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BOSTON

I am a graduate of Wellesley College (‘98). Every year we screamed for the Boston Maraton runners. Our screams would echo back against the foliage and runners year after year would attest to how the screams of Wellesley College women would reverberate amongst the trees and give them stamina to continue.

My heart and soul goes out to all who are currently experiencing tragedy in New England today. I am a New Yorker. I was also a New Englander. I understand. And I pray to the Universe for a peaceful ending to the never-ending stream of tragedy. Universe bless us all!!

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If you speak kreyol, this is one of the funniest videos that I have ever seen!

Just remember that Frere Renel says “No Finger!!”. HILARIOUS!!

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One of my most favorite videos of all time.


I miss you every day. RIP

And if you wanna really revive the peplum trend? Check that cute ass lil leather jacket!

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How badly do I want this little kid to be mine? Imagine coming home and talking to this little mind every day? LOL

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Nothing is matter-of-fact for a writer. Everything is a matter of life. Make a story out of everything. Your life is one teachable moment after the next. Preach it….We tend to think of our message first and then think of stories that will support and illustrate our message. When really, we should first pay attention to the stories that are living in our psyches: the tales we’ve never forgotten, the images that left a deep impression. And then we should look for the message inside of those stories. There’s a reason the stories stuck with us: They point to our core theory and teaching.
Danielle LaPorte and Linda Sivertsen, Biz Ladies Part 1: Your Blog is your Book [http://www.designsponge.com/2012/11/biz-ladies-part-i-your-blog-is-your-book.html]

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quizas92: I was watching Crash Course on the Haitian Revolution and it really got me thinking. Why does Haiti matter? The Haitian Declaration of Independence was a stance against European Imperialist ideals and Colonial racism. It became the second free nation in the Americas, they achieved one of the most successful slave revolutions in history and they were the first modern nation to be ruled by those of Africans descent.Haiti should always matter. They should matter because they had the ambition of being a refuge for marginalized people of all races. In a time of colonial revolutions, Haitians stood up for the weak. Haitians, more than anybody else at this time, stood up for the idea that none should be slaves and that the most vulnerable of society should be given protection. Haiti stood up for equality when the rest of the world didn’t.The next time you hear about Haiti’s crippling poverty, think about how they contributed to the world we see today instead of a charity case.

quizas92:

I was watching Crash Course on the Haitian Revolution and it really got me thinking.

Why does Haiti matter?

The Haitian Declaration of Independence was a stance against European Imperialist ideals and Colonial racism. It became the second free nation in the Americas, they achieved one of the most successful slave revolutions in history and they were the first modern nation to be ruled by those of Africans descent.

Haiti should always matter.

They should matter because they had the ambition of being a refuge for marginalized people of all races. In a time of colonial revolutions, Haitians stood up for the weak. Haitians, more than anybody else at this time, stood up for the idea that none should be slaves and that the most vulnerable of society should be given protection. Haiti stood up for equality when the rest of the world didn’t.

The next time you hear about Haiti’s crippling poverty, think about how they contributed to the world we see today instead of a charity case.

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Forgotten dreams….

Yesterday I started the first in a series of wine classes that I have the privilege to attend. I have been fortunate to gain small pieces of knowledge regarding wine. I have skimmed a few books. I have picked a knowledgeable sommelier’s brain for an evening during a dinner or two. When I lived in Virginia there was a somm who worked in a restaurant close by. I would visit every so often and ask questions. He let me taste some things and even gave me the names of some authors that could illuminate the subject for me. Unfortunately I soon left the DMV and that was the end of that connection. 

Class yesterday was amazing. We talked about chardonnay. A lot of it was like greek to me, but I took copious notes and looked at maps. The tastings were most illuminating. I had forgotten how flavorful a nice bottle of french wine could be. How different the taste of a grape can be from one region to the next, how wine making styles can completely change the taste of a grape. I was enthralled. 

It awoke a long forgotten dream in me, to someday either live or spend an extended period in France. My curiosity is inevitable really, being a writer and an avid reader of James Baldwin. I have visited France, but I know from personal experience that visiting and living someplace are two very different things. 

Somewhere in my recent pursuit of life I had forgotten that experiencing France on a deeper level was something that I had always wanted to do. 

This morning I re-watched my favorite parts of “Under the Tuscan Sun”. I long for an adventure like that. Go somewhere completely new and unexpected and make a good life for myself. Perhaps it is time that I re-discovered myself, re-discovered my dreams that have become buried in the pain of living for the past several years. It is time to remember my forgotten dreams and start doing something about them. Past time.

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The best explanation for differing uses of the “N” word that I have heard to date!

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Cup of....work?

Love “A Cup of Jo” and the author Joanna Goddard. Interesting perspective on maintaining a blog as a full time job:

“What’s the biggest misconception about bloggers?
How hard it is to run a big blog. Blogging can be a part-time hobby, it can also be a demanding career, and it can be a million things in between. But many people assume that all blogs are (more or less) created equal and that everyone is just doing it as a hobby…the bigger your blog gets—and the more you focus on it as a money-making career as well as a creative endeavor—the more work it is.”

….makes sense, no?