Forwards-Can't live with em' Can't live without em'

Every once in a while I actually open one of those darn emails that say FWD FWD FWD
1. Budweiser beer conditions the hair
2. Pam cooking spray will dry finger nail polish
3. Cool whip will condition your hair in 15 minutes
4. Mayonnaise will KILL LICE, it will also condition your hair
5. Elmer's Glue - paint on your face, allow it to dry, peel off and see the dead skin and blackheads if any
6. Shiny Hair - use brewed Lipton Tea
7. Sunburn - empty a large jar of Nestea into your bath water
8. Minor burn - Colgate or Crest toothpaste
9. Burn your tongue? Put sugar on it!
10. Arthritis? WD-40 Spray and rub in, kill insect stings too
11 Bee stings - meat tenderizer
12. Chigger bite - Preparation H 1
3. Puffy eyes - Preparation H
14. Paper cut - crazy glue or chap stick (glue is used instead of sutures at most hospitals)
15. Stinky feet - Jello!
16. Athletes feet - cornstarch
17. Fungus on toenails or fingernails - Vicks vapor rub
18. Kool aid to clean dishwasher pipes. Just put in the detergent section and run a cycle, it will also clean a toilet. (Wow, and we drink this stuff) 19. Kool Aid can be used as a dye in paint also Kool Aid in Dannon plain yogurt as a finger paint, your kids will love it and it won't hurt them if they eat it!
20. Peanut butter - will get scratches out of CD's! Wipe off with a coffee filter paper
21. Sticking bicycle chain - Pam no-stick cooking spray
22. Pam will also remove paint, and grease from your hands! Keep a can in your garage for your hubby
23. Peanut butter will remove ink from the face of dolls
24. When the doll clothes are hard to put on, sprinkle with corn starch and watch them slide on
25. Heavy dandruff - pour on the vinegar!
26. Body paint - Crisco mixed with food coloring. Heat the Crisco in the microwave, pour in to an empty film container and mix with the food color of your choice!
27 Tie Dye T-shirt - mix a solution of Kool Aid in a container, tie a rubber band around a section of the T-shirt and soak
28. Preserving a newspaper clipping - large bottle of club soda and cup of milk of magnesia, soak for 20 min. and let dry, will last for many years!
29. A Slinky will hold toast and CD's!
30. To keep goggles and glasses from fogging, coat with Colgate toothpaste
31. Wine stains, pour on the Morton salt and watch it absorb into the salt. 32.
To remove wax - Take a paper towel and iron it over the wax stain, it will absorb into the towel.
33. Remove labels off glassware etc. rub with Peanut butter!
34. Baked on food d - fill container with water, get a Bounce paper softener and the static from the Bounce towel will cause the baked on food to adhere to it.. Soak overnight. Also; you can use 2 Efferdent tablets, soak overnight!
35. Crayon on the wall - Colgate toothpaste and brush it!
36. Dirty grout - Listerine
37. Stains on clothes - Colgate
38. Grass stains - Karo Syrup
39. Grease Stains - Coca Cola, it will also remove grease stains from the driveway overnight. We know it will take corrosion from car batteries! 40. Fleas in your carpet? 20 Mule Team Borax- sprinkle and let stand for 24 hours. Maybe this will work if you get them back again.
41. To keep FRESH FLOWERS longer Add a little Clorox, or 2 Bayer aspirin, or just use 7-up instead of water.
42. When you go to buy bread in the grocery store, have you ever wondered which is the freshest, so you "squeeze" for freshness or softness? Did you know that bread is delivered fresh to the stores five days a week? Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Each day has a different color twist tie. They are: Monday = Blue, Tuesday = Green, Thursday = Red Friday = White and Saturday = Yellow. So if today was Thursday, you would want red twist tie; not white which is Fridays (almost a week old)! The colors go alphabetically by color Blue- Green - Red - White - Yellow, Monday through Saturday. Very easy to remember. I thought this was interesting. I looked in the grocery store and the bread wrappers DO have different twist ties, and even the ones with the plastic clips have different colors. You learn something new everyday! Enjoy fresh bread when you buy bread with the right color on! the day you are shopping.

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Tyler Perry recommends Akeelah andthe Bee

I plan on seeing it soon!!
From Tyler:

What's up Everybody, it's me T.P.I just wanted to say hello, and tell you about a few things that havetouched me lately. Before I do, I'd like to talk to you about Akeelah andthe Bee. Now, I know you guys are probably tired of hearing me talk about this movie,but it is really good. Angela Bassett, Laurence Fishburne, and KeKe Palmerwere on Oprah yesterday talking about the movie. The movie is important forso many reasons. I think our children need to see a movie telling them thatit is okay to be smart and okay to be good in school. There are so manythings that tell them the opposite. This movie not only makes them feelgood, but it makes adults proud and it is just a good heart felt story toldin grand fashion. I'm just upset I didn't think of it first, I'm kidding. Iget a lot of request from people asking me to send out emails to all of youabout movies and things but I don't, not for any amount of money. For me, IfI don't believe in it or like it, I ain't sending no email about it. Ya'llwill not be talking about me on the message board. Again I don't get a dimefrom this, but it really doesn't matter because this movie is so important.Go to http://www.akeelahandthebee.com/splash.html to check out the trailerand see what I mean. Please go see this movie, I can't remember a time whenI saw a movie where a little black girl was the star of a movie, can you.I'm not telling you to go see it because of that, but because she is goodand the movie is great, you'll see. It opens this Friday everywhere. Speaking of children, I want to tell you about two young men thatchanged my life. I met both of these boys through the Make a WishFoundation. They wanted to meet me, and I met one a few months ago and one justyesterday in Tampa. One is named Jarred, and the other name is James. Theyare 14 and16 years old. If you know anything about the Make a Wish Foundation, youknow that these kids are seriously ill. The foundation gives them a wish,and both wanted to meet me. I thought to myself "you can meet anybody andyou want to meet me." Wow! Anyway when I looked into their eyes both ofthese kids had so much life in them. No matter how sick or how many monthsin the hospital, they had hope. So, if every I get tired and think aboutcomplaining I remember these two brave and strong children. They have a wayof putting it all into perspective for me. So maybe when you pray you canjoin me in calling their names Jarred and James, I have always been apraying child of God and I believe in the power of it. Let's pray for thestrength of their parents both are single mothers and they need our prayers.Thank you and God bless. Again just thank you, thank you thank you,, for those of you who areasking "for what?" You know what you've done to help me get here. BeBlessed, I'll talk to you soon.Oh P.S.On Monday, check out your email from me. I have BIG NEWS, BIG NEWS, I am soexcited about this. I can't talk about it until then but I can't wait to share it.

Tyler Perry's New Book

Don't Make a Black Woman Take Off Her Earrings by Tyler Perry

One of my poems is published

I was interviewed last week with the entertainment editor of the Waco Trib about poetry and me hosting the Open Night Poetry readings weekly. The article appeared in the paper today. When you click on the link, the article is there, but minus my picture and poem. So, I'll add my poem for those of you who don't get the local paper. That does that mean I'm now "published", right?

Poetry
by Maryee

Recited or read well
Rants, raves or amusing stories to tell
Future songs or picture books
Some rhyme, but not all the time

Poetry
It evokes emotion
Sadness, grief, laughter
Sheer joy, peace, love

Poetry is visual painting written on a paper
It flows from the heart of the poet
to the soul of the hearer or reader

Poetry begins as early as learning your ABC's
and your favorite nursery rhymes

Poetry will never die
From spiritual to lyrical
This muse has longevity

Poetry

Dear ole' Waco High-My Alma mater

Since I'm an alumni of WHS as well as a substitute teacher, I was motivated to attend last night's meeting. I'll post a few pictures I took and when time permits, add my notes and thoughts on the situation later. For now, we all should just continue to pray, pray, pray.

Octopus Picture

Keeping my mind on Gus.

First Cousins

Liars
Cheaters
Thieves

Thinking

I'm trying to figure a few things out with html.


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Madea's Family Reunion

From Tyler Perry's online newsletter on Madea's Family Reunion: Well well well I am excited,

Okay this is the week. Thank you Jesus!!! I have been working so hard. I get a chance to breathe next week. I don't know what I'm more excited about the movie coming out or getting a night to be able to sleep eight hours. LOL, (the movie of course) Anyway, it's this Friday. YES!!!



For all my folk on the email list, you can get your tickets now. You can get a group of them or two, it doesn't matter just go to

So, I'll see you at the movies.

Oh yeah, The Tyra Show is on this coming Thursday, and Essence is on the newsstands now.

Peace! Talk to you soon...

TP
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I said Both

A "Stephanie" from the area Texas Right to Life called the house asking to speak to me yesterday. This is an account of what happened, as best I can recall.

I'm in the bathroom braiding my hair after a morning shampoo. Jen is on the computer in my room and the phone rings. She answers the phone and says, "One moment, Mary, telephone" without asking who it was first. Fuming because I didn't want to be bothered with any unsolicited phone calls from telemarketers on a cold rainy Saturday morning, I yell from the bathroom, "Why didn't you ask who it was before calling me to the phone?" Jen sighs and puts the receiver back to her ear and says, "May I ask who's calling? It's Stephanie from the Texas Right to Life." I shutter and hiss back, "See! Ugh!!" I huff all the way to the cordless phone in the kitchen to receive the call while Jen waits to hang it up in the bedroom.

"Greetings," I say.

"Hello, is this Mary Evans?"

"Yes, this is she."

"My name is Stephanie with the Texas Right to Life and I have a question for you."

"Yes."

"I just need to know if you are pro-choice, right to life, or undecided/in between?"

"Both."

"So you are saying you're not pro-choice or right to life, but somewhere in between."

"No, Both"

A staggering silence fell over the line.

"So," Stephanie cautiously trods to seek more clarity, "You are saying you aren't choosing either, but are somewhere in between?"

"No, my answer is Both."

Another long pause silences the dialogue.

Seemingly confused, she asks with clarity one more time. "Both?"

"Both."

"Well, thank you very much for your time Miss Evans."

"No, Thank you."

(click)
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I then poke my head into the bedroom and peer in on Jen. "Did you hear what I kept saying?"

"Yep. Both"

"You know why right?"

"Yes, but I'm sure that lady just thought you were trying to get her off the phone by trying to be funny."

"I know I stumped her. I think she was just trying to pin me down to a decision so she could ask more questions. What she didn't realize is that I wasn't trying to be funny. My answer was "BOTH", Jen and I say simultaneously, laughing.

Turning to head back into the bathroom, I smile and say to my sister, "Thanks for answering that phone,"

Poetry Writing Tips

I had to find this link in my yahoo group. I shall return to it later.

Pet Peeve about me

One of my biggest pet peeves about myself is my inability to complete one of the many writing assignment ideas I have. I am sure at some point I will settle on something that I will be willing to stick with til' the end. Until then, I won't beat myself up because I change my writing ventures like I change underwear! Lawd, help a sistah out!!

Soul Ties- For Singles

In the spirit of Valentine's Day, I think this post should be in 2006 rather than 2005 archives.

Sexual Predators- Research Time!!

Thanks Felicia for sending me this link to Family Watchdog. It will help me in my research as well as know what pedophilia is living near me and my family's neighborhood.

Teen Advice about cyber bullying

With many teens using the internet, unfortunately, bullying is taking place there as well. Check out this link on How to prevent Cyber Bullying