Archive for January, 2008
Thursday, January 31st, 2008
That’s what the CNN talking heads are calling it. Seems I’ve been sitting here for two hours with a tight chest for nothing. I really didn’t want Obama and Clinton to get ugly, but I agree with the commentators that they both played it safe, and that was kind of a let-down. Still, I thought [...]
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Thursday, January 31st, 2008
That’s what the CNN talking heads are calling it. Seems I’ve been sitting here for two hours with a tight chest for nothing. I really didn’t want Obama and Clinton to get ugly, but I agree with the commentators that they both played it safe, and that was kind of a let-down. Still, I thought [...]
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Thursday, January 31st, 2008
We once again extend our invitation to bloggers to join us in this effort. The more, the merrier. In case you haven’t heard, my friend Yvette and I are hosting a blogathon to celebrate Black History Month. We’ve got a plethora (love that word) of posts planned. Here’s a sneak-peek at some of what we’ll [...]
Posted in 32 Days of Black History, Blogging, Cool Stuff, Friends, Fun Times, Race Matters | 6 Comments »
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008
My brother from a different mother, Tambay, posted this, and I have yet to recover: FROM AFRICANARTISTS.BLOGSPOT.COM Kristian von Hornsleth Buys Ugandans for Livestock Danish Artist buys Africans This morning I received an email from an artist from Uganda called, Eria Sane Nsubuga, who seemed fascinated by an artistic project, which took place last summer, [...]
Posted in Africa is a Continent, Enemies, Race Matters | 5 Comments »
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008
Please join my friend, Yvette (over at Six Impossible Things…) and I as we celebrate Black History Month with a blogathon. You read it right: We’ll be blogging all things–well, many things– Black for 32 consecutive days, Feb. 1 – March 3. Why 32 days? As many black folks have wryly observed–some with tongues planted [...]
Posted in 32 Days of Black History, Blogging, Cool Stuff, Friends, Fun Times, Race Matters, Wordsmithin' | 8 Comments »
Monday, January 28th, 2008
Toni Morrison Endorses Obama …and Alice Walker does too. Thanks Yvette
Posted in Books and Writers, In the News, Politics | 7 Comments »
Monday, January 28th, 2008
Earlier this month, I sent the following email (sans picture) to friends and to my PghMamas e-list. I have since registered for the class in question, and it starts tonight! Dear Friends, As some of you know, I lovelovelove to dance, but I’m not very good at it. By that I mean, I’m not very [...]
Posted in Cool Stuff, Fun Times | 5 Comments »
Sunday, January 27th, 2008
Wired magazine. Who knew? I am not a techy, by any stretch. Just posting the following image taxed the meager tech skills I have: So when I picked up the current issue of Wired magazine, I imagined myself thumbing past most everything except the cover piece that caught my eye: “Why Things Suck”, a survey [...]
Posted in Cool Stuff, Currently Reading, In the News, Multi-Tasking, Politics, Tech-Challenged | 1 Comment »
Sunday, January 27th, 2008
Wired magazine. Who knew? I am not a techy, by any stretch. Just posting the following image taxed the meager tech skills I have: So when I picked up the current issue of Wired magazine, I imagined myself thumbing past most everything except the cover piece that caught my eye: “Why Things Suck”, a survey [...]
Posted in Cool Stuff, Currently Reading, In the News, Multi-Tasking, Politics, Tech-Challenged | 1 Comment »
Friday, January 25th, 2008
I said it when Marion Jones was sentenced. I said it when Mary J. Blige, Timbaland, Wyclef, Tyler Perry, and 5 Cents [no typo] were name-dropped as part of a steroid investigation.I said it yesterday when news surfaced that Detroit’s Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and his chief of staff lied under oath,saying they did not have [...]
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