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Lent 2019: Uncommonly common.
Still posing for selfies even with two needles in my chest for plasmapheresis… while wearing a jaunty beret. (taken March 2019) Last Sunday, Z and I met up with my girl…
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Lent 2019: Are you there God? It’s me, Alisha.
Some of the contents of the inside and from the outside of the recently departed fridge. I’ve had a few days lately that have made me wonder what is up with…
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Lent 2019: Lacking merit in the meritocracy.
(Image Credit) In the midst of teaching Zoe about The Stamp Act and The Sugar Act, and a bunch of other lead-ups to the American Revolution this morning, news broke that…
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Lent 2019: Dreading the unexpected, even when it’s expected.
(Image Source) Last month, my mom was admitted to the hospital for a list of reasons: kidney stones, a urinary tract infection, dehydration, anemia, and the flu. When my brother…
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The Preachers: Jerry Falwell, Sr.: Part 2
President Ronald Reagan and Reverend Falwell. (Image Source) When last we left off on Falwell, it was the mid-60’s, his Thomas Road Baptist Church was growing, and he was staunchly against…
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Untitled. Or “Yes, I do prefer the company of the dead.”
“Sarah Mae Flemming (2nd from left) is joined by Julia E. King and attorneys Lincoln C. Jenkins & Matthew J. Perry.The photograph was taken by John W. Goodwin, a Columbia [S.C.] photographer.”…
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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…
