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A Failed Artist, A Disillusioned Poet, An Underpaid Game Show Host
I took my son and niece to Gori, a small town in Georgia where Joseph Stalin was born. They talked me into visiting the Stalin's Museum, the largest in the post-Soviet space. I had resisted going there because I just can't stand the monster and know enough about him, or so I thought.
By Lana V Lynx2 days ago in FYI
Veterans Day Honors All American Veterans
Veterans Day is always observed on November 11. Have you ever wondered why November 11 is the date to honor veterans? There is a very good reason for that particular date.
By Margaret Minnicks2 months ago in FYI
Cultural appropriation and White women wearing dreadlocks and braids
Nappy by nature is not a choice Is it imitation (the best form of flattery) or cultural misappropriation when White males and females wear dreadlocks and braids. Some African American women think it is.
By Cheryl E Preston3 months ago in FYI
Black Cowgirls were prominent in the American West
There were black cowgirls in the American West In the episode of Family Matters titled The Good the Bad, and the Urkel, Carl Winslow (Reginald VelJohnson) dreams he is in the Old West, where Rachel Crawford (Telma Hopkins) runs a saloon. This led me to wonder if there were Black cowgirls or African American female saloon owners in those days.
By Cheryl E Preston3 months ago in FYI
Glass Half Full vs. Glass Half Empty
In modern times, the idiom “glass half full” has become a common expression used to describe someone who has an optimistic outlook on life. It is often contrasted with its opposite, “glass half empty,” which describes someone who has a negative or pessimistic attitude.
By Margaret Minnicks4 months ago in FYI
Embracing Envy
The game of life is competitive. Whether it's work, relationships, material possessions, or appearances, where there is competition, jealousy and envy often follow.
By Rosie J. Sargent4 months ago in FYI
No Sex Please We Are Animals!. Content Warning.
I was walking my two little dogs on the beach the other day. As usual, they were their usual obedient little souls; not very much. I started thinking I needed a Dr. Doolittle person to get inside their minds.
By Calvin London4 months ago in FYI
Alexandra Feodorovna
She was the Empress Consort of Russia who was assassinated by the Bolsheviks during the Russian Revolution.She unknowingly passed on haemophilia to her only son and the heir to the Russian throne. She was a granddaughter of Queen Victoria and is remembered as the last Tsarina of Russia. She had a gentle and kind nature but was badly misunderstood by the ladies of the Russian Court.
By Ruth Elizabeth Stiff4 months ago in FYI

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