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Sageview Blogger is MIA

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 22:47:48 GMT

Dear Village Friends,

Thank you all for leaving behind your visit's warm expressions. I really miss chatting with all of you. I am a little under the weather right now. It all started with my daughter succumbing to the flu virus, then her little ones and now me. Being the old bird that I am, I am not bouncing back as readily. I do manage to read a lot of your posts -- but unable to concentrate long enough to put in my two cents. Much love

Peace, Love & Together

Who Is That Wo(MAN), and Who Is She to You

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 06:16:55 GMT

Your sweet ecstasy, strong musky aromas intoxicatingly decadent is what I carve. The strength of your sure embrace around my shoulders and my ample hips ignites my just beneath long simmering larva. This feeling I have for you is strong indeed a flame I cannot alone stomp out. I spend all of eternity reliving last night’s passionate dance between two souls melting into continues oneness. Dawn’s early light has suddenly approached affirming my fixed existence in a space of time, a kinda dream state, until you come back into view. I don’t need a second look for you are what’s in my book, All I need to know is that you are in love with me. Oh, my divinely-designed earthly man, my Alpha and my Omega, your yin to my yang, all of that and so much more, I want you to know that you reflect the stars in my eyes for they twinkle extra brilliantly as you stroke my locks and caress my ample hips as if you were transfigured by my authentic womanhood. My heart is gladden as I am transcendent by your copious glaze revealing a throne richly adorned with gold, silver and purple sage that your patience steady hands have fashioned for me reclaimed and crowned your wo(man).

Sageview Blogger 2008

Mormons In Georgia

Sat, 22 Mar 2008 19:25:36 GMT

The Brotha Flips the Script. Must See Video:

Don't assume you won't be schooled by the side streets with [the] agenda of lofty intentions for saving the ill-educated and/or lost souls bound for damnation to .... doing a fly-by on a bicycle -- you might just experience a better fit of your helmet.

I received an email from my sister-in-law and had to share!

News Commentary & Opinions: Does Race Trump The Economy, The War(s), Healthcare & Global Warming For Most American Voters?

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 06:11:29 GMT

Remarks of Senator Barack Obama (D), “A More Perfect Union,” Philadelphia, PA, March 18, 2008.

“We the people, in order to form a more perfect union.” Link: my.barackobama.com/page/content/hisownwords

“I chose to run for the presidency at this moment in history because I believe deeply that we cannot solve the challenges of our time unless we solve them together – unless we perfect our union by understanding that we may have different stories, but hold common hopes; that we may not look the same and we may not have come from the same place, but we all want to move in the same direction – towards a better future for our children and grandchildren.”

“The belief comes from my unyielding faith in the decency and generosity of the American people. But it also comes from my own American story.”

“I am the son of a black man from Kenya and a white woman from Kansas.” “I have brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews, uncles and cousins, of every race and every hue, scattered across three continents, and for as long as I live, I will never forget that in no other country on Earth is my story even possible.”

“It’s a story that hasn’t made me the most conventional candidate. But it is a story that has seared into my genetic makeup the idea that his nation is more than the sums of its parts – that out of many, we are truly one.”

“Throughout the first year of this campaign, against all predictions to the contrary, we saw how Hungary the American people were for this message of unity. Despite the temptation to view my candidacy through a purely racial lens, we won commanding victories in states with some of the whitest populations in the country. In South Carolina, where the Confederate Flag still flies, we built a powerful coalition of African Americans and white Americans.”

“This is not to say that race has not been an issue in the campaign.” “ ….some commentators have deemed me either “’too black” or “not black enough.’” “We saw racial tensions bubble to the surface during week before the South Carolina primary.” (IMO, it started with the Ohio voters displaying the ugliest sentiments for use of the race card vehemently reared its head.) “The press has scoured…for…evidences of racial polarization, not just in terms of white and black, but black and brown as well.” “…it has only been in the last couple of weeks that the discussion of race in this campaign has taken…divisive turn.”

“…, we’ve heard the implication that my candidacy is somehow an exercise in affirmative action; that it’s based solely on the desire of wide-eyed liberals to purchase racial reconciliation on the cheap.” “…we’ve heard from my former pastor, Reverend Jeremiah Wright, use incendiary language to express views that have the potential not only to widen the racial divide, but views that denigrate both the greatness and the goodness of our nation; that rightly offend white and black alike.”

“Did I strongly disagree with many of these political views? Absolutely – just as I’m sure many sure many of you have heard remarks from your pastors, priests, or rabbis with which you strongly disagreed.”

“…, Reverend Wright’s comments were not only wrong but divisive, divisive at a time when we need unity; racially charged at a time when we need to come together to solve a set of monumental problems – two wars, a terrorist threat, a falling economy, a chronic health care crisis and potentially devastating climate change; problems that are neither black or white or Latino or Asian, but rather problems that confront us all.”

“We can dismiss Reverend Wright as a crank or a demagogue, just as some have dismissed Geraldine Ferraro, (…incidentally who ran as a democrat for president back when in…. Go figure that one out.) In the aftermath of her recent statements, as harboring some deep-seated racial bias.

“But race is an issue that I believe this nation cannot afford to ignore right now.

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Obama’s Minister Committed “Treason” But When My Father Said the Same Thing He Was a Republican Hero, Frank Schaeffer, writer and author of Crazy For God-How I Grew Up As One Of the Elect, Helped Found The Religious Right, And Lived To Take All (Or Almost All) Of It Back

“When Senator Obama’s preacher thundered about racism and injustice, Obama suffered smear-by-association, But when my late father – Religious Right Leader Francis Schaeffer – denounced America and even called for the violent overthrow of the U.S. government, he was invited to lunch with the presidents, Ford, Reagan and Bush, Sr.” (IMO, isn’t that the frying pan calling the kettle black? Typical)

“Dad became a hero to the evangelical community and a leading political instigator. When Dad died in 1984 everyone from Reagan to Kemp to Billy Graham lamented the passing publicly as the loss of a great American. Not one Republican leader was ever asked to denounce my dad or distanced him from Dad’s statements.”

“Today we have a marriage of convenience between the right wing fundamentalists who hates Obama, and the “progressive” Clintons who are playing the race card through their own smear machine. As Jane Smiley writes in the Huffington Post “[The Clinton’s] are, indeed, now part of the ‘vast right wing conspiracy.’” (www.huffingtonpost.com/jane-smiley/im-already-against-the-n_b_90628.html)

Both the far right Republicans and the stop-at-nothing Clintons are using the “scandal” of Obama’s preacher to undermine the first black American candidate with a serious shot at the presidency. Funny thing is the racist Clinton/Far Right smear machine proves that Obama’s minister had a valid point. There is plenty to yell about these days.”

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Discussions

Obama’s Faith in the Reasoning Abilities of the American People:

Barbara O’Brien, “I found the whole Wright “controversy” manufactured and relatively petty from the start, and worse, the by-product of a glaring double standard, so the speech obviously wasn’t aimed at people who had the beliefs about this whole matter that I had.” “The speech will be adored by Obama fans, the political and media elite, and high-information, politically engaged voters other than those firmly entrenched on the Right. But politically speaking, that isn’t the target audience either.” The real question with regard to the speech’s political impact:

I think the question about the speech, articulated by Rachel Maddow on David Gregory’s news MSNBC program, is whether white America will step up and receive the speech in the same spirit which it was given. Obama’s speech was challenging. He assumed that his audience could hear his words and think about them. He assumed people could get beyond simple narratives, sound bytes, and jerking knees.

Steve M. reluctantly makes the case as to why the speech won’t work despite (or, more accurately, because of high-minded, steadfast refusal to pander:

The premise [the speech] lies out require you to be an adult, and I’m not convinced that most American is adults, at least when looking for a candidate to support. . . .

This isn’t what Americans like to hear in political speeches. They like to hear: Good people = us (America, our party). Bad people = them (communists, terrorists, criminals, drug dealers, our ideological opposites, the other party, or some group we identify in code rather than explicitly).

That wasn’t the tone of the speech. I hope I’m wrong, but Obama may pay a price for not giving people what like to hear.

The entire premise of Barack Obama’s candidacy is built upon the opposite assumption – that Americans are not only able, but eager, to participate in a more elevated and reasoned political discourse, one that moves beyond the boisterous, screeching, simple-minded, ugly attack-based distractions and patronizing manipulation – the Drudgian Freak Show – that has dominated our political debates for the last two decades at least.

Even Americans who authentically believe that they want a “new, better politics” may be swayed by the same old petty, personality-based demonization works, and the belief that it won’t work any longer in the absence of a major war against it may be more a by-product of faith and desire than reality. Obama’s calm reason and rational (though inspiring) discourse are matched against very visceral images and psychologically gripping strategies.

Pam Spaulding commenting on the Jeremiah Wright video:

That said, people have to acknowledge part of the reason for the discomfort lies in Wright’s delivery of the message. It’s so black, isn’t it? It sounds militant to tender ears outside the traditional black church. . . .

I want to turn the discussion to race, because I think this episode with Rev. Wright exposed the whole “scary black revolution” primal fear hear. . . .

When I heard Wright, I heard a delivery not unlike the unhinged gay-bashing. Reverend Willie Wilson . . . . The delivery sounds go angry, so harsh to many. You get the feeling, based on the reaction out there, that people are afraid of Barack Obama by association, are some sort of Trojan Horse of Black Anger waiting to be unleashed, prepared to exact revenge on white society by pulling the wool over their eyes by appearing friendly, “articulate” and non-threatening. In other words –- not that (Wright) kind of guy.

Obama, Trying To Bridge America’s Racial Divide, by Kevin Merida, The Washington Post, March 19, 2008:

As a rule, politicians don’t volunteer to give difficult speeches – not on sexism, not on religion bias, not even on the sacrifices required of a fiscally troubled nation.

“Nobody gets into politics to give those speeches,” said Pat Schroeder, the former Colorado congresswoman.

He had been pushed to the moment by a controversy over video snippets of sermons given by his former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wight. While condemning Wright for comments that were “not only wrong but divisive,” Obama also sought to put the minister and the black church in context.

Schroeder, who has endorsed Hillary Clinton but also likes Obama, said: “I think he tried very hard to bring everybody to where we need to bring them. I just hope the people heard it.”

Internet Congregation Responds in Many Voices: In the World Created by YouTube, the Preaching Can Go Both Ways, by Jose Antonio Vargas, The Washington Post, March 19, 2008:

Wright’s homilies – including the one where he says “God damn America” – have taken on a new life, opening a conversation so kaleidoscopic only the vastness of the Internet has room for it. It’s about race, Sen. Barack Obama, the presidential campaign, us.

Standing in his kitchen, speaking in front of this web-cam, a middle-aged white asks of Wright: “Where is this guy from, the dark ages?”

A young black man, made-up bed in plain view in the video, says, “I believe America is afraid of Barack Obama. . . .His pastor speaks the truth on certain things.”

An Asian woman, holding a small microphone and fixing her ponytail, wonders: “Why is he” – Wright – “being harassed for talking about race?” The word ‘racist’ is just thrown around and I don’t think it means anything if you’re going to call everyone a racist because they said something about race or something you might be offended by.”

Dear Village Family,

It took me so time to piece this entry altogether; I could not sum up this issue in 100 words or less. It is a topic that can go on ad nauseam not just here in America but the entire world.

Peace, Love & Together

The Vatican Church Updates List of Sins For Globalization Era

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:09:03 GMT

If you are a drug addict, an oligarch, a scientist doing a stem cell research, if you pollute the environment, then it means that you will spend your life after death burning in hell. The Roman Catholic Church decided to expand the list of mortal sins against the background of the ear of globalization.

The new list of mortal sins runs as follows: pollution, genetic engineering, obscene riches, addition to drugs, abortion, pedophilia and social injustice. All these sins join the original seven deadly sins defined by Pope Gregory the Great in the sixth century: pride, envy, gluttony, greed, lust, wrath and sloth. The original seven deadly sins had an individualistic dimension, while the new seven had a social resonance and showed worshippers that their vices affected other people.

Read on: The Roman Church Expands List of Sins For Globalization Era. Also, for more: PRAVDA.Ru

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The stakes are higher in gaining access to heaven. Within my moral humanness, I question myself if I would make it to the streets paved with gold and have an ordained everlasting afterlife?

Origins of the Easter Egg Hunt and the Easter Bunny

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 01:54:19 GMT

History of the Holidays: Easter
"Easter celebrates Jesus rising from the dead, but its history only begins there."

Dear Village Friends,

I stopped over at Gia2m's, (The WatchMen), place, and peeped this interesting video detailing the chronological origins of the Easter egg Hunt rituals and the symbolism's of the Easter bunny. I found it to be insightful.

Peace, Love & Together

SCAM ALERT!

Sat, 15 Mar 2008 23:20:18 GMT

Imagine receiving an official looking, watermarked check drafted against the Wells Fargo bank in the amount of $3,980.00 payable to me. I was to carry out specific instructions for disbursements of said check under the probationary terms of my alleged employment as a mystery shopper. The instructions for disbursement of funds are as follows:

1. Two hours probation training pay: $130.00

2. Required funds to be sent Western Union: $3350.00

3. Service Charge of Western Union: $100.00

4. Funds for shopping; $400.00

My first assignment was to visit one the stores listed in my area to evaluate various conditions; and, also a Western Union or Money Gram service. The alleged employer figured that the assignment would only take me two hours to complete, rate of pay @$65/hr; the Western Union transaction was a big test; and, spend $100 at one of the listed stores. Wow, I thought not bad for two hours of work netting $130.00 pay plus $100.00 in merchandise I get to keep.

Well, smelling like this is too easy to be true, so I did the research and found out that it's a SCAM according to the Council of American Survey Research Organizations, which has instructed to bring the mailer to the local post office for fraud filing. Watch out for this company's mailer:

Weststar Shoppers Information Co.

1220 Shepard Ave., E Street, Suite 505

Toronto, M2K 2S5

Members of American Survey Research Org.

170 North County Rd., Suite 1607

Port Jefferson, NY 11777

The Class Reunion (or more) The Underclass Reunion

Sat, 15 Mar 2008 21:30:11 GMT

Dear Dairy,

It all started with an email alert of an old boyfriend's search for me on classmates.com. Yes, the same old boyfriend who crashed my wedding thirty years ago. I was flabbergast and became intrigued -- even flattered. I replied to his email noting the happenings of my life covertly expressing that I had made the right choice of my lifelong soul mate. He then replied to my reply stating his current status of being "single," and, he now lives in Georgia enjoying grandfatherhood. After that, what else is there to say -- thanks for the revisit to a long distant past life?
Shew, how memories of an afore time flooded my emotions. I proceeded to step back and reached out to old friends (limited) and classmates (lofty). I went head long into a mad search, followed by emails, for those of interest -- only to find that many are unwilling to engage or even utter a mere whisper of "hello". It's my guess I still bear the permanently fixed labels as a weird misfit and many other perceptions unworthy of acknowledge of my being. I have resolved that those old perceptions of my being are entrenched in the minds of those relishing in stagnated growth mantras -- IT'S A STALEMATE! Thank God that I require not self-validation from those unyielding voices. My steadfast Praises...My Praises...My Praises...
I did, however, take pleasure in searching out to a boy whom I secretly longed for. My then inner womanly intuition felt he had the same longings, but I was branded with too many labels that he just could not stand against -- for he was the most beautiful thing on campus -- he was the man! I spent a brief moment wondering, What If?
I take joy in my Higher Power taking hold upon my under self-realization of its preordained destiny. Thank you. . . . FOR I AM WHOLLY BEAUTIFUL!
Peace, Love & Together
"If you want to enjoy the rainbow, you have to sit through the rain" by Margaret Hodapp

If It Speaks To Your Soul -- SHARE IT!

Sat, 15 Mar 2008 19:02:15 GMT

My jukebox streams the expressions of my many moods through the universalities of music spanning many genres .....

blue-eyed soul

expression of deep love soul

country soul

deep-down home soul

no words needed soul

prayerful soul

doo wop corner soul

hurtful soul

in your face soul

shake your booty soul

consensual love soul

snapping rap soul

expressions of heartfelt love soul

foreign tongue soul

acoustically pop soul

forgiving soul

* * * * *

Shout outs to the many who are feeling my cafe grooves.

Peace, Love & Peace

"In the deserts of the heart LET the healing foundation start, in the prison of his days TEACH the free man how to praise." -- by W.H. Auden 1907-1973

SELF

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 23:33:33 GMT

IMAGINE wholeness of mind, body & SPIRIT

FORGIVENESS of past and future missteps; letting go of others’ INFLICTIONS

HEALING of all of the broken PLACES

WISDOM came through experiences; openness to the inner STRENGTH

JOY cometh in the morning, bestowed by a divine PROMISE

REJOICE and praise to the high heavens with thanksgiving for the gift given – – ME

Peace, Love & Together

Searching For A Place To Land

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:11:10 GMT

I could blog about:

1. Mudsling Politics -- it's typical, and I am tired of it

2. Infidelity -- so not only the commoners, but the bigwigs & powerful

3. Stand By Your Man -- this is nothing new. women have always had to withstand this test

4. The Race Card -- seems it always have been, and probably always will be

5. My Life's Lessons Learned -- too many to recount

6. Original Spoken-word -- too clumsy, too abstracted

7. Writing Using Metaphors -- maybe I need to take a writing course

I am still searching for a place to land. I vow to keeping trying.

Peace, Love & Together

Inhabitants Sets Sail

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 06:15:46 GMT

A not long too distant past, me a 2400 sq. ft. embodiment of steadfast coziness ripen with the fullness of many loving memories of bustling children and responsibilities-laden parents; something feeling overfeed gorged at the literal seams of my walls.

Although I host spacious open rooms with beautiful views from each window I adorn, over time many year of wear my physical attributes have given way to the weight of crowded mature growth. The two princes & two princesses have grown into hopeful individuals. The patriarch and matriarch both are expressing the need for more aged-earned golden years relief from the once young parents' responsibilities. From my first-class ringside seat, I can agree that they steadfastly earned passage to alone time to enjoy the great friendship they share with each other. I can attest to this because now I too am in need of repair you see for my walls are in need of patching of cracks and paint, my floors, my bathrooms and windows all need some attention. Don't get me wrong for I stood valiantly strong proud to serve as a loving abode.

Steady winds-propelled waves gave launch to royally-named sailboats setting course for individualistic charted and uncharted journeys. This is apparent for I have witnessed the many sails departures starting with the first prince, after attending college in North Carolina, met and fell in love with his new wife giving us our first grand-prince; the first princess caught the wave to attend college in Virginia and decided that she likes the folks there; took up permanent residency; harkening to the thrills of a new adventure, the second princess, always spirited, wore as a badge of honor as a supporter of coloring outside the lines. VIVA LA NON-CONFORMINIST! Whom God has filled with the promise of new pathways to travel, He has bestowed upon her stewardship of our two grand-princesses and our second grand-prince to help her navigate her journeys; and lastly, but not least, the youngest prince has set off for the U.S. Air Force in search of real-world maturity.

Whew, a major shot of antibiotics has been injected into my walls, which have been stripped, repaired of cracks and painted, my floors are fortified with new wood and, I am adorned with new energy-efficient windows. I am refreshingly enjoying the quietness of the golden years. I have becomes a proud new playground for the newly-crowned King and Queen. I am tickled lovingly as I spy them claiming the unoccupied rooms as their own.

The King has claimed the bottom third level where he resigns, free from the scorning matriarchal utterances of "teach by example" speech, plays Dungeons & Dragons quietly.

The Queen seems to require a little more room for she has claimed both princesses' once-occupied spaces. Surrounded by books, music, poetry, candles, flowers, crafts ideas, comfy chairs, and her very own personal computer, stages a Zen-consciousness type of vibe; thus, amateur blog writing is born. Oh, let me not forget the bonus room -- her acquisition of extra closet spaces -- PRICELESS.

The ship named "Golden Years" has majestically departed for newly uncharted ports.

Peace, Love & Together

del.icio.us Tags: Parenting & Family,Liststyles & Relationships

Petals

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:55:05 GMT

Perched upon high peaks beckoning the sun's glory;

humbly, stretching, praising; ALIVE

Bursting with heart-shaped fullness, robustly adorned, intoxicating aromas;

Easily bruised -- just beneath make haste, prickly, thorny;

Daily rituals interrupted by the weight of uncertain hands, rigid, cold, lacking intimacy -- equipped with an unconsciousness routine; in earnest, dutifully tends, they are satisfied;

Silently weeping, for many are bruised. Night's dew-covered petals give way, one, two, three, now barren. Naked vulnerability evident of pride's perfect practice just before the falling;

Hope stands tall; thick, long and shiny, resiliently thorny, roots planted deeply. The sun's warmth stages the promise of a new birth.

Fortified free-will to reach new summits;

humbly, stretching, praising,

humbly, stretching, praising; ALIVE

del.icio.us Tags: Poetry,Poems & Prose

Amoral Destructive Woman - An Paradoxical Observation Of A Dark Side of Womanhood

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 19:51:16 GMT

Technorati Tags: Women Issues,Opinions,Mental Health

Whose mechanical modus operandi is revenge. This being evident of the futureless children living within her house that is not a home paralyzed by the void of practiced, and the nurture of unconditional love and security. She trusts no man -- for they are only tools to satisfy a self-loathing, deviant appetite rendering her to be at war within herself. She has a mighty contempt for other women whom she deems more beautiful than her -- for she sees no such beauty within herself. With great agony, she hates a secured soul of any kind. She contrives harmony within her neighborhood and workplace. She attends church each and every Sunday not to seek healing, but only be chastised and condemned to the fiery pit of hell. She tries to repent only to revert promptly to her destructive behaviors. Daily, she exacts revenge, albeit ultimately against herself. She re-lives and inflicts the societal rape of her mind, body, and the stripping of her soul by those trusted assailants. She unconsciously spends her precious life time reliving and re-enforcing the rape upon those who unknowingly comes into her view of herself. Listless negligence has caused root rot of a mighty tree rendering it unable to bare righteous fruit. An intervention of collective prayers to the high heavens of utterance of great fervor for restoration of its mighty tree to be returned to the glorious midst of the Garden of Eden.

Mind Focus II - What Are Their Names?

Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:53:54 GMT

Technorati Tags: Education,Political,Social Issues

Members of the 110th Congressional Black Caucus: www.cbcinc.org

The Honorable G.K. Butterfield
North Carolina, 1st District
U.S. House of Representatives

The Honorable Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.
Georgia, 2nd District
U.S. House of Representatives

The Honorable Corrine Brown
Florida, 3rd District
U.S. House of Representatives

The Honorable Julia Carson
Indiana, 7th District
U.S. House of Representatives

The Honorable Donna Christian-Christensen
Delegate, Virgin Islands
U.S. House of Representatives

The Honorable Yvette Clarke
New York, 11th District
U.S. House of Representatives

The Honorable William Lacy Clay, Jr.
Missouri, 1st District
U.S. House of Representatives

The Honorable Emanuel Cleaver II
Missouri, 5th District
U. S. House of Representatives

The Honorable James E. Clyburn
South Carolina, 6th District
U.S. House of Representatives

The Honorable John Conyers, Jr.
Michigan, 14th District
U.S. House of Representatives

The Honorable Elijah E. Cummings
Maryland, 7th District
U.S. House of Representatives

The Honorable Artur Davis
Alabama, 7th District
U.S. House of Representatives

The Honorable Danny K. Davis
Illinois, 7th District
U.S. House of Representatives

The Honorable Keith Ellison
Minnesota , 5th District
U.S. House of Representatives

The Honorable Chaka Fattah
Pennsylvania, 2nd District
U.S. House of Representatives

The Honorable Al Green
Texas, 9th District
U.S. House of Representatives

The Honorable Alcee L. Hastings
Florida, 23rd District
U.S. House of Representatives

The Honorable Jesse L. Jackson, Jr.
Illinois, 2nd District
U.S. House of Representatives

The Honorable Sheila Jackson Lee
Texas, 18th District
U.S. House of Representatives

The Honorable William J. Jefferson
Louisiana, 2nd District
U.S. House of Representatives

The Honorable Hank Johnson
Georgia , 4th District
U.S. House of Representatives

The Honorable Eddie Bernice Johnson
Texas, 30th District
U.S. House of Representatives

The Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones
Ohio, 11th District
U.S. House of Representatives

The Honorable Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick
Michigan, 13th District
U.S. House of Representatives

The Honorable Barbara Lee
California, 9th District
U.S. House of Representatives

The Honorable John Lewis
Georgia, 5th District
U. S. House of Representatives

The Honorable Kendrick B. Meek
Florida, 17th District
U.S. House of Representatives

The Honorable Gregory W. Meeks
New York, 6th District
U.S. House of Representatives

The Honorable Gwendolynne Moore
Wisconsin, 4th District
U.S. House of Representatives

The Honorable Eleanor Holmes Norton
Delegate, District of Columbia
U.S. House of Representatives

The Honorable Barack Obama
Illinois
U.S. Senate

The Honorable Donald M. Payne
New Jersey, 10th District
U.S. House of Representatives

The Honorable Charles B. Rangel
New York, 15th District
U.S. House of Representatives

The Honorable Laura Richardson
California, 37th District
U.S. House of Representatives

The Honorable Bobby L. Rush
Illinois, 1st District
U.S. House of Representatives

The Honorable David Scott
Georgia, 13th District
U. S. House of Representatives

The Honorable Robert C. Scott
Virginia, 3rd District
U. S. House of Representatives

The Honorable Bennie Thompson
Mississippi, 2nd District
U. S. House of Representatives

The Honorable Edolphus Towns
New York, 10th District
U. S. House of Representatives

The Honorable Maxine Waters
California, 35th District
U.S. House of Representatives

The Honorable Diane E. Watson
California, 33rd District
U.S. House of Representatives

The Honorable Melvin L. Watt
North Carolina, 12th District
U. S. House of Representatives

The Honorable Albert Russell Wynn
Maryland, 4th District
U.S. House of Representatives

Another Clinton Ally Jumps Ship

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:02:07 GMT

The Honorable John Lewis cites his switch of endorsement to Barack Obama, “In recent days, there is a sense of movement and a sense of spirit,” said Mr. Lewis, a Georgia Democrat who endorsed Mrs. Clinton last fall. “Something is happening in America, and people are prepared and ready to make that great leap.”

Mr. Lewis, who carries great influence among other members of Congress,
disclosed his decision in an interview in which he said that as a superdelegate
he could “never, ever do anything to reverse the action” of the voters of his
district, who overwhelmingly supported Mr. Obama.

“I’ve been very impressed with the campaign of Senator Obama,” Mr. Lewis said. “He’s getting better and better every single day.” His comments came as fresh signs emerged that Mrs. Clinton’s support was beginning to erode from some other African-American lawmakers.

Source: NYT - 2/16/08 For more, click here:

There indeed is a "sea change" underway. I am bracing myself for the overall outcome of this amazing presidential race.

Unleashing the "Kitchen Sink"

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 20:57:25 GMT

Sen. Clinton plans to unleash everything she has along with the kitchen sink tonight in Ohio during the Final Democratic Debate towards Sen. Obama. The final debate will be shown at 9PM EST on MSNBC. Which of the 5-stages of grieve personalities behavior will Sen. Clinton display? So far, with words like "meet me in Ohio" sounds like some pretty angry energy is about to be unleashed.

Sen. Dobbs (D-CT) is now publicly endorsing Sen. Obama expressing that "he (Obama) brings a different background..." He urges Sen. Clinton and her people to stay on higher ground because the American people are sick of mud wrestling politics. So, homegirl needs to WATCH IT!

Sen. Chris Dobbs (D-CT) Endorse Obama

Eloquent Debate In Austin, TX

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 18:00:25 GMT

During the debate Sen. Clinton charges Sen. Obama with political plagiarism of his signature speeches, and said that represented "change you can Xerox."

Sen. Obama eloquently dismissed charges as out of hand, adding, "What we should not be doing, we should be lifting the country up." What a brilliant exchange.

Sen. Clinton seemed to soften with her replies and with her pledge allegiance to the overall collective strength of the Democratic Party.

Is there a hint of concession? Sen. Clinton says, no when asked by Diane Sawyer.

HUH! It Has Been 43 Years of the Same

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:52:07 GMT

The following quote makes you say, HUH!

"This is just another example of how those trying to defeat Obama are resorting to the most petty issues. They've attacking his speeches (as if it matter, they all use speech writers to some degree). They're attacking his possible decision to wield this fundraising sword in the general election.

The problem here is that Obama stands for something that the American public has been yearning for: hope and change. The same people get re-elected every year to Washington DC and spend that time doing nothing but lining their pockets. We all know that's the reality. Whether Obama follows through is something that we'll just have to wait and see about. Is he like all the rest or is he really different?

He can't do worse than what Bush has done in the last 8 years. McCain is obviously just another 4 years of Bush has gotten us into. If Obama doesn't follow through with all of his promises, he simply won't get re-elected. That's the power we all have as voters. We can take a chance on him now and then move on if it was a wasted effort.

I still think that the real issue here should be allowing the American people to right the wrongs of our history. Whether Obama or Hillary, we NEED to finally get a non-white male into office. 43 in a row has been plenty. If we are a melting pot of a country, it's time to show the world it matters.

AND THAT COMING FROM A WHITE MALE, GO FIGURE."

So, maybe there is a wind of change brewing.

Women-to-Women Speak Candidly

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:00:16 GMT

I would like to put a heartfelt question on the table. Is there a new consensus of the meeting of mind and spirit among women around the world? Are we beginning to heal ourselves by bonding to each other for support? Can we women bring about change together for the betterment of our families, our lives, our planet? Is it time for a woman president to help us understand our commonalities through her journey to create a more cohesive society?

Men, do you see vestibules of change in attitudes and strengths among the women you meet or have in your life?

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Nails In The Coffin

Camelot Remix

Petals

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Sat, 22 Mar 2008 22:45:32 GMT

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Joyful Dance

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Sat, 22 Mar 2008 20:12:39 GMT

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McCain 1191

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Sat, 22 Mar 2008 20:10:25 GMT

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Sat, 22 Mar 2008 20:08:29 GMT

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Easter

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Sat, 22 Mar 2008 19:50:29 GMT

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Obama '08

The Roman Church

Dove of Peace

Jumping Ship

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Sun, 16 Mar 2008 15:23:59 GMT

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A Spy Among Us

It's A Check

Votes Votes

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Sun, 16 Mar 2008 15:22:28 GMT

Some Days

Blue hills

Sunset

Water lilies

Winter

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Sun, 16 Mar 2008 15:20:45 GMT

Love of My Life

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Sun, 16 Mar 2008 03:44:01 GMT

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It Affects ALL of US

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Sun, 16 Mar 2008 00:12:36 GMT

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Sun, 16 Mar 2008 00:12:10 GMT

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It's Your Move

Tree Bearing Fruit

Photo Album: My Vacation

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 06:53:39 GMT

My Vacation

Blog list: Blog Forum List

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 22:01:50 GMT

Blog Forum List

Affordable Cruises
When you just need a getaway.
Name Members of 110th Congressional Black Caucus
Test your political awareness.
Is Bill Clinton Helping or Hurting Hillary Clinton's Campaign
It appears most American does not want BILL!
Kennedys Barack Obama
Is this backing significant to the polls?
The Latino Vote
A larger minority block cast their vote.
Breakdown of Colleges & Universities Cost
Educating our children increasingly eludes most Americans.
Who Are the Super Delegates
Who has the most power in selecting our next president.
Amy Winehouse
What is it that OUR talented youths trying to say to us?
Lunacy
So that explains my strange behavior!
Women-to-Women Speak Candidily
It is there an air of change in how women are relating to one another?
HUH, It Has Been 43 Years of the Same
Is there a climate of change among all Americans?
Eloquent Debate In Austin, TX
Debate between Sen. Clinton and Sen. Obama on Thursday, February 21, 2008, in Austin, TX.
Unleashing the "Kitchen Sink"
Final Democratic Debate in Ohio. Will it prove to be the breaking point for Sen. Clinton?
Another Clinton Ally Jumps Ship
A heartfelt switch of allegiance.
Mind Focus II - What Are Their Names?
110th Congressional Black Caucus Members
Amoral Destructive Woman - A Paradoxical Observation of A Darkside of A Woman (Original)
An observational opinion of self-contradiction of a self-loved woman.
Petals (Original Spoken Word)
The metaphor of a fragile flower vulnerable to an unconscious touch.
Inhabitants Sets Sail (Original)
Voyages charted for new life's progressions.
Searching For A Place To Land
Searching for the articulation of my most passionate expressions.
SELF (Original Spoken Word)
Imagine, Forgiveness, Healing, Wisdom, Joy & Rejoice. These words grace my desk top. Sort like a mantra I live by.
If It Speaks to Your Soul -- SHARE IT!
From the annals of my personal music I enjoy. Hope you enjoy them too!
The Class Reunion (or more) The Underclass Reunion
A haunting trip back down memory lane.
SCAM ALERT!
When it's too easy and/or too good, your right it is!
The Orgins of The Easter Egg Hunt and The Easter Bunny
Check out this interesting video.
The Vatican Church Updates The List of Sins
The Roman Caltholic Church add more rules to get to the afterlife.

Custom List: Mindful Reflections

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:52:38 GMT

Mindful Reflections

--FEAR--
My greatest fear.... When fear shows up, how does it affect your life? Personally, one of my greatest fear is feeling invisible.
--HABITS--
Tune the Tide of Habits. How does your habits good or bad govern your life? Personally, my bad habits on more days than I can count have rendered me paralyzed.
--HAPPINESS--
Golden Rule: "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." Happiness is never something you get from other people. The happiness you feel is directly related to love you give! How do you define happiness?
--CHANGE-- (con't)
I am sick and tired of scratching for a decent life. I am looking for a different way to approach all things. I am betting on CHANGE!
--CHANGE--
Evident of current reality, I am forced to stray from under the forces of the establishment. The song is gone. I am giving my life's notice. Daily, seeing folk fussing and stealing with a lustful hunger for life that we ALL cannot afford.
--GREATNESS--
We must not measure greatness from the mansion down, but from the manger up.
--HUMILITY--
Man does not live by words alone, despite the fact that sometimes he has to each them. Adlai Stevenson, 1900-1965
--ACCOUNTABILITY--
We are what we defend. I check myself daily as to what am I operating out of?
--OPEN MIND--
"Minds are like parachutes -- they only function when open." - Thomas Dewey
--FAILURE--
"Success and Failure are like dusk & dawn...it is impossible to appreciate success without appreciating the learning experience of failure." by Cynth'ya Lewis Reed
--EVIL--
In order for EVIL to triumphs, is for all GOOD men do nothing. -Unknown

Custom List: What's Coming Up....

Sat, 15 Mar 2008 16:55:35 GMT

What's Coming Up....

Music Concerts: Return To Forever Returns
Chuck Corea, Stanley Clarke, Lenny White & Al Dimeola August 4, 2008 on sale now Merriweather Post Pavillion Columbia, Maryland 1-800-551-SEAT www.930.com
Music Concerts: ESSENCE MUSIC FESTIVAL
Friday, July 4 thru Sunday, July 6, 2008 New Orleans, LA
Arts & Theatre: THE COLOR PURPLE
Saturday, June 30, 2008 @8PM Broadway Theatre, New York
Arts & Theatre: The Backyardigans Live
Tale of the Mighty Knights June 28-29, 2008 Five Shows Only The Warner Theatre, Washington, DC 202-397-SEAT 1-800-889-8457
Arts & Theatre: THE LION KING
June 26-August 24 , 2008 (9wks) showing at Kennedy Center Opera House@www.kennedy-center.org
Music Concerts: Tim McGaw, Jason Aldean & Halfway to Hazzard
June 15, 2008 on sale now Nissan Pavillion, Virginia Tickets: $64 in house; $34 on lawn
Music Concerts: Capital Jazz Festival
Patti Austin, Boney James, Dianne Reeves, Roberta Flack & others.... June 6-8, 2008 on sale now Merriweather Post Pavillion Columbia, Maryland ickets: $49.50-$160/day;$36.50-$45.50 lawn
Music Concerts: Raven Symone's Pajama Party
Sunday, May 11, 2008 @4PM on sale now Patriot Center@George Mason University Fairfax, VA (Ticketmaster.com)
Museums: Smithsonian Kite Festival
March 29, 2008 @10AM Washington Monument Grounds 202-633-3030
Arts & Theatre: Ringling Bros & Barnum & Bailey Circus
"The Ultimate Bellodration" March 27-30, 2008 The Verzion Center, Washington, DC Tickets $14-$95 202-397-7328
Museums: Magna Carta & Constitutionalism In America
Viewing of the original Magna Carta document. March 26-Labor Day 2008 10AM-7PM Daily - Free National Archives, Washington, DC 202-357-5000
Music Concerts: Maysa
DC own smooth jazz artist on sale now March 19-22, 2008 Blues Alley 1073 Wisconsin Ave, NW (below M) Washington, DC 202-337-4141
Arts & Theatre: Death of A Saleman
Arthur Miller masterpiece about the promise of the American Dream. Now-May 18, 2008 The Arena Stage Crystal City, Arlington, VA 202-488-3300
Arts & Theatre: Joe Turners Come and Gone
The Great Migration of African-Americans to the northern cities. Now-March 30, 2008 The Kennedy Center/Terrace Theater www.kennedy-center.org
Arts & Theatre: Nemo On Ice
Now Playing at the Verizon Center
Museums: Smithsonian
Exhibiting Now Butterflies and Plants: Evolution. Ticket costs: $6 for adults, $5 for children ages 2 to 12, and $5.50 for seniors.

Movie List: Lifestyle & Cultural Highlights

Sat, 15 Mar 2008 05:03:21 GMT

Lifestyle & Cultural Highlights

Tavis Smiley
Monday-Friday weekly @10:30PM showing on PBS Channel 26
African-American Lives 2
Wednesdays, Starting February 6, 2008 @9PM showing on PBS Channel 26. Hosted by Louis Gates, Jr.
The African-American Celebration
Easter Egg Hunt March 24, 2008 @ 10AM-4PM Free The National Zoo 3001 Connecticut Ave, NW Wash, DC 202-633-4240