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I tried to make this place my place I asked for providence to smile upon me with his sweet face Yeah but Ill tell you My place is of the sun and this place is of the dark And I do not feel the romance I do not catch the spark My place is ofContinue reading “I will not be a pawn”

Well, it’s the day after Congress did what I thought was impossible – the House and the Senate came together and voted to approve a Federal holiday to commemorate Juneteenth. The Senate voted unanimously in favor of it, which surprised me. Surprised is an understatement – I was in disbelief for quite a while aboutContinue reading “Day after Juneteenth”

…stays inside. Wrapped up all nice and tight and warm, in the dark. It stays there, until it wakes you up at 3am and wants to talk. I hate that stuff. I am just beginning to sleep longer than three hours at a time (in spite of the dog’s best efforts some nights) and IContinue reading “What happens inside…”

There are days when that’s all I got – lord, have mercy. That phrase has always been a part of my vernacular, and where I come from people use it almost as punctuation. It’s a frequent exclamation, spontaneously uttered when one hears something shocking, in lieu of “oh, my God” or “that’s awful”. I can’tContinue reading “Kyrie Eleison”

I saw a newspaper story about a memorial service of sorts, for a woman who drummed in a couple of West African drum circles down in NOLA. There was a video of the gathering, and it did my heart good to see people in Congo Square, one of the only places aside from church thatContinue reading “What brings you here?”

I’ve had one cup of coffee, and enough sugary items to make sugar cubes eject from orifices I didn’t know I had. As I describe myself, I am a sweet tooth on two chubby legs. I bought a t-shirt a little while ago that says “Things I have working for me – resting bitch face,Continue reading “Once more, with feeling”

There’s some advertisement that’s been running quite a lot on the airwaves lately, featuring a Rod Stewart song, cleverly titled “Ooh La La”. I wish I knew then what I know now…when I was younger…when I was stronger. Yeah, that might have changed quite a few things. But I wonder if that’s really true. WouldContinue reading “I wish I knew then…”

I believe my iPhone has left me. Pack up its face-ID functionality and jumped ship. It no longer recognizes me, no longer sees me as a trusted friend. I have become persona non grata, an ex-friend. What did I do? Can we talk about this? You can’t just abandon me (yes, even my iPhone knowsContinue reading “When your phone forgets you”

Freedom’s just another word for nothin’ left to lose. (“Me and Bobby McGee” – Kris Kristofferson). That’s one of the first definitions of freedom I remember learning, a million years ago. Nothing left to lose is a state of freedom, a place of abandon and throwing caution to the wind. When there are things ofContinue reading “Freedom’s just another word…”

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE I have always disliked Monday. The weekend over, it’s back to routine andschedules and for me, getting up early and forcing my body to conform to aschedule it didn’t conform to without a protest. Yesterday, I woke up after afew hours sleep and was convinced it wasContinue reading “Back on the chain gang…”