Sunday, August 24, 2008

boys of summer"- supplement 08.24.08

Summer's winding down & luv'in  it!    a-rod in sumu pose....

a bit of good of wisdom My Father, ( a military man)  has left with  me! "Live where you are, No matter where you are! ( in this world) ...  Enjoy each day & Love Your Family."

the ny yankees pics by me in 2007 fr. blog - http://journals.aol.com/ooonadine/ooonadinesnyvettepeacefulblog/entries/2007/07/30/-the-yards-chilling./1468

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interests!

black is beautiful a commentary, npr - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93879707

a movie to see!  - "What Goes Around" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_8hgqmSWAI

the US Open ( tennis) - http://www.usopen.org/en_US/index.html

Jamaican Entrepreneurs - the next generation - http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/magazines/Business/html/20080821T210000-0500_139310_OBS_JAMAICAN_ENTREPRENEURS___THE_NEXT_GENERATION.asp

a good commentary 'Yeh mon' from China - http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20080824/cleisure/cleisure3.html  the 2007-2008 Human Developement Report http://hdrstats.undp.org/countries/


tavis smiley to host african american cultural exhibit in philly ! - http://www.nj.com/gloucester/index.ssf?/base/news-10/1219389904226890.xml&coll=8&thispage=2 & here http://www.artdaily.com/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=25719   & http://constitutioncenter.org/

Philadelphia stories of slavery now heard - http://www.philly.com/inquirer/magazine/20080703_Long-buried_stories_of_slavery_now_heard.html  & http://www.ushistory.org/presidentshouse/news/inq032207.htm

37 scholarshipsawarded in Barbados! - http://www.barbadosadvocate.com/NewViewNewsleft.cfm?Record=36475    on Barbados Slavery signage  Project  http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/news-10062--26-26--.html

an interesting commentary indigenous issues, of St Vincent & the Grenadines -  http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/news-9788--6-6--.html

the Olympics -this was not the USA's year for track & field (see last blog) -but Overall? They still did very well! -http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/5963934.html  &  by  rank  top 3 - CHINA, USA & RUSSIA !http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/GL/95A/GL0000000.shtml (kudus to the Men's Basketball Team! & the Men's 400m Hurdle )

i think? it's hilarious that The USA matched the gold medal tally  won in Athens 4 years earlier ! !! http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/blog/fourth_place_medal/post/36-facts-about-the-Olympic-medal-count?urn=oly,103037

cool stuff fr. anthropologie.com - http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/category.jsp?navAction=jump&id=LIVE_FURNITURE

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music                           

erykah badu - "today" earthsong - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLdkZZDy5Ms

kenny chesney & george strait - shiftwork - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJDF9uyDWH4

the lategreat dorival caymmi Sr. RIP April 30, 1914 – August 16, 2008  - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJDF9uyDWH4     about his music !  http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=22139

don henley- boys of summer - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qgy0rOsD4-k

More Hip/Hop Pioneers with ties to Bim ( also see july's entry on Doug E.Fresh) - Grand Master Flash & LL Cool J. - http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/video/videopage?videoId=3555912  & http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1077/is_3_58/ai_97823532/pg_1?tag=artBody;col1 & a classic video -http://hk.youtube.com/watch?v=nFhO321qdmk

Brand New Heavies - midnight @ ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhoFTR0xVmc

the great milton nascimento - cravo y canela - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHsDjzjpJLU

can't find Mistério Da Raça by luiz melodia, nereci by djavan will have to do!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-47_h8x2po  ( it's still sweet!) a little djavan acai, youtube -http://www.golocaljamaica.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1216391993

about brazilian music - http://musicabrasileira.org/

"musica brazileira" a few from my stash   w/ dori caymmi jr.

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until next time, walk good! ~peace nadine...     savor summer eat  a peach  or plum !

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Monday, August 4, 2008

gathering gold fr. the evening sun.. - aug 2008

 Trying to chill !     in August...   for My Husband, :)!

Latest evening craving salty pistachios, or cantaloupe & cheddar, melons or paw-paws, real bad! ...My Husband just  shakes his head & say "at least You're eating something!" - It's the dog days of August, kinda humid - but it's All Good!

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articles   - delicious curry chickpea burgers - more in slideshow above 

the african mancala warri game -http://members.aol.com/HyadesSoft/mancala/barbados/index.html

keep writing alive, fr. the nation news - http://www.nationnews.com/story/295464392711125.php

the late VèVè Amasasa Clark &  Ms. Alice Dinizulu  in dance journal ( african & caribbean dance)   

 - http://www.golocaljamaica.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1169842986/15

just like columbus discovered the... http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hl7qw47SpUFsklljmxARCr3CowZAD92ED2BO0

about the corries & the  pan-tribal  confederacy - http://www.golocaljamaica.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1166472583

meat eaters, before you trash another island's sausage....http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_pudding

Yeah Taekwondo! - bringing the medal count to 100 - "the Lopez Family "- http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/beijing/fight/2008-08-21-takewondo-medals_N.htm

on Your Pregnancy & Yoga! - http://www.healthandyoga.com/HTML/pyogaex.html  other links for diet & pregnancy here -http://journals.aol.com/ooonadine/ooonadinesnyvettepeacefulblog/entries/2006/04/03/spring-fever--/679  & http://journals.aol.com/ooonadine/ooonadinesnyvettepeacefulblog/entries/2006/11/17/nov.--dec.-rolling-right-along/946

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art                                 

art @ caribana - http://www.cbc.ca/arts/artdesign/story/2008/07/18/caribana-art.html?ref=rss

more on kehinde wiley's exhibit @ studio museum of harlem(see july's entry) http://www.artdaily.com/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=25354

fiber arts -xenobia bailey's @ the fuller craft museum -  http://www.fullercraft.org/exhibitions.html other works

http://www.craftsreport.com/January03/profile.html

ambrosio martin - art of old cuba - http://www.oldcubaart.com/

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music     saute'd eggplant ( click on  images  to enlarge)

alt. recipe for spiced baiganee - http://journals.aol.com/ooonadine/ooonadinesnyvettepeacefulblog/entries/2007/09/18/autumn-sept.oct.---melongenemelongena/1554

grown folk's music /classics , that my Mom's never gonna lend out !- ( but she'll let you dub it  - lol )

donnie hathawy - flying easy - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dIChCc94R4

george benson (jazz) - valdez in the country - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RRhKwtpJGc

minnie ripperton - les fluers -  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWnJLZpnLvk

one of dad's fav. & now one of mine,  jazz fusion of Teruo Nakamura - Cat  - http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=SXQdKuV9gV0&feature=related

classic,  johnny hammond (acid jazz) Los Conquistadores Chocolates- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhR2Ua9RC8s&feature=related

roy ayers - hummin -  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wf1U-ybfUM

roy ayers - dc city - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6__q48YKCPE

eugene wilde- gotta get U home with me.. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmF5r4jfRts&feature=related

semi current stuff , that i like!

enya, caribbean blue - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ae68NB-mOe4

My Husband's teasing me with this one by MAXWELL, lately -(a kate bush classic) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvCYhBmtBOs

dwele - I'm cheating with....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXeXT6FGEls

dwayne kerr - smooth! - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNoCZyAlk9w&feature=related

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until next entry, walk good!      seashells....