tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37040589379944592792009-07-04T15:14:20.162-04:00A woman who is African American, I write about natural hair, and other subjects.GoldenAhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15928138252968831618goldenah@yahoo.comBlogger112125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704058937994459279.post-87533467801707058892009-07-04T14:08:00.008-04:002009-07-04T15:10:15.572-04:00

Recommended Reading: Goals, Planning, and ExecutionI've finished one set of classes. This month I have to make some preparations. I'm great at planning; it's the follow-through that's harsh.I've finally decided do some moderately serious non-fiction reading. I've acquired (via the library) a list of books to read by Barbara Sher. It was recommended by a classmate. Ms. Sher tells you how to follow

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She gives great advice. She has a fantastic voice, and a very professional manner.

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Washed my hair this evening.Oh, I love washing it too much.Yet, I have to. I work out daily. And who wants to be engaging with people with a stinky head? It's so not cool.I made up a deep conditioning concoction. Made my hair so soft and smooth. Ummm. My hair loves oil in a creamy conditioner. I didn't even have to blow dry. I had no knots! no tangles! very little shedding!Aside from a few

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My cat is a 16 pound guy (pest) who tells me when it is time to eat.In case I don't get the message, he will glare at me for an hour or so. This will be followed by knocking over things to get my attention. Should that fail he'll approach, and try to bite my ankles.He's a bit of a toe freak too.If my Mom pets him too much and he's had enough, he'll reach out with his left paw (he's ambidextrous

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Rules I read a while ago. What was funny is that some of the most successful blogs break all these rules.Blog consistently. Every day. Every other day. One must blog all the time.Blogging about pets is a no-no.Blogging about babies is a no-no.Blogging about one topic all-the-time is a no-no.Blogging about the intricate nonsense of your life is a no-no.Don't blog while drunk.Don't ever blog while

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Oh, she is so correct.I understand that women are trying to find out what works for their hair, but it is like some don't understand - keep it simple. If it feels "coarse" there may not be a product that softens it up, but if there is it shouldn't be something harsh. A gradual approach - often using less products (1 or 2) is best.The skin of our scalps is the thinnest part on the body. I don't

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She offers great transitioning advice.

GoldenAhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15928138252968831618goldenah@yahoo.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704058937994459279.post-10619012377307031552009-06-16T20:22:00.005-04:002009-06-16T21:08:11.672-04:00

One of my all-time favorite shows, when I bother to contemplate and can recall it, is Seinfeld. In the beginning, when it was the Seinfeld Chronicles, I used to wonder how long it would last before NBC killed it. It was incredibly funny in a New York area inside-joke kind of way.In the beginning, the show had low ratings, and there was an air of a show trying to feel itself and what its niche was

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Note: My hair type is 4a-z, nappy, kinky, coily, cottony, soft, fine, moderately thick, and very very delicate.Time to check the hair length again!It grows so slow now-a-days. I'm still trying to figure out where that growth spurt a couple of years ago was due to.I had to cut off 1/2 an inch to 1 inch on the ends, because I was getting irritated with knotting. I have to stay away from small

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The number 1 reason why businesses fail: contempt for customers, often translated and dressed up as falling sales, or loss of revenue. It probably used to take over 10, maybe even 50 years, before it completely collapsed, but today I don't think that is feasible. Word of mouth travels too fast today.Companies can spend as much as they like to keep good face. Money will be misallocated on public

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According to the New York Times today:Millions of households will lose television reception next week when about 1,000 broadcasters around the nation shut off their analog signals and complete their conversion to digital programming, federal officials say.And my response is, "Yay!"Intelligence Quotients may rise.People will rediscover that they can have a social life.Children may actually do

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Time FliesIt is one thing to schedule events to keep the self busy, it is another to make sure they serve some purpose. Going out for the sake of going out can be a rather aimless waste of time as well.Ever notice how everything happens at once? You get a phone call on the land line, and at the same time the door bells rings, and the cell phone goes off. I cannot tell you many times that happens.

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If you ever saw this movie, and since I love Sci-Fi, so yes, I have, this was one of my favorite scenes.Well, the future is coming sooner than you think.The video clip of a mini-cab, minus the cab driver. I think robot should be included, just to enrich the experience.Look, Ma! No hands! The approaching extinction of bus drivers and cabbies....Grabbed from Reuters:May 26 - Driverless cars --

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Goal SettingI feel like I am behind the curve, or far from the goal posts.I always have a couple of goals I want to achieve, but I'm not even half way there, and half the year is almost gone!TweetsI signed up for Twitter.com, although for the life of me, I still don't "get it." Maybe after a while I'll see what the fuss, hoopla, and hype is all about.Family I am so pleased with one of my nephews.

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She's so positive. I enjoy watching her videos.

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I grabbed this picture from an NBC Los Angeles news website.Reporter Brenda Lee tried to hand a letter to the Secret Service (Say what?!?). They referred her to a White House staffer. She refused to hand the letter over.And then everything went downhill, commencing in her expulsion.Oh, well.Snark: The notion of a black female Supreme Court nominee gets rejected by President Obama.When are some of

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The original Star Trek gang. Uhura is enough. No other "women" are needed.Please note: I wrote this to express my irritation with feminists, sci-fi fans, trekkies / trekkers who pretend to be pro-woman. Let's be frank, for some of them it's all white women, all the time. I'm for female empowerment, but not at the expense of black women, reality, a coherent plot, or the story's canon.There have

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There are men still willing to defend women. Good on them.

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This is Ursula Burns, who will become the first female (of African descent) of a major American Corporation.Per the New York Times:Ms. Burns is the first African-American woman to run a company this large. Xerox reported revenue of $17.6 billion in 2008.By the way, I put her picture here for a reason: her hair is natural. She looks very professional to me.Frankly, I'm tired of reading from the

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I doubt it'll be up on YouTube for long, but I love this video. The music is in perfect sync, the creator is very good.Update #1: I changed the video for one that seems to have more staying power. Not crazy about the music, but the imagery is still good.Update #2: I've added my playlist from YouTube.com.

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Kicking The Product Junkie HabitThe irony of my shopping spree these past few months, is that I will probably go back to what I used in the good old days: Garnier Fructis (leave-in conditioner, conditioner) or Suave, castor oil (hard or liquid), and aloe vera. That's all I really need.All the other stuff I have, I'm just going to use up. I do that by mixing a lot of them together.Cheap

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The above image I "stole" from the Huffington Post. I don't know who the photographer is. Sorry.Wow! Imagine one of the only topic a twit(s) on Twitter could think of was to tell Oprah that her weave looks nice. She promptly had to tell the entire world that the so-called-weave was actually her own hair. Her hair is awesome. I nod my head in respect, and wonder: why do we seek to tame our hair

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Curiosity and Open MindednessA friend called me the other day looking for advice. I'm flattered, and slightly amused by these calls, because the person asking for the advice is older, and has many more college degrees than I do. I know it's not always an indication of relative common sense, but the degrees she holds aren't trivial.I admire her, because she is very intelligent. She's always

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Please note: I dislike tagging my personal pictures, but I've discovered they are being used. I was never asked about it. I never gave permission.These are my hair ends. I've flat ironed a few times. I blow dry my hair nearly all the time, and I am pleased to see the teeny-tiny-itty-bitty curls come back. However, even with tons of conditioning, heat protectant(s), I am still paying the price of

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Hair Length GoalI did not have a particular hair length goal before. I simply wanted to know how to treat my hair well, and to be satisfied with the results. I've worn my hair natural (without relaxers, perms, or any other kind of toxic chemicals) most of my life. My styling and treatment of it was hit and mostly miss. Now-a-days, I plait my hair (10 braids), and keep it in a bun. I can no longer

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