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ELECTION DEBATES BLUES 2016

So I stayed up until 3:00AM (over here). and turned on the tv...

What I saw was an elderly White couple....looked liked an average middle class couple from somewhere on Long Island.

Looked like she was holding up a potato...and discussing how she was going to feed her family and balance the  Read More 
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Revisiting Our (American) Ancestors DJANGO :UNCHAINED

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What did I think of it ?

Ridiculous. But then so was Jackie Browne, Kill Bill 2 & 1. So was Pulp Fiction. So was Killing Zoe. So you see….I’ve been a fan of the ridiculous for quite some time. In my opinion, Quentin Tarantino has a unique way of blending the serious with the ridiculous  Read More 
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A HISTORY OF US GUN CONTROL IN 3 MINUTES

BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE by Michael Moore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zqh6Ap9ldTs

Need I say more?
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Ya' Gotta' Luv Dem Boys!

Word from America is that certain elements from Dolce Gabanna's Fall collection is racist!

Who's D&G you ask?

Stephano Gabanna and Dominico Dolce
Dolce & Gabbana is an Italian luxury industry fashion house. It was established by Dominico Dolce and Stephano Gabbanna.in Venice). They met in Milano in 1980 and worked for the same  Read More 
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THINGS MY GRAND FATHER TAUGHT ME: Granddaddy Was a Goat Herder Part 2

GOAT HERDING

Job Description: Attend to live farm, ranch, or aquacultural animals that may include cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses and other equines, poultry, finfish, shellfish, and bees. Attend to animals produced for animal products, such as meat, fur, skins, feathers, eggs, milk, and honey. Duties may include feeding, watering, herding, grazing, castrating, branding,  Read More 
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HIS GRAND DADDY WAS A GOAT HERDER

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Did you know that the first black president in the New World, was none other than a black, man named Vincente Ramon Guerrerà Saldaña.

Vicente Ramón Guerrero Saldaña was born on August 10 1782 .

He was one of the leading revolutionary generals of the Mexican War of Independence. He fought against Spain for  Read More 
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THIS BLOCKBUSTER MOVIE IS TOO, TOO BLACK FOR FRANCE

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Think Like A Man is an American movie, directed by Tom Story which earned over 80 million dollars in the US box offices this Spring. It is a movie based on a relationship book by the author Steve Harvey, titled, “Act Like a Lady, Think Like A Man”.

I read it a while ago. It’ Read More 
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SO...WHAT'S THE PUNCHLINE?

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AFFAIRE DSK: PERSONNE NE VEUT FINANCER LE FILM AVEC DEPARDIEU ET ADJANI (Affaire Dominique Strauss Kahn: No one wants to finance the film starring Depardieu and Adjani)



"L’affaire DSK au cinéma, ce ne sera vraisemblablement pas pour tout de suite : d’après leParisien, aucune chaîne de télévision et  Read More 
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DIVVYING UP THE PEACE PRIZE MONEY

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Flash:

The 27 Member European Unions plans to divide the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize Prize money equally!

"The Nobel Peace Prize for 2012 is approximately 1.16 million Euros."

In other words:
1,160,000 divided by 27 = approximately 42,962 euros...
which is approximately my monthly grocery budget in France!


« DIVIDE ET IMPERA »
Diviser pour régner.
Divide and Conquer

Bye bye for now!
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MY THRILLING MOMENT

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The last time I rode a NYC subway was 14 years ago before we moved to France. Even though people have told me about "sightings" of people reading my novels on subways, busses on various rail road lines, I have never personally had the priviledge to witnessed this.

Two months ago, this young lady was  Read More 
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