In this house we Stand with Ukraine
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- Ella and Molly James, May 21st. is your Nana’s Birthday
- no one is born hating
- kids say the darndest things
- my church
- Still I Rise by Maya Angelou (1928-2014)
- I hope you dance
- make a wish – then blow
- disaster strikes Carport Kitty
- winning it all – losing everything
- it’s April 1st, fool! march madness is over, right?
- two singular American warrior women: one shared destiny
- the battle my grandmother lost
- leaving moon behind, but you’re still on my mind
- Ukrainian President Zelenskyy to America: I have a dream. I also have a need.
- Tweety Bird said I Tawt I taw a Puddy Tat…
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when Maya Angelou spoke, I listened
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Take a day to heal from the lies you’ve told yourself and the ones that have been told to you.
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Category Archives: politics
no one is born hating
“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes … Continue reading
Posted in family life, Lesbian Literary, Life, Personal, politics, racism, Reflections, sexism, Slice of Life, The Way Life Is, The Way Life Should Be
Tagged buffalo shooting, failure of our democracy, gun violence, manifesto, mother emanuel ame massacre, nelson mandela, russian soldier being tried in ukraine for war crimes, supreme court decision on roe v wade, teaching children to hate rather than love, white replacement conspiracy
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Still I Rise by Maya Angelou (1928-2014)
You may write me down in historyWith your bitter, twisted lies,You may tread me in the very dirtBut still, like dust, I’ll rise. Does my sassiness upset you?Why are you beset with gloom?‘Cause I walk like I’ve got oil wellsPumping … Continue reading
winning it all – losing everything
ESPN image Coach Dawn Staley and her Championship Team The University of South Carolina Gamecock flag flew atop the South Carolina State Capitol building Monday following the victory of the Gamecock women’s basketball team over UConn Sunday night in the … Continue reading
Posted in family life, Lesbian Literary, Life, Personal, politics, Reflections, Slice of Life, sports, The Way Life Is, The Way Life Should Be
Tagged coach dawn staley, gamecock nation, gamecock women's basketball ncaa champions, horror of russian atrocities, national championships, russian war criminals, solidarity with ukraine, suburb outside kyiv in ukraine
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two singular American warrior women: one shared destiny
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s parents, Johnny and Ellery Brown, have had a front row seat at their 51 year old daughter’s confirmation proceedings to be appointed the first Black woman to the United States Supreme Court during the Senate Judiciary … Continue reading
Posted in Lesbian Literary, Life, Personal, politics, racism, Reflections, sexism, Slice of Life, The Way Life Is, The Way Life Should Be
Tagged confirmation hearings, death of madeleine albright, jim crow south, judge ketanji brown jackson, refugees from czech republic, women's history month
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leaving moon behind, but you’re still on my mind
Well, it’s Old Blue Monday my paternal grandmother Ma began her weekly letters to me while she sat on her little Singer sewing machine stool in front of the large window that gave her a view of her backyard. That … Continue reading
Posted in family life, Lesbian Literary, Life, Personal, politics, Reflections, Slice of Life, sports, The Way Life Is, The Way Life Should Be
Tagged Gamecock women's basketball, macro worry to micro worry, morning moon, my paternal grandmother, old blue monday, pretty on day trip, rafael nadal in indian wells 2022 championship match, still on my mind by kt oslin, sweet 16 in greensboro region, war in ukraine
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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
International Women’s Day Dedicated this year to the women of Ukraine
Posted in Life, Personal, politics, Reflections, sexism, Slice of Life, The Way Life Is
Tagged international women's day, women of ukraine
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call it like I see it? heck no! today I call it like we’d rather hear it
Covid is over – no need to ever wear a mask again. Anywhere. All gone. If you see someone wearing a mask these days, like at the grocery store or ball game or again, anywhere, that person is a wild-eyed … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Lesbian Literary, Life, Personal, politics, Random, Reflections, Slice of Life, The Way Life Is, The Way Life Should Be
Tagged disinformation, european union, gasoline prices, invasion of Ukraine, joe biden, misinformation, nato allies, nuclear power plants in ukraine, oligarchs, quoting Pretty, soldiers surrounding ukraine, vladimir putin, zelenskyy
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going home
As the wheels of our jet plane touched down last Wednesday the 23rd. of February on our runway at the Houston Intercontinental Airport, Pretty shared the news that Texas governor Greg Abbott had sent a letter to the Department of … Continue reading
Posted in family life, Lesbian Literary, Life, Personal, politics, Reflections, Slice of Life, sports, The Way Life Is, The Way Life Should Be
Tagged aclu sues texas to protect transgenders, cold weather in texas, cousins, fairview cemetery, Gamecock women's basketball, invasion of Ukraine, mexican food in texas, visit to texas
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celebrating Black History Month with Pearl Harris
In the tiny Sears Roebuck kit house I grew up in, boundaries were both invisible and highly visible. The home was owned by my maternal grandmother and shared with two of my mother’s adult brothers in addition to my daddy, … Continue reading
Posted in family life, Lesbian Literary, Life, Personal, politics, racism, Reflections, Slice of Life, The Way Life Is, The Way Life Should Be
Tagged fishing, longstreet cemetery montgomvery county texas, racism, rural family life, sears catalog kit houses, segregation, slave quarters, slavery, texas tanks, wanda sykes
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I'll Call It Like I See It 