I make lists when I go to the grocery store. I use them to keep my tasks in front of me so I can remember what I need to do and I cross things off when done. Each list exists for a specific reason. Lists, I think are good things for me. Here’s a list.… Read More Listed

title: Living Lively: 80 Plant-Based Recipes To Activate Your Power & Feed Your Potential author: Haile Thomas Publisher: William Morrow, 2020 nonfiction Part motivational text, part cookbook Living Lively is the debut publication for Haile Thomas, a 19-year-old African American wellness and compassion activist and international speaker. Haile founded her own business at age 12… Read More review: LIving Lively 80 Plant-Based Recipes

This summer, my blog turned 14 years old. I think that’s very old for something that’s tech based. When I first began blogging in 2006, Facebook was 2 years old. Twitter, and the he Nintendo Wii came about that year and Amazon began its cloud based service. Schools were just starting their 1:1 laptop initiatives.… Read More laissez les bon temps changer

1 Aug Claudette Colvin Refuses to Move: Courageous Kid of the Civil Rights Movement by Ebony Joy Wilkins and Mark Simmons. Capstone Books Claudette’s court case results in overturning Alabama’s unconstitutional laws and provides greater freedom for black Americans everywhere. 4 Aug The Black Kids by Christina Hammonds. Reed.Simon & Schuster As violent protests engulf LA and the city… Read More August Releases

It’s August! I really expected these days to drag by while we’re suspended in the days of COVID but, they haven’t. We’re in the 8th month of 2020. I still need to put together my list of August releases. I should have it up by the end of the week. August is my dad’s birth… Read More Monday Musings