Black Neurodivergence, Mental Health, and More!
Sometimes I think I have heard it all, then I get to the Internet for the day. I’ve got to say that the Internet has the capacity to bring out the best or worst in people; anonymity makes one brave. From the safety of your living room you can say something with a few clicks…
The Hijab really brings out the reactions in people. Two people I love and trust today asked me if I was aware that I could be shot for wearing it… of course my answer was yes, but I could see they weren’t satisfied with it. They wanted to know why I would risk myself for…
Ok, so like any life change, getting accustomed to wearing the hijab presents its own scenarios and challenges. Here are some of the thoughts that have been floating through my mind so far. If you’re wondering what’s up with the hijab and why I’m wearing it, go here. 1. “Darn, I gotta go outside. Where…
That’s right, I HATE it. I really tried this year, you guys. If you follow me on Facebook, you may have even noticed I put up a Black History post, with a cute little Sidney Poitier picture. But then I remembered: I HATE black history month! (more…)
New me, same Hijab In 1963, Alex Haley’s agent connected him with a publisher who had read his interview with Malcolm X, and wanted Haley to write an entire autobiography on the firebrand minister. As Haley would later recount in his now-famous epilogue, their first month of work was hard going; with Malcolm spending several…
Sense is something I used to have… I’d like to thank WordPress (The software I use to create my blog), GoDaddy, who hosts my blog but cannot tell me how to use my WordPress software, and my editor, Catriona for creating this scenario in which I have completely lost my last bit of sense. (more…)
That crazed look you see in my eyes there? My usual expression after work is something like this. See, despite the medicine, the skills I’ve learned to help me, and a strong desire to focus, sometimes my brain pulls rank on me. (more…)
America is starting to feel like those third world countries we are always feeling so sorry for. You know, like how in Flint they have no clean drinking water. Or how so many peaceful protests turned violent because the police were brutalizing the protestors. The measles outbreak is getting frightening. Polio, diphtheria, pertussis are all…
The chickens have come to roost. That’s a pretty old saying, but here in Pennsylvania we have a lot of them, sayings that speak of rolling hills and acres and acres of lush farmland that produce a bounteous harvest. We even have a whole farm show in our state capital to honor those who have…
Dana, I know you don’t agree with me. I know the evidence, presented as it is, could make your case for you. That in order to wind up in prison for the rest of his life in these circumstances would have to make him very unlucky. Adnan Syed is the one of the luckiest men…
