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08 Feb 2013

Thursday Thinking by YoTrip for 2/7/13-Tice Davids & The Underground Railroad


Origin of the Term Underground Railroad

The origins of the Underground Railroad go back before the 18th century, but the terminology dates to around 1831. One version states that an enslaved, Tice Davids, crossed the Ohio River in the vicinity of Ripley, Ohio, a ferryboat ride from the slave state of Kentucky, to escape from his owner. As Tice Davids swam the river, his owner kept him in sight as he pursued him in a small rowboat. He could see Tice’s head bobbling in the river, but once Tice reached the Ohio side, he was lost from view. His owner searched diligently around Ripley, “a town that hated slavery,” but was unable to find his human property. Bewildered and tuckered out, the slave owner could only conclude that Tice Davids “must have gone on an underground road.”

It was subsequent to this incident that those conspirators involved in the escape of Tice Davis, and others, began to use such terms as conductors, firemen, brakemen, stationmaster, depots/stations, and such phrases as “catching the next train” to describe their clandestine, though morally driven, efforts in assisting refugees to escape a morally bankrupted slave-owning South. The terminology used was in line with the country’s early use of steam to propel passenger-carrying vehicles, in this case the railroads. http://www.undergroundrailroadexperience.cuny.edu/origin.html

~~YoTrip

Historic Underground Railroad

Historic Underground Railroad (Photo credit: HystericalMark)

 
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06 Feb 2013
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Tuesday Thoughts by YoTrip for 2/5/13- A Lasting Legacy Miss Rosa Parks


A Lasting Legacy Miss Rosa Parks

                                                                                         From left, Rep. Gary Peters, D-Mich., Deputy Postmaster Elaine Steele, Gen. Ronald Stroman, Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., Carolyn House Stewart, Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority International president, and Patricia Mooradian, president of The Henry Ford, help unveil the Rosa Parks' 100th birthday commemorative postage stamp at The Henry Ford in Dearborn, Mich.

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From left, Rep. Gary Peters, D-Mich., Deputy Postmaster Elaine Steele, Gen. Ronald Stroman, Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., Carolyn House Stewart, Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority International president, and Patricia Mooradian, president of The Henry Ford, help unveil the Rosa Parks’ 100th birthday commemorative postage stamp at The Henry Ford in Dearborn, Mich.

Read more: 
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/new-stamp-honors-rosa-parks-courage-article-1.1256087#ixzz2K5k0HYVl

 

How do you celebrate a woman who through an unselfish act changed a course of history? You posthumously honor her legacy with a “forever” United States postage stamp. On February 4, 2013, what would have been Miss Rosa Park’s 100th birthday, a larger than life rendering of the postage stamp was unveiled at the steps of the infamous segregated Montgomery, Alabama bus.  Additionally, there were ceremonies held in several cities in the great state of Michigan.

Over 60 years ago, Miss Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white passenger, as it was customary for Negros when the bus filled and seats were needed for white bus riders. Miss Rosa’s actions was central to the in the emergence of the Civil Rights Movement,

Her defiance and the ensuing black boycott of the city bus system helped the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. rise to national prominence.

“This is being done in sight of the bus where future generations can sit in a seat where Rosa Parks sat and refused to budge and in a seat where the world was changed,” U.S. Sen. Carl Levin said before he and U.S. Rep. John Conyers, a fellow Democrat, pulled the curtain to reveal the Rosa Parks Forever Stamp, which bears her 1950’s likeness. Read more: 
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/new-stamp-honors-rosa-parks-courage-article-1.1256087#ixzz2K5iCjYgm

Thank you Miss Rosa Parks we have access because you were courageous enough to sit which was the ultimate way to take a stand. To help keep this legacy alive go to http://rosaparks.org/

 

 

I am missing you today, Peaceful Rest Auntie Mamie Ruth Mack Simmons. Forever in our hearts!

Congratulations to the Baltimore Ravens on their victory over the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII. Happy retirement Ray Lewis!

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28 Dec 2012

Thursday Thinking by YoTrip for December 27, 2012-KWANZAA A Cultural Celebration (Vol.12, Iss.2)


The first U.S. postage stamp commemorating Kwa...

The first U.S. postage stamp commemorating Kwanzaa, issued in 1997 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Kwanzaa- A Cultural Celebration

Kwanzaa is an African American cultural holiday. The name comes from Swahili “mutanda ya kwanza” which means “first fruits”.

First fruits celebrations originate from ancient Egypt and Nubia. They were the inspiration for the modern version of Kwanzaa founded by Dr. Maulana Karenga in 1966, a time of African-Americans‘ struggle for civil rights.

Kwanzaa is occurs between Dec 26 and Jan 1, honouring human dignity, community, culture and people’s relationship with the environment. Respect is paid to the ancestors and new commitments to one’s community are taken on. Each day of the festival focuses on a different one of seven values including Umoja (Unity), Kujichaguilia (Self-Determination), Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility), Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics), Nia (Purpose), Kuumba (Creativity), and Imani (Faith).

During the festival homes, churches and places for communal gathering are decorated in black, red and green signifying future and hope. On Dec 31 a big feast (Karamu) takes place which is usually a product of joint communal effort. http://bit.ly/Ttaq7D

Pause and pray for the families and friends of those who died tragically at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. 
 
 
                                                                                                                          ****Rest Peacefully Monica Harris Spires*****
 
 
Young Entrepreneurs Society, YES! Hosts monthly social networking events to encourage and cultivate professional growth and business development. The YES! Network first Social Networking Event, “How to Publish and Successfully Market Your Book” hosted at O’Charley’s Restaurant in Orlando, Florida on January 19, 2012, from 11:30-1:00pm.
 
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“FOCUS FORWARD in 2012″
Turning Back Is  NOT An Option!

Yolanda Clay Triplett
“YoTrip”
~Words and Thoughts Artist~
 
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Thursday Thinking by YoTrip for November 22, 2012-A Word Of Thanksgiving (Vol.11, Iss.3)


Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving (Photo credit: Calsidyrose)

 

A WORD OF THANKSGIVING

 

Today is the National Day of Thanksgiving here in the United States. All over the country people cooked, cleaned and connected over meals that covered tables and filled empty stomachs. Gathering of family, friends and folks took place  all in the name of Thanksgiving.

I like so many was blessed to be able to travel and join my family for all the fun, food, and fellowship associated with Thanksgiving. I visited with two different family members homes and it was great just to all be together. The food was incredible: Cornish Hens, turkey, ham, dressing, turnip greens, mac n’ cheese, fried and barbaque chicken, chitterlings, string beans, mixed peas, potato salad, corn pudding, apple cobbler, carrot cake, sweet potato pie,  and red velvet cake.

We laugh and love so much, it was a joy. We watched Football games, Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (a classic) and then 25th Anniversary for Micheal Jackson‘s BAD. What a great day for offering a word of Thanksgiving. I have so much to be thankful and grateful for, I just cannot tell it all. 

I would also like to take this time to offer a word of Thanksgiving for all of the people who have supported YoTrip-Words and Thoughts/Tuesday Thoughts by YoTrip/Thursday Thinking by YoTrip as I seek to leave my footprints on the world.

Let us all continue in the spirit of Thanksgiving for this day and beyond!

30 Days of Thanksgiving- In All Things Give Thanks! 30 Days of Thanksgiving
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****Rest Peacefully Monica Harris Spires*****

 

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Turning Back Is  NOT An Option!

 

Yolanda Clay Triplett
“YoTrip”
~Words and Thoughts Artist~

 

 

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14 Nov 2012
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Tuesday Thoughts by YoTrip for 11/13/12-The Air We Breathe (Vol.11, Iss.2)


Enlarged view of lung tissue showing the diffe...

Enlarged view of lung tissue showing the difference between healthy lung and COPD (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

 

The Air We Breathe

 

November is National COPD Awareness Month and we should not take the air we breathe for granted.Our lifeline is tied directly to the air we breathe,

 

COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) is a serious lung disease which makes it hard to breathe. Also known by other names, such as emphysema or chronic bronchitis, COPD is now the 3rd leading cause of death in the United States and also causes long-term disability.

The number of people who have COPD is on the rise — more than 12 million are currently diagnosed with it. And it is estimated that another 12 million may have COPD but not realize it.

If you or someone you know has symptoms such as chronic coughing, shortness of breath or wheezing, see your doctor or health care provider for a simple breathing test. By taking steps now, and talking with your doctor or health care provider about treatment options, you can breathe better and enjoy a more active life.

 

Did You Know?

  • COPD is the 3rd leading cause of death in the United States and causes serious, long-term disability
  • COPD kills more than 120,000 Americans each year. That’s one death every 4 minutes
  • More than 12 million people are diagnosed with COPD
  • An additional 12 million likely have COPD and don’t even know it 
    http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/lung/copd/index.htm

 

 

Keep the people impacted by Hurricane Sandy in your thoughts and prayers.

 

 

30 Days of Thanksgiving- In All Things Give Thanks! 30 Days of Thanksgiving
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****Rest Peacefully Monica Harris Spires*****

 

 

Young Entrepreneurs Society, YES! Hosts monthly social networking events to encourage and cultivate professional growth and business development

 

*****Join Dr. Loretta Faith Harris for the “Developing the Business Professional Workshop Series” Saturday,December 15 , 2012 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM (ET) Orlando, FL to register go to
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Do you want to be inspired and learn how to live triumphantly? Listen to the Dr. Loretta Faith Harris Radio Show on Wednesday’s from 6:30 pm-7:00 pm EST, join us 
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“FOCUS FORWARD in 2012″
Turning Back Is  NOT An Option!

Yolanda Clay Triplett
“YoTrip”
~Words and Thoughts Artist~
 
Join us for The 100 Day SMART GOAL CHALLENGE
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“Words the joyful noise of my
mouth, sweet sounds to my ears.The
results of a love affair between
pen and paper, words”
 
Copyright © 2012 YoTrip-Words and Thoughts 

 

 

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07 Nov 2012

Tuesday Thoughts by YoTrip The 2012 Presidential Election Edition


Presidential seal

Presidential seal (Photo credit: bobosh_t)

30 Days of Thanksgiving

 
 
****Rest Peacefully Monica Harris Spires*****
 
 
Young Entrepreneurs Society, YES! Hosts monthly social networking events to encourage and cultivate professional growth and business development
 
*****Join Dr. Loretta Faith Harris for the “Developing the Business Professional Workshop Series” Saturday,December 15 , 2012 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM (ET) Orlando, FL to register go to
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Do you want to be inspired and learn how to live triumphantly? Listen to the Dr. Loretta Faith Harris Radio Show on Wednesday’s from 6:30 pm-7:00 pm EST, join us 
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Write your Story. Join the Orlando Renaissance Writers Guild. 
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 Purchase a copy of the collaborative book an “Anthology“
 
“FOCUS FORWARD in 2012″
Turning Back Is  NOT An Option!

Yolanda Clay Triplett
“YoTrip”
~Words and Thoughts Artist~
 
Join us for The 100 Day SMART GOAL CHALLENGE 
http://www.facebook.com/events/444796945573132/
 
“Words the joyful noise of my
mouth, sweet sounds to my ears.The
results of a love affair between
pen and paper, words”
 
Copyright © 2012 YoTrip-Words and Thoughts  
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Thursday Thinking by YoTrip for June 7, 2012-Soul Food Is Good For The Soul (Vol.6, Iss.1)


Soul Food (soundtrack)

Soul Food (soundtrack) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Celebrate Soul Food Month

 

Soul Food is Good for the Soul!!!

Image by Flicker

 

Homemade Biscuits Recipe

Recipe Ingredients:
2 cups all purpose flour, unbleached
4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
Pinch of garlic
3 tablespoons grated or shredded cheese, cheddar
2 tablespoons shortening
3/4 cup butter milk
Cookware and Utensils:
1 biscuit cutter
1 non stick baking sheet
1 cutting or pastry board
1 glass or ceramic mixing bowl
1 measuring cup
1 butter knife
Recipe Instructions:
As always the key to great cooking is to be prepared and to use quality ingredients.
1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
2. Start by mixing and then shifting the dry ingredients. Mix in cedar cheese. Rub the
shortening into the mixture using your fingertips. Next gradually add milk while stirring
mixture with a knife. A soft dough will form.
3. Turn dough onto a floured cutting or pastry board. Work dough to one-half inch thickness
and cut using biscuit cutter. Place biscuits on baking sheet, not allowing the dough to
touch.
4. Bake at 450 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes.
Enjoy your Homemade Biscuits.
This recipe provided courtesy of http://www.soulfoodandsoutherncooking.com/

 

Smothered Chicken Recipe
Recipe Ingredients:
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
3 to 3-1/2 pounds broiler chicken (cut into 8 pieces)
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 clove minced garlic
1/2 medium onion, thinly sliced (about 3/4 cup)
3 green onions cut into 1-inch pieces
3/4 cup all purpose flour
1/3 cup soy sauce
2 to 3-1/2 cups hot chicken broth
Recipe Instructions:
The recipe for smothered chicken that follows requires some prepare work and cook time, but
you’ll thoroughly enjoy this chicken dinner.
1. Clean chicken by rinsing under cold running water. Pat chicken pieces dry with paper
towels. Season your chicken by lightly sprinkling each piece with salt and pepper. Set
aside.
2. In a large deep skillet heat vegetable oil over low heat until hot, about 4 to 5 minutes.
Place chicken in hot vegetable oil and over medium low heat, fry chicken until golden
brown turning frequently. Remove chicken from skillet.
3. Next add vegetables consisting of garlic, yellow and green onions to skillet, cook and stir
until thoroughly browned. Remove skillet from heat.
4. In a medium bowl, combine flour, soy sauce and chicken broth. Using a wire whisk stir until
flour mixture is smooth.
5. Return skillet with vegetables to stove and add flour mixture. Over medium heat, cook and
stir with wire whisk until gravy begins to boil and thicken. If necessary add more broth if
gravy is too thick.
6. Return browned chicken to skillet, reduce heat to low, cover skillet with lid and simmer for
35-40 minutes, stirring gravy and turning chicken until done.
As a serving suggestion, serve your smothered chicken over a bed of white rice with vegetable
medley and corn bread.

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01 Jun 2012

Thursday Thinking by YoTrip for May 31, 2012-Lupus Awareness Month (Vol.5, Iss.3)


Awareness does not cost you much more than your time. When you choose not to expand your knowledge base you miss the opportunity to know more about the world and those who live in it. In addition to being a month for awareness of strokes, May is also Lupus Awareness Month. Lupus is a condition that is both misunderstood for its symptoms mimic other conditions rheumatoid arthritis (RA), myositis, scleroderma and Sjogren’s Syndrome.

To find out more about Lupus and how the awareness is brought to the forefront during this month, go to http://www.lupus.org/awareness

 

 

About Lupus Awareness Month

May is Lupus Awareness Month – a time for everyone to come together to raise awareness of lupus, an unpredictable and sometimes fatal disease, and show support for the estimated 1.5 million Americans and at least five million people worldwide affected by the disease. As part of Lupus Awareness Month activities, World Lupus Day is observed on May 10 — a day when the global lupus community rallies to bring greater attention to this terrible disease.

Lupus is more widespread than most people realize. In fact, research shows most Americans know little or nothing about lupus and its devastating impact. We can change that, but we need your support!

Band Together. Tell the Story. Change Lives. The Lupus Foundation of America offers many ways the public can join the Lupus Foundation of America and Band Together for Lupus Awareness during May. Lupus Awareness Month activities include social media, online, and grassroots components to empower individuals, organizations, and companies with a wide-ranging number of tools and resources to educate their communities about lupus. Visit www.lupus.org/awareness to learn more.

What is Lupus?

Lupus is a chronic, autoimmune disease that can damage any part of the body (skin, joints, and/or organs inside the body). Chronic means that the signs and symptoms tend to last longer than six weeks and often for many years. In lupus, something goes wrong with your immune system, which is the part of the body that fights off viruses, bacteria, and germs (“foreign invaders,” like the flu). Normally our immune system produces proteins called antibodies that protect the body from these invaders. Autoimmune means your immune system cannot tell the difference between these foreign invaders and your body’s healthy tissues (“auto” means “self”) and creates autoantibodies that attack and destroy healthy tissue. These autoantibodies cause inflammation, pain, and damage in various parts of the body.

  • Lupus is also a disease of flares (the symptoms worsen and you feel ill) and remissions (the symptoms improve and you feel better). Lupus can range from mild to life-threatening and should always be treated by a doctor. With good medical care, most people with lupus can lead a full life.
  • Lupus is not contagious, not even through sexual contact. You cannot “catch” lupus from someone or “give” lupus to someone.
  • Lupus is not like or related to cancer. Cancer is a condition of malignant, abnormal tissues that grow rapidly and spread into surrounding tissues. Lupus is an autoimmune disease, as described above.
  • Lupus is not like or related to HIV (Human Immune Deficiency Virus) or AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome). In HIV or AIDS the immune system is unreactive; in lupus, the immune system is overactive.
  • Our research estimates that at least 1.5 million Americans have lupus. The actual number may be higher; however, there have been no large-scale studies to show the actual number of people in the U.S. living with lupus.
  • It is believed that 5 million people throughout the world have a form of lupus.
  • Lupus strikes mostly women of childbearing age (15-44). However, men, children, and teenagers develop lupus, too.
  • Women of color are 2-3 times more likely to develop lupus.
  • People of all races and ethnic groups can develop lupus.
  • More than 16,000 new cases of lupus are reported annually across the country. 
    http://www.lupus.org/webmodules/webarticlesnet/templates/new_actionawareness.aspx?articleid=4142&zoneid=570


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Tuesday Thoughts for May 1, 2012-National STROKE Awareness Month (Vol.5, Iss.1)


 

This month I will highlight and bring awareness to National Stroke Awareness Stroke Awareness Month banner

History of
National Stroke Awareness Month

National Stroke Awareness Month takes place in May every year. On May 11, 1989, President George Bush signed Presidential Proclamation 5975 designating May asNational Stroke Awareness Month at the urging of National Stroke Association. Since then, National Stroke Association has been honoring this special time of the year to increase public awareness of stroke in an effort to conquer it.

Over the years, public education campaigns have been conducted during May to increase awareness of different aspects of stroke that directly affect specific populations, such as women or those at high risk for stroke. Today, National Stroke Association continues educating the public through campaigns such as the Faces of Stroke℠ and by designing easy-to-use tools and resources that initiate individuals and groups to raise awareness on a local level.

What is a stroke?

A stroke or “brain attack” occurs when a blood clot blocks an artery (a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body) or a blood vessel (a tube through which the blood moves through the body) breaks, interrupting blood flow to an area of the brain.  When either of these things happen, brain cells begin to die and brain damage occurs.

When brain cells die during a stroke, abilities controlled by that area of the brain are lost.  These abilities include speech, movement and memory.  How a stroke patient is affected depends on where the stroke occurs in the brain and how much the brain is damaged. 
http://www.stroke.org/site/PageNavigator/HOME

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“FOCUS FORWARD in 2012″
Turning Back Is  NOT An Option!
Yolanda Clay Triplett
“YoTrip”
~Words and Thoughts Artist~
“Words the joyful noise of my
mouth, sweet sounds to my ears.The
results of a love affair between
pen and paper, words”

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Tuesday Thoughts by YoTrip for April 24, 2012- Miss Zora Meets Dr.Maya (Vol.4, Iss.4)


Maya Angelou, February 2011

Maya Angelou, February 2011 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

This post is in celebration of National Poetry Month during the month of April. Miss Zora Neale Hourston and Dr. Maya Angelou are two of my “sheroes” for being women who epitomize making your own way. Both Miss Zora and Dr. Maya set the pace for their contemporaries to try to keep up. A dear friend of mine Publisher,author,poet and  ”every woman”, Katandra  Shanel Jackson Taylor of  Freedom Ink Publishing 
http://www.freedomink365.com/
  saw a picture of me at an event and inspired me to pen this post.  Here is the poetic piece, enjoy!

Miss Zora Meets Dr.Maya

Two sassy southern belle’s meet on a dusty road

Walking in purpose and  passion as they carry their load

I can almost hear them as they speak and share their stories

Shouting, jumping for joy and sharing in each others glories

“I Won’t Take Nothing For My Journey” Dr. Maya tells all

How about those “Mules and Men” back at her Miss Zora recalls

Walking along their path two women find their souls are intertwined

“Dust Tracks On The Road’ Miss Zora exclaims from deep within

“I Know Why The Cage Bird Sings” Dr.Maya  shares her life with her pen

These two writers,poets, authors, educated women equipped with their own way of thinking  and mind

Make no mistake Miss Zora and Dr.Maya can be called two strong women and truly one of a kind.

Yolanda “YoTrip” Triplett

Zora Neale Hurston, beating the hountar, or ma...

Zora Neale Hurston, beating the hountar, or mama drum (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Let’s celebrate the beautiful of creative expression. Happy Sweet 16, Poets!For more information go to 
http://www.poets.org

National Poetry Month
Do you want to be inspired and learn how to live triumphantly? Listen to the Dr. Loretta Faith Harris Radio Show on Wednesday’s from 6:30 pm-7:00 pmEST, join us 
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Write your Story. Join the Orlando Renaissance Writers Guild. 
http://www.orwriters.org/
 Purchase a copy of the collaborative book an “Anthology“
“FOCUS FORWARD in 2012″
Turning Back Is  NOT An Option!
Yolanda Clay Triplett
“YoTrip”
~Words and Thoughts Artist~
“Words the joyful noise of my
mouth, sweet sounds to my ears.The
results of a love affair between
pen and paper, words”

Copyright © 2012 YoTrip-Words and Thoughts 
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