Library Mismanagement

https://academic.oup.com/jah/article-abstract/89/2/752/756694?redirectedFrom=fulltext

SILENT SAM DECISION BY UNC

https://abc11.com/education/donor-pulls-$15m-grant-to-unc-chapel-hill-over-silent-sam/5752698/

the university is giving over a million dollars to Sons of the Confederacy

James Baldwin

-------------the Fireside Pentacostal Church

  https://www.literarymanhattan.org/place/fireside-pentacostal-assembly/

Baldwin preached there as a teen ager

NOVEMBER'/DECEMBER GRATITUDE

1.  Seeing a physical therapist
2.  Sonya
3.  Decision to go to Boston
4.  T'giving w chris
5.  2 healthy granddaughters
6.  Old North Church
7.  A safe, tho at times turbulent, flight to Boston.
8.  Discovering a  lot about Paul Revere
9.  American Masterpieces -- viewed Revere's portrait at MFA
10.  Watching Frozen with the family and liking it.
11.  Seeing where my son works in Cambridge -- so proud of him!
12.  Re-discovered Hope Valley Y
13.  I have a book i wrote for margot called My Museum
14.  Having such a smart, handsome son who is a great daddy and husband.
15.  The people I sat with on the flight to boston
16.  the friendly people in brookline
17.  seeing where JFK went to church.
18.  Margot in her beautiful sequined jumper.
19.  getting a call from maude -- how did she do that?
20.  I re-kindled an interest in James Baldwin
21.  My gym buddy
22.  The nice weather we're having now
23.  Rest
24.  Samantha
25.  the book Tim gave me on Black Mountain
26. getting presents to give kids from the Angel Tree....must go to Target tomorrow
27.  taking it easy
28. hot showers
29.  reading in bed
30.  putting firs things first 
31.  my heating problem got fixed
32.  radical acceptance
33.  i gave up sugar and aspartame today
34....i'm adding fish to my food plan
35.   getting emails from my daughter in law
36....having faith
37.  having patience
38.  i got my wreath today
39.  i brought a terrible chest cold back from Boston but it gave me a good chance to catch up on my reading.
40.  Priscilla from my Poetry Group
41.  i bought a "badass" planner
42.  bought a fresh wreath today
43.  rest, rest, and more rest
44.  Steve and Lawrence, the two Chinese kids next door.
45.  doing the best i can
46.   not having a boyfriend
47.  Urgent care cuz maybe they'll give me antibiotics like they did last
48.  the poem i wrote about paul revere --  maybe i'll read it in poetry group tomorrow.
49.  hot showers
50.  Thich Naht Hahn
51.  green tea  with honey
52  i was without heat this morning but the office tells me they will bring in a space heater
53.  black bean patties
54.  my whole body hurts but at least i'm walking and the cold weather is actually GOOD for arthritis
55.  My grand niece and nephews
56.  Mozart
57.  my heirloom jewelry
58.  the Hope Valley Y
59.  the view from my apt.
60.  this reading club in Clayton:  "the page turner reading club"
61.  Duke Urgent Care South
62.  bird seed  Yay!
63.  my friend Peggy
64.  "20breaths"  
65.   deep breaths
66.  morning stretches
67.   one thing at a time
68.  church people
69.  Rachel Denhollander who sent a serial child sexual abuser to jail for the rest of his life.
70.  the isle of Iona where I want to spend Christmas next year
71.  My brother who made a special trip to Durham just to bring me a humidifier.
72.  having a son like chris
73.  finally feeling better  -- a little, anyway, after having an upper respiratory infection for 3 weeks!
74.   a 30 min walk today
75.   exercising but not too much -- even tho i didn't feel like it especially
76.  not having pneumonia even tho i felt like i did
77.  a nice dinner tonite:  sweet potato, chicken salad, cider
78.  radical tolerance
79.  Duke puppy kindergarten
80.  Tibetan meditation music is very soothing
81.  Peggy
82.  Ed
83.  dr. appt. tomorrow for a wellness check-up
84.  taking steps to lower my blood pressure
85.  mindfulness
86.  coffee from he clubhouse
87.  hot baths
88.  it was warm today and sunny!
89.  willing to tolerate discomfort instead of overeating
90.  a meeting in 5 min.
91.  feeling relaxed
92.  Tuch Naht Hahn
93.  humpback whales and i saw one up close!
94.  done eating for today and it's7 pm
95.  my nephew's fever is down
96.  taking care of myself
97.  fir trees
98.  poetry group tomorrow
99.  soft music tonight
100. focusing on the next right thing

BILLIE HOLLIDAY

BBC DOC:    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CG_cxm_19OE


and another:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiEcL372LD0&t=405s   viewed on dec, 7th

Gratitude

   My gratitude for November:

1.  I'm not in a wheelchair.
2.  Nor am I walking with a crutch anymore.
3.  In two days, leaving for Boston.
4.  Paul Revere and all the patriots
5.  The Old North Church
6.  Healthy granddaughters
7.  the Hope Valley Y
8.  Patience
9.  Courage
10.  Deep Breaths
11.  the nine focuses of DBT
12.  Sofia
13.  Mali's poetry
14.  Dinner is ready for today
15.  the house will be warm
16.  Stone archives
17.  i have a heating pad
18.  my brother
19.

Today in History-- Nov. 26th

Abraham Lincoln declared that the last Thursday in November would be  recognized as Thanksgiving.

Black Sax Player in Boston Common

trying to find his name   ---

Markeety Tate

DBT SELF HELP

https://www.dbtselfhelp.com

WOMEN LIVING ALONE

https://www.aarp.org/home-garden/livable-communities/info-03-2012/9-myths-about-living-alone.html

IT'S A GOOD THING!

"Sinners Grand Tour: A journey through the historical underbelly of Europe

https://books.google.com/books?id=J6BnSZoSMAYC&pg=PA82&lpg=PA82&dq=salvador+dali+copper+bathtub&source=bl&ots=CPZn2VIzuF&sig=ACfU3U2WJVNCW4YTP5ufCM8xWdoTpnrBJA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjduImJxvTlAhUMTd8KHXGFC8oQ6AEwDXoECAcQAQ#v=onepage&q=salvador%20dali%20copper%20bathtub&f=false

lbgtq association Apollo TheatreAp

https://www.nps.gov/articles/lgbtq-artists-working-in-private-and-in-the-spotlight-apollo-theater-ny.htm?utm_source=article&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=experience_more

Frances Perkins/Triangle Fire

http://trianglefire.ilr.cornell.edu/primary/survivorInterviews/MaryDomskyAbrams.html

Frances Perkins witnessed the fire.

PAULI MURRAY

https://today.duke.edu/2017/03/pauli-murray-house-celebrate-designation-national-landmark-april-1

PAULI'S HOME IN DURHAMWAS DESIGNATED A HISTORIC LANDMARK!

ART MEETS AI

CHRIS WAS INVOLVED WITH THIS!

https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/open-access

EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE

https://www.verywellmind.com/theory-of-mind-4176826

a hundred things for October, and then some

My100 Things

1.   Crepe Myrtle blooms on the tree outside.

2.   UK  WWI digital poetry collection

3.   Staying in tonite and keeping warm

4.   Coffee from the Clubhouse and snacks

5.   Duke puppy kindergarten

6.   Listening to the Moth today.

7.   1 episode was from Durham

8.   2 lillies are still blooming on my secretary

9.   doing the best I can. 

10.                 Dealing with anger – it’s not a bad thing.

11.                 Symbols on my iPhone

12.                 Mali

13.                 Deep breaths

14.                 Not doing things perfectly

15.                 Separation from the Y job  -- not a good fit

16.                 Zip Recruiter – sounds cool

17.                 Ed, old friend in Sharon MA

18.                 Liz Warren

19.                 Sophia

20.                 Feeling my anger

21.                 Teddy bears

22.                 2 smart and healthy granddaughters

23.                 being a grandma

24.                 the archangel Raphael – he is for healing

25.                 the story about the little girl from Japan who made 1000 paper cranes.

26.                 Chris used to make those

27.                 The song – Teddy Bear Picnic

28.                 Sorrow

29.                 Bellaruth Naperstack

30.                 Sophia

31.                 Summer of ’69 – book I’m reading

32.                 Boston and it’s history

33.                 “Hub of the Universe”

34.                 the 3^rdgraders at Club Blvd

35.                 I want to do something for them – gift books from Barnes and Noble

36.                 I’m fine with avoiding Rebecca

37.                 Hispanic Heritage Night at Club

38.                 The dance teacher there

39.                 The Durham Parterership for Children

40.                 Daniel’s mom

41.                 Daniel

42.                 Beltre Corina (Duke Med. Hub)

43.                 Front office staff at Club

44.                 Making plane reservations

45.                 Natasha from NC State who helped me

46.                 Morning stretches

47.                 Holly, oa, likes Teddy R. quote

48.                 My mantra, “I am a strong, intelligent, and capable woman”

49.                 Got rid of my futon – Pennies for Change took it

50.                 The futon was a fat magnet

51.                 Church

52.                 Laura Fergusonand Leslie LaZara at Downtown Y

53.                 Sophia at Lakewood Elemenatry School

54.                 Feeling content

55.                 Brittany at the Triangle Y

56.                 The law office downtown that prosecuted the pedophile at the Raleigh Y  --  he went to jail!!!

57.                 Ethics

58.                 Apple/Pumpkin bread from Whole Foods

59.                 My book on DBT for emotional eating

60.                 ShaLeigh Fairbanks

61.                 The spirituality of dance

62.                 The duke diet and fitness center staff

63.                 My wonderful primary doc

64.                 Jenny Wang and her 2 boys

65.                 Duke puppies!!!

66.                 The stat. bike and the elliptical at the clubhouse

67.                 Bio Sciences, room 002, puppy lab

68.                 Ed from Boston

69.                 Sergio

70.                 And his wife Becky

71.                 And his mother in law

72.                 Cleaning out the car

73.                 Sitting in the sun – glorious!

74.                 NC State Library

75.                 Gaga Technique

76.                 A brief walk

77.                 Erica and James, next door neighbors

78.                 The book I’m reading

79.                 Lynnie, my stylist at Sport Cuts

80.                 No Halloween candy

81.                 Hand me downs fro Sharon

82.                 Abstaining from Facebook

83.                 Avoiding the news

84.                 My computer is down

85.                 Centering Prayer

86.                 Loving Kindness meditation

87.                 My framed poems on the wall

88.                 Might do some research at Harvard Library

89.                 The Lenox Baker pool

90.                 Might go to Steevie’s art show  ---  big maybe b/c of her steps.

91.                 Hillsborough

92.                 Mebane

93.                 Haiku I wrote for the kids

94.                 The love letters they gave me

95.                 Being invited to read there

96.                 NOT HAVING to learn that fluency program

97.                 Not having an uncomfortable work environment

98.                 Peace

99.                 John Patmos

100.             Alex and Morgan

101.             I have to finish my AEA training

102.             There is training in Italy

103.             Jane Fonda’ s book (has exercises)

104.             Kale and quinoia, yum!

105.             Squash soup

106.             The call of the barred owl …. So soothing

107.             The idea of “radical acceptance” – a very positive thing according to DBT 

108.             I can learn new things like DBT

109.             I am open to new experiences

To Boston Town I Go

To Boston Town I Go

I.  Since I'll be flying in on a Sunday, I'd love to journey into Boston for a service at the Old North Church.  Checking to see if I can bring my small suitcase.

193 Salem Street
Boston, MA

Phone:  617 -

https://oldnorth.com/plan-a-visit/

The home of Paul Revere is iffy...easier to just read descriptions.
Here's one:   https://www.paulreverehouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/InterpretationLabels_Website_.pdf

Sunday to the Beacon Inn to rest.

II.  Places of Interest

• Boston: Public Garden, Massachusetts 54th
• Boston Public Garden "Make Way for Ducklings"
• African American Museum
• MFA  (George Washington Crossing the Delaware, or is that one at the Met?)

• Cambridge:  MIT, List Museum
• Harvard University
• CCAE (Cambridge Center for Continuing Education)
• Mary Walker's house

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Disability Information (for Old North Church)

https://www.massvacation.com/explore/accessible-travel/#arts

MFA:  Copley print  https://collections.mfa.org/objects/32401
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Pauli Murray papers:  Schlesinger Library
                                    3 Jones Street
                                     Cambridge, MA

https://hollisarchives.lib.harvard.edu/repositories/8/resources/4874 

Contact: 
3 James St. Cambridge MA 02138 USA 
 (617) 495-8647 
 ask@radcliffe.libanswers.com 

Using Words to Save Lives

from the BBC   https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190919-the-simple-words-that-save-lives

FINDHORN CHRISTMAS RETREAT

https://www.findhorn.org/programmes/returning-of-light-on-iona/

https://www.findhorn.org/programmes/returning-of-light-on-iona/

Sea World Should Be Put Out of Business!

Sea World Should Be Put Out of Business!

     Last night, I watched a series of documentaries and news footage about Sea World and their killer whales.   I'll have to admit I was captivated by Sea World in San Diego in the early 1980's.  The organization was not as condemned as  it is today.

     I think it's appalling that these 12,000 animals are trained to perform like circus animals.  Tossing plastic balls, carrying humans on their backs as they race thru the water, landing on platforms in front of audiences in just inches of water.

      In 2010, a trainer, Dawn Bracheau, was killed by an orca, Tilikum, at Sea World in Florida.  She'd worked as a trainer for 16 years and had been performing for almost as long.  After a show, Tilikum pulled her into the tank, thrashed her about, and forced her to the bottom of the pool.  Orcas want to hold on to their prey, so it was very difficult for the staff to separate the whale from her.  Every bone in her body was broken, and she was "scalped" by the whale.

     Just several months before, another trainer, Alexis Martinez, was killed by an orca in the Canary Islands.  Sea World insisted on calling the event "an accident" rather than an attack.

     Sea World needs to go out of business and stop capitalizing on these magnificent creatures entertaining an audience...It's up to our young people.  Watch the documentary, "The Voiceless," produced by young people.  Also, the documentary, Blackfish, exposes the horror of Sea World's exploitation of marine life.

     Do your part, expose the problem and don't buy a ticket!

       

Oh, Those Naughty Victorians!

Oh, Those Naughty Victorians!

     Laid low this week-end by "an upper respiratory infection."  Or at least so says the doc.

Had to take the week off...

     Entertained myself with starting to read, Edward the VII, the Playboy Prince.  Fascinating stuff!  Decades ago, I watched the Masterpiece Theatre series on Lillie Langtry, "the Jersey Lily."

     Jane Ridley, the British author of this tome on Edward, has penned a captivating biography.  She doesn't leave a stone unturned.  

     I was a little surprised at what a lousy mother Victoria was.  There was no love lost between Edward (called "Bertie) andVictoria.  Edward was her oldest son.  One thing that stood out was that when he was Prince of Wales, she didn't give him the important "red box" and entrusted it to someone else.

     Edward was a randy guy.  He married the beautiful Princess Alexandra of Denmark (called Alix) and while it was a love match, he cheated on her a lot.

     One of his mistresses was Lilly Langtry, the "Jersey Lily."  She was crazy beautiful and well known artists of the day lined up to paint or sketch her.  She became an actress, as did her daughter, Jeanne Marie.

The Isle of Jersey

   In the Channel Islands of the U.K., Jersey is a colorful, ancient land with its own language, Jerriais.   

   Efforts to bring back Jerriais began in the 1960's with the effect that classes were started to teach the language.  Today, there is a dictionary in Jerriais and many school children are learning what used to be their native language.

http://www.theislandwiki.org/index.php/The_programme_to_further_the_teaching_of_Jèrriais_in_the_island

Ernie Barnes, Durham Native

The NC Museum of History closed their exhibit/tribute to Durham native, Ernie Barnes.  He got 26 scholarships to play football at NC College, now NC Central University.

Here's a link:

https://www.ncmuseumofhistory.org/events/exhibit-closing-north-carolina-roots-artist-ernie-barnes

So sorry I missed this exhibit...

A Hundred Things

that time of the month again when I high light a hundred good things that happened, so hear goes:

1.  I drove over to Hillsborough to attend a meeting I'd been wanting to get to for a long time

2.  The setting for the meeting was the gorgeous UNC campus at Hillsborough.

3.  Joy Harjo is the new Poet Laureate of the U. S., and our first Native American.

4.  The car is operating well.

5.  I'm seeing Dr. Ashley on Tues.

6.  Good book to read on Edward VII, the Victorian King.

7.  I'm slipping off to bed early tonite.

8.  May go to Cambridge in Oct.

9.  Jaki Shelton Greene to be honored at the Friday Center in October.

10. Good night's sleep last night.

11.  Enjoyed the H/borough meeting:  Jennifer, Robin and Karen.

12.  I enjoyed mindfulness today.

13.  Getting a massage and facial on Tues.

14.  Maybe a hike on Sunday (tomorrow)

15.  Brittany at Hand n S"tone (practices mindfulness)

16.  "the 20 breaths"

17.   Seeing Shannon tomorrow

18.   Appt. Fri. with an ED specialist

19.   Mali

20.   Beverley

21.   A massage later today

22.  Got a job off yesterday

23.   Margot started kindergarten yesterday

24.   Fresh veggies ad hummus for lunch today

25.   Tidied up today

26.   Nice email from Elise yesterday

27.   Knowing it's ok to be different

28.   Fun day Sunday, church, Whole Foods

29.   Heading over to Hand 'n Stone later

30.   Having a keen interest in Black History

31.   WNCU radio

32.    Books on tape

33.    Going back to sleep after I woke up at 4 p.m


34.   Will try to drop the car off early tomorrow morning and see if they will take me to Shannon's office.

35.   Sprouts food store

36.   Jazz

37.   Flowers in front of my front door

38.   Making progress

39.   Planning a very light work out at the gym; yoga later today maybe

40.   Billie Holiday

41.   Playmakers

42.   New OA friend Beth

43.   ditto, Tim

44.   NC Writers Network

45.   the musical group, Queen

46.   juicing blueberries and apples

47.   Johanna at Whole Foods

48.   emailing Kourtney about missing the concert due to the football traffic pile up

49.   Interesting exchange with Christine after church about the devil, which I don't believe in.

50.   Paul McCartney

51.   Amani at the Y Downtown front desk and chatting about Freddy Mercury and David Bowie

52.  Vickie Sneed at the DT Y for getting my papers in order.

53.  Meeting deadlines

54.  Markee, Y counselor

55.  Diamond McQueen, site mgr for Lakewood

56.  It's cooling off!

57.  Lunch at B & N

58.  library sys. group read:  Best of Enemies

59.  Seeing Library Larry at the Y dripping in sweat after playing basketball

60.  Dinner last night from Jason's courtesy of the Y.

61.  I might want to buy the hist. fiction book for 5 bucks from B & N

62.  The B & N staff

63.  Soup and salad for dinner.

64.  Podcasts

65.  ED appt. on Mon.

66.  The praying woman i met outside B & N

67.  Payne's Auto Body Shop

68.  Shonté who works there and will be volunteering for WNCU.

69.  John Brown and his Little Big Band

70.  Playmakers

71.   Getting my oil changed

72.   Seeing a Land Rover Santana imported from Spain

73.  Cooling off

74.  Edward the 7th book

75.  Durham and being out and about today

76.  The YMCA and its history

77.  Taking it easy tonite

78.  Getting to the bank

79.  Carolina Theatre

80.  Anne Atwater

81.  Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove

82.  Best of Enemies film

83.  Ted's back

84.  John's advice about the job:  researching HELPS, checking the bus route, getting to work 30 min early, Angel, the counselor, visit the school on Monday morning or afternoon, find out when the kids are dismissed from school, where will we be, check out Club Blvd online, check distance from my house to the school.
Also, bring a notebook, prayer for the day, #of kids and native language,  will need markers, paper, books (free from Food Lion?), DonorsChoose

85.  Prayer for Sept. 13 (today)

86,  Living in Durham

87.  Hearing from Elise

89,  Reading Edward VII biography about the playboy king.

90.  A reading day while I rest.

91.  Seeing Shannon today.

92.  Not knowing the news of the day.

93.  Rest, rest, and more rest

94.  Being comfortable all curled up on the chaise lounge with my quilt

95.   Sopia

96.   Channeling Hazel

97.  English history

98.  I made it to an important appointment

99.   "Rain"

100.  not having to cook....