Bread and Circuses…

My Rant… Yes, I’m angry…again…and given what folks so freely share across social media platforms there’s no rational reason for me as a 60 year-old black woman to feel squeamish about acknowledging my anger. My social media feeds have been flooded with...

Death and the Definite Article

CMadison loved Strunk & White’s The Elements of Style and gifted copies to our sons as homeschooling “treats”. Me, not so much…should that last period have been placed inside or outside of the quotation marks and does anyone really care?! But lately I’ve...

A Good Life Starts with Good Food!

Some of the leading causes of death are preventable diseases directly related to diet and nutrition, specifically heart disease, cancer, stroke and diabetes. Developing a self-sustaining, reproducible urban garden and improving access to clean, affordable, organic...

Viewing Selma on MLK Day

Some of my family went to see Selma on MLK Day and we ran into some friends while we were there. That’s my Mommy with the head full of snow-white hair sitting with two of her dear friends, Sis. Nevels and Sis. Lyons. Selma is a powerful film, but it is...