This week's selection for Music Therapy with Moon goes out to the ladies... with a message. We are stronger than we sometimes give ourselves credit for. Every once and a while, we need to hear an anthem. One that motivates us and reminds us that no human would be here without us. This anthem comes from Neneh Cherry, and the song is "Woman". Enjoy!!
Woman
You gotta be fortunate
You gotta be lucky now
I was just sitting here
Thinking good and bad
But I'm the kinda woman
That was built to last
They tried erasing me
They couldn't wipe out my past
To save my child
I'd rather go hungry
I got all of Ethiopia
Inside of me
And my blood flows
Through every man
In this godless land that delivered me
I've cried so many tears even the blind can see
This is a woman's world
This is my world
This is a woman's world
For this man's girl
There ain't a woman in this world
Not a woman or a girl
That can't deliver love
In a man's world
I've born and I've bread
I've cleaned and I've fed
And for my healing wits
I've been called a witch
I've crackled in the fire
And been called a liar
Died so many times
I'm only just coming to life
(Woman)
This is a woman's world
This is my world
(Woman)
This is a woman's world
For this man's girl
(Woman)
There ain't a woman in this world
Not a woman or a girl
(Woman)
That can't deliver love
To a man's world
And my blood flows
Through every man and every child
In this godless land that delivered me
I cried so many tears, even the blind can see
(Woman)
This is a woman's world
This is my world
(Woman)
This is a woman's world
For this man's girl
(Woman)
There ain't a woman in this world
Not a woman or a girl
(Woman)
That can't deliver love
In a man's world
(Woman)
Corporations aren't people. We all know that. But in last year's Citizens United decision, the Supreme Court gave corporations the same First Amendment rights as you and me.
The result was record breaking spending by giant corporations to try to buy our elections. From Citizen Action of New York:
* Nationwide, outside groups spent more than $480 million to influence the outcome of the midterm elections, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.
* A report by the Washington Post and analysis from Public Campaign estimates that House and Senate candidates spent $2 billion in the 2010 election cycle, a 54 percent increase over 2008.
* A report by NYC Public Advocate Bill de Blasio’s office showed that Citizens United spending represented 15% of all political spending in the 2010 elections nationwide, and was responsible for $85 million spent in US Senate races.
* In New York, close to $246 million was raised in the 2010 elections, according to a recent report by NYPIRG, Common Cause, Citizens Union, and the League of Women Voters. Just 1/3 of the money raised was from individual donors.
* Only 59,350 residents of New York made donations to campaigns in 2010, just 0.3% of the population.
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We must take our democracy back. The most direct remedy we have left to correct the Supreme Court's awful decision is a constitutional amendment clarifying that corporations are not people.
I signed a petition urging my state leaders to support a constitutional amendment to reverse the Supreme Court decision. Can you join me at the link below?
If you haven't heard this FANTASTIC mix tape from Chrisette Michele and Lem Payne... what are you waiting for?!?!?!? LOL
This is one of my favorite songs from this joint, one I love because it lifts the veil off the illusion that being a celebrity makes life perfect (... "as Ashlee Simpson's nose...." CLASSIC LINE) and that you're devoid of worries and insecurities as a result of stardom. I hope you all will enjoy "90210/Marilyn Monroe" as much as I do... and be sure to check out the rest of the mix tape here.
Hey everybody!! I hope you all enjoyed the pictures from the first half of my Western Caribbean adventure aboard the beautiful Carnival Valor!!
After spending a lovely day with Mr. and Mrs. D. on Grand Cayman, we parted ways back aboard the ship, and Chris and I headed for the Lido deck for another dip in the hot tub!!
The sky was so beautiful, I had to take a picture of these clouds...
After our dip in the hot tub, we hung out on the beach chair to watch a movie on the big screen!!
I ended up having an allergic reaction to the sunblock I was using (Who knew that could happen?!?) which got worse from actually being in the sun (crazy, huh?) so I started sprouting bumps all over my face... I was feeling a bit ugly...
Chris letting me know I'm still beautiful... Awwwww!
Fresh! LOL
The Carnival Valor has a super-uber patriotic them... The buffet area is actually called Rosie's Restaurant and featured a prominent mural of Rosie the Riveter in tile, along with tiles showing women at work in different industries... pretty dope!!
Outside our Stateroom....
The halls were lined with these portraits of American heroes... Honest Abe was the portrait right outside of our room.
Chris and I both decided to take pictures with him...
The shipped was adorned with golden eagles everywhere you looked. Again... patriotic theme! LOL
One of the best features of the boat was this amazing art gallery on the 9th floor. On your way to the Lido deck, you could stop and take a look at art that was available for sale.
It's a long way down, man!!!
DJ Green Arrow meets the Beatles and Ali
He was holding my bag... such a gentleman!
We had for most of the cruise Channel 11 (NYC) news, so we were definitely glad we were sailing the Caribbean when we saw the news about the Winter Storm that hit NYC.
Days of hitting the pool had my hair screaming "No Mas!!!", so for our day in Cozumel, I decided to braid my hair up and wear it in a bun, adorned with flowers (in tribute of setting foot in the country of Frida Kahlo).
When we left the ship and headed into Cozumel, I had to wonder if the bad weather didn't follow us from NYC...
The rain didn't stop others from enjoying their fun, so Chris and I decided that we wouldn't let it spoil our day!!
When we reached the port, we will blessed with several moments of sunshine... which we took full advantage of by snapping pictures
I stumbled upon this amazing Mariachi Band, so we stayed and listened to them play for a moment.
We found a Mexican restaurant, Pancho's Backyard, that had its own little beach area.
A lot of ships at port... there were lines for every cruise line back onboard. I didn't have a load of dinero to spend on the cruise, but I did know that I wanted to enjoy a Margarita in Mexico, so after checking out the beach area (which had another Mariachi Band.. not as cool as the first one), we went inside.
I cannot co-sign on the food claim, because we didn't eat anything here.. but the latter I wholeheartedly can believe!!
These bad boys were NOOOOOOOOOOO JOOOOOOKE!!!! They were delicious and strong as hell!
Me (and my bad skin) feeling the effects of my Margarita....
... and Chris feeling the effects of his! LOL
While sipping our Margaritas, it started to POUR...
We had to get back to the ship, but we had some time... so we opted to get our drink on instead of getting our rain on. I was properly drunk by the time my glass was half full! LOL
It once again cleared up and time was getting shorter (I had souvenirs to buy for the familia!), so the good people at Pancho's put the rest of our Margaritas into "to go" cups (no jive!) and we made our way through the port (after checking out the shops!) back on board!!
This post is a lot longer than I anticipated, so I guess there will be a Part Three (The final chapter! LOL) next week... Get ready for photos from Roatán and our one BEAUTIFUL beach day!!!
My name is Audrey. I have been called many, many things. My Pirate Sistahs dubbed me Pirate Yemaya Chalice Moon, Mother of the Secret Realm (or Yemmy for short), which I remixed P-Diddy style into Miss Moon the Brooklyn Geechee. This blog is basically all about me and my life. I call it the rantings, ramblings and revelations of your average Brooklyn Geechee.
I have a lot of interests, and I admittedly get a bit dorky about them. So this blog will be about music, movies, politics, tv, getting healthy, and as Lisa Jones dubbed her book Bulletproof Diva (a must read!)... tales of race, sex, and hair.
I hope you like it. And if not, I welcome constructive criticism.
My only rule is be nice or leave.
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