You really don’t want to get me started, so here’s the nitty gritty: Black. Female. Nomad. Single. Child-free. Hip-Hopper. Charmer. Nerd. Fabulous. Life is good. More →
MLK Jr
Posted: January 21, 2008 (2 Comments)
The road is long, and the battle is not yet won, equality eludes us on many fronts. But let’s take a moment and rejoice (versus debate) the fact that in the running for President of the most powerful nation on earth, we have choices. A man of color, a woman, a devout Mormon, a former [...]
Read more →Evidence of a Life Well Lived, or Debauchery..
Posted: January 17, 2008 (4 Comments)
Things that Actually Came Out of People’s Mouths: The first time I went to jail… Did anyone’s underwear come off? Work is like school without the chocolate milk, the playground and the nap. School pretty much rocked. New love is like a Slimfast shake, it’s probably healthier than what you had before, but you’ll probably [...]
Read more →Posted: January 13, 2008 (9 Comments)
[1] Thanks for all of your kind words and thoughts for my family. Everyone is hanging in there. The final “home-going” service was beautiful and it was bittersweet to spend so much time with uncles, aunts and cousins that I don’t get to see often. I don’t want to go too far down [...]
Read more →Parent’s Parents, ii
Posted: January 2, 2008 (14 Comments)
Crying, originally uploaded by funchilde. She’s gone. Thanks for all of your prayers and kind thoughts for my Mother’s Mother. She passed yesterday as if to say that a new year held no appeal for/to her, she’d had enough, seen enough, done enough. My heart aches for my mother and her siblings. I hope 2007 treated [...]
Read more →Zodiac Maniac
Posted: December 9, 2007 (6 Comments)
I’m not “into” astrology per se, but a good friend has me hooked on checking my horror-scope every now and then (I like Washington Post online/Yahoo). The funny thing is…I am pretty much the stereotypical Aries personified. I would consider myself “self-absorbed” versus “self-centered” but will admit that as a single, child-free, eldest child and [...]
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