Archive for June, 2008

Separated at birth?

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

Conversation today with BabyGirl (age 4.5): BG: So, Mommy…your phone number is 412.XXX.XXXX? Me: Yes. BG: And my phone is…412.XXX.XXXX? Me: Yes. BG (face full of sheer delight): WE’RE TWINS!  High five, Mommy!

Why the mighty fell

Thursday, June 5th, 2008

I like this breakdown of how Clinton’s presumptuousness about superdelegate loyalty was her undoing. They didn’t mention her bigger-than-Texas-sized sense of entitlement outright, but you can read between the lines. Some highlights: “Sure, Senator Clinton was the favorite early on, but that was simply because of the institutional support that she already had,” said Jason [...]

The word for today, boys and girls: "Nigga"

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

The teacher’s defense of his actions leave me speechless. Teacher suspended for using racial epithet

The word for today, boys and girls: “Nigga”

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

The teacher’s defense of his actions leave me speechless. Teacher suspended for using racial epithet

Mail Call: The "WTF?" edition

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

I received an unsolicited book in the mail today. National Sunday Law is apparently a Seventh Day Adventist publication. I read online that others have received it too, so I don’t feel chosen or anything. The Amazon reviews are interesting. Don’t these folks know that organized religion all by its lonesome gets people’s panties all [...]

Mail Call: The “WTF?” edition

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

I received an unsolicited book in the mail today. National Sunday Law is apparently a Seventh Day Adventist publication. I read online that others have received it too, so I don’t feel chosen or anything. The Amazon reviews are interesting. Don’t these folks know that organized religion all by its lonesome gets people’s panties all [...]

The "Bitch" in the house!

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

I have an article in the current (summer) issue of Bitch magazine. The article is about why black women don’t tend to write “momoirs” (mommy memoirs). If you’re not familiar with Bitch, the mag bills itself as the “feminist response to pop culture”. In addition to my piece, which I’m quite proud of, you’ll also [...]

The “Bitch” in the house!

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

I have an article in the current (summer) issue of Bitch magazine. The article is about why black women don’t tend to write “momoirs” (mommy memoirs). If you’re not familiar with Bitch, the mag bills itself as the “feminist response to pop culture”. In addition to my piece, which I’m quite proud of, you’ll also [...]

Did I do that?–From the archives

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

“Bad Education offers up nothing as pat and comfortable as redemption; by design, it is a dark and largely pessimistic film. And yet, the film’s epilogue tells us that Enrique continues to make films with the ”same passion.” May art and spirit always prevail similarly in the face of evil.” I wrote that? This was [...]