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About reginadma

Hybrid Socialist dedicated to helping the community.

Introducing: You Talk About Race Too Much—a photo writing project

Too little A section of a recent interview of writer, sociologist and MacArthur Fellow, Tessie McMillan Cotton, from my viewpoint, went viral. I’ll paraphrase the clip of the interview. Professor McMillan Cotton noted that many people are feeling fatigued about … Continue reading

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I need your help to foster equity

Dear friends, I hope you are well, safe, healthy, feeling loved and in love. I hope 2021 has brought many gems to you and yours. I also hope that the hardships we’ve all faced this year and in 2020 (remember … Continue reading

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So wrong

I recently went to the doctor to see about a perpetually swollen lymph gland—the one commonly misnamed “tonsils.” For cultural sake, I’ll keep referring to this gland as my tonsil as my doctor did during my visit.* The lymph glands, … Continue reading

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I’m back-ish

When I first moved to DC, I started this blog because I had some time on my hands. I also came across some situations I found amusing, or thoughts I found “deliciously” ridiculous. Seemed like a good intersection of   … Continue reading

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Musings by Reggie

I’m working on a birthday card for a colleague.  I’m at the stage that I really like: before any ideas are put to paper, before any shapes are cut out or paper embossed.  I’m at the very beginning of creating … Continue reading

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December 2013

I am currently locked in a game of “Assassin” with some friends, and what you won’t see on my list of things that I’ll be doing this month is: Fear for my life, chase away paranoid thoughts when friends contact … Continue reading

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November 2013

Oh my.  Here we are, halfway through November and I’m just posting my November list.  It’s been a fun month to say the least.  Here are some of the events I have / had going on.

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Playing Pool Gwendolyn Brooks Style

I have a few poems that I think of often.  They’re not triggers necessarily…just poems I came across in my younger days that now are part of a constant rotation of things that I reference or think about. Gwendolyn Brook’s … Continue reading

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On Pistachios

 

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I want to LIVE!

I want to LIVE! And be beautiful! I noticed a house on my commute to and from home that has these little rogue flowers popping out where the sidewalk meets the retaining wall–seems hardly enough soil to survive, and yet … Continue reading

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