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Gotta let it go

By shay subscriber | December 4, 2008 | Comments Off on Gotta let it go

Regular readers may have noticed that I have been a tad quiet this week, honestly I haven’t been in much of a space to blog as I have been dealing with some pretty heavy shit in my personal life. Its no secret that I have been scrapping to get by like many Americans these days, hell these are rough times as …

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Thank you

By shay subscriber | December 3, 2008 | Comments Off on Thank you

Considering that I initially started blogging as a cheap alternative to therapy which my cash flow doesn’t allow, its truly an honor to be recognized for my rantings. Thank you Hagar’s Daughter I’d like to share this award with Zack, Rev Lisa, Siddity, Raving Black Lunatic  and KIT. These are all bloggers whose work I find inspiring and love the fact …

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But they had tv’s man…..

By shay subscriber | November 29, 2008 | Comments Off on But they had tv’s man…..

I gotta be honest, I am still trying to wrap my brain around how humans stomp another human to death all in the name of buying an inanimate object. Seriously, if we were talking food for survival or you were about to hurt me or mine, well it would be easy to understand. Look, I may have pacifist leanings but …

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Stomped to death

By shay subscriber | November 28, 2008 | 4 Comments

Today is Black Friday, a day where folks seem to lose their collective minds all in the name of a bargain. I must confess I have never in almost 36 years on this planet ever went out to shop on Black Friday. I came from humble folks aka po folks so the day after Thanksgiving was spent watching tv and …

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Giving thanks

By shay subscriber | November 26, 2008 | 5 Comments

To say this has been a rough week would be an understatement. I have been going crazy with the new job and then yesterday a client decided to tell me that they can’t pay their most recent invoice which is roughly equal to my monthly mortgage plus my estimated expenses for the holiday this year. I’m going to keep it real …

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Kids and buffets

By shay subscriber | November 24, 2008 | Comments Off on Kids and buffets

My kids are almost 14 years apart and personality wise are 180 degrees from each other, where my son aka elder boy has always been a laid back kid even as a toddler, my girl was scrappy and mischievous even in the womb. Seriously, when I would go to my prenatal visits with the midwife, she would position herself in …

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On the grind

By shay subscriber | November 20, 2008 | 6 Comments

Just a heads up to my regular readers, I may be MIA for a second, just when I am still learning the ropes at my new job, all hell has broken loose. For reasons of confidentiality and the fact that several folks I know in real life read me, I won’t post the details (small town living is a funny …

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Gone Fishing

By shay subscriber | November 19, 2008 | Comments Off on Gone Fishing

That’s what the sign says on the Oak Hill General Store in Standish Maine, after it became national news that the owner of this fine establishment was found to be hosting a betting pool on when President Elect Barack Obama would be assassinated. However as a Black chick in Maine while I am disturbed as hell that this incident even happened, …

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Letting yourself go aka getting sloppy

By shay subscriber | November 18, 2008 | Comments Off on Letting yourself go aka getting sloppy

Over the weekend I was browsing at some of my weekend blog haunts and came upon a discussion on the matter of letting yourself go as a Black woman. It was one of those discussions where I didn’t feel like adding anything but it did stick in the back of my mind as I sat and simmered on it. I have …

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Its starting

By shay subscriber | November 17, 2008 | Comments Off on Its starting

I must admit in the weeks leading up to the election, as a Black woman living in Maine, I was wondering what would be the impact on average Black folks like myself in places like Maine if Obama won. Well the time has come, I no longer have to wonder because he won and reality is starting to settle in. …

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It’s already happening: Whites only

By Shay | November 13, 2025

The official end of Jim Crow in the United States happened between 1965 and 1968. Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and in 1965, they passed the Voting Rights Act, and then in 1968, the Fair Housing Act. These efforts effectively ended Jim Crow in the United States, though the lingering racial animosity …

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It’s already happening: Whites only

By Shay | November 13, 2025

The official end of Jim Crow in the United States happened between 1965 and 1968. Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and in 1965, they passed the Voting Rights Act, and then in 1968, the Fair Housing Act. These efforts effectively ended Jim Crow in the United States, though the lingering racial animosity …

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By Shay | May 29, 2022

Happy Friday! It’s a gorgeous day up in my corner of the world and way too beautiful to be writing a blog post today. So I present you with the Friday Round-Up a list of blog posts this week from other bloggers that blew my mind. Perhaps if you need to kill some time or have a quiet moment you can check them out. http://ravingblacklunatic.blogspot.com/ Check out this cat, I have been a fan of his work forever. http://www.whataboutourdaughters.com/ Good stuff here as well http://sweetersalt.com/ A Maine blogger who talks fashion and food…the best of both worlds http://paganchild-starmommy.blogspot.com/2011/03/keeping-focused.html A new blog that offers words of wisdom for all of us. http://mscleaver.com/ Another Mainer who for Lent is giving up pants, she is also a crafty gal If you have any links to good blogs, feel free to leave em. It’s my hope to make the Friday Round Up a regular feature at my new home specifically I would live to shine some light and love on smaller bloggers. It’s hard out here in this blogosphere with so many good blogs to choose from and so little time so let’s help everyone get a slice of the pie. I will be back on Monday, at that time I will unveil some ideas I have around monetizing things but You May Also Like: No related posts.

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