My Bad, Your Bad
Was it really that bad? They question you. You question yourself. If you survived it, could it have […]
Do you miss me?
Do you miss me? Do you even notice that I’m not there? Does my absence register? I […]
Each season has its reasons (Fall)
(A slightly different version of this was posted a couple year’s back but it bears repeating with a […]
One Pair of Matching Candidates
People of a certain age may remember the lyrics to the Patty Duke Show which aired from September […]
When? Who?
If not now, when? If not me, who?* Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing.** So if you […]
Chicken Wings & Collard Greens (coda to Beantown Jazz Festival)
“I know you got soul, if you didn’t you wouldn’t be in here.” These lyrics by Bobby Byrd […]
Do as I say, not as I do – Voting ...
Like countless other people, so-called adults, Reverend Eugene Rivers tells people to do things he doesn’t do. He […]
Stepping Out of my Comfort Zone
On Tuesday, Friday and Saturday I stepped outside of my comfort zone with great results. Just thought I’d […]
Opportunities – real until they are not
Treat every opportunity as if it’s real. Many won’t be but a few will be. All it takes […]
How could you not know it was a bad idea? ...
Tide came up with the concept of detergent pods (single-dose laundry detergent). In its design and original packaging […]
Forgiveness – 1
I try to forgive you. I forgive you. I forgive you for not choosing me – as […]
The Sweetest Spot of Parenting
When your children are young, between the ages of birth – 12 or so, you are in the […]
From the Job Boards – 4
Occasionally I share job descriptions I find while looking for work for myself and a number of friends […]
The Price of Peace (Domestic)
“…Women are encyclopedias, boy! Volume A, Volume B, Volume C. Spend some time with every book and maybe […]
Same as it ever was (for Travon, Danroy, Cary, et ...
Two poems by Langston Hughes, seminal poet, novelist, playwright and humorist, and Sterling A. Brown, poet, professor, folklorist […]
Embarassed for/by myself
Have you ever been embarrassed for or by your own behavior? Not embarrassed because of what others might […]
Brown Boy Down (for Travon)
He’s a boy doing boy things but because he’s brown his actions (walking, standing, breathing) brings a frown, […]
Forty or four – abundance or scarcity?
A friend of mine estimates that she has forty towels and washcloths in rotation. I have six (plus […]