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To Be or Not to be Au Naturel

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 And the winner is . . .

Two things drew more controversy during Sunday’s 84th Academy Awards program than the actual Oscar winners. One was presenter Angelina Jolie’s on-stage leg flash. The other was Viola Davis’ hair. The media attention paid to those issues was as diverse as the two women who garnered the hype.

Jolie’s leg, strategically positioned through the thigh-high split in her black Atelier Versace gown was – and continues to be – fodder for clever talk show hosts, facetious news anchors and sharp-tongued comedians. On the other hand Davis’ decision to wear her au naturel hairstyle to the awards program is the hottest topic among African Americans since Bobby Brown’s sudden departure at Whitney Houston’s funeral.

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A Valentine’s Day Greeting for Lovers and Others

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“When you make loving others the story of your life, there’s never a final chapter, because the legacy continues. You lend your light to one person, and he or she shines it on another and another and another.” ~Oprah Winfrey

Traditionally, Valentine’s Day is the day when many of us acknowledge that very special someone or significant other in our life. But as is evident by the various greeting cards and gifts we exchange with our nearest and dearest of  all ages and relations, Valentine’s Day is not just for lovers.  So, along with this public Happy Valentine’s Day wish to all of my family and friends, I send a Valentine greeting  for

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The Winds of Change: A Boomer vs. Technology

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 “If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your atittude.” 
                                                                                                                         Maya Angelou

Photo By Alexander Schaesis

Baby Boomers, do you remember your first time?  Not that first time. I’m talking about the first time you used a personal computer. Unlike infants today who are practically born with a computer mouse in their hand, many Boomers were full-fledged adults when we came face-to-face with the big kahuna.

My reluctant introduction to the PC occurred in 1985, when the nonprofit office where I was employed received a large box from our out-of-state headquarters. Inside the box was a used Apple Macintosh Computer. Like a second child receiving hand-me-down clothing from an older sibling, our branch office which did not have a computer got the cast-off while the main office bought newer models for their administrative staff.

I was the sole support staff in a small, two person office. Neither my manager nor I were computer literate and — typical of contented people confronted with sudden change — neither of us wanted anything to do with a PC. There was no manual inside the box containing our used computer, but it did arrive with something else; a two word dictate from the main office:  learn it.

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