If you are like me, a run-of-the-mill American, you have undoubtedly heard the words “get a job.” You may have heard them muttered by a passerby at a homeless person. You may have thought it when thinking about the pros and cons of public assistance. You may have thought or said it yourself. This Thursday, […]
Across Town and Around the World – Celebrating Astounding Women for International Women’s Day
The Africa Yoga Project uses the transformative power of yoga to empower communities and change lives. By inspiring the global yoga community into active service, AYP delivers effective and innovative programs that foster peace, improve physical, emotion and mental well-being, facilitate self-sufficiency and create opportunities to learn and contribute across the communities of East Africa.
Verdigris Luck (A Mama Kat Writing Prompt)
This week, random.org “chose” Mama Kat prompt number four for me: In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, write a poem about a time you felt lucky. Verdigris Luck Things I always wondered about Wicked: Who was changed for good? Who defied gravity? Who wanted to help someone else be Popular? September, 2009: Heading north for a […]
Wordless Wednesday (Freedom Riders Edition)
This is the fourth (and last) of the Poetic Winter Photography Challenge. This week’s theme is calm. My son and I visited the Freedom Riders exhibit this past Sunday for classwork he had to do. The exhibit was held at Tallahassee’s Mary Brogan Museum of Art and Science, which has closed its regular operations due to budget […]
Improving Nutrition A Sprinkle At A Time: Future Fortified
My physician recently advised me to start taking Vitamin D3. When I went to the store to buy some, I faced rows of shelves offering me choices: various formulations, flavors, and strengths. Adolescent girls, pregnant women, new mothers, and young children in developing countries don’t have the luxury of countless mineral and multivitamin choices, nor do they always have […]