In Honor of Thyroid Awareness Month

...and because it would have meant the world to me to see a less terrifying picture of someone suffering from Graves Eye Disease when I was first diagnosed, I am being open to my journey and posting this picture that I would have previously deleted.

Thanks to Marlene Duperley of Doris New York for helping me face the camera straight on.

Lady in the Portrait d'une négresse

"The Other N Word" Hall of Fame -(2) lady in the Portrait d'une négresse - for inspiring the first portrait of an African woman to be featured in The Louvre and one of the very few paintings by a woman to gain such prestige. Much ado is made of the artist, but her muse is the visual symbol of black women's PRESENCE and SIGNIFICANCE during this critical time in history.

Mary Jane McLeod Bethune

‎"The Other N word" Hall of Fame -(1) Mary Jane McLeod Bethune - the only female member of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Black Cabinet" and the one with the personal connection that got them all in.

Authors Bond and Simon Gain Zora's Trust

Check out this interview with the authors of "Zora and Me" - a children's book that imagines Zora as a 4th grader.

First released in October 2010, the paperback version is now available for pre-order.

This is the first book ever endorsed by the Zora Neale Hurston Trust! Kudos ladies!!

Staying in My Lane

When you are blessed with the time and space to sit and think, you would be surprised at how much shit runs through your mind. If you are like me, there are always a million things going on up there anyway, so imagine pumping the breaks and starting to take in the scenery on a road that you had previously zoomed through. Well, this has been my experience over the past year and a half. After years of ignoring my random wanderings and wonderings, and focusing on more "logical" pursuits, I experienced a breakdown that led to a major breakthrough.

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Musology

Top 8 at 8

Musings Magazine is excited to conduct our first social experiment. Starting today, we will document the top eight most popular stories on CNN.com at 8 am each weekday morning to see what patterns and connections The Muse is able to uncover. Just call me Musestradamus!

Follow us on Facebook and see where it leads...

-The Muse

Is He Googleable?

"Google is a woman's best friend" -The Muse

Ok ladies, in the year 2011 there is no excuse for going for the okie doke with these guys. As our worlds become more global and our relationships less homogenous, it is imperative that we ask the right questions. Not just to make your fantasies more detailed, but to verify your potential suitor's (or booter, for that matter) identity.

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