liz Malmquist of Salt Lake City commissioned this portrait...
by Erin Alphonso | Jan 29, 2019 | Uncategorized
Do you consider yourself to be a student of Prince? According to Prince’s Friend and his new video released today called “Prince Was a Modern-Day Sage,” if you are a Prince fan, friend or fam, then by definition, you are a student of Prince....
by Erin Alphonso | Jan 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
My new motto: Surrender, Dorothy. After the bumpy fasting ride of last week, I needed an attitude adjustment and a Win, with a capital “w.” Granted, things had started out rocky for me. I had coped with a bout of the stomach flu during week two (I was...
by Erin Alphonso | Jan 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
Thomas Matson at work in the studio, back when photography was high tech. This photo shows my great-grandfather at work in the Reierson Photography studio at 23 S. Pinckney Street in Madison, Wis., around 1916-1919. According to his World War I draft card, he both...
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