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The internet is not your doctor

By shay subscriber | November 1, 2008 | Comments Off on The internet is not your doctor

Ok, I rarely post on the weekends since I am supposed to be cutting down on the amount of time I spend online but seriously I need to vent. I know that times are tough and shit, health insurance isn’t what it used to be, meaning even if you have insurance you may have to pay a co-pay or you …

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RIP Studs

By shay subscriber | October 31, 2008 | Comments Off on RIP Studs

The world is a lot less brighter this evening with the passing of Studs Terkel. I am not one to get overly emotional about the passing of folks I don’t know personally, yet hearing that Studs at 96 has died, has made me a tad melancholy this evening. If you don’t know who Studs is, google him and then get …

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Living an organic life on a kool-aid budget

By shay subscriber | October 30, 2008 | 7 Comments

I had planned to skip posting today since its been a flurry of activity with both the spousal unit and I on deadlines. Plus I am still trying to get caught up on client work since I basically lost two weeks of work this month between me and mini-me being sick, plus I start the new gig as director of a community …

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Is it really homemade?

By shay subscriber | October 29, 2008 | 5 Comments

Living in Maine sometimes as a Black woman can get lonely as hell. Yes, I do have some Black friends up here but truthfully everyone is so busy trying to survive that free time to just hang out is hard to come by. Which is why yesterday was a treat for me, I spent a good part of the day with …

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Just a junkie…news junkie that is

By shay subscriber | October 28, 2008 | Comments Off on Just a junkie…news junkie that is

Nope, I couldn’t do it. I could not go 24 hours ignoring the news, this morning when I woke up, I automatically turned on NPR as I do every morning to wake up. Let’s just say by the time I remembered I was taking a hiatus from the news, I had already listened for at least 20 minutes…oh well. However I …

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Plain old tired

By shay subscriber | October 27, 2008 | Comments Off on Plain old tired

Ok, I know I am not the only one but damn does it not feel like this election season has been going on forever? Granted we are now in the home stretch, its a week and a day until showtime. I am nervous, trying to keep my hope face on, but truthfully feeling pretty scared. Scared that in the end, hate …

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They are all fake

By shay subscriber | October 24, 2008 | Comments Off on They are all fake

Well I have a little breathing room here today, after breaking down and taking the little one to the doctor yesterday, of course the fever finally broke. Translation, it means Mama has some time to herself today since mini-me was feeling well enough for daycare. On to world events, or should I say national events. While I will admit that …

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Drive by post..

By shay subscriber | October 23, 2008 | Comments Off on Drive by post..

No time for serious blogging today but I did want to stop by. My daughter is still sick, we are waiting to get test results back to see what’s going on with her. What can I say? October has been a month of sickness up here in Maine, anyway I am feeling better though I will be going back to the …

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Wh**e folks and racial naivete

By shay subscriber | October 21, 2008 | 7 Comments

For the past few days I have been thinking about the rather interesting observation that this presidential season seems to be bringing out, the fact that by and large when you are person of the paler hue, one does not have to think about race on a regular basis. Seriously, both in my online as well as real life dealings, …

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Random Monday Babble

By shay subscriber | October 20, 2008 | 9 Comments

My daughter is under the weather today in that way that happens to kids, so my work week is starting off a tad slow, so no real post today since at the moment she is on the couch and I only have a quick moment to post. For starters, I am so happy that Colin Powell decided to endorse Obama, …

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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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