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Continue reading →: I Was Pleasantly Surprised
A few diamonds from the President’s speech that both touched and surprised me a bit. 1. Affordable pre-school for all children- what a radical concept 2. The meaning of fatherhood- could you say that 1,000 times Mr. President so that it can be heard around the world! 3. AIDS-free America…
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Continue reading →: What I Wanna Hear
Tonight, there are a few things I wanna hear from our President. 1. Gun control 2. Job plan 3. Education 4. Immigration 5. Tax changes/ budget decisions 6. New energy opportunities And I wanna see some second-term swagger that spurs his actions. What’s on your list?
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Continue reading →: A Small Sacrifice
Are you a bone marrow donor? If you are in good health, you should be. It could literally save someone’s life. Donors are always needed, especially for under-represented races such as African Americans and Latinos. And matches are more common within the same race. I registered to be a donor…
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Continue reading →: The College Journey
It’s that time. My daughter is a junior and we have started the journey toward college. The good news? She is a science girl with a 3.7 cummulative GPA. The bad news? I don’t know what I’m doing. I am overwhelmed. Luckily, the College Board has a portal to help…
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Continue reading →: RIP Alice and Bryan Young
What a tragedy. The aunt and uncle of 49ers Delanie Walker were killed by a drunk driver in Louisiana following the Super Bowl game.
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Continue reading →: Who Runs the World?
Girls!…Indeed. You didn’t know?!? If you tuned in to yesterday’s halftime show, Beyonce, the army of female dancers and her female band (I LOVE that) stole the show- and perhaps the electricity, literally. Mrs. Carter left it all on the stage. What lip synch controversy, hunh?… Now, there was a…
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Continue reading →: I Was Tired
Today is the National Day of Courage to commemorate the 100th birthday of Rosa Parks. Also in observence of her birthday, the U.S. Postal Service will issue a forever stamp bearing her image. Despite some debate as to whether she was the first to refuse to relinquish her bus seat…
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Continue reading →: Alabama Standoff Continues
So this crazy bastard has a five year-old in a bunker and our representatives want to fight gun control. What will we say to the parents if this thing goes bad? When you get this post, email and call your representatives and tell them to co-sponsor legislation to tighten access…
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Continue reading →: What’s On the Menu?
Dirt. A french restaurant in Tokyo, has the latest in cuisine. Offerings include salad with dirt dressing, dirt ice cream and dirt risotto. They actually have seven courses for the dirt menu for $110. Perhaps it’ll boost your immune system…
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Continue reading →: Love Shack Law
Did you know that it is illegal for unmarried couples to cohabitate, in the state of Virginia? Still on the books (1877), senators are working to repeal this law which makes living together a misdemeanor. Talk about the government being in your bedroom…
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I’m Ayoka
Welcome to Mule Of The World. Musings and rants from this Black woman. Zora Neale Hurston called the Black woman “the mule of the world.”
