Martin Luther King Day

Posted by bookncurls on January 18, 2010 · 1 Comment 

I am by no means an expert on the Black Community.  Martin Luther King day has got me thinking, though, of all the fond memories of being in the Black Community; invited in for a day or two or a few weeks.  Whether it was sitting around in the school lounge eating lunch with the … Continue reading →

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The Sec Def

Posted by bookncurls on March 22, 2008 · Leave a Comment 

It was a Martin Luther King, Jr. commemoration breakfast.  The Sec Def decided to show up at the last minute.  I was scheduled to interpret for the breakfast at the Pentagon.  Security was tight.  I had an escort.  The escort leaned over to me at 6:45am that morning and said, “You realize, don’t you, that … Continue reading →

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