The Learning Center in Exile

The Learning Center, once a viable institution in New Orleans as a part of the New Orleans Public Library, like much of New Orleans no longer exists, it was washed away by Hurricane Katrina in August 2005. The Learning Center in Exile has become one of a documentation of my and others' rites of passage toward personal progress like getting a decent job at middle age or finishing school. It is also a place for political and societal rantings. All of this is to keep you reading here.

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

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Katrina 3 Years Later It has been three years and I finally face my grief. In my soul is a deep unhappiness. I have been struggling toward n...

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Washington Post has a Pick Your President Map Spend a few minutes choosing how (state by state) you believe the 2008 Presidential Race will ...
Saturday, August 16, 2008

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My Hero, Popeye My hero has always been Popeye the Sailorman. He was not handsome, yet Popeye thought well of himself. He had a disability...
Monday, August 11, 2008

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He's Making Heaven Laugh Bernie Mac October 5, 2007 to August 9, 2008 It was a shock when tolling through my email I saw an alert from ...
Saturday, August 02, 2008

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Let's Vote Already! I don't know about you but I wish we could have the November election right now. Yes, after that long and trying...
Thursday, July 17, 2008

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Ma's "School" My mother attends adult day care. She relates to it as school. Even with her dementia she still loves learning...

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Autism My grandnephew Andy has autism. It is obvious upon simple observation that he does not speak and acts differently than other 4 year o...
Friday, June 27, 2008

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Fun as a Cure for Being Overwhelmed I have the responsibility for the care and feeding of my 94 and a half year old mother and my 12 and a h...
Tuesday, June 24, 2008

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Good Dementia Article for Dementia Caretakers http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/24/health/24deme.html?ex=1372046400&en=6c1ebe3a7786081 b...
Sunday, June 22, 2008

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A Very Good Commencement Speech J.K. Rowling's author of the Harry Potter Series Harvard University Commencement 2008 http://buzz.yahoo...
Friday, June 20, 2008

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Action for a Responsible Press Alert! Dear Friends, Right now, Fox News is trying to paint Barack Obama as foreign, un-American, suspiciou...
Monday, June 09, 2008

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My Ma I have lived as an adult with my mother since 1998. It has been an education. The social dynamics alone could fill several posts. My m...
Sunday, June 08, 2008

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When I Am Old I Shall Wear Red My favorite color is red. I feel happy, carefree, and even alluring when red covers my body. As I steadily g...
Friday, June 06, 2008

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Virginia Singleton Britton- Graduate 2008 On May 29, at 7:00 p.m. after several years of diligent work, Mrs. Virginia Singleton Britton grad...
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Wednesday, June 04, 2008

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Obama Day! This morning I am filled with pride, hope, and relief that we as a country and Blacks as a people have completed the first part o...
Wednesday, May 21, 2008

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A Reason to Keep On Keepin' On I love mass transit. Folks here in Boston tend to think that is weird. What I love about mass transit is ...
Friday, May 16, 2008

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Glory Be! I've got a Job! “Hold on, so you can hold out,” a church saying that has come to mean a lot to me. During my extended sear...
Monday, May 05, 2008

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Black Talk Radio When I lived in South Florida my job called for me to travel to as many as five different libraries sometimes in a day. Fo...
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Sunday, May 04, 2008

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A Family Divided by Elections I received a rather energetic (see fire-breathing) telephone call from my niece. She was upset about two of my...

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It seems that there is a time in life that you need to stop doing things that worked before but have long since stopped working for you no...
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