Who is Huma Abdein ? She is the wife of Congressman Anthony Weiner who recently he had an inappropriate relationships with six women through texting. She is NOT standing by her man. At his press conference confession, his bride of eight months and ai ...
Posted Tuesday, June 7th 2011 at 12:59PM
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Seventy headstones at the Mt. Hope Cemetery were vandalized last night in my hometown of Rochester, New York. Some of them are so damaged that can't be repaired. The remains of loved ones who passed away were supposed to spend an eternity in peace. T ...
Posted Tuesday, June 7th 2011 at 12:49PM
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How do you figure? Former Democratic contender Edwards lied to the American people while running for the Presidency. One of his supporters gave him a $750, 000 contribution to his campaign. Great news for him. He fathered a three year old illegitimat ...
Posted Tuesday, June 7th 2011 at 12:44PM
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...will be hot in a few hours. We're looking at another heatwave and temperatures in the 90s. I for one will be staying cool in side my air conditioned home. I don't know how you keep cool but:
* Stay hydrated.
* It's OK to eat more ice cream or ...
Posted Tuesday, June 7th 2011 at 12:35PM
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I'm not watching. I refuse. Why? This is worse than any train wreck I would ever expect to see.
This is the story of the mother who waited 30 days to report her daughter missing. First she said the nanny had her and later changed her story to say ...
Posted Tuesday, June 7th 2011 at 12:26PM
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Congratulations to Grammy-award winning singer, songwriter, and Hip Hop star Lauryn Hill who is expecting her sixth child. No details about a due date, but I hope she has a healthy and happy baby.
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Posted Tuesday, June 7th 2011 at 12:22PM
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It's not really vacation, it is a trip. Think about it. Ask any parent. A vacation is where you go to get away from it all. You pamper yourself. You unwind and the world is your oyster. Your worries melt away.
If you take your kids, they don't let ...
Posted Tuesday, June 7th 2011 at 12:16PM
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In nine days, I'm going through a rite of passage of sorts with my baby. Peyton's been transitioning to middle school. I've heard about her new buddy, who serves as her guide; her field trip to her new school, the map of the new school, meeting with ...
Posted Tuesday, June 7th 2011 at 12:12PM
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Every time Sarah Palin opens her mouth, something stupid comes out of it. I wish men could stop looking at her long enough to really listen to what she's saying. There's a disconnect. This week's infraction: Paul Revere and the phrase "The British ar ...
Posted Tuesday, June 7th 2011 at 12:07PM
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The Flava Unit hit a home run with this new romantic comedy, Single Ladies which premieres Monday at 9 a.m. on VH1. The show stars Stacey Dash as Val, a business woman who may be pregnant by her ex; LisaRaye McCoy as Keisha an ex-video vixen whose pa ...
Posted Sunday, June 5th 2011 at 10:21PM
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Woo-Hoo. Last night, as I cleaned my house, I heard songs by Stevie Wonder The Temptations, The Jackson Five, Prince, EWF, and Bob Marley. A couple hours later, my house was filled up by Aretha Franklin, Sister Sledge, Jill Scott, Erika Badu, Sade, E ...
Posted Sunday, June 5th 2011 at 9:44PM
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If Miami Heat Center LeBron James pulls this off, he'd win his first NBA championship ring after leaving a team and its fans who turned their backs on him. He'd have the last laugh and tell all the haters three little words: "Told you so." And he was ...
Posted Sunday, June 5th 2011 at 9:28PM
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I'm getting a step closer to my dream. My blog, The Queen's Chair, is now featured in Her Magazine, published by Gannett Rochester Newspapers. It differs slightly. That blog specifically talks about being a single mom, raising my daughters, and my ob ...
Posted Sunday, June 5th 2011 at 9:18PM
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It was called "Decoration Day" to honor those who had died or were injured in service to their country and medals were bestowed to them or family members. Parades and award ceremonies were a way of saluting them. Did you know that?
I stress that f ...
Posted Monday, May 30th 2011 at 12:12PM
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Yes, I am. At least for another four hours. My daughters are at a lacrosse slumber party over the Memorial Day holiday weekend with a teammate. They have been looking forward to this for two weeks. So have I.
My youngest child was worried about me ...
Posted Monday, May 30th 2011 at 12:07PM
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Enough already. I could care less. When does cheating on your spouse become front page news? Cause if that were the case, adultery, infidelity, creeping -- whatever you want to call it -- would fill our daily pages papers and then some. We could be u ...
Posted Thursday, May 26th 2011 at 1:17AM
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California preacher Harold Camping predicted the world would end Saturday and it didn't. Camping said that he's now realized the apocalypse will come five months after May 21, the original date he predicted. He had earlier said Oct. 21 was when the g ...
Posted Thursday, May 26th 2011 at 1:14AM
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I rushed home yesterday to see Oprah's final show. I felt like I was celebrating the loss of a good friend. The past two days were amazing. The celebration at the Civic Center in Chicago with Stevie Wonder, Beyonce, Queen Latifah, Will Smith, Jaime F ...
Posted Thursday, May 26th 2011 at 1:11AM
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Kudos to Dancing With The Stars Champions Super Bowl MVP Pittsburgh Steelers Hines Ward and Dancer Kym Johnston for winning the Mirror Bowl Trophy when they were crowned the winners. They deserved it. The dances were HOT! I am happy that voters got i ...
Posted Thursday, May 26th 2011 at 1:04AM
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Yes, it is.
Today's forecast: WARM. Kids are wearing t-shirts and jeans. Bowling is over. My flowers are blooming. I planted seeds back in March and the flowers are poking their heads out. No snow. Not wearing a heavy winter coat. The end-of-the s ...
Posted Tuesday, May 10th 2011 at 2:58PM
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An elbow to the face during a basketball game spiraled Lafayette Gerst into dizziness and vision loss. The blow followed a series of throbbing headaches the Hampton University graduate student had been experiencing daily for weeks. It often felt like ...
Posted Tuesday, May 10th 2011 at 1:32PM
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Shaking My Head. I hate to see talent wasted. That's what's happening to singer Whitney Houston. She voluntarily checked herself in this week. I'm sending her prayers and positive vibes. Sistergirl has made good choices. It's the bad ones that are ki ...
Posted Tuesday, May 10th 2011 at 1:16PM
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Either you loved her or hated her. I liked her. Today Show co-host Meredith Viera confirmed that she is leaving the program the first week in June to spend more time with her family. For months, there were rumors that she was leaving and Matt Lauer w ...
Posted Tuesday, May 10th 2011 at 1:07PM
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No alarm went off this morning. I got a few extra zzz's and heard the news. Normally, I'd be running around getting kids ready for camp. Not this morning. They are now too old to go. So this week, I'm catching up on long overdue books. I'm taking a b ...
Posted Monday, April 18th 2011 at 11:41AM
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I wish I could make this up, but I can't. A few weeks ago, Rochester, New York was the site of an escape attempt by two black inmates and one had less than a week left on his sentence. What makes the story so odd is that these two men escaped and no ...
Posted Monday, April 18th 2011 at 11:39AM
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