1) I don’t get all the hoopla about *BLANK*
2) *BLANK* is the dumbest thing I have ever heard of.
3) The biggest problem facing our people is *BLANK*
4) I have done *Blank* this year in the hopes of achieving my goals.
5) If I could recommend a book right now, it would be “BLANK*
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April 7, 2008 at 7:24 pm
erica b.
1) I don’t get all the hoopla about *BLANK*
Over women lovin’ that “Thug Appeal”. I can’t take a thug to a parent/teacher conference.
2) *BLANK* is the dumbest thing I have ever heard of.
3) The biggest problem facing our people is *BLANK*
The crabs in the barrel mentality.
4) I have done *Blank* this year in the hopes of achieving my goals.
Gotten an EIN and a business license.
5) If I could recommend a book right now, it would be “BLANK*
“A New Earth” — Eckhart Tolle
April 7, 2008 at 7:30 pm
jameil
1) I don’t get all the hoopla about celebrity weddings.
2) a billary/rocky veep/presidency is the dumbest thing I have ever heard of.
3) The biggest problem facing our people is complacency.
4) I have done *you already know– not to be discussed here* this year in the hopes of achieving my goals.
5) If I could recommend a book right now, it would be *rocky’s first/the color of water/30 days to discovering personal victory through holiness.*
April 7, 2008 at 7:45 pm
GC
the pregnant man–he’s still a woman
lowering the interest rate
in the mirror
started saving more than I did before
A complaint-free world by Will Bowen
April 7, 2008 at 8:03 pm
CreoleInDC
1) I don’t get all the hoopla about gossip sites.
2) Purity balls is the dumbest thing I have ever heard of.
3) The biggest problem facing our people is classism.
4) I have done a lot this year in the hopes of achieving my goals.
5) If I could recommend a book right now, it would be “Write it Down Make it Happen” by Henriette Anne Klauser.
April 7, 2008 at 8:17 pm
Ms. Lee
1. I don’t get all the hoopla about the pregnant wo(man).
2. Con.doleeza R.ice running for veep of the GOP is the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard of.
3. The biggest problem facing our people is rejection of change.
4. I have done a lot of footwork and research this year in hopes of achieving my goals.
5. If I could recommend a book right now, it would be Women and Money by Suze Orman.
April 7, 2008 at 8:26 pm
BK
1) I don’t get all the hoopla about the supposedly pregnant man/woman
2) Condy running for vp of gop AND having an orientation for the registration process for high school is the dumbest thing I have ever heard of.
3) The biggest problem facing our people is fear of change
4) I have done several things this year in the hopes of achieving my goals to include going back to school AND expanding my business.
5) If I could recommend a book right now, it would be the latest by lolita files.. ***, Lies, Murder, Fame
April 7, 2008 at 9:55 pm
adifferentstory
1) I don’t get all the hoopla about *celebrities and their lives*
2) *feminism* is the dumbest thing I have ever heard of.
3) The biggest problem facing our people is *Black on Black crime*
4) I have done *Applied to Post-Bac Pre-Med Programs* this year in the hopes of achieving my goals.
5) If I could recommend a book right now, it would be *Complicated: A Surgeon’s Notes on an Imperfect Science by Atul Gawande*
April 7, 2008 at 11:09 pm
aunt jackie
1) I don’t get all the hoopla about *Pork*
2) Vegetarians who eat pork is the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard of…
3) The biggest problem facing our people is infant mortality and lack of health care for pregnant mothers and children.
4) I have written about 100 pages of my novel, this year, in the hopes of achieving my goal.
5) If I could recommend a book right now it would be Inez of my Soul by Isabel Allende!
April 7, 2008 at 11:55 pm
1969
1) I don’t get all the hoopla about MADONNA.
2) Knowing all that we know about drug use/AIDS/Transmitted diseases and still using them/not protecting oneself is the dumbest thing I have ever heard of.
3) The biggest problem facing our people is the breakdown of the family unit/public education/complacency.
4) I have started training for a 5K in May in the hopes of achieving my 2008 fitness goals.
5) If I could recommend a book right now, it would be No Country For Old Men by Cormac McCarthy.
April 8, 2008 at 12:13 am
Candice
1) I don’t get all the hoopla about the Compound in the Mid-West, those police knew what was going on before they got the “secret” phone call to raid the place. And can we let this story unfold first, before we automatically assume it will be another Waco.
2) Condi Rice as McCain’s VP nominee is the dumbest thing I have ever heard of.
3) The biggest problem facing our people is our damn selves.
4) I have applied for online writing positions, and signed up for an expressive writing class in the hopes of achieving my goals.
5) If I could recommend a book right now, it would be the new Pearl Cleage book, the title escapesme.
April 8, 2008 at 2:17 am
Odyssey
1) I don’t get all the hoopla about Brad and Angelina.
2) Unprotected s.e.x with someone you’re not committed to is the dumbest thing I have ever heard of.
3) The biggest problem facing our people is the breakdown of the family.
4) I have done not enough this year in the hopes of achieving my goals.
5) If I could recommend a book right now, it would be “A Long Way Gone” by Ismael Beah.
April 8, 2008 at 2:33 am
Eb
1) I don’t get all the hoopla about Bey-Z
2) Mary J Blige taking steroids is the dumbest thing I have ever heard of.
3) The biggest problem facing our people is ignorance
4) I have networked this year in the hopes of achieving my goals.
5) If I could recommend a book right now, it would be Make it Happen Kevin Liles
April 8, 2008 at 1:31 pm
Melonie
1. I don’t get all the hoopla about K.i.m. Ka.rd.ash.ian. And Am.er.ican Id.ol.
2. Kwa.me Ki.lp.atr.ic.k’s legal fund is the dumbest thing I have ever heard of.
3. The biggest problem facing our people is apathy.
4. I have done research this year in the hopes of achieving my goals.
5. If I could recommend a book right now, it would be “Quicksand/Passing” by Nella Larsen.
April 8, 2008 at 2:54 pm
Ms. Sula
1) I don’t get all the hoopla about celebrity worship/culture. I mean seriously, they are just people with pots of money.
2) Flavor of Love/ I love New York type shows is the dumbest thing I have ever heard of.
3) The biggest problem facing our people is the pervasive distrust amongst us
4) I have done some trimmings in my expenses this year in the hopes of achieving my goals. I have been able to stick to my saving plan.
5) If I could recommend a book right now, it would be Eat.Pray.Love by Elizabeth Gilbert. The book was a revelation(that I’m not alone) and is a constant inspiration.
April 8, 2008 at 3:03 pm
DBC THESIS
1. America’s obsession with celebrities.
2. The NAACP and Al Sharpton’s support of the rapists involved in the Dunbar Village case.
3. Almost cultish devotion to fundamental Christianity.
4. I’ll receive my Ph.D. on June 12, 2008.
5. Telling Histories: Black Women Historians in the Ivory Tower, ed. by Deborah Gray White.
April 8, 2008 at 4:01 pm
That Girl Tam
1. I don’t get all the hoopla about Jay-Z and Beyonce getting married. Who cares?
2. Flavor of Love is the DUMBEST thing I have EVER heard of.
3. The biggest problem facing our people is George W. Bush…and Hillary if she gets the nomination.
4. I have done NOT A DAMN THING this year in the hopes of achieving my goals…but when this baby drops…I’m gonna be ’bout it bout it’!
5. If I could recommend a book right now, it would be Obama’s first published book…he’s a brilliant story teller and writer….
April 9, 2008 at 2:40 pm
G. Mo
1) I don’t get all the hoopla about WOMEN WHO LOVE AND ARE ATTRACTED TO LIL’ WAYNE. HIS MUSIC IS DEFINITELY ON POINT, BUT HE LOOKS LIKE OSCAR THE GROUCH.
2) THIS NEW FAKE ME OUT, FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR TV SHOW WITH FLAVOR FLAV CALLED UNDER ONE ROOF is the dumbest thing I have ever heard of.
3) The biggest problem facing our people is HEART DISEASE
4) I have PUT AWAY A LOT OF MONEY IN SAVINGS this year in the hopes of achieving my goals.
5) If I could recommend a book right now, it would be REPOSITION YOURSELF: LIVING LIFE WITHOUT LIMITS BY T.D. JAKES