2 be Bliss, as I dance along the road to Nirvana...

Happy happy Friday folks! I've been watching " Liberty & Slavery: The Paradox of America's Foundation ". It's a reminder that February is African-American History month here in the USA. When I was a girl, (last year or the year before), February was known as "Black History month". As times change, terms change. What was once Oriental is now Asian. The formerly colored and Negro became Black and then African-American. I actually prefer the term "colored" because as we know, race and ethnicity in America are always tied to other people's perception of who someone is based on skin color. How sadly juvenile. I would be willing to bet a precious sum that a high percentage of Americans (of any skin color) hear the term African-American and automatically picture someone with dark skin. But it is what it is. Again, I prefer the term "colored", as outdated and politically incorrect as some might think it is. If people ...

Hello y'all and Happy New Year! I hope 2017 has been good to you so far. I have been busy and I do apologize for being remiss in updating y'all on the exciting adventure that is my life.  😁😁 To my surprise, when I logged in, there was an unfinished post from December 25. I'm publishing it so y'all can have something to salivate over while I ruminate on my next post. 😜 * * *  Joyeaux Noël y'all! It's officially Christmas Day in the good ole land of the free, home of the brave. I've received some interesting gifts, some of them actual physical things; some of them "other". Baby Bliss treated me to dinner. She also put a small item in my stocking. A gentleman who I shall not name texted me a photo of what looked like a diamond encrusted wedding band and engagement ring. It was a beautiful set but not at all my style. The diamond was just too big. It was oversized. It was huge . Although I enjoy looking at such sparkly b...