So how do you thank someone, who has taken you from crayons to perfume.. Convent Girls Class of 1972 Reunion with our teacher “Jo”
So how do you thank someone, who has taken you from crayons to perfume..lyrics from the song To Sir with Love On Tuesday October 15th 2013 at Joseph’s Restaurant Cascade, Trinidad, an intimate group of about 25 girls, now women in their late fifties and early sixties sang the words “To “Jo” with Love” to […]
My Tobago trip, too Short, too Sweet, and the Toilet on the Seas
Store Bay Tobago… those lovely boats to Buccoo Reef and The Nylon Pool Oct2213 gcw So far the St Theresa Intermediate Class of 72 Reunion in Trinidad and Tobago has been the vacation of a lifetime of memories.. there is so much to be told, and mere words are not enough to describe. But, the […]
Conversations with the Inner Voices…Conflict and Confirmation
#alexgrey painting for interpretation and discussion… for me its the constellation of worlds encircling the vortex of the mind Having and being Stripped from the uniform of having, it becomes very clear that what does matter are not things. In the absence of finances, things, possessions, there is charity. Confusingly, charity is not the experience […]
Remembering 911: How the Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration came to be
In the reflection of the lights that shine in the replacement columns of the World Trade Center, let us honor the courage of those who were the ultimate sacrifice… gcw 91113 On September 11 2001, I was a full time caregiver to my mother and was administering her ritual tube feeding. She was in her […]
Twerk a national pastime called Wining
MileyCyrus, poster good girl Hannah Montana, gone bad! Even the Smiths, all of Will, Jayden, and Willow, were aghast.at the MTV ceremonies, it seemed, as Ms Cyrus exposed her notoriety and celebrity status to media’s delight As you can see, Nothing New Under the Sun… Just Miley Cyrus got media clout…. Being a good and […]
What is your Treasure? ..Security or Self Worth.. A Look at the Value of Nothing.
Tyler Perry’s new show on the OWN Network deals with the privileges of the rich and the misfortunes of the poor. Aptly titled #TheHaves and The HaveNots, the script of the show is based on experiences that differentiate how life challenges are played out in the contrasts of opposing circumstances. The haves have more than […]
The Wedding Vow ” I do” is not about Me. What its all about? Shall We!!
With all due reality On Monday August 19, 1996, I wrote the script titled “I do”. At that time the idea of blogging was non existent. Also at the time, DOMA was not part of the social vocabulary. With the right to marriage as a “hot trending topic” in current discussion, I find myself amused […]
Embracing Life’s Journey: Finding Value in Turbulence and Triumph
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”― Ralph Waldo Emerson On this journey called life, the value of a moment is as fleeting as the blink of an eye. Life is birthing renewal, constant and flowing. There are moments of turbulence, insecurity, disaster […]
The Writer’s Block : The Process of Creative Distraction
http://pekoeblaze.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/2013-artwork-writers-block-sketch.jpg Lest my posts go unnoticed, my writing has taken a leave of absence. Every week for the last 5 months, I wrote; about something. I have written about me, family, social media and even have contributed articles that have been successfully published on Yahoo voices. As I perked in my writing efforts, I […]
Initiate Thought, Provoke Discussion, Create Reason and Response and Call it a Blog
Blog writers initiate discussion that elicits thought, reason and response. At its nucleus, effective bloggers write with artistic creativity. The staging process of a blog begins with the visualization of concept, context and theme. Similar to the eye of an artist, the scripted ideas and thoughts of a blogger are paintings colored with words and […]