PRINCE CHARMING AND KING KONG- JAMES LONGMAN - FROM BBC TO ABC TELEVISION JOINS OUR SKYPE TEAM TO HELP CHILDREN!!!!!!

He's only 31 years old. He's been in dangerous and lavish settings as a foreign correspondent and as an entertainment reporter. He does it all and he came to visit us - James Longman, the new King Kong of journalism.

He's new, but moving fast. I wanted him to impart some of his experience upon my students.  He talked about learning languages and the importance of education. I asked his age and when he said, "Thirty-one," the students gasped. I took that opportunity to say that he wasn't much older than they are now and therefore, they should be working diligently for their futures. 

Many of the students want his job. They raised their hands to say that they wanted his lifestyle. I mean who wouldn't want to go tour with the royals Harry and Meghan? Or cover their wedding? Or fly with the Pope? Or interview a famous soccer team? He had traveled to so many places in the past month: Indonesia, Australia, the Congo, and America, just to name a few!

We had to lasso him to get him into our classroom. Once we did, it was magical!

Oh, yeah, what is he like? Yes, he is gorgeous and dashing! He is well-spoken and has that wonderful  deep British accent!  Wow!

However, I'm a professional and will say that I was interested in his intellect. When I first saw him on ABC, I thought, "Oh, he's new. Seems very intense."  I never thought about his age until I read an article about him and thought, "What?! Really?! He's seems so mature."

He really got me to see his talent with the soccer team from Thailand that was lost in the cave. His every utterance had me on the edge of my seat. He became famous there as Mr. Pineapple, a fruit that is found there and apparently reminds the people of James.  He was so sweet as he interviewed the boys and minded the warnings he was given about what he could say to protect their feelings and mental state. HE got the exclusive to interview them. Seeing the fun and playful chemistry he had with the kids made it obvious as to why they let him do it.  A star was born!

Well, where did this Houdini come from? Well, he was doing some sort of investigative journalism work in college and then was snatched by the BBC. Then he worked at the BBC and then was snatched by ABC. What a life!  You have two titans fighting for you. Gosh!  

His life apparently was not all gold in the beginning. He had a bit of a rough start and some emotional twists, but he survived. He is resilient. Something we can all learn.  He's a young man with an old soul.

Thank you, James for speaking with my students about how you made your life fabulous through hard work, self-determination, self-confidence, intelligence, and faith. You're a bright star in the television universe!

I LOVE YOGURT - CIOBANI!!!!

I USED TO LOVE A YOGURT CALLED WHITNEY'S. IT WAS SO DELICIOUS AND I COULD ONLY FIND IT IN VIRGINIA. IT WAS SUCH A TREAT AND HELPED ME LOSE A LOT OF WEIGHT. WELL, THAT AND HOURS OF EXERCISE DAILY (WHEN I WAS A SPRITE AND HAD THAT KIND OF TIME!).

IN ANY CASE, IT DISAPPEARED. I LOOKED FOR IT ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THE AWFUL TRUTH: IT WAS NO LONGER MADE!!! I WEPT.  WHY DO WE HAVE ONLINE ACCESS TO EVERYTHING ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THE THING WE ARE LOOKING FOR CAN'T BE FOUND!!

WELL, I FOUND A NEW YOGURT TO HELP ME MEND MY COUTURE CULTURE BREAK-UP: CHOBANI!  IT'S SMOOTH AND DECADENT , LIKE WHITNEY'S. NOT QUITE AS TANTALIZING OR FANCY, BUT IT DOES THE TRICK, ESPECIALLY WITH FLAVORS SUCH AS BANANA AND CHOCOLATE!!!!!!!

AND...DON'T HAVE A SALE ON THIS LITTLE TREAT BECAUSE I WILL BUY THE STORE OUT!!!!!!

FOR NOW, CHOBANI WILL FILL THE WHITNEY HOLE IN MY CRAVINGS.  HOWEVER, IF YOU ARE THE MAKERS OF WHITNEY YOGURT OR KNOW THE MAKERS OF WHITNEY YOGURT, THEN TELL THEM TO HOOK UP WITH CHOBANI TO MAKE A CRAZY, FEROCIOUS YOGURT-LICIOUS TREAT!!!!

WELL, TELL THEM TO AT LEAST......TRY IT!!!!!!

TRIBUTE TO MY FATHER - ROOSEVELT CALBERT, EXECUTIVE, NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION - NOVEMBER 13, 1931 - JUNE 7, 2018

MY FATHER WAS A WONDERFUL AND LOVING MAN!  IN THE MANY STORIES HE TOLD US ABOUT HIS UPBRINGING, HE MADE IT CLEAR THAT HE DIDN'T GET THAT SAME TREATMENT AS A CHILD AND HE WANTED TO BE SURE THAT HIS CHILDREN RECEIVED BETTER.

HE WANTED US TO KNOW THAT WE WERE LOVED AND CHERISHED AND THAT MY PARENTS WOULD HELP US IN ANY WAY THAT THEY COULD. HOWEVER, THERE WAS MUCH MORE TO THIS STORY THAT MADE MY FATHER GREAT!

AS AN EXECUTIVE AT THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, HE HELPED OVER 600,000 MINORITIES ACHIEVE THEIR DREAMS OF BECOMING SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS, AND OTHER RELATED CAREERS.  ACCORDING TO ONE OF HIS CO-WORKERS WHO SPOKE AT HIS FUNERAL, HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR SPEARHEADING ONE OF THE BIGGEST GRANTS TO NATIVE AMERICANS!

ALL OF THIS INFORMATION WAS A SHOCK BECAUSE MY FATHER WAS VERY PRIVATE ABOUT HIS ACHIEVEMENTS. WHEN HE WAS SPOTLIGHTED IN A PROMINENT MAGAZINE, MY MOTHER WAS THE ONE WHO TOLD US ABOUT IT, NOT MY FATHER. EVEN AS SHE MENTIONED AND HE WAS SITTING AT THE DINNER TABLE WITH US, HE JUST LET MY MOTHER TELL THE STORY!

HE LOVED ALL PEOPLE AND WANTED EVERYONE TO HAVE A CHANCE TO SUCCEED.  WHEN HE WAS GOING FOR HIS PH.D. IN PHYSICS, HE COULD NOT GO IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI.  UNDER SEPARATE, BUT EQUAL, MISSISSIPPI HAD TO PAY THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY IN MISSISSIPPI AND THE UNIVERSITY OUT OF STATE TO WHICH HE WAS ACCEPTED. SO, HE KNEW PERSONALLY ABOUT OVERCOMING ROADBLOCKS TO ONE'S ADVANCEMENT.

HE RECEIVED MANY AWARDS AND HONORS. HERE IS HIS OBITUARY. I LOVE YOU SO MUCH DAD!!!!! SO PROUD OF WHAT YOU GAVE THE WORLD!!!!1:

OBITUARY FOR DR. ROOSEVELT CALBERT, 86

Dr. Roosevelt Calbert, 86, of Reston, Virginia, passed away Thursday, June 7, at Reston Hospital surrounded by his family.

“Cal” (his nickname) was born on November 13, 1931, in Philadelphia, Mississippi. He was a retired physicist and education administrator for the National Science Foundation (NSF).
He graduated as Valedictorian from Cameron Street High School and Jackson State University, where he earned his B.S. in Science. At the University of Michigan, he received his Masters in Science for Teaching and in 1971, he received his Ph.D. from the University of Kansas in plasma physics.
He served as the Director of the Cooperative Academic Planning (CAP) Program at the Institute for Services to Education. He helped to create curriculum change in black colleges. Then in 1975, Dr. Calbert began his 24-year career at the National Science Foundation (NSF), joining NSF's Directorate for Science and Engineering Education.

Cal was a senior program analyst in the Office of Planning and Resources Management, agency representative for the White House Initiative of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Section Head of Minority Programs, and Deputy Director of the Division of Human Resource Development.

Dr. Calbert's goal was to improve educational opportunities for minority students in science, engineering, and mathematics education for underrepresented students. In 1992, he became a member of the Senior Executive Service and retired as a director of the Division of Human Resource Development in the Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR) for NSF in 1999.
In addition to his work at NSF, Cal served on the faculty at both Alcorn State University and Alabama State University. He published more than fifty academic articles and presented at professional conferences.

Dr. Calbert received many honors:

• including the National Science Foundation Director's Equal Opportunity Achievement Award
• Senior Executive Service Performance Award
• In 1986, he received a Presidential Citation Award from Jackson State University as an outstanding alumnus
• In 2007, he was inducted into The National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame
• He was awarded the NSF Distinguished Service Award, the agency’s highest non-monetary honor.  It represents exceptional leadership, program development or improvement, service in the public interest, or similar contributions that substantially benefit science or engineering, and the general public.

Dr. Calbert was a founding member of Heritage Fellowship Church, which was originally called Christian Community Fellowship Church in 1978. The first meeting was held in the home of Dr. Roosevelt Calbert and his wife, Thelma Calbert.  The first service was held at a private home.  In 1984, the church was renamed Heritage Fellowship Church.

MY SKYPE PROGRAM'S THIRD YEAR!!!!

COVER OF MY BOOK - BOUGIE IN KOREA - I AM ON THE FRONT!!!!

CAN YOU BELIEVE IT!!!!! 

MY SKYPE/HANGOUTS/FACETIME CAREER AND TECH CHAT PROGRAM IS IN ITS THIRD YEAR!!! WHOOPEE!!!!

THIS YEAR, SO FAR, I HAVE PROCURED AN UP-AND -COMING TELEVISION SUPERSTAR AND PRODUCTION PEOPLE - PRODUCERS, CAMERA MAN, ETC. WHO WORK IN FOR A WELL KNOWN FINANCIAL INSTITUTION GIANT, AS WELL AS AN ENTREPRENEUR.

FANTASTIC!!!!

I AM ALWAYS LOOKING FOR PROFESSIONALS WHO WANT TO HELP INNER CITY KIDS REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL BY THEM ABOUT FUTURE CAREERS AND THE TECHNOLOGY THEY MAY HAVE TO USE.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, PLEASE SEND ME AN EMAIL AT LORICALBERTFORCHANGE.COM. WE ARE LOOKING FOR ALL CAREERS!!!!!!

THANKS AGAIN,

LORI A. CALBERT

JOHN MCCAIN 1936-2018 - MY REFLECTION

NB: I REFLECTED VERY SERIOUSLY AND PUT THIS ON INSTAGRAM. I WROTE THIS, NOT BECAUSE JOHN MCCAIN WAS PERFECT, BUT BECAUSE HE WAS ABLE TO AT LEAST BE HIS OWN MAN AND SPEAK HONESTLY FOR ALL AMERICANS, WHETHER THEY ALL AGREED OR NOT.  AT LEAST HE TRIED. ALSO, WHEN SOMEONE TRIED TO DIMINISH THE DIGNITY OF BARACK OBAMA AS THEY WERE CAMPAIGNING AGAINST ONE ANOTHER, MCCAIN HAD THE DECENCY TO LET HIS CONSTITUENT KNOW THAT BARACK WAS A TOP NOTCH AMERICAN AND HE WOULD NOT ALLOW HER MISINFORMATION TO CONTINUE. THAT'S SOMEONE YOU CAN RESPECT EVEN IF YOUR VIEWS ARE DIFFERENT, ESPECIALLY LIARS ARE COVERING UP THE TRUTH. AND NEED TO BE CALLED OUT!

I hope that your absence will inspire others in the government, esp. in Congress to stand up and fight for the higher and greater values that represent our Democracy and speak and defend ALL that reside herein. Thank you and RIP.

   #johnmccain #honesty #American #warhero #bridgebuilder #independent #maverick

MY BOOKS ARE AVAILABLE AS EBOOKS ON AMAZON!!!!!

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HOORAY!!!! A major entertainment ccompany showed interest..... My two books #BougieinNewYork and #BougieinKorea are now available as ebooks from Amazon!!!!! Go to Amazon.com ebooks section. @jamesaalongman #Amazon #ebooks #chickit #socialcommentary #satire #loricalbert #alexisidragon #travelessay #novel #humor #kindle

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A VERY BRIEF REVIEW: RE -EVALUATING YOUR CHILDHOOD THROUGH THE MOVIE EIGHTH GRADE

RE -EVALUATING YOUR CHILDHOOD THROUGH THE MOVIE "EIGHTH GRADE"

My niece is growing up fast and needs to know about the pitfalls of life in middle school. So,we went to the movie "Eighth Grade". A co-host from the view took her 12 year old daughter, which is the same age as my niece.

What I discovered was that the movie actually inspired me to re-evaluate my days in eighth grade.  I loved my eighth grade year: I was popular, involved in drama, and loved my friends and classes.  In contrast., the main character in this film was a complete emotional mess.  The story takes us through her awkward journey through self discovery, growth, and acceptance. It made me re-evaluate those years and think of how difficult small things to us now could really cause us serious emotional difficulty at that time in our lives, before we knew how strong and wonderful we could truly be.

There were issues that really resonated with some serious talks that we had to have with my niece about peer pressure/boys.  

I recommend this movie to anyone with a child in middle or high school.  Either you watch it with your child or watch it on your own to help you understand what they could be going through and have some frank conversations.

So, if you want re-evaluate your upper grade days or need a review to help you understand teenage angst, then........TRY IT!!!!!!!!!!

#eighthgrademovie #peerpressure #teenageissues #teenageangst  

AFTERNOON TEA AT TEA AND SYMPATHY

TEA AND SYMPATHY RESTAURANT

108 GREENWICH AVENUE, NYC 

I have gone to many afternoon teas/high teas. The best one by far is the afternoon tea at Tea and Sympathy in the West Village in New York City.

I love it because they give you generous portions, not the amuse bouche of many of these events.  They serve it until 6pm and you get so much.  You have a choice of 3 finger sandwiches, scones, clotted cream, strawberry jam, cupcakes, cake, and a huge pot of tea in one of their decorative and creative teapots! You can mix the various teas to create your own unique tea. I always mix vanilla with some sort of fruit-based tea.

They also have a store that is next door which sells European food items.

It's plenty of food and it's plenty good!  So, if you want a delicious afternoon/high tea that leaves you feeling pleasantly full (you'll probably leave with a leftover bag like me), then.......TRY IT!!!!!!

THINKING ABOUT ALL SIDES OF HOW TO BE PROACTIVE ABOUT STOPPING GUN VIOLENCE

GO TO MY INSTAGRAM PAGE IF YOU WANT TO HEAR SOME OF MY THOUGHTS TO HELP - @LORICALBERT - LOOK FOR THE PICTURES WITH CAMERA ICONS ON THEM


ON MY INSTAGRAM PAGE, @LORICALBERT,  I HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT MY CONCERNS ABOUT GUN VIOLENCE IN SCHOOLS. I HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING HOW WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT BOTH SIDES OF THIS ARGUMENT WHEN IT COMES TO LAWS FOR GUNS AND THEN LAWS FOR EXTREMELY VIOLENT AND MENTALLY UNSTABLE PEOPLE.

I THINK ONE PROBLEM IS THAT WE ARE FORGETTING THE LATTER PART AND HOW WE NEED TO BE MORE COMPASSIONATE/VIGILANT WITH PEOPLE IN ORDER FOR THEM NOT TO FEEL THAT ONE RECOURSE THEY HAVE FOR AVENGING THEIR PERCEIVED MISTREATMENT IS SCHOOL VIOLENCE.

SO MANY TEENS ARE BEING AFFECTED BY GUN VIOLENCE.  IN AN ARTICLE I READ, I THINK IT SAID 2 DOZEN YOUNG PEOPLE A DAY ARE BEING HURT THROUGH GUN VIOLENCE.

WE NEED TO FIND A WAY TO GET EVERYONE ON BOARD WHO COMES IN CONTACT WITH TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS: COUNSELORS, TEACHERS, PARENTS, LAW ENFORCEMENT/SECURITY GUARDS, ETC. ALL OF US NEED TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT OF LOVE, TOLERANCE, TRUST, AND VIGILANCE.

WE NEED TO FORM A PLACE ONLINE, BY PHONE, OR IN REALITY FOR PEOPLE TO GO  WHEN THEY HAVE CONFUSED IDEAS ABOUT HOW TO COPE AND ARE THINKING ABOUT THIS TYPE OF ALTERNATIVE TO SOMEHOW "HELP" THEIR PAIN AND SORROW. MAYBE IF MORE COULD REACH OUT AND TALK WITHOUT THE JUDGMENT, THEY AND/OR THEIR FAMILIES COULD GET THE HELP THEY NEED AND FEEL GOOD ABOUT DOING IT.

THESE ARE IDEAS, BUT PLEASE SHARE WHAT YOU THINK.

Google's Iris de Valle - Thanks!

                         

Who's the stellar manager who has worked for two groundbreaking, mega-companies?  Why it's Iris de Valle, LCS Manager in Google's New York City office.  

Iris was our latest interviewee in my class' Hangouts/FaceTime/Skype Career and Tech talk.  Obviously with a Google person you could get both. She's worked for both Apple and Google. She was so kind to give us some of her very precious time. She taught herself how to program. She's a risk taker. She's  well-educated.  She's another great role model for my students.  

My students were interested in two things: Interland which teaches internet safety and of course- Why is her name Iris? This caused quite a scandal. Oh, well, all in a day's work for an intriguing personality.

Thanks, Iris!

QUICK GUSH FOR A QUICK POST - PERFUME - GUCCI BLOOM

I WAS MINDING MY OWN BUSINESS IN AN ULTA STORE. I WAS LOOKING TO SAMPLE WHAT I THOUGHT WAS GOING TO BE MY NEXT SIGNATURE PERFUME.  BEFORE I GOT TO THAT SCENT, I SAW GUCCI BLOOM. 

I LOVED GUCCI BAMBOO. SO, I WAS VERY CURIOUS ABOUT THIS BLOOM BUSINESS.  I SPRAYED AND SHAZAM!!!!! I WAS IN LOVE!

THE SCENT IS DEFINITELY FLORAL, BUT MORE SUBTLE , YET STILL BOLD!  HOW DID THEY DO THAT ?  YOU DON'T FEEL LIKE YOU ARE GETTING SMACKED WITH YOUR GRANNY'S PERFUME. NO, THIS IS A MODERN SCENT.  IT KEEPS SEDUCING YOU WITH EVERY SNIFF.


SO, IF YOU WANT AN UNEXPECTED BOUQUET OF SEXINESS, WELL THEN ..................TRY IT !!!!!!!!!