A Word on Arrogance
While politicking with the illustrious Cliff this morning, he brought up a topic which incited me to go on a tangent regarding human nature. We see ourselves as superior creatures for several reasons, and I believe rightfully so, but we have the tendency to pad our résumés. Not everything Dare I say that in [...]
How Mr. Rogers Gets Kids Beat Down
Or How Plums Became My Favorite Fruit You may have heard this before, but I was born a Maverick. I didn’t want to breastfeed, I tried climbing stairs in a body cast, and I got in a fight on my first day of kindergarten. This also marks the first time I received one of the [...]
Mama’s Work is Never Done
Or Why I Need Bill Dukes On Speed Dial I hope you guys have missed me. I battling the crud for a few days, and I certainly missed you guys. Of course, it’s back to school time, so the beat goes on. Anyone who knows anything will admit that parenting isn’t easy. Finge and B.B. [...]
What if Opes was one of us?
So in the first episode of the last season of Oprah’s show, she surprised her audience members (300 of them) with a trip to Australia. I don’ t care who you are and what you do, I am willing to wager that the majority of my readers are working stiffs just like me, or even [...]
Who’s bad?
You need people like me. You need people like me so you can point your fuckin’ fingers and say, “That’s the bad guy.” So… what that make you? Good? You’re not good. You just know how to hide, how to lie. Me, I don’t have that problem. Me, I always tell the truth. Even when [...]
OUR Game
Sports are competitive. I get it. I also get that once the underdog becomes the big dog, the popular thing to do is take shots at the crown. But there are people who talk about the city of New Orleans, as though it peed in their soup. Last night, I encountered such an individual, and [...]
Like Rama Lama Lama, Kadinga Dadinga Dong
Hey Loves! Last week was a really “off” week for me. I’m paying the price for being a cog in someone else’s dream, rather than achieving my own, and it’s caused some serious blockage, including in my writing. However, I don’t feel like hitting yall with all that. In the midst of my flux, I [...]
