Plain Talk 4-2

      As I sit down to write this article, I am feeling pressure to get it done. So I am going to change my topic and talk about how I am feeling and try to understand why!
        First, I do not like this feeling. It is very unpleasant. My guess is that very few people enjoy being under pressure. The bad thing about this problem (procrastination) is that you can not blame or put it off on someone else, as much as I would love to say that I am so busy, or the children are the problem.

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    As I See It 4-2

    Coming or Going: Goodness Gracious, Grease Balls of Hire

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    Do you have an opinion? Your letters 4-2

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    Excuse Me 4-2

    I heard Anissa yell out, “ Get in Amir…. Yucky, you have a booger in your nose, go wipe your nose first.”
          What could they possibly be doing I thought to myself.  I half had the mind to tell the  guy on the phone that I had to go.  But he was at the good part…. he was telling me that big office supply stores were giving out free cartridges but there was a catch.
         In the background I heard,  “Put your feet in, put your feet in.  Come on, you’re taking too long.”
         I had to remind myself the next time I get on the faxphone to make sure the cord was not a twisted mess, this multitasking business was not working out…

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      Blackflix.com Movie News Presents: Are We There Yet?

       

       

      Studio: Columbia Pictures
      Plot: A bachelor trying to win the affections of an attractive single mother takes her kids on a disastrous road trip.
      Cast: Ice Cube, Nia Long, Philip Bolden, Aleisha Allen, Jay Mohr and Henry Simmons
      Rating: PG-13
      Bottom Line: **

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      Book Reveiw 4-2

       

       

       

      The Mammy
      By Brendan O’Carroll
      ISBN:  0-452-28103-2
      Publisher:  Plume
      Available:  Bookstores everywhere

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      Wellness News 4-2

      Keeping Your Child Safe: Identifying Potential Dangers in Your Home

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        Ask the Director 4-2

        Questions and Answers on Civil Rights from Linda V. Parker, Esq., Director of the Michigan Department of Civil Rights

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        Power of the Word 4-2

        The Word According To Your Enemies!

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          Malcom X Remembered

          Malcolm X/Ella L. Little-Collins Family Foundation and Rodnell P. Collins, nephew of Malcolm X recognize the 40th anniversary of Malcolm’s
          assassination on February 21, 1965

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