Have you ever seen Little Shop of Horrors? It’s a musical about a nerdy florist who finds his chance for success and romance with the help of a giant man-eating plant who demands to be fed. With blood.
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Feb 2011
Wearing the “Minister” Hat
February 22, 2011 By 4 Comments
I went back and forth on attaching the ‘Minister’ moniker to my Minister Mama blog title. I grew up with bad connotations when I heard the word Minister or Clergy. Everything from: lame, boring, collar-wearing dorks who couldn’t marry, are likely depressed, don’t have sex, molest folks & hate black folks. Talk about a bad [...]
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Feb 2011
How would you feel if someone did THIS to YOUR house?
February 2, 2011 By 13 Comments
A few weeks ago, one of my besties hosted me for two whole weeks while I worked on my grad degree intensives. Marla’s boys, (7, 9 & 11) shared a floor and a bathroom with me.
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Jan 2011
Uncle! Uncle! UNCLE! UNCLE! UNCLE!!!!!
January 12, 2011 By 2 Comments
Ya’ll. Ya’ll. Ya’ll. I don’t know what the freak I was thinking when I made a foolish vow to blog everyday in 2011. It’s only January 12 & I have all ready missed three days. I give up. UNCLE! Release me, please from my tomfoolery. Now, for those keeping up, I am spending two weeks [...]
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Jan 2011
Conflicted
January 2, 2011 By 4 Comments
Have you ever felt stabbed in the back by the dark, cold murky waters of circumstance? I have. Today, in fact marks my grizzly death. Four stabs in the back by evil Mr. Circumstance.
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May 2009
What good can come from Detroit?
May 27, 2009 By 9 Comments
You probably won’t have a hard time believing me when I say I often have to ask myself, “is this blog more appropriately expressed in my private journal or should I just click that “publish” button over on the right?” I guess this one fits into both because for some reason I’d really like to [...]
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Jan 2009
3.52
January 21, 2009 By 6 Comments
My GPA for last semester. I got an A+, A-, A, B+, B- & B. Good enough for me. For 6 classes, a long commute, a marriage, a baby, a house, 2 cats, a book project and fund-development… I’ve mastered multi-tasking. I start a new semester today. I really love my school and I love [...]
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Jan 2011
(Less) words Wednesdays: Favorite.