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Flashback Friday: That time Lincoln planned to free the slaves and send them south of the border.
Engraving by Thomas Nast in 1865. (Source) I recently binge-listened to “Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom” by David W. Blight on Audible. It clocks in at nearly 37 hours, and makes…
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Festivus 2018
It’s Festivus, and if you don’t know what it is, or need a refresher, watch this: When I mentioned that I haven’t done any public airing of grievances in…
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Some Sunday Stuff: December 23rd.
Merry Christmas Eve’s Eve! If you’re still doing last minute holiday shopping/ cooking/ cleaning/ running ragged, I understand! I spent the hours before my mom-in-law flew in from Trinidad on Friday literally…
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Some Sunday Stuff: December 9th.
Albert Einstein (via Bored Panda) It’s been a while since I posted a “Some… Stuff”. My bad. Allow me to rectify that today with some links that I find interesting, and…
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The opposite of her.
Me, on my 3rd birthday, and Jos, 6 months, in 1985. “A sister is both your mirror – and your opposite.” – Elizabeth Fishel It’s the sixth year since she left, quietly,…
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The Problem is… you think you’re in control.
Getting IVIG through a peripheral IV in my right hand in 2012. (photo, my own) Just think of this post as a little corollary to Tuesday’s. I realized pretty much as…
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The Problem is… you think you have time.
Clockwise from top right: Jean-Michel Basquiat (image cr.); Dr. Martin Luther King with wife, Coretta, and daughter, Bernice (image cr.); Amy Winehouse (image cr.); and Marilyn Monroe (image cr.). It’s Holy…
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Little Lulu, we love you.
“Louise as the winsome French girl in Now We’re in the Air (1927).” (Photo and caption from “Lulu Forever”) I think the first time I can recall hearing the name “Louise Brooks” was…
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Flashback Friday: Dr. Dre before NWA.
Dr. Dre in sparkly gear with a stethoscope before joining NWA. (Image Source) On Thanksgiving, I finally got around to watching the 2015 film “Straight Outta Compton”. I liked it, and…
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For Pod’s Sake!: Week of November 27th
I’m a huge podcast fan (as longtime readers of this blog know), and I’ve decided to start (yet another!) new series just to catch you up on my favorite listens. So here…
