So it all started when I went to crawl under the secretary’s desk at work to fix her computer and my pants SPLIT WIDE OPEN. It made a hole big enough to out my head through (see photo). Was I embarrassed? Slightly. But more importantly I was freaked out because I thought I had gained … Continue reading
I don’t get Black people in Howard County (and I am Black all day long). Here’s why I say that. I was having a conversation with a Black woman I run with at brunch yesterday. She and her husband just moved to Howard County last year from Virginia. She said she didn’t like it at … Continue reading
Last night’s extraordinary speech by PRESIDENT Barack Obama got me all roused up this morning. I was fired up and ready to go at 11:15 last night but when you live in Howard County there’s really nowhere to go. I felt like he won the Superbowl and we should flood the streets celebrating. But he … Continue reading
Quick post: I woke up to work on my computer at about 2:30 am (yeah I’m a chronic insomniac). I always check my phone before heading to the basement. I see text message from my father. This is the same man who threatened to beat me with my own phone if I ever sent him … Continue reading
She shined!!! She made me proud. And more importantly she continued to brand herself as a brilliant, independent thinker who can support her husband without trying to out do him. Her speech was phenomenal. It was very well written with the right balance of issues being mentioned. At times I thought it was a little … Continue reading
From the Scratch Pad of An Urban Bushwoman 