6 Calendar Betrayal
The reminders pop up every day in my calendar. This meeting…that meeting. This event…that event. The words feel […]
Rants
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4 Edith/Jassy – decades apart yet the same conclusion – R.I.P
The recent murder of Jassy Correia who was murdered after leaving a club in Boston brought the following […]
Apology Desired/Expected
There are some apologies from public figures that I desired and expected, perhaps stupidly. I am glad that […]
19 Side or direct – Me, Too
Sometimes, it’s the side-eye and other times the direct eyes. It is menacing men, four, five, ten and […]
7 Get an Effin’ Website
I first started drafting this post about a week and a half-ago. Had Intended to post it sooner […]
4 It’s not if but who – racists & bigots around ...
It’s not if there are racists and bigots around me but who they are. Come out come out […]
2 Messages sent, messages received
(This post was begun before the eclipse today – a moment I shared with many other lovely people […]
8 Let’s not give it up for…any more
I’ve attended a number of meetings, where a youngish but not youngster guy has served as a Master […]
Negative attention feeds Trumps tantrums and ego
Like a young child who wants attention so badly that they will do bad or stupid stuff to […]
5 In despair about disparities
So, you’ve invited to the meeting, convening, conversation or whatever the hell it’s being called this time – […]
7 Do I do that?
I don’t want to be: A bitch A witch A person with a chip on my shoulder The […]
Defining Blackness – Beyonce, Jamelia & Candelaria
Note: I posted this piece in 2009. It bears repeating because of the recent brouhaha over Beyonce’s blackness. […]
6 Preaching to the choir – community meetings
There’s some serious smack going on in the world – real serious, deadly serious, but I’m not going […]
6 This meeting needs an enema
“This town needs an enema,” the Joker’s character played by Jack Nicholson says in a Batman movie. He […]
6 You make me nervous
You make me nervous. No, I get nervous. No, I let you make me nervous. Some people make […]
To Be Real – Thoughts about Rachel/Caitlyn/Laverne
“It’s got to be real. To be real. It’s got to be real.“ The chorus from Cheryl Lynn’s […]
Here + There = Everywhere
We are all in this together. What don’t we understand about this? We may all live differently in […]
8 Will this keep my grandson safe?
I have an old acquaintance who types all of his emails in capital letters. They all begin, GREETINGS, […]