Category Archives: sports

March Madness: The Pay Gap is Madness

Posted on March 24, 2021 by Sheila Morris

The Equal Pay Today Campaign is a project of Equal Rights Advocates which is a collaboration of national, regional and state-based women’s legal advocacy and worker justice groups in the US whose mission is to “eradicate the long-standing gender wage … Continue reading →

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images of change – pandemic style

Posted on March 12, 2021 by Sheila Morris

Pretty and me at SEC tournament – March, 2021 Our spirits were high as we drove away from the SEC women’s basketball tournament in Greenville, South Carolina on March 08, 2020. Pretty and I were riding with our gay boys … Continue reading →

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if the answer is a bridge too far, the question is what is a welcome diversion?

Posted on February 14, 2021 by Sheila Morris

The Russians are coming, the Russians are coming – down under to the 2021 Australian Open Tennis Tournament that began with high hopes for real live fans in the stands but now those stands have been emptied for a five … Continue reading →

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dear Santa, send boxing gloves

Posted on December 16, 2020 by Sheila Morris

Before you ask yourself whether you’ve read this story before, I can say possibly – it’s a seasonal favorite of mine. ********************* “Dear Santa Claus, how are you? I am fine. I have been pretty good this year. Please bring … Continue reading →

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cross over the bridge

Posted on December 9, 2020 by Sheila Morris

In June, 2015 two separate events captured the attention of not only the United States but also countries on other continents. Yes, indeed. We were part of the good, the bad and the very ugly. I wrote this piece the … Continue reading →

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Happy Holidays! Clearance!

Posted on December 2, 2020 by Sheila Morris

my books I have signed new copies available of several nonfiction titles of mine that will make great holiday gifts for yourself or someone you love: Get ’em while they’re not hot for $5. each plus shipping cost of $3.99. You … Continue reading →

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say her name: Breonna Taylor

Posted on September 25, 2020 by Sheila Morris

The 2020 WNBA season consists of twelve teams living and playing together since July in the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida for a shortened 22-game schedule followed by the traditional playoff series that began on September 15th. The bizarre season … Continue reading →

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Pride Day at the 2020 US Open!

Posted on September 3, 2020 by Sheila Morris

The theme of this year’s 2020 US Open grand slam tennis tournament is Be Open. “When you keep an Open mind, great things can happen. In the game, and out in the world…Generations of tennis players have been inspired by … Continue reading →

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this country doesn’t love us back

Posted on August 27, 2020 by Sheila Morris

“There are other cases… of officers who seem to be ‘trigger happy.’ In a number of instances, Negroes have been shot, supposedly in self-defense, under circumstances indicating, at best, unsatisfactory police work…and at worst, a callous willingness to kill.” (Excerpt … Continue reading →

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second chances anyone?

Posted on July 23, 2020 by Sheila Morris

Back in the days when I played more golf than I should have, I learned about mulligans.    Mulligans are a variation of  second chances. If you hit a shot with your driver off the tee on any one hole … Continue reading →

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