Cooking as far as I can remember has been the cornerstone of many family gatherings. It is a cultural pastime that is passed down from generation to generation. There are several techniques to cooking that I have mastered over the years. From my beautiful Grandmother, Mother and many Aunts, I have learned when cooking, timing is everything especially preparing/seasoning, cooking and presentation. Adopting these skills will require attention to detail and practice for most. For some students this transition to perfect my craft will come naturally. The following passage will illustrate how my cooking experience started, evolved and eventually became a hobby through examples and memories that will enlighten your taste buds.
When I was eight years old, the first thing my Mother taught me was how to peel potatoes. At such a young age I thought it was the hardest thing to do. No worries my Mother came equipped with a lot of patience because she was in my place when she herself was eight years old. She explained that after washing the potato holding it firmly will prevent it from slipping because it is still wet. A wet potato she says “helps to soften the hard exterior”. This is called good preparation before boiling or baking. This is my first experience with cooking; looking back today it makes perfect sense. Cooking should be easy, fun and most importantly creative.
Seasoning before it is time to cook is being on time in my cooking world. This is another vital lesson I picked up on my journey to my favorite pass time. Seasoning your food such as Turkey, Chicken or Fish one or two days before cooking, is better because it allows the seasoning to absorb thus making the flavor more delicious. With many different spices like thyme, scallion and scotch bonnet peppers are sure to preserve the poultry before it is time to cook and feast. As an adult after having many dinner parties and events at my home, I am often told the favor of my cooking is unmatched. The presentation is also desired because it is imitated at other events held by other friends and yes some family members too.
Presentation of my cooked meals almost never goes unnoticed. It is sometimes the smallest detail that says it all. Cooking a dish with love is one thing but presenting it is like the icing on a cake that is pleasing to the eye. It has been said that people eat with their eyes first so I always pride myself in presenting my meal so that it is appealing and desirable. After cooking one of my favorite meats Pot Roast, I laid out my sophisticated black and white platter embroidered with leaves. I sliced the roast evenly with an electric knife, poured the thick well seasoned gravy with chopped onions, bell peppers, crushed garlic, scallion, shallots, thyme, tomatoes, scotch bonnet peppers and a dash of ginger. Before laying my Roast on the platter I lined it with fresh clean roman lettuce. I then placed the Roast on top of the lettuce in the platter and lastly garnished it with parsley flakes. Served with seasoned rice and peas with Bok Choy and carrots, it was a delicious meal to remember.
As mentioned beforehand timing is everything in my cooking world. From the early years until now I have come to incorporate modern technology, techniques and time management with my traditional lessons to teach my daughter as well as others how cooking my way is the easiest and the best. As time have changed for me and many other full time working moms I realized that cooking different meals on Sundays and prepping for shorter meals during the week is less time consuming and more feasible. In addition to cooking my way quality is another important ingredient. I can recall cooking for a certain special young man eight years ago not knowing it then the way to a man’s heart is indeed through his stomach. He later became my husband.
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Wednesday, September 9, 2009
"We are the Author...
I recieved this email and I simply had to share. For those of you who recently watched President Obama's Speech on Education. I think this email is a reenforcement of the importance of education, and not just parenting but, good parenting. With the exception of the spiritual realm. I believe we are the author of our future, our destiny and in some cases our purpose.
The Reverend Jesse Jackson almost never gets upstaged and I had never seen the Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson cry in public until last month. Jackson invited Bill Cosby to the annual Rainbow/PUSH conference for a conversation about the controversial remarks the entertainer offered on May 17 at an NAACP dinner in Washington , D.C. When America 's Jell-O Man shook things up by arguing that African Americans were betraying the legacy of civil rights victories.
Cosby said 'the lower economic people are not holding up their end in this deal. These people are not parenting. They are buying things for their kids. $500 sneakers for what? But they won't spend $200 for Hooked on Phonics!'Bill Cosby came to town and upstaged the reverend by going on the offense instead of defending his earlier remarks. Thursday morning, Cosby showed no signs of repenting as he strode across the stage at the Sheraton Hotel ballroom before a standing room only crowd.
Sporting a natty gold sports coat and dark glasses, he proceeded to unload a Laundry list of black America 's self-imposed ills. The iconic actor and comedian kidded that he couldn't compete with the oratory of the Reverend but he preached circles around Jackson in their nearly hour-long conversation, delivering brutally frank one-liners and the toughest of love.
The enemy, he argues, is us: "There is a time, ladies and gentlemen, when we have to turn the mirror around." Cosby acknowledged he wasn't critiquing all blacks, just the 50 percent of African Americans in the lower economic neighborhood who drop out of school. The alarming proportions of black men in prison and black teenage mothers. The mostly black crowd seconded him with choruses of Amens. To the critics who pose, it's unproductive to air our dirty laundry in public, he responds. "Your dirty laundry gets out of school at 2:30 every day." It's cursing on the way home, on the bus, train, in the candy store. They are cursing and grabbing each other and going nowhere.
The book bag is very, very thin because there's nothing in it. Don't worry about the white man, he added. I could care less about what white people think about me. . . Let them talk. What are they saying that is so different from what their grandfathers said and did to us? What is different is what we are doing to ourselves. For those who say Cosby is just an elitist who's "got his" but doesn't understand the plight of the black poor, he reminds us that, "We're going to turn that mirror around. It's not just the poor-everybody's guilty. Cosby and Jackson lamented that in the 50th years of Brown vs. Board of Education, our failings betray our legacy. Jackson dabbed away tears as he recalled the financial struggles at Fisk University, a historically black college and Jackson 's Alma mater.
When Cosby was done, the 1,000 people in the room all jumped to their feet in ovation. We have shed tears too many times, at too many watershed moments before, while the hopes they inspired have fallen by the wayside. Not this time!...Cosby's plea to parents:"Before you get to the point where you say.
I can't do nothing with them , do something with them." Teach our children to speak English. There's no such thing as "talking white". When the teacher calls, show up at the school. When the idiot box starts spewing profane rap videos; turn it off. Refrain from cursing around the kids. Teach our boys that women should be cherished, not raped and demeaned. Tell them that education is a prize we won with blood and tears, not a dishonor. Stop making excuses for the agents and abettors of black on black crime. It costs us nothing to do these things. But if we don't, it will cost us infinitely more tears.
We all send thousands of jokes through e-mail without a second thought, but when it comes to sending messages regarding life choices, people think twice about sharing. The crude, vulgar, and sometimes the obscene pass freely through cyberspace, but public discussion of decency is too often suppressed in the schools and workplaces.
Let the Church say Amen!
The Reverend Jesse Jackson almost never gets upstaged and I had never seen the Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson cry in public until last month. Jackson invited Bill Cosby to the annual Rainbow/PUSH conference for a conversation about the controversial remarks the entertainer offered on May 17 at an NAACP dinner in Washington , D.C. When America 's Jell-O Man shook things up by arguing that African Americans were betraying the legacy of civil rights victories.
Cosby said 'the lower economic people are not holding up their end in this deal. These people are not parenting. They are buying things for their kids. $500 sneakers for what? But they won't spend $200 for Hooked on Phonics!'Bill Cosby came to town and upstaged the reverend by going on the offense instead of defending his earlier remarks. Thursday morning, Cosby showed no signs of repenting as he strode across the stage at the Sheraton Hotel ballroom before a standing room only crowd.
Sporting a natty gold sports coat and dark glasses, he proceeded to unload a Laundry list of black America 's self-imposed ills. The iconic actor and comedian kidded that he couldn't compete with the oratory of the Reverend but he preached circles around Jackson in their nearly hour-long conversation, delivering brutally frank one-liners and the toughest of love.
The enemy, he argues, is us: "There is a time, ladies and gentlemen, when we have to turn the mirror around." Cosby acknowledged he wasn't critiquing all blacks, just the 50 percent of African Americans in the lower economic neighborhood who drop out of school. The alarming proportions of black men in prison and black teenage mothers. The mostly black crowd seconded him with choruses of Amens. To the critics who pose, it's unproductive to air our dirty laundry in public, he responds. "Your dirty laundry gets out of school at 2:30 every day." It's cursing on the way home, on the bus, train, in the candy store. They are cursing and grabbing each other and going nowhere.
The book bag is very, very thin because there's nothing in it. Don't worry about the white man, he added. I could care less about what white people think about me. . . Let them talk. What are they saying that is so different from what their grandfathers said and did to us? What is different is what we are doing to ourselves. For those who say Cosby is just an elitist who's "got his" but doesn't understand the plight of the black poor, he reminds us that, "We're going to turn that mirror around. It's not just the poor-everybody's guilty. Cosby and Jackson lamented that in the 50th years of Brown vs. Board of Education, our failings betray our legacy. Jackson dabbed away tears as he recalled the financial struggles at Fisk University, a historically black college and Jackson 's Alma mater.
When Cosby was done, the 1,000 people in the room all jumped to their feet in ovation. We have shed tears too many times, at too many watershed moments before, while the hopes they inspired have fallen by the wayside. Not this time!...Cosby's plea to parents:"Before you get to the point where you say.
I can't do nothing with them , do something with them." Teach our children to speak English. There's no such thing as "talking white". When the teacher calls, show up at the school. When the idiot box starts spewing profane rap videos; turn it off. Refrain from cursing around the kids. Teach our boys that women should be cherished, not raped and demeaned. Tell them that education is a prize we won with blood and tears, not a dishonor. Stop making excuses for the agents and abettors of black on black crime. It costs us nothing to do these things. But if we don't, it will cost us infinitely more tears.
We all send thousands of jokes through e-mail without a second thought, but when it comes to sending messages regarding life choices, people think twice about sharing. The crude, vulgar, and sometimes the obscene pass freely through cyberspace, but public discussion of decency is too often suppressed in the schools and workplaces.
Let the Church say Amen!
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
So, you think you know me? Huh.
- Favorite day of the week...... Sunday because, it's my day of worship and rest.
- Vanilla or chocolate...... Chocolate
- Favorite season..... Summa, summa time because, I love the heat.
- Favorite song......"I hope you dance" by LeeAnn Wormack because, the words are beautiful, and it specks what is in my heart.
- Favorite movie..... I'm torn between "North and South and The Thorn Birds"
- Glasses or contacts...... Contacts
- Football or basketball...... Basketball
- Sandals or flip flop...... Sandals of course,
- Last song you listened to...... "One on One" by Hall and Oates
- If you could be a super hero who would it be? ...... Bionic woman
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Reality please Rise
Reality tv, tru tv, reality shows. Reality, reality, reality really??? (sigh). What's real about it? Real is authentic and cannot be altered, substituted or duplicated. If so then I argue it's not really real. Real is original, rare and very hard to come by especially in this day and time.
I have to admit, I watch reality tv and sometimes find myself addicted to shows like, Making the band, For the love of Ray J and from G's to Gent's. After engaging in much of the drama that eventually unfolds, I soon realize that none of it is real. I have concluded that while some intentions for the show's agenda may be real or considered to be real, it is not.
Only because finding love, money, sobriety or class does not happen overnight. There are no short cuts to achieving these goals. Some may agree or disagree but the fact is these things come from within, through hard work, patience, drive, passion and sheer determination.
This is my REALITY. whats your's?
I have to admit, I watch reality tv and sometimes find myself addicted to shows like, Making the band, For the love of Ray J and from G's to Gent's. After engaging in much of the drama that eventually unfolds, I soon realize that none of it is real. I have concluded that while some intentions for the show's agenda may be real or considered to be real, it is not.
Only because finding love, money, sobriety or class does not happen overnight. There are no short cuts to achieving these goals. Some may agree or disagree but the fact is these things come from within, through hard work, patience, drive, passion and sheer determination.
This is my REALITY. whats your's?
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Dear Kennedy,
You are a beautiful surprise
You are the apple of my eyes
The beat in my heart
The joy of my soul
I wish all the happiness your heart
and hands can hold.
all my Love,
Mommy.
You are the apple of my eyes
The beat in my heart
The joy of my soul
I wish all the happiness your heart
and hands can hold.
all my Love,
Mommy.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
A Writers World
I wanna be an actress,
a singer,
a writer,
a decorator,
a designer,
a teacher,
a leader,
a journalist....
All in a writers world. Except in my world I can be all those things through writing. With writing imagination meets innovation. Make sense huh?
What? u think I'm Krazy, lol):- neva dat. It's all in a writers world.
a singer,
a writer,
a decorator,
a designer,
a teacher,
a leader,
a journalist....
All in a writers world. Except in my world I can be all those things through writing. With writing imagination meets innovation. Make sense huh?
What? u think I'm Krazy, lol):- neva dat. It's all in a writers world.
And, Life is like a Poem.
Mr. President,
Did you ever dream or imagine such a Historic moment. Most would say NO. I say yes, just not in my lifetime. hahaha lol): I'm so thrilled I can't hardly stand it. So what does it mean? I ask my creator. Change... Mr President says. My God tells me true change comes through him. If Mr President is God's vessel then surely change will come.
"At last we have overcome.
sinful shame and oppression
At last we have overcome
brutal battles and regression.
I've seen the promise land "said the preacher"
filled with milk, honey and sand
We are our own worst enemy
no, more blame to remedy.
The former is still watching and waiting
but, we have control of our own painting
Our names and lives belongs to us
no more fake brushes, no more back of the bus".
At last.
Did you ever dream or imagine such a Historic moment. Most would say NO. I say yes, just not in my lifetime. hahaha lol): I'm so thrilled I can't hardly stand it. So what does it mean? I ask my creator. Change... Mr President says. My God tells me true change comes through him. If Mr President is God's vessel then surely change will come.
"At last we have overcome.
sinful shame and oppression
At last we have overcome
brutal battles and regression.
I've seen the promise land "said the preacher"
filled with milk, honey and sand
We are our own worst enemy
no, more blame to remedy.
The former is still watching and waiting
but, we have control of our own painting
Our names and lives belongs to us
no more fake brushes, no more back of the bus".
At last.
Friday, November 7, 2008
Values.....
I was given an assignment in school that I think is blog worthy. I am inclined to believe that I am a lover of words and often times inspired by it. There are times when many of us live our lives without much thought about what is truly valuable to us. For me this assignment gave me an opportunity to take stock and evaluate what is important to me. In the process I learned that family and intangible things are most valuable to me. In the spirit of learning and fun, I encourage all of you to participate and engage:
- I value God because he is the creator of all things
- I value my Daughter because she gives me purpose
- I value my cell phone because without it I feel empty
- I value my brother because our bond is unbreakable
- I value Knowledge for it empowers!
- I value self esteem because it speaks of self worth
- I value communication because it breaks down barriers
- I value my Mom because she is the wind beneath my wings
- I value books because it broadens the mind
- I value my husband because he keeps me grounded.
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
With Money......
I want to share some words of Wisdom with you that was shared with me by a good friend.
With Money you can buya house but Not a home.
With Money you can buy a clock but Not time.
With Money you can buy a bed but Not sleep.
With Money you can buy a book but Not knowledge.
With Money you cans see a doctor but Not good health.
With Money you can buy a position but Not respect.
With Money you can but sex but Not love.
With Money you can buy blood but Not Life.
I'd just like to add to the list:
With Money you can buy luxury but Not freedom.
Signed:
Wisdom
With Money you can buya house but Not a home.
With Money you can buy a clock but Not time.
With Money you can buy a bed but Not sleep.
With Money you can buy a book but Not knowledge.
With Money you cans see a doctor but Not good health.
With Money you can buy a position but Not respect.
With Money you can but sex but Not love.
With Money you can buy blood but Not Life.
I'd just like to add to the list:
With Money you can buy luxury but Not freedom.
Signed:
Wisdom
Friday, June 13, 2008
Don't HaTe me because, I'm BlaCk....
Since, the recent publicized issue of race that has unfolded in this weeks political happenings. I felt compelled to write this Poem.
Black is Beautiful why can't you see.
Black is the reason you want to be me
Black is the truth it always stands tall,
It never alters, it never falls.
You sold me to the highest bidder
And stripped all of my Soul,
No matter What I will always be bold
You Fear my body, my beauty, my Brain
because you knew one day I will REIGN.
"We have all been faced (publicly) with the harsh reality of racism. I have always known it still exist. Behind closed doors perhaps, but nevertheless it remains in our hearts. I suspect there are people maybe many and not few who strongly believe they are still superior to blacks because they are white. Fear and lies are what binds ignorant thoughts and actions. When the stakes are high and power is threatened. We now see racism in an open ugly fashion that I hoped we had progressed from".
Looks like we still have more work to do.
Signed:
Don't hate me because, I'm black.
Black is Beautiful why can't you see.
Black is the reason you want to be me
Black is the truth it always stands tall,
It never alters, it never falls.
You sold me to the highest bidder
And stripped all of my Soul,
No matter What I will always be bold
You Fear my body, my beauty, my Brain
because you knew one day I will REIGN.
"We have all been faced (publicly) with the harsh reality of racism. I have always known it still exist. Behind closed doors perhaps, but nevertheless it remains in our hearts. I suspect there are people maybe many and not few who strongly believe they are still superior to blacks because they are white. Fear and lies are what binds ignorant thoughts and actions. When the stakes are high and power is threatened. We now see racism in an open ugly fashion that I hoped we had progressed from".
Looks like we still have more work to do.
Signed:
Don't hate me because, I'm black.
That's SuM BuLL...isH!
I am assuming that my readers are involved or at least abreast of the happenings in this years Presidential election. Given the fact that I am a first time voter. I have never been this heavily involved in politics EvEr. I'm talking donating, volunteering, advocating, supporting, emailing etc. I have taken time out of my busy schedule to do whatever it takes (within reason) to elect Barack Obama as President. So, here's my question to you.
Q........ Why is it that so many Americans both black and white (but mostly white) are willing to vote for George W. Bush surrogate (John McCain) who clearly represents the same failed Bush policies.
My Answer.......It so saddens me that folks would much rather have a white man continue to f**k up our country rather than give a black man (who clearly has the potential) a chance to make it better.
Now, that's sum Bull...ish!
What's your answer to this question folks. Speck on it Ya'll...I want to hear from you...
Q........ Why is it that so many Americans both black and white (but mostly white) are willing to vote for George W. Bush surrogate (John McCain) who clearly represents the same failed Bush policies.
My Answer.......It so saddens me that folks would much rather have a white man continue to f**k up our country rather than give a black man (who clearly has the potential) a chance to make it better.
Now, that's sum Bull...ish!
What's your answer to this question folks. Speck on it Ya'll...I want to hear from you...
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
PleAse DoN't StoP the MuSic....
Crys.C tagged me, so it’s my turn...
MEME Rules:
1. Put your Music Player on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER WHAT. After you've answered all of the questions, tag 5 other people and then let them know they’ve been tagged to do the MEME themselves!
IF SOMEONE SAYS “IS THIS OKAY” YOU SAY?
Come and get me - Timbaland
WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?
Let me luv u - Chingy
WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
I don’t need em’ – 50 cent lol):
HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
Make a move- Lloyd Banks
WHAT IS YOUR LIFE’S PURPOSE?
Bombay - Timbaland (whatttt?
WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
I feel Beautiful - Fantasia (as always(:
WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
Everything I can’t have - Robin Thicke (w.t.f that mean???)
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR PARENTS?
Monkey business – black eyed peas (that’s sum bull..ish!)
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
Rotten Apple – Lloyd Banks (that’s tru I always think of NY(:
WHAT IS 2+2?
We could be – Keysha Cole
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
Lifetime – Usher
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Why do I feel so sad – Alicia Keys
WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
Voodoo - Ashanti (this is so not tru(: I don’t do Voodoo
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
My weather report – Talib Kweli
WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Feelin’ on yo booty – R. Kelly (so not me...
WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
Pressure – Lupe Fiasco
WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
Paris, Tokyo – Lupe Fiasco (nice I like it(:
WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
Sets up- Snoop Dogg (didn't kno I was a gangsta yikes!
WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
Butterfly - Shareefa
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
Shotgun Fire – Jim Jones
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
Let there be light - NaS (fav rapper!
WHAT SHOULD YOU POST THIS AS?
Please don’t stop the music - Rhianna "How appropriate"
Ok, I'm tagging...
But wait a minute I don’t know anybody to tag Damn!
MEME Rules:
1. Put your Music Player on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER WHAT. After you've answered all of the questions, tag 5 other people and then let them know they’ve been tagged to do the MEME themselves!
IF SOMEONE SAYS “IS THIS OKAY” YOU SAY?
Come and get me - Timbaland
WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?
Let me luv u - Chingy
WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
I don’t need em’ – 50 cent lol):
HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
Make a move- Lloyd Banks
WHAT IS YOUR LIFE’S PURPOSE?
Bombay - Timbaland (whatttt?
WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
I feel Beautiful - Fantasia (as always(:
WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
Everything I can’t have - Robin Thicke (w.t.f that mean???)
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR PARENTS?
Monkey business – black eyed peas (that’s sum bull..ish!)
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
Rotten Apple – Lloyd Banks (that’s tru I always think of NY(:
WHAT IS 2+2?
We could be – Keysha Cole
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
Lifetime – Usher
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Why do I feel so sad – Alicia Keys
WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
Voodoo - Ashanti (this is so not tru(: I don’t do Voodoo
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
My weather report – Talib Kweli
WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Feelin’ on yo booty – R. Kelly (so not me...
WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
Pressure – Lupe Fiasco
WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
Paris, Tokyo – Lupe Fiasco (nice I like it(:
WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
Sets up- Snoop Dogg (didn't kno I was a gangsta yikes!
WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
Butterfly - Shareefa
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
Shotgun Fire – Jim Jones
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
Let there be light - NaS (fav rapper!
WHAT SHOULD YOU POST THIS AS?
Please don’t stop the music - Rhianna "How appropriate"
Ok, I'm tagging...
But wait a minute I don’t know anybody to tag Damn!
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
ToP TeN Reality TV Shows.....
So we all know that television have seen their share of sitcoms, mini series, special movie events awards shows etc. We also know that those days are a thing of the past. Well, I got succered into the reality TV show era and between school and DVR I'm hooked. The top ten reality TV shows that made my list is.
- Flavor of Love (my favorite!
- Americas next top model
- Miss Rap supreme
- Rock of Love II
- The real world
- Viva La Hollywood.....(lol:)
- Tila Tequela
- The Bacheler
- College Hill
- American Idol (use to be #1 on my list!
Monday, April 7, 2008
The FUN in You....
As I venture in creating and posting on my blog. I have decided that I want to eventually write childrens books someday. This blog is sort of my introduction to writng 101 if you catch my drift. This next post is a little bit of more information about me in hopes that my readers can engage themselves in this process as well. Although I am in School right now and I do not have a lot of time to post blogs as much as I would like. I have been viewing several different blogs from time to time and I really like the concept of the 10 likes and dislikes that I have seen.
This next post is simular to that concept but with a twist. It is entittled The FUN in you because I would like for all of you to get involved. Ultimately, I will get to know some of you a little more as well.
Ten truths you did NOT know about me:
This next post is simular to that concept but with a twist. It is entittled The FUN in you because I would like for all of you to get involved. Ultimately, I will get to know some of you a little more as well.
Ten truths you did NOT know about me:
- I have small feet I wear a size 6
- I am a shoe fanatic
- I do not like ignorance (we live in the information age there is no excuse for it)
- I like country music and Jazz
- I like people who can stimulate my mind
- I wish there was peace on earth and good will to all men
- I love Horror Movies
- I am unpredictable
- Besides Teaching a few of my aspirations is to write Childrens Books and open my own restaurant
- My favorite Color is Black
Friday, March 28, 2008
Remember When....
Since I just started school. I plan to be a school teacher. I was a talking to a guy at work who use to work here who is now a school teacher at an urban middle school here in Charlotte. He was telling me about the woes of teaching and how spoiled ungrateful and BAD these kids are TODAY. After having this conversation I was inspired to post this blog. My husband sent me this email touching on this subject a few weeks ago. It is so funny I thought it would be nice to share it with my readers.
FOR THE SPOILED UNDER-30 CROWD!
If you are 30 or older you will think this is hilarious. When I was a kid, adults used to bore me to tears with their tedious diatribes about how hard things were when they were growing up; what, with walking twenty-five miles to school every morning uphill BOTH ways yadda, yadda, yadda! And I remember promising myself that when I grew up, there was no way in hell I was going to lay a bunch of crap like that on kids about how hard I had it and how easy they've got it!But now that... I'm over the ripe old age of thirty, I can't help but look around and notice the youth of today. You've got it so easy! I mean, compared to my childhood, you live in a damn Utopia! And I hate to say it but you kids today you don't know how good you've got it!
I mean, when I was a kid we didn't have The Internet. If we wanted to know something, we had to go to the damn library and look it up ourselves, in the card catalog!! There was no email! We had to actually write somebody a letter...with a pen! Then you had to walk all the way across the street and put it in the mailbox and it would take like a week to get there! There were no MP3's or Napster's! You wanted to steal music, you had to hitch hike to the damn record store and shoplift it yourself! Or you had to wait around all day to tape it off the radio and the DJ'd usually talk over the beginning and @#*% it all up! We didn't have fancy crap like Call waiting!
If you were on the phone and somebody else called they got a busy signal, that's it! And we didn't have fancy Caller ID Boxes either! When the phone rang, you had no idea who it was! It could be your school, your mom, your boss, your bookie, a collections agent, you just didn't know!!! You had to pick it up and take your chances mister! We didn't have any fancy Sony Play Station video games with high-resolution 3-D graphics! We had the Atari 2600! With games like 'Space Invaders' and 'asteroids' and the graphics sucked! Your guy was a little square! You actually had to use your imagination! And there were no multiple levels or screens, it was just one screen forever! And you could never win.
The game just kept getting harder and harder and faster and faster until you died! Just like LIFE! When you went to the movie theater there no such thing as stadium seating! All the seats were the same height! If a tall guy or some old broad with a hat sat in front of you and you couldn't see, you were just screwed! Sure, we had cable television, but back then that was only like 15 channels and there was no on screen menu and no remote control! You had to use a little book called a TV Guide to find out what was on! You were screwed when it came to channel surfing! You had to get off your ass and walk over to the TV to change the channel and there was no Cartoon Network either! You could only get cartoons on Saturday morning. Do you hear what I'm saying!?! We had to wait ALL WEEK for cartoons, you spoiled little bastards! And we didn't have microwaves, if we wanted to heat something up we had to use the stove or go build a frigging fire ... imagine that! If we wanted popcorn, we had to use that stupid Jiffy Pop thing and shake it over the stove forever like an idiot. That's exactly what I'm talking about!
You kids today have got it too easy. You're spoiled. You guys wouldn't have lasted five minutes back in 1980! Oh yea, and a seat belt was Mom throwing her arm across your chest every time she hit the brakes.
Thursday, March 20, 2008
My Barack Experience
For those of u who know me, knows that a I am a avid supporter of Barack Obama. Some would say I have Obamaphillia (u know like the Obama girl on you tube) . But in fact Nothing could be further from the truth. I am passionate about his message because I believe it. I see his vision and I share it with him. I got the opportunity to meet him at one of his town hall meetings here in the queen city. He is a tall in height, slender and light skinned with big ears lol).
The crowd was plentiful and fired up as I expected. There wasn't an empty seat in the house. The assembly felt powerful like we were all in agreement and his words rang loud and clear that truly touched me. He talked about all the issues that he normally talks about at these events such as the war, health care, education......you know the rest.
Many questions were asked including teen pregnancy, black on black crime, the war, and Dafur. He answered each question fairly with eloquence as he normally speaks. There was a calm peaceful demeanor in his body language and his aura. All in all it was a very exhilarating experience that I am glad I was apart of. In the end this experience has further reconfirmed why Barack Obama gets my vote and why I believe he is the right person to be President of the United States of America. I wish all my readers could experience history as I have at this blessed event.
The crowd was plentiful and fired up as I expected. There wasn't an empty seat in the house. The assembly felt powerful like we were all in agreement and his words rang loud and clear that truly touched me. He talked about all the issues that he normally talks about at these events such as the war, health care, education......you know the rest.
Many questions were asked including teen pregnancy, black on black crime, the war, and Dafur. He answered each question fairly with eloquence as he normally speaks. There was a calm peaceful demeanor in his body language and his aura. All in all it was a very exhilarating experience that I am glad I was apart of. In the end this experience has further reconfirmed why Barack Obama gets my vote and why I believe he is the right person to be President of the United States of America. I wish all my readers could experience history as I have at this blessed event.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Road Trip....I was bored out of my mind!
My husband and I was traveling via SUV from NC 2 NYC. For one our yearly family gatherings (probably Xmas or Thanks giving). Needless to say think about a 10 hour ride with sporadic silence for hours at a time. I was bored out of my cotton picking mind (smile). So anyways, being the creative person that I am to pass the time. I decided to ask a thought provoking question which would require him to participant since communication is not his strong suit. S0 I ask if u had the opportunity to eat dinner with the 10 most influential people to u dead or alive. who would they b? thank havens he participated.
I can't remember his answers but I'll share mine.
1. My Mom
2. Sidney Pointier
3. Marcus Garvey
4. Bob Marley
5. Alicia Keys
6. Oprah Winfrey
7. Mary J Blige
8. Josephine Baker
9. Abraham Lincoln
and Martin Luther King Jr.
Can u list yours?
I can't remember his answers but I'll share mine.
1. My Mom
2. Sidney Pointier
3. Marcus Garvey
4. Bob Marley
5. Alicia Keys
6. Oprah Winfrey
7. Mary J Blige
8. Josephine Baker
9. Abraham Lincoln
and Martin Luther King Jr.
Can u list yours?
Monday, March 10, 2008
The School Teacher
So, I am embarking on a new career as a school teacher. I am excited about the prospect of a very rewarding career. I am cautious at the same time. I say cautious because I don't know where this new endeavor will take me. It has been a long time since I have been in a classroom. I am hungry for knowledge and I thirst success. Failure is not an option for me. So, why am I still scared. Any comments?
Friday, March 7, 2008
What is your purpose?
Have you ever ask yourself...What is my purpose in life?....what is my calling? what was I put on this earth to do? Why am I here? How can I impact some one's life. More importantly, how can we impact our own lives. For some of us it takes a lifetime to find the answer to this question and for others the answer is clear.
In my humble opinion our purpose in life has been ordained for us even before we were born. However it's up to us to realize it and then utilize it accordingly. I have come to suspect that we sometimes make things harder than it has to be. (smiling, I am so guilty of this). The answer to this question is not hard to find. While some people's life and circumstances may be different from mine. Here's food for thought. I have concluded that whatever our purpose is in life we MUST all seek to find it. That is why we are all here. Isn't it?
In my humble opinion our purpose in life has been ordained for us even before we were born. However it's up to us to realize it and then utilize it accordingly. I have come to suspect that we sometimes make things harder than it has to be. (smiling, I am so guilty of this). The answer to this question is not hard to find. While some people's life and circumstances may be different from mine. Here's food for thought. I have concluded that whatever our purpose is in life we MUST all seek to find it. That is why we are all here. Isn't it?
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