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March 19, 2010
March 16, 2010
Three Day Walk For The Cure
This year, I'll be participating in a very special event called the Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure.
I'll walk 60 miles over the course of three days with thousands of other women and men. Net proceeds from the Komen 3-Day for the Cure are invested in breast cancer research and community programs.
I've agreed to raise at least $2,300 in donations. I've set my personal goal at $5000. So I need your help. Would you please consider making a donation of $50? Keep in mind how far I'm walking -...
February 13, 2010
History's Lessons
It's March. Where did February go? It does seem like February slipped by in a furry of snowstorms. So did black history month. or maybe its were I'm located. When I lived in Texas, it seemed like the short month of February was jam packed with activities designed to remind and celebrate the legacy , contributions and history that Black Americans have made to this country. I went to luncheons, breakfasts, parades and service activities, etc. There were so many we had to pick and choose ...
February 9, 2010
Never Let a Girl (Guy) Cook In Your Kitchen: Can men & women really JUST be friends?
I was going to blog about what you could do for yourself on Valentine's day, but instead found a much more interesting topic.
Do you think a man and woman can be "just friends"? I used to think so, then I realized there are all shades of this.
It depends on a lot of things. Is the man single? Is the woman? Just how do you define "friends"? Is a friend someone you know and you might hang out with occasionally? How do you define hang out? Does hanging out mean you went to high school (o...
Do you think a man and woman can be "just friends"? I used to think so, then I realized there are all shades of this.
It depends on a lot of things. Is the man single? Is the woman? Just how do you define "friends"? Is a friend someone you know and you might hang out with occasionally? How do you define hang out? Does hanging out mean you went to high school (o...
January 28, 2010
A New NinaFoxx.com is coming! That's right, new year, ne...
A New NinaFoxx.com is coming!
That's right, new year, new FOXX style. My website has been redesigned to reflect the new parts of Nina. Go there over the next few days and take in the new metamorphosis. My new site will be the headquarters where you can find out about all of my new projects.
From there you can connect with me and my friends via my blog or my twitter. You never know what I'm up to or where I'm headed, so be sure to check in here often. My last entry will make you think a...
That's right, new year, new FOXX style. My website has been redesigned to reflect the new parts of Nina. Go there over the next few days and take in the new metamorphosis. My new site will be the headquarters where you can find out about all of my new projects.
From there you can connect with me and my friends via my blog or my twitter. You never know what I'm up to or where I'm headed, so be sure to check in here often. My last entry will make you think a...
January 21, 2010
Lycanthropy runs in my family
Mo'Nique has been in the news because of her hirsute legs on the red carpet. She said on Oprah that being unshaven was a black women's thing. Ahem. Maybe its just a Mo'Nique thing, cause I'm a black women and I shaved my legs as soon as I had hair.
I must have been twelve when I discovered the first hairs. I remember an oppressively hot day, mid-summer in the deep of Alabama. I was sitting on the porch in my grandmother's rocking chair, folding myself over to stop the beginnings of what...
I must have been twelve when I discovered the first hairs. I remember an oppressively hot day, mid-summer in the deep of Alabama. I was sitting on the porch in my grandmother's rocking chair, folding myself over to stop the beginnings of what...
January 15, 2010
The Vanquishing of Teen Demons
I used to know a girl in high school who appeared so confident, except for one thing. She had a funny, little nervous laugh that would always give her away. When she said something she wasn't sure of, her hands would fly up to her mouth, and then that little laugh would escape. It was deep, belly kind of laugh, delivered with a snicker that would shake her whole body. The two of us used to be friends, sort of. We traveled in the same circles, but I think the two of us had an unspoken unde...
January 4, 2010
New Year
I just got back to the West Coast last night, and I'm spending time in opening the holiday cards that came While I was away. I love the picture and the update cards the best. The holidays are a time when you can catch up with friends and family that you haven't seen in a while, so I really appreciate it when someone takes the time to update me on their life and to actually mail me a card. I did get a few e-cards, but call me old-fashioned. They are just not the same. What do you think? I...
December 8, 2009
December 7, 2009
The Twelve Days of Christmas
Got this is an email, thought I would share...
There is one Christmas Carol that has always baffled me.
What in the world do leaping lords, French hens,
swimming swans, and especially the partridge who won't come out
of the pear tree have to do with Christmas?
This week, I found out.
From 1558 until 1829, Roman Catholics in England were
not permitted to practice their faith openly. Someone
during that era wrote this carol as a catechism song for young Catholics.
It has two levels of meaning: the surf...
There is one Christmas Carol that has always baffled me.
What in the world do leaping lords, French hens,
swimming swans, and especially the partridge who won't come out
of the pear tree have to do with Christmas?
This week, I found out.
From 1558 until 1829, Roman Catholics in England were
not permitted to practice their faith openly. Someone
during that era wrote this carol as a catechism song for young Catholics.
It has two levels of meaning: the surf...
