Pic of the day.

I took this pic with my Crackberry on my way to meet The Man and his niece for lunch. DIT and I laughed that it was a miracle I didn't drop my phone out the window. Of course, I'll be checking out the evening news. All jokes aside, I hope folks walked away from this.

Sent via BlackBerry from SunCom Wireless




UPDATE: The driver of this truck was not injured, and no other persons or vehicles were involved. Yay! The driver will be cited for driving too fast for conditions.

Luck...

I used to believe in luck. And I'm not saying that I don't, but I'm just not sure sometimes. What I do believe is that when you are ready to move in another direction, things will simply begin to happen. Seriously. There is so much positive going on for me right now that it is hard to keep track. OK, it's not really hard to keep track- I could run a tally right now if necessary. But the point is, I am on the cusp of some real life changing stuff. Actually, I'm not on the cusp, things are already in motion, and I am standing here with my mouth open trying to figure out what to do first. And this is just the beginning. Right now my recipe for change looks like this:

A leap of faith.

A bout of "Oh my God, what have I done?" even as you keep moving forward.

The thought that, ok, this isn't bad- maybe things will work out after all.

And then things start working out and more doors start opening up and you are left standing with your mouth hanging open at the sheer wonder of it all. Close your mouth and get moving, because there is more where that came from.

I've Been Tagged!

By now, you guys know how this works. You receive an email with instructions, and you simply follow them. Sort of like Mission: Impossible for the blogosphere. So right now, I'm It thanks to my girl Yas. The tag is a list of current African American reads (07-09). Check out my list. There is some good reading to be had.

5 MUST Read Books:
Don’t Ever Tell by Brandon Massey
Them by Nathan McCall
Orange Mint and Honey by Carleen Brice
Yellow Moon by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Conception by Kalisha Buckhanon


5 Books on the Nightstand:
The Shadows by LA Banks
Pig Candy: Taking My Father South, Taking my Father Home Lise Funderburg
From Harvey River by Lorna Goodison
Stand the Storm by Breena Clarke
Trading Dreams at Midnight by Dianne McKinney Whetstone


5 Look For These Soon:
House at Sugar Beach by Helen Cooper
The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family
Midnight: A Gangster Love Story by Sister Souljah
Red Light, Green Light by Margaret Johnson-Hodge
The Ancestors by Brandon Massey, Tananarive Due, and LA Bank

Back To School

DIT came back from summer with her dad the last weekend in July, which left me with three and a half weeks to entertain her before school starts. Can you say enough already?

OK, it really hasn't been bad, but I am ready for the routine to start. I have spent way too much time trying to figure out ways to keep my thirteen year old busy. I'm running out of juice here. This afternoon, we are heading to get school supplies, and a couple of last minute clothing items that she probably really doesn't need, and then I'm done. They start school a week from tomorrow, and I can't wait. This is actually late for us, but thanks to a new state law, school can no longer start before the third Monday in August. Obviously, those politicians aren't parents who work from home. I need my space. And some quiet. There is a lot of singing and giggling in my house during the day, not to mention the mournful pluckings on her guitar. She can't decide if she wants to that bubbly chic Colby Calais or bluesy BB King. This has got to stop. I'm just saying.

Anybody else waiting for their kids to head back to school?

Quote of the day.

This morning, James Carville, noted strategist for the Democrats (especially during the Clinton heyday) was interviewed by Diane Sawyer on Good Morning America about the Edwards controversy. Always entertaining, and often irritating, Carville stated that sex and lies go together. But the best line in the interview was:

"I could be up against a brick wall, blindfolded, with a cigarette, and I will swear I didn't touch her!"

Now that is honesty. And the best quote of the day.
Sent via BlackBerry from SunCom Wireless

Me and my Blackberry

Today ahs been pretty busy, but before I put my head on my pillow for some much needed slumber, I have to express my love and devotion for all things Blackberry. Today I added two apps: TVGuide (yes, you read that right) and Viigo (an RSS feed). So now, not only can I read the TVGuide gossip about my favorite shows and scroll through the listings to see what is coming on, I can also read my favorite blogs about my favorite shows and other topics. This is portable entertainment at it's best. Some days I wonder how I lived without this thing. Sigh.

BTW, it appears that RIM/Blackberry may have it's own version of a touch screen smart phone coming out! Don't you just love modern technology?

Sent via BlackBerry from SunCom Wireless

Cleaning House...

A lot happens when you clean house, both emotionally and physically. I did some of both yesterday and surprise, surprise, I found my elusive writing journal that I started in 2002 that is like my security blanket. It was there all the time, but I was unable to acces it until I was willing to let go of some emotional and physical clutter.

That is definitely my lesson for the week.

Oh the places you will go (Suess)... when you learn to let it go (SouthernDiva).