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On Haitus for a Couple of Days More…Sorry. But Here’s A Little Something Something from Foghorn Leghorn

• April 10, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in Big Beautiful Women, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Health, Love, Plastic Surgery, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Wendy Williams, Who I Am, Women
Tags: African Americans, Barnyard Dawg, Black Women, Blacks, Commercials, Common Sense, David Prosser, Foghorn Leghorn, GEICO, Golden Age of Warner Bros. Cartoons, Henery Hawk, Hiatus, Laptop, Madison WI, Resolving Problems, Self Image, Suzanne Somers, Television Commercials, TV Commercial, Warner Bros., Wendy Williams, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Supreme Court

Since I’ve Been Gone…

• January 22, 2011 • 2 Comments

Posted in Health, Memoir, The Heart, Weight Gain/Lack/Loss, Who I Am
Tags: African Americans, Artery, Badger Care, Black Women, Blacks, Blocked Arteries, Computer Keyboard, Computer Repair, Conditions and Diseases, Crumbs, Eating, eBay, Health, Heart Attack, Heart Disease, Hospital, Laptop, Laptop Computer, Medicine, Occlusion, Prescription Drugs, Women

Technical Difficulties: The Laptop is Done, But the Beat Goes On

• May 18, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Consumerism, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Dr. Ronda Hampton, Joblessness, Lena Horne, Love, Maxine Waters, Mental Health/Psychology, Mitrice Richardson, Murder/Manslaughter, Race, Rep. Maxine Waters, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Who I Am, Wisconsin, Women
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If the SEC is Looking at Porn While Everything Crashes and Burns, Your Lawmakers Are Looking at Porn on Your Dime, Too

• May 4, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in American Politics, Class, Wisconsin, Women
Tags: "The Isthmus", "The Miami Herald", Abortion Bill, Anti-Abortion Bill, Autoeroticism, Bored, Boredom, Bradenton FL, Breasts, Business Relationship, Darkened Room, Daylight, Florida, Internet, Laptop, Laptop Computer, Midterm Elections, Porn, Senator Dan Gelber, Senator Mike Bennett, Sex, Stag Party, State Senator, State-Issued Property, Sunshine State News, The Capitol Times, Virtue, Wisconsin Lawmakers, Wisconsin State Senate

Sometimes I am Just Tired, and Then Sometimes Things Happen…

• September 21, 2009 • 5 Comments

Posted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Education, Love, Memoir, Michael Jackson, Music, Music Videos, Religion, Sexuality, Television, The Kennedys
Tags: "Fingertips", Academe, Business, Capitol Building, Desire, Gay, Job Hunting, Job Search, Laptop, London, Loss, Madison Central Public Library, Michael Jackson, New Orleans, Stevie Wonder, Straight, Ted Kennedy, Television, ThisBlksistasPage, Time Out, UI, Unemployed, Unemployment Check, Willy Street Co-op, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Capitol Building

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Federal Judge Rules Against Fair Fight Action in Georgia Voting Lawsuit October 1, 2022
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Did Your Home Security Camera Document Hurricane Ian? September 29, 2022
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Sailor Acquitted of Setting Fire That Destroyed $1.2 Billion Navy Ship September 30, 2022
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Backing Lindt, Swiss Court Orders Lidl to ‘Destroy’ Its Chocolate Bunnies October 1, 2022
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Making Friends October 1, 2022
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The Guardian, UK

Prince Harry wildlife NGO under fire after elephants kill three in Malawi October 1, 2022
African Parks, of which the prince is president, is one of three parties accused of rushing a mass translocation of the mammalsTwo wildlife organisations, including one headed by Prince Harry, have been accused of caring about animals more than people after three men died following an elephant translocation in Malawi.In July, more than 250 elephants were mov […]
Burkina Faso’s military leader ousted in second coup this year September 30, 2022
Army officer Captain Ibrahim Traore has overthrown Paul-Henri Damiba, eight months after he took powerMembers of Burkina Faso’s army have seized control of state television, declaring that they had ousted military leader Paul-Henri Damiba, dissolved the government and suspended the constitution and transitional charter. In a statement read on national televi […]
Zimbabwean author Tsitsi Dangarembga found guilty of inciting violence September 29, 2022
Novelist given suspended sentence after staging peaceful protest calling for political reformRenowned Zimbabwean author Tsitsi Dangarembga has been given a suspended prison sentence after being found guilty of inciting violence by staging a peaceful protest calling for political reform.Dangarembga and co-accused Julie Barnes were convicted of participating i […]
UK government faces court challenge in Nigerian rendition case September 29, 2022
Family of Nnamdi Kanu granted judicial review over failure of Britain to intervene after arrest last yearThe family of a British citizen who was allegedly taken to Nigeria in an act of extraordinary rendition has been granted a court hearing to challenge the UK government for not intervening in his case.Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Bia […]
Cop27: Egyptian hosts urge leaders to set aside tensions over Ukraine September 28, 2022
Organisers call on nations to carry on crucial climate negotiations despite differences on geopolitical issuesThe Egyptian hosts of the next UN climate summit have issued a plea for countries to set aside tensions and animosity over the Ukraine war for the sake of focusing on the climate crisis.Egypt will host the Cop27 conference in Sharm El-Sheikh in Novem […]
Saudi foreign minister defends role in securing Ukraine prisoner swaps September 23, 2022
Prince Faisal bin Farhan al Saud decries as ‘cynical’ accusations his country was trying to improve its image after Khashoggi killingIt would be cynical to see Saudi Arabia’s efforts to secure the release of international prisoners held by Russian proxies in Ukraine as an attempt to improve the country’s image after the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, its foreig […]
Brazil football star Neymar backs far-right Bolsonaro days before election September 30, 2022
Paris Saint-Germain forward posts video in support of far-right president, who is trailing badly in polls ahead of Sunday’s voteThe Brazilian football star Neymar has come out in support of President Jair Bolsonaro, three days before the far-right leader looks set to lose a bitter re-election race against his leftist rival Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.Lounging […]
Canada’s Robert Munsch marathon aims to honour much-loved children’s author September 30, 2022
Actor M John Kennedy will read all 75 books in a single day during Toronto’s Nuit Blanche art festivalChildren’s author Robert Munsch has sold more than 82m copies of his books and entertained generations of readers with his tender and sharp sense of humour.His stories have been translated into 45 languages, including 20 Indigenous languages and dialects. He […]

The BBC

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The War on Larkiv game was accepted and promoted by the world's largest children's game platform.
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After wreaking deadly havoc in Florida, Ian smashes piers in South Carolina and floods neighbourhoods.