This morning, no 5 a.m. alarm clock went off. I didn't help anyone with homework. Didn't sign a permission slip. Had no heads to braid or curl. And didn't have to do a time check to make sure my little one caught the bus. The last day of school was T ...
Posted Thursday, June 24th 2010 at 1:21PM
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This is a hot mess. A police officer called two women over to him as he observed them jay walking in South Seattle across a four lane highway. He was going to issue them a ticket (a minor infraction) like he had earlier to a man. His plans didn't go ...
Posted Wednesday, June 16th 2010 at 9:23PM
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WDKX 103.9 FM Founder and Chief Executive Officer Andrew A. Langston Dies
My mom called me this weekend to ask me if I had heard the news about the passing of WDKX Founder and Owner Andrew A. Langston. I sadly told her that I had. He passed away ...
Posted Tuesday, June 15th 2010 at 11:26AM
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When I posted this statement on my Facebook Page, I had a male college friend ask me: "Why brag about this?" My friends's replies gave him a jolt. "That's why we love you." "You're a good mom and daughter." "After all that activity have a good night' ...
Posted Tuesday, June 15th 2010 at 9:18AM
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I didn't know that. I knew there was a flag today, but it's not really something I celebrate. My daughter's school does. Her school has a big ceremony; when she was younger I would come in as her room parent and we would do all types of arts and craf ...
Posted Monday, June 14th 2010 at 9:20AM
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My countdown has begun. Five days til my trip with my daughter to Seabreeze Amusement Park. Four days til my oldest has her moving up ceremony for high school. My last lacrosse tournament is Saturday. Two weeks until Creation Camp, a week-long, Churc ...
Posted Monday, June 14th 2010 at 9:07AM
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The other day, I got a letter from my tween's school. The principal's letter startled me. Apparently some parents had sent their sick children to school with over-the-counter medications unknown to the school nurse and had their children administer t ...
Posted Monday, June 14th 2010 at 9:04AM
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Can someone answer this for me?
These days, people use computer dating sites, take out blind ads in the newspaper personals section, participate in speed dating, and go on blind dates. They make finding their significant other into a fulltime job ...
Posted Monday, June 14th 2010 at 9:01AM
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I hate Mondays. I'm not ready for the weekend to end. I don't want to deal with the crazy Monday morning pace. I wish I had an extra couple hours of sleep. This morning, something amazing happened...my teenager got up with NO assistance from me. I ca ...
Posted Monday, June 7th 2010 at 9:41AM
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I got up this morning, woke up kids, and went to the bathroom. When I got there, you know what I found...an empty toilet paper dispenser. A child took out toilet paper the night before and left it on the sink. I rolled my eyes.
My teenager then c ...
Posted Friday, June 4th 2010 at 9:53AM
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Chocolate ice cream, a slice of pecan pie, the aroma of vanilla, laughing at classic comedy movies, sleeping while raindrops hit my bedroom's rooftop, pillow fights with my daughters, hearing birds chirp through my air conditioner, and lying on my ba ...
Posted Thursday, June 3rd 2010 at 5:27PM
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(QM's note: I wrote this essay for Gannett Newspaper's In My Own Words column that has people discuss obstacles they've overcome. Just thought I'd share.)
I’m used to people not liking me because I’m black. I wasn’t prepared for people not like ...
Posted Wednesday, June 2nd 2010 at 8:04AM
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There's one good thing about Memorial Day weekend. Besides, the food and seeing family and friends: there is the music. This holiday weekend, I heard classic old school sounds from the genres of pop, jazz, reggae, a bit of R&B, and rap. It all was wo ...
Posted Tuesday, June 1st 2010 at 12:47PM
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I woke up this morning to take my daily morning shower. It's how I start my day and the shower energizes me. What should have been a relaxing and refreshing experience was instead a freezing event. I turned off the water for a few minutes, waited and ...
Posted Thursday, May 27th 2010 at 7:55AM
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I watched the season finale of The Celebrity Apprentice and wasn't pleased with the result. Poison front man and Reality Star Bret Michael won last night's contest. I have a problem or two with that. Michaels basically won the sympathy vote. He wasn' ...
Posted Monday, May 24th 2010 at 9:25AM
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Former "Ugly Betty" co-star Vanessa Williams will join the cast of "Desperate Housewives" this fall. I'm excited about her coming to the show because Williams who has an abundance of talent would be a great addition. I just hope the show's writers do ...
Posted Friday, May 21st 2010 at 11:20AM
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I'm headed outside in a few minutes. It's going to be 80 degrees today and I want to catch some of this good weather. I know I have work to do around my house: dishes and clothes need to be washed, have to prepare for a writing meeting at my house, a ...
Posted Thursday, May 20th 2010 at 9:24AM
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A friend asked me this the other day. I hadn't thought about doing it either. Until the seeds got planted in my head. So one day, I did.
Here's what I found. I share my name with over 750,000 people. I'm used to sharing it with one or two people ...
Posted Wednesday, May 19th 2010 at 10:25AM
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(QM's Note: I've done presentations for college-bounds students about how they should conduct themselves in the work world. Just thought I'd share.)
1) Be on time to work.
Especially on your first day. If you are running late or are ill, call y ...
Posted Friday, May 14th 2010 at 12:00PM
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Just call the late Lew Williams, the "Jackie Robinson" of his day. In 2009, Williams was inducted into the Harness Racing Hall of Fame and was the first African-American to receive this honor. Former Rochester, New York resident and Williams's daught ...
Posted Tuesday, May 11th 2010 at 10:20AM
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I don't how many of you watched Saturday Night Live (SNL) the day before Mother's Day. I stayed up late to see the 88 1/2 year old comedienne do her thing and she didn't disappoint. She was in just about every skit and I haven't laughed that hard in ...
Posted Tuesday, May 11th 2010 at 9:57AM
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In a few hours, I'm leaving to go pay my electric bill and I'm not happy about it. Don't get me wrong, I'm thankful I have money to pay the bill. Just not happy with the amount. That leaves me broke this week.
I hate being "the adult" in my house ...
Posted Tuesday, May 11th 2010 at 9:54AM
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Mother's Day is three days away. Have you purchased or made your gift, yet? Are you serving mom breakfast in bed? At this time of the year, Hallmark sells over 160 million cards a year. That averages to about 1.7 million cards a piece for mothers. ...
Posted Thursday, May 6th 2010 at 10:57AM
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My youngest child turns double digits this week; she is so excited. I waited for her to come down the stair this morning. When she got to the bottom of the stairs, she stared at me funny. "Aren't you forgetting to say something?"she replied folding h ...
Posted Monday, May 3rd 2010 at 8:36AM
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Today is Arbor Day. We are supposed to go out and plant a tree. Planet Earth is losing a lot of trees because things like the rainforest are being destroyed and if we don't replenish what we are using our planet will die. The Earth provides us with a ...
Posted Friday, April 30th 2010 at 11:15AM
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