President-Elect Barack Obama used the Thanksgiving holiday as the theme for his weekly address. And guess what? He gives a little background history about the origins of the Thanksgiving holiday.
I didn’t plan to write several posts on the theme of family, but themes sometimes take on a life of their own. This morning, I was glued to a Today Show segment produced by Max Paul, who set out on a rescue mission to bring his Aunt Andree back to the United States. [...]
Here’s where I stand on Thanksgiving: Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. It’s the one holiday I can feed my face with the most delicious comfort food, get together with family to share family history, stories, a few laughs, every now and then some drama which over time becomes just another page in the [...]
I had Teaism with my friend Ethelbert yesterday evening. He showed me the cover art for his second memoir The 5th Inning designed by Andy Shallal (release date is in March 2009).
There’s an interesting post on the E-Notes Blog/E mag this morning: an interview with Brenda Greene, Ph.D., Professor of English and Executive [...]
If anything else, Barack Obama’s weekly YouTube addresses sends a message that the President-Elect is on the job – Which is the topic of this week’s address: Jobs.
I’m glad they found another set and backdrop. Not quite the Oval Office….not yet. But the “Mad Men” wood paneling in the first [...]
I’m fortunate to have a few cheap friends who hip me to bargains that please my palate and my occasional need to splurge on a small scale. Here’s your chance to submit your recommended CTs that cost $5 or less. I’m talking wholesome and legal even though I doubt anything otherwise is less [...]
The one criticism I have for the “defenders of free speech” in the culture wars is that the so-called “in touch,” sophisticated, smart people don’t know how to talk to people who disagree with them on specific cultural issues - meaning civil dialogue. I’m not saying it’s easy on either side. But [...]
I was about to fire off a “misidentified Black person” email to the Washington Post today (if Undercover Blackman didn’t beat me to it), over Robin Givhan’s story about the Glamour [Magazine] Women of the Year awards which were held in New York this past week. [btw - the Glamour awards throw substance ahead [...]
You know, I kind of regret that I didn’t listen to the President’s weekly radio address. Somehow I thought it was more about tradition and ceremony than policy. Like the national tree lighting at the White House. My bad. But then there was never any big promotion campaign or a heads up [...]
This is the hot ticket of the month - and most of the event is free:
Symposium honoring Dr. Martin Luther King’s international legacy. The Humanities Council of Washington, DC and its local partners presents, Martin Luther King, Jr.: Giving Freedom A World Voice from November 1-30, 2008. In this series of discussions, art [...]
