• Leighann Lord
    The Urban Erma: Going Green and Seeing Red

    This has probably happened to you too. In fact, I know it has. I stuck my hands underneath the automatic faucet in a public bathroom. It’s automatic now because we can’t be trusted on our ownsome to...

    • Posted 8 days ago
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  • Leighann Lord
    The Urban Erma: The High-Tech Huxtables

    Here’s a 21st century Norman Rockwell moment for you: I was sitting on the couch in between my parents: me with an iPhone, my mom with an iPad, and my dad with an iPod. How I wish...

    • Posted 17 days ago
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  • Leighann Lord
    The Urban Erma: Spring Cleaning My Address Book (Updated)

    Weighing in at over 4,000 personal and business contacts, my address book is officially out of control. It’s the electronic equivalent of the mafia: once you get in, you never get out. I’m reasonably friendly and outgoing,...

    • Posted 88 days ago
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  • Leighann Lord
    The Urban Erma: Happy Black Men

    They say getting old is a privilege because not everybody gets to do it. Well, not everybody gets herpes either. Where’s the privilege in that? In our youth-obsessed culture, growing older is the true Original Sin that...

    • Posted 115 days ago
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  • Leighann Lord
    The Urban Erma: Dammit Denzel!

    I spent part of the holidays catching up on the movies that I missed last year. And I missed many. I always do. I just can’t keep up. It seems that by the time I finish watching...

    • Posted 160 days ago
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