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03 July 2028 06 July 2028
Aphelion GOOD NEWS CALENDARThis event begins 07/03/2025 and repeats every year forever
Aphelion is between July 3rd and July 6th in 2020 it was on July 4th 11:04pm in 2020, the Aphelion for earth is when the earth is farthest from the sun, in its eliptical orbit. If you consider the Perihelion the beginning of a year, then the Aphelion is the trust midyear point. Every planet around the sun has an aphelion. Earth's moon like all other moons has a similar action, called an apogee to a planet, where a moon is farthest from the planet it rotates around, by having an elliptical orbit.
Story 1 https://aalbc.com/tc/blogs/entry/261-aphelion-day-art-or-text-craft-parade-good-news-blog/?do=findComment&comment=923
Story 2 https://aalbc.com/tc/blogs/entry/261-aphelion-day-art-or-text-craft-parade-good-news-blog/?do=findComment&comment=924
STORY 1
It is afternoon, a day on earth, a black woman sit in solace; Kalima look toward her photo of a prior penumbral eclipse, made in a roadtrip across the usa.
She continue to ignore the yells from her sanguine downstairs; they are ready to go to the July 4th Fireworks parade.
“COME ON!!!… I know you can hear me K! We are now in phase three and I want us to enjoy being outside, none of us have been out in months! PLEASE!”
Kalima lay back on her bed and put on a video online.
She can hear shuffling feet leaving the front door of the brownstone while she watch. She whisper: “see you soon” and continue to watch.
At the end of the video she sit at her writing desk and take out paper and pencil and ruler; she compose a poem using looped cursive penpersonship on clear paper using the ruler she crafted as a guidetool.
A male red winged blackbird sitting on a tree branch outside watch Kalima and see the following on the page, Kalima finished.
I know I’m free, while in an unfree place
To live in a free place… I must rally
Against Time’s steady pace, mortality
What certainty? The best finishing place
Choices I see? Bliss be the unfree place
Bliss out the unfree place, which choice is me?
History state no case… I must rally
Blind gamblin’ me, both length may eat my race
A bird yell free! I wingless… stall my race
Wait in the unfree place, one day for me
I see Time with it’s pace, safe while I see
I will rally, to live in a free place
The small uncaged passerine fly away, singing. Kalima look to the window and go to her bed, and lay thinking, and sleeping.
…
A gentle nudge and a wet kiss on the cheek, wake Kalima up, from a figure unknown of body while familiar in voice.
“Come on K, we are all back now, we want to tell you about our trip, especially little Bee”
“Oh, hey Ma”
Kalima plus her mother embrace.
“Here is some chocolate bars, colored like the flag, I know! but Mister Mohammed made them and I know you support Black business”
Kalima took a whiff of the chocolate, and smiled with yummies.
Her mother pass her a photo of the clan, taken by uncle george.
And, Kalima’s mother pass Kalima another of a firework by uncle george.
Kalima’s mother continue: “Fun…We will meet you downstairs and you can tell us about tonights eclipse ok”
“It’s late, little Bee will want to stay up, so we need to get the hammock out for him”
“ok”: Kalima’s mother leave, and Kalima look to the moon.
Kalima place her chocolate in her minifridge and open her door to the sound of laughter and joy. She smile in the night, for another day.
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STORY 2
"It is really hot today": say a woman, chocolate skin sweating under an early June sun, her hand attach to another; she continue: "you need water raspberry pie"
"No mommy": say a little girl, same kind of skin, sweet or moisture, her frizzes capping her head.
The two keep walking on a simple dirt road, green trees adorning either side.
"Momma, Grandpa once said Tinkerbell was American"
"Of course, what did he say exactly": the mother giggle.
The little girl smile and imitate her grandfather's gestures: "An American Tinkerbell is like a woman, like Tinkerbell with a red white and blue bikini on, don't mind seeing that all out Raspberry... yeah, Tinkerbell on the beach"
The mother shake her head gently and say: "Your grandfather, called everything, like a woman, France, Joy, The spirit of America"
"How did he describe the spirit of America Mommy": the daughter giggle.
The mother smile and imitate her father's gestures: "The Spirit of America is like a woman, like a woman with a luscious afro with decorative hairpins like stars floating around her hair, she sits on a bed of fifty stars connected to the cosmos, and has a cape, like superman, but grander with the red and white stripes, feet bare and dangling like godiva chocolate statues waiting to be eaten...yeah, stylin spirit of America"
The mother continue: "I know he was referring to your great gran, she had the best afros"
"I love GG": say a stoic little girl.
"I love her too baby": equal in solemnity, say her mother.
The two walk and finally reach the house. Suddenly a man appear from behind a bush.
"You too need a glass of lemonade, try this homemade blend"
The little girl look toward her mother who release her arm, and she lunge for the lemonade and start to drink. The man patiently wait while he get a kiss on the cheek from the mother who take her glass of lemonade.
The little girl finish and the man inquire: "well..."
"It's a little tangy, not perfect Uncle": and the little girl smile. Her uncle throw down his hat in disgust and she continue: "You will get there uncle, we believe in you, you will make the perfect lemonade one day"
"Ahh... thanks Raspy, come on and help me with the cooking for the party later"
And the uncle and niece go to the back of the house, while the mother head to the far side. She soon notice her father's old car sitting in shiny glory, being taken care of by her brother Nicodemus.
The mother sit in the car and remember when she showed her parents, her first paid commission, the spirt of america. They made a cake for her and celebrated. She remember her father said: "I knew I was right, I may have not gotten the description incorrect, it seems the spirit of america is like lady liberty in her teenage years, no crown or lamp, hair flying, wearing wonder woman's clothes, wonder woman wouldn't mind and she needs the vibranium, can't imagine the skin getting cracked and she being chosen to stand before new york city, but, she is still, like a woman... yeah, the badass spirit of america"
The mother hyper ventilate and start to cry. She think to the day after when her father no longer said anything was like a woman. Between the heat side her sadness she fall asleep.
...
"Mommy!... mommy... MOMMY!": speak a little girl to her mother.
"hey my sweet Raspberry": the mother gently waken.
"Daddy say you need to eat... and here": the little girl kiss her mother.
"Ohh... thank you, give him this for me... and I want you to have fun with the firecrackers, with all your cousins and everybody, ok": the mother after taken the plate, hug her daughter tightly.
"Ok mommy, I love you"
"I love you"
"Don't be sad mommy": the little girl say walking away.
"I am not my little light in the sky, just remembering... go on now"
The mother eat a little food and place the plate on the dashboard, and lay back in the seat, back to sleep.
"Nzinga...why aren't you eating Nzinga": a gentle voice speak to the mother. Nzinga open her eyes and is in amazement.
"Pa..."
"Hey , surprised huh, do you know some people where I now live visit loving ones during the aphelion"
Nzinga is still in shock looking at her father.
He continue: "... you know, when the earth is farthest from the sun, but it seems to only work when one is missed a lot... and I am not even like a woman"
Nzinga lunge and embrace her father in the driver's seat.
"I miss you papa"
The spirit embrace his daughter and say: “ I know Nzinga, but no need, I am here just for a short while for a chance to get you not to miss me so much"
"How long?!": energetically state the daughter.
"Maybe only an hour"
"What will we do?"
"Drive around of course": Nzinga's father clip the seatbelt, and she smile, and he continue: "this is my car, that is a pretty special moon there". Nzinga look to the moon as her father stare at it.
Nzinga's father say while she look to the moon: "It will be nice having the penumbral eclipse escort us for our short time"
Nzinga become stoic: "why won't you come back..."
"I am having too much fun with your mother"
Nzinga burst a laugh.
Nzinga's father continue: "oh and she told me to give Raspy a message, she loves telling her stories in her dreams"
Nzinga's father start the car, and Nzinga look back.
He say: "Don't worry, let the magic happen"
"Death has not seemed to stop your sense of wit papa"
"Well, my little light, let me tell you something, ok, Death, is like a woman..."
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This event begins 07/02/2025 and repeats every year forever
someone asked
Sinners - Evil Cannot happen without your consent...true or false
the following is my reply
Well... as a writer...
when I look at Coogler + Peele, the two most commercially successful black writer-directors in the last twenty years [commercial success defined as profit earned from films, not creative assessment] both make one and done films, no sequels. Both don't go into deep public analysis of their films, let audiences make assessment videos. Both tell stories dealing with the black experience having global implications but from a personal space. They remind me of August wilson's plays where the outer world is present, potent but the plays setting is a small black space.
Get Out- Black man taking white woman to see her clan.
US-Black family on a vacation to country house
Nope- Black siblings on a ranch
Sinners- Black blues joint in the south
Booth Peele + Coogler's movies have aspects of spirituality[ The sunken place, the doppelganger, the horse whisperer, Hoodoo] . Religion by name is a spirituality tied to a book. Spirituality is anything involving the spirit of a person , regardless of whether that involvement is technological [ psychological tools, cloning], a skill[communicating to nonhumans, horses or aliens] , a specific tradition passed down[ hoodoo]
When I think of
Within our gates from oscar micheaux [ written and directed]
blood of jesus from spencer williams [ written and directed]
Ceddo + Emitai from Ousmane Sembene [ written and directed]
Daughters of the Dust from julie dash [ written and directed]
The reality is most Black writer-directors tend to make historical fictions or historical dramas [Malcolm/Boyz in the hood/Black girl/Superfly/dead presidents/down in the delta(I can't believe maya angelou didn't edit or manipulate it) or similar]. But the works of Peele + Coogler follow the least traveled road of said list of artist using worlds with fantasy elements.[ may it be science fiction or spiritual heritage] And that harkens back to the classic Black descended of enslaved storytelling or heritages from before the war between the states, championed by Zora Neale Hurston.
Now to answer the question you asked "Evil Cannot happen without your consent" in the context of the film sinners.
Well, one thing , we don't know how the white vampires were made? The film doesn't go into in great detail nor does it need to. All we know is the lead white vampire is old, their are rules. But as the black twins prove, the goodness of ones actions is not bounded to humanity. Vampires can be good as his twin proves at the end, if you define goodness by non verbal actions and not race[whether race is defined as a categorization or ranking or order based on religion/language/gender/blood lineage/phenotype or appearance/age/philosophical adherence/ or other determinant]. To restate Vampires are not inherently evil in the film, thus their entry into a place can not be deemed welcoming evil, if you take the whole story into account. In parallel, in the film humans are not inherently good. And the KKK are not coming with the consent of the juke joint.
So from my point of view, in the film itself, your question is not answered.
And what is the contrapositive to your question. Good can happen with your consent? Well define good. Are humans good while vampires evil? is goodness defined by non verbal action. but can't one action be deemed good or evil based on its specifics.
OR about the opposite. Good cannot happen without your consent? again define good
and in my view Coogler isn't offering viewpoints but not being ironclad in opinions. Steinfeld some say is yella, some say is white, by one drop is black, but their is a long heritage of blacks in the usa who are visibly white ala Charles W. Chesnutt.
Away from writing....
Your posiiton as a black christian, i find thought provoking. I am not christian, but my views on black christianity are various. If I have one wish for black christians, it is for black christians to accept the many branches of black christianity, which I don't think black christians tend to do. But to your question, Evil Cannot happen without your consent, I think based on your definitions, the answer is yes.
For me, away from writing, the first question for me is always elements in the question. What is good? what is evil? what is consent?
I comprehend positivity or negativity. I know what can be mostly positive or mostly negative, but nothing in my mind is all negative or all positive. and for me what people refer to as good is a supposed all positive, or evil is a supposed all negative. And I prefer to use the word grant over consent. What is granted is complicated. Sometimes one is granting things absent their knowledge or awareness, the raising of children proves this.
Philosophically or spiritually, I can only answer your question, Evil Cannot happen without your consent, once it is restructured with more definition to what is evil or what is consent.
If you ask me, Vampires cannot interact to non vampires absent non vampirical grant? I will say no because Vampires I define as any creature that absorbs leechlike from another. Do the gnomes who suck souls require grants? Do the succubi require grants? I don't think so to either. Some types of Vampires do but not all.
If you ask me, those with negative intent cannot happen absent anothers grant? I will say not usually. Negative intent can be from many and rarely requires the targets permission.
If you ask me, can human blood craving Vampires enter the home of others absent a grant? I say both. historically from ancient times, some of said vampires have been blockaded from entering the homes of others , not all but some, arguably many.
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02 July 2028
My only and maybe first Scam PostThis event begins 07/02/2025 and repeats every year forever
A Contest With Prizes - Best Fake Scam
My Entry
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This event begins 07/02/2025 and repeats every year forever
First I am not a fan of P Diddy, before during or after his trial. And I thought he was going to jail. I know one thing. I can't attack a woman on camera and not get assault. It is that simple for me. When you have money you can get lawyers and the delicacies of the law go into play.
I only truly know one song of his.
All ABout THe Bejamins. And although I like it , it is never in my top music songs.
But, I have to admit, with the way media went on and on about him [living nin NYC diddy is constanlty in media, constantly ] I figured he would have a song ready if he got acquitted.
Since he got acquitted. What about All ABout The Prosecutes
In the video he is wearing a black and white prison getup.
All ABout The Prosecutes
Here is the intro:) I challenge anyone to continue the lyrics, and if you are opposed to Diddy and want the lyrics to go that way, be my guest. I am not a fan of diddy. I am no rapper: )
Now, what y'all gonna do
Wanna be judgers, shot callers, tweeters,
who be adding lies like spoilers
All About The Benjamins
REMIX LYRICS
[Produced by D-Dot (The Mad Rapper)] [Intro: Diddy & Missy Elliott] Uh, uh-huh, yeah Uh, uh-huh, yeah (It's all about the Benjamins, baby) Uh, uh-huh, yeah (It's all about the Benjamins, baby) Goodfellas (Uh) [Verse 1: Diddy] Now, what y'all wanna do? Wanna be ballers, shot callers, brawlers? Who be dippin' in the Benz with the spoilers? On the low from the jake in the Taurus Tryin' to get my hands on some Grants like Horace Yeah, livin' the raw deal Three course meals, spaghetti, fettuccine, and veal But still, everything's real in the field (Uh, yeah) And what you can't have now, leave in your will But don't knock me for tryin' to bury Seven zeros over in Rio de Janeiry Ain't nobody's hero, but I want to be heard On your HOT97 every day, that's my word Swimmin' in women with they own condominiums (Uh-huh, yeah) Five plus fives who drive Millenniums It's all about the Benjamins, what? I get a fifty pound bag of Euk for the mutts Five carats on my hands with the cuts In somethin' European chromed out with the clutch, what [Verse 2: Jadakiss & Diddy] I wanna hold figures, fuck bein' a broke nigga Drinkin' malt liquor, drivin' a broke Vigor I'm with Mo' sippers, watched by gold diggers (Uh) Rocking Girbaud denims with gold zippers (Come on) Lost your touch, we kept ours Poppin' Cristals, freakin' the three-quarter reptiles (Hahaha) Enormous cream, forest green Benz jeep For my team, so while you sleep, I'ma scheme (That's right) You see through, that's why nobody never gon' believe you You should do what we do, stack chips like Hebrews Don't let the melody intrigue you (Uh-uh), 'cause I leave you I'm only here for that green paper with the eagle [Verse 3: Sheek Louch & Diddy] I'm strictly trying to cop those colossal-sized Picassos And have papi flip coke outside Delgado's (Woo) Tienda, with cash flowing like Sosa And a Latin chick transporting in the chocha Stampeding over, pop Mos, never sober Flexin' Range Rovers, dealing weight by Minnesota (Uh) Avoiding NARCs with camcorders and Chevy Novas (Uh-huh) Stash in the building with this chick named Wilona (Uh-huh) From Daytona, when I was young I wanted to bone her (Uh-huh) But now I only hit chicks who win beauty pageants (Hahaha) Tricking and taking me skin at the Aspens, uh (Come on) Gangsta mental, stay poppin' Cristal Pack a black pistol in the Ac' coupe that's dark brown (Woo) Pinky-ringin', gondolas with the man singin' Italian music down the river with your chick clingin' To my bizzalls, player, you mad false Acting hard when you as pussy as RuPaul's [Chorus: Diddy & Missy Elliot] Come on, Come on, uh-huh (It's all about the Benjamins, baby) Uh-huh, yeah (It's all about the Benjamins, baby) Uh-huh, yeah (It's all about the Benjamins, baby) Uh-huh, yeah (It's all about the Benjamins, baby) Uh-huh, yeah (It's all about the Benjamins, baby) [Post-Chorus: Diddy, Lil' Kim & Missy Elliott] Now, what y'all wanna do? (It's all about the Benjamins, baby) Wanna be ballers, shot-callers, brawlers (It's all about the Benjamins, baby) Who be dippin' in the Benz with the spoilers (It's all about the Benjamins, baby) On the low from the jake in the Taurus (Uh, uh, what the bloodclaat?) [Verse 4: Lil' Kim, Diddy & The Notorious B.I.G.] Wanna bumble with the bee, huh? Bzz, throw a hex on the whole family (Yeah, yeah, yeah) Dressed in all black like The Omen (Say what?) Have your friends singin', "This is for my homie" (That's right) And you know me from making niggas so sick Floss in my six with the Lex' on the wrist If it's murder, you know she wrote it (Uh-huh) German Ruger for yo' ass, bitch, deep throat it (Come on) Know you wanna feel the womb 'cause it's platinum-coated Take your pick, got a firearm you should have toted, suck a dick All that bullshit you kick, player hatin' from the sidelines Get your own shit, why you ridin' mine? (Uh-huh) I'm a Goodfella kinda lady Stash .380s in Mercedes, Puffy, hold me down, baby Only female in my crew and I kick shit like a nigga do Pull the trigger too, fuck you (Uh, uh, uh) [Verse 5: The Notorious B.I.G. & Diddy] I been had skills, Cristal spills Hide bills in Brazil, about a mill', the ice grill (That's right) Make it hard to figure me, liquor be kickin' me In my asshole (Uh), undercover, Donnie Brasco Left my east coast girl the Bentley to twirl (Uh-huh) My west coast shorty push the chrome 740 Rockin' Redman and Naughty, oh, where my kitty cat? Half a brick of yay in the bra where her titties at And I'm livin' that, whole life we push weight (Uh-huh) Fuck the state pen, fuck hoes in Penn State (C'mon) Listen close, it's Francis, the praying mantis Attack with the MAC my left hand spit Right hand grip on the whip for the smooth getaway Playa haters, get away or my lead will spray (Get away) Squeeze off 'til I'm empty, don't tempt me Only to hell I send thee, all about the Benjis, what? [Outro: Diddy & Missy Elliott] It's all about the Benjamins, baby Uh-huh, yeah (It's all about the Benjamins, baby) Uh-huh, yeah (It's all about the Benjamins, baby) Uh-huh, yeah (It's all about the Benjamins, baby) Uh-huh, yeah (It's all about the Benjamins, baby) Uh-huh, yeah (It's all about the Benjamins, baby) Uh-huh, yeah (It's all about the Benjamins, baby) Yeah (It's all about the Benjamins, baby) Yeah, yeah, yeah
ORIGINAL LYRICS
[Intro: Puff Daddy] Uh Uh-huh, yeah Uh Uh-huh, yeah Uh Uh-huh, yeah Goodfellas, uh [Verse 1: Puff Daddy] Now What y'all wanna do? Wanna be ballers? Shot-callers? Brawlers Who be dippin in the Benz wit the spoilers On the low from the Jake in the Taurus Tryin' to get my hands on some Grants like Horace Yeah livin' the raw deal, three-course meals Spaghetti, fettucini, and veal But still, everything's real in the field And what you can't have now, leave in your will But don't knock me for tryin to bury Seven zeros, over in Rio de Janeir-y Ain't nobody's hero, but I wanna be heard On your Hot 9-7 every day, that's my word Swimmin' in women wit they own condominiums Five plus fives, who drive millenniums It's all about the Benjamins, what? I get a fifty-pound bag of ooh for the mutts Five carats on my hands wit the cuts In something European chromed out with a clutch, what [Verse 2: Jadakiss] I wanna hold figures, fuck being a broke nigga Drinkin malt liquor, drivin a Bro' Vega I'm wit Mo' sippers, watched by gold diggers (uhh) Rockin Bejor denims, wit gold zippers (c'mon) Lost your touch we kept ours, poppin Cristals Freakin the three-quarter reptiles (ahahah) Enormous cream, forest green, Benz jeep For my team so while you sleep I'mma scheme (that's right) We see through, that's why nobody never gon' believe you You should do what we do, stack chips like Hebrews Don't let the melody intrigue you (uh-uh) 'Cause I leave you, I'm only here For that green paper with the eagle [Verse 3: Sheek Louch] I'm strictly tryin to cop those, colossal-sized Picassos And have papi flip coke outside Delgado's (whoo!) Mienda, with cash flowing like Sosa And a Latin chick transporting in her chocha Stampedin over, pop Mo's, never sober Lex and Range Rovers dealin weight by Minnesota (uhh) Avoidin NARC's wit camcorders and Chevy Novas (uh-huh) Stash in the buildin wit this chick named Alona (uh-huh) From Daytona, when I was young I wants to bone her (uh-huh) But now I only hit chicks that win beauty pageants (ahahaha) Trickin, they takin me skiing, at the Aspens (c'mon) Uhh, gangsta mental, stay poppin Cristal Pack a black pist-al in the Ac' Coupe that's dark brown (whoo!) Pinky-ringin, gondolas wit the man singin Italian music down the river wit your chick clingin To my bizzalls, player you mad false Actin hard when you as pussy as RuPaul [Outro: Puff Daddy] C'mon Come on, come on, uh-huh Uh-huh, yeah Uh-huh, yeah Uh-huh, yeah Uh-huh, yeah Ah-heh Goodfellas 9-7 Told 'em so That's right
COMMENTARY FROM ME ON THE SUBJECT
Ann-Michelle Thurmond good point, if those women had been white , it would have been treated stronger, this is the sad tragedy of me too. as you and brian know, started by a black women cause she was tired of black women getting treatment less potent/stringent/purposed in media or the law than white women. In the case of diddy it is happening again.
Brian J Howard I think Ann's point is that if these women had been white the legal system , media would had approached diddy stronger in all earnest, and I concur. When I think of that video, I can't imagine a black man hitting a white woman like diddy hit the woman in the video and the legal system not going really hard on him
Ann-Michelle Thurmond I wonder your ideas about the lawyers for the government, did they overreach? Racketeering + sex trafficking are pretty strong allegations, if they would had focused on assault, wouldn't this case be over long ago.
Ann-Michelle Thurmond right, but i argue overreach is a serious injustice to the woman. a video exist of this man beating her. that is assault. jail time case closed. at least in my simple eyes. but, the lawyers aren't thinking about simple straight forward justice, the lawyers want to put their great grand kids through college, and have an inheritance for them. For that you make huge allegations knowing fully well they will not stick but both sets of lawyers will get paid by diddy . It is the same with weinstein. cosby, depp, et cetera. I think women should speak against the lawyers for the various women. These men have abused women but I doubt they are the heads of a branch of camorra. Wouldn't women wants these men in jail for what they did to women than not in jail but on hard times financially from all the legal fees and excommunicado in their industries? Maybe women want it all, jail + the debt+the excommunicado, but I argue jail teaches the best lesson over debt + excommunicado. What say you ann?