All I have to say is that last night's Kennedy Center Honors was memorable. The honorees included Oprah Winfrey, Bill T. Jones, country singer Merle Haggard, but the night belonged to ex-Beatle Paul McCartney. During a medley of songs, Mavis Staples ...
Posted Thursday, December 30th 2010 at 1:18AM
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Every year, people make promises to change something about their life. People say that this is the year they will lose weight, stop smoking, start a new exercise program or put off that long-awaited project. And ever year, that promise is broken.
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Posted Thursday, December 30th 2010 at 1:07AM
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One of my friends from college turned 50 today. (I still have a few years to go before I hit that milestone.) Om his Facebook page, he shared what he has experienced on this Earth during his existence. I started cracking up.
His entry read as fol ...
Posted Monday, December 27th 2010 at 10:37PM
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Octomom is about to get evicted from her home this week. She owes $450,000 for back mortgage payments. When I heard that the first thing that went through my head was how? The second was why? This just confirms for me that she isn't playing with a fu ...
Posted Monday, December 27th 2010 at 10:15PM
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I'm at a loss for words right now. R&B Singer Teena Marie was found dead in her home today. Her death was caused from a heart attack. She was only 54.
Dubbed the "Vanilla Child" and "Lady T", she signed with Motown Records at the age of 17. Her mu ...
Posted Monday, December 27th 2010 at 1:32AM
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I can't imagine a world without them. However, it's slowly happening. Newspapers and magazines closed its doors this years. Thousands of writers lost jobs. Some still don't know what to do. Others are headed to the world of the Internet. Our attenti ...
Posted Tuesday, December 21st 2010 at 2:54PM
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When he was a little boy Amiri Baraka (aka Leroi Jones) wanted to play the trumpet and be like trumpeter Miles Davis.I mean why not. He grew up next to Sara Vaughn. Instead of using words to make music; he used words to create a his own language.
He ...
Posted Sunday, December 19th 2010 at 5:00PM
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Lord, help me if they do. I won't be watching the Wizard of Oz with my daughters anytime soon. My yearly holiday watch was ruined last night. Now my daughters know this is my favorite movie. Last night they couldn't help, but see the cracks in the st ...
Posted Sunday, December 19th 2010 at 3:51PM
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I was watching The Today Show yesterday and heard about the New York critic who gave a bad review to the show, The Nutcracker, because he thought the dancer in the show was too fat. She was on the show to respond back to his comments. I expected her ...
Posted Tuesday, December 14th 2010 at 2:13PM
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Let it snow? My butt. I live in Upstate New York. In the past week, we have had nearly six feet of snow. Another foot is expected tonight. I used to like snow until I had to drive in it and shovel it. These days, I just drive. Someone else shovels th ...
Posted Tuesday, December 14th 2010 at 2:06PM
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Epiphany Events will kick-off the Black History Month celebration on Saturday, February 12 with a male-only reading discussion of Rhode Scholar and author Wes Moore's book, The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates, from noon to 2:00 p.m., at Mood Mak ...
Posted Tuesday, December 7th 2010 at 9:15PM
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Elizabeth Edwards died today from liver failure. Her cancer treatments ended yesterday. News media reported that yesterday, said she had a few months to live, and now that poor suffering, estranged wife of presidential hopeful John Edwards suffered m ...
Posted Tuesday, December 7th 2010 at 9:04PM
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Thank God, my hometown is doing something about saggy pants. Particularly, one city school. If a male student is caught wearing sagging pants in school, they now issue what is called an "Urkel Alert." The student is sent down to the principals office ...
Posted Tuesday, December 7th 2010 at 9:03PM
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(QM's Note: A friend sent this to me about President Obama. Article was done by a Canadian author. Check it out and tell me what you think.)
There was a time not so long ago when Americans, regardless of their political stripes, rallied round th ...
Posted Tuesday, December 7th 2010 at 9:01PM
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(QM's Note:Thought I'd share this with you. Enjoy)
When I was a kid, my Mom liked to make breakfast food for dinner every now and then. And I remember one night in particular when she had made breakfast after a long, hard day at work.
On that e ...
Posted Tuesday, December 7th 2010 at 8:58PM
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(QM's Note: I wrote this poem in honor of World AIDS Day.)
Tony Johnson died today.
He had full blown AIDS
but wasn't gay
Tony, Jai and Anthony
were friends for years
The others never saw this coming
I watched them at the funeral--
Jai ...
Posted Saturday, December 4th 2010 at 1:28AM
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Tonight, I will be participating in a concert: Embrace Life: A Mosaic. The concert will celebrate that December 1st is World AIDS Day. It has been 10 years since my friend and fellow artist Thomas Warfield has been coordinating this concert. The even ...
Posted Wednesday, December 1st 2010 at 2:12PM
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I survived the Thanksgiving holiday. No Black Friday or Cyber Monday for me. My bed was a comfy refuge for me. I used the long holiday weekend to decorate our tree, finish X-mas cards, bake cookies, pull out festive decorations, clean my house, and p ...
Posted Tuesday, November 30th 2010 at 1:24PM
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Or in my case, people. I'm really angry this morning. However, you couldn't tell. I'm not yelling or screaming. I'm definitely not sulking. But, I could be.
Last night, a member of another writing group sent out an e-mail. Lissa's e-mail basically ...
Posted Tuesday, November 30th 2010 at 1:21PM
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(QM's Note: Great tips from Media Expert Pam Perry)
1. Write down ideas for your book during a brainstorming session.
2. Choose a topic that you have passion about and have knowledge to share.
You need a topic that you can be committ ...
Posted Tuesday, November 30th 2010 at 1:17PM
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(QM's Note: Social Media Guru Pam Perry's advice is golden.)
1) Ministry Leaders and Lay People
Publishing a book presents a unique opportunity for ministry leaders and lay people in the church. Christianity depends heavily on education and t ...
Posted Saturday, November 20th 2010 at 1:22PM
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I thought about this the other day. When did I realize that? It didn't happen overnight. Time is slipping away, though. It seems like just yesterday, l graduated college, found a job, and lived on my own for about 10 years. The first few years out; I ...
Posted Friday, November 19th 2010 at 4:23PM
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(QM's Note: Someone sent this to me via e-mail. Please read it and let me know your thoughts.)
When I first heard of the movie "For Colored Girls" I got so excited. I had the idea of getting as many women together that I could think of to go s ...
Posted Friday, November 19th 2010 at 3:51PM
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Don't let another year go by without getting started on your very own book!
There are many reasons why you have not gotten started. Don't let anything stop you now. You need to identify what is holding you back and begin working to reach your g ...
Posted Friday, November 19th 2010 at 3:44PM
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As a media person in my area, I get frustrated and annoyed when people expect me to do things for free. As I have to remind people, I have a mortgage to pay, children to raise, and I have to heat my house. My time is important to me. My kids will be ...
Posted Thursday, November 18th 2010 at 12:22PM
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