http://deeshaphilyaw.com Making multi-tasking look good since 1998. Fri, 16 May 2008 03:18:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en How flattered am I that Amy Jussel at ShapingYouth.org decided to cross-post my AntiRacistParent column (Breaking the Color Code and Princess Power)? ShapingYouth is a forum about media and marketing's influence on kids, and is chock-full of great resources for parents and anyone interested in kids and consumer culture. Another ... http://deeshaphilyaw.com/2008/05/14/im-shaping-youth/ I might have to start tuning in again... http://deeshaphilyaw.com/2008/05/12/live-from-new-yorkmy-supporters-are-racist/ My latest column, The Princess Problem: "There's More Than One Way of Being Pretty", is up over at AntiRacistParent.  Toot-toot. http://deeshaphilyaw.com/2008/05/12/sun-tzu-and-cinderella/ table.lfmWidgetwordpress_playlist_3504130cd67dde394f1a1e2532f55c28 td {margin:0 !important;padding:0 !important;border:0 !important;}table.lfmWidgetwordpress_playlist_3504130cd67dde394f1a1e2532f55c28 tr.lfmHead a:hover {background:url(http://cdn.last.fm/widgets/images/en/header/playlist/regular_red.png) no-repeat 0 0 !important;}table.lfmWidgetwordpress_playlist_3504130cd67dde394f1a1e2532f55c28 tr.lfmEmbed object {float:left;}table.lfmWidgetwordpress_playlist_3504130cd67dde394f1a1e2532f55c28 tr.lfmFoot td.lfmConfig a:hover {background:url(http://cdn.last.fm/widgets/images/en/footer/red.png) no-repeat 0px 0 !important;;}table.lfmWidgetwordpress_playlist_3504130cd67dde394f1a1e2532f55c28 tr.lfmFoot td.lfmView a:hover {background:url(http://cdn.last.fm/widgets/images/en/footer/red.png) no-repeat -85px 0 !important;}table.lfmWidgetwordpress_playlist_3504130cd67dde394f1a1e2532f55c28 tr.lfmFoot td.lfmPopup a:hover {background:url(http://cdn.last.fm/widgets/images/en/footer/red.png) no-repeat -159px 0 !important;} http://deeshaphilyaw.com/2008/05/11/a-random-party-shuffle-playlist-for-writing-on-a-sunday-evening/ Dear Mini-Me, The tulips, delivered to my front door yesterday, were indeed wonderful.  Bright, fresh, and lovely. The mini mylar balloon was cute. The chocolates, which you and your little sister ate the majority of helped me eat, were heavenly. But this afternoon, you topped yourself when you came bounding into my bedroom with ... http://deeshaphilyaw.com/2008/05/11/best-mamas-day-gift-ever/ Growing up, I was one of those girls who hated gym class. One of those girls who the boys never wanted on their team during games because my fellow gym-haters and I would stand around gossiping, determined not to break a sweat in 90-plus degree Florida heat, reciting the ... http://deeshaphilyaw.com/2008/05/09/running-like-a-girl/ My relationship with my late mother was a loving but rocky one. Not long ago, when I drafted a tribute to my grandmother, the wonderful editor who guided me through the revision of that essay pointed out major holes in the piece. These holes represented places where I ... http://deeshaphilyaw.com/2008/05/07/mother-no-more/ ...you might want to go easy on calling other folk "elitist." In my personal dictionary, wealth and elitism go hand in hand. By virtue of being rich, you automatically isolate yourself from HAVING to experience the struggles that the less-well-off must face. You automatically have more personal, professional, ... http://deeshaphilyaw.com/2008/05/07/if-you-can-lend-yourself-64-m/ So last night, a gazillion years after the fad first surfaced, I gave karaoke a shot. Yesterday afternoon, Tech Boo and I decided to throw a karaoke party at his place during early summer while his mom is in town. Grown-ups only, soul food, drinks...a good old-fashioned house party. ... http://deeshaphilyaw.com/2008/05/05/sticking-to-my-day-job/ I've recently added some good folks to ye olde blogroll. Please go get your mind fed. Love, Mamalicious! MyAmericanMeltingPot from the author of Kinky Gazpacho Negrophile It's Negrolicious! The Learning Center in ExileMusings from DebbieDeb, my sister from another mother VerySmartBrothas  "best served with post-coital grits and turkey bacon"...The Champ is my homie, my ace ... http://deeshaphilyaw.com/2008/05/04/mamas-favorites/