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November 15, 2009

Filipinos for Pacquiao

I had lunch with Daniel today and he mentioned watching Precious last Friday, too. He said his wife called while he was making his way to the theater, “I think every Black person in Dublin is here.” The theater was…

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November 15, 2009

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November 14, 2009

Precious

Everyone knows I’m not a TV or movie fanatic. I see very few movies a year. But every few years, I see a movie that grips me. It makes me want to shout, “Please, you must see this movie. It…

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November 14, 2009

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November 13, 2009

Baby Anniversary

I woke up and I told Dean, “It’s our baby anniversary. We’ve been together for nine months. We could’ve had a baby by now.” I’m the first to admit that it’s shocking how fast my life has changed. I found…

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November 13, 2009

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November 12, 2009

Dance Fever

Dean and I are taking dance classes from a studio started up by famed choreographers from Dancing with the Stars. The show has always had an allure for me so you can imagine my excitement when I found the studio…

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November 11, 2009

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November 11, 2009

Thankfully Born American

I stomped out of the International College of Cosmetology on Polk Street–livid. I hurried around the corner to my metered parking spot on Fern Alley. If I’d gotten a parking ticket, I would have stomped back to the college and…

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November 11, 2009

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