Write a Review Wednesday

While trolling on Twitter I came across @cbadov #warw tag and wanted to know more. WARW stands for Write a Review Wednesday and each week @cbadov and others review and blog about children’s books in support of children’s book writers and illustrators found using the hash tag #kidlit . Awesome idea! I am looking for ways to find the best new books…

All in the Hood

Years ago during the height of Terry Macmillan’s “Waiting to Exhale” popularity I used to be an exclusive reader and lover of “Black” books. I would greedily scour the African American section of bookstores and libraries looking for the next great thing that I would be reading. For months all I would read were books that soon seemed to be repeats of themselves: The main…

The more things change…

Because:…I was feeling better……Effin’ Guy told me I was hot……The jeans that were too tight now fit…sorta……I only had a taste and it was low calorie……and besides, its the holidays and well dieting NOW is no fun……oh yeah, on second look the picture wasn’t SO bad……I wasn’t quite as out of breath when walking slowly… I stopped being as gung…

Blog Tour

Since so many people have been to visit my little piece of cyber space I wanted to return the favor. As I posted on Best Post of the Week I came across this blog which had me literally laugh out loud! LLOL! Wrestling with Retirement has decided that we bloggers should Go Green and make use of the capshas that…

Finally FInished…NOTHING!

Gah! Holy time is flying Batman! The holidays approach! The task of making Christmas gifts for everyone has not even begin. My ambitious dreams were just that: a dream. Instead of starting somewhere (say, pick out a pattern or go through my stash of yarn) I’ve been self sabotaging myself by exercising every right as the Queen of Procrastination. The…