Tag Archives: Gamecock women’s basketball

USA TODAY 2023 Women of the Year South Carolina Honoree: Dawn Staley

Posted on March 20, 2023 by Sheila Morris

Quannah Chasinghorse. Roberta “Bobbi” Cordano. Goldie Hawn. Maura Healey. Nicole Mann. Monica Munoz Martinez. Michelle Obama. Sandra Day O’Connor. Sheryl Lee Ralph. Grace Young. USA Women’s Soccer Team. Women of the 118th. Congress. Who are these women, and what do … Continue reading →

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March Madness starts Women’s History Month for Pretty and me

Posted on March 6, 2023 by Sheila Morris

Women’s History Month for Pretty and me begins with March Madness every year. While we fall woefully short of being perfect card-carrying lesbians in areas like do it yourself home improvements and/or knowing all the lyrics to Brandi Carlisle’s music … Continue reading →

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a child’s question

Posted on December 14, 2022 by Sheila Morris

the Pride flag and the broom Last week I saw our 3 year old granddaughter Ella trying her best to strike our Pride flag with a broom she found in the back yard. I watched as she struggled to swing … Continue reading →

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leaving moon behind, but you’re still on my mind

Posted on March 21, 2022 by Sheila Morris

Well, it’s Old Blue Monday my paternal grandmother Ma began her weekly letters to me while she sat on her little Singer sewing machine stool in front of the large window that gave her a view of her backyard. That … Continue reading →

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going home

Posted on March 2, 2022 by Sheila Morris

As the wheels of our jet plane touched down last Wednesday the 23rd. of February on our runway at the Houston Intercontinental Airport, Pretty shared the news that Texas governor Greg Abbott had sent a letter to the Department of … Continue reading →

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famous last words: no need to take my phone

Posted on January 3, 2022 by Sheila Morris

I was lost. Not panicky yet, but on the verge. The reality hit me as forcefully as the rain that soaked my clothes, the cold winds that swirled around me. I stopped to remove my fogged glasses which made seeing … Continue reading →

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train up a child in the way she should go…

Posted on November 27, 2021 by Sheila Morris

and when she is old, she will not depart from it. (Proverbs 22:6 or something like that) Or in our house, it’s more like bring up the little girl as a University of South Carolina Gamecock fan and, hopefully, she’s … Continue reading →

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the race is on

Posted on March 4, 2020 by Sheila Morris

Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) with former Vice President Biden at annual fish fry in Columbia June 19, 2019 Al Drago/Bloomberg/Getty Images True political confession time. I voted for Pete Buttigieg in the South Carolina presidential primary this past Saturday, leap … Continue reading →

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starting 2020 with a spectacle or two

Posted on February 3, 2020 by Sheila Morris

The Kansas City Chiefs scored three touchdowns in the last five minutes of the game to surprise the San Francisco 49ers and win the Super Bowl last night. Congratulations to the team, Coach Andy Reid, and all those Chiefs fans … Continue reading →

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good luck to A’ja Wilson in WNBA draft!

Posted on April 11, 2018 by Sheila Morris

Coach Dawn Staley is ready to erect a statue honoring Gamecock women’s basketball All-Everything and All-That Wizard of the Hoops A’ja Wilson, and I say let’s put that marble statue smack dab in the front of the Colonial Life Arena asap. … Continue reading →

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