Political Monkey

BlueEyedMonkey on November 16th, 2011

Originally posted at: www.1nedrop.com thanks to the work of Prof Yaba Blay   I am a whole person, not just that half that makes you comfortable. In college, I was one of three women co-coordinators of the African American Cultural Society. The other two women both had two black parents, yet there was NO line [...]

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BlueEyedMonkey on May 8th, 2011

Mothers and Daughters The relationship between mothers and daughters can be a difficult one. When I talk to friends and acquaintances about our mothers I am often reminded about how blessed I am to have the special relationship I have with my mother, Eileen. On this Mother’s Day 2011 I want to state this plainly. Now, I am not [...]

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BlueEyedMonkey on May 4th, 2011

Today’s Blogathon theme is:  My 5 Favorite Books on writing. Since I have technically only read two, I have grabbed 5 books from my book shelf. Some are favorites, some are must reads. In random order: #1: The Power of Now by Eckart Tolle c1999 “To make the journey into The Power of Now we [...]

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BlueEyedMonkey on May 3rd, 2011

*phew* Busy morning. Learned a lesson today. I learned that I should write my posts late afternoon and schedule them for early AM. Had 20 page hits this morning and no post for them to read! EEK! So…what to do…what to do… I have a fab post planned for tomorrow and an even fabulous-er (sorry) post [...]

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