2016-03-19 18:53
Like millions of others, last weekend I was stunned when Whitney Houston passed away. I was on my sofa browsing Google News and I saw about halfway down the page "Whitney Houston, 48 pronouc… Read More
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2016-03-19 18:53
A lot of times I find myself saying, "America will never truly be great again." This upsets some people and they write me off by thinking that I'm just being grumpy.Well, I AM grumpy a lot… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
At 5:20 today, I found myself sitting in my living-room flipping from CNN, to HLN, to FOX NEWS. I was trying to see who was putting the scariest spin on the possible tsunami headed toward H… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Let's give the DC Metro Transit Authority a few minutes! It is Tuesday afternoon and just a few minutes past the 24 hour mark for the worst accident in Metro's 30+ year history. And the medi… Read More
2009-04-25 05:04
Damn, I missed My Blog!!!I've been wanting to write, and wanting to write and wanting to write and finally, tonight - I stumbled into the perfect storm of free time, access to my laptop, bei… Read More
2008-12-11 04:14
I'm still pretty stunned about the death of yet another young Black man to pointless, stupid violence.I'm a Redskins fan, and for the last few weeks my biggest concern was the fact that we'v… Read More
2008-12-11 04:14
You have got to be kidding me. I am usually one of the first people to defend police officers. Sure, as a Black man raised in a big city I have enough reasons to dislike police in general… Read More
2008-12-11 04:14
Okay, Hillary took New Hampshire. Nice job, Hill.It wasn't a blowout over Barack, but at this level of a campaign, and in a contest of this magnitude, a win is a win and every vote pushes yo… Read More
2008-12-11 04:14
Last night as I sat glued to my TV watching Barack Obama acknowledging his history making ascension to the Democratic Party's nomination for President, I was overwhelmed.Here we are in 2008… Read More
2008-12-11 04:14
Why do I know that this will NOT be the last time the American media makes this current election a racist, ignorant, fear driven, sick-minded, debacle? I guess because, I have a brain. It a… Read More
2008-12-11 04:14
Auschwitz or Buchenwald... who cares?Barack Obama's Grandfather and/or Great Uncle helped to liberate tortured Jews from a Nazi death camp in World War II. That is a great thing and the Obam… Read More
2008-12-11 04:14
I filled up yesterday and I paid $3.79 a gallon, for regular. When the pump stopped ticking my money away, the damage came to $72.02. "My God." I thought.To say I wasn't happy is putting it… Read More
2008-11-05 04:36
I'm actually in tears.CNN has just called Barack Obama - PRESIDENT ELECT BARACK OBAMA! California has just checked in and his electoral count is 299. I just can't believe that we are here. A… Read More
2008-10-28 02:39
If you love something, you want to see it thrive. You want to see it flourish. You want to see it being the very best that it can be. This applies to everything, your friends, your spouse, y… Read More
2008-10-26 02:04
"This is the most important election in our lifetime."I think this is the second time that I've heard this phrase, and its the second time I have believed it.The first time was in 2004 when… Read More
2008-10-15 01:21
Thanks to everyone that has stopped by my blog in the last few months to try and catch some random thoughts from this Brother.I wish I had some glamorous, Earth-moving reason for not bloggin… Read More
2008-03-16 05:59
I haven't blogged in a while and I certainly hope I haven't lost my voice... let's see.This whole Jeremiah Wright thing has rubbed my nerves raw.The media is eating these little sound bites… Read More
2008-02-20 22:28
Oh my God! It's snowing in the District of Columbia! I see it with my very own eyes, right outside of my office window. Big fluffy snowflakes that seem to be melting on the sidewalk far belo… Read More
2008-01-16 23:46
I'm a dad. Being a DAD is a special thing. It's not the same thing as these numb-skulls that get women [and girls] pregnant and just roll out and treat their kids like lost socks... things y… Read More
2008-01-13 04:03
I was driving the other day and not really paying attention to anything other than the road when this commercial caught my ear. Basically, it was talking about a Air Force surveillance aircr… Read More
2008-01-13 03:59
Today, I did something very rude. It was incredibly thoughtless of me and I want to apologize. And, the worst part is - I do this very often, and I never seem to learn. But today, I felt com… Read More
2008-01-06 01:55
Damn. I haven't posted in a while, so happy New Year to all of my fellow bloggers and those wonderful folks who peek in on my ramblings from time to time. I hope you all have a great year an… Read More
2007-11-20 05:30
A few nights ago in Washington DC, a young man named Timothy Spicer was getting into his car at a metro station when he was car jacked. It wasn't enough that some thug wanted to steal his ca… Read More
2007-10-13 12:54
It saddens me to see that the "noose" has suddenly made a resurgence as a tool of hate and fear in this country. In the Black community, those of us who give a damn about our history have al… Read More
2007-09-12 01:51
Every so often, I come across something that just blows me away. Today is one of those times.There is a man who has made a discovery that could very well change the world, provided he is not… Read More
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