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B2 I1 O1 P3 I1 C3 - a biographical movie - Double letter, triple word score 42 points(I'm trying to stay on top of my blog a day or at least 5 days a week so I am getting my words from http://www.scrabble.com/ and their word of the day to generate ideas for my entries)Truth be told, I've never thought about who would play me if Hollywood ever decided to make a movie about me. I would have enough

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F4 E1 E1 L1 I1 N1 G2 S1 - Double letter, double word score 26 points At my job, we have a mandatory dress code now: business casual, jeans on Fridays, be careful of cleavage, etc. So I went on a small shopping spree, got some new outfits and dress shoes in order to comply.Yesterday, when I went to work, I had a different hairdo and was in a fairly cute outfit. One of my co-workers commented on

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B3 L1 A1 C3 K5 - Double Word Score, 26 pointsI know that I am doing this out of order (probably because my brain is out of order) but I had to get this one out of me first.We all know that when we look at the POTUS (for those of you who don't know : President Of The United States) we see a Black man. He describes himself as a Black man. He is married to a Black woman and has two beautiful little

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D2 A1 M3 N1 - Double word score, 14 pointsI just realized something really REALLY disturbing: when it's time for my daughter to go to K4...the parents of her classmates could POSSIBLY be only 16, their GRANDPARENT'S could possibly JUST be my age.That is fucked up.I was talking to my cousin about a student I had couple of years ago who just turned 13 and was pregnant. She swore UP AND DOWN that

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C3 O1 N1 D2 I1 T1 I1 O1 N1 A1 L1 - Double letter, double letter, double letter score, 18 pointsI remember hearing a long time ago that young girls have babies because they are looking for someone to love them unconditionally. After having Princess Leapfrog, I can overstand what they mean. Early in the morning when she wakes me up for her 4 am feeding, she does so by giving this pitiful sounding

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S1 O1 L1 U1 T1 I1 O1 N1 - Double letter, double letter, double word score, 20 pointsLadies, be careful of who you fuck. Real.talk.Me and my ex, who I've known for the last 14 years, had a small trist last year and it resulted in probably the most adorable damned baby in creation (yeah she is...damn a Gerber Baby). So ever since I revealed to him that I was pregnant, he swore (and continues to

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P3 R1 I1 D2 E1 - Single word score, 8 pointsOne day, we will all be thankful for what was given to us. Until then, we have to be "happy" with being ashamed of what we were born with.I was at my mom's house last night celebrating her birthday with her and my newborn. While she was holding her and I was taking my napptural braids down, she asked me: "what are you going to do when Akili is ashamed

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H4 O1 G2 - Triple word score 27 pointsThe only hog I like comes in links or slices next to some scrambled eggs and a short stack with some maple syrup.Living in Milwaukee, there are somethings that are constantly going on but I am able to deal with it: the thinking that there are no black folks in Wisconsin/Milwaukee, constant Happy Days/Laverne and Shirley references, reminders of Jeffery Dahmer

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P3 R1 I1 O1 R1 I1 T1 I1 E1 S1 - Double letter score, double triple word score 117 pointsFuck. Brett. Farve.Over the last month or so we have been bombarded with Brett Farve news because he decided to come out of retirement and drive the NFL and Green Bay Packers crazy with his indecisiveness about his retirement. So for hours on end and days on end we were getting breaking news interruptions

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J8 U1 I1 C3 E1 - Double letter score, double word score 17 points I have this cousin who we will call Jesus Juice (JJ).Now, mind you I don't have NOTHING against Christianity...I believe in a lot of what the Bible says and the resurrection of the man that many call the Son of God aka Jesus. But what I DON'T believe in are the people who push Jesus Juice on you and ain't had a drink themselves. I

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C3 H4 A1 N1 G2 E1 - Double word score - 24 points Change is something that we encounter everyday, as they say change is the only constant. But one thing that we fail to realize is that change is the easy part...following through with the change is more difficult than accepting change.Many people, including myself, complain about change within our lives; not matter how minor or major the change is

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(Originally Posted January 15th, 2007)Yes, that was the caption for the CNN coverage of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday celebrations for 2007. But wait until I tell you what ELSE was going on while they showed that caption…a little background story for you first.As we all know, one of our GREATEST Civil Rights leaders would have celebrated his 78th birthday today had it not been for a

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(Originally Posted January 12th, 2007)I just got a new job about a month and a half ago, and I love it. It isn't exactly what I want to do as far as a career, but it keeps me busy and allows me to fully concentrate on the career that I want. I work for this Fortune 300 Company as an accounting assistant. I mail off invoices, do a lot of data entry, sort and send off mail, and do quite a bit of

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(Originally Posted December 17, 2006)I am able to type from my desk instead of an actual chair, but with the light off because I don't want my shadow to be seen from my window.It's about 2:10 a.m. on a Saturday night and my favorite lullaby has disturbed and destroyed another decent night's sleep. I was in the bed, listening to Luther on the radio, damn near sleep, and then about 25 rounds went

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(Originally Posted August 6th, 2005)I am 28 years old with a bachelor's degree in Africology and have attended graduate school. I've taught in my local public school system and for the federal government. I don't have any children (and do not want any) and I don't hang out with or run with the wrong crowd (never did). I am not a fan of the NAACP, believe in W.E.B.'s Talented Tenth, LOVE Marcus

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(Originally Posted on April 19, 2005)I've been working for a good 14, 15 years now and I've been paying my dues to Uncle Sam. Being a descendent of slaves, I believe that I shouldn't be held responsible for taxes because of the unpaid labor that my ancestors were forced to do during slavery. But, I have no say so in the law (damned electoral college), so I have to fulfill my "American duty."

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