Jennifer Hudson's I'll Be Home For Christmas was a fun musical adventure. I went to school near Chicago. I appreciated seeing the sights and sounds of the Windy City. I know I don't miss the cold.
I enjoyed her singing in the empty mall where she ...
Posted Thursday, December 17th 2009 at 12:23PM
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Hooray for Russell!! I was delighted that he won the sixth season of So You Think You Can Dance. (I've been watching this show since Day One.) Without a doubt, he was THE dancer to be beat, but this hip-hopper with flowing braids was magically. He di ...
Posted Thursday, December 17th 2009 at 12:20PM
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In my hometown, the jury is deliberating the fate of a black man, Roderick Scott, who shot a white teen in self-defense. Two 17-year-old youths were in his neighborhood at 3 a.m. and they were breaking into cars. The teens came on his property and we ...
Posted Thursday, December 17th 2009 at 12:13PM
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Give it up to the Queen of Daytime Talk. Oprah Winfrey's 's one-hour special with President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama was fascinating. The tour of the White House, baby pictures of Sasha and Malia, the hand-made tree ornaments, Chris ...
Posted Monday, December 14th 2009 at 5:33PM
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I'm sorry. I have no problem with wearing jeans to school, to play in, and even sometimes to work for a dress down or a "casual" Friday. Wearing them to church? I've got a problem with that.
I was brought up to believe that when you go to church y ...
Posted Monday, December 14th 2009 at 5:26PM
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Clap your hands. Remember this childhood song?
I guess what I love about this song most is that it says joy doesn't come with a price tag. Neither does happiness. One thing I've learned you can have as much fun on the cheap as you can if you had ...
Posted Sunday, December 13th 2009 at 10:39PM
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Think about it.
Some of us get up on Sunday morning and go to our respective churches. We pray and commune with our religious families who share similar beliefs. Yet, as individuals we disagree on so many things. A lot of times it's because of th ...
Posted Sunday, December 13th 2009 at 10:34PM
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It snowed on the East Coast yesterday. Our streets in Upstate New York are covered with three inches of snow. I was so thankful that I cleaned out my garage over the summer and could now park my car in it. Along with the snow came the bitter cold and ...
Posted Thursday, December 10th 2009 at 11:18AM
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I love when people who don't have children, tell parents how to raise their children. I think they should just keep their mouths shut. I hate it even more when people who have pets call their pets their kids/babies. That's just downright insulting.
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Posted Thursday, December 10th 2009 at 11:13AM
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I know my mom's not happy today. The morning news announced that after 54 years, CBS is cancelling As The World Turns. I was numbed by the news. However, I understand.
First, CBS got rid of The Guiding Light after 72 years. Now, its As The World T ...
Posted Wednesday, December 9th 2009 at 10:37AM
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I watched this program the other night and I was profoundly disappointed. I'm all for supporting good black theatre. This however wasn't good. Once again this production was nothing more than man bashing at its best. Actor Clifton Powell (I have been ...
Posted Wednesday, December 9th 2009 at 10:27AM
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I was busy this weekend. Took my daughters on both Saturday and Sunday to see Garth Fagan Dance. The artistic director and founder is from Rochester, New York and is celebrating his 39th year in the business. Along the way, Mr. Fagan has racked up so ...
Posted Wednesday, December 9th 2009 at 10:11AM
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Timeout doesn't work in my house. And the thought of spitting on me in public on purpose doesn't fly either. You know why? My children have a black momma. I refuse to put up with, tolerate, and deal with any child that thinks it's alright to kick, ye ...
Posted Friday, December 4th 2009 at 9:37AM
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This morning, my daughter's alarm clock went off for 30 minutes. She slept right through it. Having to listen to 30 minutes of loud and annoying sounds is not the way to start off my day. It broke my sleep and I don't have to go to school. Eventually ...
Posted Friday, December 4th 2009 at 9:29AM
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One of THE most frustrasting experiences I've had to deal with as a temporarily disabled person is people moving or getting rid of my stuff. When I got home from the hospital, I had my sister, my mom and girlfriends making decisions for me, but no on ...
Posted Friday, December 4th 2009 at 9:20AM
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I'm not a golf fan. Nor am I a fan of Tiger Woods. I blame this on his mother. I'll tell you why.
When Tiger's star was on the rise, his mother made a very public statement about how black women weren't "good enough" for her son. She addressed he ...
Posted Thursday, December 3rd 2009 at 9:41AM
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I'm doing this blog because when my daughter was a little girl she was asked by her teacher what things her mother likes doing? Her response was that I liked to clean. I saw her essay, smiled, and then had to sit her down and explain some things to h ...
Posted Thursday, December 3rd 2009 at 9:13AM
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I may live in Western New York, but I'm not a Buffalo Bills fan. I wasn't one when running back OJ Simpson was a player. I wasn't one when quarterback Jim Kelly led them to four Super Bowls and they lost them all. I'm not one now.
Last night duri ...
Posted Thursday, December 3rd 2009 at 9:10AM
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I missed the memo on this one.
I turned on my TV set to take a break from housework and when it came on singer Wayne Brady was trying to get a woman dressed as a ketchup bottle to trade her $600 for what was behind curtain number two. She picked ...
Posted Thursday, December 3rd 2009 at 9:08AM
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It's that time of year: the cold and flu season has started. There is just one problem, New York State doesn't have enough H1N1 vaccine. I'm mad about this.
Apparently, private doctors offices have the vaccine for their patients, but any child wh ...
Posted Wednesday, December 2nd 2009 at 10:47AM
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I hate that. I dislike the fact when people assume that because I am a stay-at-home and temporarily disabled mom that I have nothing, but free time on my hands. So not true. I'm busier now than when I was working.
I go to countless doctors appoin ...
Posted Wednesday, December 2nd 2009 at 10:44AM
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Before my nine-year-old daughter leaves the house for school, she makes sure I get my morning "mommy" kiss. I love that. She may have a difficult knot in her sneaker that she is desperate to unravel and will moan and groan until the knot is out, but ...
Posted Wednesday, December 2nd 2009 at 10:41AM
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It's a fact of life, I've learned to deal with. I'm used to the stares, the mumbled comments, and the off-colored comments made when people think I'm out of earshot.
I wasn't prepared for the way people would react to me as a disabled person. Tem ...
Posted Tuesday, December 1st 2009 at 11:22AM
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I came very close to physically killing my teenager yesterday. Her alarm clock went out off, she shut it off, and went back to sleep. When I got up and inquired why she wasn't in the shower, she replied that she had nothing to wear and couldn't go to ...
Posted Tuesday, December 1st 2009 at 11:20AM
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After Thanksgiving Day, our Christmas tree traditionally goes up. We take out and bring the boxes upstairs from the basement and the ornaments go on it. Our Christmas tree has a twist to it: the ornaments visitors see when they enter our home -- most ...
Posted Tuesday, December 1st 2009 at 11:10AM
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