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Continue reading →: Rise of the Guardians
Self taught director Peter Ramsey loved comic books growing up. Now, this filmmaker from South Central, LA has made history as the first African American to direct a CG animated film. In theaters now, Rise of the Guardians grossed $32 million on its opening weekend. That’s damn good, especially for…
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Continue reading →: Work From Home No-nos
For the entreprenuer and telecommuter. Flexibility is great. While it’s not for everyone, virtual working can be awesome. Workplaces that get it focus on work getting done. Increasingly, the workspace is becoming fluid. Take advantage of this great benefit. For some, it takes getting used to, especially extroverts. 🙂 Some…
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Continue reading →: Young and Dumb
As we approach World AIDS Day (Dec. 1), disturbing news. Today, CDC released new stats regarding HIV and young people. Youth ages 13-24 account for 26 percent of new infections AND there is higher incidence among Black and gay young men. This tells me two things: 1) We as parents,…
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Continue reading →: Zero Dark Thirty
From Oscar-winning director, Kathryn Bigelow, comes a new film that continues the genre of The Hurt Locker. When Bigelow realized a young female CIA agent was at the center of the search for Bin Laden, she became intrigued. The film, written by Mark Boal, chronicles the Seal mission which ended…
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Continue reading →: The Green Rush
Seven year-old Mykayla Comstock is the youngest person to be prescribed medical marijuana. Suffering from leukemia, the administered pills help her eat and sleep and combat some effects of chemotherapy. Her father is concerned with the drug’s impact on her brain development. Although I understand his concern because she is…
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Continue reading →: One of This Year’s Hot Toys?
Just when I think I’ve seen it all… This is NOT okay. Let’s encourage motherhood earlier, shall we. As if I wasn’t disturbed enough about a breastfeeding dollbaby, I went to the website. There is a section, Why Little Girls Need to Learn to Breastfeed, that reads like a lactation…
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Continue reading →: Post-tryptophan Thanks
It’s been a long week. I needed an extra day to reflect and quite frankly, feel a little better. Things to be thankful for: 1. Family: There’s a warm feeling in a house filled with relatives, food and football. Also, they were concerned and my aunt took us in so…
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Continue reading →: Final Injection and Donation Day
It was successful. I am on my way home and my stem cells are on the way to the recipient; I was there when the courier picked up the cooler. She has had chemo for the past six days in preparation and will undergo this procedure tonight or tomorrow. My…
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Continue reading →: Day Four: Filgrastim
It’s a good thing that I can post from my phone because pulling out the laptop seems overwhelming. I also used it to do some last-minute prep for another interview. I used the quiet time to review my portfolio and think of questions to ask. Last night my mom brought…
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Continue reading →: Day Three: Filagrastim
I did not go out last night. I thought I could do something light like dinner and a movie…NOT! A pulsating dull ache awakened me during the night, so I’m tired. Thankfully a friend with a four year-old son had mercy on me and just picked up my son. I…
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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.”
