my laptop has been cutting off in the midst of whatever i’m doing at a high rate, the last few days. yesterday I backed everything up on my external hard drive. I don’t know when things are gonna go south, but apparently my wordpress is a lil bit wonky too – not showing my blogroll [...]
Posts Tagged ‘money’
necessarily uncomfortable reading
Posted in books, my life, race, tagged books, money, Native American issues, privilege, race, reading, US history, wealth on May 24, 2009 | 2 Comments »
My father has always been interested in economics/money/business issues, and being a black man, has of course dealt with those issues as they intersect with race. So a couple months ago, when I saw that Latoya was reading a book called The Color of Wealth: the story behind the U.S. Racial Wealth Divide, I knew [...]
almost, doesn’t count?
Posted in my life, politics, tagged current events, money, politics on February 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Thanks to Liss, I had to watch a bit of the American Idol final auditions to keep my heart from palpitating.
See, for some reason, I am not appreciating all the townhall meetings. All the talk about stimulus, with action still not forthcoming – blowing up into a battle between the Left and Right. Lots of [...]
like sand through my fingers
Posted in my life, tagged credit cards, money, responsibility on August 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Recently, I’ve been spending money like it’s going out of style. Which, in a way, it is. I’ve been called a spendthrift many a time, but for all the name-calling, I do ok when it comes to saving. Well. It’s all relative, right? Depends on who you’re comparing me to.
I have a good plan – [...]
nothing but the ice
Posted in feminism, pop culture, race, women, tagged feminism, girls, injustice, money on June 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been mulling over a lot in the last few weeks. Life is happening, and I’m still kickin’, but I’m battling some severe apathy right now. Sometimes it gets like that, and I’m not sure if it’s fatigue-related or what, but here I am.
Right now, I’m thinking about how teeth-grittingly peeved I was when I [...]
