Well its the eve of the 4th of July which here in Maine in my little coastal town means we are flooded with tourists or as I like to call em terrorists. Summer is the nicest time of year in Maine, it lasts all of a month maybe 2 and sadly we have to share it with folks who come from …
In case you haven’t figured out this is a pretty new blog, I started it initally in January with the idea of tying it into my other writing and projects, and then promptly put it on the back burner. Then a few weeks ago decided to give it another try. In the past few days, I have gotten a lot …
As I said in my initial post and in my description for this blog, my ramblings while mostly related to being a Black woman in Maine, will sometimes just be random ramblings. Today is one of those days, I was just reading a piece online about how more Americans are less concerned about conservation and the environment now that gas prices …
In living in Maine for the past 6 years, there is still one thing that pisses me off and while I know it may seem petty and small of me but the fact is it just pisses me off. I hate when people attempt to touch my hair, when I first landed here I had about 4 inches of hair …
Elder child aka the boy is home for the summer from his Papa’s house (aka the ex-spousal unit) and as always the first few days of him being home are an adjustment for me since having another member of the opposite sex in my domain always tends to throw me off momentarily. This year though things are different for me, see …
In case you didn’t know, Maine is a very white state, I believe its only second to Vermont as far as the whiteness factor. Now, when a sista decided to move here 6 years ago, I knew it was white but I figured what the hell, I already own one white person (aka spousal unit) and despite growing up in Chicago …
Yesterday, I was out with my almost 3 year old daughter and witnessed a rather interesting incident that only reconfirmed to me that the roots of Black anger as it relates to sistas and the fact that the anger starts young. The girl and I were having one of our Momma and me times at a local cafe here in our small …
In thinking about the issue of angry Black women, another related issue came up for me and that is the issue of motherhood, specifically Black motherhood versus white motherhood. So this post may be the first in a series of posts examining the cultural differences and on some level tapping into the anger that I and some of my fellow …
I love idea of blogging but like many things I want to do, there simply is not enough time in a day to get things done. That said, now that primary season has ended and Obama is the nominee, I feel the urge to write. Specifically as a Black woman, I feel there is so much to say, so starting …
I started this election season off feeling rather apathetic, I am from Chicago but initially was not feeling Obama.. then Iowa happened and I started to beleive.. could it possible that a man of color could actually garner enough votes to win the nomination?? Needless to say I started to pay closer attention to the happenings, then Hillary cried (don’t …
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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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Change starts with connection: Unplug a little and find hope
Back in 2019, I spoke at a conference at Illinois State University in Normal. Illinois is my home state, but Normal is not really a place Chicagoans flock to unless it is related to the university. The town is only two hours away from Chicago, but it bears no resemblance to Chicago. It is a …
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