Allergies? Seriously?

I consider myself of good, healthy Midwest stock, with a dash of southern sturdiness to round me out.  I was always a pretty healthy kid growing up, and could easily shake off common colds and other childhood maladies.  So imagine my surprise, after living in the Washington, DC metropolitan area for several years, when I [...]

The Week That Was: blackgirlgrown on Twitter

Ohio GOP Chair Embarrassed By Party Message http://viigo.im/Dz2 # Powered by Twitter Tools.

Wayman Tisdale, Reflections on Cancer

Former NBA star and jazz musician Wayman Tisdale, a favorite of my stepfather’s, died last week at the age of 44 after battling bone cancer. Nicole, a fellow sister blogger and breast cancer survivor reflected on both of their cancer battles. “Nothing Left to Say,” one of her favorite songs provides the backdrop for her [...]

The Week That Was: blackgirlgrown on Twitter

Senate Passes Credit-Card Bill http://viigo.im/CXW # Your Money: A Consumer’s Guide to the New Credit Card Rules http://viigo.im/D6M # Reading about –> Survey delves into high birth rate for young Latinas http://viigo.im/Dey # Concerned about the message this sends –> T.I. Will Be Locked Up For Over Two Months instead of 1 year http://viigo.im/DeC # [...]

Helping Out Mom and Dad

More often than not, my conversations with girlfriends tend to focus on our parents. The most devastating of the economy’s havoc on all of our parents has been the wiping out of retirement savings and jobs. Financial security and employer-provided health care have given way to pushing off retirement (if fortunate to still have a [...]

Congress 101

If only it was as easy as Schoolhouse Rock made it seem, a bill becoming a law.  Unfortunately, it isn’t that simple.  Great ideas (using the term loosely) come a dime a dozen which is reflected in the thousands of bills introduced each year by members of Congress, with less than single digit percentages of [...]

The Week That Was: blackgirlgrown on Twitter

Reading The Fix’s White House Cheat Sheet: Obama, Notre Dame and Common Ground Politics http://viigo.im/C1D # @HipHopCaucus what is H2C’s poistion on climate change? # Interesting and Effective Use of Twitter –> Want Customer Service? Post Complaints on Twitter http://viigo.im/C7A # Reading about importance of families sharing cancer info with kids. http://viigo.im/C7J # thinking, “just [...]

Beware of Credit Repair

Having helped a friend recently to research for debt consolidation and management programs, it can be a difficult task. The Internet is crawling with “debt consolidation” links, ads, and seemingly credible websites. Most advertise as being non-profits to suggest that they are putting your interests ahead of their own. Not so much. President Obama and [...]

This Week in Washington: May 18, 2009

President Obama used his weekly addressto discuss first steps toward bridging the differences on energy policy and health care reform.  A long way to go remains.  Fresh from giving the Notre Dame commencement address and Democratic fundraisers, this week the President will meet with new foreign ambassadors, recognize small business leaders, and give a major [...]

blackgirlgrown Twitter Updates for 2009-05-17

Pretending like I’m not worried that the site is still down. # just finished watching the season finale of the Tudors. Cromwell gets his, and its not pretty # overlooking carlos watson’s website nuances. good content. perhaps i’m the prude # thought i brought the entire website down. i know just enough to be dangerous, [...]

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