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It's still Black History Month. And, yes, I still hate Black History Month. Let me start by re-posting my first Black History Month homage from a couple of years ago:

Why I Hate Black History Month
15 February 2009

It's officially the middle of Black History Month and I can't take it anymore.

I hate Black History Month.

Now, before your head gets sweaty, your commenting fingers get itchy and you decide that I'

Our economy is ___________________ (enter your selection here)

1. fine.
2. a nightmarish disgrace.
3. freakishly good.
4. magically delicious.
   

People aren't poorer, they just ___________________ (enter your selection here)

1. like eating mac and cheese from the box.
2. were going to downsize their house to a small walk-up apartment anyway.
3. are giving people--giving blood, that is.
4. enjoy watching channels 4, 6, 8

This week, CNN launched its Black in America series--a four-hour program that focused on women, families, men, work, religion, crime, health and life. It tried to offer a balanced perspective on being of Black African descent. I've watched it and they did a pretty good job and I believe it is certainly worth watching. Moreso, I think it is a topic worth discussing--not t

Randy Pausch, Carnegie Mellon professor of computer science died today of pancreatic cancer at 47. He died in Virginia, having insisted on moving so that his wife and children could be closer to beloved family members after his death.

His academic achievements

In a cost saving move, Starbucks is shuttering 600 stores, with job losses totaling in excess of 12,000. Long the ubiquitous coffee retailer, the java giant has noted that (1) McDonald's and Dunkin Donuts has been "eating their lunch" winning coffee tastings and now offering free wifi and confortable louges and (2) the retailer is no longer "special" with the now-jettisoned breakfast sandwiches, increasingly dirty stores, inconsistent brew and stores on every corner. In an effort to getting b

Learned that George Carlin--stand-up comedian, philosopher, actor, writer--has passed away in Vegas this past weekend. How very sad to lose someone so terribly funny.

I remember when I 'd first heard George Carlin. I was a child and he was appearing as a guest on some children's show out of Chicago. He was doing a children's version of the Hipp