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(Donald Earl Collins).2021-12-20T18:44:45+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2020/12/10/let-me-tell-you-about-ms-martha/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/noahgrandma.xmas2009.jpgNoah&Grandma.Xmas20092021-12-20T18:35:40+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2021/12/05/the-black-man-white-woman-matrix/2021-12-05T16:33:14+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2021/11/21/while-my-phds-getting-cold/2021-11-21T18:29:53+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2021/11/05/ive-been-an-educator-for-30-years/2021-11-05T16:12:01+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2021/10/18/assassins-creed-is-the-story-of-modern-racism/2021-10-18T16:57:29+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2021/09/27/eric-the-red/2021-09-27T01:23:08+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2021/09/13/from-heat-checks-to-hail-marys/2021-09-13T15:21:05+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/other-writings/2021-09-11T01:13:50+00:00weekly0.6https://donaldearlcollins.com/2021/09/03/the-three-stooges-of-my-paths/2021-09-03T14:29:31+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2021/08/16/when-their-lies-become-the-truth/2021-08-14T14:30:29+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2021/08/10/agents-and-not-agents-the-hard-way/2021-08-09T15:59:21+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2010/05/11/my-apologies-m/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/500px-nycs-bull-trans-m-svg.png500px-NYCS-bull-trans-M.svgM Line, Q-Brooklyn, Nassau Line2021-08-02T17:00:44+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2021/07/28/the-sacrifice-of-the-lambdas/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/from-living-to-skewered.jpegFrom Living to Skewered2021-07-28T14:58:06+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2021/07/15/the-white-boy-logic-of-supernatural/2021-07-15T15:33:14+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2021/07/03/the-unbearable-whiteness-of-white-proximity-fuses-part-ii/2021-07-03T16:21:19+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2021/07/03/the-unbearable-whiteness-of-white-proximity-fuses-part-i/2021-07-03T16:21:02+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2021/06/02/in-cicadas-and-graduation-years/2021-06-02T18:21:12+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2021/04/27/ba-collins-30-years-ago/2021-04-27T18:35:28+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2021/04/13/the-start-of-the-shalom-aleichem-years/2021-04-13T17:02:16+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2021/03/26/playing-cooties-for-a-year/2021-03-26T15:41:27+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2021/03/14/michael-clayton-vs-jerome-kersey/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/screen-shot-2021-03-14-at-10.36.33-am.pngScreen Shot 2021-03-14 at 10.36.33 AMThen Blazer Jerome Kersey slashing his way to a lay-up past Laker Magic Johnson, n.d., but likely pre-1991-92 season. (Mike Powell, Getty Images; https://www.blazersedge.com/2015/2/18/8066753/jerome-kersey-dead-portland-trail-blazers-legend)2021-03-14T15:04:36+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2021/02/11/when-plagiarism-isnt-plagiarism-when-teachers-are-assholes/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/screen-shot-2021-02-11-at-12.04.10-pm.pngScreen Shot 2021-02-11 at 12.04.10 PMA gas pilot light (what gaslighting and other weaponized behaviors can feel like when one's on receiving end), February 11, 2021. (https://generalparts.com/)2021-02-11T17:31:56+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2021/01/24/do-public-ass-whuppins-really-work/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/screen-shot-2021-01-13-at-9.52.54-am.pngScreen Shot 2021-01-13 at 9.52.54 AMBloodied bust of President Zachary Taylor, Statuary Hall, US Capitol, January 6, 2021. (Frank Thorp V/NBC News).2025-03-25T12:49:59+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/02/29/end-of-an-era/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/coach.jpgcoachCoach John Thompson, John Thompson Show, ESPN 980 AM, Washington, DC, February 29, 2012. (http://espn980.com).2020-12-29T21:43:16+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2020/11/25/music-of-the-dystopia/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/screen-shot-2020-11-24-at-4.03.10-pm.pngScreen Shot 2020-11-24 at 4.03.10 PMScreen shot of Silent Running (1972) poster, November 24, 2020. (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067756/mediaviewer/rm3505217792/).2020-11-25T04:39:28+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2020/11/17/i-was-never-good-at-the-popularity-contest/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/0fbb53dd-5bc9-4dda-ae43-179e23242148.png0fbb53dd-5bc9-4dda-ae43-179e232421482020-11-17T15:21:52+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2020/10/31/the-fight-of-the-buick-century/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/screen-shot-2020-10-31-at-11.41.06-am.pngScreen Shot 2020-10-31 at 11.41.06 AMUFC 207 between Amanda Nunes and Ronda Rousey (screenshot; a full KO beatdown administered by Nunes in 48 seconds), T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, December 30, 2016. (https://youtube.com). https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/tyson-v-michael-spinks-1989.jpgTyson v Michael Spinks 1989Mike Tyson slamming his right fist into Michael Spinks' left cheek and jaw, knocking him down and out (screen shot), Atlantic City, NJ, June 27, 1988. (https://www.gentside.co.uk/).2020-10-31T15:59:07+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/interview-clips/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/screen-shot-2017-05-05-at-1-45-56-pm.pngScreen Shot 2017-05-05 at 1.45.56 PM2020-10-18T00:35:52+00:00weekly0.6https://donaldearlcollins.com/2020/09/28/about-that-time-at-van-cortlandt-park-and-other-bricks-in-the-wall/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/screen-shot-2020-09-27-at-4.10.56-pm.pngScreen Shot 2020-09-27 at 4.10.56 PMVan Cortlandt Park screen shot (parade grounds, cropped), June 4, 2020. (https://www.thisisthebronx.info/a-van-cortlandt-park-living-room-picnic/).2020-09-28T13:29:40+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2020/09/13/whos-afraid-of-the-big-bad-pvaginay-men-in-a-word/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/screen-shot-2020-09-12-at-12.32.12-pm.pngScreen Shot 2020-09-12 at 12.32.12 PMLayered anatomy of the anatomical male and anatomical female body, June 5, 2016. (https://naturopathicdoctorwizangwira.wordpress.com/).2020-09-13T01:39:12+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2010/04/20/comparative-slavery/2020-08-22T18:54:03+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2020/08/19/constantines-no-longer-around-missed-anyway/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/screen-shot-2020-08-19-at-8.21.23-am.pngScreen Shot 2020-08-19 at 8.21.23 AMVing Rhames in Dave (1993), Screen Shot, August 17, 2020. (https://MovieActors.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/itay-gabay-august-2017-google-maps.screen-shot-2020-08-18-at-8.18.00-pm.pngItay Gabay August 2017 Google Maps.Screen Shot 2020-08-18 at 8.18.00 PMThe East Liberty CVS on Penn Avenue (where Constantine's once stood), August 2017. (Itay Gabay via Google Maps).2020-08-19T12:53:02+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2020/07/23/having-a-fake-ass-mick-hucknall-as-a-ta/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/screen-shot-2020-07-22-at-10.27.32-pm.pngScreen Shot 2020-07-22 at 10.27.32 PMMick Hucknall of Simply Red, circa 1989. (https://pinterest.com via Rolling Stone)2020-07-23T03:01:47+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2009/07/15/ladies-and-gentlemen-dr-barbara-b-lazarus/2020-07-19T03:28:47+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2007/12/06/about-my-brother/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/0106.jpg0106Darren Gill (cropped), Thanksgiving Dinner, Mount Vernon, NY, November 23, 2006. (Donald Earl Collins).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/donalddarren1-1975-copy.jpgDonald&Darren[1].1975 copyA better picture of Darren and me, taken in April 1975, Sears, Mount Vernon, NY, July 6, 2006. (Donald Earl Collins).2020-07-12T16:21:27+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2020/07/11/death-and-debt/2020-07-11T16:31:30+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2020/07/07/when-the-black-rapture-seeker-in-your-life-is-a-45-fan/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/screen-shot-2020-07-07-at-11.46.38-am.pngScreen Shot 2020-07-07 at 11.46.38 AMDepiction of the Rapture, Evangelical-style, n.d. (Benjamin Hass via https://shutterstock.com).2020-07-07T15:58:08+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2020/05/19/a-list-of-the-unwritten-rules-i-wish-i-had-known-in-1990-2000-and-2010/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/dec-on-5-18-20-at-8.37-am.jpgDEC on 5-18-20 at 8.37 AMMe, 23 years after my PhD graduation, May 18, 2020. (Donald Earl Collins).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/me-at-50.12272019.jpgMe at 50.122720192020-05-19T14:59:44+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/10/06/stupid-atheist-meets-truly-stupid-christian/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/jay-sekulow-lecturing-juda-engelmayer-12152006.jpgKONICA MINOLTA DIGITAL CAMERAJay Sekulow lecturing, Regent University, December 15, 2006. (Juda Engelmayer via Wikipedia). Released to public domain via GFDL.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/titlesequence_dadson.jpgtitlesequence_dadsonScreenshot from HBO show The Leftovers title sequence, September 5, 2014. ( yU+co via http://news.creativecow.net). Qualifies as fair use under US copyright laws -- low resolution and relevance to subject matter.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/screen-shot-2014-10-05-at-5-59-18-pm.pngScreen shot 2014-10-05 at 5.59.18 PMhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/screen-shot-2014-10-05-at-6-06-59-pm.pngScreen shot 2014-10-05 at 6.06.59 PMhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/screen-shot-2014-10-05-at-6-04-37-pm.pngScreen shot 2014-10-05 at 6.04.37 PM2020-05-17T13:19:41+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2016/04/28/sixteenth-anniversary/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/chocolate-guiness-cake.jpgChocolate Guiness CakeGuinness Chocolate Cake with Bailey’s Cream Cheese Glaze (may make this for us after wifey gets back) March 17, 2010. (https://culinspiration.files.wordpress.com/).2020-05-16T19:12:08+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2020/05/07/jordan-was-great-but-hes-also-an-all-too-typical-american-narcissist/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/screen-shot-2020-05-07-at-3.40.14-pm.pngScreen Shot 2020-05-07 at 3.40.14 PMJohn Starks (NY Knicks) dunking on MJ, Horace Grant (Chicago Bulls) in final minute of Game 2, NBA Eastern Conference Finals, MSG, New York, May 25, 1993. (Getty Images).2020-05-07T20:09:01+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2020/05/02/a-quick-note-about-colleging-in-fall-2020/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/screen-shot-2020-05-02-at-3.49.11-pm.pngScreen Shot 2020-05-02 at 3.49.11 PMGeorgetown University, front entrance screen shot (cropped), Washington, DC, May 2, 2020. (https://uadmissions.georgetown.edu/visiting/directions/).2020-05-02T20:02:25+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2020/04/30/revealing-in-cloaked-blindness-i-heart-kendziors-work/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/hiding-in-plain-sight.front-cover.04302020.jpgHiding in Plain Sight.Front Cover.04302020Front cover of Hiding in Plain Sight: The Invention of Donald Trump and the Erosion of America (2020), by Sarah Kendzior, April 30, 2020. (Donald Earl Collins).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/screen-shot-2020-04-30-at-3.39.00-pm.pngScreen Shot 2020-04-30 at 3.39.00 PM"The Bush Legacy" editorial cartoon, Nate Beeler, January 13, 2009. (https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2010/11/13/919739/-; Washington Examiner). Fair use applies due to low resolution of screen shot and subject matter.2020-04-30T20:19:37+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/04/14/the-masters-too-young-too-soon/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/jeremy_lin_double_teamed_by_dallas_mavericks.pngJeremy_Lin_Double_Teamed_By_Dallas_MavericksNY Knicks' Jeremy Lin double-teamed by Dallas Mavericks, Madison Square Garden, New York, February 19, 2012. (Trendsetter via Streetball.com). Qualifies as fair use under US Copyright laws because of little reproduction/distribution value.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/5596379559_e824b1ba67_z.jpg5596379559_e824b1ba67_zThe Masters 2011, 13th fairway and green, Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, GA, April 6, 2011. (Ed-supergolfdude via Flickr.com). In public domain.2020-04-28T14:29:19+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2020/04/20/being-scared/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/makeshift-masked-me.jpgMakeshift Masked MeMe in my makeshift mask (with filter), outside a Safeway, Silver Spring, MD, April 10, 2020. (Donald Earl Collins).2020-04-20T15:51:46+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2017/12/24/a-christmas-eve-night-in-4-5-parts/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/screen-shot-2017-12-24-at-8-36-15-am.pngScreen Shot 2017-12-24 at 8.36.15 AMToys "R" Us/Babies "R" Us, Yonkers, NY (the newest version), September 2017. (Sam Samsonov/Google Photos).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/bee-line_neoplan_558.jpgBee-Line_Neoplan_558The 7 Bee-Line Bus from Yonkers to New Rochelle, via Mount Vernon, Yonkers, NY, September 11, 2007. (Adam E. Moreira via Wikimedia). Released to public domain via CC-BY-SA 3.0.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/cross-county-mall-lohud-jan-2017.jpgCross County Mall LoHud Jan 2017Main entrance to the Cross County Mall, Yonkers, NY, January 2017. (Ernie Garcia/The Journal News).2020-03-31T15:50:23+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2020/03/22/intermittent-starvation/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/screen-shot-2020-03-21-at-2.58.56-pm.pngScreen Shot 2020-03-21 at 2.58.56 PMEmpty fruit and vegetable section shelves, Asda store, London, UK, March 14, 2020. (Yui Mok/PA via AP; https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/mar/15/trump-tells-people-stop-hoarding-and-buy-normal-am/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/screen-shot-2020-03-21-at-2.45.06-pm.pngScreen Shot 2020-03-21 at 2.45.06 PMEmpty shelves for water, Petworth neighborhood Safeway, Washington, DC, March 2020-03-22T13:41:09+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2020/01/31/fandom-and-the-false-belief-in-transcendence/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/silverspanishalaskanmalamute-size_restricted.gifSilverSpanishAlaskanmalamute-size_restrictedTrinity jumping across the street clip (GIF), The Matrix (1999), January 31, 2020. (https://gfycat.com/; https://youtube.com).2020-01-31T15:58:06+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2020/01/12/ugly/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/donald-1975.jpgDonald 1975Me in April 1975, Sears Picture Studio, Mount Vernon, NY. (Cropped/Donald Earl Collins).2020-01-13T17:48:09+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2020/01/04/on-the-next-episode-of-dumb-mfers/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/screen-shot-2020-01-04-at-10.16.35-am.pngScreen Shot 2020-01-04 at 10.16.35 AMScreenshot of ancient Egypt's Sphinx, complete with closeup of its smashed nose, January 4, 2020. (https://education.abc.net.au).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/screen-shot-2020-01-04-at-10.04.05-am.pngScreen Shot 2020-01-04 at 10.04.05 AMScreenshot of a younger Idris Elba as Stringer Bell in HBO's The Wire (2002-2008), January 4, 2020. (https://hbo.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/screen-shot-2020-01-04-at-9.20.41-am.pngScreen Shot 2020-01-04 at 9.20.41 AMPre-speech prayers over President Donald J. Trump (led by Pastors Paula White-Cain -- laying on hands -- and Guillermo Maldonado), Evangelicals for Trump coalition rally,, El Rey Jesús International Ministry, West Kendall neighborhood, Miami, January 3, 2020. (Tom Brenner/Reuters via https://nationalpost.com/).2020-01-04T15:30:39+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2019/12/29/my-whole-self-at-50-video-included/2019-12-29T20:23:59+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2019/12/27/my-whole-self-at-50/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/me-post-workout.12242019.jpgMe Post-Workout.12242019Selfie of me post-workout, December 24, 2019. (Donald Earl Collins).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/me-at-50.12272019-1.jpgMe at 50.12272019https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/me-at-50.12272019.jpgSelfie of me at 50, December 27, 2019. (Donald Earl Collins)Selfie of me at 50, December 27, 2019. (Donald Earl Collins)2019-12-27T14:40:22+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2019/12/17/my-thoughts-on-cut-throat-finals-week/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/screen-shot-2019-12-17-at-7.31.03-am.pngScreen Shot 2019-12-17 at 7.31.03 AMBugs Bunny, "Ain't I a stinker?" screen shot, December 17, 2019. (https://getyarn.io).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/screen-shot-2019-12-17-at-7.21.35-am.pngScreen Shot 2019-12-17 at 7.21.35 AMDenzel Washington's character putting corkscrew to throw/soft palate/brain cavity, The Equalizer (2014), December 17, 2019. (https://imdb.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/screen-shot-2019-12-17-at-7.05.51-am.pngScreen Shot 2019-12-17 at 7.05.51 AMDeath Race (2008) Dreadnought scene screen shot, December 17, 2019. (https://youtube.com).2019-12-17T12:39:10+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2019/11/09/when-i-choose-the-wrong-book-for-a-class/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/screen-shot-2019-11-09-at-10.26.38-am.pngScreen Shot of The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears (2007), by Dinaw Mengestu, November 9., 2019. (https://target.com).Screen Shot of The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears (2007), by Dinaw Mengestu, November 9., 2019. (https://target.com).2019-11-09T15:41:28+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2019/08/30/blog-hiatus-at-least-until-november-2019/2019-08-30T17:13:13+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2019/08/28/the-unbearable-elitism-of-this-world-especially-academia/2019-08-28T00:50:48+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2019/08/18/namby-pamby-land/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/screen-shot-2019-08-18-at-7.42.59-am.pngScreen Shot 2019-08-18 at 7.42.59 AMUnited Therapeutics headquarters (a block long, across from high-rise apartments), Silver Spring, MD, August 23, 2018. (https://moretocome.net).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/screen-shot-2019-08-18-at-8.10.14-am.pngScreen Shot 2019-08-18 at 8.10.14 AMThe Sound of Music (1965) poster with Julie Andrews. (Pictorial Press Ltd/Alamy/AP; https://www.telegraph.co.uk/)2019-08-18T12:37:56+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2019/08/05/my-alex-and-americas-45-bullies-with-fan-boys-on-the-march/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/screen-shot-2019-08-05-at-12.11.41-pm.pngScreen Shot 2019-08-05 at 12.11.41 PM45's fans at campaign rally, Greenville, North Carolina, July 17, 2019. (Carolyn Kaster/AP; https:/usatoday.com).2019-08-05T16:28:04+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2018/03/03/is-never-the-best-time-for-a-critique/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/screen-shot-2018-03-03-at-2-13-41-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-03-03 at 2.13.41 PMRev. Billy Graham, 2003. (David Hume/Getty Images). Cropped slightly; qualifies as fair use due to cropping and subject matter.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/billygraham-800x445.jpgbillygraham-800x4452019-08-04T15:54:14+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2019/07/20/theres-no-starman-waiting-in-the-sky-for-us/2019-07-20T13:18:31+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2016/06/08/lifetimes-of-hypocrisy/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/cog-in-the-machine.jpgcog in the machineThe Cog in the Machine, June 8, 2016. (http://catholicreadingproject.blogspot.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/screen-shot-2016-06-08-at-9-50-11-am.pngScreen Shot 2016-06-08 at 9.50.11 AMTwitter conversation on labor historian job and irony, May 26, 2016. (screen shot Donald Earl Collins).2019-07-10T02:15:50+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2019/07/04/the-anti-american-trope-and-being-a-black-writer/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/screen-shot-2019-07-04-at-2.58.53-pm.pngScreen Shot 2019-07-04 at 2.58.53 PMMalcolm X quote from his "By Any Means Necessary Speech," Organization of Afro-American Unity, New York, June 28, 1964. (https://azquotes.com).2019-07-04T21:03:49+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2019/06/22/bronchitis-1999/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/screen-shot-2019-06-22-at-12.48.08-pm.pngScreen Shot 2019-06-22 at 12.48.08 PM"The Colour of Phlegm," June 22, 2019. (https://www.benylin.ca).2019-07-02T10:15:57+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2019/06/13/leaving-mom-and-dad-behind/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/woodstock-leaving-home.jpgWoodstock Leaving HomeWoodstock Leaving Home (cropped), June 13, 2019. (http://pinterest.com).2019-06-13T15:47:58+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2019/05/26/toronto-and-miscellaneous-items/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/screen-shot-2019-05-26-at-8.21.44-am.pngScreen Shot 2019-05-26 at 8.21.44 AMYonge Street in downtown Toronto, ON, Canada, March 20, 2017. (https://torontostoreys.com).2019-05-26T12:56:08+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2019/05/18/on-arrogance-and-opinions/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/screen-shot-2019-05-18-at-12.20.32-pm.pngScreen Shot 2019-05-18 at 12.20.32 PM"No, fear and arrogance, you hayseed." Kevin Costner and Tim Robbins characters in Bull Durham (1988), screenshot, May 18, 2019. (https://getyarn.io).2019-05-18T16:28:49+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2019/04/10/my-life-as-a-scrambler/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/screen-shot-2019-04-09-at-10.02.50-pm.pngScreen Shot 2019-04-09 at 10.02.50 PMSan Francisco 49er QB Joe Montana scrambling to make a throw, Super Bowl XIX, Stanford Stadium, Palo Alto, CA, January 20, 1985. (http://youtube.com).2019-08-14T00:59:41+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2019/03/09/how-did-i-know-i-was-heterosexual/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/screen-shot-2019-03-09-at-9.15.32-am.pngScreen Shot 2019-03-09 at 9.15.32 AMScreenshot from "I Wonder If I Take You Home" video, Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam (1984/85). (https://imgue.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/screen-shot-2019-03-09-at-9.10.05-am.pngScreen Shot 2019-03-09 at 9.10.05 AMWhitney Houston's "How Will I Know" 45 single sleeve, circa 1986. (https://medium.com)2019-03-09T14:36:36+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2019/02/21/as-a-former-hebrew-israelite/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/screen-shot-2019-02-21-at-2.34.31-pm.pngScreen Shot 2019-02-21 at 2.34.31 PMJonathan Rhys-Meyers as Henry VIII and Natalie Dormer as Anne Boleyn, circa 2008. (http://www.famousbirthdays.com).2019-02-21T19:50:19+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2019/02/01/what-if-youve-never-really-had-a-crew/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/thickthebook-pic.01122019.jpgThicktheBook Pic.01122019My copy of Tressie McMillan Cottom's #ThickTheBook, January 12, 2019 (Donald Earl Collins)2019-02-01T14:30:01+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2019/01/05/year-50-so-it-begins/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/screen-shot-2019-01-05-at-7.59.57-am.pngscreen shot 2019-01-05 at 7.59.57 amUS Route 50 sign, August 26, 2017. (Fredddie, originally SPUI, via http://wikipedia.com). In public domain2019-01-05T13:48:20+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2018/12/27/the-sweet-consolation-of-suicide/2018-12-27T13:36:49+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2018/12/04/chanukah-christmas-my-birthdays-and-no-gifting-traditions/2018-12-03T23:28:53+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/10/18/major-change/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/choices2.jpgchoices2Choices Picture. Source: http://collegejolt.comhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/collegemajor.jpgCollegeMajorCollege Major Cartoon. Source: http://choctawsap.blogspot.com2018-12-03T22:46:54+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2018/12/01/viewing-world-aids-day-from-the-cheap-seats/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/screen-shot-2018-12-01-at-3-39-35-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-12-01 at 3.39.35 PMPort Authority Bus Terminal entrance, New York, NY, October 22, 2015. (Ilana Gold/CBS2; https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/10/22/port-authority-bus-terminal-plan/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/screen-shot-2018-12-01-at-3-39-00-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-12-01 at 3.39.00 PMWorld AIDS Day 2018 logo, November 30, 2018. (http://hiv.gov).2018-12-01T21:07:38+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2018/11/27/thanks-away-from-home/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/screen-shot-2018-11-26-at-5-58-45-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-11-26 at 5.58.45 PM"And this time, we didn't forget the gravy" Looney Tunes "Chow Hound" episode of bullying, greed, and gluttony, originally aired June 16, 1951. (WB; http://tralfaz.blogspot.com/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/screen-shot-2018-11-26-at-5-54-56-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-11-26 at 5.54.56 PMThank You -- paying it forward, March 3, 2017. (Catlane/iStock; http://digital.vpr.net/)2018-11-26T23:09:18+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2018/10/28/where-am-i-now/2018-10-28T12:58:32+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/10/14/i-am-become-columbus-destroyer-of-worlds/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/florentinecodex_bk12_f54_smallpox.jpgFlorentineCodex_BK12_F54_smallpoxDrawing accompanying text in Book XII of the 16th-century Florentine Codex (compiled by Fray Bernardino de Sahagún, 1540–1585), showing Nahuas of conquest-era Central Mexico suffering from smallpox, September 11, 2009. (Wikipedia). In public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/christopher_columbus3.jpgChristopher_Columbus3Dióscoro Teófilo Puebla Tolín, First landing of Columbus on the shores of the New World, at San Salvador, West Indies, 1862 (published 1892, Currier& Ives). (Dantadd via Wikipedia). In public domain.2018-10-18T19:01:11+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2017/07/04/americans-frequently-polite-but-almost-never-nice/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/nizza-cocc82te_dazur.jpgNizza-Côte_d'AzurNice, France is a city on the French Riviera (and not an American practice), September 21, 2011. (Tobi 87 via Wikipedia). Released to public domain via CC-SA-3.0.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/shaking-hands-clipart.jpgShaking Hands clipartShaking Hands clipart, July 4, 2017. (http://hiveminer.com).2018-10-09T11:14:40+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2016/09/04/looking-back-to-my-future/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/quaker-instant-grits.jpgQuaker Instant GritsQuaker Instant Grits, Super Family Size, September 4, 2016. (http://soap.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/guilt-250x250.jpgGuilt-250x250The weight of guilt, survivor's and otherwise, September 2014. (http://www.fumsnow.com/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_0205.jpgIMG_0205The mythical 6th-floor landing I slept on for three days (leading out to the roof), Wesley Posvar Hall, September 29, 2013. (Donald Earl Collins).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/the-power-of-what-if-giphy.gifThe Power of What If.GiphyThe power of "What If?," September 4, 2016. (http://giphy.com).2018-10-08T12:14:51+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/02/19/over-3-billion-blacks-killed/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/mcd_5113.gifmcd_5113McDonald's signage, Austin, MN, May 20, 2006. (Jonathunder via Wikipedia). Released to public domain via CC and GFDL.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/huffpost-jordan-davis-facebook.jpghuffpost-JORDAN-DAVIS-facebookJordan Davis' Facebook picture, February 17, 2014. (via Huffington Post).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/venison-meat.jpgvenison meatVenison meat for braising, February 19, 2014. (http://www.simplyscratch.com).2018-10-04T12:54:47+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2018/09/10/the-journey-of-my-red-towel-30-years-in-the-making/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/red-towel-closeup1.jpgRed Towel CloseupCloseup of my red towel, September 9, 2018. (Donald Earl Collinshttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/red-towel-closeup.jpgRed Towel CloseupCloseup of my red towel, September 9, 2018. (Donald Earl Collins).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/red-towel-and-knife-pic-1-09092018.jpgRed Towel and Knife Pic 1.09092018My red beach bath towel (and EKCO knife), still around after three decades, September 9, 2018. (Donald Earl Collins).2018-09-10T12:02:43+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2018/08/25/black-women-feminism-and-writing-on-my-mind/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/screen-shot-2018-08-24-at-3-03-32-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-08-24 at 3.03.32 PM"This is what a Black Feminist looks like" t-shirt, August 24, 2018. (http://youtube.com).2018-08-24T23:53:08+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2009/07/13/the-privilege-of-social-justice/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/screen-shot-2018-08-24-at-2-08-03-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-08-24 at 2.08.03 PMCheck your privilege. (http://redbubble.com).2018-08-24T18:11:24+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2018/08/20/charlatans-united/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/screen-shot-2018-08-20-at-10-55-07-am.pngScreen Shot 2018-08-20 at 10.55.07 AMThe Rev. Al Sharpton, et al., at a press conference providing an update regarding the Tawana Brawley rape case, 1988. (https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/screen-shot-2018-08-20-at-10-27-18-am.pngScreen Shot 2018-08-20 at 10.27.18 AMhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/screen-shot-2018-08-20-at-10-25-03-am.pngScreen Shot 2018-08-20 at 10.25.03 AM2018-08-20T15:40:34+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2018/08/14/the-end-of-peanuts-land/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/screen-shot-2018-08-14-at-1-24-53-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-08-14 at 1.24.53 PMA broken pencil (cropped), January 2014. (http://associationsnow.com)https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/screen-shot-2018-08-14-at-1-06-47-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-08-14 at 1.06.47 PMDetective Snoopy, Woodstock and pal birds attempting to solve a crime (cropped), August 14, 2018. (http://pinterest.com.au).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/screen-shot-2018-08-14-at-1-02-47-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-08-14 at 1.02.47 PMSix Flags New Orleans, abandoned post-Katrina, 2017. (http://www.destinationamerica.com/).2018-08-14T17:35:32+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2018/07/30/coming-from-where-im-from/2018-07-30T14:30:54+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2010/07/13/my-sister-sarai-partial-repost/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/sarai-noah-november-2003.jpgSarai & Noah, November 2003Sarai & Noah, November 2003. (Donald Earl Collins).2018-07-30T12:36:54+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/08/05/wwmlkd-what-would-martin-luther-king-do-and-say-now/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/tilted-soccer-court.jpgtilted-soccer-courtUnlevel playing field (soccer in this case), August 5, 2013. (http://funatico.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/lemon-don.jpglemon.donDon Lemon, CNN picture, August 5, 2013. (http://cnn.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/memphis_i_am_a_man.jpgmemphis_i_am_a_manMemphis sanitation workers' strike/march under "I Am A Man" picket signs, Memphis, TN, March 29, 1968. (Ernest C. Withers via http://workers.org). https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/return-of-the-king.jpegReturn of the King"Return of the King" screenshot, Aaron McGruder's The Boondocks, originally aired, January 15, 2006. (Wikipedia). Qualifies as fair use due to picture's low resolution and direct subject of this blog post.2018-07-11T18:02:40+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2018/07/04/today-was-a-good-day-sometimes/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/screen-shot-2018-07-04-at-12-04-15-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-07-04 at 12.04.15 PMLooney Tunes' Tazmanian Devil in the midst of an eat-a-thon, July 4, 2018. (Catherine Babey via http://pinterest.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/screen-shot-2018-07-04-at-11-59-43-am.pngScreen Shot 2018-07-04 at 11.59.43 AMNYC's MTA 7 train rolling into Queens (Wikipedia), July 4, 2018. (http://amsterdamnews.com).2018-07-04T16:23:44+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2018/06/30/on-wet-rags-and-crocodile-tears/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/screen-shot-2018-06-30-at-2-26-57-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-06-30 at 2.26.57 PMThe tears of Allison Ettel, a.k.a., #PermitPatty, NBC's The Today Show (cropped), June 26, 2018. (http://bet.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/screen-shot-2018-06-30-at-1-57-20-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-06-30 at 1.57.20 PMCaitriona Balfe as Claire wailing over the loss of Jamie and the Battle of Culloden, July 9, 2016. (http://www.bookbub.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/screen-shot-2018-06-30-at-1-56-56-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-06-30 at 1.56.56 PMCartoon character from Fairly Odd Parents crying an ocean of tears (cropped), June 30, 2018. (http://fairlyoddfanon.wikia.com).2018-06-30T19:00:00+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2018/06/18/ice-is-americas-gestapo-the-white-house-the-waffen-ss/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/screen-shot-2018-06-18-at-11-12-49-am.pngScreen Shot 2018-06-18 at 11.12.49 AMLeslie Uggams as Kizzy Kente in Roots (screen shot), 1977. (http://roots.wikia.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/screen-shot-2018-06-18-at-11-07-35-am.pngScreen Shot 2018-06-18 at 11.07.35 AMSign and protesters at "Families Belong Together March," Los Angeles, June 14, 2018. (Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/ice-and-gestapo.jpgICE and GestapoTwo pictures: ICE raid to arrest foreign nationals. February 6, 2017, (Charles Reed/ICE; http://amsterdamnews.com); Gestapo in midst of a raid, circa 1939-40. (http://www.encyclopediaofukraine.com). Both in public domain.2019-06-25T13:01:20+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2009/04/04/we-are-family/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/houston_from_sabine_park.jpgHouston_from_Sabine_ParkSkyline of downtown Houston from Sabine Park, Houston, Texas, July 15, 2010. (Jujutacular via Wikipedia). Permission granted via GNU Free Documentation License.2018-06-08T21:59:56+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2018/06/03/mrs-bryant-and-the-beginning-of-donald-1-5/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/screen-shot-2018-06-03-at-9-40-15-am.pngScreen Shot 2018-06-03 at 9.40.15 AMA bright blue sky, just before the long storm, February 19, 2011. (http://www.photos-public-domain.com). In public domain.2018-06-03T13:51:54+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2018/05/26/sweet-christmas/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/screen-shot-2018-05-26-at-10-44-05-am.pngScreen Shot 2018-05-26 at 10.44.05 AM2018-05-26T15:38:30+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2017/12/10/darren-and-donald/2018-05-25T09:57:09+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2018/05/24/what-being-1-is-and-isnt/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/screen-shot-2018-05-24-at-6-42-25-am.pngScreen Shot 2018-05-24 at 6.42.25 AMhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/screen-shot-2018-05-24-at-8-37-53-am.pngScreen Shot 2018-05-24 at 8.37.53 AMMicheal Brown and his mother Berthinia Rutledge-Brown sharing the news of him getting into all 20 schools to which he applied, Houston, TX, March 31, 2018. (https://www.rawstory.com/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/screen-shot-2018-05-24-at-7-14-02-am.pngScreen Shot 2018-05-24 at 7.14.02 AMAugusta Uwamanzu-Nna standing next to a picture of 2015 graduate, Harold Ekeh (cropped), Elmont Memorial High School, Elmont, NY, April 5, 2016. (CBS2).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/screen-shot-2018-05-24-at-6-35-33-am.pngScreen Shot 2018-05-24 at 6.35.33 AM#1 (cropped), May 24, 2018. (http://www.modern-senior.com).2018-05-24T13:08:44+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2018/05/03/its-been-a-while-since-ive-been-a-sports-fan/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/screen-shot-2018-05-03-at-8-22-15-am.pngScreen Shot 2018-05-03 at 8.22.15 AMVenus hitting a backhand against Elise Mertens in 1st round of Wimbledon, Wimbledon, England, UK, July 3, 2017. (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/; John Walton/PA).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/screen-shot-2018-05-03-at-8-06-46-am.pngScreen Shot 2018-05-03 at 8.06.46 AMCropped image of seven year-old Linus Van Pelt sucking his thumb and holding his security blanket (like the average American sports fan), May 3, 2018. (http://amazon.com).2018-05-03T12:36:20+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2010/06/25/great-northern-beans-and-rice/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/great-northern-beans.jpgA plate piled with Great Northern beans.Great Northern Beans (they never looked this good growing up)2018-04-10T14:08:04+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2018/03/28/68-days-in-1968/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/screen-shot-2018-03-28-at-10-12-39-am.pngScreen Shot 2018-03-28 at 10.12.39 AMPresident Lyndon B. Johnson's speech on Vietnam and not running for reelection, White House, March 31, 1968. (http://gbpnews.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/screen-shot-2018-03-28-at-10-10-41-am.pngScreen Shot 2018-03-28 at 10.10.41 AMRev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivering his "i've Been to the Mountaintop" speech, Mason Temple, Memphis, TN, April 3, 1968. (http://youtube.com).2018-03-28T14:56:20+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2018/03/20/rich-lorde-and-what-i-care-dont-care-about/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/screen-shot-2018-03-20-at-11-13-08-am.pngScreen Shot 2018-03-20 at 11.13.08 AMExcerpt of Audre Lorde's Power (1978) (screenshot). (http://poetryfoundation.org).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/screen-shot-2018-03-20-at-11-08-57-am.pngScreen Shot 2018-03-20 at 11.08.57 AMWays of Reading anthology book (2nd edition), used in 1988. (http://ebay.ca).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/audre_lorde_meridel_lesueur_adrienne_rich_1980.jpgAudre_Lorde,_Meridel_Lesueur,_Adrienne_Rich_1980Audre Lorde, Meridel Lesueur, and Adrienne Rich after leading a writing workshop, Austin, TX, 1980. (K. Kendall/Flickr, July 15, 2007). Released to the public domain via CC-SA-2.0.2018-03-20T15:22:25+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2018/02/22/we-need-a-partnership-for-a-gun-free-america/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/screen-shot-2018-02-22-at-12-12-53-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-02-22 at 12.12.53 PMFive Stoneman Douglas students speaking out (see names above), February 20, 2018. (http://mediamatters.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/screen-shot-2018-02-22-at-11-52-22-am.pngScreen Shot 2018-02-22 at 11.52.22 AM"I learned it by watching you, Dad!" PSA, July 1987. (Partnership for a Drug-Free America).2018-02-22T22:07:53+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2010/04/22/first-contact/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/large_star-trek-first-contact-vulcans.jpglarge_star-trek-first-contact-vulcans2018-02-20T12:27:05+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2015/04/18/merit-hypocrisy-in-the-air/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/fac4b7108b0c7b4d3eb56d6d75dbf0a2.jpgfac4b7108b0c7b4d3eb56d6d75dbf0a2Dixie Biggs, Lip Service teapot, April 19, 2015. (http://pinterest.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/i-frankenstein.jpgi-frankensteinAaron Eckhart as main character in movie I, Frankenstein (2014), August 12, 2013. (http://sciencefiction.com/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/meritocracy-1024x735.jpgMeritocracy-1024x735Meritocracy cartoon, October 29, 2010 (Josh C. Lyman via http://www.clibsy.com/).2018-02-10T10:02:42+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2018/02/03/du-bois-was-a-marxist-aye-so/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/ethelbert-mirtho-me.pngEthelbert Mirtho & MeE. Ethelbert Miller, Mirtho Languet, and Me, Anacostia Arts Center, Washington, DC, November 18, 2017. (Keita Stephenson).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/du-bois-later-years.jpgwebdubois-marcusgarveyW.E.B. Du Bois at 82 (cropped), New York, NY, 1950. (Keystone/Getty Images). Cropped photo qualifies as fair use under US copyright law.2018-02-09T20:48:15+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2018/01/20/grace-metoo-and-our-binary-world/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2013-06-18-lock-of-hair.jpg2013-06-18-lock-of-hairA lock of blonde hair (an allusion to Pope's Rape of the Lock), June 18, 2013. (http://allure.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/or-thinking.jpgor-thinkingEither-or thinking, December 2014. (http://survivingchurch.org).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/water-buffaloes-in-muddy-water.jpgWater Buffaloes in Muddy WaterWater buffaloes in mud, January 2017. (http://reddit.com).2018-01-20T18:08:06+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2018/01/06/colson-whiteheads-a-genius-but-whats-slavery-to-me/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/whitehead-underground-railroad-cover.jpgWhitehead Underground Railroad Cover2018-01-06T15:41:18+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2018/01/01/you-can-tell-from-the-lines-on-her-face/2018-01-01T15:27:53+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2017/12/20/dateline-noriega/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/paul-ryan-gavel-12192017.jpgPaul Ryan Gavel 12192017Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) gaveling in ecstacy as House passed its $1.45-trillion tax cut bill, December 19, 2017 (http://twitter.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/noriega00-one-mhw.jpegnoriega00 one MHWAn army helicopter ferries reinforcements to the Vatican embassy in Panama City, where Gen. Manuel Noriega has taken refuge, Panama, December 21, 1989. (David Walters/Miami Herald).2017-12-20T17:52:54+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/11/09/my-aed-resignation/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/tim-robbins.jpgtim-robbinsTim Robbins in Shawshank Redemption [screen shot] (1994), November 9, 2012. Qualifies as fair use under US Copyright laws - low resolution & symbolic relevance to post.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/new_aed_tagline_color.jpgnew_aed_tagline_color2007 AED Logo, November 9, 2012. AED no longer exists, releasing logo to public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/nixon-depart.pngNixon-departRichard Nixon delivering the "V" sign outside Army One upon his final departure from the White House, August 9, 1974. (Robert L. Knudsen via Wikipedia). In public domain. 2017-12-11T13:24:54+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2017/11/17/the-deadly-bliss-of-american-ignorance/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/us-and-poisonous-kool-aid.jpgUS and Poisonous Kool-Aid2017-11-17T14:01:32+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2017/10/30/my-moms-milestone/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_0379.jpgIMG_0379Mom with my son Noah at 616, August 4, 2014. (Donald Earl Collins).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/orange-roses-wallpaper-29738-30457-hd-wallpapers.jpgrose wallpaper hdtv 1920x1080Orange roses in a garden, February 2014. (https://hdwallsource.com/).2017-10-30T13:03:44+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2017/10/26/news-media-youre-elitism-is-showing/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/fly-is-open.jpgFly-Is-OpenYour fly is open: 7 awkward conversations people will never have with your, April 2015. (https://havemoreinfluence.com).2017-10-26T14:09:52+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2015/10/31/the-academic-conference-likes-and-dislikes/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/two-cheers-for-american-exceptionalism.jpgtwo-cheers-for-american-exceptionalism2 Cheers for American Exceptionalism, March 2010. (http://www.aei.org).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/summer-breeze1.jpgSummer-breeze1Summer Breeze, July 2014 (they served these at the hotel where the S-USIH Conference was held). (http://sommerbuffet.dk/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/bored-audience.jpgbored-audienceA bored audience, April 2012. (https://ispeakcomics.files.wordpress.com/).2017-10-05T10:45:04+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2015/08/26/leaving-mount-vernon/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/133221281.jpgViewing And Wake Service For Heavy DViewing and wake service for Heavy D, Grace Baptist Church, Mount Vernon, NY, November 17, 2011. (Mike Coppola/Getty Images; https://cbsnewyork.files.wordpress.com/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/amtrak-pennsylvanian-at-altoona.jpgAmtrak-Pennsylvanian-at-AltoonaAmtrak's Pennsylvanian train pulling out of Altoona, PA station, heading east for Philly, NYC, uploaded February 2013. (Dustin F.; http://www.northeastrailfans.com/).2017-10-02T17:53:42+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2017/09/01/a-brief-history-of-my-virginity/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/yvonneorji.jpgYvonneOrjiNigerian-American actor Yvonne Orji, who plays Molly on the HBO series Insecure (2016-), August 15, 2017. (http://www.sowetanlive.co.za/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/ac-green-05042011-timewarnercablemediasummertimecabletimedgfxtvqhijmm.jpgAC Green 05042011 Time+Warner+Cable+Media+Summertime+Cable+Time+DGfXtvQHIjmmFormer NBA Ironman A.C. Green, Time Warner Cable Media Upfront Event, "Summertime is Cable Time," Hollywood, CA, May 3, 2011. (Toby Canham/Getty Images; http://zimbio.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/tre-in-boys-n-the-hood.jpgTre in Boys n the HoodScreen shot of Cuba Gooding, Jr. as Tré in Boyz n the Hood (1991). (http://mentalfloss.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/screen-shot-2017-08-31-at-2-43-17-pm.pngScreen Shot 2017-08-31 at 2.43.17 PMScreen shot of @obaa_boni tweets re: Yvonne Orji's virginity, August 23, 2017. (Donald Earl Collins via http://twitter.com).2017-09-01T12:56:57+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2017/08/26/moving-on-thirty-years-later/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/delta-takeoff-jfk-airport.jpgDelta Takeoff JFK-AirportA Boeing 767 Delta flight at takeoff, JFK Airport, Jamaica, Queens, NY, circa 2011. (http://panynj.gov).2017-08-26T13:39:07+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2017/08/24/what-trump-in-2017-and-my-dad-in-1984-have-in-common/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/losing-brain-cells.jpgLosing Brain CellsLosing brain cells, September 27, 2013. (http://www.dailyhealthpost.com).2017-08-24T12:32:44+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/10/24/why-students-need-teachers-who-look-like-them/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/gkbekgg8vgq.jpggKBEkgg8vgQNo reflection of self in the mirror, October 24, 2013. (http://mailfeed.blogspot.com/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/reign-of-error2.pngreign-of-error2Reign of Error (2013) by Diane Ravitch, front cover. (http://bn.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/kopp-vs-ravitch-aspenideas2011.jpgKopp vs Ravitch.AspenIdeas2011Wendy Kopp and Diane Ravitch head-to-head, Aspen Ideas Festival, Aspen, CO, June 28, 2011. (http://www.aspenideas.org/).2017-08-23T12:04:36+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2017/08/09/the-politics-of-the-apolitical/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/time-cover-kaep-2016.jpgTime Cover Kaep 2016Time Magazine cover (cropped) Colin Kaepernick, October 3, 2016. (http://facebook.com). Qualifies as fair use due to cropped nature and subject matter.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/613700-meat.jpg613700-meatThe politics of steak, August 8, 2017. (http://zeenews.india.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/me_504_political.pngME_504_PoliticalMimi and Eunice comic strip, July 27, 2012. (Nina Paley via http://mimiandeunice.com/category/politics/).2017-08-09T12:29:36+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2017/07/26/the-painful-destruction-of-the-pedestal/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/lenins-staue-is-demolished-kyiv-ukraine-double-barrelled-travel.jpgLenins-Staue-Is-Demolished-Kyiv-Ukraine-Double-Barrelled-TravelToppling and destruction of Vladimir Lenin's statue via sledgehammer, Berdichev, Ukraine, February 22, 2014. (unknown).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/kingdome.gifkingdomeDemolition of the Kingdome as a GIF, Seattle, Washington, March 26, 2000. (USA Today).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/screen-shot-2017-07-25-at-3-40-51-pm.pngScreen Shot 2017-07-25 at 3.40.51 PM2017-07-25T22:32:08+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2015/07/11/rip-sister-sarai-adar-washington-february-9-1983-july-11-2010/2017-07-25T00:29:03+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2017/07/23/when-enough-isnt-close-to-enough/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/youre-so-vain.jpgYou're So Vain"You're So Vain" (1972), by Carly Simon, 45 cover, cropped, July 23, 2017. (http://avclub.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/screenshot-2017-07-23-at-7-58-20-am.png"Flash Memory #2""Flash Memory #2" (an unmasking), in stainless steel, by Liu Zhan, Kuang Jun, and Tan Tianwei, 2009. (http://elhurgador.blogspot.com/2012/05/unmask-group-escultura.html; H.T. Gallery, Beijing, China).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/yiscoc-07052017.jpgYiscoc 070520172017-07-23T12:11:16+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2017/07/18/the-yoke-of-student-loans/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/forbes-mag-07272015_college-debt_650x455.jpgForbes Mag 07272015_college-debt_650x455Relationship between lenders and payees, July 27, 2015. (http://forbes.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/pact-with-the-devil.jpegPact With The DevilPact with the Devil, July 18, 2017. (http://evil.wikia.com/wiki/Pact_with_the_Devil)https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/in-time-movie-image-forearm-01.jpgin-time-movie-image-forearm-01Time, money, debt, yoke = same difference, from screen short from movie In Time (2011), October 27, 2011. (http://collider.com/in-time-review/).2017-07-18T16:21:46+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/06/18/its-been-25-years/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/memorial_field_mount_vernon_new_york.jpgToshiba Digital CameraGrandstand at Memorial Field, Mount Vernon, NY, November 28, 2007. (Anthony22 via Wikipedia). In public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/canadian_club.jpgCanadian_ClubCanadian Club bottle and goblet, February 12, 2011. (Craig L. Duncan via Wikipedia). In public domain.2017-07-11T12:03:53+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2017/07/10/covfefe-plaza/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_0813.jpgIMG_0813View of United Therapeutics' construction and unfinished atrium from 11th floor, Cole Spring Plaza, Silver Spring, MD, February 10, 2017. (Donald Earl Collins).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/unither-project-06192017.jpgUnither Project.06192017United Therapeutics project, Silver Spring, MD, June 19., 2017. (Donald Earl Collins).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/spring-coleville-garage-01232016.jpgSpring Coleville Garage.01232016Spring Colesville public parking (the garage we used off-on for 12 years), Silver Spring, MD, January 23, 2016. (Donald Earl Collins).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/cole-spring-plaza-circa-2012.jpgCole Spring Plaza circa 2012Cole Spring Plaza, circa spring 2012 (before new double-paned windows; with trees & bushes in atrium), Silver Spring, MD. (http://www.australiansquashtour.org/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/unither-project-post-last-garage-piece-10272016.jpgUnither Project Post Last Garage Piece.10272016United Therapeutics project after removal of last of garage, Silver Spring, MD, October 27, 2016. (Donald Earl Collins).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/cole-spring-plaza-w-spray-paint-07102017.jpgCole Spring Plaza w Spray Paint.07102017Cole Spring Plaza (w/atrium in permanent renovation) with Photoshopped spray paint, July 9, 2017. (Donald Earl Collins).2017-07-10T18:50:49+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2016/06/16/everyone-needs-a-ferris-bueller/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/cameron-frye-underwater.gifCameron Frye UnderwaterCameron Frye (Alan Ruck) underwater in pool (literal and figurative), Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), June 16, 2016. (http://www.giphy.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/sloanecameronferris.jpgSloaneCameronFerrisMia Sara, Alan Ruck, and Matthew Broderick in Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) screen shot, June 16, 2016. (http://www.playbuzz.com).2021-04-14T12:59:57+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2017/06/18/high-school-when-30-makes-you-oldish/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/piton-de-la-fournaise-lava-flow-2005.jpgPiton de la Fournaise lava flow 2005Réunion Island's (French department, off Madagascar) Piton de la Fournaise, lava flow, February 26, 2005. (Samuel A. Hoarau via Wikipedia). Released to public domain via CC-SA-3.0.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/memorial-field-mtvny-circa-2010s.jpgMemorial Field MtVNY circa 2010sMemorial Field in complete disrepair, locked up (and like me in 1987, locked out), April 2, 2017. (Mark Lungariello/The Journal News).2017-06-18T16:51:13+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2009/06/15/the-miracle-of-divorce/2017-06-18T13:47:11+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2010/10/21/the-land-of-second-chances/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/1percentplayingfield-mikeluckovich-ajc-12282013.jpg1PercentPlayingField.MikeLuckovich.AJC.122820131%'s Playing Field cartoon (applicable to who gets second chances, too), December 28, 2013. (Mike Luckovich, Atlanta Journal-Constitution).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/little-pink-houses-carole-spandau1.jpglittle-pink-houses-carole-spandauLittle Pink Houses, Carole Spandau, Uploaded October 21, 2010. Source: http://fineartamerica.comhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/little-pink-houses-carole-spandau.jpglittle-pink-houses-carole-spandauhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/msh1268.jpgmsh1268Purple Mountain Majesty, October 21, 2010. Source: http://bojack.org2017-06-15T17:07:38+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2009/05/09/finding-forrester/2017-06-13T16:32:26+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2017/06/08/on-the-levi-brothers-and-trump-esque-people/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/king-of-new-york-screen-shot.jpgKing of New York Screen ShotKing of New York (1990) with Christopher Walken screen shot. (http://www.electricsheepmagazine.co.uk/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/darth-sidious.jpgDarth SidiousDarth Sidious, Star Wars VI (The Return of the Jedi) screen shot, 1983/1997. (LusoEditor via Wikipedia). Qualifies as fair use due to lower resolution and subject matter.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/levi-brothers-excerpt.pngLevi Brothers Excerpt2017-06-08T17:04:26+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/05/09/last-dance-the-last-class/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/hate-school.pnghate-schoolKeep Calm and Hate School poster, May 9, 2014. (http://keepcalmstudios.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/macii.jpgMacIIApple Macintosh II Computer, April 15, 2004. (Alexander Schaelss via Wikipedia). Released via GNU FDL/CC-SA-3.0.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/donna-summer.jpgdonna-summerThe late Donna Summer, album cover, circa 1979, May 9, 2014. (http://digboston.com/).2017-06-06T13:06:48+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2017/06/06/ive-been-blogging-for-a-decade-and/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/screen-shot-2017-06-06-at-8-18-31-am.pngScreen Shot 2017-06-06 at 8.18.31 AM2017-06-06T13:05:48+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2007/06/04/about-boy-the-window/2017-06-04T11:58:14+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2017/05/29/prom-toking/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/make-smoke-filled-room.jpegMake Smoke Filled RoomScreen shot from video, Mako, "Smoke Filled Room" (2015). (http://beautifulbuzzz.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/white-castle-fordham-road-bronx.jpgWhite Castle Fordham Road BronxWhite Castle, 550 East Fordham Road, Bronx, NY, circa 2015. (http://zomato.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/decatprom-cropped-05211987.jpgDECatProm (Cropped).05211987Me at Prom Dinner, White Plains, NY, May 21, 1987. (Suzanne Johnson neè De Feo).2017-05-29T14:27:02+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2017/05/28/the-45-mix-tape/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/trump-hugging-us-flag-florida-2016.jpgTrump Hugging US Flag Florida 2016Then candidate 45 hugging US flag at campaign rally (remember, he's the anti-Midas, everything he touches turns to crap), Tampa, FL, June 11, 2016. (Chris O'Meara/AP, Times Free Press).2017-05-28T13:53:25+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2017/05/18/if-i-could-redo-time/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/diploma-album-1.jpgDiploma Album (1)CMU diploma album, May 17, 2017. (Donald Earl Collins).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/sarai-in-moms-capngown-05141997.jpgSarai in Moms CapNGown.05141997My sister Sarai (1983-2010) in Mom's cap-and-gown, May 14, 1997. (Donald Earl Collins).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/show_art_12monkeys_s2_revised.jpgshow_art_12Monkeys_s2_revisedShow art from SyFy's 12 Monkeys (the home of alternative timelines), March 2016. (http://syfy.com).2017-05-18T12:35:55+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/student-video-clips-for-my-umuc-students/2017-05-16T16:21:16+00:00weekly0.6https://donaldearlcollins.com/boy-the-window-theme-music/2017-05-16T16:20:40+00:00weekly0.6https://donaldearlcollins.com/boy-the-window-pictures/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/photo0031.jpgMy Mother's Associate's Degree Photo - May 12, 1997My Mother's Associate's Degree Photo - May 12, 1997https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/photo0021.jpgAlternative timelines, show art from SyFy's 12 Monkeys, March 2016. (http://syfy.com).Alternative timelines, show art from SyFy's 12 Monkeys, March 2016. (http://syfy.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/photo0011.jpgPhD Graduation Group Photo - May 18, 1997PhD Graduation Group Photo - May 18, 1997. A great photo, except for the one (my mother) who was missing - note my mother-in-law gesturing to her. (Angelia N. Levy).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/photo004.jpgPhD Graduation - Me & AngeliaPhD Graduation - Me & Angelia. My future wife, the photo documenter of the day.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/photo005.jpgPhD Graduation - Thackeray HallPhD Graduation - Thackeray Hall. My mood after finding out that my mother wanted to leave without seeing me receive my degree at my departmental ceremony.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/photo006.jpgPhD Graduation - Thackeray Hall 2https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/photo007.jpgPhD Graduation - CMU Diplomahttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/photo008.jpgMe and Darren, 1975Me and Darren, 1975. One of the few surviving photos from my childhood, and only one of a few from a professional photographer.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/photo009.jpg48 Adams Street, Mount Vernon, New York48 Adams Street, Mount Vernon, New York. Taken in November 2006, the house we lived in until August of '74. We lived on the second floor and shared a kitchen with another tenant on that floor.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/photo010.jpg48 Adams Street Close Up2017-05-16T16:20:12+00:00weekly0.6https://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/04/28/marriage-13-years-in/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/wedding-day-pic-cropped-04282000.jpgWedding Day Pic (cropped).04282000Marriage Day picture, National Cathedral, Washington, DC, April 28, 2000.2017-05-10T15:47:01+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2015/10/12/on-anachronistic-bullshit/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/jesus-was-a-socialist.jpgjesus-was-a-socialistJesus was a Socialist bumper sticker, an anachronism, October 12, 2015. (http://plus.google.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/beating-a-dead-horse.jpegbeating-a-dead-horseBeating a dead horse cartoon, September 2012. (Marc Cortez, http://marccortez.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/mv5bmtmxmdgwmzqwmv5bml5banbnxkftztcwndc3ndg2mw-_v1_uy1200_cr11706301200_al_.jpgMV5BMTMxMDgwMzQwMV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNDc3NDg2Mw@@._V1_UY1200_CR117,0,630,1200_AL_Bokeem Woodbine, October 12, 2015. https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/6d3986076570cf6d2edfba83c35c4b09-e1444680906411.jpg6d3986076570cf6d2edfba83c35c4b09Kirsten Dunst and Jason Schwartzman get anachronistic between shots on set of Marie Antoinette (2006), September 2012. (Pinterest via http://buzzfeed.com).2017-05-10T15:46:01+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2017/04/30/not-only-in-america/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/hasan-minhaj-at-whcd.jpeghasan-minhaj-at-whcdDaily Show with Trevor Noah's Hasan Minhaj speaking at White House Correspondents' Dinner, Washington, DC, April 29, 2017. (http://complex.com)2017-04-30T16:12:44+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2017/04/24/in%c2%b7ter%c2%b7sec%c2%b7tion%c2%b7al%c2%b7i%c2%b7ty/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/times-square-intersection-time-lapse.jpgTimes Square Intersection Time LapseTimes Square intersection time lapse, August 2014. (http://shutterstock.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/kimberle-crenshaw-quote.jpgKimberle Crenshaw QuoteKimberlè Crenshaw quote, from "Whose Story Is It Anyway?: Feminist and Anti-Racist Appropriations of Anita Hill," in Toni Morrison's Race-ing Justice, En-gendering Power, 1992, p. 403. (http://azquotes.com).2017-04-24T18:06:48+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2010/08/30/finding-home/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/800px-mlkbuswaypittsburgh.jpg800px-MLKBuswayPittsburghhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/300px-east_liberty_presbyterian_church.jpg300px-East_Liberty_Presbyterian_ChurchEast Liberty Presbyterian Church, down the street. Source:http://www.citizendia.orghttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/48-adams-st-11232006.jpg48 Adams St.1123200648 Adams Street, Mount Vernon, NY, November 22, 2006. (Donald Earl Collins)https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/1732657485_0ce5d855cb.jpg1732657485_0ce5d855cbHighland Building (tall) and 6007 Penn Circle South (short). Source: http://urbanplacesandspaces.blogspot.com2017-04-23T11:15:12+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2017/04/22/the-cruel-lure-of-academia/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/charging-bull.jpgCharging BullCharging Bull of Wall Street (or a false god), cropped, January 19, 2016. (Sam Valadi/Flickr, via http://www.atlasobscura.com/)https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/burned-out-40w_appliance_bulb.jpgBurned Out 40w_appliance_bulbBurned out 40w light bulb, April 27, 2010. (http://www.iamtonyang.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/rihanna-as-medusa-gq-122013.jpgRihanna as Medusa GQ 122013Rihanna as Medusa, GQ Magazine cover, December 2013. (http://pinterest.com).2017-04-22T15:36:34+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/08/27/not-praying-at-the-civil-rights-altar/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/jfk-mlk-rfk1.jpgjfk-mlk-rfk1A facsimile of the JFK, MLK & RFK painting that used to hang over many a Black home's mantle, August 27, 2013. (http://robertktanenbaumbooks.com).2020-01-04T15:35:28+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2017/04/14/psalm-23-and-christian-isms-i-dont-understand/2017-04-14T12:30:18+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2016/12/27/yes-im-a-sexist-feminist/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/beijing-smog-alert.jpgbeijing-smog-alertBeijing smog alert, Beijing, China, December 6, 2016. (http://ibtimes.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/imprisoned-brain.jpgimprisoned-brainImprisoned brain (or, maybe, Culture Club and "Church of the Poison Mind" [1983]), December 27, 2016. (http://mdjunction.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/hostilebenevolentsexism.jpghostilebenevolentsexismHostile vs. Benevolent Sexism, March 10, 2015. (http://www.dailymail.co.uk).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/screen-shot-2016-12-27-at-7-43-51-am.pngscreen-shot-2016-12-27-at-7-43-51-am2017-04-10T15:32:02+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2017/04/10/forty-years-of-616/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/danger-keep-out.pngDanger Keep OutDanger Keep Out sign, April 9, 2017. (http://www.safetysign.com/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/screen-shot-2017-04-09-at-12-23-06-pm.pngScreen Shot 2017-04-09 at 12.23.06 PMScreen shot of 616 East Lincoln Avenue, Mount Vernon, NY, June 2016. (http://maps.google.com)2017-04-10T13:06:53+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2015/08/25/running-away-30-years-later/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/screen-shot-2015-08-25-at-9-41-32-am.pngScreen Shot 2015-08-25 at 9.41.32 AMSt. Ursulas Roman Catholic Church, 213 East Lincoln Avenue, Mount Vernon, NY, August 2012. (http://maps.google.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/jeremy-gallon-spin-move-against-notre-dame-2.gifjeremy-gallon-spin-move-against-notre-dame-2Michigan WR Jeremy Gallon's spin move gif on way to a 61-yd TD against Notre Dame, Ann Arbor, MI, September 7, 2013. (http://thebiglead.com/).2017-04-09T16:17:42+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/07/07/poverty-violence-and-ptsd-but-what-about-racism/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/wmaq_000000007890125_1200x675_297781827608.jpgWMAQ_000000007890125_1200x675_297781827608Chicago Police fatally shot a 16-year-old boy in the city’s Gresham neighborhood Saturday night and distraught family members are questioning the incident, July 6, 2014. (http://nbcchicago.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/screen-shot-2014-07-07-at-1-08-28-pm.pngScreen shot 2014-07-07 at 1.08.28 PM2017-04-09T16:11:08+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2017/03/26/racial-privilege-matters-most/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/world-war-z-wall-horde.gifWorld War Z Wall HordeWorld War Z gif of horde climbing a wall (much like the way Americans see immigrants regardless of status), March 26, 2017. (http://reddit.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/screen-shot-2017-03-26-at-11-42-52-am.pngScreen Shot 2017-03-26 at 11.42.52 AMScreen shot of tweets regarding Rockville High School rape, March 26, 2017. (http://twitter.com)https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/screen-shot-2017-03-26-at-11-05-33-am.pngScreen Shot 2017-03-26 at 11.05.33 AMScreen shot of retweet on 8 missing Black girls in Washngton, DC, March 12, 2017. (Twitter via @BlackMarvelGirl).2017-03-26T16:20:21+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2017/03/19/from-one-starving-writer-to-another/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/raven-eating.jpgRaven Eating2017-03-19T17:49:52+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2017/03/16/michael-clayton-my-writing-and-20-years-of-sinai-wandering/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/claytonhorse.jpgclayton&horseMichael Clayton (George Clooney) and a horse, a moment of truth, screen shot and crop, 2007. (http://chud.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sinai_desert.jpgSinai_desertSinai Desert, where Moses, the Israelites (and I) wandered for a generation, Egypt, March 9, 2010. (Tommy from Arad via Wikipedia). Released to public domain via CC-BY-SA 2.0.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/michael-clayton-clooneycullen.jpgMichael Clayton Clooney&CullenGeorge Clooney and Sean Cullen in Michael Clayton (2007), March 15, 2017. (http://bbc.co.uk).2017-03-17T16:42:39+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2017/03/08/a-viable-gop-alternative-to-obamacare-but-itll-never-happen/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/screen-shot-2017-03-08-at-7-54-30-am.pngScreen Shot 2017-03-08 at 7.54.30 AMHundreds of alligators at a watering hole, Myakka River State Park, Florida, March 6, 2017. (Lee Dalton via http://www.dailymail.co.uk/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/ryans-ahca-03072017.jpgRyan's AHCA 03072017Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) and GOP leadership with a copy of the American Health Care Act at a news conference, Washington, DC, March 7, 2017. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images via http://www.dolphnsix.com/).2017-03-08T13:33:36+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2017/03/07/how-libraries-got-me-through/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/silver-spring-pl-2016.jpgSilver Spring PL 2016Silver Spring Air & Space Museum, er, Public Library, Silver Spring, MD, June 2016 (http://www.adtekengineers.com/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/carnegielibrarypittsburghfrontentrance.jpgCarnegieLibraryPittsburghFrontEntranceCarnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Oakland (Main) Branch, front entrance, Pittsburgh, PA, April 5, 2008. (HoboJones via Wikipedia). Released to public domain via CC-BY-SA-3.0.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/library-card-nrny-1987.jpgLibrary Card NRNY 1987A New Rochelle Public Library card (a close approximation to my first card from 1975), March 1987. (http://flickr.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/screen-shot-2017-03-06-at-3-13-39-pm.pngScreen Shot 2017-03-06 at 3.13.39 PMMount Vernon Public Library's east entrance, Mount Vernon, NY, July 2, 2016. (http://maps.google.com).2017-03-07T12:11:36+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2017/02/23/what-do-we-tell-them-now/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/screen-shot-2017-02-22-at-4-05-37-pm.pngscreen-shot-2017-02-22-at-4-05-37-pmWhat remains of Presidential Classroom, a broken link on the Miller Center website, February 22, 2017. (Donald Earl Collins).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/outlook-2001.jpgoutlook-2001Outlook 2001, my second and last time on the Presidential Classroom annual resource guide, December 1, 2000. (Donald Earl Collins).2017-02-23T12:19:39+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/02/09/sarai-30-years-old-today/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/sarai-maurice.jpgSarai & MauriceSarai (with Maurice) at 12 years old, Yonkers, NY, November 21, 1995. (Donald Earl Collins).2017-02-18T15:39:02+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2017/02/11/my-olivia-of-our-future/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/20111109_jasikanicole_phillycom.jpg20111109_jasikanicole_phillycomIf I could pick anyone to be my fictitious great-great-great-great granddaughter, Jasika Nicole's Fringe 2008-13) character Astrid would be a perfect "Olivia" (irony), November 9, 2011. (http://philly.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/governors-island-buried-car.jpggovernors-island-buried-carA partially buried car on Governor's Island, NY, September 13, 2009. (http://scoutingny.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/olivia-cover.jpgolivia-coverCropped front cover of Olivia Saves the Circus (1994), by Ian Falconer, February 11, 2017. (http://amazon.com).2017-02-11T16:17:30+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2016/06/14/where-everything-equals-radical-islam-terrorism/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/cartoon-teachers-crocker.jpgcartoon-teachers-crockerMr. Crocker from The Fairly Odd Parents, June 14, 2016. (http://cdn.smosh.com/).2017-02-09T13:10:32+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2017/02/08/seasons-change-for-us/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/anl-at-almost-50-may2016.jpganl-at-almost-50-may2016Angelia in year 50 (selfie), May 2016.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dscf0606.jpgdscf0606Angelia at road stop in South Carolina during vacation, August 30, 2007. (Donald Earl Collins).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/anl-w-me-at-30-05181997.jpganl-w-me-at-30-05181997Angelia & me at my PhD graduation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, May 18, 1997.2017-02-08T12:44:58+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2017/02/01/weve-got-45-problems-and/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/seymour-blair-dems-1868-campaign.jpgseymour-blair-dems-1868-campaignRacist jugate ribbon promoting the 1868 Democratic ticket of Horatio Seymour and Francis Blair (losers to Gen. Ulysses Grant), under the motto, "This is a White Man's Country." (http://oldpoliticals.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/candidate-trump-with-rifle-012016-richard-ellis-getty.jpgGiuliani, Trump, Santorum And Scott Address Citadel Republican SocietyPresident Donald Trump prior to his 2016 presidential run, holding up a replica flintlock rifle awarded by cadets at the Republican Society Patriot Dinner, The Citadel, Charleston, SC, February 22, 2015. (Richard Ellis/Getty Images).2017-02-01T13:05:20+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2016/09/22/if-racism-is-broadway-narcissism-is-grand-central/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/screen-shot-2016-09-22-at-8-03-27-am.pngscreen-shot-2016-09-22-at-8-03-27-amhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/screen-shot-2016-09-22-at-9-01-13-am.pngscreen-shot-2016-09-22-at-9-01-13-am2017-01-24T20:45:14+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/01/04/lies-we-tell-each-other-when-in-college/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/umm-pizza.jpgUmm PizzaUmm, New York style pizza, Vesuvius Pizza, Brooklyn, NY, January 4, 2014. (http://yelp.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/lies-we-tell-ourselves_1.jpglies-we-tell-ourselves_1The lies we tell ourselves (self-deception), Scientific America, February 4, 2012. (Richard Mia).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/quote-every-lie-is-two-lies-the-lie-we-tell-others-and-the-lie-we-tell-ourselves-to-justify-it-robert-brault-296035.jpgquote-every-lie-is-two-lies-the-lie-we-tell-others-and-the-lie-we-tell-ourselves-to-justify-it-robert-brault-296035Every lie is two lies quote, Robert Brauilt, January 4, 2014. (http://izquote.com).2017-01-16T14:23:57+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2017/01/16/lit-on-moonlight/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/moonlight-9.jpgMoonlightMoonlight snap shot (cropped), Mahershala Ali and Alex Hibbert, October 23, 2015. (http://variety.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/moonlight_2016_film.pngmoonlight_2016_filmMoonlight (2016) poster, October 2016. (Film Fan via Wikipedia; orig. A24). Qualifies as fair use under US copyright law as illustration of subject/review of film.2017-01-16T13:39:39+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/11/16/bearing-false-witness-at-work-it-can-hurt/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/quote-the-hypocrite-s-crime-is-that-he-bears-false-witness-against-himself-what-makes-it-so-plausible-to-hannah-arendt-296450.jpgquote-the-hypocrite-s-crime-is-that-he-bears-false-witness-against-himself-what-makes-it-so-plausible-to-hannah-arendt-296450Hannah Arendt on false witnesses, November 16, 2013. (http://izquotes.com/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/kingda_ka.jpgKingda_KaKingda Ka, the world's tallest roller coaster, Six Flags Great Adventure, Jackson, NJ (Exit 7A, NJ Turnpike), September 23, 2006. (Dusso Janladde via Wikipedia). Released to public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/archie.jpgarchieArchie Bunker from All In The Family (1971-78) screen shot, June 2013. (http://www.chicagonow.com/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/quote-as-witnesses-not-of-our-intentions-but-of-our-conduct-we-can-be-true-or-false-and-the-hypocrite-s-hannah-arendt-323451.jpgquote-as-witnesses-not-of-our-intentions-but-of-our-conduct-we-can-be-true-or-false-and-the-hypocrite-s-hannah-arendt-323451Hannah Arendt on false witnesses, November 16, 2013. (http://izquotes.com/).2017-01-02T13:44:51+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/02/19/fried-green-toenails/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/right-big-toe-post-op.jpgRight Big Toe Post-OpRight Big Toe Post-Op, February 19, 2011. Donald Earl Collins. It feels like it looks right now, but I hope it becomes passable in time for sandals this spring and summer.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/0217111608.jpg0217111608My Right Big Toenail Pre-Op, February 17, 2011. Donald Earl Collins. Note the black color and White Cliffs of Dover effect underneath my nail. Yuck, right?https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/dscn1601.jpgDSCN16012017-01-02T13:41:53+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2016/12/30/too-close-for-comfort/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/screen-shot-2016-12-30-at-11-01-32-am.pngscreen-shot-2016-12-30-at-11-01-32-amhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/deepwater-horizon-oil-spill-aerial.jpgdeepwater-horizon-oil-spill-aerialDeepwater Horizon oil spill aerial, Gulf of Mexico, May 6, 2010. (Reuters/Daniel Beltra via Flickr, http://motherjones.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/screen-shot-2016-12-30-at-10-05-18-am.pngscreen-shot-2016-12-30-at-10-05-18-amhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/screen-shot-2016-12-30-at-9-37-32-am.pngscreen-shot-2016-12-30-at-9-37-32-am2016-12-30T16:18:20+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/04/12/walking-in-new-orleans/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/dscn2155.jpgDSCN21551-liter bottle of Absolut Citron Vodka, April 11, 2012. (Donald Earl Collins).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/124-royal-st-nola.jpg124 Royal St, NOLAHoliday Inn, French Quarter, New Orleans, 2012. (Google Maps), where folks stayed for AERA 1994.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/dscn2156.jpgDSCN2156My AERA 1994 annual meeting program for New Orleans, April 11, 2012. (Donald Earl Collins).2016-12-30T13:40:17+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/12/06/the-last-mugging/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/foodtownriteaid.jpgFoodTownRiteAidEast Prospect, where Foodtown (once Waldbaum's) and Rite Aid (formely Genovese) are today - about 30m from where I was mugged in '83. (http://maps.google.com). 2019-09-24T20:12:44+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2015/07/10/american-narcissism-or-smiling-crying-and-celebrity/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/tip77.jpgtip77Defaced woman, Star Trek TOS, Season 1, Episode 2, September 15, 1966. (http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/charliex.jpgcharliexCharlie Evans, played by Robert Walker, Jr., Star Trek TOS, Season 1, Episode 2, September 15, 1966. (https://thesouloftheplot.files.wordpress.com/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/hqdefault.jpghqdefaultFrom U2's "Original Of The Species" (2005) video, from How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (2004) album, July 9, 2015. (http://youtube.com). https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/jenny-horne-crop-promovar-mediumlarge.jpgJenny Horne.jpg.CROP.promovar-mediumlargeSouth Carolina Representative Jenny Horne (Republican) speaking on floor of House chamber, Columbia, SC, July 8, 2015. (http://www.slate.com via C-SPAN3).2016-12-26T14:05:57+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2016/12/25/christmas-is-carnage/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/jimmy_stewart_in_its_a_wonderful_life.jpgjimmy_stewart_in_its_a_wonderful_lifeThe bridge scene in It's A Wonderful Life, where James Stewart's character's was contemplating suicide, 1946. (http://salon.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/queen-victoria-xmas-tree-1850.gifqueen-victoria-xmas-tree-1850The Queen's Christmas tree, Windsor Castle (steel engraving), published in The Illustrated London News, 1848, in "Godey's Lady's Book," December 1850 . (Wetman via Wikipedia). In public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/duckgoose.jpgduckgooseA white duck? goose?, December 25, 2016. (http://pinterest.com).2016-12-25T17:44:35+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/10/28/the-life-of-mary-louise/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/0123.jpg0123My Mom and my Uncle Sam Gill, Jr., Mount Vernon, NY, November 23, 2006. (Donald Earl Collins).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/grandpasam.jpgGrandpaSamMy maternal grandfather Sam Gill, Sr. (82 at the time, 93 now), Bradley, AR, June 2, 2001. (Donald Earl Collins).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/bradleyark1.jpgBradleyArk1Bradley, Arkansas main road (Route 29) with me and my Uncle Charles in the shadows, June 2, 2001. (Donald Earl Collins).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/0121.jpg0121My Mom, Thanksgiving 2006, Mount Vernon, NY. (Donald Earl Collins).2016-12-20T20:54:40+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2009/06/30/southern-poverty-tour/2016-12-20T20:26:59+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/04/05/on-my-mothers-side-meeting-the-gill-family/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/uncle-robert-april-1994.jpgUncle Robert.April 1994My Uncle, Robert Gill, Houston, Texas, received April 3, 1994. (Robert Gill/Donald Earl Collins).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/nelson-bowman-iii-morehouse-college-001.jpgnelson-bowman-iii-morehouse-college-001Historic Third Ward, Houston, Texas, March 2012 (not the part I got to visit). (Nelson Bowman III; http://www.myhbcuinterview.com)https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/april-1994-airline-tixs.jpgApril 1994 Airline TixsContinental Airlines ticket stubs/itinerary, Pittsburgh to New Orleans (with Houston layover), April 2-10, 1994. (Donald Earl Collins).2016-12-20T20:05:12+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2016/12/17/go-greyhound-only-when-you-cant-afford-anything-else/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/greyhound-bus-snow-facebook.jpggreyhound-bus-snow-facebookGreyhound Bus and blizzard, Vancouver, BC, Canada, circa 2015. (http://huffingtonpost.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/screen-shot-2016-12-17-at-9-21-12-am.pngscreen-shot-2016-12-17-at-9-21-12-amScreen shot of December 1988 calendar, December 17, 2016. (http://timeanddate.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/ecigsteens.jpgecigsteensRhiannon Griffith-Bowman smokes an e-cigarette, San Rafael, CA, April 16, 2015. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images; http://washingtonpost.com).2016-12-17T15:30:53+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/11/28/who-i-was-thankful-for-in-88-ron-slater/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/hypodermic_needle.jpgHypodermic_NeedleHypodermic needles used for donating blood or plasma (note the gauge or thickness), November 28, 2013. (http://dmplgrl.blogspot.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/stretching-dollar.jpgStretching the dollarStretching the dollar, November 28, 2013. (http://kidminspiration.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/stretching-dollar.jpg).2016-12-05T21:38:53+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2016/11/24/a-story-of-my-life/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/from_farm_to_fortune__55838-1311537673-1280-1280.jpgfrom_farm_to_fortune__55838-1311537673-1280-1280One of dozen of rags-to-riches falsehoods from Gilded Age author Horatio Nelson (1832-1899). (http://www.pavillionpress.com).2016-11-24T13:39:47+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/11/21/it-is-done-15-years-later/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/sizemore_barbara.jpgSizemore_BarbaraBarbara Sizemore, 1927-2004, circa mid-1990s. (http://sesp.northwestern.edu).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/pahoeoe_fountain_edit2.jpgPahoeoe_fountain_edit2Arching fountain of a Pahoehoe (like my post-PhD rage) approximately 10 m high issuing from the western end of the 0740 vents, a series of spatter cones 170 m long, south of Pu‘u Kahaualea, September 10, 2007. (USGS via Wikipedia). In public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/hands_of_god_and_adam.jpgHands of God & Adam, fingers about to touch, Sistine Chapel ceiling, Vatican, Michelangelo, 1508-1512 (via Wikipedia). In public domain.Hands of God & Adam, fingers about to touch, Sistine Chapel ceiling, Vatican, Michelangelo, 1508-1512 (via Wikipedia). In public domain.2016-11-24T12:54:42+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2015/11/11/this-is-not-sparta/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/screen-shot-2015-11-11-at-7-17-16-am.pngScreen Shot 2015-11-11 at 7.17.16 AM"This is madness!" with actor Peter Mensah, screen shot from 300 (2007), November 11, 2015. (http://youtube.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/la-sp-nfl-military-patriots-wre0028691692-20150512.jpgla-sp-nfl-military-patriots-wre0028691692-20150512Army National Guardsmen about to run on field with American flags with the New England Patriots, Super Bowl XLIX, University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, AZ, February 1, 2015. (http://latimes.com; Getty Images).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/12241550_10208340986988176_9048897930153961646_n.jpg12241550_10208340986988176_9048897930153961646_n"If you live in a free country, thank a veteran" poster slogan, November 10, 2015. (http://facebook.com).2016-11-21T15:19:52+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2016/11/18/songs-in-the-key-of-life-at-40/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/songs-in-the-key-of-life-lpcd-sleeve.jpgsongs-in-the-key-of-life-lpcd-sleeveStevie Wonder's Songs in the Key of Life LP/CD cover and sleeve, 1976, 1999. (http://genius.com).2016-11-18T13:43:56+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/10/26/last-gasps-anita-bakers-sweet-love-and-my-86-mets/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/gogurt.jpggogurtGoGurt, Yoplait's squeeze -in-mouth, portable yogurt, October 26, 2014. (http://freehotsamples.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/anita_baker.jpganita_bakerAnita Baker, Rapture phase, circa 1986. (http://projects.latimes.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/joe-morrissikids-120u1986.jpgjoe-morrissikids.120u1986Giants' RB Joe Morris running through Deadskins again, RFK Stadium, Washington, DC, December 7, 1986. (http://sikids.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/halloffamememorabilianet10251986.jpghalloffamememorabilianet10251986The Mookie Wilson-Bill Buckner connection, Game 6, 1986 World Series, Bottom 10th, Shea Stadium, Queens, NY, October 25, 1986. (http://halloffamememorabilia.net). 2016-11-12T12:12:28+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2016/11/02/if-blacks-should-go-back-to-africa-whites-should-go-to-australia/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/628777-120630-bill-leak.jpg628777-120630-bill-leakThen Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard not welcoming migrants and asylum seekers cartoon, June 30, 2012. (Bill Leak, http://www.theaustralian.com.au/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/23andmesample.jpg23andmesample23andMe sample results, November 2, 2016. (http://ForumBiodiversity.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/luis-castellon.jpgluis-castellonGo Back to Africa! Go Back to Mexico! cartoon, 2003. (Luis Castellon; http://google.com).2020-04-17T08:59:38+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2016/10/27/david-wolf-a-teacher-i-hope-to-never-become/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/031413-gop-lifeguard-toon-luckovich-ed.jpg031413-gop-lifeguard-toon-luckovich-edSink or Swim Republican Lifeguard Cartoon, Mike Luckovich, March 14, 2013. (Luckovich/Atlanta Journal-Constitution; http://luckovich.blog.ajc.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/geneshalit.jpggeneshalitFilm critic Gene Shalit (closest approximation I could find to David Wolf), circa 1980. (http://imdb.com).2016-10-27T13:56:28+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/09/19/the-audacity-of-low-expectationsjealousy/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mvhs-transcript-1986-87.jpgMVHS Transcript 1986-87My MVHS trascript, courtesy of University of Pittsburgh Admissions Office, January 7, 1987. (Source/Donald Earl Collins). Note the circles from the admissions officer all over the transcript.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/me_399_expectations.pngME_399_ExpectationsMimi and Eunice, "Low Expectations," September 19, 2011. (Source/http://mimiandeunice.com). Qualifies as fair use under US copyright laws because of image's low resolution and without the intent to reproduce or distribute for profit.2016-10-25T14:42:32+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2016/10/13/academias-racist-expectations/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/headwinds.jpgheadwindsHeadwinds, July 2011. (http://forbes.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/israeli-patrol-barrier-wall-west-bank-06172016.jpgisraeli-patrol-barrier-wall-west-bank-06172016Israeli armored car patrolling barrier wall between it and Palestinian West Bank, June 17, 2016. (http://presstv.ir).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/mornpkstepswall.jpgmornpkstepswallThe long wall that separates Morningside Park (and Harlem) from Columbia University, New York, circa 2008. (http://Biking-in-Manhattan.com).2016-10-13T14:32:07+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2016/10/08/the-meat-market-society/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/reading-meat.jpgreading-meatCuts of beef, lamb, and pork (plus ground beef), Martin's Quality Meats & Sausages, Reading Terminal Market, Philadelphia, PA, March 2013. (http://hobbiesonabudget).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/slaughtered-pigs.jpgslaughtered-pigsSlaughtered pigs in a slaughterhouse line, accessed October 8, 2016. (dezeen.com via Pinterest).2016-10-08T14:50:39+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2016/09/30/no-time-for-jealousy/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/love-canal-circa-1980.jpglove-canal-circa-1980Love Canal, suburban community turned EPA Superfund site, circa 1980. (http://buffalonews.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/public-enemy-target.jpgpublic-enemy-targetPublic Enemy logo (note the crosshairs target), September 30, 2016. (http://twitter.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/smorgasbord-sept-2010.jpgsmorgasbord-sept-2010Smorgasbord, from breakfast to dinner, September 2010. (http://web2printexperts.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/envy-psychtoday-june-2009.jpgenvy-psychtoday-june-2009Envy, June 2009. (http://psychologytoday.com).2016-09-30T14:48:28+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2010/09/10/maybe-theyve-won-after-all/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/wtc1.jpgwtcThere's a Hole in the Bucket (Still) at Ground Zero. Source: http://unambig.comhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/wtc.jpgwtcThere's a Hole in the Bucket (Still) at Ground Zero. Source: http://unambig.com2016-09-22T14:36:50+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2016/09/13/responses-to-my-piece-in-the-atlantic/2016-09-14T10:07:14+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2016/09/11/we-were-never-united/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_0407.jpgimg_04079/11 Memorial reflecting pool (w/ reflection of Freedom Tower off building straight ahead), August 5, 2014. (Donald Earl Collins).2016-09-11T14:14:22+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2009/06/01/in-the-closet-on-the-down-low/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/rainbow_flag_breeze.jpgRainbow_flag_breezeThe rainbow flag waving in the wind at San Francisco's Castro District, San Francisco, CA, August 5, 2010. (Benson Kua via Wikipedia). Released to public domain via CC-SA-2.0.2024-11-16T23:31:37+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2007/09/10/on-september-10th/2016-09-11T11:06:26+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2010/12/12/cream-on-the-brain/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/heavy-cream-brain.jpgheavy cream & brainA Brain Floating in the Heavy Cream of Obsession with Academic Excellence, December 13, 2010. Donald Earl Collins2016-09-04T13:24:43+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/06/18/humanities-26-years-on/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/tjndc5-5pt8i9vmn1zwpvjjh9k_layout.jpgtjndc5-5pt8i9vmn1zwpvjjh9k_layoutMount Vernon High School graduation ceremony, June 24, 2009. (http//education.lohudblogs.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/3443283368_603ede7032_o.jpg3443283368_603ede7032_oLeonardo di Vinci's Human Body sketch, June 18, 2013. (Wikipedia).2016-09-04T13:21:10+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/11/25/separating-the-musical-wheat-from-the-ism-phobic-chaff/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/060412_zombies_400.jpg060412_zombies_400Shawn of the Dead (2004) pic, as used in Philadelphia Daily News, June 4, 2012. (John Baer). https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/amsterdam_2004.jpgAmsterdam_2004Fans protest Michael Jackson's innocence in the child molestation scandal, Paris, France, December 17, 2003. (Rafael Rozendaal via Wikipedia). Released to public domain via Creative Commons 2.0.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/rick-ross-promo-486x650-e1346111022240.jpgRick-Ross-Promo-486x650-e1346111022240Rick Ross, absolutely disgusting, September 30, 2013. (http://cdn.stupiddope.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/3269089-487550-separating-the-wheat-from-the-chaff.jpg3269089-487550-separating-the-wheat-from-the-chaffSeparating chaff (left hand) from wheat (right hand), November 25, 2013. (http://www.colourbox.com/preview/).2016-09-01T12:21:19+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2016/08/30/shut-up-and-play/2016-08-30T18:30:51+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2016/08/26/splitting-the-rail-between-nate-parker-and-his-work/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/birth-of-a-nation-trailer.jpgBirth of a Nation TrailerFrom The Birth of a Nation (2016) trailer, August 26, 2016. (http://youtube.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/hurdles-01-splitting-log-550p-jpg.jpghurdles 01 splitting log 550p jpgSplitting a log into rails, Arkansas, May 1983. (http://www.motherearthnews.com/).2016-08-26T13:56:32+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2016/07/16/a-big-wheel-and-recovered-memories-part-one/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/donald-darrennathan-hale1-1975-copy.jpgMe & Darren at Nathan Hale, 1975At 425 South Sixth, we lived just two doors down from Nathan Hale and its playground area/parking lot. Here was me and Darren struggling to be in front when my mother took this photo.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/bigwheel11.jpgbigwheel1https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/bigwheel1.jpgbigwheel1Big Wheel, pretty much as I remember it, April 2014. (http://sf.funcheap.com/bring-big-wheel-race/).2016-08-26T11:18:32+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2016/08/23/my-moms-migration-story-50-years-later/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/screen-shot-2016-08-23-at-11-56-36-am.pngScreen Shot 2016-08-23 at 11.56.36 AMBus route my mother took from Bradley, Arkansas to New York City in late-July 1966, August 23, 2016. (http://maps.google.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/screen-shot-2016-08-22-at-2-40-14-pm.pngScreen Shot 2016-08-22 at 2.40.14 PM2016-08-23T17:27:16+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2016/08/16/america-denies-for-others-what-it-demands-for-itself/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/screen_grab_billingsley_copy.jpgScreen_Grab_Billingsley_copyThe late Barbara Billingsley as June Cleaver in Leave It To Beaver, October 17, 2010. (http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/299042).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/columbiadailytribunedarkow091811.jpgColumbiaDailyTribuneDarkow091811Rich vs. Poor cartoon, John Darkow, September 18, 2011. (http://www.columbiatribune.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/screen-shot-2016-08-16-at-7-57-50-am.pngScreen Shot 2016-08-16 at 7.57.50 AM2016-08-16T13:50:37+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2016/08/11/when-your-music-turns-30/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/screen-shot-2016-08-10-at-12-17-21-pm.pngScreen Shot 2016-08-10 at 12.17.21 PM2016-08-11T13:44:11+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2016/08/06/a-big-wheel-and-recovered-memories-part-two/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/inception-bldgs-collapse.jpgInception bldgs collapseBuildings/dream in state of collapse, via Inception (2010), August 5, 2016. (http://www.cinemablend.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/1973-chevrolet-malibu-1.jpg1973-chevrolet-malibu-11973 tan-ish Chevy Malibu, August 5, 2016. (http://www.autoblog.com).2016-08-06T14:11:13+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/08/21/the-quest-for-work-past-and-present/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/homestead2.jpghomestead2Shuttered Homestead steel mill, 1989, August 21, 2012. (Jet Lowe/Historical American Engineering Record). In public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/negro-women_full.jpgNegro Women_full"Negro Women," Earle, Arkansas, July 1936, August 21, 2012. (Dorothea Lange via Library of Congress/http://libinfo.uark.edu). In public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/down_and_out_on_new_york_pier.gifDown_and_out_on_New_York_pierDown and out on New York pier, 1935, June 2009. (Lewis W. Hine via FDR Presidential Library). In public domain.2016-08-06T13:55:05+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2016/08/03/fun-times-with-stepfather-maurice/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/male-lion-eating-carcass.jpgMale Lion Eating CarcassMale lion eating carcass (the equivalent of fun times with Maurice), August 3, 2016. (Aljameen Alston via http://pinterest.com).2016-08-03T19:10:16+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2016/07/31/how-i-met-my-son/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/contrarian-one.jpgContrarian OneNoah in portrait, May 16, 2016. (Donald Earl Collins)https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/male-emperor-penguin-dad-with-chick.jpgMale Emperor Penguin Dad with ChickDaddy Emperor Penguin with baby penguin, accessed July 31, 2016. (National Geographic via http://pinterest.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/13th-bday-cake.jpg13th Bday CakeNoah's birthday cake, Cheesecake Factory Original Cheesecake, adorned with candles, July 30, 2016. (Donald Earl Collins).2016-07-31T13:13:25+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2016/07/28/we-really-are-a-center-right-nation/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/panetta-speech.jpgPanetta SpeechChants of "No More War!" and "U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!" erupt from crowd during Leon Panetta's 2016 DNC Convention speech, Philadelphia, PA, July 27, 2016. (http://theguardian.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/center-right-field.jpgCenter Right FieldCrop of PNC Park (as metaphor for the political state of the US), Pittsburgh, PA, July 20 2005 (alpineinc via Wikipedia/Flickr). Released to public domain via CC-SA-3.0.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/pedro_goes_to_pittsburgh.jpgPedro_goes_to_PittsburghFirst pitch, Mets vs Pirates (Pedro Martinez pitched for the Mets this day), July 20, 2005. (alpineinc via Wikipedia/Flickr). Released to public domain via CC-SA-3.0.2016-07-28T15:58:51+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/06/05/teaching-teachers-and-learning-too/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/image4.jpgimage4Chicken and broccoli stir-fry over rice, February 2013. (http://slimimzsolutions.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/duquesne-university-pittsburgh-16073ecb.jpgDuquesne-University-Pittsburgh-16073ECBCanevin Hall (where I taught for four semesters, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, June 5, 2013. (http://w4.campusexplorer.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/sad-teacher-010.jpgSad teacherSad teacher, May 9, 2013. (http://www.guardian.co.uk).2016-07-25T17:59:45+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/12/04/the-art-of-interviewing-killer-cops-and-other-whites-on-the-prowl/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/article-pantaleo-3-0802.jpgarticle-pantaleo-3-0802Overseer Daniel Pantaleo, 2014. (http://nydailynews.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/200_s.gif200_sBryan Cranston as Walter White, Breaking Bad, Season 4, 2013, "I am the danger!" (not the only White as danger, either). (http://www.giphy.com). https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/abc_geroge_darren_kb_141125_16x9_992.jpgabc_geroge_darren_kb_141125_16x9_992Dumb-assed George Stephanopoulos of ABC News interviewing Michael Brown murderer, former Officer Darren Wilson, November 25, 2014. (http://abcnews.go.com).2016-07-19T15:12:16+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2016/07/12/fife-and-shalom/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/oppression-silence.jpegOppression & SilenceOppression graffiti, January 15, 2013. (Students for Liberty via http://genderlitutopiadystopia.wikia.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/pulaskidayparade2013.jpgPulaskiDayParade2013Pulaski Day Parade on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, October 6, 2013. (http://www.posteaglenewspaper.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/fife-wooden_civil_war_era.jpegFife-wooden,_civil_war_eraCivil War-era wooden fife, May 19, 2004. (Kevin Saff/National Parks Service via Wikipedia). In public domain.2016-07-12T11:20:45+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2016/07/09/fear-of-the-unknown-or-other-inhumanity/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/data-mining-adamz-buffalo-news.jpgData MiningData Mining/Fear of the Unknown cartoon, Adam Zyglis, Buffalo News, July 6, 2013. (http://adamzyglis.buffalonews.com/2013/07/06/data-mining/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/screen_shot_2013_04_03_at_12-36-55_pm.pngScreen_Shot_2013_04_03_at_12.36.55_PMA black box with question mark, a certain "fear of the unknown," July 9, 2016. (http://socialcapitalmarkets.net).2016-07-09T15:58:40+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/03/20/the-hillary-question/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/hillary.pngHillaryLogo of Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential campaign, December 13, 2008. (718 Bot via Wikipedia). Qualifies as fair use under US Copyright laws -- low resolution/critical commentary re: Hillary Clinton's possible 2016 Presidential run, a subject of public interest.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/lilly_ledbetter_cropped.jpgLilly_Ledbetter_croppedLilly Ledbetter discusses why Barack Obama (who would sign the equal pay act that is in her name) is the best candidate for working families, Pittsburgh, PA, October 9, 2008. (Blargh29 via Wikipedia). Released to public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/hillary_clinton_official_secretary_of_state_portrait_crop.jpgHillary_Clinton_official_Secretary_of_State_portrait_cropHillary Rodham Clinton, official (67th) Secretary of State portrait, January 27, 2009. (Gage via Wikipedia, US Dept of State). In public domain. 2016-07-06T17:23:40+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2016/07/04/independence-day-on-the-6s/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/shea-stad1.jpgshea-stad1Shea Stadium, second level, behind visitors dugout, Flushing Meadow, Queens, NY, 2008. (http://www.bloggingmets.com/)https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/colorful-fireworks-over-the-pittsburgh-skyline-on-july-4th-2014pp_w951_h635.jpgColorful-fireworks-over-the-Pittsburgh-skyline-on-July-4th-2014(pp_w951_h635)Typical Pittsburgh fireworks show for Independence Day, Point State Park, Pittsburgh, PA, July 4, 2014. (http://davedicello.com/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/shea-stadium-from-7-train.jpgShea Stadium from 7 trainShea Stadium (taken from 7 Subway), Flushing Meadows, Queens, NY, September 10, 2008. (Gary Dunaier via http://farm4.static.flickr.com/). In public domain.2016-07-04T21:43:34+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2016/06/27/oj-microwaved-in-america/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/oj-simpson-made-in-america.jpgoj-simpson-made-in-americaO.J.: Made in America (2016) poster board, June 26, 2016. (http://variety.com)https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/ezraedelman.pngEzraedelmanEzra Edelman (sports documentarian and son of activist/Children's Defense Fund founder Marian Wright Edelman), 2015, June 26, 2016. (Deqrassi4 via Wikipedia). Released to public domain via CC-SA-4.0.2016-06-26T20:57:33+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2016/06/25/mrs-shannon/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/ice-capades-1978.jpgIce Capades 1978Ice Capades 1978 brochure (with Dorothy Hamill near middle right), June 22, 2016. (http://www.retrospace.org).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/lynda-carter-as-wonder-woman.jpgLynda Carter as Wonder WomanLynda Carter as Wonder Woman, circa 1976, June 25, 2016. (http://www.moviepilot.com).2016-06-25T14:19:15+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2016/06/22/the-mountaintop-of-sixth-grade/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/the-sun-setting-behind-statueofliberty.jpgThe Sun setting behind StatueofLibertyThe Sun setting behind the Statue of Liberty, New York, July 4, 2003. (http://science.nasa.gov/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/reggiejackson1980ap.jpgReggieJackson1980APYankees/Oakland A's/California Angels HOF Reggie Jackson at bat, 1980, accessed June 21, 2016. (AP Photo).2016-06-22T01:24:36+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2016/06/11/addendum-to-my-muhammad-ali-open-agendas/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/the-trials-of-muhammad-ali.jpgThe Trials of Muhammad AliThe Trials of Muhammad Ali (2013) poster, June 11, 2016. (http://www.kartemquin.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/grit-5.jpgGrit-5How much grit does one need to overcome society's barriers?, June 11, 2016. (http://shop.takachpress.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/aliwins4a-4-web.jpgaliwins4a-4-web"Ali Wins Decision" headline regarding 8-0 Supreme Court decision to "Kayo Draft Rap," June 29, 1971. (http://www.nydailynews.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/ambassador_attallah_shabazz_daughter_of_malcolm_x__575b47ddee.jpgambassador_attallah_shabazz_daughter_of_malcolm_x__575b47ddeeAmbassador Attallach Shabazz (eldest daughter of Malcolm X) speaking at Muhammad Ali's public funeral, KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, KY, June 10, 2016. (http://www.odt.co.nz/).2016-06-11T15:33:16+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/05/28/before-the-fall/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/frenchman-in-tears.jpgFrenchman in TearsParisians in shock, tears as German soldiers march into Paris, June 14, 1940. (National Archives). In public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/spaceweather-solarflare.jpgSpaceWeather-SolarFlareSolar flare, aka Coronal Mass Ejection, c. 2010, May 28, 2012. (NASA/GSFC/Solar Dynamics Observatory's AIA Instrument). In public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/bsg03-raider24a.jpgbsg03-raider24aCylon Raiders, Battlestar Galactica miniseries (2003), May 28, 2012. (http://tombsofkobol.com).2016-06-08T14:40:11+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2016/06/05/my-muhammad-ali/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/i-am-a-man.jpgI Am a ManStriking members of Memphis Local 1733 hold signs whose slogan symbolized the sanitation workers' 1968 campaign, March 1968. (Richard L. Copley/http://dlxs.lib.wayne.edu/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/screen-shot-2016-06-05-at-11-06-16-am.pngScreen Shot 2016-06-05 at 11.06.16 AMMuhammad Ali tweet re: Prince's death (pic is from their first meeting in 1997), April 22, 2016. (Twitter).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/the_rumble_in_the_jungle_poster.jpgThe_Rumble_in_the_Jungle_posterThe Rumble in the Jungle poster, October 29, 1974. (Armbrust via Wikipedia). Qualifies as fair use because of low resolution for reproduction.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/screen-shot-2016-06-05-at-10-30-11-am.pngScreen Shot 2016-06-05 at 10.30.11 AMMeme of Muhammad Ali quote on "impossible" combined with iconic photo of Ali in 1st Round of first fight with Sonny Liston, February 25, 1964. (Getty Images via Twitter).2016-06-05T15:24:31+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/05/12/sometimes-starvation/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/ramen1.jpgramen1The one and only time in my life I dined on these, May 12-16, 1991. Source: http://www.stevegarufi.com/ramen1.jpghttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/map-6007-penn-cir-s-pittsburgh-pa-15206-to-atwood-st-forbes-ave-google-maps2.jpgMap 6007 Penn Cir S, Pittsburgh, PA 15206 to Atwood St & Forbes Ave - Google MapsMy Route To/From Work, 6007 Penn Cir S, Pittsburgh, PA 15206 to Atwood St & Forbes Ave - Google Maps, May 12, 2011.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/map-6007-penn-cir-s-pittsburgh-pa-15206-to-atwood-st-forbes-ave-google-maps1.jpgMap 6007 Penn Cir S, Pittsburgh, PA 15206 to Atwood St & Forbes Ave - Google Mapshttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/map-6007-penn-cir-s-pittsburgh-pa-15206-to-atwood-st-forbes-ave-google-maps.jpgMap 6007 Penn Cir S, Pittsburgh, PA 15206 to Atwood St & Forbes Ave - Google Mapshttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/donald-mark-james-cropped.jpgDonald & Mark James.CroppedMe & Mark James (Cropped), Pan-African Graduate & Professional Student Association, University of Pittsburgh, February 27, 1993. (Lois Nembhard).2016-05-30T12:23:40+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/05/16/the-miracle-of-dr-jack-daniel/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/pittmag-summer2004-feature1_daniel.jpgPittMag.Summer2004.feature1_danielDr. Jack L. Daniel, University of Pittsburgh, 2004. Pitt Magazine. http://www.pittmag.pitt.edu/summer2004/feature1.html. The use of this photo falls under fair use under US Copyright laws because this blog post is in fact about the subject in this photo.2016-05-30T12:23:00+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2016/05/26/feminism-and-blackness/2016-05-26T14:27:25+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2016/05/25/my-busing-blues/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/soiling_of_old_glory.jpgSoiling_of_Old_GloryThe Soiling of Old Glory, Boston, MA, April 5, 1976. (Stanley Forman/Boston Herald American via Wikipedia). Qualifies as fair use due to historical important of photo and low resolution. https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/now-and-laters.jpgNow and Later candies, made by Farley's and Sathers.Now and Later candies, made by Farley's and Sathers, October 26, 2010. (Evan-Amos/Vanamo Media via Wikipedia). Released to public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/tfd42899bb-ssmtv.jpgtfd42899bb.SSMtVTFD bus (they're still around?), May 25, 2016. (http://zztalon.tripod.com/).2016-05-25T18:02:35+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/05/18/ego-inflation/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/jacknanceasnefudindune.gifJackNanceasNefudinDuneJack Nance as Nefud in Dune, 1984. Source: http://www.aveleyman.com/FilmCredit.aspx?FilmID=5459https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/13527526_gal.jpg13527526_galDenholm Elliott in A Room With A View, 1985. Source: http://content8.flixster.com/photo/13/52/75/13527526_gal.jpghttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/past-social-stearns.jpgPast-Social-StearnsProvost Peter N. Stearns, George Mason University, 2008. Source: http://provost.gmu.edu.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/donald-phd-graduation-thackerayclub-05181997.jpgDonald PhD Graduation.ThackerayClub.05181997My PhD Graduation, Thackeray Club, Pittsburgh, PA, May 18, 1997. Angelia N. Levy2016-05-21T15:20:19+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/05/13/ap-us-history-exam-day-harold-meltzer/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/9780470247587-l.jpg9780470247587-lAP US History For Dummies cover (2008), May 13, 2014. (http://bookoutlet.com/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ap-day.jpgAP DayAP Day (cropped), May 9, 2014. (Tim Needles/http://artroom161.blogspot.com/).2016-05-18T11:52:49+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2016/05/16/my-nuanced-history-as-a-historian/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/roadlesstraveled.jpegRoadLessTraveledThe Road Less Traveled quote, via Robert Frost (with me adding, "but it's not always good to get lost in the woods"), May 16, 2016. (http://www.chicagonow.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/onions.jpgonionsSliced onion layers, May 7, 2015. (http://www.medicaldaily.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/timeline-of-europe.pngtimeline-of-europeTimeline of Europe and the US, March 2015. (http://www.worldhistorycharts.com).2016-05-16T13:36:19+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2016/05/05/fights-and-friendships/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/screen-shot-2016-05-05-at-8-54-25-am.pngScreen Shot 2016-05-05 at 8.54.25 AMScreen Shot from Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson's "Scream" (1995) video, May 5, 2016. (http://www.vidivodo.com).2016-05-07T13:17:40+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/04/18/the-tyranny-of-salvation/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/foot-on-my-neck.jpgFoot On My NeckFoot On My Neck & Head, symbolic of my years as a Hebrew-Israelite (also of grad school), April 18, 2011. (Donald Earl Collins).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/50066.jpg50066The Kufi, cute on some, a symbol of a curse for people like me, April 3, 2010.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/dscn1861.jpgDSCN1861Foot on my neck and head, symbolic of oppression in terms of view of Black and Brown as "animals," April 18, 2011. (Donald Earl Collins).2022-11-11T23:38:47+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2016/04/30/end-of-the-dorm-room-state/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/pork-neck-bones-trimmed.jpgPork Neck Bones TrimmedPork neck bones, trimmed, May 2014. (http://vintageghosts.com)https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/bumble-bee-tuna.jpgBumble Bee TunaBumble Bee Tuna in oil (not water for me - still has been almost 28 years since eating), April 30, 2016. (http://www.upcitemdb.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/screen-shot-2016-04-30-at-9-25-05-am.png25 Welsford Street, Pittsburgh 2016-04-30 at 9.25.05 AM25 Welsford Street, Pittsburgh (where I lived my sophomore and junior years at Pitt), August 2015. (Google Maps).2016-04-30T14:15:13+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2010/07/26/an-honest-open-conversation-on-race/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/ward_connerly_cropped_photo.jpgWard_Connerly_cropped_photoWard Connerly, circa 2006.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/john_hope_franklin.pngJohn_Hope_FranklinThe late John Hope Franklin, circa 2006.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/staff-of-president-clintons-initiative-on-race-wikipedia-the-free-encyclopedia.jpgStaff of President Clinton's Initiative on Race.jpg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaStaff of President Clinton's Initiative on Race, June 1997.2016-04-28T12:43:40+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2016/04/26/pitt-graduation-day-25-years-25-hard-truths/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/prince-jpg.jpgPrince-jpgPrince, circa 2013 concert, April 26, 2016. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/tommy-boy-2x4-o1.giftommy-boy-2x4-oChris Farley facing a hard truth, being hit by a 2x4 in Tommy Boy (1995), April 26, 2016. (http://stream1.gifsoup.com/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/petersoneventscenter.jpgPetersonEventsCenterPeterson Events Center (where they do all the commencements now) University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, circa 2008. (http://www.rosser.com/).2016-04-26T17:46:55+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/06/27/open-letter-my-knicks-have-sucked-for-four-decades/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/drainage-scene-therewillbeblood.jpgdrainage scene.therewillbeblood"Drainage! I drink your milkshake...I drank it up..." scene/ screenshot from There Will Be Blood (2007), with Daniel Day Lewis and Pano Dano. (http://klipd.com/)https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/reggiechoke.jpgReggieChokeIndiana Pacers great (and NBA Hall of Famer) Reggie Miller giving Knicks, Spike Lee the choke sign, Game 5, Eastern Conference Finals, Madison Square Garden, New York, screenshot, June 1, 1994. (NBC Sports).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/knicks_suck.jpgknicks_suck2016-04-26T16:10:20+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2010/02/01/on-being-an-ignit-american/2016-04-26T15:59:18+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/04/04/running-interference/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/joe-trotter-news.jpgJoe Trotter newsJoe Trotter, circa 2008.2016-04-12T19:55:14+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2016/04/12/the-temptations-of-pizza/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/mineospizza.jpgMineosPizzaMineo's Pizza House, Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh, November 22, 2008. (http://thepodanys.blogspot.com/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cheese-pizza.jpgcheese pizzaA cheese pizza similar to the one used on that '86 Pitt brochure (only a LOT less orange), April 12, 2016. (http://student.plattsburgh.edu).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/pittlogo800x600.jpgPittLogo800x600Pitt logo, the one closest to what was on their brochures in April 1986, April 12, 2016. (http://pitt.edu).2016-04-12T13:03:49+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2016/04/08/a-little-diddy-about-madison-jack/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/monterey-jack-menshealthmitchmandeljan132015.jpgmonterey-jack-menshealthMitchMandelJan132015A block of Monterey Jack in all its bland whiteness, January 13, 2015. (Mitch Mandel via http://menshealth.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/jackkfe-4602-00-5inches.jpgjackkfe-4602-00-5inchesA five-inch folding jackknife, perfect for ingratiating back-stabbers, April 5, 2016. (http://www.lifesupportintl.com/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/jackintheboxtoyoriginalturbosquidcom.jpgJackInTheBoxToyOriginalTurbosquidcomJack-In-The-Box 3D model, April 5, 2016. (http://turbosquid.com).2016-04-06T12:21:53+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2016/02/24/black-power-generation/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/solar-power-generation.jpgSolar Power GenerationGemasolar Thermosolar Plant (solar power concentration, converting solar energy to thermal turbine power generation), Fuentes de Andalucía, Seville province, Spain, June 22, 2014. (Wikipedia via http://vice.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/angela_davis_nesweekcover.gifAngela_Davis_NESWEEKCOVERAngela Davis on Newsweek cover after 1970 arrest, October 26, 1970. (http://pinterest.com). Qualifies as fair use due to adjustments for low resolution.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/does-the-class-slipper-fit.jpgSeale and Newton, 1968Black Panther national chairman Bobby Seale, wearing a Colt .45 and defense minister Huey Newton with a bandolier and shotgun, poster, Oakland, CA, 1968. (AP via http://pbs.org).2016-04-04T10:33:33+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2016/04/01/the-student-athlete-system-and-the-exploitation-lens/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/pbigotplentyonuttin.jpgP&BIGotPlentyONuttinGeorge Gershwin's Porgy & Bess, with "I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'" (1935), oft sung by Ella Fitzgerald and Louie Armstrong (among others), April 1, 2016. (cropped and combined).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/22648109_sa.jpg22648109_SAOklahoma football coach Bob Stoops' 17,000 square-foot home on lakefront property, Norman, OK, November 25, 2015. (http://sportshoop.la/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/screen-shot-2016-04-01-at-4-14-33-am.pngBlack and White Sharecroppers in B&WBlack and White sharecroppers in Randolph County, Georgia, 1910. (Georgia Archives, Vanishing Georgia Collection)https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/screen-shot-2016-04-01-at-4-14-02-am.pngNCAA LogoNCAA logo, September 4, 2014. (Getty Images/SportingNews.com).2016-04-01T10:12:20+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2016/03/28/afrocentrists-evangelicals-hebrew-israelites-and-the-false-revolution/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/cross_of_gold_speech_cartoon.jpgIllustration Depicting "Cross of Gold" SpeechGrant Hamilton cartoon for Judge Magazine on William Jennings Bryan's "Cross of Gold" speech, Democratic National Convention, Chicago, July 9, 1896. (Wikipedia). In public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/w-j-bryan-cross-of-gold-painting-e13253060975921.jpgW.j.-Bryan-Cross-Of-Gold-Painting-e13253060975921Grant Hamilton cartoon for Judge Magazine on William Jennings Bryan's "Cross of Gold" speech, Democratic National Convention, Chicago, July 9, 1896. (Wikipedia). In public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/molefiasante09162014.jpgMolefiAsante09162014Molefi Asante speech, Philadelphia, PA, September 13, 2014. (AP photo/file).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/kenneth_and_gloria_copeland_hosting_believers_voice_of_victory_-_2011.jpgKenneth_and_Gloria_Copeland_hosting_Believer's_Voice_of_Victory_-_2011Kenneth and Gloria Copeland, Believer's Voice of Victory television broadcast, November 23, 2011. (Carpetsmoker via Wikipedia). Released to public domain via CC-SA-3.0.2016-03-28T16:54:24+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2016/03/22/the-grad-school-maze/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/nyu-logo.jpgNYU-logoNew York University logo, March 21, 2016. (http://pinoyespressoshots.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/uva_sabres_logo_dark_mosaic_30_tiles_wide-photo.jpgUVa_Sabres_Logo_Dark_Mosaic_30_tiles_wide-photoUniversity of Virginia Cavaliers' sabers logo, March 21, 2016. (http://www.southwesttimes.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/maze03a467b846-4bff-46ed-9e8c-68152a71298blarger.jpgmaze03.jpga467b846-4bff-46ed-9e8c-68152a71298bLargerAn endless maze, May 24, 2014. (http://turbosquid.com/).2016-03-21T21:20:04+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2009/10/21/the-wannabe-set/2016-03-21T20:34:24+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2008/06/06/rfk-bho-and-hrc/2016-03-21T20:32:06+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2016/03/19/on-my-own-narcissism/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/my-npiscore08202015.jpgMy NPIScore08202015My NPI Score, done August 20, 2015. (http://personality-testing.info/tests/NPI.php).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/red-giant.jpgred-giantExpanding red giant stars will engulf too-close planets before turning into white dwarfs, August 13, 2013. (James Gitlin/STScI AVL via http://www.space.com/).2016-03-19T17:29:26+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/03/07/salutatorian-story/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/mitt_romney_by_gage_skidmore.jpgMitt_Romney_by_Gage_SkidmoreMitt Romney's proof positive that short of himself, calling someone obsequious is a strong statement. Romney at CPAC 2011, Washington, DC, February 11, 2011. (Gage Skidmore via Wikipedia). In public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/narcissus-caravaggio_1594-96.jpgNarcissus-Caravaggio_(1594-96)Caravaggio's Narcissus (1594-96) , May 15, 2011. (Masur via Wikipedia). In public domain.2016-03-14T14:06:17+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2016/03/14/a-narcissists-dream/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/trump_3419988b.jpgtrump_3419988bDonald Trump greets supporters after a rally, Mobile, Alabama, August 27, 2015. (Mark Wallheiser/Getty via http://www.telegraph.co.uk/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/thebeastrises.pngTheBeastRisesDamien TV series poster, A&E, accessed March 13, 2016. (http://imdb.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/rs_634x1024-151120081838-634-donald-trump-kim-kardashian-jl-112015.jpgrs_634x1024-151120081838-634.Donald-Trump-Kim-Kardashian.jl.112015Donald Trump posing with Kim Kardashian at Celebrity Apprentice event, New York, 2010. (Mathew Imaging/WireImage via http://eonline.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/flipping-coin-animated-gif-5.gifflipping-coin-animated-gif-5Spinning coin (can't make heads or tails of it), March 12, 2016. (http://bestanimations.com).2016-03-14T02:12:29+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2016/03/09/starting-boy-the-window-10-years-later/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/800px-sacramento_skyline_cropped.jpg800px-Sacramento_Skyline_(cropped)The Sacramento skyline, as seen from The Ziggurat in West Sacramento, California (never looked like this in my 3 visits there), October 16, 2008. (J. Smith via Wikipedia). Released via CC-SA-3.0.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/screen-shot-2016-03-09-at-7-41-55-am.pngScreen Shot 2016-03-09 at 7.41.55 AMKim Kardashian, another boring vanity project, March 7, 2016. (http://twitter.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/full-length-vanity-mirror.jpgFull Length Vanity MirrorFull-length vanity mirror, accessed March 9, 2016. (http://etsy.com).2016-03-09T13:21:05+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/10/20/can-family-and-friends-ever-understand-the-why-behind-a-memoir/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/roupa-suja.jpgROUPA SUJADirty laundry in a basket, October 20, 2014. (http://plus.google.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/gs256x-copy.jpggs256X copy256 shades of gray (cropped), October 20, 2014. (http://cs.dartmouth.edu).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20256590.jpg20256590Front cover, Fire Shut Up in My Bones, Charles M. Blow, September 23, 2014. (http://goodreads.com).2016-03-09T12:22:54+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/03/01/mr-misters-kyrie/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/mr-_mister.jpgMr._MisterMr. Mister, "Kyrie" Single Cover, August 8, 2010. Vanjagenije. Qualifies as fair use under US Copyright laws because of the image's low resolution and because image illustrates subject of this blog post.2016-03-07T18:46:33+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2016/03/05/my-inevitable-walkman-era/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/screen-shot-2016-03-05-at-7-49-13-am.pngScreen Shot 2016-03-05 at 7.49.13 AMThis version was my first Sony Walkman (between May 1987 and June 1988), posted August 28, 2013. (http://ebay.ie).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sony-walkman-wm-f31-opt420x245o00s420x245.jpgSONY WALKMAN WM-F31.JPG.opt420x245o0,0s420x245This version was my first Sony Walkman (between May 1987 and June 1988), posted August 28, 2013. (http://ebay.ie).2016-03-05T13:25:25+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2015/05/19/the-long-road-home/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/male_mallard_duck_2.jpgMale_mallard_duck_2A male mallard duck, a bird's triple threat (can walk, swim under water and fly), Saint-Eustache, Quebec, Canada, November 19, 2007. (Acarpentier via Wikipedia). Released to public domain via CC-SA-3.0. https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/sprh.jpgsprhA square peg hammered into a round hole, May 2014. (http://joshbrahm.com/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/brooklyn_museum_-_the_long_road-argilla_road_ipswich_-_arthur_wesley_dow_-_overall.jpgBrooklyn_Museum_-_The_Long_Road--Argilla_Road,_Ipswich_-_Arthur_Wesley_Dow_-_overallArthur Wesley Dow (1857-1922), The Long Road--Argilla Road, Ipswich, circa 1898, April 28, 2010. (BrooklynMuseumBot via Wikipedia). In public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ambivalent-phd-05181997.jpgAmbivalent PhD.05181997My stressed-out PhD walk photo, Carnegie Mellon University, May 18, 1997. (Angelia N. Levy).2016-03-05T12:40:17+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2009/01/05/secrets-and-truths/2016-03-05T12:25:09+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2015/01/18/wheres-the-historical-documentary-on-w-e-b-du-bois/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/ms0312-0389.jpgMS0312-0389W. E. B. Du Bois and his wife Nina with their son, Burghardt, 1897. (http://scua.library.umass.edu).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/mte4mdazndewndyynjcymzk4.jpgMTE4MDAzNDEwNDYyNjcyMzk4Wernher von Braun (1912-1977), a "reformed" Nazi, American citizen, and father of US space program (or WWIII, TBD). (http://biography.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_9726_1-crop-rtstoryvar-large.jpgimg_9726_1.jpg.CROP.rtstoryvar-largeOr, "Sal, how come you ain't got no brothers up on the wall here?," Giancarlo Esposito as Buggin' Out from Do The Right Thing (1989). (http://www.theroot.com/).2016-03-01T10:31:23+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2016/02/28/maryas-world/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/anacostia-museum-exterior-shot.jpgAnacostia-museum-exterior-shotSmithsonian Anacostia Community Museum, SE Washington, DC, February 28, 2016. (http://www.thecapitalnews.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/saab_900_gle_2_crop.jpgSaab_900_GLE_(2)_(crop)Saab 900 GLE, 1st generation (made between 1983 and 1993), UK, May 3, 2012. (SilkTork via Wikipedia). Released to public domain via CC-SA-3.0.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/yfqlfhdy_400x400.jpegyFqlfHDY_400x400Marya McQuirter, circa 2011. (http://twitter.com).2016-02-28T16:02:33+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/07/01/the-road-to-boy-the-window-part-3-spencer-fellowship/2016-02-28T14:28:22+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2009/04/22/on-catherine-lacey/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/014_11a.jpg014_11AMe with Catherine Lacey at the Spencer Foundation, June 25, 2002. (Angelia N. Levy).2016-02-28T14:13:41+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2015/02/15/fifty-shades-of-white-peoples-imaginations/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/tumblr_kqrcffmpup1qzyvtzo1_1280.jpgtumblr_kqrcffmpUp1qzyvtzo1_1280"Take a bow, James" screen shot from Wonder Boys (2000), starring Michael Douglas, Tobey Maguire, Katie Holmes, and Robert Downey, Jr., September 29, 2009. (http://rosekohl.tumblr.com/).2016-02-27T14:06:29+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2016/02/15/why-bernie-sanders-isnt-a-democratic-socialist/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/fdr-bs-combo-pic.jpgFDR-BS Combo PicCombination/crop of original black & white transparency of FDR taken at 1944 Official Campaign Portrait session, Hyde Park, NY, August 21, 1944 (Leon A. Perskie via Wikipedia; CC-SA-3.0 release to public domain); Presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, campaign rally, Franklin Pierce University Fieldhouse, Rindge, NH, February 6, 2016. (AP Photo/John Minchillo via Salon.com).2016-02-15T16:53:01+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2010/05/31/thats-the-way-of-the-world/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/youth-gravestone1.jpgYouth Gravestonehttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/youth-gravestone.jpgYouth Gravestone2016-02-09T12:23:54+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/07/20/we-have-syllogisms-but-i-have-silly-isms/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/anita-baker-rapture.jpgAnita Baker RaptureAnita Baker's Rapture (1986) album cover, July 20, 2013. (Donald Earl Collins).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/posthumous-album-6.jpgPosthumous Album 6Otis Redding, The Dock of The Bay (posthumous album - 1968), July 20, 2013. (http://vibe.com; Atlantic Records).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/bad_math_225_wallpaper_i7wo4.jpgBad_Math_(2+2=5)_Wallpaper_i7wo4Bad Math (2+2=5) picture, July 20, 2013. (http://www.scenicreflections.com).2016-02-08T20:16:27+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2016/02/06/ewf-a-reminder-that-i-did-have-a-childhood/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/ewf-allnall-1977.jpgEWF AllNAll 1977Earth, Wind & Fire's All 'N All (1977) album cover, February 6, 2016. (http://www.allmusic.com).2016-02-06T16:59:36+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2015/10/01/my-private-aftermath-of-the-o-j-simpson-verdict-20-years-ago/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/oj3.jpgoj3 O.J. Simpson with his attorneys F. Lee Bailey (left) and the late Johnnie Cochran (right) after being found not guilty, October 3 1995. (Myung J. Chun/Los Angeles Daily News/AP, via http://theguardian.com)https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/516dnu55nrl-_sy300_.jpg516DnU55NrL._SY300_Mary J. Blige, No More Drama (with extra tracks) album cover, 2002. (http://amazon.com).2016-02-06T16:19:23+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2016/02/02/the-atomic-weight-of-racism/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/and-we-are-not-saved-cover.jpgand we are not saved coverhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/cms_higgs-event.jpgCMS_Higgs-event An example of simulated data modeled for the CMS particle detector on the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN. (where collision of two protons would produce a Higgs boson particle and release energy, in blue), October 1997. (Lucas Taylor/CERN via Wikipedia). Released to public domain via CC-SA-3.0.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/carbon-atom.jpgCarbon AtomA visual representation of a carbon atom, electrons, protons, an neutrons, February 1, 2016. (http://periodic.lanl.gov/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/theory-of-everything-2.jpgtheory-of-everything-2Visual representation of grand unified theory, explain physical forces at cosmic and quantum levels, via Garrett Lisi, circa 2010. (http://functionspace.com).2016-02-02T13:10:33+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2016/01/21/second-semester-crunch-time/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/planters-peanut-bar.jpgSONY DSCA Planters Peanut Bar, April 25, 2011. (Evan-Amos via Wikipedia). Released to public domain via Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/920x920.jpg920x920Maybe not a HOF, but a great crunch time catch (literal and figurative) by Terrell Owens, San Francisco 49ers vs. Green Bay Packers, Wildcard Game, Candlestick Park, January 3, 1999. (http://sfgate.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/986243ab779fa1d9b4d9ab8e0d8342da1.png986243ab779fa1d9b4d9ab8e0d8342dahttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/986243ab779fa1d9b4d9ab8e0d8342da.png986243ab779fa1d9b4d9ab8e0d8342daAdvanced logic equations, January 20, 2016. (http://www.galilean-library.org).2016-01-22T16:35:41+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/01/10/cracking-skulls/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/cracking-skulls.jpgcracking-skullsThe Breakfas Club Screen Shot, "Cracking Skulls" line, january 9, 2011. Donald Earl Collins.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/butt_heads.jpgButt_headsBighorn sheep in Silver Canyon near the town of Bishop, California, October 24, 2007. Rhalden (copyright holder of this work, has released it into the public domain).2016-01-18T15:32:54+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2016/01/13/the-state-of-the-union-thats-not-optimistic/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ap_obama_sotu6_cf_160112_12x5_1600.jpgAP_Obama_sotu6_cf_160112_12x5_1600President Barack Obama's final State of the Union speech, The US Capitol, January 12, 2016. (Evan Vucci, Pool/AP, via http://abcnews.com).2016-01-13T17:43:02+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2016/01/05/the-cold-light-of-grades/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/pittsburgh_snow_winter_512785_o.jpgpittsburgh_snow_winter_512785_oUniversity of Pittsburgh after a snow storm, Cathedral of Learning, downloaded January 5, 2016. (http://www.everystockphoto.com).2016-01-05T17:14:56+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/01/14/icy-dream/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/the_wall.jpgThe_WallThe Wall, viewing from the north, Game of Thrones (HBO), January 14, 2014. (http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/153_-_glacier_perito_moreno_-_grotte_glaciaire_-_janvier_2010.jpg153_-_Glacier_Perito_Moreno_-_Grotte_glaciaire_-_Janvier_2010A glacier cave on Perito Moreno Glacier, in Los Glaciares National Park, southern Argentina, January 14, 2010. (Martin St-Amant [S23678] via Wikipedia). Released to public domain via Creative Commons 3.0.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/white-walkers-massacre-game-of-thrones-winter-is-coming-01.pngwhite-walkers-massacre-game-of-thrones-winter-is-coming-01Massacre perpetrated by white walkers north of The Wall, "Winter Is Coming," Game of Thrones (2011). (http://justagirlinlondon.wordpress.com).2016-01-02T17:30:41+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2016/01/01/black-lives-matter-and-my-dreamy-heaven/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/pillars_of_creation_2014_hst_wfc3-uvis_full-res_denoised.jpgPillars_of_creation_2014_HST_WFC3-UVIS_full-res_denoisedA high-resolution picture of the Pillars of Creation, in the Eagle Nebula, 7,000-light-years from Earth, via the Hubble Telescope, circa 1995, retouched January 5, 2014. (Armbrust via Wikipedia via NASA). In public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/96-people-killed-by-police-in-january.jpg96-people-killed-by-police-in-januaryA collage of Black and Brown people killed by police and White vigilantes, February 2015. (http://thefreethoughtproject.com/ via Gawker.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/photon.jpgPhotonA shower of photons, December 31, 2015. (http://www.theallium.com).2016-01-01T17:08:46+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/02/26/seasons-of-flu/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/theraflu-maximum-strength-22748_2.jpgtheraflu-maximum-strength-22748_2Theraflu Maximum Strength, circa 1998, February 26, 2013. (http://drugstore.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/biohazard_symbol_orange-svg.pngBiohazard_symbol_(orange).svgBiohazard symbol (orange), May 29, 2009. (Nandhp via Wikipedia). In public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/god-bless-you-598x598.jpgGod-bless-you-598x598God Bless You cartoon, January 2013, February 26, 2013. (http://www.cartoonaday.com).2015-12-29T17:07:39+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2015/12/27/the-fountain-of-middle-age/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/this-is-46-e1451220547275.jpgThis Is 46Me at 45 and 364.25 days, Pittsburgh, PA, December 26, 2015. (Donald Earl Collins).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/photo-on-12-17-15-at-10-51-am-2.jpgPhoto on 12-17-15 at 10.51 AM #2Me via Photo Booth, December 17, 2015. (Donald Earl Collins).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/calderfountainphilly-08182012.jpgCalderFountainPhilly.08182012Alexander Stirling Calder's "Swann Memorial Fountain," Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA, August 18, 2012. (Donald Earl Collins).2015-12-27T12:58:51+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2015/12/21/hollywood-and-the-sounds-of-empire/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/67bda3c37fe9919d1958d0035fb86555.jpg67bda3c37fe9919d1958d0035fb86555"Linguistic Imperialism" - what the world might look like if borders were based upon the 10 major languages, May 10, 2014. (The Economist via http://pinterest.com ).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/screen-shot-2015-12-21-at-12-53-03-pm.pngScreen Shot 2015-12-21 at 12.53.03 PMBrit Slang Explained: Translation Chart for a British Slang Bus Blind T-shirt Design, December 21, 2015. (https://anglotees.com.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dds3_v.jpgDDS3_VDa Vinci's Demons Season 3 Poster, October 2015. (Starz via http://www.ew.com/). Fair use due to direct connection with subject matter and non-commercial use.2015-12-21T19:07:42+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2015/12/14/a-real-life-wonder-woman/2015-12-14T17:10:26+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2015/12/12/holiday-traditions-really-not-having-any/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/global.pngglobalChristmas Holiday and Traditions Around The World ornament bulb, December 12, 2015. (http://johnseville.benchmark.us).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/hanuka-menorah-by-gil-dekel-2014.jpgHanuka-Menorah-by-Gil-Dekel-2014A contemporary Candelabrum in the style of a traditional Menorah. United Kingdom, Chanukah service, December 2014. (Gil Dekel; http://www.poeticmind.co.uk; via 39james via Wikipedia). Released to public domain via CC-SA-4.0.2015-12-12T18:47:27+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2015/12/09/fisher-v-university-of-texas-supreme-court-takes-up-affirmative-action-again/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/ap_889512834376.jpgAbigail Fisher, Bert Rein, Edward BlumAbigail Fisher, second from right, listens as her lawyer Bert Rein, center, speaks with reporters, Supreme Court, Washington, DC, December 9, 2015. (J. 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(http://www.quotationof.com/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/lothrophallpitt.jpgLothropHallPittLothrop Hall (we lived on the fourth floor in 1987-88), University of Pittsburgh, June 8, 2008. (TheZachMorrisExperience via Wikipedia). Released to the public domain via CC-SA-3.0.2015-11-21T16:57:13+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2015/11/18/joe-theismanns-leg-and-the-day-i-learned-espn-existed/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/article-theismann-1117.jpgarticle-theismann-1117Back cover of New York Daily News, November 19, 1985. (http://nydailynews.com/).2015-11-18T13:59:48+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2015/11/14/american-racism-same-as-it-ever-was/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/screen-shot-2015-11-14-at-10-38-04-am.pngScreen Shot 2015-11-14 at 10.38.04 AMMorning Oregon headline on Booker T. 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In public domain.2015-11-14T16:14:56+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2015/11/07/continuums-legacy-dystopia-now/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/michael-bloomberg-fat-ban.jpgMichael-Bloomberg-Fat-BanThen-Mayor Michael Bloomberg attempting to sell soda size ban to New Yorkers, May 30, 2012. (http://adweek.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1416398240-s02_e0209_01_137546453134___cc___1920x1080.jpg1416398240-s02_e0209_01_137546453134___CC___1920x1080Humans as mindless drones (implanted with mind-controlling chips) working off debt at a factory in British Columbia, Continuum, Season 2, Episode 9, July 7, 2013. (http://www.syfy.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/tumblr_static_ibb7typtu7sw884g0gkgogog.jpgtumblr_static_ibb7typtu7sw884g0gkgogogContinuum series art, August 2012. 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(David Horsey/LA Times).2015-10-25T14:37:52+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2015/10/22/the-progressives-karl-marx-altar/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/201208-omag-quiz-half-empty-glass-949x534.jpg201208-omag-quiz-half-empty-glass-949x534Is your glass half-empty? - Optimism Quiz, August 2012. (http://oprah.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/karl_marx_001.jpgKarl_Marx_001A portrait of Karl Marx, age 57, approximately August 24, 1875, by John Jabez Edwin Mayall, International Institute of Social History, Amsterdam. (Quibik via Wikipedia). In public domain.2015-11-10T01:20:56+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2015/10/16/fifteen-years-1-million-men-equals/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/mmm08.gifmmm08Million Man March (Wide Above Shot), October 16, 1995. Source: Smithsonian Institution-http://photo2.si.edu/mmm/mmm08.gifhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/farrakhan1.jpgWAS25 FARRAKHAN ADDRESSES MARCHLouis Farrakhan, Million Man March, Washington, DC, October 16, 1995. Source: http://www.africawithin.comhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/the_million_march_man.jpgThe_million_march_manMillion Man March, Washington, DC, October 16, 1995. Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/yoke_mc/12469525/flick.com This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license. 2015-10-22T13:29:30+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2010/10/08/an-a-ha-moment/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/takeonme_video.pngTakeonMe_videoScreen shot from the music video of "Take on Me" *Artist(s): a-ha *Director: Steve Barron *Copyright: ©1985 Warner Bros. 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Qualifies as fair use due to low resolution of image and relevance to subject matter.2024-06-04T12:39:31+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2015/09/29/montgomery-county-public-schools-world-studies-mythology/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/71c6uvos4il-_sl1350_.jpg71c6uvos4IL._SL1350_Stainless steel Crock-Pot, September 29, 2015. (http://amazon.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/storming_of_the_teocalli_by_cortez_and_his_troops.jpegStorming_of_the_Teocalli_by_Cortez_and_His_TroopsStorming of the Teocalli by Hernán Cortez and His Troops (1848), painting by Emanuel Leutze, January 11, 2012. (Penelope37 via Wikipedia). In public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/screen-shot-2015-09-29-at-7-12-09-am.pngScreen Shot 2015-09-29 at 7.12.09 AM2015-09-29T13:11:04+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2015/09/22/thank-you-ms-griffin/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/snoopy-woodstoock-hug-pinterestpeanutsworldwide2011.jpgSnoopy Woodstoock Hug.PinterestPeanutsWorldwide2011Snoopy hugging Woodstock, 2011 downloaded September 22, 2015. (http://pinterest.com; © Peanuts Worldwide).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/thankumsgriffinpic.jpgThankUMsGriffinPicMy report card from 1st grade, Nathan Hale ES, 1975-76, and close-up of Ms. Griffin's signature, September 22, 2015. (Donald Earl Collins).2015-09-22T11:58:18+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2015/09/11/cable-anyone/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/6323590_orig.jpg6323590_orig1980s-style MTV logo, accessed September 11, 2015. 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(http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2319198-refs-pick-up-flag-after-pass-interference-on-cowboys-in-4th-quarter; FOX Sports).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/tumblr_inline_nqusrq3lps1qibvh9_400.jpg[Love's labour's lost] A pleasant conceited comedie called, LouTitle page of the first quarto of William Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost (1598), uploaded May 2, 2011 (Tom Reedy via Wikipedia). In public domain.2015-09-07T14:55:53+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2015/09/04/were-talking-about-plutonomics/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/haves.gifhaves"The Logic of the 'Haves'" cartoon illustration, November 20, 2010. (Chan Lowe/Florida Sun-Sentinel; http://blogs.trb.com/0.2015-09-04T15:53:14+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2015/09/02/my-tions-and-history-as-conjunction-junction/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/ignorance-is-bliss.jpgIgnorance Is Bliss"Ignorance is bliss" scene screen shot from The Matrix (1999) with Joe Pantoliano as Cypher eating a Matrix steak, September 2, 2015. (http://chicagoboyz.net).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/011853.jpg011853Samuel Eliot Morison and Henry Steele Commager, The Growth of the American Republic, Volume I (unknown edition, but the edition I had access to in 1985), September 2, 2015. (http://www.booksoutofprint.com.au/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/historytextbooks_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpgHistoryTextBooks_jpg_800x1000_q100AP US History curriculum framework and Common Core, July 24, 2014. (Todd Wiseman; http://www.texastribune.org/).2015-09-03T12:59:13+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/08/21/caught-between-rage-and-a-working-faith/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/christian-taylor-killed12.jpgchristian-taylor-killed1Christian Taylor, 19 years old, Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX, dead at hands of police officer in training in Arlington, TX on August 7, 2015. (http://thegrio.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/eric-garner-chokehold.jpgeric-garner-chokeholdEric Garner in midst of dying from choke-hold via NYPD's finest, Daniel Pantaleo and (not pictured) and Justin Damico, Staten Island, NY, July 17, 2014. (http://www.thegrio.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/ferguson-cop-aims-automatic-rifle-at-unarmed-protesters.pngFerguson-cop-aims-automatic-rifle-at-unarmed-protesters"Officer Go Fuck Yourself" aiming rifle at protestors and journalists, Ferguson, MO, August 19, 2014. (http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/).2015-09-02T09:24:06+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/08/25/me-the-little-runaway/2015-08-25T12:38:23+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2015/08/19/and-theres-winners-and-theres-losers/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/sfl-palmanova21k20100215071815.jpegsfl-palmanova21k20100215071815Picture of abandoned Palma Nova mobile home park, where the last of the 900 families had been evicted in 2009, Davie, Florida, February 15, 2010. (Mike Stocker/Miami Sun-Sentinel; http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/fl-palma-nova-davie-pg-photogallery.html).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/7c47c_image_1.jpg7c47c_image_1https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/chqjpo_wgaejvh4.jpgCHqJpo_WgAEJVH42016 presidential candidate Donald Trump meeting with New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, MA, October 21, 2012. (Nancy Lane/Boston Herald;http://bostonhearld.com).2015-08-19T15:55:26+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2015/08/15/midnight-train-to-georgia/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/central-georgia-leaving-atl.jpgCentral Georgia leaving ATLCentral of Georgia No. 805 leaving Atlanta's train station, circa 1960, August 15, 2015. (http://pinterest.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/sow8.jpgSow8A nice, juicy sow, August 15, 2015. (http://www.platnershowpigs.com/OldSite/Sow8.jpg0.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/p1013043.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAA beat-up version of the 1975 Chevy Impala my uncle Mckinley bought in August 1975, August 15, 2015. (http://www.dvap.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/sa750.jpgsa750Known as the 750, it was donated to the Atlanta Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society in 1962, and operated through the 1980s (likely the train that scared me in 1975), August 15, 2015. (http://www.steamlocomotive.com/nc-ga/sa750.jpg).2015-08-15T13:47:02+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2015/08/12/brotherly-love/2015-08-12T15:25:06+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2010/09/17/745/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/563759b7af47bae58e9bed686c7758da.jpg563759b7af47bae58e9bed686c7758daRace card cartoon, no date, August 5, 2015. (Emanu!, http://pinterest.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/london-marathon-2009.jpgLondon Marathon 20092009 London Marathon. Source: http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/holmes-es-rear-classrooms.jpgHolmes ES.Rear ClassroomsHolmes Elementary. Top left corner was Mrs. Pierce's classroom in 1978-79 year.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/nyc-marathon-2008.jpgNYC Marathon 20082008 NYC Marathon. Source: http://ingnewyorkcitymarathon.files.wordpress.com2015-08-05T19:14:05+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/08/13/the-human-race-addendum/2015-08-05T19:03:50+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2015/08/05/whats-up-with-these-leftist-labels-anyway/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/guy620_1662473a.jpgguy620_1662473aPortrait of Guy Fawkes (1570-1606), author/date unknown, August 5, 2015. (http://plus.google.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/political-spectrum_mm1.gifpolitical-spectrum_mm1A basic world political spectrum chart (really, too simple), August 5, 2015. (http://www.endofprejudice.com/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/labeling.jpglabelingAsian woman in nude breaking through a barcode, September 2010. (unknown author/woman, http://www.willeyelisten.com).2015-08-05T13:21:35+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2015/08/01/white-privilege-privileged-whites-and-other-clarifications/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/race.gifraceA clip from The Colbert Report in a segment about the end of stop and frisk in New York City, August 2013. (http://globalgrind.com via http://billmoyers.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/rich-uncle-moneybags-560x351.jpegRich-Uncle-Moneybags-560x351Mr. Moneybags of Monopoly (1934) fame, July 31, 2015. (http://streetsmartbrazil.com/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/white-privilege-amex.jpgWhite-Privilege-AMEX"White Privilege-Amex," April 2014. (http://theblacksphere.net/).2015-08-01T02:00:40+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2015/07/27/sure-ive-raised-money-but/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/screen-shot-2015-07-27-at-8-58-13-am.pngScreen Shot 2015-07-27 at 8.58.13 AMScreen shot of 100 East 1st Street and South 1st Avenue, where I toiled for Westchester County the summer of 1989 (and 1992), April 2012. (http://maps.google.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/timthumb.jpegtimthumbGraphic on DSM editions since 1952 (DSM-V is in its "beta-testing" phase), American Psychiatric Association, 2012. (http://life-surfing.com/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/money-looking.jpgMoney-looking"I come here looking for money (Got to have it)," lyrics from Pet Shop Boys "What Have I Done To Deserve This" (1988), July 27, 2015. (http://nonprofitquarterly.org/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/man_hamster_wheel_lg_nwm_400x400.pngman_hamster_wheel_lg_nwm_400x400Man on a hamster wheel gif, like constantly looking for money, July 26, 2015. (http://twitter.com).2015-07-27T13:42:31+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2015/07/23/between-the-world-and-me-what-i-dont-get/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/summer-2015-reading-and-writing.jpgSummer 2015 Reading and WritingMy reading (and writing) for Summer 2015, July 23, 2015. (Donald Earl Collins).2015-07-23T19:45:29+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2015/07/22/i-wish-i-had-known-sandra-bland/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/sandrabland4.jpgsandrabland4Sandra Bland, accessed July 16, 2015. (http://heavy.com).2015-07-22T16:53:30+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2015/07/17/ode-to-tiger-woods/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/loop-water-standrews-6-560.jpgloop-water-standrews-6-560The loop water near the 1st green at St. Andrews' Old Course, (where Tiger put his second shot of his 1st round), Scotland, UK, July 16, 2015. (http://golfdigest.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/mk8tsf7ybocw5u0yp3mw99g.jpgmk8tSF7YbOCw5U0yP3MW99gGray Tiger Woods "TW" cap 2014, July 17, 2015. (http://ebay.com).2015-07-17T14:43:37+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2015/07/16/finding-a-memory-knowing-the-whole-truth/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/hqdefault1.jpghqdefault1976 Chevrolet Nova, Seattle, WA area (not the right color, but the right model), July 16, 2015. (http://youtube.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/20120809-171326.jpg20120809-171326From Cam Jansen Mysteries, a series of children's books about a girl with a photographic memory who would solve mysteries and take pictures in her mind of the clues, August 9, 2012. (http://appraisingpages.com). 2015-07-16T14:49:29+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2015/07/07/a-family-a-man-in-uniform-a-war-in-continuum/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/190vnx445aohjjpg.jpg190vnx445aohjjpgDemond Harris as Lamont Sanford standing next to Redd Foxx as Fred Sanford in midst of faux heart attack, Sanford and Son (1972-77), July 8. 2015. (http://gawker.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/kim_phuc3.jpgkim_phuc3Kim Phuc with her then infant son, Ontario, Canada, 1995. (Joe McNally/Time & Life Pics). Qualifies as fair use under US copyright laws -- photo illustrative of subject/ for educational purposes only. https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/collinsfamme.jpgCollinsFam&MeExtended Collins family photo (top row down, l-to-r: me, Jasmine, Uncle Felton, Falon, my dad, Aunt Christene, my son Noah), West Hyattsville, MD, May 8, 2015. (Donald Earl Collins).2015-07-07T12:40:06+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2015/07/04/back-in-the-summer-of-85/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/stewart-and-bumpurs.jpgStewart and BumpursMichael Stewart (1958-1983) and Eleanor Bumpurs (1918-1984) had me thinking about police brutality long before my first Walking While Black encounter, July 4, 2015 (via Adobe Photoshop).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/bryan_adams_-_summer_of_69.jpgBryan_Adams_-_Summer_of_'69Bryan Adams, "Summer of '69" (1985), December 6, 2006. (Purdy via Wikipedia, originally A&M Records). Qualifies as fair use, as image is low-resolution and for illustrative purposes only.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/rafael-santana.jpgRafael SantanaRafael Santana, Mets shortstop from 1984-87, 1986 World Series, Boston's Fenway Park. (AP; http://www.newsday.com/ ).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/ny_top50mets02_340.jpgny_top50mets02_340Dwight Gooden in 1985, 24-4, 1.53 ERA, 268Ks, Cy Young Award winner, intimidator. (Ronald C. Modra/Getty Images; http://espn.go.com).2015-07-04T12:39:36+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2015/06/24/part-of-my-real-life-hunger-games/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/nokid.jpgnokidNO KID Hungry campaign logo, Share Our Strength, June 24, 2015. (https://www.nokidhungry.org/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/05405.jpg05405Sara Lee Iced Fudge Nut Brownie (yes, they still make them), 2014. (http://saraleefoodservice.com/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/hunger_image.jpghunger_imageConsequences of hunger in schools, NOKID Hunger, January 2015. (http://www.youthonassignment.org/).2015-06-24T14:51:04+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2015/06/16/not-finding-my-musical-center/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/tbell3.jpgtbell3Taco Bell's Waffle Taco w/ syrup, sausage, eggs and cheese, March 27, 2014. (http://vice.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/0888880799364_600.jpg0888880799364_600Thompson Twins, Here's to Future Days (1985) album cover, June 6, 2015. (http://audiokarma.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/glass-tigerthethinredline.jpgGlass TigerTheThinRedLineGlass Tiger, The Thin Red Line (1986) album cover, June 6, 2015. (http://www.amazon.ca).2021-03-21T17:56:45+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2015/06/09/fake-history-historians-fakery/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/minor-league-wilmingtonde-krispy-kreme-hotdog-super-169-april2015.jpgMinor League WilmingtonDE.-krispy-kreme-hotdog-super-169.April2015Krispy Kreme Hot Dogs at minor-league Wilmington (DE) Blue Rocks (consisting of glazed raspberry jelly donut, with hot dog, bacon and onions in between), April 16, 2015. (http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/18/living/gallery/hybrid-food-mashups/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/tommartin.jpgTomMartinThomas R. Martin, Jeremiah O'Connor Professor in Classics at the College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA, June 6, 2015. (http://www.historyseries.net). https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/tumblr_lk8evdssas1qjtfpzo1_400.jpgtumblr_lk8evdSSas1qjtfpzo1_400Giorgio A. Tsoukalos, regular snake-oil salesman on H2, History regarding Ancient Aliens, June 6, 2015. (tumblr.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/06fqgzyj86he8a3lrsla_400x400.jpeg06fqgzyj86he8a3lrsla_400x400Fake History Channel Twitter account, June 2012. (@NotHistory1).2015-06-08T21:02:50+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2015/06/04/didnt-we-never-have-it-all/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/amsterdam_-_hats_-_0931.jpgAmsterdam_-_Hats_-_0931Hat stall at a Sunday fair, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, August 31, 2008. (Jorgeroyan via Wikipedia). Released to public domain via CC BY-SA 3.0.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/alamy-multi_2713431b.jpgALAMY.multi_2713431bThe Anne-Marie Slaughter image of multitasking/wearing multiple hats (just think what this is like for poor, low-income, women of color), February 4, 2015. (ALAMY; http://telegraph.co.uk).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/didnt-we-almost-have-it-all.jpgDidnt We Almost Have It AllWhitney Houston, "Didn't We Almost Have It All" (released August 1987) Single 45rpm, from 2nd Whitney album (not exactly a favorite), June 4, 2015. (combined/cropped by Donald Earl Collins; http://musicstack.com and http://rapgenius.com).2015-06-04T11:37:02+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2015/05/25/mvhs-and-memorial-day-weekend-decisions/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/takeruchestnut.jpgTakeruChestnutTakeru Kobayashi and Joey Chestnut battle it out at the 2007 Nathan's Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest, Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY, July 4, 2007. (Seth Wenig/AP; http://philly.com).2015-05-25T13:25:49+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2015/05/20/kiss-from-a-rose-20-years-on/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/die-hard-with-a-vengeance-bruce-willis-samuel-l-jackson.jpgdie-hard-with-a-vengeance-bruce-willis-samuel-l-jacksonScreen with Samuel L. Jackson and Bruce Willis from Die Hard With A Vengeance (1995), posted February 28, 2013. (http://chud.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/mi0002062370.jpgMI0002062370Seal's second album/CD, Seal (1994): "Kiss From A Rose" re-released as part of Batman Forever (1995) soundtrack in June/July 1995. (http://www.allmusic.com).2015-05-20T11:49:02+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2015/05/14/middle-school-teachers-middle-school-memories/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/03778.jpg03778Sligo Middle School, Silver Spring, MD, August 2014. (http://montgomeryschoolsmd.org/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/0050.jpg0050A.B. Davis Middle School, Mount Vernon, NY, November 21, 2006. (Donald Earl Collins). Built in 19226, it used to be Mount Vernon High School before Black migration, the Brown decision and ending some discriminatory ability grouping practices forced the school board to build a new high school after 1954.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/abdavisms21.jpgABDavisMS2https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/abdavisms2.jpgABDavisMS22020-10-16T19:42:15+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2009/04/19/jeremy-spoke-in-class-today/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/mcveigh701.jpgmcveigh701Ryder truck that Timothy McVeigh drove caught on camera minutes before explosion, Alfred Murrah Federal Building, Oklahoma City, April 19, 1995. (http://murderpedia.org/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/columbine_395.jpgcolumbine_395Columbine High School, Littleton, Colorado, April 17, 2008. (Ed Andrieski/AP via http://nytimes.com). https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/pearl_jam_jeremy.jpgPearl_Jam_JeremyCover art of Pearl Jam's single "Jeremy" (1992), September 25, 2005. (Tempuser123456 via Wikipedia).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/920x920.jpg920x920Helena Garrett, right, mother of bombing victim Tevin Garrett, breaks down as she speaks during a ceremony for the 20th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing, Oklahoma City National Memorial, April 19, 2015. (Sue Ogrocki/AP via http://sfchronicle.com).2015-05-06T18:12:59+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2015/05/06/the-8th-grade-history-award-race/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_8659.jpegIMG_8659Old Scantron machine, January 24, 2012. (http://www.publicsurplus.com/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/grape-nuts.pngGrape-NutsPost Grape-Nuts cereal at its visual best, with milk, raspberries and blueberries, May 6, 2015. (http://plantbasednutritionlifestyle.com/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/mte5ndg0mdu0otgymdy3nzi3.jpgMTE5NDg0MDU0OTgyMDY3NzI3Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev, last general-secretary of the Communist Party, USSR (1985-90), first and last president of the USSR (1990-91), May 6, 2015. (http://biography.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/screen-shot-2015-05-06-at-12-57-01-pm.pngScreen Shot 2015-05-06 at 12.57.01 PM2015-05-06T17:53:48+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2015/04/29/baltimore-a-riot-really/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/screen-shot-2015-04-29-at-7-42-15-am.pngScreen Shot 2015-04-29 at 7.42.15 AMExhibit A of media coverage, Erin Burnett, CNN, April 28, 2015. (http://Gawker.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/vancouver-canucks-fans-pu-003.jpgVancouver-Canucks-fans-pu-003Vancouver Canucks fans riot after team's Stanley Cup Finals Game 7 defeat, June 16, 2011. (Reuters via http://theguardian.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/riots-600-360-03_gv35igke.jpgriots-600-360.03_gv35igkeOverhead shot of L.A. riots, contrast between South Central LA fires and downtown LA smog, April 30, 1992. (http://latimes.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/screen-shot-2015-04-29-at-5-50-54-am.pngScreen Shot 2015-04-29 at 5.50.54 AMScreen shot of map of violent incidents in Baltimore near site of Freddie Gray protests on Monday, April 28, 2015. (http://nytimes.com via Twitter).2015-04-29T12:36:18+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2015/04/26/why-boston-u-isnt-for-me-and-shouldnt-be-for-you/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/elephant-shaking-off-dirt-pinterest-e1430059349931-4262296973-e1668210157281.jpgElephant Shaking Off Dirt PinterestAn elephant shaking off the dirt, circa 2012. JD Rucker via Pinterest.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/screen-shot-2015-04-26-at-10-31-54-am.pngScreen Shot 2015-04-26 at 10.31.54 AMHierarchy tree of Boston University's leadership team via the Provost's Office, April 26, 2015. (http://www.bu.edu/info/about/admin/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/boston_university_college_of_arts_and_sciences.jpgBoston_University_College_of_Arts_and_SciencesThe main classroom buildings for the College of Arts and Sciences at Boston University, with the BU East 'T' stop in the foreground, July 18, 2010. (Fletcher6 via Wikipedia). Released to the public domain via CC-SA-3.0.2015-04-26T16:47:28+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/02/24/academias-silence-must-be-heard/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dante_exile.jpgDante_exileDante in Exile (n.d.), painting by anonymous, Archivo Iconografico S.A., Itália, June 3, 2006. (Fernando S. Aldado via Wikipedia). In public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/arte_johnson1.jpgarte_johnson1Actor Arte Johnson as the Nazi German character Wolfgang on NBC's Laugh-In (1968-73), saying "Very interresting..." per usual, September 4, 2011. (http://photobucket.com)https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/vincent_willem_van_gogh_002.jpgVincent_Willem_van_Gogh_002At Eternity's Gate, by Vincent Van Gogh, oil on canvas painting, Kröller-Müller Museum (The Netherlands), May 1890. (Eloquence via Wikipedia). In public domain.2015-04-26T16:46:10+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2015/04/22/a-living-in-experiment-with-my-future-wife/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/starbucks-frappuccino-bottle-300x182.pngStarbucks-Frappuccino-bottle-300x182Starbucks bottled Frappuccinos, three flavors, April 22, 2015. (http://queenbeecoupons.com/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/man-laying-on-a-pile-of-b-007.jpgMan-laying-on-a-pile-of-b-007Overloaded and overwhelmed, November 15, 2011. (http://www.alamy.com; http://theguardian.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/hot-pockets-coupons1.jpgHot-Pockets-Coupons1Mexican Jalapeno Hot Pockets, April 22, 2015. (http://couponnetworks.net/).2015-04-22T14:01:49+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2015/04/14/before-and-after-spencer/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image2.jpgimageDikembe Mutumbo putting the wood to the. LA Laker Andrew Bynum, April 14, 2015. (http://fortheloveofgif.tumblr.com). https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image1.jpgimageJohn Hancock Center, Downtown Chiicago - The Spencer Foundation is on the 39th Floor, April 14, 2015. (http://milenorthhotel.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image.jpgimageSeattle Seahawks' Jerome Kearse making great catch off tipped ball while on the ground on final drive of Super Bowl XLIV, Tucson, AZ, February 2, 2015. (http://reddit.com).2015-04-14T14:48:01+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2015/04/10/the-importance-of-the-great-society-50-years-later/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/854-2a-wh65_med.jpg854-2a-wh65_medPresident Lyndon Johnson signing the Higher Education Act of 1965, Master's Gymnasium, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, November 8, 1965. (http://smmercury.com/). In public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/rolandfryer.jpgRolandFryerHarvard Economics Professor Roland Fryer at American Enterprise Institute, Washington, DC, July 16, 2007. (http://aei.org).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/triljoen.jpgtriljoenOneWhat $1 trillion looks like, January 2012. (http://usdebt.kleptocracy.us/ via Elsolet Joubert).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/lk081110dbp-500.jpglk081110dbp-500Cartoon about American politics and the economy during the Great Recession, May 9, 2010. (Mike Luckovich, Atlanta Journal-Constitution). Qualifies as fair use under copyright laws (low resolution, relevance to subject matter).2015-04-10T14:01:10+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/04/04/the-value-of-an-american-black-life/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/us_marine_corps_war_memorial_iwo_jima_monument_near_washington_dc.jpgUS_Marine_Corps_War_Memorial_(Iwo_Jima_Monument)_near_Washington_DCFlag and flag pole from US Marine Corps War Memorial, Arlington, VA, March 31, 2006. (Christopher Hollis via Wikipedia). In public domain via Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Generic license.2015-04-10T14:00:52+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2015/04/08/easter-seder-1995/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/merkin_drinking_091112_620px.jpgmerkin_drinking_091112_620pxManischewitz wine, in bottle and a wine glass, September 11, 2012. (http://tabletmag.com/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/frickmansionclayton.jpgFrickMansionClaytonPicture of the Henry Clay Frick Mansion, or "Clayton", located at 7200 Penn Avenue, Point Breeze, Pittsburgh, PA, March 21, 2010. (Lee Paxton via Wikipedia). Released to public domain via CC-SA-3.0.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/passover-usa.jpgpassover-usaMatzo and a cup of wine in a Kiddush cup for first evening of Passover, April 7, 2015. (http://www.timeanddate.com).2015-04-07T22:45:12+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2015/04/02/fake-booms-or-a-tide-that-raises-a-few-yachts/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/breast_implants.jpgbreast_implantsLarge saline and silicone breast implants -- could easily be, housing boom (1999-2008), dot.com boom (1994-2001), credit boom (1973-?), April 2, 2015. (http://medcitynews.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/15_1.jpg15_1The dot.com boom-turned-bust, April 2, 2015. (http://www.sf-info.org/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/prosperity0909.jpgprosperity0909Michaelangelo's The Creation of Adam via Sistine Chapel ceiling paintings (1508-1512), with America's Prosperity Gospel stuck in between, September, 2009. (http://www.thegospelcoalition.org/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/matson.gifmatson"Rising Tide Leaves Workers Behind" cartoon, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, September 5, 2006. (R.J. Matson). Qualifies as fair use due to lower resolution and relevance to topic.2015-04-02T13:00:56+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2015/03/19/copying-lifting-and-cultural-appropriation/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/pharrell-williams-robin-thicke.jpgpharrell-williams-robin-thickePharrell Williams and Robin Thicke at the 56th Annual GRAMMY Awards, Beverly Hills, CA, January 25, 2014. (Larry Busacca/Getty Images, via http://images.musictimes.com/). Qualifies as fair use under copyright laws, via Getty Images agreement with CC-SA-3.0.2015-03-19T22:11:16+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2015/03/17/degrees-of-fakery/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/rudy_giuliani_ap-300x300.jpgrudy_giuliani_ap-300x300Stock photo of former NYC mayor Rudolph Giuliani, August 2013. (AP/New York Post).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/chevrolet_citation_ii_front.jpgChevrolet_Citation_II_frontFront and left-side view of Chevrolet Citation II (1980-1985), Clinton, MD, August 28, 2008. (IFCAR via Wikipedia). Released to public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/0228193_11775_mc_tx360-e1426615567913.jpg0228193_11775_MC_Tx360Anne-Marie Johnson in Im Gonna Git You Sucka (1988), March 17, 2015. (http://cdn5.movieclips.com/). Qualifies as fair use under US copyright laws (low resolution and relevance to subject matter).2015-03-17T18:40:01+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2015/03/14/boy-the-window-origins-meltzer-conversations/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/benetton5.jpgbenetton5Benetton ad, 1980s, January 2013. (http://fashionfollower.com/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/screen-shot-2015-03-14-at-4-55-18-pm.pngScreen shot 2015-03-14 at 4.55.18 PMScreen shot of fictional character Harper Stewart's bestselling novel nfinished Business, from The Best Man (1999), March 14, 2015. (hitchdied via http://s785.photobucket.com/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/x-men_origins_wolverine_movie_image_hugh_jackman__2_.jpgX-Men Origins Wolverine movie image Hugh JackmanX-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) scene, where Wolverine frees mutants kept as experiments by Colonel William Stryker , March 13, 2015. (http://cdn.collider.com/).2015-03-14T21:42:44+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2015/03/07/on-kicking-my-damsel-in-distress-syndrome/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/o-misty-copeland-under-armour-facebook-e1425769344825.jpgo-MISTY-COPELAND-UNDER-ARMOUR-facebookAmerican Ballet Theater soloist Misty Copeland in a promotional photo via her Under Armour ad deal, January 30, 2014. (Under Arnour via Huffington Post).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/atlas_sculpture_on_collins_street_melbourne.jpgAtlas_sculpture_on_collins_street_melbourneAtlas supports the terrestrial globe on a building in Collins Street, Melbourne, Australia, October 9, 2006. (Biatch via Wikipedia). Released to the public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/c2fdfae5d26228d4c42f3eaf5a434791-600x400x1.jpgc2fdfae5d26228d4c42f3eaf5a434791.600x400x1Chivalry with a suit blazer, March 7, 2015. (http://genius.com)/2015-03-07T23:24:22+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2015/03/04/ets-using-test-results-to-justify-its-test-filled-vision/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/corbis_rf_photo_of_dog_chasing_tail.jpgcorbis_rf_photo_of_dog_chasing_tailTerrier dog chasing its own tail, March 3, 2015. (http://webmd.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/students-taking_test.jpgstudents-taking_testMass of students taking high-stakes test, September 4, 2014. (http://newrepublic.com via Shutterstock).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/screen-shot-2015-03-02-at-5-46-18-pm.pngScreen shot 2015-03-02 at 5.46.18 PMAmerica's Skills Challenge: Millennials and the Future (cover), February 17, 2015. (ETS).2015-03-07T23:46:07+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2015/02/21/malcolm-x-make-it-plain/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/malcolm_x_life_of_reinvention.jpgMalcolm_X_Life_of_ReinventionManning Marable's Malcolm X: Life of Reinvention (2011) cover (Marable died four days before his last book dropped), May 28, 2012. (Malik Shabazz via Wikipedia). Qualifies as fair use under copyright laws (relevant subject matter, low resolution).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/e1c9fbee9476c91d24dd72aa83e0e6bb.jpge1c9fbee9476c91d24dd72aa83e0e6bbThe Five Percenter logo (apparently popular among the rapper set), January 8, 2013. (http://assets.vice.com)https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/2014_audubon_ballroom_and_lasker_biomedical_research_building.jpg2014_Audubon_Ballroom_and_Lasker_Biomedical_Research_BuildingAudubon Ballroom, where Malcolm X was murdered (now the Shabazz Center, with the Columbia University Medical Center's Mary Woodard Lasker Biomedical Research Building in the background), Washington Heights, New York, June 4, 2014. (Beyond My Ken via Wikipedia). Release to the public domain via GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/conscious-chocolate-plain-600x600.jpgconscious-chocolate-plain-600x600Plain Conscious Chocolate, February 21, 2015. (http://www.ethical-treats.co.uk/).2015-02-21T23:58:15+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2015/02/16/carnegie-library-of-pittsburgh-and-my-own-prison/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/creed_my_own_prison.jpgCreed_My_Own_PrisonAlbum cover for Creed's My Own Prison (includes title track), released August 26, 1997. (Jasper the Friendly Punk via Wikipedia). Qualifies as fair use under US copyright laws to illustrate title and theme of this blog post.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/bxwdvbrciaebkdv.pngBXWDVbrCIAEBKdvJohn Wooden saying on being humble, February 16, 2015. (https://pbs.twimg.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/elibbranch-20062011.jpgELibBranch 2006&2011East Library branch of Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, before (the version I worked in) and after renovation, October 4, 2006 and September 25, 2011. (http://popcitymedia.com and http://eastliberty.org).2015-02-16T17:50:59+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2015/02/14/vicarious-valentines-day/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/bandw.jpgBandWBlack and White shortbread (or what President Barack Obama coined a "Unity Cookie" in 2008), July 23, 2007. (Punkitra via http://commons.wikimedia.org). Released to public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/5087068_std.jpg5087068_stdBloody woodchipper scene from Fargo (1996), February 14, 2015. (http://youtube.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/observer.pngObserverFringe Observer 'September,' played by Michael Cerveris, circa 2013. (John Milton via Pinterest.com).2015-02-14T20:56:42+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2015/02/11/pictures-and-records/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/90529.jpg90529Darryl Hall & John Oates, "Method of Modern Love" 45, circa 1984-85, February 11, 2015. (http://www.thespacebar.co.uk/).2015-02-11T14:52:02+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2015/02/06/my-washington-mission/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/charles-sumner-school-museum.jpgCharles-Sumner-School-MuseumCharles Sumner School Museum and Archives, Washington, DC, February 6, 2015. (http://dc.about.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/screen-shot-2015-02-06-at-11-16-35-am.pngScreen shot 2015-02-06 at 11.16.35 AM7800 block of 12th Street, NW, Washington, DC, July 2014. (http://maps.google.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/1297362391403_original.jpg1297362391403_ORIGINALTerrell Owens hauls in 'The Catch II' from 49ers QB Steve Young, Candlestick Park, San Francisco, CA, January 3, 1999. (Getty files via Toronto Sun, January 10, 2013).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/mlk_exterior-view-small.pngMLK_Exterior-View-smallMartin L2015-02-06T16:58:05+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2015/01/31/what-a-fool-make-believes/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/orange-crush-crushed.jpgOrange Crush crushedOrange Crush can crushed, June 8, 2012. (Susan Murtaugh via Flickr.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/72556401-1.jpgPatrick Ewing KnicksPatrick Ewing blocking a Scottie Pippen shot, United Center, Chicago, March 14, 1996. (http://chicago.cbslocal.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/doobie-brothers-minute-by-minute-1979.jpgDoobie Brothers, Minute By Minute (1979)Doobie Brothers, Minute By Minute (1979) album (with "What A Fool Believes" on Track 2), January 31, 2015. (http://amazon.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/wallpaper-inception-film-2010-1920x1200.jpgwallpaper-inception-film-2010-1920x1200Inception (2010) movie wallpaper (scene of falling too deep in a dream to come out of it), January 31, 2015. (http://www.alphatucana.co.uk/).2015-01-31T14:07:05+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2015/01/25/technocrats-journalists-and-statistical-orgies/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/drowning_in_paperwork.jpgHand reaches out from crumpled papersHand reaches out from big heap of crumpled papers, January 25, 2015. (http://galleryhip.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/screen-shot-2015-01-25-at-5-11-42-pm.pngScreen shot 2015-01-25 at 5.11.42 PMFront page of The Washington Post, January 25, 2015. (http://newseum.org).2015-01-26T18:23:16+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2015/01/24/in-finally-seeing-selma/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/2015-01-23-20141003_americansniper1.jpg2015-01-23-20141003_AmericanSniper1Preview clip screen shot of American Sniper (2014) with lead actor Bradley Cooper, January 23, 2014. (http://huffingtonpost.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/selma-oprah-winfrey-david-oyelowo-ava-duvernay.jpgselma-oprah-winfrey-david-oyelowo-ava-duvernayCo-Executive Producer Oprah Winfrey, Oscar Nominee David Oyelowo, and Director Ava DuVernay at AFI Fest premiere for Selma, November 12, 2014. (Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images, via http://variety.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/nitti-ntochables-1.jpgnitti ntochables (1)Billy Drago as Frank Nitti in The Untouchables (1987), falling to his fictitious death at Elliott Ness' hands in 1931 (he actually died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in 1943). (http://youtube.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/selma1.jpgselma1Selma movie poster, January 2015. (http://www.freakinawesomenetwork.com).2015-01-24T02:30:42+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2015/01/13/je-suis-charlie-non/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/screen-shot-2015-01-13-at-4-31-14-pm.pngScreen shot 2015-01-13 at 4.31.14 PMJanuary 13, 2015. (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/24820ecf00000578-2902337-six_of_the_charlie_hebdo_journalists_and_staff_members_killed_in-a-28_1420750909320.jpg24820ECF00000578-2902337-Six_of_the_Charlie_Hebdo_journalists_and_staff_members_killed_in-a-28_1420750909320https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/boko-haram-dead-564x357.jpgboko-haram-dead-564x357Some of the 2,000 feared dead after Boko Haram massacred and burned down 16 villages, Baga, Borno State, Nigeria, January 8, 2015. (http://ww.w.mainstreamreports.com/)https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/461335390.jpg461335390An estimate 1.6 million were part of Sunday's unity march following the attack on Charlie Hebdo and the hostage situations in Paris last week, Paris, France, January 11, 2015. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images, via http://nydailynews.com).2015-01-13T22:05:12+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2015/01/10/the-comedy-of-a-tragic-upbringing/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/richard-pryor-featured-image.jpgrichard-pryor-featured-imageRichard Pryor doing stand up, posted August 11, 2014. (http://deadline.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/lead-into-gold.jpgLead-into-GoldTransmutation of lead bars into gold, March 2013. (http://quazoo.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/ghettoklownweb-abuelopbsartsfestival2012.jpegGhettoKlownWeb-AbueloPBSArtsFestival2012John Leguizamo playing 'Abuelo' in Tales from a Ghetto Klown, PBS Arts Festival, July 2012. (http://www.pbs.org).2015-01-10T16:07:08+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2015/01/05/can-there-ever-be-too-much-race-in-a-us-history-course/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/trivial-pursuit-original.jpgTrivial-pursuit-originalOriginal Trivial Pursuit, https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/american_progress.jpgAmerican_progressJohn Gast's Spirit of the Frontier (aka American Progress), with American personified by Columbia in a toga, 1872. (Jeff G. via Wikipedia). In public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/enhanced-buzz-16756-1389231427-8.jpgenhanced-buzz-16756-1389231427-8ODing on chocolate via a hypodermic needle, January 5, 2015. (http://buzzfeed.com).2015-01-05T17:05:40+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2015/01/05/a-few-thoughts-about-stuart-scott/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/stuart-scott.jpgThe 2014 ESPYS - ShowStuart Scott accepting the 2014 Jimmy V Perseverance Award during the 2014 ESPYS, Nokia Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, July 16, 2014. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images via http://plus.google.com)2015-01-05T13:37:01+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2015/01/01/back-to-my-future-forward-to-the-past/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/papvr.gifPAPVRMR angiogram in congenital heart disease, technically known as Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Drainage, February 22, 2011. (Jccmoon via Wikipedia). Released to public domain via CC-SA-3.0.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/mri-philips.jpgSONY DSCA Philips MRI machine at Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden, February 12, 2008. (Jan Ainali via Wikipedia). Released to public domain via CC-SA-3.0.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/collage-of-my-time.jpgCollage of My TimeCollage of me at 15, 30 (with my wife), 40 (with my son), and 45, January 1, 2015. (Donald Earl Collins).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/martymcflyhoverboard-youtube.jpgMartyMcFlyHoverboard.youtubeMichael J. Fox as Marty McFly on a hoverboard in 2015 in Back To The Future Part II (1989), screen shot, January 1, 2015. (http://youtube.com). 2015-01-01T18:52:53+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/12/30/the-are-you-sures-and-doubting-sylvias/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/tiki_barber-300x3002.jpgAmerican Museum of Natural HistoryTiki Barber, the personification of a doubter, at the American Museum of Natural History, October 16, 2008. (Jamie McCarthy/WireImage.com via http://thenypost.files.wordpress.com/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/raleighs_first_pipe_in_england.jpegRaleigh's_first_pipe_in_England.jpeg"Raleigh's First Pipe in England," an illustration in Frederick William Fairholt's Tobacco (1859), June 8, 2014. (Materialscientist via Wikipedia). In public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/caravaggio_-_the_incredulity_of_saint_thomas.jpgCaravaggio_-_The_Incredulity_of_Saint_ThomasThe Incredulity of Saint Thomas, by Caravaggio, c. 1601-02, uploaded April 13, 2005. (Dante Alighieri via Wikipedia). In public domain.2014-12-30T16:27:25+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/12/13/out-there-in-the-world/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/5544055145_cf33848911_z.jpg5544055145_cf33848911_zLionel Richie on a mock-missing-person's flyer, March 20, 2011. (Chris Glass/Flickr.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/wpid-screen-shot-2010-12-03-at-12-27-07-am.pngwpid-screen-shot-2010-12-03-at-12-27-07-amDaniel Day-Lewis in There Will Be Blood (2009), screen shot of him drinking, drooling, December 3, 2010 (http://dudleydoody.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/scdorms.jpgscdormsSome of the dorms at Lathrop E. Smith Environmental Education Center, Rockville, MD, December 12, 2014. (http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/). 2014-12-13T19:22:01+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2010/11/16/in-memoriam-dr-k/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/dwight_gooden_2008-09-28.jpgDwight_Gooden_2008-09-28Dwight Gooden being honored by Mets at final game at Shea Stadium, Flushing, NY, September 28, 2008. (Kanesue via Wikipedia, Flickr.com). Released to public domain via CC-SA-3.0.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/si-cover-09021985.jpgSI Cover 09021985Dwight Gooden on SI Cover (September 2, 1985), November 16, 2010. Source: http://www.inewscatcher.com/2010/03/dwight-gooden.html. Though this image is subject to copyright, its use is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because of the historical significance of the person and the cover, the subject of this blog post.2014-12-10T19:01:13+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/12/07/we-didnt-start-the-fire-but/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/ct-derrick-rose-eric-garner-bulls-spt-1207-201-001.jpegct-derrick-rose-eric-garner-bulls-spt-1207-201-001Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose in pre-game warm-ups, dressed in his "I Can't Breathe" protest shirt, United Center, Chicago, December 6, 2014. (http://chicagotribune.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dc-die-in-verizoncentertwitter.jpgDC Die-In.VerizonCenterTwitterDie-in in front of Verizon Center, Washington, DC, December 5, 2014. (Samuel Corum, @corumphoto, via Twitter).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/0743272234-01-_aa240_sclzzzzzzz_.jpg0743272234.01._AA240_SCLZZZZZZZ_State of Denial (2006) front cover, by Bob Woodward, December 6, 2014. (http://amazon.com).2014-12-07T22:38:28+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/12/03/biting-off-too-much-and-almost-choking-on-it/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/warren_moon_1990_12_16.jpgwarren_moon_1990_12_16Hall-of-Fame QB Warren Moon with Houston Oilers, throwing from within pocket on his 527-yd passing day against the Kansas City Chiefs, December 16, 1990. (http://spokeo.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/differential.gifdifferentialA simple first-order linear differential equation (nothing "simple" about it), December 2, 2014. (http://revisionworld.com/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/heimlich.jpgHeimlich"Bush Gag" cartoon, Pat Bagley, Salt Lake Tribune, November 5, 2008. (http://dailykos.com). Qualifies as fair use under copyright laws -- low resolution picture.2014-12-03T12:06:46+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/11/27/for-what-its-worth-my-life-matters-our-lives-matter/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/cafc3a9_crc3a8me_cigarillos.jpgCafé_Crème_CigarillosCafé Crème cigarillos, Denmark, October 21, 2011. (PeddderH via Wikipedia). Released to public domain via CC-SA-3.0.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/storifyozunamartin.jpegstorifyozunamartinW.E.B. Du Bois in duality (double-consciousness), original picture circa 1903, November 26, 2014. (http://www.storify.com/ozunamartin).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/wsa9com.jpgwsa9comProtestors hold a die-in at 14th and I St NW, Washington, DC, November 25, 2014. (Andrea McCarren/WUSA via http://www.wusa9.com)2014-11-27T17:18:38+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/11/23/a-diarrhea-football-sunday/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/flourwater.jpgflourwaterFlour water in a jar, November 23, 2014. (Donald Earl Collins).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/h-agen-dazs-asks-fans-shake-things.jpgh-agen-dazs-asks-fans-shake-thingsHaagen-Dazs specialty milkshakes (my son had the $7 cookies and cream yesterday), November 23, 2014 (posted June 10, 2011). (http://www.qsrmagazine.com/). https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/sliceseriouseatscom.jpgsliceseriouseatscomA good-looking Sicilian slice (my shop would've wrapped it in aluminum, though), November 23, 2014. (http://slice.seriouseats.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/124826.jpg124826Porthcawl, Wales takes a battering from a fierce Atlantic storm, February 5, 2014. (Getty Images, via http://www.express.co.uk).2014-11-23T13:25:15+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/11/20/bill-cobsy-the-nexus-of-father-figure-and-power-corruption/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/5e8175285dd0d578e8ea94a1a25de7fa.jpg5E8175285DD0D578E8EA94A1A25DE7FAGeorge Michael, "Father Figure" video screen shot, 1988. (http://vevo.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/cosby_jackson.jpgcosby_jacksonBill Cosby in midst of his "Pound Cake" speech (with Rev. Jesse Jackson in background), NAACP 50th Anniversary of Brown decision gala, Washington, DC, May 17, 2004. (http://blackpast.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/jello-pudding-pops-bill-cosby.jpgjello-pudding-pops-bill-cosbyJell-O Pudding Pops ad with Bill Cosby, circa 1983, November 20, 2014. (http://pinterest.com).2014-11-20T16:26:26+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/09/10/american-denial-fear-courtesy-of-family-feud/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/55038a3aafbd7cb07ae45198bb816429.jpg55038a3aafbd7cb07ae45198bb816429They Hate Us For Our Freedom (2008), Claire Fontaine, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, December 11, 2008. (Source/http://language.cont3xt.net).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/twin-towers.jpgtwin-towersSecond plane, Twin Towers, 9/11, 9:03 am, courtesy of Today Show. (Source/http://en.wikipedia.org).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/the-culture-of-fear-9781572703544.jpgThe-Culture-of-Fear-9781572703544The Culture of Fear cover (audio edition), September 10, 2011. (Source/http://betterworldbooks.com).2014-11-11T14:00:44+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2009/11/11/walls-and-secrets/2014-11-11T13:18:25+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/11/04/neoliberals-neocons-and-other-useless-labels/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/quotation-henry-a-wallace-information-violence-meetville-quotes-119157.jpgQuotation-Henry-A-Wallace-information-violence-Meetville-Quotes-119157Quote from Henry A. Wallace, Vice-President of the nited States, 1944. (http://meetville.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/eros20140616-full.jpgeros20140616-fullAsteroid Eros, a near-Earth object, or NEO, June 16, 2014. (http://jpl.nasa.gov). In public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1192279-path_of_neo.jpg1192279-path_of_neoThe Matrix, Path of Neo, November 4, 2016. (http://comic.com).2014-11-04T12:59:34+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/11/01/the-72-dolphins-and-baby-boomer-narcissism/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/billy-joel-didnt-start-the-fire.jpgbilly-joel-didnt-start-the-fireBilly Joel, "We Didn't Start The Fire" (video screen shot), 1989. (http://denverlibrary.org/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/obama-welcomes-72-dolphins-to-the-white-house.jpgObama-welcomes-72-Dolphins-to-the-White-HousePresident Barack Obama honors the Super Bowl VII Champions and their 1972 perfect season, East Room, White House, August 20, 2013. (UPI/Kevin Dietsch). Read more: http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2013/08/20/Obama-welcomes-72-Dolphins-to-the-White-House/UPI-27321377029133/#ixzz3HopWhqwXhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/bill-and-hillary-1972-cu.jpgbill-and-hillary-1972-cuBill and Hillary Clinton (nee Rodham), circa 1971, Yale University, New Haven, CT. (Charles F. Palmer/HuffPost via http://clintonlibrary.gov/photogallery.html?galAlbum=28).2014-11-01T14:01:01+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/10/24/a-weak-legacy-the-acts-of-the-civil-rights-apostles-at-50/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/civilrightsact1964-bentstretched.jpgCivilrightsact1964.Bent&StretchedFirst page of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (bent and warped), July 8, 1964. (http://www.ourdocuments.gov/document_data/pdf/doc_097.pdf). In public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/01125106-par-90644-imagefile.jpg01125106.Par.90644.ImageFileJesse Jackson, an Obama election sign, and the American flag -- three symbols in one picture, July 2008. (http://plus.google.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/acts-of-the-apostles-book.pngActs of the Apostles BookThe Acts of the Apostles (book cover), 1999. (http://books.google.com).2014-10-24T14:34:48+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/10/17/teaching-migration-in-song/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/nina_simone-ac1c85f9feed16fb4917a2666c6a4ec7954d1a3d.jpgnina_simone-ac1c85f9feed16fb4917a2666c6a4ec7954d1a3dNina Simone performs at a concert in 1964. (http://npr.org, via Hulton Archive/Stringer/Getty Images).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/brokenpromises_johnfekner.jpgBrokenPromises_JohnFeknerFalsas Promesas Broken Promises, taken by John Fekner, Charlotte Street Stencils, South Bronx, New York. 1980. (Liftarn via Wikipedia). Released to public domain via CC-SA-3.0.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/pruitt-igoeusgs02.jpgPruitt-igoeUSGS02Pruitt–Igoe public housing projects, St. Louis, Missouri, circa 1967. This late-1950s "urban renewal" project was built, but failed and was razed in the 1970s. (Cadastral via Wikipedia/US Geological Survey). In public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/otis_redding_2.pngOtis_Redding_(2)Trade ad for Otis Redding's single "Try a Little Tenderness," January 7, 1967. (Viniciusmc via Wikipedia/Billboard Magazine, page 7). In public domain).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/screen-shot-2014-10-17-at-3-40-23-pm.pngScreen shot 2014-10-17 at 3.40.23 PMStevie Wonder and Wonderlove, live performance of "Living For The City," circa 1974. (http://youtube.com).2014-10-17T21:48:20+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/10/11/whiteness-where-thats-so-raven-meets-real-time/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/violence-is-not-our-culture.jpgViolence-is-Not-Our-Culture"Violence is not our culture," 2011. (Wendy Harcourt via http://http://www.ips.org/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/raven-symone-oprah-billboard-650.pngraven-symone-oprah-billboard-650Raven-Symoné on Oprah's Where Are They Now, October 5, 2014. (http://www.billboard.com). Qualifies as fair use - picture directly related to subject matter, and of low resolution.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/black-box.jpgblack-boxBlack square, or Black is the new Black, June 2014. (http://kennyali.com/).2014-10-11T17:37:18+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/10/02/contingent-faculty-and-the-cold-case-of-rollo-turner/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/screen-shot-2014-10-02-at-1-30-00-pm.pngScreen shot 2014-10-02 at 1.30.00 PMClarence "Rollo" Turner, in Obituaries section, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, September 24, 1993. (http://news.google.com).2020-09-28T02:15:33+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/09/20/the-poverty-of-one-toilet-bowl-for-eight/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/agma_-_childs_commoder.jpgPotty ChairAncient Greek child seat and chamber pot, early 6th century BCE, Agora Museum, Athens, March 14, 2009. (Sharon Mollerus via Flickr/Wikipedia). Released to public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/electric-drain-cleaner.pngElectric-Drain-CleanerElectric drain cleaner with a 100-foot snake, aka, Roto-Rooter, February 7, 2010. (Pgdp123 via Wikipedia). Released to public domain via CC.SA.3.0.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/toilet.pngToiletA post-1994 environmental friendly toilet, September 20, 2014. (http://greeleygov.com).2023-01-27T10:10:48+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/09/18/ass-whuppins-and-nfl-fanatics/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/czabe.jpgczabeSteve Czaban, host of The Drive, ESPN Radio 980 Washington DC, November 2013. (http://www.theczabe.com/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/outlander-s01e06-04.jpgOutlander S01E06 04Outlander character Jamie Fraser in midst of second 100-slashes punishment, screenshot (cropped) from S1:Episode 06 "The Garrison Commander," September 13, 2014. (http://plus.google.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/adrian-peterson-indicted-child-abuse-the-jasmine-brand.jpgadrian-peterson-indicted-child-abuse-the-jasmine-brandCollage of Houston PD pics of cut/contusion marks on Adrian Peterson's four-year-old son, September 12, 2014. (http://atlantablackstar.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/screen-shot-2014-09-18-at-6-07-15-am.pngScreen shot 2014-09-18 at 6.07.15 AMhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/screen-shot-2014-09-18-at-5-48-27-am.pngScreen shot 2014-09-18 at 5.48.27 AM2014-09-18T12:48:11+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/09/11/why-my-mom-stayed/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/brokenmarriage.jpgbrokenmarriage"Divorced at last" layer cake, or "Broken Marriage," March 2014. (http://www.nigeriancurrent.com/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/mom-christmas-1995.jpgMom Christmas 1995My Mom at 48 years old, Yonkers, NY, December 23, 1995. (Donald Earl Collins).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/screen-shot-2014-09-11-at-12-52-50-pm.pngScreen shot 2014-09-11 at 12.52.50 PMhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/screen-shot-2014-09-11-at-7-54-54-am.pngScreen shot 2014-09-11 at 7.54.54 AM2014-09-11T21:02:20+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/09/10/the-long-term-legacy-of-humanities-soft-bigotry/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/olivia_pope_02.jpgOlivia_Pope_02Kerry Washington as Olivia Pope from Scandal, a show about damage control, controlling the narrative, September 15, 2011. (http://scandal.wikia.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/bilde.jpegbildeNeil DiCarlo, ex-classmate, right-winger, and one-time candidate for NY State Senate out of Putnam Valley, October 15, 2012. (http://archive.lohud.com/).2014-09-10T13:51:24+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/09/06/on-tolerance-and-not-wearing-my-kufi-anymore/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/e4d46db6_standing-ovation-auditorium-pop_8703.jpege4d46db6_standing-ovation-auditorium-pop_8703Standing ovation, opera house unknown, May 21, 2012.(http://www.thelmagazine.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/5a3ae-thght1740_tolerance.gif5a3ae-thght1740_toleranceMahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) quote on superiority and tolerance, September 6, 2014. (http://thousayest.wordpress.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/screen-shot-2014-09-06-at-1-14-44-pm.pngScreen shot 2014-09-06 at 1.14.44 PM2014-09-06T19:30:21+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/09/03/first-day-and-last-day-of-school-this-week/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/25109.jpg25109Front cover of Common Ground (1985) by J. Anthony Lukas, September 3, 2014. (http://goodreads.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/nathan-hale2.jpgNathan Hale2https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/formerly-nathan-hale-es-now-cecil-parker-11232006.jpgFormerly Nathan Hale ES (Now Cecil Parker).11232006Cecil Parker Elementary School (formerly Nathan Hale ES), Mount Vernon, NY, November 23, 2006. (Donald Earl Collins).2014-09-03T13:07:54+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/08/31/wheres-giancarlo-espositos-breaking-bad-emmy/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/emmy-trophy.jpgEmmy-trophy2013 Emmy trophy, January 29, 2014. (http://radiodelta.fm).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/emmy2012-washingtonpost-092020121.pngEmmy2012.washingtonpost.092020122012 Emmy trophy, September 20, 2012. (http://www.washingtonpost.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/emmy2012-washingtonpost-09202012.pngEmmy2012.washingtonpost.09202012https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/aaron-paul-deserves-another-emmy-for-this-weeks-episode-of-breaking-bad.jpgaaron-paul-deserves-another-emmy-for-this-weeks-episode-of-breaking-badAaron Paul as Jesse Pinkman in Breaking Bad, Season 5, September 2, 2013. (http://www.businessinsider.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/joelkinnamankillingtakesovervancouverkpcz8fxevccl.jpgJoel+Kinnaman+Killing+Takes+Over+Vancouver+kPcz8FxeVcClJoel Kinnaman as Det. Stephen Holder in The Killing (2011-14), Vancouver, BC, Canada March 29, 2012. (http://www1.pictures.zimbio.com/). Qualifies as fair use under copyright laws -- relevance to subject matter.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/gustavo-fring.jpggustavo-fringGustavo "Gus" Fring, screen shot from Breaking Bad episode, Season 3, August 30, 2014. (http://geeknation.com). Qualifies as fair use under US copyright laws - lower resolution and relevance to subject matter.2014-08-31T04:18:07+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/08/29/theres-know-place-like-home/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/centralparkeastsidetonw-08052014.jpgCentralParkEastSidetoNW.08052014Central Park, looking out toward Midtown's West Side, New York, NY, August 5, 2014. (Donald Earl Collins).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/oz-1.jpgoz (1)Dorothy's heel-clicking in screen shot from The Wizard of Oz (1939), August 29, 2014. (http://vivandlarry.com). Qualifies as fair use under US copyright laws - low resolution and relevance to subject matter.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/screen-shot-2014-08-29-at-6-28-50-am.pngScreen shot 2014-08-29 at 6.28.50 AM2014-08-29T12:29:23+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/06/15/the-last-616-summer/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/about-a-boy-8-10.jpgabout-a-boy-8-10Toni Collette and Nicholas Hoult, About A Boy (2002) screenshot, June 14, 2012. (http://www.movieactors.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/boomerang-posters.jpgBoomerang-PostersBoomerang (movie) poster, 1992, October 31, 2007. (Alessgrimal via Wikipedia). Qualifies as fair use under US Copyright laws because this image is a low resolution copy.2014-08-29T11:58:56+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/08/27/animals-and-respectability/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/cnn-screencap_wilson_rally-615x345.jpgCNN-screencap_wilson_rally-615x345Screen shot of CNN newscast coverage of support for Officer Darren Wilson at rally, Ferguson, MO, August 23, 2014. (http://rawstory.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/al-sharpton-speaks-at-michael-browns-funeral.jpgMichael Brown, Al Sharpton, Michael Jones, Charles EwingRev. Al Sharpton waiting to speak at Michael Brown funeral, Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church, St. Louis, MO, August 25, 2014. (AP Photo/St. Louis Post Dispatch, Robert Cohen, via http://www.wkbn.com).2014-08-27T15:13:38+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/08/20/big-feet-and-football-tryouts/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/screen-shot-2014-08-19-at-11-17-15-pm.pngScreen shot 2014-08-19 at 11.17.15 PMAerial view of refurbished fields (for track and field, football, softball and tennis) across from MVHS (and the Cross County Parkway), Mount Vernon, NY, circa 2012. (Google Maps)https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/screen-shot-2014-08-19-at-9-55-52-pm.pngScreen shot 2014-08-19 at 9.55.52 PM2014-08-20T03:49:17+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/08/16/social-media-trolls-in-a-pic-or-two/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/138432.jpg138432Swarm of Sentinels about to attack Neo in Machine City (screen shot), The Matrix Revolutions (2003), August 16, 2014. (http://www.cgw.com/images/). Qualifies as fair use under copyright laws - low resolution.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/trolls.jpgTrollsA Sentinel cutting through the Nebuchadnezzar (screen shot), The Matrix (1999), August 16, 2014. (Donald Earl Collins). Qualifies as fair use under copyright laws - especially low resolution.2014-08-16T23:36:14+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/08/09/us-intervention-issues-easy-to-predict-do-nothing-about/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/early_warning2_f.jpgearly_warning2_fEmaciated and dead cow in desert, Australia, 2009. (Government of Australia via http://www.nsf.gov/news/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/bigfl.jpgbigflFRONTLINE logo, PBS, August 9 2014. (http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/art/bigfl.jpg).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1407531042688-620x349.jpg1407531042688.jpg-620x349An F/A-18E Super Hornet takes off from the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush in the Persian Gulf, as US air strikes in Iraq begin, August 8, 2014. (AFP/US Navy via http://images.smh.com.au/). In public domain.2014-08-10T02:33:11+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/08/06/how-nixons-resignation-made-me-a-self-aware-4-year-old/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/photo-7.jpgphoto-7My second-degree leg burn, 40 years later - darker area circled is faded mark that was once on the right side of my right calf, August 5, 2014. (Donald Earl Collins).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/0.jpg"Tide Gives You A Fresh, Clean Wash" commercial (cropped screen shot), circa 1970 (guess our babysitter took this literally), October 14, 2013. (http://article.wn.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/total-recall-1990-movie-02.pngtotal-recall-1990-movie-02Total Recall (1990) scene where fake memories meet real ones (a.k.a., "memory cap scene"), August 5, 2014. (http://www.rellimzone.com/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/nixonresspeech-08081974-wapo.jpgNixonResSpeech.08081974.WaPoPresident Richard Nixon delivering his resignation speech (cropped screen shot) ahead of impeachment over Watergate, abuse of power, August 8, 1974. (http://washingtonpost.com). In public domain.2014-08-05T14:54:13+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/08/02/a-childrens-crusade/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/poppy2004.jpgPoppy2004Poppies in field between Kelling and Weybourne, North Norfolk, England, UK, June 2002. (John Beniston via Wikipedia). Released to public domain via CC-SA-3.0.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/article-2445626-188b7cad00000578-688_634x454.jpgarticle-2445626-188B7CAD00000578-688_634x454A British Mark V tank coming out of a trench, France, circa 1917. (Imperial War Museum via http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/10/05/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/ww1-photos_clip_image001.jpgww1-photos_clip_image001Living among the dead, Flanders, Belgium, most likely during Second Battle of Ypres, April 21-May 25, 1915. (http://www.flandersfieldsmusic.com/).2014-08-02T18:44:52+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/07/28/an-acting-white-conversation/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/head-in-the-sand.gifhead-in-the-sandIs your head in the sand?, July 28, 2014. (http://www.thelifecoach.co.nz/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/oreo-two-cookies.jpgSONY DSCTwo Oreo Cookies, February 6, 2011. (Evan-Amos via Wikipedia).2014-07-28T19:19:25+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/03/11/colorism-and-the-enduring-power-of-school-daze/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/good-bad-hair-school-daze.jpg"Good & Bad Hair" School Daze"Good and Bad Hair" scene, School Daze (1988), March 10, 2013. (Donald Earl Collins via YouTube). Qualifies as fair use (see previous picture).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/school-daze.jpgschool-dazeHazing scene from School Daze (1988), March 10, 2013. (http://tumbler.com). Qualifies as fair use (see previous picture).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/tumblr_ljd8q7lflu1qiv5nso1_500.jpgtumblr_ljd8q7lFlu1qiv5nso1_500School Daze (1988) movie poster, September 17, 2012. (QuasyBoy via Wikipedia). Qualifies as fair use under US Copyright laws, as depicts subject of blog, is scaled-down and is of low-resolution.2014-07-28T17:12:13+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/10/01/toures-post-blackness-%e2%89%88-ima-be-me/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/olajuwon-super-teams-a-dilemma-for-nba-ql2847g4-x-large.jpgOlajuwon-Super-teams-a-dilemma-for-NBA-QL2847G4-x-largeHakeem Olajuwon posting up Patrick Ewing, 1994 NBA Finals, June 1994. (http://rgj.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/litmuspaper.jpglitmuspaperLitmus paper used in litmus tests, September 29, 2012. (http://chemistry.about.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/wolf2.jpegwolf2Illustration of red wolf with dinner after a hunt, by Sandra Koch, September 29, 2012. (http://nc-es.fws.gov). In public domain.2014-07-28T17:05:55+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/07/26/brother-can-you-spare-me-a-job/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1906602.jpg1906602John Edgar Wideman, Brothers and Keepers (originally published in 1984), July 26, 2014. (http://goodreads.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/hqdefault-1.jpghqdefault (1)Screenshot from "Brother, Can You Spare Me a Dime" video/song (song originally recorded in 1932), July 26, 2014. (http://youtube.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/screen-shot-2014-07-26-at-11-10-49-am.pngScreen shot 2014-07-26 at 11.10.49 AM2014-07-26T18:02:05+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/07/21/shalom-milhama-where-do-my-sympathies-lie/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/article-2682995-1f7f53a900000578-451_964x639.jpgarticle-2682995-1F7F53A900000578-451_964x639A Palestinian boy rests on a mattress next to the rubble of a house destroyed in an Israeli airstrike, Gaza City, July 9, 2014. (Reuters; http://www.dailymail.co.uk).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/2190176602_9c4e70b78b.jpg2190176602_9c4e70b78bFaris Odeh throws a stone at an Israeli tank near the Israel-Gaza border, October 29, 2000, during the 2nd Palestinian Intifada (ten days before the IDF gunned him down in Gaza). (http://socialistworker.org).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/israel_palestine_peace.jpgIsrael_Palestine_peace"Israel-Palestine peace," July 29, 2013. (Wickey-nl - Own work via Wikipedia). Licensed under CC-SA- 3.0 (converted from .svg to .jpg file).2014-07-22T00:58:40+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/07/16/students-and-the-joys-and-travails-of-college-teaching/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/article-2692640-1fa790d400000578-440_964x632.jpgarticle-2692640-1FA790D400000578-440_964x632Ready and waiting: 500,000 Germany supporters await the arrival of the country's World Cup stars, Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, July 15, 2014. (AFP/Getty via http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/worldcup2014/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1405289712000-ap-aptopix-brazil-soccer-wcup-germany-argentina.jpg1405289712000-AP-APTOPIX-Brazil-Soccer-WCup-Germany-ArgentinaArgentina's Pablo Zabaleta lies on the pitch as Lionel Messi stands beside him after losing to Germany in the final, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 13, 2014. (Francois Xavier Marit/AP via http://usatoday.com).2014-07-16T01:47:58+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/07/11/my-sisters-death-four-years-later/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/screen-shot-2014-07-11-at-9-45-51-am.pngScreen shot 2014-07-11 at 9.45.51 AM2014-07-11T14:06:07+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/07/05/talking-tocqueville-too-much/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/worlds-highest-standard-of-living-wd.jpgworlds-highest-standard-of-living-wd"World's Highest Standard of Living" poster with Black flood victims in bread line, Louisville, Kentucky, by Margaret Bourke White, February 15, 1937. (ThunderPeel2001 via Wikipedia). Qualifies as fair use under copyright laws -- low resolution.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/the-half-has-never-been-told.jpgThe-half-has-never-been-toldThe Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism by Edward E. Baptist (due out September 9, 2014 -- there's always Eric Williams' Capitalism and Slavery [1944]), July 5, 2014. (http://bn.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/tocqueville_by_daumier.jpgR-20100723-0054.jpgAlexis Tocqueville caricature (1849), by Honoré Daumier, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. (Wikipedia). In public domain.2014-07-05T13:20:09+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/07/02/corporations-dogs-and-a-possible-civil-rights-future/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/ingrid_newkirk_by_david_shankbone.jpgIngrid_Newkirk_by_David_ShankboneCo-founder and President of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Ingrid Newkirk, and David Shankbone's dog Little Man, New York City, November 1, 2007. (David Shankbone via Wikipedia). Released to public domain via CC BY-SA 3.0, GFDL.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/michael_bloomberg_2.jpgmichael_bloomberg_2Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, City Hall, January 27, 2005. (http://themoderatevoice.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/weurker-vote.jpegWeurker-voteMatt Wuerker, Corporate Money/Vote Here, January 2010. (Politico.com). Qualifies as fair use -- low resolution, related to subject matter of this blog post.2014-07-02T15:32:38+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/06/25/when-in-crime-blame-a-young-black-male/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/cody_oaks.jpgcody_oaksCody Oaks, Ferndale, WA, June 23, 2014. (Fox6News, WITI, Milwaukee).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/fox_6_screenshot-crop-rtstory-large.pngfox_6_screenshot.png.CROP.rtstory-largeAbby Dean screenshot, Ferndale, WA, June 23, 2014. (Fox6News, WITI, Milwaukee, WI).2014-06-25T18:57:37+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/06/23/the-meaning-of-chicken-mcnuggets/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/299047929_312a0ff6ae_o.jpg299047929_312a0ff6ae_oMcDonald's Chicken McNuggets with Sweet and Sour Sauce, November 17, 2006. (The Food Pornographer via Flickr). In public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/screen-shot-2014-06-23-at-7-32-17-am.pngScreen shot 2014-06-23 at 7.32.17 AM2014-06-23T13:49:50+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/06/18/tyranny-of-the-self-righteous-liberal/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/conagrafoods-logo.jpgConAgraFoods LogoConAgra Foods logo, June 18, 2014. (http://innovate.unl.edu/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/aerial_view_of_the_amazon_rainforest.jpgAerial_view_of_the_Amazon_RainforestAn aerial picture of an area of the Amazon Rainforest, Brazil, September 9, 2009. (Felipe Menegaz via Wikipedia). Released to public domain via CC-SA-3.0/GNU.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/002aab_toni_collette_011.jpg002AAB_Toni_Collette_011Toni Collette as Fiona, "Ms. Granola Suicide," in movie About A Boy (2002), screen shot, June 18, 2014. (http://hotmovies.com via Universal). Qualifies as fair use - low resolution picture is personification of topic (self-righteous liberal).2014-08-10T19:46:23+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/06/10/killing-joe-trotter/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/emotional-baggage.jpgemotional-baggageEmotional and psychological baggage, January 2014. (http://www.projecteve.com/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/tired-battery-187x300.jpgtired-battery-187x300Tired, mentally drained, battery, March 2014. (http://blog.batterysharks.com/).2014-06-10T14:06:50+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/06/07/when-those-close-put-up-roadblocks/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/one-foot-in-the-grave.jpgone-foot-in-the-graveOne foot in the grave (apparently), June 7, 2014. (http://www.virginmedia.com/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/sellout.jpgSELLOUTScreen shot of character played by Samuel L. Jackson in Django Unchained (2012) with "Sellout" addition (not an endorsement, by the way), October 31, 2013. (http://forwardtimesonline.com/2013/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/pic-road-block.jpgpic-road-blockDetours vs. roadblocks, June 1, 2012. (http://www.ideaarchitects.org).2014-06-07T15:31:42+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/06/04/a-man-and-a-tank-2/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/hqdefault.jpghqdefaultPeter Jennings, ABC World News Tonight anchor, November 1989 (broadcasting fall of Berlin Wall). (screenshot via Youtube).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/tianasquare.jpgTianasquare"Tank Man" temporarily stops the advance of a column of tanks, Tianenmen Square, Beijing, China, June 5, 1989. (Jeff Widener/AP via Wikipedia).2014-06-04T16:39:10+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/05/31/visiting-my-uncle-paul-in-georgia/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/9644203-athens-georgia-june-1-2011-waffle-house-is-a-regional-icon-in-the-southern-united-states.jpg9644203-athens-georgia--june-1-2011-waffle-house-is-a-regional-icon-in-the-southern-united-statesWaffle House, off UGA's main campus (and across street from seedy motel I stay in night before conference), Athens, GA, June 1, 2011. (http://www.123rf.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/georgia_dome_2008-08-30_2.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAPanoramic pic of the Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA (where was on the left of the field back in '94), August 30, 2008. (Latics via Wikipedia). Released to public domain via CC-SA-3.0.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/stone-mountain-park.jpgStone-Mountain-ParkStone Mountain Park, lake side view/photo (was within visual range on the road side view of Confederate-ana back in '94), Stone Mtn, GA, May 31, 2014. (http://new.gwinnetteconomicdevelopment.com/).2014-05-31T18:06:02+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/05/30/on-the-success-of-a-100-charter-recovery-school-district/2014-05-30T19:35:57+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/05/26/bernard-king-and-the-knicks-of-84/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/monroe-top.jpgmonroe-topEarl "The Pearl" Monroe driving for a layup, May 26, 2014. (http://i.cdn.turner.com/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ray-williams.jpgray-williamsNew York Knicks favorite and Mont Vernon great Ray Williams, circa 1983 (died March 23, 2013). (Dick Raphael/NBAE/Getty Images via http://espn.go.com/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/20-bernard-king-nba-60-points-club-players-who-have-scored-60-points-in-a-game.jpg20-bernard-king-nba-60-points-club-players-who-have-scored-60-points-in-a-gameBernard King, one of the all-time greats, 1984 NBA Playoffs. (http://www.totalprosports.com/).2014-05-27T15:45:55+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/05/22/if-eris-now-30-what-does-that-mean-for-meus/2014-05-22T16:36:32+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/05/21/whiteness-symbols-and-racial-context/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/agentexplosion.jpgagentexplosionAgent Mr. Smith (played by Hugo Weaving) about to explode, The Matrix (1999), May 21, 2014. (http://www.oocities.org/)https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/politifact-photos-2014-05-04_10_30_01-critical_mention.pngpolitifact-photos-2014-05-04_10_30_01-Critical_MentionWriter, educator and NBA Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on ABC's This Week discussing NBA's response to Donald Sterling's racist statements, May 4, 2014. (http://www.politifact.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/8png8.jpg8png8The Matrix (1999) meme (only, the "What if I told you" part is incorrect) featuring Laurence Fishburne as Morpheus, May 21, 2014. (http://imgflip.com). 2014-05-25T02:40:47+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/05/17/mothers-meeting-day-1997/2014-05-17T15:09:19+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/05/16/what-can-brown-do-for-you-now-60-years-come-gone/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/flatline.jpgflatlineFlatlining EKG, March 2010. (http://potashinvestingnews.com/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/bill-schuette-michigan_s-attorney-general-with-jennifer-gratz-xiv-foundation-outside-supreme-court-in-october-susan-walshap.jpgBill Schuette, Michigan’s attorney general, with Jennifer Gratz, XIV Foundation, outside Supreme Court in October.Susan Walsh:APBill Schuette, (Michigan’s attorney general), with Jennifer Gratz (of Gratz v. Bollinger decision [2003] and the XIV Foundation, outside Supreme Court, Washington, DC October 2013. (Susan Walsh/AP via New York Times).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/0fe25138dc905fc7a8471a77c5fb0f9c.jpg0fe25138dc905fc7a8471a77c5fb0f9cWhat can brown do for you?, Brown Squadron, Relay for Life, 2007. (http://www.behance.net/).2014-05-16T17:15:44+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/05/14/where-1-phd-a-second-high-school-diploma/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/screen-shot-2014-05-14-at-7-01-09-am.pngScreen shot 2014-05-14 at 7.01.09 AMFront door of 85 Bruce Avenue, Yonkers, NY (screen shot), taken in October 2007. (Google Maps).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/absurditty-05142014.jpgAbsurditty.05142014Absurditty (or an Absurd Ditty, deliberately misspelled), where $100 = 2 quarters, May 14, 2014. (Donald Earl Collins).2014-05-14T11:15:22+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/10/06/coping-in-the-boy-the-window-world/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/hi-res-151653401_crop_exact.jpghi-res-151653401_crop_exactRyan Fitzpatrick of Buffalo Bills v. NY Jets, in rare protection against blitz while in pocket, October 6, 2012. (http://bleacherreport.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/santonio_holmes2009-winning-td-super-bowl-43-med-wide.jpgsantonio_holmes2009-winning-td-super-bowl-43-med-wideSantonio Holmes' Super Bowl XLIII game-winning catch, Tampa, FL, February 1, 2009. (http://bleacherreport.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/torture-imagination.jpgTorture & ImaginationGaius Baltar tortured/in imagination (merged pics), Battlestar Galactica, October 6, 2012. Qualifies as fair use under US Copyright laws - low res (1st picture) and merged rendering.2014-05-13T13:39:10+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/05/12/my-first-adult-job-interview-teachers-college/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/a_round_rectangle_60.gifa_Round_Rectangle_60What your second-place prize often looks like, May 12, 2014. (http://www.wmciu.org.uk/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/72nd_street_irt_broadway_013.jpg72nd_Street_IRT_Broadway_013Original control house (left) and newer control house, on opposite sides of 72nd Street (IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line), New York, NY, April 13, 2010. (Gryffindor via Wikipedia). Released to public domain via CC-SA-3.0.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/teachers_college_today.jpgTeachers_College_todayTeachers College today, West 120th (between Broadway and Amsterdam), New York, NY, April 15, 2014. (http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/).2014-05-12T20:15:33+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/03/21/why-black-men-carry-a-public-anger/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/me-at-16-mvhsidfront.jpgMe at 16.MVHSIDFrontMe at 16, Mount Vernon High School ID, Mount Vernon, New York, November 1985, March 21, 2012. (Donald Earl Collins).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/70f0fa1a48df9b8a9d697b9639ac.jpg70f0fa1a48df9b8a9d697b9639acTrayvon Martin in hoodie, March 19, 2012. (http://media.metronews.topscms.com/). Qualifies as fair use under US Copyright laws because photo is illustration of on of the subjects of this post.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/2010_12_bn-lincoln-square.jpg2010_12_B&N Lincoln SquareBarnes & Noble, NE corner of 66th and Broadway, New York City, December 30, 2010, three days before it closed. (Jim In Times Square via Flickr.com). In public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/315221177_3cea04353b.jpg315221177_3cea04353bTower Records, 1961 Broadway (SW corner of 66th and Broadway, Lincoln Square), New York City, November 22, 2006. (Stuart Johnson via Flickr.com). In public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/arrest_of_henry_louis_gates.jpg05_Flatbed_2 - JULYHarvard University Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. arrested by Cambridge Police, Cambridge, MA, July 22, 2009. (http://assets.nydailynews.com/img/2009/07/22/alg_henry-louis.jpg via Wikipedia). Qualifies as fair use under US Copyright laws because of historical significance of photo and topic and its poor resolution.2014-05-12T19:00:01+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/05/07/there-are-no-white-liberals-really/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/racism2-620x479.jpgRacism2-620x479Colorblind racism cartoon, February 27, 2013. (Gabriel Ivan Orendain-Necochea/Daily Sundial via http://sundial.csun.edu).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/stephen_colbert2.jpgStephen Colbert meets with members of the Federal Election CommissionStephen Colbert meets with members of the Federal Election Commission (FEC), Washington, DC, June 30, 2011. (Yuri Gripas via http://slate.com). 2014-05-25T14:41:00+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/05/03/when-nightmares-go-nuclear/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/maxresdefault.jpgmaxresdefaultCropped screen shot of Los Angeles at beginning of nuclear strike, from Terminator 2 (1991), May 3, 2014. (http://youtube.com). https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/thedayafter-nytimesstout-10212007.jpgTheDayAfter.NYTimesStout.10212007Screen shot from The Day After (November 1983) ABC movie, presumably suburban Kansas City, MO/KS, October 21, 2007. (Stout/NY Times).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/cgp-629.jpgCGP-629Color version of mushroom cloud over Nagasaki, Japan, August 9, 1945. (http://www.mphpa.org via US Army Air Force). In public domain.2014-05-03T14:23:39+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/04/28/friendship-marriage-and-falsehoods/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/donald-phd-graduation-donald-angelia-05181997.jpgDonald PhD Graduation.Donald & Angelia.05181997Me and Angelia at my PhD graduation, Carnegie Mellon University, May 18, 1997. (Edward Lomax).2014-05-05T17:49:22+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/04/24/unbearable-being-of-whiteness/2014-04-25T18:38:07+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2010/06/15/the-world-is-not-enough/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/freiheitu.jpgFreiheituWooden sailing boat Kleine Freiheit - 70 year old gaff cutterhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/bills_bungy_jump.jpgBill's_Bungy_JumpBungee jumping off the Zambezi Bridge, Victoria Falls, Africa, 1996https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/everest_kalapatthar_crop.jpgEverest_kalapatthar_cropMount Everest from from Kalapatthar in Nepal. [Cropped/Scaled Down] Photo: Pavel Novak)2014-04-24T23:28:30+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/04/20/why-i-waited-9-months-to-watch-12-years-a-slave/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/noahatgapstore-03282014.jpgNoahatGapStore.03282014Noah trying to look cool at The Gap store, Chevy Chase, MD, March 28, 2014. (Donald Earl Collins).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/12-years-a-slave.jpg12-years-a-slaveChiwetel Ejiofor in 12 Years A Slave (2013) screen shot, January 17, 2014. (http://blog.sfgate.com/). Qualifies as fair use under US copyright laws -- it illustrates subject of piece.2014-04-20T15:23:44+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/04/17/boy-the-window-1st-anniversary/2014-04-17T17:07:29+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/04/15/stinking-up-the-joint/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/deodorant-mennen.jpgDEODORANT MENNENSpeed Stick (green) deodorant by Mennen, 1980s edition (en Español), April 15, 2014. (http://www.b2bsupply.co/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/l-sku2297.jpgl.sku2297Pepe Le Pew stinking up the flowers, April 15, 2014. (Chuck Jones/WB, via http://www.animationartwork.com/). Qualifies as fair use because of picture's low resolution and related subject matter.2014-04-15T15:35:30+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/04/08/my-christianity-at-30/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/best-wisdom-quotes-collection-002.jpgBest-wisdom-quotes-collection-002Bertrand Russell wisdom quote, April 8, 2014. (http://izquotes.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/chains-break.jpgChains BreakBreak the chains, April 8, 2014. (http://www.flrministry.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/kneeling.jpgKneelingThe full prayer kneel, April 8, 2014. (Donald Earl Collins).2014-04-08T16:21:16+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2010/04/03/bittersweet-symphony/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/frederickkcprice011.jpgfrederickkcprice01https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/frederickkcprice01.jpgfrederickkcprice012014-04-08T16:02:17+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/04/03/my-first-mugging/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/p1-oscar-de-la-hoya-ap.jpgp1.oscar-de-la-hoya.apOscar de la Hoya's face after his beat-down via Manny Pacquiao, December 6, 2008. (AP via http://boxingscene.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/picture-uh1116f637ec67cf991218aea4b6be3ca-psee2d1e3713c1e9ae8580c93a931fe86.jpgpicture-uh=1116f637ec67cf991218aea4b6be3ca-ps=ee2d1e3713c1e9ae8580c93a931fe86134 Pearsall Drive (now part of the Vernon Woods co-op complex), April 3, 2014. (http://trulia.com)https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/full_new-york-mugging-1857-granger-e1396564608506.jpgfull_new-york-mugging-1857-grangerNew York mugging, Granger (1857), April 3, 2014. (http://chroniclevitae.com).2019-05-29T11:52:21+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/03/27/bow-down-to-isabel-wilkerson/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/warmth_other_suns_211.jpgwarmth_other_suns_211Isabel Wilkerson, The Warmth of Other Suns, front cover (2011), Random House.2014-03-27T12:44:47+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/03/17/carnegie-mellon-stamp-of-approval/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/acting.jpgactingActing a part quotes from actors, March 17, 2014. (http://thepeopleproject.com/actors/quotes).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/prostate-screening.jpgprostate-screeningProstate exam from Family Guy (1999-2003, 2005-present) screen shot, July 17, 2013. (http://chattanoogaradiotv.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/depositphotos_8938362-approved-rubber-stamp.jpgdepositphotos_8938362-Approved-rubber-stampApproved rubbed stamp in green, March 17, 2014. (http://depositphotos.com).2014-03-17T14:10:41+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/03/15/woman-in-love/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/science_426x237.gifscience_426x237Parts of your brain on drugs (endorphins) when in love, June 28, 2004. (Andreas Bartels, AP/Forbes.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/anita_baker_-_rapture.jpgAnita_Baker_-_RaptureCover art for Anita Baker's Rapture (1986) CD, April 25, 2006. (Faustlin via Wikipedia). Qualifies as fair use (low resolution).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/the-frustrated-generation.jpgThe Frustrated GenerationCover art of "Woman In Love" (1980) single by Barbra Streisand, August 9, 2006. (JeanMarcDekesel via Wikipedia, http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?what=R&obid=539484). Qualifies as fair use under US copyright laws (low resolution and subject matter).2014-03-15T13:26:24+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/03/11/my-and-diane-ravitchs-path-to-reign-of-error/2014-03-11T22:44:07+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/03/06/fear-and-white-womens-history-month/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/martyrdom_of_joseph_marchand.jpgMartyrdom_of_Joseph_MarchandMartyrdom of Joseph Marchand (1860) by unknown, September 27, 2008. (World Imaging via Wikipedia). Released to public domain via CC 3.0 and GNU.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/glock_19.jpgGLOCK_19Compact Glock 19 in 9x19mm Parabellum, November 4, 2007. (Vladimir Dudak via Wikipedia). Released to public domain via CC 3.0 & GNU.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/the_scream.jpgThe Scream by Edvard Munch, 1893The Scream (1893) by Edvard Munch, The National Gallery, Oslo, Norway, November 27, 2013. (The Herald via Wikipedia). In public domain (US).2014-03-06T16:57:26+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/03/05/amateur-eugenicists-why-smart-poor-students-have-a-hard-time/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/matrixnet.gifMatrixNetFrom The Matrix: A sea of pods in which humans are fusion batteries (the future of the poor, as viewed by The Atlantic's amateur eugenicists), March 5, 2014. (http://www.tony5m17h.net/MatrixNet.gif).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/the-chosen.jpgThe ChosenThe Chosen (2005) front cover, March 5, 2014. (Donald Earl Collins).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/scientific_racism_irish.jpgScientific_racism_irishScientific racism, using "evidence" to compare the Irish to the African, by H. Strickland Constable, Harper's Weekly, 1899. (JasonAQuest via Wikipedia). In public domain.2014-03-26T23:53:59+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/03/04/city-place-mall-why-you-dont-shop-where-theres-a-hood-policy/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/szalka_petriego.jpgSzalka_petriegoBottom half of a Petri dish, the only thing I'll buy from City Place Mall in the future, October 20, 2005. (Miaow Miaow via Wikipedia). Released to public domain via CC 2.0.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/hood-wearer.jpgHood WearerMe with hood get-up I wore last week with son in tow (numbers added), March 4, 2014. (Donald Earl Collins).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/city_place_mall_ss_md.jpgCity_Place_Mall_SS_MDCity Place Mall, main entrance, Silver Spring, MD, June 10, 2012. (Farragutful via Wikipedia). Released to public domain via CC 3.0.2014-03-05T00:08:43+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/02/27/what-i-didnt-know-growing-up-it-still-hurts/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/t2.jpgt2Unidentified tenant farmer, his home, automobile, and family, Lee Wilson & Company, rural Arkansas, 1940s. (http://libinfo.uark.edu/SpecialCollections/)https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/rabbi__priest__and_imam_by_pizzaspaghetti-d640szg.jpgrabbi__priest__and_imam_by_pizzaspaghetti-d640szgA rabbi, a priest and an imam, 2013-2014. (PizzaSpaghetti via http://www.deviantART.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/gbshaw_two-percent-of-the_ok.jpgGBShaw_Two-percent-of-the_OKGeorge Bernard Shaw and ignorance, June 2013. (http://www.irelandcalling.ie/).2014-02-27T13:49:49+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/02/15/public-education-fights-to-see-politeness-be-damned/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/293136_original.jpg293136_originalJeremy Irons as Pope Alexander VI, The Borgias series (SHO), 2011. (http://ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/16-seeded-fillable-single-elimination-1.jpg16-seeded-fillable-single-elimination (1)Where public education fight meeting March Madness bracket, February 13, 2014. (Donald Earl Collins).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/edreformdeformcollage.jpgEdReformDeformCollageCollage of who's who in corporate education reform and who stands against it (from top left, across and down, John Deasy, LAUSD/Gates Fdn; Anthony Cody; Haimson; Perry; Hess; Duncan, Pedro Noguera; Barth; Kopp), February 13, 2014. (Donald Earl Collins).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/hoyapacquiao.jpghoyapacquiaoOscar de la Hoya getting beat up by Manny Pacquiao, Las Vegas, NV, December 6, 2008. (http://beatsboxingmayhem.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/ravitch_and_rhee-101013_jpg_600x709_q85.jpgravitch_and_rhee-101013_jpg_600x709_q85Diane Ravitch and Michelle Rhee, the two faces of American education, October 10, 2013. (James Ferguson, The New York Review of Books, http://nybooks.com).2014-02-15T04:03:02+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/02/09/racism-doesnt-care-what-year-it-is/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/the_oracle.jpgThe_OracleThe first oracle from The Matrix (1999, 2003), played by the late Gloria Foster, February 9, 2014. (http://matrix.wikia.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/hamill15n-2-web.jpghamill15n-2-webPicture of Michael Griffith, killed by car after group of Whites in Howard Beach, Queens attempted to beat him and his friends with baseball bats on December 20, 1986. (Denis Hamill; http://nydailynews.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/joel-ward.jpgWashington Capitals v Boston Bruins - Game SevenJoel Ward in celebration with Washington Capitals teammates after scoring game/series winning goal in Round 1 of Stanley Cup Playoffs against Boston Bruins (all while fans chanted racial slurs), April 26, 2012. (http://www.flightunit.com/).2014-02-09T16:45:25+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/02/07/whiteness-pressures-blackness-falsehoods/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/58541048_img_6567.jpg_58541048_img_6567What happens to a polystyrene head under pressure equivalent to 11,000m (1.25 miles) below the waves, University of Aberdeen, February 23, 2012. (http://www.bbc.co.uk).2014-02-07T20:46:58+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/02/04/black-history-american-history-but-for-american-stupidity/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/pythagoras-theorem.gifpythagoras-theoremPythagorean Theorem (except when it comes to Black history and race), February 4, 2014. (http://ncalculators.com/)2014-02-05T13:28:53+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/01/31/one-good-job-on-real-education-reform/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/union_square.jpgUnion_SquareUnion Square, Manhattan (about two blocks from NY office on Fifth Avenue), November 14, 2005. (Postdlf via Wikipedia). Released to public domain via Creative Commons 3.0.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/lumina_horiz_rgb.pngLumina_horiz_rgbCurrent Lumina Foundation logo (at least their 3rd change in eight years), January 31, 2014. (http://luminafoundation.org).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/pcasvisualprototype.jpgPCASVisualPrototypePCAS Visual Model, AED, June 14, 2006. (Donald Earl Collins and Lynda Barbour).2014-01-31T14:27:17+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/06/28/working-at-aed-alternate-sources-of-fear/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/248px-ford_foundation_building_1.jpg248px-Ford_foundation_building_1The Ford Foundation, 320 East 43rd Street, New York City, November 19, 2007. Source: Stakhanov (permission granted)https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/miss-daisy1.jpgmiss-daisy1Jessica Tandy as Miss Daisy in Driving Miss Daisy Screen Shot (though Sandra wasn't as aged, her attitudes definitely were), 1989. Source: http://heraldsun.com.auhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/academy-for-educational-development-office.jpgacademy-for-educational-development-officeAED's DC Office, circa 2008, before the sign came down. Source: http://www.glassdoor.com2014-01-31T13:08:54+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/01/29/my-first-boy-the-window-interview/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/screen-shot-2014-01-29-at-10-46-32-am.pngScreen shot 2014-01-29 at 10.46.32 AMScreen shot of CMU website's front page, January 29, 2014. (Donald Earl Collins).2014-01-29T16:01:07+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/01/27/when-work-really-is-too-much/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/pc.jpgpcOne version of Presidential Classroom logo, January 27, 2014. (http://congressionalaward.org).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/workinglonghours.jpgworkinglonghoursWorking long hours, January 23, 2014. (Mark Holder/http://www.findersandsellers.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/more-work-less-time1-300x3003.jpgmore-work-less-time1-300x3003From "How to Do More Work in Less Time" article, Forbes Magazine, February 28, 2012. (Deborah L. Jacobs/http://forbes.com).2014-01-27T13:29:39+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/01/25/the-fall-of-the-house-of-dsouza/2014-01-25T14:05:40+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/01/20/in-denigration-of-the-black-and-accomplished/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/586627316b.jpg586627316BSingle Drum Rollers with Rock Crushing Drum crushing soil and rocks (similar to how Whiteness can crush Black accomplishments), January 20, 2014. (http://bomag.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/011914-nfl-seahawks-richard-sherman-post-game-interview-rant-dc-pi-cq.jpg011914-NFL-SEAHAWKS-RICHARD-SHERMAN-POST-GAME-INTERVIEW-RANT-DC-PI-CQScreenshot of Richard Sherman post-game interview with Erin Andrews, NFC Championship Game, Seattle, WA, January 19, 2014. (http://msn.foxsports.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/screen-shot-2014-01-20-at-9-25-25-am.pngScreen shot 2014-01-20 at 9.25.25 AM2014-01-20T19:08:19+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/01/16/common-core-advocacy-as-a-job-requirement/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/the-hunt-institute.jpgThe Hunt InstituteThe James B. Hunt, Jr. Institute for Educational Leadership and Policy (aka, The Hunt Institute), building and logo, 1000 Park Forty Plaza, Durham, NC, January 16, 2014. (http://www.beacondevelopment.com and Facebook.com).2014-01-17T22:29:32+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/01/12/baseball-hof-sanctimonious-hypocrisy/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/national_baseball_hall_of_fame_and_museum.jpgNational_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_and_MuseumThe front entrance to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Cooperstown, NY, July 15, 2012. (Beyond My Ken via Wikipedia). Released to public domain via Creative Commons 3.0.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/dung_heap_-_geograph-org-uk_-_433551.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERADung heap mixed with farmyard straw, near Granborough, England, UK, May 12, 2007. (David Hawgood via Wikipedia). Released to public domain via Creative Commons 2.0.2014-01-12T13:36:11+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/01/09/cold-snap-1994/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/article-2534548-1a72469b00000578-507_964x640.jpgarticle-2534548-1A72469B00000578-507_964x640Michigan lighthouse entombed by ice, St. Joseph, Michigan, January 6, 2014. (Thomas Zakowski, HotSpot Media, via http://dailymail.co.uk).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/frozen-pittsburgh-01072014.jpgFrozen Pittsburgh.01072014Frozen Pittsburgh, panoramic three rivers shot, January 7, 2014. (Steve Mellon, http://www.post-gazette.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/page113a2.jpgpage113a2East Cold Wave Compared To 1994, January 13, 2009. (http://www.accuweather.com).2014-01-09T22:59:22+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2014/01/01/observation-and-action-before-and-now/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/supernova_sn2006gy.jpgsupernova_sn2006gyArtist rendering of supernova SN 2006gy, May 7, 2007. (http://science.nasa.gov).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/uss_enterprise_alternate_reality_at_warp1.jpgUSS_Enterprise_(alternate_reality)_at_warpUSS Enterprise at warp screen shot, Star Trek (2009 - alt reality), January 1, 2014. (http://static3.wikia.nocookie.net/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/280px-theobserver.jpg280px-TheObserverMichael Cerveris as The Observer, code name September, via Fringe (2008-13), January 1, 2014. (http://fringepedia.net/wiki/The_Observer).2014-01-01T16:31:47+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/12/31/2013-in-review/2013-12-31T14:55:05+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/12/27/suicide-or-my-last-day-as-a-hebrew-israelite/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/suicidemessageggb01252006.jpgSuicidemessageggb01252006The suicide prevention message on the Golden Gate Bridge (the #1 bridge in the US to jump to one's death), San Francisco CA, February 19, 2006. (David Corby/Miskatonic via Wikipedia). Released to public domain via Creative Commons.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/hrp_pelham.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAA stone bridge over the Hutchinson River Parkway, near Pelham, NY (about a mile from the bridge I stood on), May 3, 2007. (Anthony22 via Wikipedia). Released to public domain via Creative Commons.2013-12-27T13:36:49+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/05/26/black-male-id-entity-the-f-bomb/2013-12-24T11:43:01+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/12/16/on-becoming-a-father-11-years-later/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/00000000_00000004.jpg00000000_00000004Wife and son, August 16, 2003. (Donald Earl Collins).2013-12-21T12:58:58+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/12/21/a-private-school-future-for-my-son/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/snoringitsel.jpgA student fast asleep on her school work.A student fast asleep, or the future with Common Core, December 21, 2013. (http://www.medicalxpress.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/gonzaga_college_high_school_-_washington_d-c.jpgGonzaga_College_High_School_-_Washington,_D.C.Gonzaga College High School, Washington, DC, April 12, 2010. (AgnosticPreachersKid via Wikipedia). Released to public domain via Creative Commons.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/hogwartsschool-flickr.jpgHogwartsSchool.FlickrHogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Universal Orlando, January 8, 2011. (Ian Boichat via Flickr.com). In public domain.2014-01-06T01:02:45+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/12/14/beyonce-surprises-fans-with-new-album-via-huffpost/2013-12-14T14:59:16+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/12/11/boy-the-window-paperback-book-update/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/screen-shot-2013-12-11-at-1-10-02-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-12-11 at 1.10.02 PMScreen shot on Boy @ The Window on Barnes & Noble website, December 11, 2013.2013-12-11T18:30:44+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/12/09/dwayne-and-cindy/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/edd4ef53bf8fe8251686ff5b6c3c7152_large.jpgedd4ef53bf8fe8251686ff5b6c3c7152_largeI DRAW COMICS sketchbook, September 2012. (Matt Marrocco via http://www.kickstarter.com). https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/whatshappening.jpgWhatshappeningWhat's Happening!! (1976-79) screen shot, December 27, 2011. (http://www.sitcomsonline.com/whatshappening/whatshappseason3-1%20(Small).JPG). Qualifies as fair use -- low resolution pic without alternative image.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/darren-roshad-noah-11232006.jpgDarren Roshad & Noah.11232006My older brother Darren, with nephews Roshad and Noah (my son), Mount Vernon, NY, November 23, 2006. (Donald Earl Collins).2013-12-09T17:42:24+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/12/05/muggers-delight-and-the-aftermath/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/behind_the_emotionless_mask_by_jeigoway-d54on09.jpgbehind_the_emotionless_mask_by_jeigoway-d54on09Behind the emotionless mask based on Itachi Uchiha, a ninja from the Village Hidden In The Leaves (Konohagure) of the anime, Naruto, January 25, 2013. (http://sites.psu.edu).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/champagne-popping.jpgChampagne PoppingChampagne popping, December 5, 2013. ( ).2013-12-05T19:15:43+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/12/03/head-over-heels/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/article-weather2-1228.jpgarticle-weather2-1228Snow covers trees in Central Park after a storm, New York City, December 28, 2013. (Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images via http://www.nydailynews.com).2013-12-03T15:51:36+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/11/21/jfk-innocence-never-lost-rfk-real-history/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/rfk-life-cover-1966.jpgrfk-life-cover-1966Robert Francis Kennedy, Life Magazine Cover, November 1966. ( )https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bloom-rose.jpgbloom roseBloom off the rose, November 21, 2013. ( ).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/john_f-_kennedy_white_house_photo_portrait_looking_up.jpgWH/HO PortraitPresident John F. Kennedy, presidential portrait (1961-63). (Wikipedia via John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library, Boston)2013-11-21T18:46:01+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2010/07/20/the-five-senses-of-poverty/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/garbage.jpggarbageSource: http://www.watchmojo.com/blogs/images/garbage.jpghttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/0141.jpg0141Abandoned Building, November 20062013-11-21T15:30:36+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/11/20/boy-the-window-now-in-paperback/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/boythewindow-paperback-cover.jpgBoy@TheWindow.Paperback CoverBoy @ The Window, front and back cover, and side, November 11, 2013. (Donald Earl Collins).2013-11-20T20:02:19+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/11/18/ambient-hero/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/oscillation.gifOscillationOscillating balls hitting each other, November 18, 2013. (http://www.burbuja.info). https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/0270-kiss-of-the-spider-woman.jpg0270 KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMANVanessa Williams in Kiss of the Spider Woman poster, circa 1994. (http://geminibroadway.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/clark.jpgclarkTom Welling as Clark Kent/The Blur (almost Superman) from Smallville series, November 18, 2013. (http://latimesherocomplex.files.wordpress.com/).2013-11-18T12:45:16+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2009/02/28/on-people-and-stress/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/501992dc255199258c1925299bdd6a71.jpg501992dc255199258c1925299bdd6a71Stress sandwich in the form of a brain, November 16, 2013. (http://behance.vo.llnwd.net/).2013-11-16T18:33:03+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/11/12/the-messiah-complex-at-work-part-1/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mr_magoo_2.jpgMMr. Magoo screen shot (and a serious lack of vision), June 23, 2011. (http://tumeke.blogspot.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/kgrhqmokkue25wsy2jibn2t8fshtg_35-e1321036867147.jpg$(KGrHqMOKkUE25wSY2JiBN2T8FShTg~~_35Anglo Corned Beef, November 11, 2011. (cgi.ebay.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/bundesarchiv_bild_183-r99621_heinrich_himmler.jpgBHeinrich Himmler, ala Messiah Complex, 1938. (German Federal Archive via Wikipedia).2013-11-16T16:54:30+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/11/14/october-in-portland/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/hc-englehart-toon-september292010.jpghc-Englehart-toon-September292010"Great Recession: It doesn't feel over," Bob Englehart, Hartford Courant, September 29, 2010. (http://blogs.courant.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/i4hd_albert_einstein_definition-of-insanity.jpgi4hd_albert_einstein_definition-of-insanityAlbert Einstein and his insanity definition, June 2013. (http://liveyourtruelife.org/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/hawthornebridge-pano.jpgHawthorneBridge-PanoPanoramic shot of Hawthorne Bridge and downtown Portland, Oregon, October 14, 2013. (http://en.wikipedia.org).2013-11-14T00:47:16+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/11/11/on-maturity-and-writing-in-text-message-form/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/med-1044-depression-carroll.jpgmed-1044-depression.CarrollDepression image, Carroll College, Counseling Services, November 11, 2013. (http://www.carroll.edu).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/4-crushing-walnuts.jpg4 Crushing WalnutsCrushing walnuts in plastic bag, November 11, 2013. (http://2.bp.blogspot.com/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/iwdfu.jpegIWDFUDulcesita, "i would die for you," November 11, 2013. (http://www.myxer.com).2013-11-11T21:14:18+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/11/09/honorary-stupidity/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/beef_cattle_on_eefie_hill_-_geograph-org-uk_-_236732.jpgBeef_cattle_on_Eefie_Hill_-_geograph.org.uk_-_236732Beef cattle on Eefie Hill. North Atlantic in the background, United Kingdom, August 18, 2005. (John Comloquoy via http://geograph.org.uk). Released to public domain via Creative Commons ShareAlike 2.0.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/richie_incognito_only_mia_vs_oak_008.jpgQuarterback Ryan Tannehill of the Miami DolphinsRichie Incognito, Miami vs Oakland, Oakland, CA, September 16, 2012. (June Rivera via Flickr.com/Wikipedia). Released to public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/nothing-in-the-world-is-more-dangerous-than-sincere-ignorance-and-conscientious-stupidity.jpgnothing-in-the-world-is-more-dangerous-than-sincere-ignorance-and-conscientious-stupidityMLK's "Sincere Ignorance and Conscientious Stupidity saying, November 8, 2013. (http://bitterrealities.wordpress.com )2013-11-09T02:37:58+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/11/05/my-one-and-only-college-visit-before-college/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/440476289_640.jpg440476289_640Eddie Murphy (with Rick James), "Party All The Time" (1985) video (screen shot), November 5, 2013. (http://vimeo.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/concordia-college-four-year-coeducational-liberal-arts-college-bronxville-new-york-images.jpgconcordia-college-four-year-coeducational-liberal-arts-college-bronxville-new-york-imagesConcordia College, Bronxville, NY, November 5, 2013. (http://concordia-ny.edu).2013-11-05T14:58:02+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/10/28/the-things-i-cant-say/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/31ozgthzpl-_sy300_.jpg31OZgTH+ZPL._SY300_Ginsu 9-Inch Japanese Stainless Steel Slicer, October 28, 2013. (http://www.amazon.com). https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/600px-us_66-svg.png600px-US_66.svgU.S. Route 66 shield, made to the specifications of the 2004 edition of Standard Highway Sign, January 27, 2006. (SPUI via Wikipedia). Released to public domain.2013-10-29T02:57:13+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2010/06/23/schools-out-but-should-it-be/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/closedforsummer_color.gifclosedforsummer_colorSource: Country Square Apts, Carrollton, TX2013-10-24T21:15:11+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/10/22/on-regrets-and-forgiveness/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/how_do_you_mend_a_broken_heart_by_digitalman.jpgHow_do_you_mend_a_broken_heart_by_digitalmanHow do you mend a broken heart?, 2005, October 22, 2013. (digitalman via deviantART at http://deviantart.net).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/bottomless_pit_by_matsukami.jpegBottomless_Pit_by_MatsuKamiThe Physics of a Bottomless Pit, February 27, 2013. (MatsuKami of deviantART via http://www.scienceblogs.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/emily-flake-you-only-regret-the-things-you-don-t-do-johnston-new-yorker-cartoon.jpgemily-flake-you-only-regret-the-things-you-don-t-do-johnston-new-yorker-cartoonEmily Flake's "You only regret the things you don't do, Johnston," February 28, 2011. (http://newyorker.com)2013-10-22T15:51:39+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/10/21/teach-for-america-political-juggernaut-for-privatization/2013-10-21T18:22:44+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/10/10/god-graviano-and-darwin/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/charles_darwin_by_g-_richmond.jpgCharles DarwinPortrait of Charles Darwin, by George Richmond (circa 1838), October 15, 2012. (Jdcollins13 via Wikipedia). In public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/article-0-0a131dea000005dc-96_634x633.jpgNew telescope to reveal secrets of the universeGalaxies in clusters/ superclusters of dark matter filaments, as part of Pan-STARRS sky survey, July 17, 2010. (Boylan-Kolchin/The Virgo Consortium/Durham University/PA Wire)2013-10-10T21:36:08+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/10/08/the-week-the-lights-went-out-in-america/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/fordmickeyds-1973and2013.jpgFordMickeyDs, 1973and2013Collage of workers placing an F-Series bed onto frame at Louisville Assembly Plant (Kentucky), 1973. (http://media.ford.com)and a woman carrying a sign past a McDonald's on East 125th Street during a protest by fast food workers and supporters, New York, NY, April 4, 2013. (Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images via http//:financialpost.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/bridge_crossing.jpgBridge_CrossingEgyptian forces cross on one of the bridges laid across the Suez Canal, October 7, 1973. (CIA/Soerfm via Wikipedia). In public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/flag_policy_during_the_1973_oil_crisis.gifFLAG_POLICY_DURING_THE_1973_oil_crisisGas station displayed a sign that explained the flag policy during the first OPEC oil embargo and crisis (Oregon), May 1974. March 26, 2013. (NARA via Wikipedia). In public domain.2013-10-08T10:43:06+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/09/26/the-road-to-boy-the-window-part-4-fear-of-a-black-america/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/fearbookcover3copy.jpgFearBookCover3copy2013-09-26T21:04:16+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/09/24/letters-of-recommendation-or-wreck-o-mendation-addendum/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/freudian-slip-nathan-davis.jpgFreudian Slip.Nathan DavisFreudian "Slip" (2012) by Nathan Davis, September 24, 2013. (http://redbubble.com). Qualifies as fair use - low resolution and subject matter related to post.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/politifact-photos-half_true_1.jpgpolitifact-photos-Half_True_1Half True vs. half-hearted, September 24, 2013. (Politifact.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/car_crash_1.jpgCar_crash_1A car wreck on Jagtvej, a road in Copenhagen, Denmark, May 24, 2005. (Thue via Wikipedia). Released to public domain.2013-09-25T13:16:31+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/09/20/on-the-insignificance-of-saggy-pants-respectability/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/jonathan-ferrell-famu-football-alumni-betcom-hicks.jpgJonathan Ferrell.famu-football-alumni.betcom.HicksJonathan Ferrell, Florida A&M football picture, September 20, 2013. (AP/Florida A&M University).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/google-plus-tim-brinkley.jpgGoogle Plus.Tim Brinkley"When They Took Us Seriously/Why They Don't Now" poster, September 20, 2013. (Tim Brinkley/Google +).2013-09-20T14:52:31+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/09/14/my-day-of-atonementbitter-hatred/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/prayer_at_the_wailing_wall_-_israel.jpgPrayer_at_the_Wailing_Wall_-_IsraelPrayer at the Wailing Wail, Second Temple, Jerusalem, February 1, 2013. (Steve Ibrom). Released by public domain by author.2025-12-07T12:27:15+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/09/11/on-academic-entourages-standing-apart-from-them/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/ltrs-to-editor-afrocentricity2.jpgLtrs to Editor Afrocentricity2Letters to the Editor, Black Issues in Higher Education, September 23, 1993. (Donald Earl Collins).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/ltrs-to-editor-afrocentricity1.jpgLtrs to Editor Afrocentricity1Letters to the Editor, Black Issues in Higher Education, September 9, 1993. (Donald Earl Collins)https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/lil-wayne-entourage-charged-with-assault.jpgLil-Wayne-entourage-charged-with-assaultLil Wayne entourage, Hartford, CT, July 2011. (http://4umf.com/).2013-09-11T19:44:59+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/09/08/second-day-of-high-school-wake-up-call-17/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/fishburne-wake-up.jpgFishburne Wake UpLaurence Fishburne yelling "Wake up!" at end of movie School Daze (1988), December 9, 2009. (screenshot via Tumblr.com). Qualifies as fair use due to low resolution and clarity of picture.2013-09-08T16:34:27+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/09/05/first-day-of-high-school-thirty-years-ago/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/lion-eating-prey-youtube.jpgLion Eating Prey.youtubeLion eating wildebeest - "animals" was what administrators & White classmates sometimes called MVHS students, but ironically referencing themselves, September 5, 2013. (YouTube).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/oz-braindeadblogspot.jpgOz.braindeadblogspotOz (HBO) poster, September 5, 2013. (http://www.brain-dead-blog.blogspot.com).2013-09-05T13:09:39+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/09/02/on-pitts-concrete-slab-a-labor-day-pirates-game/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/panther-hollow-lake-in-schenley-park_original.jpgpanther-hollow-lake-in-schenley-park_originalPanther Hollow Lake in Schenley Park, Pittsburgh, PA, September 2, 2013. [note the heavily wooded area behind the lake]. (http://post-gazette.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/posvarhall1.jpgWesley V. Posvar Hall (formerly Forbes Quadrangle, formerly Forbes Field - I would've been on slab in stairwell in SW corner of building 25 years ago), University of Pittsburgh, September 2, 2013. (http://www.tour.pitt.edu).2013-09-02T15:55:04+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/08/31/grad-school-my-most-special-summer-reading-list/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/books.jpgBooksJust a small sample of the books I read/re-read summer before grad school in 1991, August 31, 2013. (Donald Earl Collins).2013-08-31T16:32:56+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/08/28/i-marched-with-dr-martin-luther-king-and-other-record-scratchers/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/mlk-vietnam-march-chicago-1967-latimes.jpgMLK Vietnam March Chicago 1967.LATimesDr. Martin Luther King and Benjamin Spock leading antiwar protest, Chicago, IL, March 25, 1967. (AP via LA Times).2013-08-28T11:15:02+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/08/23/k-16-education-reform-and-the-unlevel-playing-field/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/1369416064-44c6f0ed0fc2ccd6b7e9e08691e97b4e.jpeg1369416064-44c6f0ed0fc2ccd6b7e9e08691e97b4eFuturama poster "A Mindless Worker Is A Happy Worker," August 23, 2013. (http://d3.ru)https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/rhee-erase-to-the-top-time.jpgrhee-erase-to-the-top-timeMock Time Magazine cover with Michelle Rhee alleging her full knowledge of cheating scandal in DC Public Schools, April 14, 2013. (By a college student whose mom is a 7th grade teacher -http://www.susanohanian.org/)https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/obamasyracusespeech.jpgObamaSyracuseSpeechPresident Barack Obama speaking college affordability and a rating system, University of Buffalo (NY), August 22, 2013. (http://sfgate.com).2013-08-23T13:59:30+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/08/22/aaron-hernandez-face-of-a-killer/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/170854458.jpg170854458George Zimmerman during jury selection phase of trial, Sanford, FL, June 19, 2013. (Pool photos, Getty Images).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/aaron-hernandez-indictment-08222013.jpgAaron Hernandez Indictment.08222013Aaron Hernandez indicted on six charges, including 1st-degree murder for allegedly killing Odin Lloyd, Attleboro, MA, August 22, 2013. (Screenshot via NFL Network).2013-08-22T23:39:09+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/08/22/the-lazarus-woman/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/lazarus.jpglazarusBarbara B. Lazarus, obituary picture, July 17, 2003. (http://cmu.edu).2013-08-22T14:11:56+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/08/15/my-first-walk-and-making-plans/2013-08-15T14:22:39+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/08/10/the-negro-problem-the-jewish-question-closing-the-achievement-gap/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/220px-mind_the_gap_2.jpg220px-Mind_the_gap_2"Mind The Gap" warning in London Underground, Victoria Station, November 27, 2011. (Reinhard Dietrich via Wikipedia). Released to public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/the_white_mans_burden.gifThe_white_mans_burdenSatirical cartoon of Rudyard Kipling's The White (?) Man's Burden ("white" colonial powers being carried as the burden of their "colored" subjects), Life Magazine, March 16, 1899. (Travb via Wikipedia). In public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/eugenics_congress_logo.pngEugenics_congress_logoLogo of the Second International Congress of Eugenics, 1921, May 9, 2005. (Fastfission via Wikipedia). In public domain.2013-08-10T04:05:46+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/08/07/terri-and-mr-asexual/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/f_330366633-500456685.jpegf_330366633-500456685Apartment building at corner of North Aiken & Centre Avenue in Shadyside, Pittsburgh, PA, August 7, 2013. (http://pittsburgh.olx.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/william_pitt_union_02p.jpgWilliam_Pitt_Union_02pWilliam Pitt Union (as viewed from Cathedral of Learning), University of Pittsburgh, July 28, 2012. (Mackensen via Wikipedia).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/asexual_flag.pngAsexual_flagAsexual pride flag, September 18, 2010. (Wikipedia). In public domain.2013-08-07T20:02:58+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/07/31/how-high-stakes-testing-strangles-motivation-and-competition/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/12331345-robot-teaching-math-3d-illustration.jpg12331345-robot-teaching-math-3d-illustrationRobot teaching math 3d illustration, July 31, 2013. (http://www.123rf.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/0906datamining.jpg0906DataminingData mining (one of the hallmarks of reduced teacher autonomy), cropped and edited, September 2006. (http://www.qualitydigest.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/15491.jpg15491Homer strangles Bart (again), The Simpsons, February 2011. (http://www.goodwp.com/).2013-07-31T15:19:12+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/07/30/10-years-come-and-not-gone/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2noahs10yrsapart.jpg2Noahs10YrsApartTwo different Noahs, nearly 10 years apart, August 21, 2003 and July 26, 2013. (Angelia N. Levy and Donald Earl Collins).2013-07-30T13:59:32+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/07/27/the-things-dumb-racists-say/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/the_worship_of_mammon.jpgThe_worship_of_MammonEvelyn de Morgan's The Worship of Mammon (1909), September 7, 2006. (Shell Kinney via Wikipedia). In public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/butler.jpgbutlerUPenn Professor Anthea Butler, circa 2011. (http://www.sas.upenn.edu/religious_studies/faculty/butler).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/john_bauer_1915.jpgJohn_Bauer_1915John Bauer's illustration from Walter Stenström's The boy and the trolls or The Adventure in childrens' anthology Among pixies and trolls (1915), November 1, 2005. (Thuresson via Wikipedia). In public domain.2013-07-27T18:24:43+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/06/01/walking-the-obama-criticism-tightrope/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/shapeimage_1.pngshapeimage_1Forbidden City tour, with actors playing emperors, eunuchs and concubines, June 1, 2013. (http://www.newmantours.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/maria_spelterini_at_suspension_bridge.jpgMaria_Spelterini_at_Suspension_BridgeMaria Spelterini crossing Niagara Falls on tightrope with feet in peach baskets, July 4, 1876. (George E. Curtis [1830-1910] via Wikipedia). In public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/106630-player.jpg106630-playerPhilippe Petit in midst of his high-wire crossing between the Twin Towers, New York City, August 7, 1974. (http://www.talktalk.co.uk).2013-07-22T20:42:23+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/07/18/earth-wind-fires-fantasy-my-reality/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/750px-the_enchanted_garden_of_messer_ansaldo_by_marie_sparta.jpg750px-The_Enchanted_Garden_of_Messer_Ansaldo_by_Marie_SpartaThe Enchanted Garden of Messer Ansaldo (1889), by Marie Spartali Stillman, March 7, 2006. (Charivari via Wikipedia). In public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/fantasy_ewf.jpgFantasy_EW&Fn Cover of Earth, Wind & Fire's single "Fantasy" (1978), February 29, 2008. (Columbia Records). Qualifies as fair use due to low resolution and subject matter of this blog post.2013-07-18T16:45:03+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/07/17/richard-cohen-rational-racism/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sem_lymphocyte.jpgSEM_LymphocyteElectron microscope image of a lymphocyte, (a.k.a. cancer cell), September 20, 1976. (Dr. Triche/NCI via Wikipedia). In public domain. 2013-07-17T15:54:06+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/07/16/hey-george/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/jimi_hendrix_-_hey_joe.jpgJimi_Hendrix_-_Hey_JoeCover for The Jimi Hendrix Experience's "Hey Joe" single, February 28, 2010. (Kohoutek1138 via Wikipedia). Qualifies as fair use because of picture's low resolution.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/zimmerman-horizontal-mugshot.jpgzimmerman-horizontal-mugshotOne of 1st George Zimmerman mugshots, February 26, 2012. (http://nydailynews.com).2013-07-16T18:33:26+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/07/15/the-myth-of-the-earnest-adult-learner/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/phil-hands-wisc-state-journal-may-2012.jpgPhil Hands.Wisc State Journal.May 2012Student debt cartoon (although this is hardly the only stressor adult learners and other nontraditional-traditional students face), May 2, 2012. (Phil Hands/Wisconsin State Journal).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/171-0111084730-i-am-a-phoenix.jpg171-0111084730-I-am-a-PhoenixOne of multitude of "I Am A Phoenix" ads, July 15, 2013. (University of Phoenix).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/the_importance_of_being_earnest_-_cigarettecase.jpgThe_Importance_of_Being_Earnest_-_CigarettecaseOscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest, with Allan Aynesworth as Algernon (left) and George Alexander as John (right), St. James Theatre, London, UK, February 14, 1895. (Ramac via Wikipedia). In public domain.2013-07-15T21:18:32+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/07/12/the-walking-danger/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/hershey.jpghersheyHershey's Chocolate Milk (at 17, a 16oz was my favorite store-bought drink), July 12, 2013. (http://www.gifarmer.com). https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/cheesdoodles.jpgcheesdoodlesWise Cheez Doodles, one of my favorites to buy as a teenager, July 12, 2013. (http://twitter.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/blackbox1-290x160.jpgblackbox1-290x1602013-07-12T16:02:25+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/07/10/writing-that-leaves-readers-with-headaches/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/9780814758366_full.jpg9780814758366_FullMark Anthony Neal, Looking for Leroy: Illegible Black Masculinities (2013) cover, July 10, 2013. (http://nyupress.edu).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/calvin-and-hobbes-academic-writing.jpgcalvin-and-hobbes-academic-writingCalvin and Hobbes by Bill Waterson, on academic writing, July 10, 2013. (http://humorinamerica.wordpress.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/excedrin_migraine.jpgExcedrin_MigraineExcedrin Migraine caplets, July 10, 2013. (http://commons.wikimedia.org).2013-07-10T13:41:15+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/07/08/get-rich-or-whine-trying/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/whine.jpgwhine"Whine...it's just not fair!" cartoon, October 1998. (http://allpolitics.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/bernardmadoff.jpgBernardMadoffBernie Madoff (mugshot), the ultimate get-rich-quick scam artist, March 16, 2009. (US Department of Justice via Wikipedia). In public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/get-rich-or-die.jpgGet Rich or Die50 Cent, Get Rich or Die Tryin' album cover art (2003), June 27, 2007. (Hundredalexander via Wikipedia). Qualifies as fair use because of picture's low resolution.2013-07-08T12:46:31+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/07/03/early-was-late-at-gettysburg-elsewhere/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/jubalsearlyvignettep149crop.jpgJubalSEarlyVignettep149cropJubal Early depiction, circa 1911. (Wikipedia.com). In public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/battle_of_gettysburg.jpgWAR & CONFLICT BOOKERA: CIVIL WAR/DEATH & DESTRUCTION"A Harvest of Death," Gettysburg, PA, July 5-6, 1863. (Timothy O'Sullivan). In public domain. 2024-07-01T20:22:19+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/06/28/rachel-jeantel-a-real-true-beautiful-friend/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/rachel-jeantel.jpgrachel-jeantelWitness Rachel Jeantel continued her testimony, George Zimmerman trial, Sanford, FL, June 27, 2013. (Jacob Langston, AP/Orlando Sentinel; http://time.com).2013-06-28T20:07:18+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/06/26/boy-the-window-update-barnes-noble/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/barnes__noble.jpgBarnes__NobleBarnes & Noble (bn.com) logo, June 26, 2013. (http://www.logotypes101.com).2013-06-26T13:06:39+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/06/21/harold-meltzer-appreciation-day/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/pretend-ap-intro.jpgPretend AP IntroMy pretend version of an introduction to a documents-based question essay for AP World History (in my best-worst handwriting), June 21, 2013. (Donald Earl Collins).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/ap_logo.jpgAP_LogoAP logo, The College Board, June 21, 2013. (http://www.stjacademy.org/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/cityhall-meltzer-03181986.jpgCityHall.Meltzer.03181986MVHS AP US History/Mock Trial Team visit to Mount Vernon's City Hall with Harold Meltzer and Frank Pandolfo, March 18, 1986. (Frank Pandolfo).2013-06-21T17:25:57+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/06/13/why-the-nbas-got-no-rhythm/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/sanchez.gifsanchezSpeaking of guilty feet have got no rhythm, Mark Sanchez's Butt Fumble, November 22, 2012. (http://huffingtonpost.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/nba-finals-2013-game-1-sneakers-25-570x782.jpgnba-finals-2013-game-1-sneakers-25-570x782Tim Duncan apparently faking Chris Bosh out of sneakers, Game 1 NBA Finals, June 6, 2013. (http://sneakernews.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/bigbaby-missed-dunk.gifBigbaby-missed-dunkMissed dunk by "Big Baby" Glen Davis when with Boston Celtics, June 12, 2013. (http://nbamusings.tumblr.com).2013-06-13T13:12:38+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/06/12/cmu-pope-girl-update-2/2013-06-12T12:35:53+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/06/08/road-to-my-memoir-part-2-multiculturalism/2013-06-08T13:36:05+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/05/29/immigration-assignment-montgomery-county-public-schools/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/waves-of-immigration.jpgWaves of ImmigrationFocus Questions For Waves of Immigration (2001), MCPS, May 28, 2013. (Donald Earl Collins).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/an-immigrants-experience.jpgAn Immigrants Experience"An Immigrant's Experience" worksheet from The American Journey activity workbook, May 28, 2013. (Donald Earl Collins).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/immigrants-in-own-words.jpgImmigrants In Own WordsImmigrants In Own Words, Woodlin ES, May 28, 2013. (Donald Earl Collins).2013-05-29T14:30:10+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/05/25/where-audacity-meets-second-guessing/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/96146949-5222-0_crop_340x234.jpgNFC Championship: Minnesota Vikings v New Orleans SaintsBrett Farve and yet another interception, 2009 NFC Championship Game, January 24, 2010. (Ronald Martinez/http://bleacherreport.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/cheney.jpgcheneyDick Cheney as an example of Pollyanna Principle, March 16, 2003. (http://www.veteranstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/cheney.jpg).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/secondguessing.jpgSecondGuessingSecond-guessing to the extreme, May 25, 2013. (http://pualingo.com).2013-06-12T13:45:55+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/05/22/monkey-see-baboon-do/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/zhane.jpgzhane1990s R&B/hip-hop duo Zhané from their 1994 album cover Pronounced Jah-Nay, May 22, 2013. (http://centrictv.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/monkey-see-monkey-do.jpgMonkey See Monkey DoMonkey See Monkey Do, May 22, 2013. (http://kidsunder7.com).2013-05-22T13:03:57+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/05/18/what-i-didnt-know-in-81-in-97-in-13/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/photo-3.jpgphoto-3100th Commencement Ceremony program, Carnegie Mellon University, May 18, 1997. (Donald Earl Collins).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/backstabbersojays.jpgBackstabbersojaysO'Jays Back Stabbers (1972) album cover, November 10, 2011. (Dan56 via Wikipedia). Qualifies as fair use as low-resolution illustration of subject matter.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/photo-41.jpgphoto-4My dissertation's signature page, May 18, 2013. (Donald Earl Collins),https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/noahwdada1.jpgNoahwDada1Noah with me, January 3, 2004 [he was five months old]. (Angelia N. Levy).2013-05-18T13:58:41+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/05/15/afrocentricity-and-the-writing-bug/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/photo-2.jpgphoto-2Letters to the Editor, Black Issues in Higher Education, September 9, 1993. (Donald Earl Collins).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/51069cvvksl.jpg51069CVVKSLFrances Cress Welsing's The Isis Papers (1991), [about as authentic as auto-tunes], May 15, 2015. (http://amazon.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/698695946_4973e4fd5d.jpg698695946_4973e4fd5d2013-05-15T22:00:56+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/05/11/update-on-carnegie-mellon-the-pope-girl/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/cohon-message-complete-05112013.jpgCohon Message (Complete).05112013CMU President Jared Cohon's decision on "Pope Girl"-Gate, May 10, 2013. (Donald Earl Collins).2013-05-11T13:15:11+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/05/09/my-trouble-w-the-lauryn-hill-reaction/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/282250_600665576625303_105902258_n.jpg282250_600665576625303_105902258_nLauryn Hill in court for one of her sentencing hearings, April 22, 2013 (Eduardo Munoz/Reuters). Qualifies as fair use under US Copyright laws, given subject matter and public hearing.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/boehner_crying.jpgBoehner_cryingHouse Speaker John Boehner sobbing in public (again), May 8, 2013. (http://www.goodbye-blue-monday.com/).2013-05-09T01:07:56+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/05/07/the-road-to-my-memoir-part-1-welfare/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/cheating-welfare-public-assistance-criminalization-poverty-kaaryn-gustafson-hardcover-cover-art.jpgcheating-welfare-public-assistance-criminalization-poverty-kaaryn-gustafson-hardcover-cover-artKaaryn Gustafson's Cheating Welfare (2012), May 7, 2013. (http://nyupress.org).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/books-may-2013.jpgBooks May 2013Adrian LeBlanc's Random Family (2002) and Rhonda Y. Williams' The Politics of Public Housing (2005), May 7, 2013. (Donald Earl Collins).2013-05-07T19:22:42+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/05/03/boy-the-window-update/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/scr2555-proj697-a-kindle-logo-rgb-lg.jpgscr2555-proj697-a-kindle-logo-rgb-lghttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/ibookstore-logo-300x100.jpgiBookstore-logo-300x1002013-05-03T21:16:04+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/05/03/carnegie-mellon-and-the-pope-girl/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/pope-girl-cropped.jpgpope girl croppedCMU student dressed as pope (cropped, pre-parade), April 18, 2013. (http://bit.ly/109fnni for full pic).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/cohoncmumessage-050120131.jpgCohonCMUMessage.05012013Email message from CMU President Cohon to alumni, May 1, 2013. (Donald Earl Collins).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/cohoncmumessage-05012013.jpgCohonCMUMessage.05012013Email message from CMU President Cohon to alumni, May 1, 2013. (Donald Earl Collins).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/pope-girl.jpgpope-girlPope Girl, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, April 18, 2013. (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review).2013-05-12T19:17:17+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/05/02/k-12-curriculum-as-a-mystery-novel/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/sherlock-holmes-007.jpgSherlock-Holmes-007Mysterious...the new Sherlock Holmes, January 17, 2011. (H. Armstrong, Roberts/Corbis; http://www.guardian.co.uk/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/006358.jpg006358 Cover Art Jacob Lawrence: Migration Series, Phillips Collection, Washington, DC (1993), May 1, 2013. (Elizabeth Hutton Turner; http://ucdavis.libguides.com/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/6a00d8341bf67c53ef0162fddb2a53970d-800wi.jpg6a00d8341bf67c53ef0162fddb2a53970d-800wiUnsolved Mysteries, December 19, 2011. (http://news.discovery.com).2018-01-01T14:11:06+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/04/21/all-the-medias-stereotypes/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/stereotypes-quote.jpgStereotypes QuoteStereotype quote taken from Annie Murphy Paul article (May 1998) in Psychology Today, January 16, 2011. (http://nwso.net/). In public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/tamerlan-tsarnaev-and-dzhokhar-a-tsarnaev-at-the-boston-marathon-10-20-minutes-before-the-blasts-1844790.jpgTamerlan-Tsarnaev-and-Dzhokhar-A-Tsarnaev-at-the-Boston-Marathon-10-20-minutes-before-the-blasts-1844790Dzhokhar & Tamerlan Tsarnaev in Boston Marathon crowd moments before bomb blasts, April 15, 2013. (http://www.mirror.co.uk)2013-04-26T21:32:22+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/04/18/they-can-never-kill-enough-or-steal-enough/2021-12-08T13:12:05+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/04/16/boy-the-window-is-live/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/boythewindow-finalfrontcover.jpgBoy@TheWindow.FinalFrontCoverFinal Cover2013-04-23T16:45:41+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/03/29/blogging-break/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/blogging-break.jpgBlogging BreakMe comatose on my MacBook keyboard, March 29, 2013. (Donald Earl Collins).2013-04-01T01:39:29+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/03/27/the-dying-of-black-womens-children/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/pitt-honors-convocation-1994.jpgPitt Honors Convocation 1994Pitt Honors Convocation program, (March 1, 1994), March 27, 2013. [Ironic, given that I received this honor when I was at CMU]. (Donald Earl Collins).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/pitt-wsp-award-1993.jpgPitt WSP Award 1993Pitt's Women's Studies Program Annual Prize for Student Research on Women and Gender, June 1993, March 27, 2013. (Donald Earl Collins).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/207iim.gif207iimInfant mortality rates by country (2004), March 27, 2013. (http://www.mchb.hrsa.gov/). In public domain.2013-03-27T16:38:29+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/03/21/transfer-anniversary/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/pittsburgh2_schenley-park.jpgPittsburgh2_Schenley-ParkPitt and Carnegie Mellon (with Forbes Quad & Baker Hall included) as seen from Schenley Park, Pittsburgh, PA, March 21, 2013. (http://milliverstravels.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/03-29-03_oakland_original.jpg03-29-03_oakland_originalViewing Pitt's Cathedral of Learning from Carnegie Mellon's mall (with Hamerschlag Hall in foreground), March 29, 2003. (http://post-gazette.com)2013-03-21T17:04:36+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/03/18/the-impossible-choice-of-driving-while-black/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/lorain-utility-work3.jpgLorain & Utility Work3Utility work on Lorain Avenue (slightly different angle - 3rd truck hidden from view), March 14, 2013 (2:38 pm). (Donald Earl Collins).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/lorain-utility-work1.jpgLorain & Utility Work1Utility work closing off Lorain Avenue (cones included, Silver Spring, MD, March 14, 2013 (2:37 pm). (Donald Earl Collins).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/no-u-turn-sign.jpgNo U-Turn SignNo U-Turn sign & left turning lane, Colesville Rd & Lorain Ave, Silver Spring, MD, March 14, 2013 (2:35 pm). (Donald Earl Collins).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/police_brutality-transparent.gifpolice_brutality-transparentPolice brutality poster, March 18, 2013. (http://lovethetruth.com).2013-03-18T13:08:34+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/03/15/conversations-with-m%c2%b2-about-big-foot/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/smalfut.jpgSmalfutFrame 352 from Patterson-Gimlin film, claiming to show Bigfoot, October 20, 1967. (Beao via Wikipedia). Qualifies as fair use under US Copyright laws - low resolution picture.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/abe-vigoda.jpgAbe-VigodaA "young" Abe Vigoda, Barney Miller, circa 1978, March 15, 2013. (http://notalwaysaboutmonkeys.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/my-left-foot.jpgMy Left FootMy left foot (excuse movie pun), size 14 4W, March 15, 2013. (Donald Earl Collins).2013-03-15T14:52:19+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/03/12/revised-preliminary-boy-the-window-book-cover/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/boythewindow-frontcover9.jpgBoy@TheWindow.FrontCover9Book Cover (version 9.5 officially) for Boy @ The Window, March 7, 2013. (Donald Earl Collins).2013-03-12T13:57:29+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/03/07/clover-donuts-and-papa-wongs/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sues-rendezvous.jpgSues RendezvousSue's Rendezvous, a strip club a block away from where Papa Wong's used to be, Mount Vernon, NY, March 6, 2013. (http;//twitter.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/chocolate_cropped.jpgChocolate_CroppedChocolate Honey Dip Donuts (not quite like the ones Clover Donuts used to make), March 6, 2013. (http://honeydewdonuts.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/egg_rolls.jpgEgg_rollsPork Egg Rolls (like the ones Papa Wong's once made), Golden Gate Restaurant, Wyoming, MI, December 6, 2008. (stevendepolo via Flickr). In public domain. 2021-11-12T17:20:41+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/03/02/totos-africa-reading-too-much-into-it/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/esq-brain-xray-0212-lg.jpgesq-brain-xray-0212-lgThe Spark of Imagination (via x-ray), March 1, 2013. (http://esquire.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/thejunglesinclair.jpgTheJungleSinclairThe Jungle (1906), by Upton Sinclair, 1st Edition, March 31, 2011. (GrahamHardy via Wikipedia). In public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/toto-africa-350927.jpgToto-Africa-350927Toto's "Africa" (1982) Singles Sleeve, March 1, 2013. (http://eil.com).2013-03-02T02:59:05+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/02/23/coursera-and-edx-announce-major-expansions-going-international/2013-02-23T12:03:00+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/02/20/washington-dc-where-bad-food-abounds-dcmdva/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscn2349.jpgDSCN2349Whole Foods Pizza made in their oven (half cheese, half pepperoni & sausage, all limp and soggy), February 15, 2013. (Donald Earl Collins).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscn2350.jpgDSCN2350https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscn2351.jpgDSCN2351https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscn2352.jpgDSCN2352https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dscn2353.jpgDSCN2353https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/5681833542_678c15c774_z.jpg5681833542_678c15c774_zMineo's Pizza, Pittsburgh, PA, circa 2010, February 20, 2013. (http://flickr.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/hollywood-east-2002-2013.jpgHollywood East 2002-2013Hollywood East Cafe, circa 2002 and 2012, from hole-in-the-wall to the middle of a mall (how bigger isn't always better), Wheaton, MD, February 20, 2013. (Donald Earl Collins). 2024-06-01T19:45:54+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/02/15/kufi-battles/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/jacobandmaninblack.pngJacobAndManInBlackThe Man In Black (presumably Esau; played by Titus Welliver) with Jacob (Mark Pellegrino), from TV series Lost (2009-10), February 15, 2013. (http://magiclamp.org).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/nfl_a_jflacco_dj_600.jpgnfl_a_jflacco_dj_600Pittsburgh Steelers' James Harrison sacks Baltimore Ravens QB Joe Flacco, AFC Division Round, January 15, 2011. (http://espn.go.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/matrix_punch.jpgmatrix_punchSlow-motion punch frame from Matrix Revolutions (2003), February 15, 2013. (http://theathleticnerd.com/).2013-02-15T11:28:33+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/02/12/the-story-of-a-picture/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/trs80-iii.jpgtrs80-iiiTandy TRS-80 III, February 12, 2013. (http://oldcomputers.net/pics/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/double-mvhs-id-picture.jpgDouble MVHS ID PictureMVHS ID Picture (with horizontal flip), February 12, 2013. (Donald Earl Collins).2013-02-12T14:44:25+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2008/06/23/hunger/2013-02-12T14:16:31+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/02/07/potential-boy-the-window-book-covers/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/boythewindow-frontcover.jpgBoy@TheWindow.FrontCoverhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/boythewindow-frontcover2.jpgBoy@TheWindow.FrontCover2https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/boythewindow-frontcover3.jpgBoy@TheWindow.FrontCover3https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/boythewindow-frontcover4.jpgBoy@TheWindow.FrontCover4https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/boythewindow-frontcover5.jpgBoy@TheWindow.FrontCover5Boy @ The Window Front Covers, February 7, 2013. (Donald Earl Collins).2013-02-10T13:05:40+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/02/06/kidneys-baking-soda-240-east-third-street/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/7254.jpg7254One human kidney, sliced open to reveal hydronephrosis, typically the obstruction of the free flow of urine from the kidney, February 6, 2013. (http://meducation.net).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/240-east-third-street.jpg240 East Third Street240 East Third Street, Mount Vernon, NY, September 2007. (http://googlemaps.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/arm-hammer.jpgarm-hammerArm & Hammer Baking Soda, 1lb Box, circa 1970s, February 6, 2013. (http://wackypackages.org).2013-02-06T12:52:07+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/02/01/the-emotional-the-personal-and-black-history/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/donald-05181997-cropped.jpgDonald 05181997.croppedMe really pissed, at CMU PhD graduation, Pittsburgh, PA, May 18, 1997. (Angelia N. Levy).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/day2ex1_marion_lynching.jpgTwo Men are Lynched in Marion, IndianaThomas Shipp and Abram Smith, lynched in Marion, IN, August 7, 1930. (Lawrence H. Beitler). Qualifies as fair use under US Copyright laws, as It is the only image known to depict this hanging, and is used here to illustrate the event.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/blackhistorymonth_2013_rotatorrevised.jpgBlackHistoryMonth_2013_rotatorREVISEDBlack History Month 2013 electronic poster, February 1, 2013. (http://dclibrary.org).2013-04-05T11:55:39+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/01/28/all-work-and-no-play/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/fringe509blackblotter0001242.jpgFringe509BlackBlotter0001242John Noble as Dr. Walter Bishop on Fringe, Season 5, after dropping acid, December 2012. (http://fringetelevision.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/foxworth_1218298597.jpgAugust Osage County at the Music Box TheatreActor Robert Foxworth on Broadway in August: Osage County, August 2008. (Joan Marcus/Playbill).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/yinyang.gifyinYangYin & Yang symbol from Taoism, good symbol for balance in life, January 28, 2013. (http://taoism.about.com).2013-01-28T20:01:11+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/01/24/jacksonville-visit/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/2012-09-08-18-29-53.jpg2012-09-08 18.29.53My father, Silver Spring, MD, September 8, 2012. (Noah M. Collins).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/1-glassexternal.jpg1-glassexternalGlass extension of Jacksonville International Airport, January 24, 2013. (http://www.airport-technology.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/dscf0530.jpgDSCF0530Me and My Father Jimme, Mall, Jacksonville Waterfront, August 27, 2007. (Angelia N. Levy).2013-01-24T17:42:01+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/01/21/glad-obamas-in-but-nothing-to-celebrate/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/121030-f-al508-081c_aerial_views_during_an_army_search_and_rescue_mission_show_damage_from_hurricane_sandy_to_the_new_jersey_coast_oct-_30_2012.jpgAerial photos of New Jersey coastline in the aftermath of Hurricane SandyAerial views of the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, New Jersey coast taken during a search and rescue mission, October 30, 2012. (Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen, USAF/Wikipedia). In public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/crowd_at_national_mall_for_obama_inauguration_1-20-09_hires_090120-f-6184m-007a.jpg2009 Armed Forces Inaugural CommitteeCrowd at National Mall morning of President Obama's inauguration, January 20, 2009. (DoD photo by Senior Master Sgt. Thomas Meneguin, USAF/Wikipedia). In public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/us_president_barack_obama_taking_his_oath_of_office_-_2009jan20.jpg2009 Armed Forces Inaugural CommitteePresident Barack Obama takes his first oath of office, US Capitol, January 20, 2009. (DoD photo by Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo, USAF/Wikipedia). In public domain.2013-01-21T13:13:28+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/07/30/for-the-love-of-a-lockout-an-impasse/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/herd-of-sheep.jpgherd-of-sheepHerd of sheep, July 30, 2011. (Source/zerohedge.com)https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/alg_obama_pelosi_boehner.jpgUS-POLITICS-OBAMA-CONGRESSBoehner, Pelosi and President Obama in same room, The White House, December 9, 2009. (Source/Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/6a0115709f071f970b014e8a223124970d-550wi.jpg6a0115709f071f970b014e8a223124970d-550wiDeMaurice Smith watches as Colts player Jeff Saturday gives Patriots owner Bob Kraft a much-needed hug, July 25, 2011. (Source/NESN).2013-01-21T12:19:31+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2010/03/23/can-do-no-wrong/2013-01-21T12:15:48+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2009/03/11/moving-to-canada/2013-01-21T12:04:19+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/01/17/paul-krugman-thomas-friedman-wrong-about-budget-deficit/2013-01-17T19:29:40+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/01/15/the-falsehoods-of-a-civil-rights-movement-legacy/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/nypd-stop-and-frisk.jpgnypd-stop-and-friskNYPD Stop and Frisk caption (actual details for photo unknown), August 2012. (http://thinkprogress.org).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/470px-ihaveadreammarines.jpg470px-IhaveadreamMarinesHundreds of thousands descended on Washington, DC's Lincoln Memorial August 28, 1963. (Marines' Photo via Wikipedia). In public domain. https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/mlk_memorial_nps_photo.jpgMLK_Memorial_NPS_photoMartin Luther King, Jr. Memorial statue, National Parks Service, Washington, DC, August 2, 2012. (NPS via Wikipedia). Qualifies as fair use under US Copyright laws, as this is a 2D picture of a 3D sculpture.2013-01-15T15:23:32+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/06/10/my-last-day/2013-01-15T11:30:47+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/01/09/remembering-harold-meltzer/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/1972-dodge-dart-custom-4-door-sedan-dark-green-fvr-_2004-ww_wd-dctc_-f.jpg1972-Dodge-Dart-Custom-4-Door-Sedan-Dark-Green-fvr-_2004-WW_WD-DCTC_-F1972 Dodge Dart Dark Green (similar to '74 Dodge Dart Meltzer owned when I was at MVHS), December 25, 2009. (http://www.fotosdecarros.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/metoperapics.jpgMetOperaPicsMet Logo and A full house, seen from rear of stage, at the Metropolitan Opera House (former bldg, 39th Street), for a concert by pianist Josef Hofmann, November 28, 1937. (National Archives via Wikimedia). In public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/meltzer-obit-journalnews-01092003.jpgMeltzer Obit.JournalNews.01092003Harold Meltzer obituary (via Frank Pandolfo), January 9, 2003. (Westchester Journal News).2021-05-18T13:45:12+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/01/07/why-obama-is-only-a-failed-centrist-president/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/b_presidents.jpgPresidentsPhoto of Presidents George H.W. Bush, Reagan, Carter, Ford and Nixon at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library dedication, Simi Valley, CA, November 4, 1991. (Anne Cusack/Los Angeles Times).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/o5m2f00z.jpgO5M2F00ZPhoto of living presidents with then President-Elect Barack Obama in the Oval Office, January 7, 2009. (http://npr.org).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/37_lyndon_johnson_3x4.jpg37_Lyndon_Johnson_3x4Photo portrait of President Lyndon B. Johnson [our last transformational President] in the Oval Office, leaning on a chair, March 10, 1964. (Arnold Newman, White House Press Office via Wikipedia). In public domain.2013-01-07T15:50:33+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/01/05/the-new-gameplan-for-boy-the-window/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/game_plan.pnggame_planIntermediate pass route game plan (with at least one running back as blocker), November 2011. (http://www.npengage.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/kingdavid_380x223_925078a.jpgkingdavid_380x223_925078aBoxer David Haye displays his bruised knuckles, January 12, 2011. (http://www.thesun.co.uk/)https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/siege_of_burgos_1812_heim.jpgSiege_of_burgos_1812_heimSiege of Burgos (Spain), 1813, by François Joseph Heim. Pic taken December 23, 2012. (1970gemini via Wikipedia). In public domain.2013-01-06T04:57:18+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2013/01/01/emancipation-and-compromise/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/2afbfe09c7566b82642d3070ba3f7b49_1m.jpg2afbfe09c7566b82642d3070ba3f7b49_1MEmancipation Proclamation reproduction, National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, Cincinnati, OH, (photo taken November 15, 2009). (Wikipedia). In public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/120923_kicking_the_can_t618.jpg120923_Kicking_the_Can_t618"Kicking the can down the road" cartoon, September 23, 2012. (Clay Bennett/ Chattanooga Times Free Press).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/ap-fiscal-cliff-4_3_r560.jpgap-fiscal-cliff-4_3_r560Statuary by the US Capitol, Washington, DC, December 25, 2012. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP).2013-01-02T10:54:00+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/12/27/randomness-faith/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/zeus_hermitage_st-_petersburg_20021009.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERARoman Seated Zeus, marble and bronze (restored), Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia, January 4, 2006. (Sanne Smit via Wikipedia). In public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/the-actual-ds-experiment.jpgThe actual DS experimentAn actual double-slit experiment (electrons or photons behaving as particles and waves, in two places at same time), December 27, 2012. (http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour)https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/fig70.jpgfig70Randomness equation, Schrage random number generator, December 27, 2012. (http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov).2012-12-27T16:48:11+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/12/22/sports-and-the-tions/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/6977680033_dbea9539b3_z.jpg6977680033_dbea9539b3_zPittsburgh's Civic Arena under demolitiion, March 11, 2012 (AVPHOTOGRAPHICS PGH via Flickr.com). In public domain. The "Igloo" (home of the Pittsburgh Penguins) itself was built after the demolition of the Lower Hill District between 1958 and 1961, displacing thousands of Blacks in the process.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/gentrificationdcstyle.jpgGentrificationDCStyleGentrification via sports collage, December 22, 2012. [Includes aerial view of location of new DC baseball stadium site, June 22, 2006, http://www.wreckingcorp.com; Nationals Park Greeting Card; Baseball Stadium Price Tag cartoon, March 27, 2008 (Nate Beeler/Washington Examiner)]https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/ralls_texas_grain_silos_2010.jpgRalls_Texas_Grain_Silos_2010Steel grain silos, Ralls, Texas, October 12, 2010. (Leaflet via Wikipedia). In public domain.2012-12-22T15:22:59+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/12/19/newtown-calling/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/841-lvzst-st.jpg841-lVZSt.StSidewalk memorial with 26 stuffed animals representing 26 shooting victims, Newtown, CT, December 16, 2012. (David Goldman/AP).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/841-lvzst-st-55.jpeg841-lVZSt.St.55https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/mogadishusuicidebombvictims_ontdekislampicture.jpgMogadishuSuicideBombVictims_OntdekIslamPictureMogadishu (Somalia) suicide bomb victims, January 24, 2009. (Ontdek Islam website).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/updates-27-dead-in-shooting-at-sandy-hook-elementary-school-in-newtown-conn.jpgUPDATES-27-dead-in-shooting-at-Sandy-Hook-Elementary-School-in-Newtown-ConnPresident Barack Obama tears up during White House press conference on Newtown, CT mass shooting, December 14, 2012. (UPI)2012-12-20T02:24:48+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/12/05/my-beef-with-cory-bookers-food-stamps-experiment/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/labmice_1632902c.jpglabMice_1632902cLab mice "Avatars" implanted with cancer to treat cancer, October 5, 2012. (http://danisfoundation.org). https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/bill-clinton-404_683090c1.jpgbill-clinton-404_683090cPresident Bill Clinton (in context of "I feel your pain" quote), July 23, 2009. (http://dailybail.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/bill-clinton-404_683090c.jpgbill-clinton-404_683090cPresident Bill Clinton, in context of "I feel your pain," July 23, 2009. (http://dailybail.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/cory_booker_2011_shankbone.jpgCory_Booker_2011_ShankboneCory Booker at the 2011 Time 100 Gala, April 27, 2011. (David Shankbone via Wikipedia). Released to public domain via Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license.2012-12-16T16:39:13+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/12/13/december-doctoral-decisions/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/graphic-1.gifgraphic-1Cartoon on data points & regression analysis involving drug trials, December 13, 2012. (http://www.landers.co.uk).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/hammersicklepitt.jpgHammerSicklePittHammer & Sickle & Pitt Flag [symbolic of Pitt's history department], December 13, 2012. (Donald Earl Collins).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/michael_pacher_004.jpgMichael_Pacher_004Saint Wolfgang and The Devil [Faustian Bargain], by Michael Pacher, ca. 1471-1475, Munich, Germany, February 19, 2009. (The Yorck Project via Wikipedia). In public domain.2012-12-13T16:09:20+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/12/12/providing-the-wrong-frame-for-higher-education/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/ben-jerrys-half-baked-26672.jpgben--jerrys-half-baked-26672Ben & Jerry's half baked ice cream flavor, December 11, 2012. (http://bestuff.com/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/crackerjackbags24.jpgCrackerJackBags24Box of Cracker Jack bags, December 11, 2012. (http://crackerjackpopcorn.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/investing-in-the-future1.jpgInvesting in the FutureNeera Tanden and Drew Gilpin Faust, Center for American Progress' "Investing in the Future" event (screen shot), Washington, DC, December 10, 2012. (http://americanprogress.org).2012-12-12T15:08:59+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/12/03/we-called-him-mr-lewis/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/51g8rrh-jll.jpg51G8rrh-JlLBarron's Regents Exams & Answers Chemistry (2011), December 3, 2012 (http://barnesandnoble.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/marlboro_cigarettes.jpgMarlboro_CigarettesMarlboro cigarette butts, September 19, 2007. (bachmont via Wikipedia/Flickr.com). In public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/1341944252764_rovi_2x1_overlay_640_320.jpg1341944252764_rovi_2x1_Overlay_640_320Screenshot from To Sir, with Love (1967), December 3, 2012. (http://movies.tvguide.com). Qualifies as fair use under US Copyright laws - pic's low resolution/subject matter for blog.2012-12-03T19:11:27+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/11/29/james-and-the-pagpsa/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/cmupittmug.jpgCMUPittMugCMU-Pitt mug, from joint PAGPSA/BGSO meeting on diversity and grad school, October 1992, November 29, 2012. (Donald Earl Collins).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/donald-mark-james-feb1993.jpgDonald & Mark James.Feb1993Me with Mark James, PAGPSA meeting, GSPH building, University of Pittsburgh, February 26, 1993 (Lois Nembhard).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/james-pessego-gigante-2.jpgjames-pessego-gigante-2James and the Giant Peach photo art (1996), November 29, 2012. (http://disneymania.com.br).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/15835968.jpg158359682012. (http://glog2012-11-29T20:04:07+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2010/12/15/slumming-lords/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/john_block.jpgJohn_BlockOfficial Secretary of Agriculture Photo, John R. Block, December 15, 2010. Source: http://news.siu.edu/news/April04/040104pr4039.htmhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/leslie_five_points_new_york_1885_3c22660v.jpgLeslie_five_points_new_york_1885_3c22660vNew York City - "Doing the slums" - A scene in the Five Points / from a sketch by a staff artist, Policeman leading upper class people through the Five Points neighborhood, Published 1885; December 15, 2010. Source: http://memory.loc.gov/service/pnp/cph/3c20000/3c22000/3c22600/3c22660v.jpg2012-11-23T17:18:50+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/11/23/thanksgiving-family-drama/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/eat-n-park-logo.jpgeat-n-park-logoEat'n Park logo, March 2011. (http://www.printablecoupons.us/).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/levyfamilynoahinpittsburgh.jpgLevyFamily&NoahinPittsburghWife's family and Noah in Pittsburgh, July 15, 2004. (Donald Earl Collins).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/1122121718.jpg1122121718German Chocolate Cake, Thanksgiving Dessert, November 22, 2012. (Donald Earl Collins).2012-11-23T16:50:55+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/11/19/fear-of-flying-solo-not-literally/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/continental_airlines_b737-200_n7381f.jpgContinental_Airlines_B737-200_N7381FContinental Airlines B737-200 (similar to one I flew on in November '87, logo included), Providence, RI, 1990, January 2, 2009. (Phillip Capper via Wikipedia). Releases to public domain via cc-Attribution 2.0 Generic license.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/princes-sign-o-the-times-liner-notes.jpgPrince's Sign 'O The Times Liner NotesExcerpts of Prince's Sign 'O' the Times (1987) liner notes, November 19, 2012. (Donald Earl Collins). Qualifies as fair use under US Copyright laws - low resolution illustration of text-like writing style for this post.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/0001820000063_300x300.jpg0001820000063_300X30016-ounce "Pounder" can of Busch Beer, November 19, 2012. (http://price2watch.com)https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/solo-swimming-duck.jpgSolo Swimming DuckMale duck swimming solo, Chicago River, Chicago, IL, June 16, 2002. (Donald Earl Collins)2012-11-19T14:22:29+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2007/07/23/a-dream-that-had-to-die/2012-11-19T12:10:14+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/11/17/jimme-to-the-rescue/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/300px-241steet_irt_2_train_station_entry.jpg300px-241steet_IRT_2_train_station_entry241st Street-Wakefield Station entrance, Bronx, NY, January 18, 2010. (DanTD via Wikipedia). Released to public domain via cc-Attribution 3.0 Unported,https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/ap_felix_baumgartner_skydive_freefall_thg_121015_wg.jpgap_felix_baumgartner_skydive_freefall_thg_121015_wgFelix Baumgartner of Austria as he jumps out of the capsule during final manned flight, October 14, 2012. (AP Photo via Red Bull Stratos)https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/us_coast_guard_helicopter_rescue_demonstration.jpgUS_Coast_Guard_helicopter_rescue_demonstrationUnited States Coast Guard rescue diver jumps from a helicopter (demonstration), 2004 Seafair, Seattle, WA, June 18, 2008. (Brandon Weeks via Wikipedia). Released to public domain via cc-Attribution 3.0 Unported license.2012-11-17T15:03:34+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/11/14/the-so-called-fiscal-cliff-obamas-lethal-weapon/2012-11-14T18:20:56+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/11/12/post-mortem-post/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/cowardly_lion_0318.jpgcowardly_lion_0318The Cowardly Lion from The Wizard of Oz (1939), November 12, 2012. (http://time.com). https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/the_anatomy_lesson.jpgThe_Anatomy_LessonThe Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp (1632) by Rembrandt, November 12, 2012. In public domain.2012-11-12T14:53:55+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2008/11/08/early-november/2012-11-09T21:40:25+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/11/06/president-obama-vs-fake-obama-today/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/2009-08-24-baggervance.jpg2009-08-24-baggervanceWill Smith and Matt Damon in The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000), August 24, 2009. (http://grist.org). Qualifies as fair use under US copyright laws - subject of post.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/michael-clarke-duncan-green-mile-585-x-371.jpgMichael Clarke Duncan green mile (585 x 371)The late Michael Duncan Clarke in The Green Mile (1999), December 1999. (http://movies.com). Qualifies as fair use under US Copyright laws - related to subject of post.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/oct-222012-12360-morrison-moreno-valley-ca-003-380x285.jpgOct-222012-12360-Morrison-Moreno-Valley-CA-003-380x285Eddie Million's Obama Effigy, Moreno Valley, CA, October 22, 2012. (Moreno Valley Press-Enterprise).2012-11-06T15:07:27+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/11/05/cath-the-great/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/skunk-picture.jpgskunk-pictureA skunk (something a teacher shouldn't bring to class), November 5, 2012. (http://animal.discovery.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/hes1994program.jpgHES1994ProgramHistory of Education Society 1994 Annual Meeting program, November 3-6 1994, November 5, 2012. (Donald Earl Collins).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/carolina-inn-photos-hotel.jpegCarolina-Inn-photos-HotelCarolina Inn at night (its better side), Chapel Hill, NC, 2007, November 5, 2012. (http://booked.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/41628_100000065156498_8036_n.jpg41628_100000065156498_8036_nhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/cath-mary.jpgCath & Mary2012-11-05T12:05:26+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/11/02/pregnant-pauses/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/005_2.jpg005_2Noah in Baby Bjorn/my parka, Silver Spring, MD, December 3, 2003 (Angelia N. Levy).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/sickle-cell-anemia.jpgsickle-cell-anemiaSickled and normal red blood cells, November 1, 2012. (original source unknown).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/ultrasound2.jpgultrasound2Ultrasound of fetus, 2nd or 3rd Trimester, November 1, 2012. (http://brmh.org).2012-11-02T13:41:10+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/10/31/irksome-american-conversations-on-gender-race-with-impact/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/article-0-0c0fe0a2000005dc-260_468x318.jpgarticle-0-0C0FE0A2000005DC-260_468x318Manny Pacquiao v. Antonio Margarito (true meaning of the verb "impact"), Arlington, TX, November 13, 2010. (AP via http://9run.ca).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/lovingmildred.jpgOBIT LOVINGMildred Loving and Richard Loving (famous for landmark Supreme Court Loving v. Virginia (1967) miscegnation case), January 26, 1965. (AP). Qualifies as fair use under US Copyright laws - subject of post and no other photos available. https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/strong_woman.jpgstrong_woman"We Can Do It!" - Rosie the Riveter poster [1942], by J. Howard Miller, October 30, 2012 (Wikipedia). In public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/wonder_woman_01.jpgwonder_woman_01Wonder Woman, October 30, 2012. (http://tvequals.com).2012-10-31T14:02:44+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/10/24/2012-presidential-debates-the-great-white-hype-1996/2012-10-24T17:03:39+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/10/23/my-take-on-carnegie-mellon-university/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/carnegie-mellon.jpgCarnegie-MellonCarnegie Mellon's University Center, or "the new sanitarium," October 22, 2012. (via Wikipedia). https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/17-carnegie-mellon-university1.jpg17-carnegie-mellon-universityhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/a-pompeo-lineup0918.jpga-pompeo-lineup0918Mitt Romney via 47 Percent Video, September 18, 2012. (Joe Pompeo/http://capitalnewyork.com). Qualifies as fair use under US Copyright Laws - cropped/low resolution.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/17-carnegie-mellon-university.jpg17-carnegie-mellon-universityView of Pitt's Cathedral of Learning from Carnegie Mellon lawn, Pittsburgh, PA, October 22, 2012. (http://www.broadwayspotted.com/).2012-10-23T14:08:51+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/10/17/the-make-believe-media/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/s-megyn-kelly-large300.jpgs-MEGYN-KELLY-large300Megyn Kelly, FOX News, September 27, 2011. (http://huffingtonpost.com). https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/world-economy.jpgBalancing Money and the EarthGold bars and the earth on a set of brass scales (inspired by An Inconvenient Truth [2006]), August 2, 2011. (http://drpinna.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/ruths-chris-pic1.jpgruths-chris-pic1"If it bleeds, it leads," whether it's Ruth Chris Steakhouse or the mainstream media, October 17, 2012. (http://sanfrancisco.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/combined-pics.jpgCombined PicsWhat media can get wrong (Election 1948, SCOTUS Obamacare Decision), November 3, 1948 and June 28, 2012 [October 17, 2012].2012-10-18T22:19:34+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/10/11/fisher-v-university-of-texas-supreme-court-takes-up-affirmative-action/2012-10-11T23:19:51+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/10/10/election-2012-the-plan/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/romney_2012_product_pageimage-vprallysign_458x458.jpgromney_2012_product_pageimage-vprallysign_458x458https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/romney-ryan.gifRomney-Ryan2012-10-10T15:26:21+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/10/08/my-take-on-k-12-higher-education-corporatism/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pdr-stalingrad-nov.jpgPDR stalingrad novRomanian Army POWs from Battle of Stalingrad, February 3, 1943. (http://ww2incolor.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/image.jpg*Nov 14 - 00:05*Overcrowded classroom (with DOE Chancellor Joel Klein) with two teachers, PS 189, Brooklyn, NY, September 16, 2009. (Craig Warga/NY Daily News). Qualifies as fair use - blog subject with no comparable picture.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pink-floyd-the-wall-alan-parker.jpgpink-floyd-the-wall-alan-parkerPink Floyd--The Wall (1982), February 16, 2012. (http://free-education.info). Qualifies as fair use under US Copyright laws - low res and related to blog subject.2012-10-08T17:58:33+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/10/03/the-great-original-sin-debate/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/michelangelo_buonarroti_022.jpgMichelangelo_Buonarroti_022Michelangelo's sin of Adam and Eve painting, Sistine Chapel ceiling, Vatican City (1508-1512), May 20, 2005. (The Yorck Project via Wikipedia). In public domain. https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/goldman.jpggoldmanProfessor Wendy Goldman, Carnegie Mellon University, circa 2012, October 3, 2012. (http://www.history.cmu.edu). https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/diapo_mccain.jpgdiapo_mccainObama-McCain Third Debate (post-debate picture), Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY, October 15, 2008. (Jim Bourg/Reuters).2012-10-03T20:28:59+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2010/04/10/raised-on-hip-hop/2012-09-29T15:00:43+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/09/01/a-question-of-my-blackness-sexuality-and-masculinity/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/a-question-freedom-memoir-learning-survival-coming-age-dwayne-reginald-betts-hardcover-cover-art.jpga-question-freedom-memoir-learning-survival-coming-age-dwayne-reginald-betts-hardcover-cover-artA Question of Freedom (2009) Hardcover Cover, September 1, 2011. (Source/Donald Earl Collins).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/2377829_2.jpgCopyright (C), Multiple Listing Service of Long Island, Inc, 2004South 10th Avenue, Mount Vernon, New York, November 19, 2006. (Source/http://weichert.com). The house in the center of the photo is where my father Jimme lived in 1986, in a room in the attic.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/2169.jpg2169Boyz In The Hood (1991) Screen Shot, September 1, 2011. (Source/http://freeinfosociety.com). 20 years since this movie, and we still inquisition Black males about their masculinity. By the way, I was never this cool growing up.2012-09-29T14:56:40+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/09/26/edx-and-ex-lax-higher-educations-future/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/3dmatrixcorridorsscr.jpg3dmatrixcorridorsscrCorridor in code, The Matrix (1999) screen shot, September 26, 2012. (http://luisangelv.wordpress.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/edx_logo_col_rgb_final.jpgedX_Logo_Col_RGB_FINALedX logo, May 2, 2012. (http://news.harvard.edu). Qualifies as fair use under US copyright laws - main subject of blog post.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/300670005245.jpg300670005245Ex-lax Chocolated Laxative, September 26, 2012. (http://overstockdrugstore.com).2012-09-26T21:21:45+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/09/22/the-endless-drivel-of-nbcs-education-nation/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_6873-ctu-strike-west-side-march.jpgIMG_6873-CTU strike west side marchStriking Chicago teachers turn the West Side streets into a river of red, September 14, 2012. (David Rapkin/Socialist Worker)https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/nbc-news-education-nation.jpgnbc-news-education-nationNBC News Education Nation logo, March 10, 2012. (http://mediabistro.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/williams.jpgwilliamsNBC Nightly News/Rock Center anchor Brian Williams, host of Education Nation Week, September 4, 2012. (http://educationnews.org).2012-09-22T13:11:56+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/09/13/anthony-cody-gates-foundation-in-ed-reform-debate/2012-09-13T20:12:16+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/09/13/a-call-for-psychological-screenings/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/lucy-van-pelt-digitalcitizenca-122010.jpglucy-van-pelt.digitalcitizenca.122010Peanuts' Lucy Van Pelt as psychiatrist, September 12, 2012. (http://digitalcitizen.ca). Qualifies as fair use under US Copyright laws due to blog post's subject matter.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/en_0723_petersen_480x360.jpgen_0723_petersen_480x360https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/rorschach_blot_04.jpgRorschach_blot_04Fourth blot of the Rorschach inkblot test, 1921, February 21, 2008. (Bryan Derksen via Wikipedia). In public domain.2012-09-15T03:47:50+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/09/10/man-made-black-hole/2012-09-10T23:21:33+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/09/10/chicago-teachers-on-strike-hit-the-picket-line-photos-video-live-updates/2012-09-10T19:35:57+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/09/10/school-of-dreams-and-nightmares/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/avatar-extras-nightmares-and-daydreams-cart-b.jpgavatar-extras-nightmares-and-daydreams-cart-b"Nightmares & Daydreams" episode screen shot, Avatar: The Last Airbender, September 10, 2012. (Donald Earl Collins). Qualifies as fair use under US Copyright laws due to pic's low resolution.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/ioj.jpgIoJStarbucks double chocolate chip coffee, September 10, 2012. (htttp://wwwcoffeespitfire.blogspot.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/102111901.jpg102111901School of Dreams (2003), by Edward Humes, September 9, 2012. (Donald Earl Collins).2012-09-10T15:28:44+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/09/07/my-friend-matt/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/250px-canasta.jpg250px-CanastaCanasta, May 31, 2007. (Roland Scheicher via Wikipedia). Released to public domain by author.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/cmu_logo_stack_cmyk_red.jpgCMU_logo_stack_cmyk_redCarnegie Mellon University logo, June 27, 2012. (Abrio via Wikipedia). In public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/beavis_and_butt-head_titlecard.pngBeavis_and_Butt-head_titlecardBeavis and Butt-head titlecard, May 21, 2012. (Nerd 101 via Wikipedia). Qualifies as fair use under US Copyright laws due to image's low resolution.2012-09-07T03:19:58+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/08/29/the-wussification-of-grading/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/espn.jpegespnESPN logo, August 29, 2012. (http://thebiglead.com). In public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/6a00d83451db8d69e20128770b5701970c-800wi.jpg6a00d83451db8d69e20128770b5701970c-800wiGrades Collage, January 24, 2010. (http://hopkins.typepad.com).2012-09-04T10:38:31+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/09/03/grading-and-the-21st-century-professor/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/statues-20_man-hanging-on-the-ledge.jpgStatues 20_Man Hanging on the ledgeSigmund Freud hanging by one hand by David Cerney (1997), Prague, September 2, 2012. (http://swick.co.uk/). Qualifies as fair use - pic has low resolution. https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/image001.jpgimage001Between a rock and a hard place via The Simpsons movie, September 2, 2012. (http://clubsnap.com). Qualifies as fair use under US copyright laws because of picture's low resolution.2012-09-03T22:09:10+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/08/31/crooked-fingers/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/wmc-choppers.jpgWMC choppersChoppers and Westchester County Medical Center, Valhalla, NY, August 31, 2012. (http://nymc.edu)https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/dscn2244.jpgDSCN2244My crooked left fingers, August 31, 2012. (Donald Earl Collins).2012-08-31T15:50:13+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/08/26/moving-on-to-pittsburgh/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/amtrak_pennsylvanian_at_bryn_mawr_pa.jpgAmtrak_"Pennsylvanian"_at_Bryn_Mawr,_PAAmtrak's Pennsylvanian passing the 1895 Bryn Mawr Interlocking Control Towerat Bryn Mawr, PA, en route from New York to Pittsburgh, June 6, 2011. (Centpacrr via Wikipedia). Permission granted via cc-by-sa-3.0.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/3286721654_c670f81327.jpg3286721654_c670f81327241st Street-Wakefield Subway Station, Bronx, NY, August 25, 2012. (jag9889 via http://flickr.com). In public domain. 2012-08-26T14:56:45+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2010/06/21/the-silent-treatment/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/silent-treatment-the-roots.jpgSilent Treatment.The RootsSource: Screen Shot from The Roots, "Silent Treatment" Music Video, Geffen, 19952012-08-26T00:55:14+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2009/08/26/trip-to-the-burgh/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/cathedral-of-learning-1a.jpgcathedral-of-learning-1ahttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/300px-pittsburgh_union_station_wide_2900px.jpg300px-Pittsburgh_Union_Station_Wide_2900px2012-08-26T00:32:25+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/08/16/defining-loyalty-2/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/4695356312_d28d505435_z.jpg4695356312_d28d505435_zMan on a leash, June 12, 2010. (dtoy2009 via Flickr.com). In public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/showpicture-php.pngshowPicture.phpRepublican operative Ron Christie, the ultimate yes-man, November 9, 2010. (http://c-spanvideo.org). In public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/t1larg-romney-nhprimary1.jpgt1larg.romney.nhprimaryhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/t1larg-romney-nhprimary.jpgt1larg.romney.nhprimaryGov. Mitt Romney and 'blind trust,' June 7, 2012. (http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com). 2012-09-04T10:06:25+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/08/10/working-with-wackos-part-2/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/heads-will-roll-large-msg-artsysfbuzznetcom.jpgheads-will-roll--large-msg-artsysfbuzznetcomHeads Will Roll sculpture, Embarcadero Center #4, San Francisco, June 25, 2010. (http://artsysf.buzznet.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/thingswethink.jpgThingsWeThinkThe Things We Think And Do Not Say "Memo" from Jerry Maguire (1997), August 9, 2012. (http://theuncool.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/layer-cake-006.jpgLayer-Cake-006Daniel Craig in Layer Cake (2004), October 4, 2010. (http://www.guardian.co.uk).2012-08-10T14:06:01+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/08/07/on-dumb-assed-ignorance-and-race/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/d-_l-_hughley.jpgD._L._HughleyD.L. Hughley at The Huffington Post Pre-Inaugural Ball, Washington, DC, January 20, 2009. (Carl Clifford and D.L. Hughley via Flickr.com/Wikpedia). Released via cc-Attribution 2.0 Generic license.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/gabby-douglas-08022012.jpgGabby Douglas.08022012Gabrielle Douglas on balance beam, Olympics Women's Gymnastics All-Around, London, August 2, 2012. (Gregory Bull/AP).2012-08-07T17:26:53+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/08/05/summer-of-sound/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/boyziimen_endoftheroad.jpgBoyzIIMen_EndoftheRoadBoyz II Men's "End Of The Road" (1992) singles cover, May 19, 2009. (Undermedveten via Wikipedia). Qualifies as fair use under US Copyright laws (low resolution picture).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/0805121610a.jpg0805121610aMary J. Blige's What's the 411? (1992) CD cover, August 5, 2012. (Donald Earl Collins).2012-08-05T20:47:15+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/08/01/on-hugs-and-walks/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/3660.jpg3660The Denzel Washington Walk, American Gangster (2007), August 1, 2012. (http://variety.com)https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/westlands_sky.jpgwestlands_skySarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY, August 1, 2012. (http://slc.edu). In public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/dscn2242.jpgDSCN2242Dagger through back rib and heart (screenshot), Gladiator (2000), August 1, 2012. (Donald Earl Collins). Qualifies as fair use - low resolution of picture.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/dscn2237.jpgDSCN2237Commodus hugging Maximus as he plunges dagger into back (screenshot), Gladiator (2000), August 1, 2012. (Donald Earl Collins). Qualifies as fair use under US Copyright laws - low resolution of picture.2012-08-01T15:47:46+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/07/27/the-third-armpit-of-hell/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/cope2-graffiti-train-80s.jpgcope2-graffiti-train-80s2 NYC subway train with graffiti (cropped), 1980s, December 20, 2009. (Cope2 via http://www.doobybrain.com/). Qualifies as fair use - low resolution picture.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/toph-hairy-pits.jpgToph Hairy PitsToph's "Hairy Pits" from Avatar: The Last Airbender (screenshot), July 26, 2012. (Donald Earl Collins). Qualifies as fair use -- low resolution picture.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/grand_central_station_main_concourse_jan_2006.jpgGrand_Central_Station_Main_Concourse_Jan_2006Grand Central Terminal Main Concourse in New York City, March 4, 2006. (Janke and Diliff via Wikipedia). Permission granted via cc-Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 license.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/stradano_inferno_map_lower.jpgStradano_Inferno_Map_LowerIllustration of Dante's Inferno, Map of Lower Hell, 16th century. (Giovanni Stradano via Wikipedia). In public domain.2018-11-20T12:20:50+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/07/21/tells-in-telling-the-tale/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/hand-bones.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERABones in the human hand (from authentic human skeleton), March 25, 2004. (Raul654 via Wikipedia). Released to public domain via GNU Free Documentation License.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/fireflyopeninglogo.jpgFireflyopeninglogoFirefly series opening logo, July 21, 2012. (Adamwankenobi via Wikia.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/original.jpgoriginalAdm. Adama hugging Starbuck scene (screen shot/cropped), Battlestar Galactica, 2009. (http://blazingangel.tumblr.com).2012-07-21T17:44:52+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/07/19/the-invisible-poor-the-middle-class-mythology/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/5363160587_1552b69be8.jpg5363160587_1552b69be8Creflo Dollar, pastor, World Changers Church International, November 1, 2010. (Zwicky Institut via Flickr.com). In public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/stacks_of_money.jpgStacks_of_moneyStacks of money, April 13, 2008. (Allureme via Wikipedia). Released to public domain via cc-Attribution 3.0 License.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/christopher_l_hayes_switzerland_2008.jpgChristopher_L_Hayes_Switzerland_2008Chris Hayes on a train in Switzerland, November 10, 2008.(Matthew Yglesias via Wikimedia Commons/Flickr.com). 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(http://blabla-series.com).2012-07-16T16:42:50+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/07/14/this-is-no-korra-nation/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/korra-avatar-the-legend-of-korra-25675634-800-985.jpgkorra-avatar-the-legend-of-korra-25675634-800-985Korra, Avatar: The Legend of Korra (artwork), October, 2011. (http://fanpop.com). Qualifies as fair use under US Copyright laws, as image is only being used to identify blog subject. https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/the_legend_of_korra_-_welcome_to_the_republic_city.jpgThe_Legend_of_Korra_-_Welcome_to_the_Republic_CityAvatar: The Legend of Korra - Welcome to Republic City (game screen shot), April 10, 2012. (Harryhogwarts via Wikia.com). 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(http://http://www.vitaver.com).2012-08-13T17:08:05+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/07/02/working-with-wackos-part-i/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/shaun-of-the-dead.jpgShaun-of-the-deadShaun Of The Dead (2004) poster, August 22, 2011. (Quentin X via Wikipedia). Qualifies as fair use under US Copyright laws because of poster's low resolution.2012-07-02T13:41:32+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/06/28/oligarchy-the-future-is-now/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/mitt-romney-bain-capital.jpgMitt Romney bain capitalMitt Romney Bain Capital "money shot," October 13, 2011. (http://theatlantic.com via Boston Globe).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/boss_tweed_thomas_nast.jpgBoss_Tweed,_Thomas_Nast"The 'Brains'" Boss Tweed, by Thomas Nast (1871), June 28, 2012. (Vizu via Wikipedia). In public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/79-40_21.jpg79-40_21"History Repeats Itself: The Robber Barons of the Middle Ages and the Robber Barons of Today", Puck, Samuel Ehrhardt (1889), June 28, 2012. (http://http://www.library.gsu.edu). In public domain.2012-06-28T22:27:37+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/06/25/lightning-on-a-cloudless-day/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/pookie1.jpgpookieChris Rock as "Pookie" from New Jack City (1991), June 24, 2012. (http://truthaboutit.net)https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/picture-uh63e8771de2b2a923e1d56497d23de5b5-ps52cd1d961f571b7fcc8fa922357557-154-pearsall-dr-5d-mount-vernon-ny-10552.jpgpicture-uh=63e8771de2b2a923e1d56497d23de5b5-ps=52cd1d961f571b7fcc8fa922357557-154-Pearsall-Dr-5D-Mount-Vernon-NY-10552Vernon Woods condo community (once public housing or projects) on Pearsall Drive, 2012. (http://trulia.com) https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/lightningnight278.jpglightningnight278When lightning strikes out of a blue sky, July 29, 2011. (http://news.discovery.com via Getty Images).2012-06-25T10:20:47+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2009/06/20/summer-camp/2012-06-25T10:01:38+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/06/13/origins-of-the-obsession/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/mitt-romney-laughs.jpgmitt-romney-laughsMitt Romney (via http://news.yahoo.com), May 10, 2012. (Charles Krupa/AP).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/2010-10-05-screenshot20101005atoct-57-10-27am.png2010-10-05-Screenshot20101005atOct.57.10.27AMMechanically processed chicken, the key ingredient in McDonald's Chicken McNuggets, pouring out into small tubs, October 5, 2010. (http://huffingtonpost.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/product1_5618_600x600.jpgproduct1_5618_600x600Obsession Night For Men, Calvin Klein, June 12, 2012. (http://www.dealsdirect.com.au/).2012-06-13T04:37:11+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/06/10/in-abel-ed/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/uncle_ruckus.pngUncle_RuckusUncle Ruckus screenshot, from Aaron McGruder's animated TV series The Boondocks, July 4, 2011. (Grapesoda22 via Wikipedia). Qualifies as fair use under US Copyright laws because of picture's low resolution.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/oreo-two-cookies.jpgSONY DSCTwo Oreo Cookies, February 7, 2011. (Evan-Amos via Wikipedia). In public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/ghent_altarpiece_a_-_cain_-_abel_-_murder.jpgGhent_Altarpiece_A_-_Cain_-_Abel_-_murder"Murder of Cain by Abel," Ghent Altarpiece painting, Jan van Eyck, 1432 (Paunaro via Wikipedia). In public domain.2012-06-09T13:23:29+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/06/07/college-isnt-for-everyone/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/dscf1851.jpgDSCF1851University of Maryland University College administrative offices, Largo, MD, July 2, 2010. (Donald Earl Collins).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/gated-community.jpgGated-CommunityGated community, Houston, TX area [but virtual gates in education for years], February 13, 2012. (Chelsea Lameira via http://www.houstonagentmagazine.com)https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/sterling_memorial_library_2_september_1_2008.jpgSterling_Memorial_Library_2,_September_1,_2008Sterling Memorial Library (cropped), Yale University, New Haven, CT, September 3, 2008. (Ragesoss via Wikipedia). Permission granted via licenses with GFDL and Creative Commons cc-by-sa-2.5.2012-06-07T15:10:35+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/06/05/the-arrogance-of-youth-grad-school-style/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/edwards_rect-460x307.jpgedwards_rect-460x307Former Sen. John Edwards [and new symbol of arrogance], after acquittal/mistrial, Greensboro, NC, May 31, 2012. (AP/Chuck Burton via Salon.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/terrell-owens-5.pngterrell-owens-5Terrell Owens, somewhere between arrogant and suicidal, 2012. (http://queensofkings.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/dscn2215.jpgDSCN2215Me taking the most thuggishly-goofy-arrogant picture I could, June 5, 2012. (Donald Earl Collins).2012-06-28T22:45:21+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/06/02/battlescar-galactica/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/scarred-battlestar-galactica_earth.jpgscarred battlestar galactica_earthThe battle-scarred Battlestar Galactica finally reaches Earth (orbiting over the horn of Africa, March 21, 2009. (http://graphic-engine.swarthmore.edu).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/battlestar_galactica_-_scar.jpgBattlestar_Galactica_-_ScarCylon Raider Scar screen shot, September 16, 2009. (Skier Dude via Wikipedia). Qualifies as fair use under US Copyright laws due to image's poor resolution.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/2935248790_cdb07c5da5.jpg2935248790_cdb07c5da5Battlestar Galactica artwork, Season 4, October 12, 2008. (Halil Gökdal via Flickr.com/iTunes TV). 2012-06-02T16:52:35+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/03/08/dumb-ass-communications-inc/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/sunlion.jpgsunlionSun Lion Coin, 13th Century, Seljuq Turks. Source: http://mehmeteti.150m.com/thamara/index.htmhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/lion_and_sun.jpgLion_and_SunLion and Sun, December 30, 2006. Original by [http://www.cais-soas.com/News/2006/December2006/30-12.htm CAIS]. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.2012-05-28T10:40:02+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/05/26/pre-prom-paradoxes/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/muse_reading_louvre_ca2220.jpgMuse_reading_Louvre_CA2220Clio [Muse of History] reading a scroll, (Attic red-figure lekythos, Boeotia c. 435–425 BCE), The Louvre, March 17, 2008 (Jastrow via Wikipedia). In public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/stop_defacing_signs.jpgStop_Defacing_Signs"Stop Defacing Signs," a stop sign ironically defaced with a beseechment not to deface stop signs, June 24, 2011. ( Scheinwerfermann via Wikipedia). Released to public domain via cc-Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 license.2012-05-25T23:41:04+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/05/22/28-years-later/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/eri-cropped-w-noah.jpgEri Cropped w NoahMy brother Eri with my then 3-year-old son Noah roaming free (cropped), November 23, 2006. (Angelia N. Levy).2012-05-25T11:53:17+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2009/10/08/born-in-the-u-s-a/2012-05-22T10:43:01+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2009/05/23/the-meaning-of-eris-25th/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/eri-pic2-in-november-2006.jpgEri Pic2 in November 2006Eri Washington (with my left arm) at 616 for Thanksgiving, Mount Vernon, New York, November 23, 2006. (Angelia N. Levy).2012-05-22T10:22:23+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/05/21/curriculum-2-0-been-there-done-that/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/manuscriptabbasid.jpgSONY DSCA One Thousand and One Night manuscript written in Arabic under the second half of the Abbasid Era (750-1258 CE), February 9, 2008 (Danieliness via Wikipedia). Released into public domain via cc-by-sa-3.0 license.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/nekyia_staatliche_antikensammlungen_1494_n2.jpgNekyia_Staatliche_Antikensammlungen_1494_n2Nekyia: Persephone supervising Sisyphus pushing his rock in the Underworld. Side A of an Attic black-figure amphora, ca. 530 BC. From Vulci, February 13, 2007. (Bibi Saint-Pol via Wikipedia). In public domain.2012-05-21T16:50:24+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/05/18/after-the-fall/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/bismuth_subsalicylate.pngBismuth_subsalicylateChemical structure of bismuth subsalicylate, a.k.a., Pepto Bismol, September 5, 2007. (Edgar181 via Wikipedia). In public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/lava_lake_nyiragongo_2.jpgLava_Lake_Nyiragongo_2Lava lake, Mount Nyiragongo (volcano), Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 7, 2011. (Cai Tjeenk Willink via Wikipedia). Released to public domain via cc-Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 license.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/bsg-caprica-attack.jpgTalent Names -The planet Caprica under nuclear attack, Battlestar Galactica (2003), September 28, 2011. (Gary Hutzel/SyFy Channel via http://soundonsight.org). Qualifies as fair use under US Copyright laws because of low resolution of picture.2012-05-18T16:51:40+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2008/07/29/to-my-ex-stepfather/2012-05-18T11:27:48+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2008/05/18/my-post-doctoral-life/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/donald-phd-graduation-group-photo-05181997.jpgDonald PhD Graduation.Group Photo.05181997PhD Graduation Group Photo - May 18, 1997. A great photo, except for the one (my mother) who was missing - note my mother-in-law gesturing to her. (Angelia N. Levy).2012-05-18T10:52:44+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/05/14/facing-the-tooth/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/287px-toothdecay.png287px-ToothdecaySevere premolar tooth decay (abscess), December 17, 2006. (Lycaon via Wikipedia). Released to public domain via Creative Commons 3.0 license.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/file_toothdecay.pngFile_Toothdecayhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/baker_hall_carnegie_mellon_university_-_img_7854.jpgBaker_Hall_(Carnegie_Mellon_University)_-_IMG_7854Second floor of Baker Hall, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, December 2, 2010. (Daderot via Wikimedia). In public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/dscn2205.jpgDSCN2205My front teeth, including slightly darker lower tooth (right/my left), two root canals later, May 14, 2012, (Donald Earl Collins).2012-05-14T13:40:56+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/05/12/the-hypocrisy-of-religion-as-a-weapon-of-fear/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/untouchables.jpguntouchables"Enthusiasms" scene screen shot from The Untouchables (1987), March 30, 2012. (http://loonpond.blogspot.com). Qualifies as fair use under US Copyright laws due to picture's low resolution and cropped nature.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/burning_of_sodomites.jpgBurning_of_SodomitesThe burning of the knight of Hohenberg with his servant before the walls of Zürich, for sodomy, by Diebold Schilling (1482), February 17, 2005. (Lysis via Wikipedia). In public domain. https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/dscn2204.jpgDSCN2204My Bible (KJV) combined with a French mace (circa 16th century, on display at Morges military museum, August 20, 2010), May 12, 2012. (Donald Earl Collins and Rama via Wikipedia). In public domain.2012-05-25T11:51:12+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/05/10/meeting-joe-trotter/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/dscn2201.jpgDSCN2201Conference agenda (inside pages), 15th Annual Conference on Black History in Pennsylvania, Lincoln University (1992), May 10, 2012 (Donald Earl Collins).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/arch.jpgarchLincoln University entrance and alumni arch, dedicated in 1921, May 10, 2012. (http://lincoln.edu).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/dscn2200.jpgDSCN2200Conference agenda, 15th Annual Conference on Black History in Pennsylvania, Lincoln University, May 8-9, 1992, May 10, 2012. (Donald Earl Collins).2012-05-10T14:36:47+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/05/05/an-open-letter-to-paul-ryan-from-uncle-jack-ryan/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/clear-and-present-danger-quote_288x288.jpgclear-and-present-danger-quote_288x288Harrison Ford as Jack Ryan in Clear and Present Danger (1994), May 5, 2012. (http://ugo.com). Qualifies as fair use under US copyright laws due to subject of post.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/paul_ryan_official_portrait_112th_congress.jpgPaul_Ryan,_official_portrait,_112th_CongressOfficial portrait of Congressman Paul Ryan (R-WI), 112th Congress, May 22, 2011. (Wikipedia).2012-05-05T12:23:17+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/05/04/hatin-the-player-over-the-game-repost-w-on-ex-gladiators/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/junior_seau.jpgJunior_SeauJunior Seau (New England Patriots linebacker at the time) during a game against the Oakland Raiders, December 14, 2008. (JJ Hall via Wikipedia/Flickr.com). In public domain via cc.-Attribution 2.0 Generic license.2012-05-04T12:02:05+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/05/03/chronicle-of-higher-education-shame-on-you/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/nriley.jpgnRILEYNaomi Schaefer Riley, Chronicle of Higher Education blogger, September 25, 2011. (http://c-span.org). In public domain.2012-05-03T14:07:46+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/05/02/prom-ethos/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/prometheus_bound_by_scott_eaton_c1996.jpgPrometheus_Bound_by_Scott_Eaton_c1996Prometheus Bound (1996), by Scott Eaton, March 3, 2010. (Scott Eaton via Wikipedia). Released to public domain via CC-Attribution 2.5 Generic license.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/51a41-mbpzl.jpg51A41-MbPzLEthos (2011) movie poster, cropped and altered, May 2, 2012. (http://www.amazon.com). Qualifies as fair use under US Copyright laws because of low resolution and alterations.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/image-ahr0cdovl2jsdwjlzgj1awewmto4my9plzu5lzfdoevcmjmyn0y5ntdfqtg1qzmyqzzcmeuxqtberi5qcgc.jpgimage-aHR0cDovL2JsdWJlZGJ1aWEwMTo4My9pLzU5LzFDOEVCMjMyN0Y5NTdFQTg1QzMyQzZCMEUxQTBERi5qcGcJon Cryer and Molly Ringwald as Duckie and Andie in Pretty In Pink (1986), May 2, 2012. (http://bing.com). Qualifies as fair use under US Copyright laws because of picture's low resolution.2012-05-03T00:58:24+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/04/28/the-women-in-my-brain/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/the-cell-media-avclub-com.jpgthe cell.media.avclub.comJennifer Lopez in dream sequence in The Cell (2000), April 27, 2012. (http://media.avclub.com). Qualifies as fair use under US Copyright laws because of screen shot's low resolution.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/dr-gaius-baltar-and-caprica-six-in-battlestar-galactica-image-2.jpgdr-gaius-baltar-and-caprica-six-in-battlestar-galactica-image-2Gaius Baltar & Caprica Six, Battlestar Galactica image (2004), June 25, 2009. (http://25fps.cz). Qualifies as fair use under US Copyright laws due to low resolution of picture.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/movies-inception-visuals-dpmlicious-com.jpgMovies.Inception.Visuals.dpmlicious.comInception (2010), Paris dream construct screen shot, April 27, 2012. (http://dpmlicious.com). Qualifies as fair use under US Copyright laws because of poor resolution of shot, not intended for distribution.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/me-angelia-seattle1.jpgMe & Angelia.SeattleAngelia and me at Space Needle as part of honeymoon, Seattle, May 20, 2001. (Donald Earl Collins)https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/me-angelia-seattle.jpgMe & Angelia.Seattle2012-04-30T15:59:54+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/04/27/thanks-to-all-of-my-readers/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/10000-2f.jpg10000-2fFront view of $10,000 bill with Salmon P. Chase picture, Series: 1928, 1934, 1934A & 1934, US Mint (Wikipedia). In public domain.2012-04-28T18:41:04+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/04/25/diversity-isnt-as-simple-as-reaching-out-to-hbcus/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/220px-nyc_transit_authority_token.png220px-Nyc_transit_authority_tokenOld New York City Subway token, phased out (like notion of token Black ought to be), May 30, 2005. (Jessamyn West via Wikipedia). Released to public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/founders_library_howard_university.jpgFounders_Library,_Howard_UniversityFounders Library, Howard University, Washington, DC, April 9, 2006. (David Monack via Wikipedia). Released to public domain.2012-04-25T13:19:44+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/04/21/milk-n-things/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/fs_5330.jpgfs_5330Major fire Sunday evening at F&Y Store (formerly Milk-n-Things), Grand Cleaners, Pelham, New York, March 9, 2008. (PelhamWeekly.com). Qualifies as fair use because of low resolution of picture and subject of this blog post.2012-04-21T12:05:11+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/04/18/how-our-politicians-see-us/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/fgr_10.jpgfgr_10Uruguay slaughterhouse with hanging cow carcasses, April 2, 2012. (http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk).2012-04-19T00:33:15+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/04/07/anatomy-of-an-abuser-hebrew-israelite-style/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/benson_hedges_menthol_l_20_h_park_avenue_usa.jpgBenson_hedges_menthol_l_20_h_park_avenue_usaBenson & Hedges Menthol, hard green pack, April 6, 2012. (http://cigarettespedia.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/squidward-losing-to-sea-bear.jpgSquidward Losing to Sea BearSquidward losing to Seabear, SpongeBob camping episode, 2011, April 6, 2012. (Nickelodeon). Qualifies as fair use under US Copyright laws because of low resolution of picture.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/the_incredible_hulk_movie_image_abomination.jpgthe_incredible_hulk_movie_image_abominationAbomination as played by Tim Roth, The Incredible Hulk (2008) screen shot, April 6, 2012. (http://www.comics2film.com). Qualifies as fair use under US Copyright laws, as the image is only used once and is rendered in low resolution to avoid piracy.2012-04-06T22:38:29+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/03/30/miller-genuine-draft-the-messiah-complex-at-work-part-iii/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/istock_man_drinking_bar1.jpgDepressed Forty Year Old Man Drinking AloneDepressed Forty Year Old Man Drinking Alone, May 6, 2010. (http://istockphoto.com).2012-03-30T12:06:51+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/03/27/the-washington-post-publishing-drivel-on-college-costs/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/david-c-levy.jpgdavid-c-levyDavid C. Levy, President CIG Education Group, March 27, 2012. (http://cig.com).2012-03-27T12:00:21+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/03/24/almost-doesnt-count/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/nyu-press-pfund-letter.jpgNYU Press-Pfund LetterNYU Press-Niko Pfund Letter from March 1997, March 24, 2012. (Donald Earl Collins).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/shannon-brown-missed-dunk.jpgShannon Brown Missed DunkLA Lakers Shannon Brown's missed dunk in Game 1 of NBA Western Conference Finals vs. Phoenix Suns, May 17, 2010. (Getty Images).2012-03-24T13:19:36+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/04/01/peanuts-land/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/5482432651_d6e74c392c.jpg5482432651_d6e74c392cMcDonald's Big Mac styrofoam container, 1975, February 27, 2011. (bolio88 via Flickriver.com). Qualifies as fair use under US Copyright laws, as picture is for illustrative purposes only, and said container is no longer manufactured by McDonald.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/snoopy_wwi_ace_lb.jpgSnoopy_wwi_ace_lbSnoopy as the World War I Flying Ace on his doghouse Sopwith Camel, circa 1964 (scanned from Thermos lunchbox), January 23, 2008. (Maravin via Wikipedia). Qualifies as fair use under US Copyright laws because of low resolution, with image no longer in production. https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/lucy_and_charlie_brown.jpgLucy_and_Charlie_BrownLucy and Charlie Brown, from a Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, November 20, 1973. (http://billluton.com via United Features Syndicate). Qualifies as fair use under US Copyright laws because of low resolution and subject matter. https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/snoopy-taking-a-nap-1-rdi8zac9gk-1024x768.jpgSnoopy-Taking-A-Nap-1-RDI8ZAC9GK-1024x768Snoopy and Charlie Brown taking a nap, circa 1964, March 10, 2012. (http://wallpaperpimp.com via United Features Syndicate). Qualifies as fair use under US Copyright laws because of low resolution, subject matter and is no longer in production.2012-03-23T12:53:43+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/03/18/ivy-league-dilemma-addendum-2/2012-03-18T13:52:38+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/03/17/the-ivy-league-dilemma/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/lowbanners.jpgLowbannersLow Memorial Library, Columbia University, New York City, August 25, 2006. (Wikipedia). Permission granted via Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Generic.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/butler_library_-_1000px_-_ac.jpgButler_Library_-_1000px_-_ACColumbia University's Butler Library at night, New York City, October 13, 2008. (Andrew Chen via Wikipedia). Permission granted via GNU Free Documentation License.2012-03-17T00:25:34+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/03/15/half-truths-whole-foods/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/0314121419a.jpg0314121419aParking lot area for Whole Foods-Silver Spring, St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church, Strosnider's, CVS, about 80% full, March 14, 2012. (Donald Earl Collins).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/0314121418.jpg0314121418https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/0314121419.jpg0314121419https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/0314121414.jpg0314121414Side of Whole Foods-Silver Spring adjacent to Courtyard by Marriott on Fenton, March 14, 2012. (Donald Earl Collins).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/0314121412.jpg0314121412Whole Foods entrance, Downtown Silver Spring, March 14, 2012. (Donald Earl Collins).2012-03-15T13:07:45+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/03/10/my-first-vacation-valedictorian-included/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/georgetown_university_-27.jpgGeorgetown_University_-27Healey Hall (front gate perspective), Georgetown University, Washington, DC, September 19, 2010. (Daderot via Wikipedia). In public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/2990165039_bdf9298f6a_b.jpg2990165039_bdf9298f6a_bKey Bridge, connecting Georgetown area with Rosslyn section of Arlington, VA, at sunset (picture taken from west), September 18, 2008. (Jersey JJ via Flickr.com). In public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/ballston-206-2d26-20041-small1.jpgballston-206-2d26-20041-small1Ballston high-rise (on right), Arlington, VA, where I stayed with "V" and her roommate during first DC area visit, June 26, 2008. (http://therealestatedirt.com).2012-03-10T17:44:15+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2009/06/24/strange-days/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/220px-jollygreengiantblueearthmn2006-05-20.jpg220px-JollyGreenGiantBlueEarthMN2006-05-20Jolly Green Giant statue in Blue Earth, Minnesota, May 20, 2006. (Jonathunder via Wikipedia). Released into public domain via CC and & GFDL.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/strange-days-pics-303-image_gallery_1038_480x480.jpgstrange-days-pics-303-image_gallery_1038_480x480Ralph Fiennes and Angela Bassett in Strange Days (1995), screen shot, November 12, 2009. (http://ugo.com via Fox Entertainment). Qualifies as fair use because of low resolution of screen shot, not meant for redistribution.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/albumstrangedays.jpgAlbumStrangeDaysCover for the album Strange Days by The Doors, September 1967, scanned June 27, 2008. (Father McKenzie via Wikipedia). Qualifies as fair use because of low resolution of scanned album cover. 2012-03-07T10:22:17+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2009/05/30/more-on-brandie/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/brandie-weston.jpgBrandie-WestonBrandie Weston, Santa Monica, California, circa 2006, March 19, 2009. (Robert Cotnoir).2012-03-03T19:39:16+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/03/03/was-i-really-in-love-in-7th-grade/2012-03-03T18:43:04+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/02/25/virtual-linsanity/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/patrick.jpgpatrickPatrick Ewing raising the roof after a dunk in Game 7 of the 1994 NBA Eastern Conference Finals against the Indiana Pacers, June 5, 1994. (AP).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/250px-virtualinsanityvideo.jpg250px-VirtualinsanityvideoJay Kay in Jamiroquai's "Virtual Insanity" (1997) music video screen shot, January 6, 2006. (via Wikipedia). Qualifies as fair use under US Copyright laws because of picture's low resolution and relevance to blog post.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/lin_lakers.jpglin_lakersJeremy Lin (Knicks) beating Matt Barnes (Lakers) in the paint for a layup, Madison Square Garden, February 10, 2012. (AP).2012-02-25T23:47:46+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/02/18/the-fight-again/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/2009654-rocky_iii_l_oeil_du_tigre_1983_07_g.jpg2009654-rocky_iii_l_oeil_du_tigre_1983_07_gClubber Lang vs. Rocky in Rocky III (screen shot), 1982, February 18, 2012. (http://media.comicvine.com).2012-02-18T19:37:55+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/02/15/obama-shifts-forward-as-education-gap-widens/2012-02-15T18:44:12+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/02/13/quitting-before-a-fight/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/crucible-standalone-prod_affiliate-8.jpgCrucible.standalone.prod_affiliate.8The Crucicle (play), date and location unknown. (http://reyvl.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/tysonspinksprogrampic.jpegtysonspinksprogrampicMike Tyson-Michael Spinks Fight, Convention Hall, Atlantic City, NJ, June 27, 1988. (http://antekprizering.com).2012-02-13T16:17:04+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/02/07/my-wife-my-life/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/dscf1671.jpgDSCF1671My wife, April 2010. (Angelia N. Levy).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/angelia-29th-bday-pics_2.jpgAngelia 29th Bday Pics_2Camera-shy/mean look from Angelia at The Balcony, Pittsburgh, February 7, 1996. (Donald Earl Collins).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/angelia-29th-bday-pics_1.jpgAngelia 29th Bday Pics_1My wife (then girlfriend) sleeping, Pittsburgh, February 8, 1996. (Donald Earl Collins).2012-04-16T19:47:31+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/02/04/promoting-fear-of-a-black-america/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/1300750-l.jpg1300750-LFear of a "Black" America front cover, July 2, 2004 (Donald Earl Collins). 2012-02-04T14:14:51+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/02/01/paula-baker-and-the-4-0-aftermath/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/baker-pagespeed-ce-st7dqdlopq.jpgbaker.jpg.pagespeed.ce.st7dqdLOpQPaula Baker, University of Virginia, Miller Center, December 2006. (http://millercenter.org).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/paula-baker-women-and-grassroots-conservatisme2809d.jpgPaula Baker Women and Grassroots ConservatismPaula Baker speaking (screen shot) in response to Donald Crichlow's book, Phyllis Schlafly and Grassroots Conservatism at The New School, New York City, March 1, 2006. (http://fora.tv/2006/03/01/Women_and_Grassroots_Conservatism).2012-02-01T16:11:48+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/01/28/super-bowl-xxi-and-vicarious-living/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/628x471.jpg628x471Mark Bavaro after touchdown catch in Super Bowl XXI, January 25, 1987 (note the kneeldown that people now attribute to Tebow). (Walter Iooss, Jr. via http://nypost.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/mark_bavaro-300x300.jpgmark_bavaro--300x300https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/6766908239_93a037185e.jpg6766908239_93a037185e2012-01-31T22:50:50+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/01/23/taking-the-long-road-drivers-delight/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/91-94_chevrolet_cavalier_coupe.jpg91-94_Chevrolet_Cavalier_coupe1991 Chevy Cavalier - similar to one I drove on day I got my driver's license, Gaithersburg, Maryland, July 5, 2008. (IFCAR via Wikipedia). In public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/14854_main_f.jpg14854_main_f1974 or 1975 Cadillac Coupe de Ville, cropped and colored green, January 23, 2012. (http://http://www.allcollectorcars.com). Qualifies as fair use under US Copyright laws because photo is of low resolution, cropped and altered for purposes of post. https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/honda-element-nov-2006.jpgOur Honda Element, Mount Vernon, NY, November 2006. (Donald Earl Collins)Our Honda Element, Mount Vernon, NY, November 2006. (Donald Earl Collins)2012-01-23T16:21:23+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/01/19/getting-my-son-to-eat-lunch/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/dscn2126.jpgDSCN2126Noah proud of his cinnamon sugar donuts, December 18, 2011 (maybe should serve for his lunch now). (Donald Earl Collins).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_1459.jpgIMG_1459Lunch at a DC public school, (the closest approximation to the pizza lunches I've observed this year), March 14, 2011. (http://betterdcschoolfood.blogspot.com). Qualifies as fair use under US Copyright laws, as photo is used only to illustrate subject of post, not for reproduction.2012-01-19T12:57:52+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/01/16/burnout/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/1283290688y2oi8j.jpg1283290688y2oI8jBurning Brain (cropped), January 16, 2012. (Selestron76 via http://dreamstime.com). Qualifies as fair use under US Copyright laws.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/pianowire.jpgPianoWireSpool of piano wire, with 247 ft-lbs of torque (enough to kill), January 16, 2012. (http://http://www.monumentalelevatorsupply.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/burnout.jpgBurnOutCartoon of a patient consulting a doctor about a burn-out (Dutch -- "You are having a burnout."), April 17, 2008. (Wellerman via Wikipedia). In public domain.2012-01-16T16:38:02+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/01/12/regis-and-donald-earl/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/encounters.jpgencountersRichard Dreyfuss in Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), screen shot -- closest approximation to Regis, circa 1988 -- January 12, 2012. (http://examiner.com). Qualifies as fair use under US Copyright Laws due to low resolution and limited use for blog post.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/19910930-750-0.jpg19910930-750-0Regis & Kathie Lee cover, cropped, People Magazine, September 30, 1991. (http://people.com). Qualifies as fair use under US Copyright laws because picture is cropped and of low resolution.2012-01-12T18:50:01+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/01/09/for-profit-college-students-face-higher-debt-more-unemployment-report-finds/2012-01-09T23:45:20+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/01/07/breakdown-the-messiah-complex-at-work-part-ii/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/4776955711_46c208ab56.jpg4776955711_46c208ab56Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC December 16, 2008. (http://flickr.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/cosmo_fop.jpgcosmo_fopCosmo, from Nicktoons' Fairly Odd Parents, a reminder of Ken, January 5, 2012. (http://fairlyoddparents.wikia.com).2012-01-07T15:06:03+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2012/01/03/down-the-rabbit-hole/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/rick-santorum-ap-4x3-thumb-400xauto-28026.pngrick-santorum-ap-4x3-thumb-400xauto-28026Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA) speaks about entitlements during a campaign rally at the Hotel Pattee, Perry, Iowa, January 2, 2012. (Scott Olson/Getty Images).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/alice_in_wonderland.jpgAlice_in_WonderlandAlice In Wonderland, surrounded by the characters of Wonderland, illustration, by Jessie Wilcox Smith, 1923. In public domain.2012-01-03T20:10:45+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/12/30/stomping-in-coffee-table-glass/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ct6b_coffee_table.jpgCT6B_coffee_tableTwo-layered tinted glass coffee table, similar to one my mother bought in 1976, December 30, 2011.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/425-s-6th-ave-cropped.jpg425 S 6th Ave.Cropped425 South 6th Avenue, Mount Vernon, NY, November 22, 2006. (Donald Earl Collins).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/wobgvideo.jpgWOBGVideoWalking On Broken Glass Music Video screen shot, June 12, 2010. (Wikipedia). Qualifies as fair use under US Copyright laws because of low resolution and purpose of use (indirect reference).2011-12-30T14:28:48+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/12/27/reaching-level-42/2011-12-27T15:25:07+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/12/24/musical-mates-and-matters/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/cultureclubtour.jpgCulture+club+tourCulture Club "Club Sandwich Tour" poster, September 27, 2011. (Wikipedia). Qualifies as fair use under US Copyright laws because of low resolution and subject of blog post.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/the_time_promo.jpgThe_Time_promoThe Time promotional poster, circa 1990, July 6, 2006. (Mista Tee, via Wikipedia). Qualifies as fair use under US Copyright laws because of low resolution and subject matter for blog post.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/musicalnotes.pngMusical+notesThe "A" Note, February 5, 2008. (Pearson Scott Foresman, via Wikipedia). In public domain.2011-12-24T16:43:14+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/12/17/reinventing-the-writing-wheel/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/stingthedreamoftheblueturtles1985.jpgStingTheDreamoftheBlueTurtles1985Sting, The Dream of the Blue Turtle CD Cover (1985), December 17, 2011. (Donald Earl Collins).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/riggs.jpgriggsPaul Riggs, Professor and Department Chair, Department of History, Valdosta State University (GA), December 17, 2011. (http://www.valdosta.edu).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/inventing_the_wheel_597315.jpginventing_the_wheel_597315Inventing the Wheel cartoon, October 2, 2009. (Bill Abbott/http://www.toonpool.com/).2011-12-18T00:31:06+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/12/10/if-boy-the-window-were-a-movie/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/malreynoldsfirefly.jpgMalReynoldsFireflyNathan Fillion as Capt. Malcolm Reynolds, Firefly (2002-02). (Wikipedia.org).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/jessie_l-_martin_at_bcefa.jpgJessie_L._Martin_at_BCEFAJesse L. Martin at Annual Flea Market and Grand Auction hosted by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, September 26, 2006. (Insomniacpuppy). Released to public domain via Wikipedia.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/rita-moreno-020108-121131.jpgRita Morenohttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/brad_dourif.jpgBrad_DourifBrad Dourif at the Lord of the Rings-Convention Ring*Con 2002 in Bonn, Germany, November 23, 2002. (Diane Krauss). Released to the public domain via GNU Free Documentation License.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/3433153010_b5f3cae12a.jpg3433153010_b5f3cae12aLittle House on the Prairie's Nellie Olson as played by Alison Arngirm, circa 1977. (http://www.flickr.com/3595/3433153010_b5f3cae12a.jpg).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/nathan_fillion_at_serenity_premiere_1.jpgNathan_Fillion_at_Serenity_premiere_1Nathan Fillion at Serenity premiere, September 22, 2005. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ravenu/45968910). Released to public domain via Creative Commons 2.0.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/thandienewton07tiff.jpgThandieNewton07TIFFThandie Newton at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival, September 2007. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdcgraphics/1639139527/in/set-72157602744288487/). Released to public domain via Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/clarke_peters_edinburgh_2010.jpgClarke Petere at Edinburgh 2010Clarke Peters at Edinburgh Festival 2010, August 6, 2010. (Ausir). Released to public domain via GNU Free Documentation License.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/40239-25328.gif40239-25328Rob Brown as Jamal Wallace in Finding Forrester (2000) Screen Shot. (http://filmdope.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1210111422.jpg1210111422Not So Young Man @ His Window, December 10, 2011. (Donald Earl Collins).2011-12-10T20:31:59+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/12/07/simple-foolish-thinking-folk/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/blow-cropped.jpgBlow CroppedCharles M. Blow, virtual Op-Ed columnist, New York Times (cropped), January 18, 2009. (Flickr.com via Arlene M. Roberts). In public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/virtual-insanity1.jpgvirtual-insanity1Virtual Insanity (Jamiroquai) music video screen shot, 1997. (http://www.vid81.com/). Qualifies as fair use under US Copyright laws because of photo's low resolution. https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/say_anything-newt.jpgSay_Anything NewtSay Anything... movie poster with cropped picture of Newt Gingrich at CPAC conference in Orlando, FL (taken September 23, 2011), December 7, 2011. (Quentin X and Gage Skidmore via Wikipedia/Donald Earl Collins). Released in public domain via cc by 3.0. Qualifies as fair use.2011-12-07T12:21:53+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/12/03/the-4-0-of-it-all/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/black-image-in-white-mind-debate-on-afro-george-m-fredrickson-paperback-cover-art.jpgblack-image-in-white-mind-debate-on-afro-george-m-fredrickson-paperback-cover-artBlack Image in the White Mind (1987), George M. Fredrickson, December 3, 2011. (http://tower.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/13.jpg13Larry Fitgerald pulling away from Steelers Defense, Super Bowl XLIII, February 1, 2009. (http://zimbio.com).2011-12-03T19:47:12+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/11/30/finding-my-father-for-the-first-time/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/022_191.jpg022_19https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/022_19.jpgNoah meeting his grandpa for the first time, December 21, 2003. (Angelia N. Levy)Noah meeting his grandpa for the first time, December 21, 2003. (Angelia N. Levy).2011-11-30T17:44:27+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/11/18/out-of-touch-in-a-bubble/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/bush-and-katrina.jpgbush and katrinaPOTUS 43, the man in the ultimate bubble, at window on Air Force One during fly-over of Katrina devastation, August 31, 2005. (http://Politico.com). In public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/6195502624_68b02d4bb01.jpg6195502624_68b02d4bb0A Real Time with Bill Maher writer playing role of conservative voter in a bubble, September 17, 2011. (Fanny Brown Rice/Flickr.com). In public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/bubbles-water-transparent-design.jpgbubbles-water-transparent-designBubbles in water, November 17, 2011. (http://crusaders.biz).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/6195502624_68b02d4bb0.jpg6195502624_68b02d4bb02011-11-18T12:01:35+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/11/15/the-top-1-and-their-top-hits/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/empire-strikes-back-screen-shot.jpgEmpire Strikes Back Screen ShotStar Wars: Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980), June 25, 2011. (Nehrams2020 via Wikipedia). Qualifies as fair use under US copyright laws due to its low resolution and the subject of this blog post.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/occupy_zuccotti_arrests_132885664_370x278.jpgOccupy_Zuccotti_arrests_132885664_370x278Occupy Wall Street arrests at Zuccotti Park, November 15, 2011. (Don Emmert/Agence France-Presse) via New York Times.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/occupy-wall-street.jpgLabor Movement And An Organized College Walkout Add Support To Occupy Wall Street ProtestProtesters affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement rally in Foley Square before marching through Lower Manhattan, October 5, 2011. (Mario Tama/Getty Images via Amnesty International blog).2011-11-15T19:33:47+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/11/09/rate-my-students-dot-dot-dot/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/thumbs_up_down1-teachingjobscom.jpgthumbs_up_down1.teachingjobscomThumbs Up, Thumbs Down, April 14, 2010. (http://http://teachingjobsportal.com).2011-11-09T15:36:11+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/11/05/the-beatdown/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/flexing-muscles.jpgFlexing MusclesFlexing muscles, as in too bad I didn't have these 30 years ago, November 4, 2011 (Donald Earl Collins).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/a-christmas-story2.jpga-christmas-story2A Christmas Story (1982) screen shot of bunny suit kid, December 11, 2009. (http://myhealthypassion.wordpress.com). Qualifies as fair use under US copyright laws, between low resolution, cropping, and intent of use.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/ironing-out-balled-up-paper.jpgIroning out balled up paperIroning out balled up paper that serves as symbol of bullying, November 4, 2011. (Donald Earl Collins)2011-11-05T10:41:09+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/11/03/holes-in-foundation-shield-of-education-funding/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/crane_removed_part_of_wall_brandenburg_gate.jpgCrane_removed_part_of_Wall_Brandenburg_GateCrane removing part of Berlin Wall at Brandenburg Gate, December 21, 1989. (SSGT F. Lee Corkran/US Dept of Defense). In public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/7-irritating-movie-artists-01-420-75.jpg7-irritating-movie-artists-01-420-75Ed Harris as Jackson Pollock in Pollock (2000), spreading and throwing paint, August 6, 2009. (http://www.totalfilm.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/leather-knight-shield.jpgleather knight shieldLeather knight shield with holes, November 2, 2011. (http://paulssupplies.com)2011-11-03T12:19:29+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/11/01/herman-cains-biggest-hits/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/herman-cain.jpgherman-cainMr. Herman "Get A Job!" Cain, at Republican Party of Florida Presidency 5 Convention, Orlando, FL , September 24, 2011. (AP).2011-11-02T00:58:20+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/10/31/trick-or-trick/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/coal_anthracite-wikipedia.jpgCoal_anthracite.wikipediaAnthracite coal (like the lump of coal that was my life in '81), March 7, 2007. (United States Geological Survey). In public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/icecreamsandwich.jpgIceCreamSandwichA Single Vanilla Ice Cream Sandwich, 1994. (Renee Comet/National Cancer Institute). In public domain. https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/lucy-football1.jpglucy-football1Charlie Brown fooled by Lucy and the football, again, October 30, 2011. (http://www.flickr.com).2011-10-31T09:56:22+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/10/27/when-will-apple-come-out-with-its-icollege-app/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/holodeck.jpgHolodeckStar Trek: TNG Holodeck Screen Shot, October 26, 2011. The ultimate expression of a virtual classroom (Donald Earl Collins).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/apple_iphone_3g_540x276.pngApple_iPhone_3G_540x276Apple iPhone 3G, January 13, 2009. (Apple via Wikipedia). Qualifies as fair use via Creative Commons 3.0.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/apple-ipad-2-modified.jpgapple-ipad-2-modified2011-10-27T11:47:51+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/10/25/fans-of-delusion/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/518qjmdjgfl.jpgRedskins Country Stop Sign display, October 25, 2011. (http://www.amazon.com).Redskins Country Stop Sign display, October 25, 2011. (http://www.amazon.com).2011-10-25T15:19:41+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/10/22/adverbs-and-a-holes/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/tysonholmes.jpgTysonHolmesMike Tyson laying out Larry Holmes, January 22, 1988.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/good-vs-well.gifgood-vs-wellGood or well cartoon, January 24, 2009. (Gaurav: http://mbatutes.com). Qualifies as fair use under US Copyright laws because of lower quality resolution with purpose for describing a part of speech.2011-10-22T13:44:42+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/10/18/the-visit/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/cri_151051.jpgCRI_151051Salvador Dali, The Persistence of Memory (1931), October 18, 2011. (http://www.moma.org). In public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/936full-close-encounters-of-the-third-kind-screenshot.jpg936full-close-encounters-of-the-third-kind-screenshotClose Encounters Of The Third Kind (1977) Screen Shot, October 18, 2011. (Donald Earl Collins).2011-10-18T18:49:34+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/10/13/education-incorporated/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/raciallg.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAProfessor Roland Fryer, Harvard University Department of Economics, September 2011. (http://economics.harvard.edu).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/anya_kamenetz.jpgAnya_KamenetzAnya Kamenetz, author of Edupunks Guide, at University of South Dakota, August 27, 2010. (http://www.usd.edu). In public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/no_child_left_behind_act.jpgNo_Child_Left_Behind_ActPresident George W. Bush signs into law the No Child Left Behind Act, Hamilton HS, Hamilton, Ohio, January 8, 2002. (http://www.whitehouse.gov). In public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/p6_educationfactory_2a.jpgp6_educationFactory_2aCapitalist Education Factory, November 1, 2010. (Source/http://communiststudents.org.uk).2011-10-13T15:00:51+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/10/08/faces-at-the-top-of-the-well/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/fred_shuttlesworth.jpgFred_ShuttlesworthRev. Fred Shuttlesworth at Ohio Civil Rights Commission Hall of Fall Dinner, October 2009. In public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/apple_logo_think_different-300x189.pngApple_logo_Think_Different-300x189Apple logo, Think Different, 1997. (Source/TBWA\Chiat\Day). In public domainhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/derrick_bell_by_david_shankbone.jpgDerrick_Bell_by_David_ShankboneDerrick Bell by David Shankbone, August 2007. Permission granted via GNU Free Documentation License. https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/signed-copy-of-faces.jpgSigned Copy of FacesSigned Copy of Faces at the Bottom of the Well, October 8, 2011. (Donald Earl Collins).2011-10-08T12:24:24+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/10/05/occupy-wall-street-and-the-fed-and-capitol-hill/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/michael-moore-as-pillow-pet.jpgMichael Moore as Pillow PetMichael Moore as Pillow Pet Penguin, October 5, 2011. (Source/Donald Earl Collins).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/michael_moore_66c3a8me_festival_de_venise_mostra_color.jpg66ème Festival de Venise (Mostra)Michael Moore at the 66th Venice International Film Festival, September 6, 2009. (Source/Nicholas Genin via http://flickr.com/photo/22785954@N08/3895119443). Permission granted via Creative Commons v. 3.0.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/wallst14occupy.jpgWallst14occupyOccupy Wall Street protests, Day 14, October 1, 2011. (Source/Mrwho00tm). Permission granted via Creative Commons v. 3.0.2011-10-16T01:30:56+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/10/03/a-friendship-changing-lanes/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/5526698209_8c633fccd3.jpg5526698209_8c633fccd3Changing lanes, Las Vegas Strip, December 12, 2010. (Source/Bjørn Giesenbauer - http://Flickr.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/changing_lanes_first.jpgchanging_lanes_firstChanging Lanes (Movie, 2002) Screen Shot, March 2008. (Source/http://swedenborgiancommunity.org). 2011-10-03T15:39:38+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/09/28/dr-k-all-the-way-other-fall-classics/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/amd_strawman.jpgDarryl Strawberry New York MetsDarryl Strawberry home run, Shea Stadium, July 2, 1988. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/dwight_gooden.jpgdwight_goodenDwight Gooden, aka, "Dr. K," Shea Stadium, 1986. (Source/http://itsonbroadway.wordpress.com/2011/05/16/dwight-gooden-aka-dr-k/).2011-09-28T21:27:33+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/09/27/many-thanks/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/dscf1881.jpgDSCF1881Me at son's 7th birthday party, July 30, 2010. (Source/Donald Earl Collins).2011-09-27T10:16:30+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/09/22/education-a-numbers-game-love-story/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/michelle_rhee.jpgMichelle_RheeMichelle Rhee, former DCPS Chancellor, one of many who've taken advantage of education as craps game, Washington, DC, February 19, 2008. (Source/US Department of Labor). In public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/pdp_gordita_supreme.jpgpdp_gordita_supremeTaco Bell's Gordita Supreme, September 22, 2011. (Source/TacoBell.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/20090222220213linear_regression.png20090222220213!Linear_regressionLinear regression graph with over 200 data points, February 22, 2009. (Source/Michael Hardy via Wikipedia). In public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/craps.jpgCrapsCraps dice, like the state of education reform via numbers crunching these days, August 6, 2006. (Source/Roland Scheicher via Wikipedia). In public domain.2011-09-22T14:59:08+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/09/09/humanities-first-contact-full-circle/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/creme_anglaise2.jpgcreme_anglaise2Creme Anglaise in a pitcher next to a ladle, the closest thing I could find to represent my foodie image of "creme de la creme," the mantra of Humanities administrators during my six years of travails, September 9, 2011. (Source/http://recipetips.com).2011-09-09T11:21:28+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/08/30/no-bravery-but-all-too-entitled/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/hurricanedavidrubble-274903-sw.jpghurricanedavidrubble-274903-swTown lies in rubble after Hurricane David hit Dominica, September 1979. (Source/National Geographic Society/Joseph J. Scherschel).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/hurricane-david.jpgHurricane DavidHurricane/Tropical Storm David, US Eastern Seaboard, September 6, 1979. (Source: NOAA). In public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/hurricane-irene-2011_thumb1.jpghurricane-irene-2011_thumb1Hurricane Irene, picture from International Space Station, August 24, 2011. (Source/NOAA). In public domain.2011-08-30T21:28:47+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/08/28/standing-at-the-crossroads/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/fork-in-the-road.jpgfork-in-the-roadFork in the road, August 27, 2011. (Source/http://optimumsportsperformance.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/crossroads.jpgcrossroadsCast Away movie (2000) screen shot, August 27, 2011. (Source/Donald Earl Collins). Qualifies as fair use under US copyright laws because it is of low resolution and is in no way being used to reproduce the original film.2011-08-28T14:16:48+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/08/22/the-whore-of-babylon-and-other-wacko-comments/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/0.jpgJack Van Impe, circa 2010, predicting an Apocalypse via Iran. (Source/http://wn.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/oprah_winfrey_2004.jpgOprah_Winfrey_(2004)Oprah Winfrey at White House, 2004. (Source/Alan Light/http://www.flickr.com/photos/alan-light/216012860/). In public domain, cc-by-2.0.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/whorebab.jpgWhorebabThe Whore of Babylon, from a 1800s Russian engraving. (Source/Wikipedia). In public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/controversial-televangelist-john-hagee-compared-perry-to-abraham-lincoln.jpgcontroversial-televangelist-john-hagee-compared-perry-to-abraham-lincolnTelevangelist John Hagee sans glasses compares Texas Gov. Rick Perry to Abraham Lincoln, The Response, Reliant Stadium, Houston, August 6, 2011. (Source/http://www.businessinsider.com).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/rick-perry-the-response-prayer-rally.jpgrick-perry-THE-RESPONSE-prayer-rally2011-09-11T22:13:49+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/08/20/larry-glasco-and-the-suzy-q-hypothesis/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/larry-gloscow-32-2.jpglarry-gloscow-32-2Larry Glasco delivering a special lecture at Carnegie Mellon University, October 12, 2007. (Source/http://www.chronicle.pitt.edu/?p=1002).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/1436601166_6f2c9d50d9.jpg1436601166_6f2c9d50d9Suzy-Q's 8-pack with Reggie Jackson baseball cards, circa 1979, just the way I remember them (made with lard), September 24, 2007. (Source/http://www.flickr.com/photos/wafflewhiffer/1436601166)2011-08-21T13:40:35+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/08/18/follow-up-montgomery-county-parks-poorly-maintained-basketball-courts/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/dscn2041.jpgDSCN2041https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/dscn2040.jpgDSCN2040https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/dscn2039.jpgDSCN2039https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/dscn2038.jpgDSCN2038https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/dscn2035.jpgDSCN2035https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/dscn2034.jpgDSCN2034https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/dscn2033.jpgDSCN2033https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/dscn2032.jpgDSCN2032https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/dscn2030.jpgDSCN2030https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/dscn2029.jpgDSCN20292011-08-19T00:35:52+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/08/15/when-politicians-say-the-american-people/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/boehner-koch.jpgPete Peterson, John BoehnerBoehner Shares Stage With David Koch At Wall Street Club, May 9, 2011. (Source/AP/ThinkProgress.org).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/2-3-09newrug.jpg2-3-09NewRugWall Street banker poses on his new rug, February 3, 2009. (Source/JD Crowe, Alabama Press Register). Qualifies as fair use under US copyright laws, as cartoon is of low resolution and is used for illustrative purposes only.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/449px-comcast_philly.jpg449px-Comcast_PhillyComcast Center, tallest building in Philadelphia (58 stories), and physical representation of an American person, January 3, 2011. (Source/Smallbones/Wikipedia Commons).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/file_comcast_philly.jpgFile_Comcast_Phillyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/bowing-to-the-american-people.jpgBowing to the American PeopleElephant, as image of Republican Party, bowing to their "American people," the CEOs of Goldman Sachs ans Exxon Mobil, August 13, 2011. (Source/Donald Earl Collins)2011-08-15T12:51:55+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/08/13/crazy/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/howard_hughes.jpgHoward_HughesHoward Hughes standing in front of his new Boeing Army Pursuit Plane, Inglewood, California in the 1940s, May 31, 2005. (Source/Library of Congress, LC-USZ62-63333 - In public domain). One of the craziest, yet great, innovators of the 20th century. Guess it works better when you're rich and White and male.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/crazysealsingle.jpgCrazysealsingleSeal, "Crazy" 45 Single Cover (UK), January 8, 2009. (Source/http://cover6.cduniverse.com/MuzeAudioArt/140/141811.jpg). Qualifies as fair use under US copyright laws, as version is of low resolution for reproduction, and is part of larger commentary.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/cd-cover.jpgcd-coverSeal, CD Cover (1991), August 13, 2011. (Source/Donald Earl Collins).2011-08-13T15:38:31+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/08/10/tiger-woods-texts-steve-williams-congratulates-caddie-despite-comments/2011-08-10T23:37:26+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/08/06/the-audacity-of-youth-grad-school-style/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/donald-phd-graduation-diploma-05181997.jpgPhD Graduation - CMU DiplomaPhD Graduation - CMU Diploma, May 21, 1997. (Source/Donald Earl Collins)https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/dscn2025.jpgDSCN2025Trotter comments, back of page 43 of first dissertation draft, July 15, 1996. Pic taken August 6, 2011. (Source/Donald Earl Collins)https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/dscf1881.jpgDSCF1881Me as Naruto, the ultimate hollerer, Noah's 7th birthday, July 30, 2010. (Source/Donald Earl Collins)2011-08-06T14:20:09+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/08/03/the-ultimate-satan-sandwich/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/nasa-radar-imagery-methane-lakes.jpgNasa.radar imagery.methane lakesLand of liquid methane lakes, as radar mapped with false color mosaic, North Polar Region, Titan, October 11, 2007. (Source/ http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/?IDNumber=PIA10008) - In public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/mcgriddles.jpgMcGriddlesMcDonald's McGriddle breakfast sandwich, the ultimate Satan sandwich, at 420 calories, September 27, 2006. (Source/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/u-suke/253343509/Yusuke Kawasaki). In public domain under the terms of the cc-by-2.0.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/titan_in_natural_color_cassini.jpgTitan in natural colorTitan in natural color, Cassini spacecraft, April 16, 2005. (Source/http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA06230) - In public domain.2011-08-03T21:45:07+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/07/21/schmaltzy-me/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/dscn1532.jpgDSCN1532My iPod, July 21, 2011 (Source/Donald Earl Collins). Every song named here is on it, but rarely do I play them consecutively.2011-07-21T17:42:29+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/07/19/a-baseball-bat-and-a-fathers-absence/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/false-prophet.jpgfalse-prophetWolf in sheep's clothing, a false prophet (a symbol of my ex-stepfather), November 2008. (Source/flickr.com)https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/dscf1933.jpgDSCF1933Grandpa, Me, and Noah, September 12, 2010. (Source/Donald Earl Collins)https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/louisville-slugger-bat.jpglouisville-slugger-batOne Louisville Slugger, July 19, 2011. (Source/http://businessweek.com)2011-07-19T16:18:12+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/07/17/sometimes-i-am-walter-white/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/bos_g_rondo_300.jpgBoston Celtics v Cleveland Cavaliers, Game OneRajon Rondo, ultimate against the grain drive before hard foul, 2010 NBA Eastern Conference Finals, May 1, 2010. (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images). https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/hulk_screenshot_from_the_trailer.jpgHulk_screenshot_from_the_trailerThe Hulk Screen Shot, May 1, 2008. (Source:Lawrence Cohen/http://www.apple.com/trailers/universal/theincrediblehulk/large.html). Qualifies as fair use under US copyright laws because its a low-resolution depiction of a character as described in this post.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/bryan-cranston.jpgbryan-cranstonBryan Cranston as Walter White Screen Shot, Breaking Bad, Season 1, Episode 1. Qualifies as fair use under US copyright laws because picture is part of post describing the character and series.2011-07-17T14:41:43+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/07/14/writing-for-the-first-time-almost-the-last-time/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/peacekeeper_missile.jpgPeacekeeper_missilePeacekeeper (MX) Missile test launch, November 26, 2002, Vandenberg AFB, California. (US Air Force). In public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/itas6390.jpgitas6390M-1 Abrams with 105 mm cannon, circa 1980. (Source/www.cj-jeep.com)https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/carl_spitzweg-thepoorpoet-_017.jpgDer Arme PoetThe Poor Poet (Der Arme Poet [Dutch]) 1839, Carl Spitzweg.2011-07-14T15:05:14+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/07/11/sarais-death-one-year-later/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/sarai-cover2.jpgSarai Cover22011-07-11T11:35:43+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/07/08/when-being-an-american-equals-never-having-to-say-sorry/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/teachhubcom-elephantinschool-2552112719-e1676215815784.jpgTeachhubcom.ElephantInSchoolElephant in Classroom, retrieved July 7, 2011. (http://teachhub.com)https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/ny-times-schlesinger-at-89-march07-dead.jpgNY Times schlesinger at 89 March07 deadArthur Schlesinger, Jr., CUNY, circa 2006, months before his death on February 28, 2007. (http://www.nytimes.com) https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jeffries-newark-pl-feb07.jpgjeffries newark pl Feb07Leonard Jeffries, Newark Public Library, February 1, 2007. (http://npl.org)https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/curriculum-battle-june-1991.jpgCurriculum Battle June 1991New York State Social Studies Review and Development Committee Report, June 1991 (Picture/Donald Earl Collins). One of several reports produced for the New York State Education Department and Commissioner, as part of the Commissioner's Task Force on Minorities: Equity and Excellence2011-07-08T14:03:25+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/07/04/patriotism-post-racialism-and-prima-donnas/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jfklibraryorg-citizen_usa.jpgjfklibraryorg.CITIZEN_USACitizen U.S.A. Poster, June 2011. Source: http://www.jfklibrary.orghttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/independentcouk-call-of-duty_156788a.jpgindependentcouk.call-of-duty_156788ahttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/us_flag2vialower48.jpgus_flag2vialower48US Flag and Lower 48, July 3, 2011. Source: http://mapsof.net2011-07-04T10:03:35+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/06/30/the-curious-case-of-mrs-odaniel/2011-06-30T20:06:54+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/06/27/a-note-from-this-writer-prelude-to-tuesdays-post/2011-06-27T21:11:29+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/06/24/peaking-as-a-sixth-grader/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/2002-04-06-7.jpg2002-04-06-7Ana Gasteyer as Celine Dion, SNL, April 6, 2002. Source: http://snl.jt.orghttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/0167.jpg0167William H. Holmes Elementary, Mount Vernon, NY, November 23, 2006. Donald Earl Collins2011-06-24T20:20:30+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/06/18/a-one-year-sooner-what-if/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/back2future.pngback2futureBack To The Future Photo Clip, May 7, 2009. Source: http://gilka.co.ukhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/through-the-wormhole-star-trek.jpgThrough The Wormhole Star TrekThe Bajoran Wormhole screenshot (or the entrance to the Celestial Temple), Star Trek DS9. June 18, 2011. (Donald Earl Collins).2011-06-18T16:58:26+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/06/14/beyond-the-asexual-me/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/woman-on-a-pedestal.jpgwoman-on-a-pedestalWoman on a pedestal, with a man on his knees, in this case, me from '82 to '91, June 14, 2011. Source: http://elephantjournal.comhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/justin_timberlakejanet_jackson2009-2004-superbowl-med-wide-big.jpgjustin_timberlakejanet_jackson2009-2004-superbowl-med-wide-bigJanet Jackson & Justin Timberlake, one second from revealing more than concealing, Super Bowl 2004. Source: http://www.eurweb.com2011-06-14T16:01:36+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/06/08/eugene-robinson-disses-black-generation-x/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/disintegration-book-cover.jpgDisintegration Book CoverDisintegration Book Cover, June 8, 2011. Donald Earl Collins. Note the beat-up look of the cover, thanks to my wife, who had it for more than five months before I read it last week.2011-06-08T15:26:42+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/06/04/know-food-know-the-world/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/ji_4258_s4x3_lg.jpgJI_4258_s4x3_lgSweet-and-sour-chicken, 2011. Source: http://www.foodnetwork.comhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/german-choc-cake.jpgGerman Choc CakeGerman Chocolate Cake, 2011. Source:http://blogs.courier-journal.com. Meet a cake that was never German, but named by an English guy. And, since when do coconuts grow in Europe or the US?https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/chocolate-cake-vanilla-icing.jpgChocolate Cake Vanilla IcingChocolate Cake, Vanilla Icing, 2011. Source: http://www.tastebook.com2011-06-08T12:19:53+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/05/30/goptpers-theme-music-for-election-2012/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/herman-cain-they-think-youre-stupid.jpgHerman Cain - They Think Youre StupidHerman Cain, They Think You're Stupid Book Cover (more like We Think You're Stupid), 2009. Source: National Black Republican Association, http://nbra.infohttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/crumbsonmytable.jpgCrumbsOnMyTableCrumbs on my table, courtesy of Noah's old elephant and a Lipton tea bag wrapped around trunk, May 30, 2011. Donald Earl Collins.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/huckabee-nugent-05142011.jpgHuckabee & Nugent, 05142011Huckabee with Ted Nugent on guitar, Huckabee Show, FOX News Channel, May 14, 2011. Source: http://dailymail.co.uk2011-06-02T01:24:59+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/05/23/balkis-makedas-2nd-coming/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/400px-black_hebrews_dimona_children.jpg400px-Black_hebrews_Dimona_childrenA child in the Black Hebrews community, in Dimona, Israel, September 5, 2005. Source: Dror Eiger, http://flickr.com/photos/95465714@N00/41252116. In public domain, as file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/file_black_hebrews_dimona_children.jpgFile_Black_hebrews_Dimona_childrenA children of the Black Hebrews community, in Dimona, Israel, September 5, 2005. Source: Dror Eiger, http://flickr.com. In public domain, as file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/ivory-soap.jpgivory-soapBar of Ivory Soap, December 28, 2009. Source: Erin Gifford, http://couponcravings.com/2009/12/cvs-free-ivory-soap.html.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/horse-sheba.jpgHorse-shebaQueen of Sheba traveling to Solomon: A fresco in Ethiopia, Date Unknown. Source: http://www.expedition360.com/journal/archives/2007/05/. In public domain.2011-05-23T15:24:58+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/05/13/no-good-teaching-deed-goes-unpunished/2025-08-11T01:06:52+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/05/07/on-mothers-day-and-areas-of-gray/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/my-mothers-assoc-degree-pic-05131997.jpgMy Mother's Associate's Degree Photo - May 12, 1997My Mother's Associate's Degree Photo, Westchester Business Institute, May 12, 1997.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/saraiphoto2.jpgSaraiPhoto2Sarai Washington, circa 2003.2011-05-07T17:39:23+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/05/05/humanities-origins-goofball/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/ab-davis-ms-old-new-wings.jpgA.B. Davis - Old Building and New WingA.B. Davis Middle School, Humanities Wing, November 21, 2006. Donald Earl Collins.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/wolverinetheatricalposter_a.jpgWolverinetheatricalposter_aX-Men Origins: Wolverine Poster, May 12, 2009. http://movies.yahoo.com/photos/movie-stills/gallery/1263/xmen-origins-wolverine#photo412011-05-05T22:37:34+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/05/03/white-house-revises-account-of-bin-ladens-final-moments/2011-05-03T20:30:11+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/05/03/noahs-ark-judges-lessons-not-learned/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/arkvanjohan1.jpgArkVanJohanJohan's Ark, a half-sized replica of Noah's Ark, in the port of Schagen, The Netherlands, September 3, 2006. Ceinturion (via Wikipedia), in public domain via Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license versions 2.5, 2.0, and 1.0.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/arkvanjohan.jpgArkVanJohanJohan's Ark, a half-sized replica of Noah's Ark, in the port of Schagen, The Netherlands, September 3, 2006. Ceinturion (via Wikipedia), in public domain via Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license versions 2.5, 2.0, and 1.0.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/bin-laden-celebration-white-house-0502.jpgbin-laden-celebration-white-house-0502Celebration of Osama bin Laden's death outside of White House, May 1-2, 2011. http://cfnews13.com2011-05-03T12:02:26+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/04/28/one-good-woman/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/dscf1679.jpgDSCF1679My Wife, Angelia Levy, April 2010. Angelia N. Levy2011-04-28T15:25:10+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/04/27/hail-to-pitt/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/dscn1873.jpgDSCN1873My B.A. degree, University of Pittsburgh, April 27, 2011. Note that this was Wesley Posvar's last graduation signature. The chancellor would retire next month amid a $3 million golden parachute scandal.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/pitt-trans-white.gifpitt-trans-whiteUniversity of Pittsburgh Logo, April 27, 2011. http://www.pitt.edu2011-04-27T14:56:24+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/04/25/high-falsetto-highs-and-lows/2011-04-25T17:12:24+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/04/21/milky-white-skin/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/litfestlogo.jpgLitFestLogoBethesda Literary Festival 2011 Logo, April 21, 2011. http://www.bethesda.orghttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/ridiculousness-of-milky-skin.jpgRidiculousness of Milky SkinRidiculousness of Milky Skin, April 21, 2011. Donald Earl Collinshttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/beth-lit-fest.jpgBeth-Lit-FestBethesda Literary Festival logo, April 21, 2011. http://www.bethesda.org2011-04-21T17:14:02+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/04/16/slavery-and-the-civil-war-not-what-you-think/2011-04-16T16:30:09+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/04/12/never-as-good-as-the-first-time/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/dangelomugshot.jpgDAngeloMugshotD'Angelo Mugshot, circa 2010. A slightly better doppelganger for idiot Maurice Washington from '82.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/mug-shot-suge-knight_326x293.jpgmug-shot-suge-knight_326x293Suge Knight Mugshot. Face and beard of my ex-stepfather from 30 years ago.2011-04-12T13:56:36+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/04/08/government-shutdown-threat-prompts-obama-gop-to-scramble-to-strike-budget-deal/2011-04-09T01:12:46+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/04/02/on-baseball-hyprocrisy/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/fenway_from_legends_box.jpgFenway_from_Legend's_BoxFenway From Legend's Box, Fenway Park, Boston, June 21, 2008. Jared Vincent via Flickr http://flickr.com/photos/23999911@N00/2607333633 - Permission granted under the terms of the cc-by-2.0 license.2011-04-02T13:43:19+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/03/29/teachers-that-demon-ize-history/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/501px-newt_gingrich_by_gage_skidmore_retouched.jpg501px-Newt_Gingrich_by_Gage_Skidmore_retouchedNewt Gingrich, potential 2012 GOP candidate, at CPAC meeting, February 20, 2010. Gage Skidmore. Permission granted via Creative Commons and attribution to Gage Skidmore.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/479px-bachmann2011.jpg479px-Bachmann2011Michelle Bachmann Portrait, US Congress, January 14, 2011 - A case in point. In public domain.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/file_bachmann2011.jpgFile_Bachmann2011https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/qinshihuang.jpgQinshihuangQin Shihuangdi, China's 1st Emperor, book burner and scholar burier (except for historians of the Qin kingdom), 221-210 BCE. In public domain.2011-03-29T23:39:27+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/03/25/christina-romer-former-top-economist-administration-shamefully-ignoring-unemployed/2011-03-29T23:51:54+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/03/23/living-in-the-land-of-no/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/historical-dictionary-american-ed.jpgHistorical Dictionary American EdHistorical Dictionary of American Education Cover, March 23, 2011. Donald Earl Collinshttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/people-forming-a-no.jpgBRITAIN HEATHROW AIRPORT EXPANSIONPeople forming a "NO" to London's Heathrow Airport Expansion, May 31, 2008. Source: The Daily Mail http://bit.ly/hc0KSP2011-03-23T15:52:32+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/03/18/this-is-jeopardy/2011-03-18T16:02:16+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2011/03/15/world-book-encyclopedias-insidious-effect/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/sue_montage_01.jpgSue_Montage_01Sue Simmons, circa 1978, March 15, 2011. Qualifies as fair use under US Copyright laws because of low resolution of picture and relevance to subject matter of blog.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/world-book-encyclopedia-1978.jpgWorld Book Encyclopedia 1978World Book Encyclopedia, 1978 Edition, March 15, 2011. 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Donald Earl Collins2010-10-27T18:27:09+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2010/10/23/spencer-for-higher/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/mission_-about-us_-spencer-foundation.jpgMission_ About Us_ Spencer FoundationSpencer Foundation Logo, October 23, 2010https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/spenser_for_hire_title_screen.jpgSpenser_For_Hire_title_screenSpenser For Hire Title Screen, February 26, 2008. Source: http://www.aolcdn.com/new_promos/dl_spenser_733x270.jpg2010-10-23T16:54:39+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2010/10/12/the-testing-season/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/gre-scores-october-1990.jpgGRE Scores October 1990My GRE Score, October 1990.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/logo-ets-with-tagline.gifLogo---ETS-with-TaglineETS Logo, from http://www.ETS.org, October 12, 2010https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/sat.jpgsatMock SAT Answer Sheet, October 12, 2010. Source: http://kellgradcoach.blogspot.com2010-10-12T16:53:45+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2010/10/05/how-people-of-color-should-re-interpret-the-rules-of-race/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/facesatbottomofwellcover.jpgFacesAtBottomofWellCoverFaces at the Bottom of the Well Book Cover, October 5, 2010 (Donald Earl Collins)https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/lebron-interview-screen-shot.jpgLeBron Interview Screen ShotLeBron CNN Interview Screen Shot, September 29, 2010. Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvQhaCIa8lM2010-10-05T16:48:56+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2009/09/10/president-obama-and-the-rules-of-racial-standing/2010-10-05T13:57:15+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2010/09/30/montgomery-county-parks-its-poorly-maintained-basketball-courts/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/0730101359a2.jpg0730101359aForest Glen Park basketball court, Silver Spring, MD, August 10, 2010. Source: Donald Earl Collinshttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/dscn1053.jpg Forest Glen Park SignForest Glen Park Sign, Silver Spring, MD, September 25, 2010 (Donald Earl Collins)https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/dscn1050.jpgJessup-Blair Park SignJessup-Blair Park Sign, Silver Spring-Washington DC border, September 25, 2010 (Donald Earl Collins)https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/dscn1048.jpgSilver Spring Intermediate Park SignSilver Spring Intermediate Park, Silver Spring-Takoma Park, MD border (across from Montgomery College), September 25, 2010 (Donald Earl Collins) https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/dscf2020.jpgWoodside Park SignWoodside Park sign, Downtown Silver Spring, MD, September 17, 2010 (Donald Earl Collins)https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/dscf2019.jpgWoodside 9A fuller shot of the new equipment in the playground area, Woodside Park, September 17, 2010 (Donald Earl Collins)https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/dscf2017.jpgWoodside 8A climbing area that had been recently installed as part of the playground renovations, Woodside Park, September 17, 2010 (Donald Earl Collins)https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/dscf2016.jpgWoodside 7Renovations to the playground area, including a bouncing apparatus, Woodside Park, September 17, 2010 (Donald Earl Collins)https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/dscf2015.jpgWoodside 6A full view of the hoop, new fence and skateboarding area, Woodside Park, September 17, 2010 (Donald Earl Collins)https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/dscf2014.jpgWoodside 5Another view of the skateboarding park and the new fence, Woodside Park, September 17, 2010 (Donald Earl Collins)2010-09-30T16:55:14+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2010/09/27/half-baked-z-and-christian-zeal/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/torture_inquisition.jpgTorture_InquisitionTorture & the Spanish Inquisition (the direction of unchecked zeal).https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/baked-ziti-2-edited-medium.jpgbaked-ziti-2-edited-mediumBaked Ziti. Source: http://culinariaitalia.files.wordpress.com/2010-09-27T17:41:41+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2009/01/31/on-public-enemy-and-eclectic-music/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/pe-album-cover.jpgPE Album CoverPublic Enemy, Fear Of A Black Planet (1990) Album Cover2010-09-24T18:06:02+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2010/09/04/the-eclectic-authentic-donald/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/albumartsmall16.jpgAlbumArtSmallhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/albumartsmall15.jpgAlbumArtSmallhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/albumart_45cbed2a-c278-41f9-a936-7b1389e152f7_large.jpgAlbumArt_{45CBED2A-C278-41F9-A936-7B1389E152F7}_Largehttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/albumartsmall14.jpgAlbumArtSmallSeal (1994) Album Arthttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/albumartsmall12.jpgAlbumArtSmallThe Best of Sade (1992) Album Arthttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/mr-mister.jpgMr.-MisterMr. Mister (1985) Welcome To The Real Worldhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/heart-cover2.jpgheart-cover2Heart, 1985. (Look at that hair!?!)https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/albumartsmall8.jpgAlbumArtSmallhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/albumartsmall9.jpgAlbumArtSmallhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/albumart_45cbed2a-c278-41f9-a936-7b1389e152f7_small.jpgAlbumArt_{45CBED2A-C278-41F9-A936-7B1389E152F7}_Small2010-09-24T17:55:59+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2010/09/25/anger-issues-and-management-inc/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/albumartsmall11.jpgAlbumArtSmallRichard Marx, 1987.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/intreat-alex.jpgintreat-alexIn Treatment Screen Shot. Source: http://sepinwall.blogspot.comhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/incredible-hulk.jpgincredible-hulkRage of the Incredible Hulk. Source:http://www.ramasscreen.com2010-09-24T17:17:38+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2010/09/23/letter-of-recommendation-or-wreck-o-mendation/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/bajltr96.jpgBAJLTR96https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/jones.jpgJonesBruce Anthony Jones, University of South Floridahttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/reidpix4-741881.jpgreidpix4-741881George Reid Andrews, University of Pittsburgh2010-09-23T20:58:37+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2010/09/20/class-silence/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/atacama-desert-chile.jpgAtacama Desert ChileAtacama Desert in Chile. Driest desert on Earth and place to stick our heads. (Public Domain)https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/mums-the-word.jpgMums the WordMum's the word on class.2010-09-18T01:29:11+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2010/09/15/where-the-past-meets-the-future/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/star-trek-ds9-past-tense-pt1.jpgStar Trek DS9 - Past Tense Pt1Star Trek DS9 - Past Tense Pt. 1, Screen Shot2010-09-17T11:21:42+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2010/09/13/and-now-a-plagiarism-moment/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/resnick.jpgresnickProfessor Emeritus Daniel P. Resnick. Source: http://www.cmu.edu2010-09-13T14:29:26+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2010/09/09/shopping-at-c-town/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/vintage-food-stamps-345.jpgvintage-food-stamps-345Vintage Food Stamps. Source: http://slashfood.comhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/c-town-sign-building-100724-01.jpgC-Town-Sign-Building-100724-01C-Town Sign, Plainfield, NJ. Source: Plainfield Today, http://ptoday.blogspot.com/2010/07/c-town-supermarket-touches-nerve.html2010-09-09T19:44:00+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2010/09/06/opposite-world/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/5-stupidwhitemen___.jpg5-stupidwhitemen___Michael Moore's Stupid White Men (should include women as well). Source: http://www.michaelmoore.comhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/0014_ignorance_apathy.gif0014_ignorance_apathyIgnorance and Apathy. Source: http://iftheshoefitz.com2010-09-07T00:06:21+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2010/08/28/by-the-time-i-get-to-arizona/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/crazy-glenn-beck.jpgCrazy Glenn BeckCrazy Glenn Beck. Source: http://outofbounds.nbcsports.com/Glenn%20Beck.jpghttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/us-immigration-protest-phoenix203313-300x450.jpgUS-IMMIGRATION-PROTEST-PHOENIX203313--300x450Immigrant Rights Rally, Los Angeles, May 2010. Photo credit Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images.2010-08-28T15:59:01+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2010/08/23/what-a-fool-believes/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/wall-collapse-rattles-mount-vernon-high-school-wcbstv-com.jpgWall Collapse Rattles Mount Vernon High School - wcbstv.comWall Collapse Rattles Mount Vernon High School - wcbstv.com, April 13, 20102010-08-23T19:23:06+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2010/08/19/the-writing-bug/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/j0433911-150x150.pngj0433911-150x150Writing Bug. Source: http://imaginationsoup.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/2010-08-19T19:18:49+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2010/08/16/gotta-have-heart-in-sports-and-in-life/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/work-out.jpgWork OutMe on Leg Press, August 20102010-08-16T16:59:15+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2010/08/13/667/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/afrocentricity-piece.jpgAfrocentricity Piece"Afrocentricity" Piece, August 12, 19932010-08-13T02:29:02+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2010/08/09/the-rejection-of-all-things-all-american/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/cap_america_v4.jpgCap_america_v4Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_America. Scanned panel from the cover to ''Captain America (vol. 4)'' # 6. Art by John Cassaday2010-08-09T20:02:31+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2010/08/05/race-racism-and-bigotry/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/rush_limbaugh.jpgRush_limbaughSource: http://www.newsnmax.com/blog/img/Rush_limbaugh.jpghttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/aa-hands.jpgaa handsEbony & Ivory Hands. Source: http://www.wvu.edu/~lawfac/jscully/Race/images/aa%20hands.jpg2010-08-05T20:00:29+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2010/08/03/ex-stepfathers-balance-sheet/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/wb_balance_sheet1.gifwb_balance_sheetBalance Sheet.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/wb_balance_sheet.gifwb_balance_sheetBalance Sheet.https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/hk_central_statue_square_legislative_council_building_n_themis_s.jpgHK_Central_Statue_Square_Legislative_Council_Building_n_Themis_sScales of Justice. No Copyright.2010-08-05T22:48:46+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2010/08/01/beware-of-the-blogger/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/me-the-evil-blogger.jpgMe the Evil BloggerMe the Evil Blogger at home, Silver Spring, MD, August 1, 2010. (Donald Earl Collins).2010-08-01T14:04:06+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2010/07/30/seven-years-of-fatherhood/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/dscf1576.jpgDSCF1576Noah and Daddy, December 27, 2009https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/4499554-r1-039-18.jpg4499554-R1-039-18Noah and Daddy, May 29, 20062010-07-30T11:12:17+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2010/07/22/on-abusers-and-white-anxieties/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/archieedith.jpgArchieEdithAll in the Family Screen Shothttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/dog-muzzle-art-muzzle-designed-american-pride-muzzle.jpgdog-muzzle-art-muzzle-designed-american-pride-muzzleSource: http://www.fordogtrainers.com/2010-07-29T11:03:38+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2010/07/28/more-than-a-jealous-y-problem/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/benjamin_todd_jealous.jpgbenjamin_todd_jealousNAACP President Benjamin Jealous. Source: http://www.minorityreporter.net/article_img/benjamin_todd_jealous.jpg2010-07-29T10:11:11+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2007/09/24/brandie-update/2018-04-24T01:34:13+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2010/07/17/my-father-jimme-happy-birthday/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/4499554-r1-007-2.jpg4499554-R1-007-2Three Generations, May 2006https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/jimme-august-2007.jpgJimme, August 2007My Father, August 2007. (Donald Earl Collins)2010-07-17T00:56:59+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2010/07/10/crush-1-and-other-bedtime-stories/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/noahsalutes.jpgNoahSalutesNoah Saluteshttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/dscf1585.jpgDSCF1585Noah in Snowaggedon (on balcony), February 2010https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/dscf1537.jpgDSCF1537Noah Sleeping, September 20092010-07-10T11:34:33+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2010/07/08/working-for-my-father/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/dorchester-tower.jpgDorchester Tower155 West 68th - One of Many Cleaning Jobs in '84 and '85https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/dscf0530.jpgDSCF0530Me and My Father, August 20072010-07-11T15:41:02+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2010/07/06/un-father-figure/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/dscf1602.jpgDSCF1602Noah With One Of My Tieshttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/mug-shot-suge-knight_326x293.jpgmug-shot-suge-knight_326x293Random Suge Knight Mugshot (closest I could find to what my stepfather looked like in '82)2010-07-06T03:40:24+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2010/07/03/patriot-days/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/charlie20brown20and20snoopy20-201338541.jpgcharlie20brown20and20snoopy20-20133854Snoopy & Charlie Brown. Source: Charles Schulz, Peanutshttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/charlie20brown20and20snoopy20-20133854.jpgcharlie20brown20and20snoopy20-20133854https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/me-and-us-flag.jpgMe and US FlagSource: Donald Earl Collins, Fear of a "Black" America Book Cover2010-07-05T01:40:28+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2010/07/01/the-last-airbender-or-shyamalans-cynical-egg/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/avatar-aang.jpgAvatar AangAvatar Aang, Back Turned. Screen Shot, Avatar: The Last Airbenderhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/m-_night_shyamalan.jpgM._Night_Shyamalanhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/the_last_airbender_poster.pngThe_Last_Airbender_PosterThe Last Airbender Poster. Source: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:External_editors2010-07-21T17:01:14+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2010/06/29/a-real-piece-of-work/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/jacques-louis_david_0172.jpgJacques-Louis_David_017Napoleon I. Source: Jacques-Louis David, 1812https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/jacques-louis_david_0171.jpgJacques-Louis_David_017https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/382px-robert_lefvre_0011.jpg382px-Robert_Lefvre_001Napoleon's Mother (aka Ms. Wisdom). Source: Robert Lefevre, Letizia Ramolino, 1813https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/jacques-louis_david_017.jpgJacques-Louis_David_017Napoleon I (or a former boss). Source: Jacques-Louis David, 1812https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/382px-robert_lefvre_001.jpg382px-Robert_Lefvre_001https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/gabekaplanaskotter.jpggabekaplanasKotterGabe Kaplan as Kotter (an image sub for my former boss)2010-06-29T16:25:37+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2010/06/19/graduation/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/donald-and-uncle-sam.jpgDonald and Uncle SamMe and My Uncle Sam, June 18, 1987. (Donald Earl Collins).2010-06-19T03:25:54+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2010/06/17/another-day-in-paradise/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/phil_collins_anotherdayinparadise.jpgPhil_Collins_AnotherDayInParadiseSource: Virgin, Atlantic, WEA. The image is used as the primary means of visual identification of the article topic.2010-06-17T15:28:29+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2010/06/14/not-finding-work/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/unemployment-cartoon.gifunemployment-cartoonSource: Rob Rogers, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 20032010-06-14T14:00:05+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2010/03/25/doctoring-history/2010-06-12T15:39:55+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2010/04/01/student-follies/2010-06-12T15:36:41+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2010/04/09/pressure/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/stanford_university_hoover_tower.jpgStanford_University_Hoover_TowerStanford University's Hoover Tower2010-06-12T15:24:27+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2010/04/13/my-father-and-conservatives/2010-06-12T14:13:09+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2010/04/23/banning-the-term-legislate-morality/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/rembrandt_harmensz-_van_rijn_079.jpgRembrandt_Harmensz._van_Rijn_0792010-06-12T14:03:40+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2010/04/26/driving-as-a-metaphor/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/bad-driving-habits3.jpgbad-driving-habitshttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/bad-driving-habits2.jpgbad-driving-habitshttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/6a00d8341c7ed153ef00e553f7b0658834-500wi1.jpg6a00d8341c7ed153ef00e553f7b0658834-500wihttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/bad-driving-habits1.jpgbad-driving-habitshttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/6a00d8341c7ed153ef00e553f7b0658834-500wi.jpg6a00d8341c7ed153ef00e553f7b0658834-500wi2010-06-12T13:59:33+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2010/04/29/marriage-in-the-un-marriage-age/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/dna-04282000.jpgDNA.04282000DNA Marriage, April 28, 20002010-06-12T13:55:26+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2010/05/04/where-grace-and-rhodes-meet/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/stephanie_grace2.jpgstephanie_gracehttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/081203_rome_interview_myron_rolle2.jpg081203_rome_interview_myron_rolle2010-06-12T13:54:06+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2010/05/06/my-ap-us-history-story/2010-06-12T13:52:08+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2010/05/08/our-flat-butt-society/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/2525.jpg25,25Flat-Butt Truck2010-06-12T13:49:57+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2010/06/12/a-casually-uncasual-fan/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/wm-oly-de-cr1.jpgFans in the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Munich, GermanyFans in the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Munich, Germany. Source: René Starkhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/wm-oly-de-cr.jpgFans in the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Munich, Germany.Fans in the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Munich, Germany. Source: René Stark2010-06-12T13:04:16+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2010/05/12/on-lena-horne/2010-06-11T10:55:33+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2010/05/15/donalds-sense-of-something/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/st-patricks-cathedral-picture.jpgst-patricks-cathedral-pictureSt. Patrick's Cathedral, Washington, DC2010-06-11T10:52:02+00:00monthlyhttps://donaldearlcollins.com/2010/05/17/hatin-the-player-over-the-game/https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/brian-cushing-texans-3ec634f0caf52e0e_large.jpgbrian-cushing-texans--3ec634f0caf52e0e_largeBrian Cushing (Houston Texans)https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/hamlinhitstalworth.jpghamlinhitstalworthDonte' Stallworth Hithttps://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/benroethlisberger311.jpgBenRoethlisberger31https://donaldearlcollins.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/lawrence-taylor.jpgLawrence-TaylorLawrence 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