Category: NaBloPoMo

A Global Sisterhood

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It is, of course, always flattering to be nominated for any kind of award, It is especially flattering to receive a nomination for an award such as the “Sisterhood of the World.” It appears as though this Sisterhood is shared by bloggers worldwide who share a commitment to the pursuit of human rights and social justice. It is all the more flattering to be considered one of this company with the nomination from a blogger as social aware and socially/politically engaged as nida, from on the road to inkrichment.

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A True Story of Thanks: Pay It Forward – Never Too Late

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For this Thanksgiving day in the U.S., I take the time to thank someone I’ve never met, someone without whom nothing of the past 17 years would have been possible.

Dear Angel –

That’s your name, right? That was the name you had in the police report, according to the young officer who spoke with my mother.

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Evelyn, the Warrior

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Wee Evelyn awoke from her afternoon nap and blinked into the afternoon sunlight, trying to orient herself. The unmoving puppy Pa was there, the blanket ja-ja was there… where was her ninny, her pacifier?

Clutching ja-ja ever tighter, she looked down, hoping to spot it down by her feet. She kicked aside the bootie that had come off her foot to clear out a potential hiding place, to no avail. She exchanged a worried glance with Pa, who told her with a look that he didn’t know where it was either.

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Take a Humor Break – Go To Math Class!

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There is a you tube sequence of videos that my supervisor found about a year ago.  Called Kid Snippets, they are short little videos of adults (I think they’re brothers) acting out a dialogue spoken by kids, I believe their own children.  So it’s a family affair! These particular videos are a part of a greater whole that the brothers do, I believe, according to their website. I have not looked up the other videos yet, and wanted to share with you one that I think is the best, IMHO. Math class.

Do enjoy.