POETS Day! Paul Lawrence Dunbar
Today’s poet is Paul Lawrence Dunbar, a man called “poet laureate of the Negro race,” by Booker T. Washington.
Monthly Archive: August 2022
The Month in Theaters June and July 2022
I said it would be difficult, but movie of the month ends up going to the first movie I saw in theaters this month.
Weekend Plans Post: Gosh, It’s Hot
August is just one long month without any holidays and a lot of hot.
FBI Arrests Four Current and Former Officers Involved in Breonna Taylor Death
Four former and current Louisville, Kentucky police officers who were involved in the Breonna Taylor killing.
Thursday Throughput: Uhura Edition
Out of this madness, Uhura appeared. A vision in red and black. Beautiful, smart as hell and not interested in nobody’s nonsense.
About Last Night: Primaries in MI, MO, KS, AZ, and WA
Primaries return after a few quite weeks on the midterm front, with Missouri, Kansas, Michigan, Washington, and Arizona going to the polls.
Navajo Code Talker Samuel Sandoval Passes; Only Three Code Talkers Remain
From the Arizona Mirror: One of the few remaining Navajo Code Talkers, Samuel Sandoval, died at the age of 98. “Sam was a great warrior. (He) served his country well; especially using the top...
Zawahiri Is Finally Dead, or Justice Delayed Just Doesn’t Feel The Same
Zawahiri more than deserved a splattering fate however, wherever, and whenever it came to him. But past that basic reaction…
A Personal Letter to the Children of Pilgrims
I am eating my bread with a glad heart, toiling away until I am taken away, occupied mostly with my occupation, suffering a few slings and arrows from outrageous fortune.
From CNN: US kills al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in drone strike in Afghanistan
The United States killed al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a drone strike, President Joe Biden said Monday in a speech from the White House.
Roundabout Friends
I’ve been thinking about the nature of friendship lately. I’m sure of one thing: roundabout friends are solid.
