Tuesday, February, 19, 2013

NYC  public school bus drivers of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1181, serving the largest school district in the nation, will be reporting back to work  from their strike Wednesday just in time for the kids to return to school after mid-winter recess. Drivers for non-public schools will start Tuesday. All in all the city spent about $20.6… Continue reading Tuesday, February, 19, 2013

Monday, February 18, 2013

Cold as a witch’s tit in New York today, 18 degrees! And since it’s a federal holiday, practically everything is closed so no need to go outside…that’s my excuse and I’m standing behind it… President Obama has declared a presidential proclamation citing February 2013 National Black History Month, commemorating and honoring the 50th Anniversary of… Continue reading Monday, February 18, 2013

Sunday, February 17, 2013

Today marks the 15oth Anniversary of the signing of  The Emancipation Proclamation, that in theory declared 4 million slaves living in most of the South to be “forever free.” One hundred and fifty years later, and there’s still a lot of “free” to be had.  There’s nothing harder than transforming an enslaved, helpless, fearful, dehumanized mind and soul… Continue reading Sunday, February 17, 2013

Saturday, February 16, 2013

What is it about public figures that make them do dumb things they’ll eventually get caught at because, well, they’re public figures. I mean, I can understand us little folk trying to pull off some kinda hustle cuz we’re figuring maybe no one’s even paying any attention to us. And nowadays that’s a BIG maybe. But you Public… Continue reading Saturday, February 16, 2013

Friday, February 15, 2013: Fashion Week Expo

Well, the ever-chic FashionWeek 2013 is officially over with nary a peep from me about it. So now, without further adieu, I present some of my favorite designs and designers from this year’s Fall line. N♥joy!       And finally, to offset the anxiety I’ve caused myself  by looking at lots of pics of skinny, pretty… Continue reading Friday, February 15, 2013: Fashion Week Expo

Thursday, February 14, 2013

Is it wrong to love my computer?  Well, I do, and its not a confession that I make easily. There’s been much doubt cast as to whether a relationship between man and computer can be a healthy one. Look what happened in the “Matrix”. But while I can go on record that My Computer has shown a… Continue reading Thursday, February 14, 2013

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

So Pope Benedict XVI announced on Monday that he’s retiring, the first papal resignation in 600 years!  At 84 and ailing (it was recently revealed he had a pacemaker for years, the battery being replaced only a few weeks ago) The Pope stated not wanting to go out like his predecessor Pope John Paul II, who died of heart failure while still… Continue reading Wednesday, February 13, 2013