FROGTOWN DIVA
FrogTown Diva
- Location
- Toledo, Ohio, USA
- Birthday
- September 23
- Bio
- Observations From the Swamp
Many folks think we live in the nether regions of the earth here in Toledo, Ohio. However, Toledo is the birthplace of jazz great, Art Tatum, not to mention many other distinguished and accomplished AfrAms (African-Americans) who often remain unheralded and unrecognized in their home town. This swamp is a petrie dish swarming with undiscovered talent that the world may never know because there are too many slimey creatures down here in the swamp pulling down anyone who tries to climb out and come out into the warmth of the sun. This diva climbed into the swamp with one purpose - to rid the world of slime!
MY RECENT POSTS
- Call me "doctor" diva, no not
that kind of doctor!
January 17, 2012 12:20AM - OPEN CALL: Get your just
dessert, bake an OCCU-PIE!
November 18, 2011 08:23PM - OCCU-PIE: Thanksgiving dessert
with a message
November 15, 2011 11:12AM - Can someone start an occupy
college football stadiums?
November 11, 2011 08:17AM - My leave of absence is going
to last just a little longer
September 17, 2011 09:06PM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “Sorry I didn't see his
befote! Awesome!”
February 06, 2012 07:45AM - “So beautifully written,
conveying your feelings
profoundly.
No words from me
can…”
January 20, 2012 01:13AM - “Thanks! I agree about
the one book situation. Since
I'm going
to be writiing
lot…”
January 17, 2012 07:26AM - “ChillerPop, I don't get
here or on Twitter much any
more, so
I just got your
mess…”
January 17, 2012 12:10AM - “I'll take Kansas any day
over a land filled with
flying
monkeys, talking trees,
a…”
December 18, 2011 09:47AM
Call me "doctor" diva, no not that kind of doctor!
I finally decided to get a Ph.D. and despite a poor performance on the GRE, especially in math I was accepted into a doctoral program at The University of Toledo where I'll be a graduate assistant.I was asked during the interview process if I want to be a college professor and… Read full post »
OPEN CALL: Get your just dessert, bake an OCCU-PIE!
OCCU-PIE (Our Citizen:s' Coalition Unifying People for Independence and
Equality!)
Follow the OCCU-PIE recipe on my last post, make your holiday dessert, and show your support for the 99% on the most American of holidays! Don't forget to ta/… Read full post »
OCCU-PIE: Thanksgiving dessert with a message
OCCU-PIE
Ingredients:
1 All-American apple pie
1 can or tub of whipped cream
Fresh cherries
Directions:
Cover the pie with the whipped cream. Use cherries to form the letters O-C-C-U-P-Y. Take photos and post them on OS or fb on Thanksgiving Day. Bon appetite!
Can someone start an occupy college football stadiums?
The outrageous behavior at Penn State covering up the crimes of a child rapist indicate the power and control college sports have over academic institutions. Instead of protesting the fall of a beloved coach who beloved or not was complicit in the cover up, students should occupy their school's stadi… Read full post »
My leave of absence is going to last just a little longer
I haven't been here much since my brother's death last year. Now I'll be AOL a little longer. I start working on my doctorate in January 2012. Just hope my absence makes your heart grow fonder because I'll certainly miss all of you - unless I see you on Facebook. I'm… Read full post »
A suggested jobs program and speech for President Obama
The program and speech I wish the President would present to America next week: Ten years ago the nation united as a people when we were attacked by terrorists. There was no mention of party or politics. No liberals or conservatives. No red states or blue states. We were all… Read full post »
Million $ Lemonade Stand reveals surprising wealth secret
There is a surprising secret for anyone who wants to be a millionaire in my new book, Million $ Lemonade Stand ($5.99 download at lulu.com). It has to do with what I call demonstrative forgiving. We all know we have to forgive and let go of any negative feelings we have… Read full post »
Million $ Lemonade Stand reveals surprising wealth secret
There is a surprising secret for anyone who wants to be a millionaire in my new book, Million $ Lemonade Stand ($5.99 download at lulu.com). It has to do with what I call demonstrative forgiving. We all know we have to forgive and let go of any negative feelings we have… Read full post »
A simple birthday wish
HAPPY 57TH BIRTHDAY TO MY BROTHER, JOHN! SEIZE YOUR DAY!
$900 check in the mail for writing! I feel so "professional"
It finally happened! I got paid for writing the online course i spent about thirty hours working on last year. That's $30 an hour, my hourly wage at the full-time supervisor job I retired from three years ago, and what I'll make if I get another part/time job as a regional… Read full post »
I forget to put the $10,000 awarded to my plays on my resume
1990 should have been a good year for me. In the fall of that year, I flew to Paris, France to attend an international conference on HIV/AIDS. I went on a scholarship I won because of a series of articles I wrote about the disease for the newspaper where I worked… Read full post »
My new blog, P.E.R.F.E.C.T. Solutions for Children with DD
I've created a blog as a forum for special education teachers to get assistance from the parents of children with special needs when they're faced with problems in their classrooms that are seemingly insolvable. My premise is that parents are the best experts on their children, a phrase that many edu… Read full post »
A Poem About the Act of One Man That Started a Movement
Burning to be Free: Bouazizi the Great The burning body of Mohamed Bouazizi Warmed the fires of a revolution Fueled by modern technology Across the Middle East youth as fiery As America's hippies protesting war Decades ago, marched and rioted This revolution was televised and Th… Read full post »
Love at Sixty
My new blog, http://www.adventuresindatingsites.blogspot.com
provides my rating of several "free" dating sites that I've been on in recent months. While most are full of scammers trying to bilk innocent women (and men) out of money, there is one that screens out these predators and gives… Read full post »
Insects, the Nouveau Cuisine of the Future?
Actually, wouldn't eating insects be great revenge on these little pests for creeping and crawling around our lives and making nuisances of themselves? I think this year's offering should be Bed Bug Stew. With mosquito-eating bats… Read full post »
Why I Won't See "For Colored Girls"-Directed by Tyler Perry?
"for coloured gurlz who've considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf," the ground-breaking Broadway play by Ntozake Shange is one of my top five favorite plays. It impacted me as a dramatist, as a woman, and as a human being. The seven women in the stage play, each named for a… Read full post »
Black Friday, Small Biz Saturday, Cyber Monday-What@Sunday?
O. K. We've figured how to get three shopping days when stores will give rock bottom prices to compete for Chrismas shoppers. But while the Friday, Saturday, and Monday after Thanksgiving are all now shopping bonanzas, no one has come up with idea that will get customers in stores and stores… Read full post »
Word "Battle" of The Sexes or Why I Never Get Asked Out
The first item below was sent to me as a "comment" by one of my male friends on the dating site I belong to. The second item below was sent by me to him and the rest of my friends. WHY MEN ARE NEVER … Read full post »
Re-Posting Tim Post's Post Mid-Term Election Warning
Hi, Folks Another Tim Wise posting. Tough stuff . . . . (If you aren't familiar with Tim, note that he is white . . . ) An Open Letter to the White Right, On the Occasion of Your Recent, Successful Temper Tantrum Posted on November 3,… Read full post »
No penalty for not participating in election process
Voting is not only a right, but a responsibity, like getting a driving license. Ever wonder why you get penalized by the law for not having a license but not for failing to vote? Millions of Americans don't vote and no one seems to care. But if those same people didn't… Read full post »
Didn't vote for Obama but he's my President, a must read
My former pastor, Rev. Floyd Rose, who shook things up in Toledo for several years before moving back down south to continue the fight for justice and who just started a church that accepts people of all races and orientations sent me the following: &nb… Read full post »
Didn't vote for Obama but he's my President, a must read
My former pastor, Rev. Floyd Rose, who shook things up in Toledo for several years before moving back down south to continue the fight for justice and who just started a church that accepts people of all races and orientations sent me the following: &nb… Read full post »
Email effort to get out the vote reminds me why I have to
I received the following email from my friend Cynthia in California. It was sent to her by her friend Tamara and to Tamara by someone else. It's circulating around the country in effort to get the unenthused to vote. It's fairly inflammatory and will probably get the job done. My response… Read full post »
Check The President's Lineage: There Are No Slaves In It!
Who Needs eHarmony? My Compatibility Tags for Tagged.com
TAG #1: Life Goals And Objectives What do you most want out of life? ___A Successful Career ___A Happy Relationship You Would Rather __Have a Great Job __ A Great Relationship ___Both, You’re Greedy You’re Willing to ___Re-Locate for a Relationship __To Give it up if it Means Moving Your… Read full post »
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