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reading now: bound for canaan – the underground railroad

The problem with reading about historical events that you may or may not have had a previous interest in is – is the more you read, the more you realize how much you don’t know. And need or want to learn.
Already I have been leafing through the extensive bibliography in this book, Bound for Canaan: [...]

Thursday, August 27th

Sufficient unto the day…

I’m sitting here opening and closing various posts I have in draft – writing a little here, changing a little there and, in general, being completely uninspired and not accomplishing much at all. And all the while – for days in fact – that phrase has been running through my mind:
“Sufficient unto the day… ”
I [...]

Monday, August 24th

I’ve got something to say. Or, do I?

I do. Have something to say, something to contribute to this vast world of words and conversation.
Not, perhaps, anything profound – although I can do that too, from time to time, but even just little snippets here and there, I do have something to say and a couple of places to say it. At the [...]

Thursday, April 2nd

To be continued…

Well, this week is not starting out as planned and who knows how it’s going to end, so I am putting off the second installment of the Five by Friday series, I think. I do have all the sites picked out and such, but I want to go into a bit more depth with the [...]

Monday, March 9th

Percolating Posts – March 4

Brief idea of what I’ve been thinking about writing, and what I’ve actually started and have waiting in draft – won’t set a deadline for getting these done, as my time is often not my own, but “soon, soon” will do.
Flowing out from the latest white feminist blogospheric mess, I have a post tentatively titled [...]

Wednesday, March 4th

I’m going to start doing index cards

Which announcement is of no interest to anyone but me since no one reads this site yet (or ever, maybe), but that’s okay. I want to have this here in case anyone ever wants to know what all the ’snippet’ posts are.
 
I’m not yet sure how to use this site, but as exploring or [...]

Friday, February 27th

I Find “Class” Discussions Puzzling

I don’t know why. Also, I don’t know if it’s an important topic in most Black circles and I just never really paid attention, or if it’s just that there is a whole different dynamic to the issue due to our history and so -while the caring is there – it doesn’t manifest itself in [...]

Monday, February 23rd