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....

Four Hundredth Anniversary of the Arrival of Africans to America

from John:    August 24, 2019

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/08/19/watch_new_york_times_presents_1619_project_memorializing_400th_anniversary_of_slavery_in_america.html

At Jamestown, celebrations of African dancing and drumming

More recognitions to come throughout 2019.

Billie Holliday

I have a lot of admiration for this singer.  She was a drug addict and spent her last days in a hospital.

Many blame Entzmingerf, U. S. drug czar given a commendation for her death.   He headed the war on drugs in the U. S. and stalked and sabatoged billie holliday.  She died in 1959/

Billie singing:             https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DGY9HvChXk&list=RD-DGY9HvChXk&index=1

Billie Holiday documentary with Spanish sub-titles:          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiEcL372LD0

Today in History -- August 24th

Mason-Dixon line established


https://www.loc.gov/resource/hhh.pa0027.photos/

FRIEDA KAHLO

https://theculturetrip.com/europe/united-kingdom/england/london/articles/frida-kahlos-belongings-paint-a-powerful-portrait/

Her artwork is contained in Blue House in Mexico City, where she lived as a child.

The 100 Things

At the end of the month I try to list a hundred things I'm grateful for.

Here's my list for July:
1.  I got my poetry manuscript in.
2.  I finished my online course, Positive Psychology
3.  I'm reading a book on mindful eating, Savor
4.  I ordered a hard copy of the aquatic aerobics manual
5.  I'm glad the hard copy is available.  It' hard to read it online.
6.  Margot
7.  Mindfulness.
8.  The woods behind my apt.
9.  Centering Prayer
10.  Getting a refund from Target for all the things I took back.
11  KALE, THE MIGHTY GREEN VEGETABLE.
12. Got mats for my porch.
13.  Got new ear buds.
14.  Saw Pilobolus on the Fourth of July.
15.  I love tofu.
16.  Bob Anthony has a podcast on the State of Things.
17.  Hot showers.
18.  I finished The Razor's Edge!
19.  Audible books!
20.  Scripps Studio
21.  Mike Tyus
22.  A treadmill and bike nearby
23.  My poetry group is great.
24.  Stretches
25.  The Big Book
26,  This podcast from washington post on the slave trade
27.  oa friend mary ann in new york
28.  David Payne, a wonderful writer and i am reading his book.
29.  Cauliflower salad
30.  the Principals at Hillandale Elementary School
31.  Loving kindness meditation
32.  Govinda's
33.  My friend Mali
34.  I can write pretty good poetry.
35.  My mother's birthday was on July 19th:  she had a really good business sense.
36.  Mom was generous in her will toward her children.
37.  I can feel my granddaughter's presence sometimes.
38.  That wonderful job interview i had on July 24.
39.  Seeing cardinals on the birdfeeder
40.  Labrador retrievers
41.  Gaga movemeant.
42.  ShaLeigh
43/  Katya
44.  Getting to a movie yesterday
45.  Finding great music  to listen to
47.   ShaLeigh Fairbanks
48.  my new Birkenstocks
49.  Essence, the woman who helped me at the shoe store.
50.  Linda who was the moderator today at the meeting
51.  morgan who is like a daughter
52.  Costa Rica
53.  Hawaii
54.  This book:  Barefoot to Avalon
55.  mindful breathing
56.mindful walking
57. mindful eating
58. new movement friend, steckley
59. alex
60. my friend morgan
61.  my brilliant son
62. his health conscious wife
63.Pacifica Squash Soup
64.jaki shelton green
65.meeting nice people where ever i go
66.Tch Naht Hahn
67. FDR
68. JFK
69. the reference staff at our rocking' library
70/ Treetop Place in MA
71. a quiet and cozy apartment
72. slowing down
73. Shannon
74 Julie
75. mimi
76. our complex's gym
77.  simplicity
78. Boston, center of the universe
79.deciding not to go to ShaLeigh's class tonite -- too rainy
80.my blog -- it has 5 years of gratitude on it
81.rest
82. feet up
83.Wilson Library
84. the Silver Spot movie theatre
85.audio books
86.mindfulness of breath
87.  stillness
88. not having to drive today
89. Overstock has rugs on sale
90. reading The Razor's Edge
91. Phillip Shabazz
92. Natasha Trethaway
93. Laughter
94. Relaxation
95.the Duke Center for Integrative Medicine
96. no worries
97.Gifts of the Spirit
98.Book of Luke
99.cheap air fair
100.ShaLeigh's movement class on Saturday -- that will carry me through mid-week
101. oh yeah, Megan Yankee