by bianca | Oct 20, 2009 | Uncategorized
A room without books is like a body without a soul (Marcus Cicero). To the annoyance of many people, I read several books at a time. When it comes to reading I try pretending that I’m linear and formulaic, but it’s more like hodge-podge and potluck. A book...
by bianca | Oct 19, 2009 | Uncategorized
While researching the origins of modern urban vernacular, I was taken back by a common denominator in many popular slang words: money. Almost everything had to do with getting money (’cause it’s all about the Benjamin’s), spending money (’cause...
by bianca | Oct 16, 2009 | Uncategorized
Yesterday my hair dresser engaged in a conversation which sounded like she was convincing herself rather than me on the issue of dating. As she went off in a diatribe about men, dating, and the church, I realized that this is an issue many churches are facing. She...
by bianca | Oct 15, 2009 | Uncategorized
No good thing does God withhold from those who walk uprightly. (Ps. 84:11b) Break-It-Down [said with attitude and three snaps in Z-formation]! No: nothing. Good thing: the ability to worship God even in exile; to be who we’re meant to be. Upright walk: trying to...
by bianca | Oct 14, 2009 | Uncategorized
Roses in bloom, jasmine in the morning, honeysuckle at night. Sweet, intoxicating scents reminding me of my childhood lead to floral wonderlands in my memory. My love of flowers is hereditary. Stemming from my grandmother and her affinity for roses and carnations down...