Ms. Jones Class

I actually took this picture with my phone when I ...

2009-03-12T14:46:00.000-04:00

I actually took this picture with my phone when I was at the airport and emailed it to my blog. It was on one of those mini-columns that keeps cars from running up on the sidewalk. Somebody must have been waiting a long time...

But I would give you a 100 on that Mike!

Dare I say, YES! Then again, it's been a while so...

2009-03-12T09:54:00.000-04:00

Dare I say, YES! Then again, it's been a while so I'm kinda nervous about that answer, LOL.

that is beautiful...that is why giving back is suc...

2008-11-02T17:32:00.000-05:00

that is beautiful...that is why giving back is such a beautiful thing...

You have a gift Mesha. That is truly wonderful.

2008-10-28T15:35:00.000-04:00

You have a gift Mesha. That is truly wonderful.

Yes, Courtney was a pistol. Just the kind of pisto...

2008-10-26T19:34:00.000-04:00

Yes, Courtney was a pistol. Just the kind of pistol that makes a teacher out of you!! What a great story. I love it!!

funny. from the even younger friend... I'm pretty ...

2008-09-08T08:41:00.000-04:00

funny. from the even younger friend... I'm pretty sure my dad's set me up to NEVER serve on jury duty in the state of NC. Mom summonded, sisters summonded. Dad and me? NEVER! Hmmm, makes me wonder what they know...

I think what people are really doing is placing th...

2008-09-08T02:00:00.000-04:00

I think what people are really doing is placing them as "the only chance," and that is why they feel so much more (Differently) is at stake. It is as if people don't have the faith they think they have. Like there will only be one chance, and the first equals the last.

I am not mad that she has to take it. I'm more mad that they are willing to use women to manipulate women. And I know that the even if somebody is holding the door, there is something expected (and unexpected) on the other side.

And SO so many of these schools need teachers who ...

2008-09-07T20:52:00.000-04:00

And SO so many of these schools need teachers who care even more than anything else.

I guess if you're going to have a placeholder ther...

2008-09-07T20:49:00.000-04:00

I guess if you're going to have a placeholder there are worse options. What I wish folks would stop doing is look at the Governor or Senator Obama as "the last chance."
There was a reason the both of them got the nod. They both worked their butts off and did what they had to do to get to the positions they were in, made friends along the way, and figured out how the game was played. The good Senator from NY played her part as well.
I take a different approach to a lot of these situations. If you can see what's going on, that means the door's open. Don't asked to be invited in. Walk on through. There's this great picture of Senator Obama in a circle of senior Senators (all old white men) and he's just listening in. He might not have said a word in their conversation but he heard what they said. Probably took it and did something else with it.
I don't know... I just kind of feel like you'll be marginalized if you let yourself be. It's a slimy business to keep from having people smile in your face and stab you in the back, but it certainly doesn't hurt to have someone holding the door open for you...
Good Post Ms. Jones...

Nice! "Joe let's do this!"Way to rep for "the Chi"...

2008-09-07T20:44:00.000-04:00

Nice! "Joe let's do this!"
Way to rep for "the Chi" miss-VA-MD-CA-MA-??
:-)

hey old lady!!! it's your much younger friend! :)a...

2008-07-29T22:30:00.000-04:00

hey old lady!!! it's your much younger friend! :)
anyway, i got a summons for jury duty to my parents home once... yeah, it was many years after moving. i just sent it in with a copy of my new state's drivers license and signed it with a letter and i was good
(apparently BMore doesn't have any thing else to do but track down law abiding former residents there... since their crime rate is so low and all! lol)

Thanks Kai, will be down in mid-atlantic in July. ...

2008-06-30T11:24:00.000-04:00

Thanks Kai, will be down in mid-atlantic in July. The celebration continues!

oh my gosh i am so happy for you!!!!! i am so glad...

2008-06-29T20:38:00.000-04:00

oh my gosh i am so happy for you!!!!! i am so glad you had a good time! happy belated birthday!!!!!! "a tattoo, sure!" ummm, yes, i DO need to see pictures!

"Kwame Kilpatrick"dude- are you serious? u can't b...

2008-04-30T23:34:00.000-04:00

"Kwame Kilpatrick"
dude- are you serious? u can't be dumb enough to use ur WORK phone to creep on your wife!? at least get a pre-paid joint! daaaag!
lol, sorry, couldnt resist!

It suits you.(And only a southern girl could find ...

2008-04-15T19:57:00.000-04:00

It suits you.
(And only a southern girl could find your house in the woods... I know exactly where it is :)... Interesting exercise...)

the sentence before the last sentence is sweet. I...

2008-01-21T12:33:00.000-05:00

the sentence before the last sentence is sweet. I am happy you people are my friends rather than my opponents.

Indeed. I like to think of time as a marker of wha...

2008-01-21T12:23:00.000-05:00

Indeed. I like to think of time as a marker of what you're doing. If you're busy making progress, doing things, time is making progress too. If you're not doing anything time will pass by unnoticed until you do something with it. Maybe when time has had enough and demands change the watches of the people who matter will all be aligned. Who knows.

again i say... MySpace=Trouble, avoid the temptati...

2008-01-18T21:27:00.000-05:00

again i say... MySpace=Trouble, avoid the temptation at all costs! see what it started with this confused young lad!

Mesha, the classroom will find you wherever you ar...

2008-01-15T18:48:00.000-05:00

Mesha, the classroom will find you wherever you are. There is too much wisdom for you to impart on the young people. If life's a classroom, who better than you to be the teacher?

i have never heard this "one cry rule" but it is h...

2008-01-10T00:07:00.000-05:00

i have never heard this "one cry rule" but it is hilarious! when i first heard this news story, all i could think about was the great martha stewart in her short lived, but excellent, apprentice stint. the geniuos martha (can u tell i love her!?) said sternly to a candidate, "what are you doing? women in business don't cry" soon after, her next words were "you're fired". LOL. it's martha stewart so you have to take what she says as gold! come on have you seen her wedding cakes!? she's obviously perfect! i digress...
so as it pertains to h.r. clinton, being a women in a man's world, showing "weakness", as crying is perceived in either sex, is risky! in this instance it worked for her, but boy was that risky. my advice for the furture.. follow tamecia's one cry rule clinton! you had a one, and boy was it an effective one! now dont let it happen again!!!

i need to go see this movie! and "I like it when p...

2008-01-09T23:59:00.000-05:00

i need to go see this movie!
and "I like it when people dress as if they intended to accomplish something that day." yes!

You'd have to be living under a rock to not see th...

2008-01-09T22:25:00.000-05:00

You'd have to be living under a rock to not see that the country is in the crapper.
You'd have to be blind to think the media won't use your past against you.
You'd have to be ignorant to think a vulnerable woman crying isn't going to rack up sympathy votes.

We (as the voting public) have to be naive to think any of the candidates can really fix our "everyday" problems. Just like the teacher teaching and the student not listening, you can fix your own problems, you just need to figure out how.
We have to be deaf not to see that all these candidates are saying the same things from different angles. I could care less what you say, but I'm not sure you're so bright as to convince me you know what type of people need to be on your team (not who--who cares who--but what type of people, what skills, what characteristics. If you can do the job, who cares who you are?)
Lastly, we'd have to be quite the judgemental lot to fault anyone for crying. What she did wasn't a cry. Punk out perhaps. Frustration, no doubt. Whatever it was, I don't care, it's a weakness. It shows vulnerability. It garnered a feeling of hopelessness about the country and that's the last thing I want from a leader. If you're that emotional about the state of things how on earth are you to convince me that you're strong enough to deal with the real grabage that this country is in?

Because we all know you never know what you're in for until you actually get there.

Good Luck.

Indeed.

2008-01-09T22:16:00.000-05:00

Indeed.

You have aptly summed up the black woman manifesto...

2008-01-09T20:07:00.000-05:00

You have aptly summed up the black woman manifesto on crying in public. I loved it from the moment that I read it. Well said. Well said. Well said. She doesn't get another pass with, no matter how stressful things get. Next time I'm suspicious.

Thanks for a great post here and on my blog!!

haven't seen it yet. but i'm going with a friend o...

2007-12-26T20:16:00.000-05:00

haven't seen it yet. but i'm going with a friend of mine when she gets back in town. i'll give you a shout after i see it :)