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OCTOBER 31, 2009 1:19PM
Involuntary Emergency Flounce!
My house mate of the past several years just lost
her job and is about to lose her mother. She maintains a
small sales enterprise online and it is now her only source of
income.
&n… Read full post »
OCTOBER 30, 2009 6:41AM
Your Grandparents' Halloween: 71 Years Ago Today
The October 30, 1938 of Orson
Welles' Mercury Theatre
broadcast on CBS Radio of H. G. Wells'
"War of the Worlds", was delivered in a news bulletin
format. When mixed with the between-breaks dial spinning
habits of listeners, it created widespread confusion
among
… Read full post »
OCTOBER 29, 2009 12:58PM
The Law of Spousal Rape: Domestic Violence Awareness Month
While domestic violence is not confined by the calendar, October has been recognized nationally as Domestic Violence Awareness Month:
NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH,
2009:
BY THE… Read full post »
OCTOBER 28, 2009 8:54PM
Edward Brooke Honored With Congressional Gold Medal
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- Edward Brooke is the first African-American elected to the U.S. Senate by popular vote
- Using perseverance, he avoided anger, disillusionme/
OCTOBER 28, 2009 9:10AM
Loathe the War, Love the Warrior
My Two Cents:
Bravery and valor on the battlefield are of no
consequence if the war being fought has no just and honorable
cause or purpose....There are no legitimate goals or objectives in
an unjust or invalid conflict being prosecuted by force of
arms and the blood of g… Read full post »
OCTOBER 27, 2009 7:29PM
Health Care Reform Video Competition
I just received an e-mail from Organizing for America which
reads in part as follows:
"We just finished going through the submissions to OFA's
Health
Reform Video Challenge, and they're great. There are
personal stories that grab your heart, brilliant summaries
… Read full post »
OCTOBER 26, 2009 7:56PM
In The Money!
UPDATE!!!
My event, 7-Card Stud, was scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 20.
We played the final four tables on Saturday the 24th....I made the second cut and finished 12th over all. (four seats away from the final table.....)
As a result of periods of bad luck at critical times… Read full post »
OCTOBER 23, 2009 7:08PM
Soupy Sales Dead at 83
Soupy Sales died on Thursday at the age
of 83...........
I posted this without realizing that there was a post
on Soupy Sales earlier today...The price of being preoccupied in a
poker… Read full post »
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OCTOBER 23, 2009 8:11AM
Windows
When we post we are giving our readers glimpses into our
inner selves by providing windows of words, pictures and
videos. In a sense, we are saying, "this is part of who I
am." We are most pleased when we see that someone "gets it"
in their comment and in most
… Read full post »
OCTOBER 19, 2009 8:05PM
Then and Now
THEN:
A Black
girl escorted to school -
1960
On November 14, 1960, nearly 49 years ago, 6 year old Ruby Bridges faced hostile crowds, and had to be escorted by
OCTOBER 16, 2009 12:17AM
Soul Heaven: The 'Soul' of America
Some were absolute giants and some were less well known,
but all of these performers had an impact on our culture and
our lives in ways which most of us will not be able to recognize or
acknowledge. In many respects these Afri
… Read full post »
OCTOBER 15, 2009 1:24AM
Reminder!
&n…
OCTOBER 3, 2009 3:04PM
Intergenerational Party Time In Blogville!
SEPTEMBER 28, 2009 3:49AM
Was Beethoven Black? Was His African Heritage Whitewashed?
In the 15th and 16th century, written history underwent a massive campaign of misinformation and deception. With the European slave trade in full swing, Africans were transported to various parts of the world and were stripped of every aspect of their humanity, and in most of western civilizati… Read full post »
SEPTEMBER 27, 2009 9:40PM
President Obama On Saturday
AM: Weekly Radio
and TV Address: The G-20 Summit
SEPTEMBER 27, 2009 9:32AM
Music for the First Sunday Morning of Fall
No piece of music heralds the end of
summer and the beginning of fall quite like Beethoven's Moonlight
Sonata. Fall is the season du
… Read full post »
SEPTEMBER 26, 2009 8:55PM
A Saturday Night Concert And Party In Blogville!!!
SEPTEMBER 25, 2009 12:00PM
A Geography Refresher: Iran; The Middle of the Middle East
Secret nuclear facilities have been revealed in
Qom, Iran. Failure to fully report the existence of
these facilities, which as President Obama said," are inconsistent
with a peaceful program", to the IAEA (International
Atomic Energy Agency) and permit the
required inspectio… Read full post »
SEPTEMBER 24, 2009 8:56PM
Duke Ellington On Broadway and Bird In the Movies
Had enough of the murder, incest,
political lies, humorless diatribes about sexless marriages and
addicted offspring and the Wicked Witch of Wasilla? Get more
out of life. Go get some popcorn and rent/buy a CD that
has a good story and/or some good music, sit back and
relax...If… Read full post »
SEPTEMBER 24, 2009 7:37AM
Mackenzie Phillips Reveals Incest With Dad On Oprah
Former child star Mackenzie Phillips tells Oprah
and audience that an incestuous relationship with her
musician father, John Phillips (The Mamas and The Papas),
began on the night before her wedding and that the incest and drug
abuse with
her father went on for ten
years: &n… Read full post »
SEPTEMBER 23, 2009 11:03AM
Palin Keynote Speaker On Foreign Policy In Hong Kong? WTF!!!
Who is CLSA-Hong Kong,
and WTF could they
possibly want/get from
Sarah Palin?
The CLSA (Credit Lyonnais Securities Asia-Hong Kong) Investors
Forum in Asia will feature former Republican nominee for
Vice-President, Sarah Palin who will discuss Ch
SEPTEMBER 22, 2009 5:28PM
Carrie Prejean, Roy Blunt & Others At Values Voter Summit
Ordinarily, I would consider this some
kind of stand-up comedy routine....But, these people are serious
and this is no joke:
&nb… Read full post »
SEPTEMBER 22, 2009 4:10AM
The Values Voter Summit
Never underestimate the power of
stupid people in large numbers.
The Values Voter Summit concluded on
Sunday. This was an event that any red-blooded bigoted, intolerant,
rascist,… Read full post »
SEPTEMBER 21, 2009 7:22AM
Does The First Amendment Give Us The Right To Lie?
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth
is a revolutionary act. --- George
Orwell
Quite some time ago, I read Sissela Bok’s
seminal work: Lying: Moral Choice in Private and Public
Life (1978). The bo… Read full post »
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