The Horse Race Continues

Did you know that in the NY primaries, which Hil won, BO did not receive a single (not one) vote in sixty different precincts IN HARLEM...hmmmm! Seems a similar phenomenon occurred in New Mexico and given the overnight shift in New Hampshire, one can't help but wonder about the accuracy of the counts. Well it looks as if Pennsylvania will get a chance to play in the game and maybe my changing my political affiliation will not have been in vein.

Where are you slugs - turncoats. Come back to Dis-n-Dat.

Horse Race, No Thoroughbreds

Well, the horse race heats up with frontrunners each winning two matches. I heard Hil referred to as a biker babe fighting with a broken bottle this weekend after the hatchet job she and Bill did on Obama last week. Super Tuesday should be interesting especially after the Kennedy Clan (Ted, Caroline and Patrick) have endorsed him. Your Gov, Patrick Duval did so early on. I love to watch the big boys and gals play!

On another note - 66 and still going strong :-)

Dare to Hope the World Can Be Different

Who would have thought we'd be wondering who's won the New Hasmpshire Democratic Primay: a black man or a white woman? Things have changed! I'm beginning to permit a seed of hope sprout: maybe the the citizenry don't have their heads buried in the sand.

Read this interesting commentary in this Sunday's NY Times:
"Whether the results of the Iowa caucuses on Thursday will be seen by future generations as a threshold moment of change or a footnote to a story yet unwritten is anyone’s guess, of course. The victories by Barack Obama, the Democratic senator from Illinois, and former Gov. Mike Huckabee of Arkansas, a Republican not in the traditional mold, are tiny steps on a long road that may not lead to the White House for either man.

But there’s no doubt that for one night, in one state, Americans dramatically changed the subject. Race didn’t matter — even though Mr. Obama was an African-American running in a nearly all-white state — but talk of unity and common ground did, as Mr. Obama galvanized his supporters by promising to toss historical and political division aside."

See more at: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/06/weekinreview/06johnson.html?scp=1&sq=negro+

Do you think we can turn the political scene around?

Watched two interesting c-span book tv interviews this weekend with intelligent, dynamic women. The first is a black woman from NJ, one of six daughters all of whom are successful women who put themselves thru college as an instrumental band, The Thornton Sisters. She wrote a book of her life icalled "The Ditchdiggers Daughters" in case you're looking for something to read. The other is a black historian and educator who taught at Princeton and has a cv a mile long. Her name is Nell Irvine Painter and she's fascinating. Check out her web site www.nellpainter.com. She's written several books and might be a good resource for Braddles if he still plans to major in history.

LalaMama's Challenge

This is more a challenge for myself than anyone else in our little dis-n-dat circle: learning to do Ana forrest's strengthening routine. I did great on The Basic Moves segment (ha, ha) but the rest will take mucho work. Anyone interested in ipoding it to take to Alaska for daily workouts?

Oh why do I get myself into these things...will I never learn to shut my mouth!

Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway

We challenged ourselves to take a flying trapeze lesson on New Year's Eve. Here's a photo of Miss Pamela flying with our instructor, Scout. It was an exhilarating experience. Each time I stepped on the platform to prepare for my flight I was terrified. My fear never dissipated -- but I did find it easier to face. With each jump I felt myself becoming strong with the knowledge that I could face my fear and succeed by flyinng.

I've been telling myself for years that fear is a normal part of life. It's constant work to permit myself to be afraid and to move forward anyway. The smile on Pam's face reminds me that facing fear can be joyful, exhilarating and empowering.

LIVE LIFE

HAPPY NEW YEAR Y'ALL!!! Make 2008 Great!

"Your life will be no better than the Plans you make and the Action you take.
YOU are the architect and the builder of your own life, fortune, desires and destiny."