Dark, black, shadowy…Do those words have the same negative connotations in Africa? How and when did that happen? I feel kinda guilty when I use “dark” in writing or speaking. Spooky, shadowy… I can’t sing Ole Black Joe, which was a favorite in childhood, before I knew “better.”

When a family stayed with us in Atlanta, on its way to Washington on the Mule Train, (a protest march in case you don’t remember) the daughters encircled my red-headed daughter, remarking enviously on how “bright” she was.

Well, I’ve had my say for the day. I don’t dare to go to page 2 of the mandated Gutenberg printer…. You can’t teach an old dog new tricks? Yeah, “dog” has picked up negative aspersions, too. Oh….I forgot about “old!”