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Continue reading →: Bolt of Lightning
What a way to commemorate 50 years of Jamaica’s independence…Will he strike twice?
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Continue reading →: Ode to Golden Nuggets of Goodness
Oh the clever cow! The sweettangy of the golden nuggets of goodness- How the balance of moist and crispy is so perfect! And the unbelievable elixir that is lemonade, so crisp and sweet, I have joked to many that it undoubtedly is opiate laced. We respectfully recognize your day of…
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Continue reading →: Olympic Eye
From watching too many Olympic events…but I can’t tear myself away! I had to see if the women’s gymnastic team could pull it out and win a gold. Had to see what Phelps would do, naysayers be damned. Couldn’t miss The Golden Girls for beach volleyball…and to think track and…
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Continue reading →: Make a Splash
US Olympian Cullen Jones is making a splash by teaching kids how to swim. African Americans are three times more likely to drown than any other race. “There’s such an easy way to change these numbers- it’s swim lessons,” says Jones. Partnered with USA Swimming Foundation, Cullen is raising dollars…
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Continue reading →: I Said “Shit” In An Interview!
At least I said it with passion! So let’s start at the beginning. It was an informal interview at Starbucks, however I was in a suit and heels with my portfolio in hand. Because, despite my outburst, I am quite conservative when it comes to my career which surprises many…
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Continue reading →: Someone Has to Be Responsible
The first lawsuit resulting from the Century Aurora shooting has been filed by the best friend of a victim who was shot in chest and died. The lawsuit names three plaintiffs: the theater itself for not having an alarm or guard at the emergency exit; the doctor of Holmes, the…
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Continue reading →: GOTV, Facebook Style
Washington State has upped the anty. Not only can you register to vote online (available since 2008), starting next week you can register to vote via Facebook. Since 2008, 475,000 WA voters have registered and/or updated their addresses online. Okay, but with the added Facebook twist, how is it verified?
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Continue reading →: Attention: Working Moms…
These are the best jobs for you, according to Payscale.com. In a previous professional life, I worked with an organization that did much research and lobbying on the topic of work-life balance and related issues, so I know a bit about it. With that being said, this listing takes work-life…
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Continue reading →: God’s Plan?!?
I said that I wouldn’t post about this anymore… In an interview last night George Zimmerman reportedly said that it must have been part of God’s plan for him to shoot 17 year-old Trayvon Martin. He laso said that he didn’t rregret anything that he did. For him to be…
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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.”
