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Patti LaBelle sings her ABCs
A MySpace friend posted this video, and after watching it, the song has been stuck in my head all morning. Check it out:
Karl Malden, 1912-2009
"American Express Traveler's Checks. Don't leave home without them." The character actor known for this catchphrase as well as his role in movies such as "Pollyanna" and "A Streetcar Name …
June Pointer: 1953 - 2006
June Pointer, the youngest, and troubled, member of The Pointer Sisters, lost her life to cancer at the age of 52. Funeral arrangements are still being made.
Help keep small cosmetics companies in business!
We've all heard stories of founders of large cosmetics companies who started out by mixing concoctions at the kitchen table. Carol's Daughter and Burt's Bees are two good examples. A …
Psychiatric Service Dogs
I put off blogging about this for a couple of months, so I think now is a good time to discuss it. I originally heard about this when I caught …
Which song was #1 on your birthday?
I found out about this Web site called http://www.joshhosler.biz/ where you can find out which song was at the top of the charts at any time in history - as …
Online Support Group for Boomerangers
For all the adults who live with their parents, we could use a virtual hug now and then.
ARTICLE: Jamaica's First Rastafarian Beauty Queen heads to be Miss Universe
When you hear the words "Miss Universe", do you picture a dark-skinned woman with waist-length dreadlocks? If not, Zahra Redwood is hoping to change all that at the Miss Universe …
A Heartfelt Response to Obama's Victory
Watch this clip of The View's Sherri Shepherd crying tears of joy over Obama's win. Get your tissues.
Bernie Mac: 1957-2008
The famous comic actor had been battling sarcoidosis and said he was getting better, but pneumonia is what took his life today. From CNN:
Wake Up Jackson meeting this Thursday, October 18, at 6:00 PM
The meeting will be at the ACLU Mississippi office at 964 N. Jefferson Street, which is next to Fenian's Pub.
Jay Dean
Jay Dean saw his first opera more than three decades ago, and his passion for the art has grown since then.
When a Lame Duck Has to Duck
President Bush made a surprise trip to Iraq, but he got a surprise of his own when an Iraqi journalist threw his shoes at him during a press conference.
The NAMIWalks fundraiser is almost over. Give today!
Original post here.
There's still time to give if you haven't done so already. Go here to donate. I'm $65 away from my goal, so please help me reach it before October 6. …
Public Meetings and Community Events This Week
4 p.m., Jackson City Council work session at Jackson City Hall (200 S. President St.). Call 601-960-1033.
Yolanda Denise King, 1955-2007
The eldest daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Coretta Scott King, passed away Tuesday night in Santa Monica, California. She was 51.
Community Events and Public Meetings
2:30 p.m., Book Buddy Volunteer Training at Boyd Elementary School (4531 Broadmeadow St.). The program aims to help children progress in school. Rebecca Starling of Jackson Public Schools is the …
QUIZ: How Stressed Are You?
I think it is a good idea to do a mental self-examination once in a while. Let's start here, shall we?
