So yesterday, my sister and I went to the Michael C. Carlos Museum on Emory University’s campus. This museum is most famous for having the mummy of Ramesses I and donating it back to the Cairo Museum in Egypt. I went because my sister and I have both long been fascinated with Ancient Egypt, [...]
Archive for February, 2008
A Tale of Two $20’s
Posted in blog, life on February 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Happy Black Folks Month!
Posted in Writing, life, race on February 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
It’s that time of year again, the time when people acknowledge the accomplishments of black people then promptly forget when March 1st comes around.
Okay, yeah, that was a little harsh. I’ve always been of two minds about Black History Month. On one hand, it’s the best way to discover little known facts about black folks [...]
Perspective
Posted in Writing, life on February 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The good news is, I wasn’t among the 500 people my company released this week. Bad news is, I knew some of the folks who were in that number, and my heart goes out to them. My boss was a casualty. Half my team’s job was taken away as well.
So stuff like [...]