Cherrie | March 31, 2010
I could give a rat’s butt about Oprah or Britney or Paris or any number of “celebrities”. And why is that one would ask? It’s not because I’m a hater. I’m not. I care less about them because morally, they are beneath me and most of the people that I know. Oprah, make an honest [...]
CherrieJW | March 30, 2010
For eight years, a great majority of Americans sat by and watched helplessly as our country was misgoverned by an inept president, a placating congress and every corporation one could imagine. We watched our Constitution ripped to shreds, our country fall into international disgrace. We spent a gazillion dollars on a lie about weapons of [...]
Cherrie | March 29, 2010
No one ever told me that the world would be fair. that we all would be treated equally, with kindness and consideration. I just grew up in a place where that was taught to us as a standard practice of living. Fairness to me has always been, judging people based on actions, not looks. Giving each [...]
Cherrie | March 25, 2010
It used to be a little house with a white-picket fence with two or three little ones playing joyfully in the well manicured front lawn. In our house we have long since passed the Dr. King version of the American dream. We judge by the content of character, rather than the color of skin. Around here, [...]
CherrieJW | March 24, 2010
I can’t say for sure, but I believe firmly that Al-Qaeda is using the heroin in Afghanistan instead of distributing it all throughout the world. If not their herion, then somebody’s crack or ludes. You might ask me what has me ragging on Al-Qaeda and the Taliban (that’s a book in the making) and I’m [...]
CherrieJW | March 23, 2010
Why is it that every time an intelligent, witty, show comes along, we abandon it. Most of those shows never or very rarely make the ten year mark. Rome and Judging Amy are a couple of them. Of all of them, my favorite was The West Wing. I am a political junkie and this show [...]
CherrieJW | March 22, 2010
I am sick of my OWN self today. And I’m tired. I’ve spent this morning ironing, cooking, cleaning. I even scrubbed the toilet. Yeah, there’s definitely something going on here. I called my friend who told me that I’m through the “empty nest syndrome”. I don’t have empty nests! We have two left at home [...]
CherrieJW | March 18, 2010
I enjoy my nighttimes the best. I revel in the quiet, the solitude of silence surrounding me and my thoughts. There are far fewer disturbances at night. My typing keeps pace with the low hum of the refrigerator. In the background, I hear the peace of my family, snoring and adjusting themselves. I long for [...]
CherrieJW | March 17, 2010
The east side of St. Louis, Missouri contains its downtown area. You’ll find in the “Gateway to the West” one of the most beautiful and recognizable skylines imagineable. The Arch is breathtaking. In fact, there is very little that can be said about the downtown area that would be negative. Nestled on the west side [...]
CherrieJW | March 16, 2010
What do we do when everything around us conflicts with the very core of our nature? We choose wisely. My daughter came to me with some issues. She is a near victim of peer pressure. Fortunately, she was raised by a reasonably strong black woman who told her to live her life with no regrets [...]
