I am very glad the holidays are over. I find it to be a very hectic time, as many of you do. As you all know, January 8, 2008 was the first of 50 presidential primaries. This year, we, the voters, have many choices in both parties. (Please make the right choice 🙂 ) Being […] Read more…
News
Remembering Dr. Donda West
Image Source ____________________________________________ From Yahoo! News By JACOB ADELMAN, Associated Press Writer Sun Nov 11, 6:49 PM ET LOS ANGELES – Donda West, mother of Kanye West and former chairwoman of Chicago State University’s English department, has died, a spokesman for the rapper said. She was 58. Donda West died Saturday night in Los Angeles, […] Read more…
Glossy Monday Variety ~ 10/22/2007
Happy Monday Glossy Ones! I hope all of you had a wonderful weekend. We have been having a wonderfully warm fall thus far. So grateful for sunny skies! MONDAY MELODY I have been hearing this song on the radio, but always missed who it was singing it. I would have never guessed it was Trey […] Read more…
Glossy Monday Variety
Happy Monday Glossy Ones! MONDAY MELODY While this song did not get much radio play in my area, I always loved it. Beyonce’s “A Woman Like Me” is from the “Pink Panther” soundtrack. Can any of you relate to the message? SEVEN TIPS FOR MAKING YOURSELF HAPPIER IN THE NEXT HOUR Boost Your Energy […] Read more…
Our 100th Post
The Ladies of Pumps and Gloss are proud to celebrate our 100th Post! We could not be more excited about the support we have received from our Friends – You, the readers, have embraced us from day one and we wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for reading, commenting on our posts and […] Read more…
The SPAN
As a youngster, I watched the Iran-Contra hearings on television. I have always been captivated by government and politics. My dream as a child was to major in Political Science and/or law. Then I realized that I love color and needed to be very creative. As a teenager, I acquired a strong affinity for Canadian […] Read more…
Update on Tony Thompson
From SOHH.com Roughly three weeks after his demise, a medical examiner has ruled that former lead singer of the R&B group Hi-Five, Tony Thompson, died accidentally while “huffing” Freon. Thompson, 31, was found dead near an air-conditioning unit outside an East Waco apartment complex on June 1. According to The Waco Tribune, Dr. Reade A. […] Read more…
Remembering Tony Thompson, Lead Singer of Hi Five
From EURweb.com Tony Thompson, a member of the 1990s R&B group Hi Five, was found dead Friday night of an apparent drug overdose, friends told the Waco Tribune-Herald. He was 31. Thompson’s body was discovered at around 10 p.m. outside of an apartment complex in his native Waco, Texas. Immediately following the signing of Hi […] Read more…
Remembering Yolanda Denise King
The Ladies of Pumps and Gloss were saddened to hear about the passing of Yolanda Denise King. Let us keep her family in our prayers. From Yahoo! News: Daughter of Martin Luther King Jr. dies By ERRIN HAINES, Associated Press Writer ATLANTA – Yolanda King, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s eldest child who pursued […] Read more…
Up and Coming
We will be launching the weblog soon. Look out for more details. Read more…