Comments for Day Williams Al-Mohamed

Comment on Happy New Year! by Renee

Renee — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 20:23:45 +0000

I need one of those vacations right now.

Comment on International Women’s Day – Suffragette Music Video by Day

Day — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 19:16:26 +0000

And thanks for the note. I had completely forgotten about the roses!

Comment on International Women’s Day – Suffragette Music Video by Day

Day — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 19:15:59 +0000

Yup. You are dead on correct. There was a lot of tension between the civil rights groups of the day and the suffrage groups.

I remember hearing about some amazing posters done about this time period too, one of which showed up on History Detectives.

Comment on The Lost City of Matildaville by Jason Colflesh

Jason Colflesh — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:47:50 +0000

My daughter and I visited Great Falls Park a couple of years ago, and saw the Patowmack Canal. I agree, it’s pretty cool! Have you been to the C&O Canal on the other side of the Potomac? Among other things, they have canal boat rides and a few working locks in some of the watered sections. Also, did you get a look at the potholes carved in the rock from the old river? There are several nice ones along the trail near the river.
Washington was a big proponent of westward expansion. When we visted Fort Necessity in southwest PA (the site of the French & Indian War battle), one of the rangers mentioned that Washington came back later and bought up a bunch of land as a speculator, expecting that it would be valuable as the Braddock Road/National Road brought more people through the area. He never ended up making money on that, either.

Comment on International Women’s Day – Suffragette Music Video by Jason Colflesh

Jason Colflesh — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:38:31 +0000

It was my understanding that the NWP was formed as a splinter group specifically to press for a Constitutional amendment when the larger group NAWSA didn’t want one (which is amusing because it had as a progenitor Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony’s NWSA, which pressed for an amendment). The stories of the various women’s rights groups is fascinating.
The video features the red roses vs. the yellow roses which became an identifier of the pro- vs. anti-suffragist crowd during the ratification process – note that Harry Burn had a yellow rose.

Comment on About Me by lori valencia greene

lori valencia greene — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:57:17 +0000

HAPPY NEW YEAR!…love to get together and catch up…love to Renee and Vinny
lori

Comment on ALA, Toni Morrison and the Joy of Words by Day

Day — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 16:57:17 +0000

Translation of Mapi’s comments for those interested:

Only I have read a book of Toni Morrison, “Jazz“, when it was published, and believe that prizewinner. The truth is that I adore this magnificent writer, expert at illuminating with the real words images in our minds. If the novel was the best expression of the literature, she would be the proprietor and Lady of the art of writing. She is unique.

Comment on ALA, Toni Morrison and the Joy of Words by Day

Day — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 16:55:53 +0000

Mapi,
Gracias por su comentario. Usted es absolutamente correcto. Ella es única y uno de mis favoritos también.
-Day

Comment on ALA, Toni Morrison and the Joy of Words by Mapi Sánchez

Mapi Sánchez — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 20:27:07 +0000

Sólo he leido un libro de Toni Morrison , “Jazz”, cuando fue publicado, y creo que premiado.
La verdad es que adoro a esta magnifica escritora, experta en iluminar con las palabras verdaderas imagenes en nuestras mentes. Si la novela fuera la mejor expresión de la literatura, ella seria la dueña y Señora del arte de escribir.
Ella es única.

Comment on More of the Same… by Day

Day — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 20:42:10 +0000

Thanks Lisa. I may just have to check it out. Nothing else I’ve been trying has worked. I just need to find a way to mentall think about my writing the same way I think about my job. Its one of those things that has always been something of mine that has had a lot of forward momentum…work.