Visiting the South-Knowledge is Power And Exposure is Invaluable As many of you know, I am a massive sports fan. All sports. I love the drama of human competition. The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. The last month has been a sports utopia for me. The NBA finals, Wimbledon and Euro Cup …
Watchable TV in 2021 So far at least Writing a weekly blog is a learning process. There are many ups and downs. The ups come when I click the publish button, often at the 11th hour, signaling completion. The downs arrive shortly thereafter, in knowing I only have 6 days to come up with another …
Watermelon Granita and Soda-Summer’s Best All hail to the mighty Watermelon Growing up in a predominantly white neighborhood in the 1970’s in Southern California was a constant paradox. Inside the home was filled with laughter and love. Outside the home was a minefield where I developed a keen sense of humor for navigational survival. …
The 4th of July Block Party Generations of Black Patriotism Summertime is here and America is eager to forget the last 15 months. Most state and local governments have lifted all restrictions with some likening it to releasing all the animals from all the zoos in the country at one time. As a result, everything …
Juneteenth-America’s 2nd Independence day And why we should ALL be celebrating it On Tuesday, June 15, 2021, the United States Senate unanimously passed a bill to recognize Juneteenth, or June 19, as an official holiday. Senate passes Juneteenth bill. Juneteenth celebrates June 19, 1865, the day freed slaves in Galveston, Texas found out they were …
Deborah’s delicious Gumbo And my first attempt at making it (Spoiler alert: Epic Fail) I was a June baby, therefore this is my birthday month. Not being one for going out to celebrate, I usually prepare something in advance and have a small gathering of family and friends. This year I wanted Gumbo. The Cajun …
The Great Alaskan Running Cruise The perfect vacation for the active traveler Yesterday, Memorial Day 2021, I spent the entire day moving my Uncle, a Veteran. Edward B. 6 hours of loading, unloading and reconnecting gadgets have left me feeling sore and old. Also grateful. You see, we had to move him into assisted living as …
Weight gain and the Pandemic America’s ongoing struggle with obesity increases during the pandemic I knew the numbers would be bad. It seemed an eternity before I would look down at the bathroom scale this morning. Making sure that I weighed myself first thing, with an empty bladder, I stripped down and stood there. Paralyzed. …
The Ginger Caramels How to make the most popular caramels at CB’s Caramel Company Started in 2014, CB’s Caramel Company was a labor of love that quickly turned successful. I had been making caramels all my life, since first trying Mrs. See’s vanilla caramels as a child. The sweet, chewy goodness was my favorite and …
Black in Tokyo Tokyo Japan as seen through the eyes of a Black traveler My love of travel started early. A high school drama class trip to New York City to see the original Broadway production of Dreamgirls was kindling. Studying theatre in London at 19 and exploring the European continent in my twenties …
