Okay...just a bit of background is needed for the following to make a bit of sense. I send emails to my two daughters several times a day. I am semi-retired and I believe that I have a droll sense of humor. Family and friends cut to the chase and proclaim that… Read full post »

            My oldest daughter, thirty-eight, called me this morning incensed by the popularity of the movie “The Help.” A bit of background information might be appropriate at this moment. My daughter is boldly beautiful and has a… Read full post »

Ten Reasons Why White People

Just Can’t Stop Writing About Black People

Media Update:

A group of white folks had a get-together at the National Review this past weekend on a subject near and dear to their white hearts: “the white people’s summit on the problems… Read full post »

The NY Times ran an Op-ed piece on Saturday where the authors debunked any ideas that "mean girls" exist. According to the authors, the phenomenon only exists because of media coverage.

Hmmm!

  It's too bad that the authors Mike Males and Meda-Chesney Lind believe that the phenomenon… Read full post »

Because I get paid, well that's a reality I'm still debating, I can call myself a freelance writer. I began this career adventure in the hope of being able to establish myself as a credible writer. Instead, I find myself researching and writing articles about hemmorhoids or the value of sending… Read full post »

I woke up this morning and opened the NY Times, a luxury I afford myself on Tuesdays because of the science section. Unlike Rachel Maddow, I no longer watch television because of a recent downturn in my economic structure and I must content myself with the “news” as it is filtered… Read full post »

The headlines are relentless. “Anger at Town Hall Meetings.” “Public Option Dying.”

“Death Panels Will Decide Health Care Options for the Old and Infirmed.” “Obama’s Health Care Plan Will Insure Free Health Care for Illegal Aliens.” On, and on and… Read full post »

            It’s amazing that President Barack Obama has lost contact with some of his background and training. As an athlete, he should be well aware that a player never blinks during active play. As a black man living in America, educated… Read full post »

          America has had four presidents assassinated since it became a nation under God, that is four men killed by a sudden ands secret attack while they were in office.  The four presidents were Abraham Lincoln in 1865, James Garfield in 1881, Wil/… Read full post »

Professor Gates of Harvard has been tarred by much of the media over the past few weeks. The issue of course is whether he or any other person of color has the right to claim racial profiling after what appears to be an unnecessary arrest. In the coverage of most MSM… Read full post »

Another incredible benefit to living in SoCal are the endless, smooth paved streets that stretch into the sunset and allow you to explore entertainment venues and/or shopping malls  without jarring that perfect set of just whitened/straightened teeth or muss the perfect hair or break one of thos/… Read full post »

The Continuing Saga of a Transplanted SoCal Girl to Staten Island, New York.

Part 1

            I never thought of myself as a SoCal girl even though I  lived  there most of my life. I too assumed, like most people, that SoCal gir/… Read full post »

President Obama’s credibility began to slip with people who elected him around the end of May.  Just a few short days after his 100^th day in office and glowing approval began to dim, a combination of the ranks of the conservative right and blue dog democrats. The young charismatic, educate/… Read full post »

         We’ve all heard the news: things are tough all over, unless you are tied to Wall Street or you’re a banker on the other side of the receiving end of a billion dollar bailout. Considering that the proceeding two scenarios don’t include… Read full post »

Come on now!   This really can't make any sense: "Ailing AIG Stands By Need  For Bonuses" and Geithner can't see a reason why not?  And to make matters worse, the guys that are going to get thse precious bonus millions are the same guys that created the "trillions of dollars in… Read full post »

“Conversations” With My Daughters

I have been blessed! And I mean that sincerely.  My two daughters literally take the time to speak to me at least once a day.  And often, their communication with me sheds a clear beacon about our lifelong love affair. Following is an exce/… Read full post »

Maybe I'm just paranoid. In fact I am paranoid and see conspracy around every corner. Sometimes I never even make it to the corner before I've developed a new conspiracy  theory. Is it possible that no one else has seen what I've seen?

Tim Geithner, the new Secretary of the Treasury,… Read full post »

            The media has been abuzz the last few days with President Barack Obama’s apparent misstep about his pre-election promise to get rid of lobbyists in his administration. The minor media furor has been caused by the Presiden… Read full post »

I guess I should honestly be grateful! I mean, almost everyone is celebrating the election of Barack Obama, the first African American to be elected president of the United States! And  I am grateful to have lived long enough to have seen a black man elected to the highest office in… Read full post »

A: Letter to Pro-Life Supporters

I have been a free-choice supporter all of my adult life. As a young adult female, I lived at a time before abortions became legal in the United States and I was exposed to what lengths some women took to abort their own fetuses.  The history/… Read full post »

I taught high school for almost ten years. I have been a private tutor for twice that amount of time and my advice on this issue comes from practical experience and dealing with students from a broad spectrum - the very poor to the very rich and although competition is a great… Read full post »

The dialogue that typically occurs when race is brought out into the open is generally based on the "white perspective" or a "black perspective" that is palatable to the MSM. The issues concerning race in this country run deep, but most white people with the power to entertain a dialogue about t… Read full post »

It's kind of interesting to be able to post a "live blog" to Salon.  Being able to "write" for Salon has been a dream of mine for far too long and now that a different kind of opportunity exists, my brain has completely downloaded and it seems as if I have absolutely… Read full post »