Mahogany Knowledge Tree – the philosophical principle that one’s existence is demonstrated by the fact that of what one thinks; the intellectual processes of the self or ego – Latin
homas Fuller, an African sold into slavery in 1724 at the age of 14, was sometimes known as the “Virginia Calculator” for his extraordinary ability to solve complex math problems in his head. He was asked how many seconds there were in a year and a half, he answered in about two minutes, 47,304,000. Again Read More…
oday, we pay tribute to Anarcha Westcott. She was a 17-year-old slave who underwent about 30 operations without anesthesia for a vesico-vaginal fistula (abnormal connection between the vagina and bladder = urine coming out of your vagina). She recovered after this operation. James Marion Sim (we refuse to call him a doctor) was the racist Read More…
Dial the number, hand him the phone. My kid did the same thing at age 11. The woman asked him three questions. “Do you eat regularly?” He responded everyday. “Do you have clean, pressed and untorn clothing to wear?” Again, Yes. “Do you have a warm bed with clean covers, to sleep in and pajamas?” Read More…
I’m 12 years older than my husband and when we first started dating, I assumed that would end up a deal breaker. He thought having a young child would be a deal breaker. We got close very quickly but we decided to not include his than 2 1/2 year old daughter until we were sure Read More…
A very drunk woman falls asleep in the back of a taxi after a night out in the city. Eventually, upon arriving at her destination out in the suburbs, the taxi driver wakes her up and asks her for the fare. The woman, still drunk, fumbles around in her purse but can’t find her cash.So Read More…
Last week our UPS man drove in our neighborhood. Kenzi saw the truck and thought it might be her daddy. I assured her it was not because we live in Walnut Ridge(recently moved). She runs outside and stands in our driveway, as he returns, she is waving at him BIG, he waves back just as Read More…
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