I have a great deal more empathy for those unwitting Caucasian tourists who happen upon South Beach during Memorial Day Weekend. I ended up in Germany during their Carnival festivities recently and the sight of thousands of really inebriated German teens and twenty somethings marching, signing loudly and hold mostly empty 40’s was interesting to […]
As long as I can remember I have been a bit of a planner. There has never necessarily been any type of master plan, but as a serial entrepreneur, I have always tried to have some type of plan in place towards achieving goals. From long term plans that primarily get worked out in my […]
Why do I feel like I am one of the few people who asks the question “How is/was you day?” and actually is not only prepared to hear a real and honest answer, but genuinely looks forward to any discourse that results. Those that know me may be laughing at such a thought, with claims […]
I am not the smartest guy in the world, but one thing I learned long ago is that someone cannot tell on you if no one knows your business I do not believe in confession, but the last time I told on myself was when I was 100% sure the Statute of Limitations had expired. […]
I just spoke to someone who is really going through it right now… and for a moment the man who is fairly good at stringing words together was speechless. I write from the top of the dome. Sometimes scathing socio-political commentary at the hypocrisy and injustices that permeate our society. Sometime I attempt humor, because […]
I’m officially done with so called hookups from family, friends and acquaintances aka the “homeboy hookups”. All of these so called hookups always end up costing me more in the end, both financially and with time and favors owed, and I rarely get the quality of the product or services that I need whenever I […]
Time is a precious commodity. I could write an entire piece on time from clichés and expressions. Time is promised to know one. Life is short… The list goes on and on, they are all truisms to a certain degree. I am not even sure if I bring something totally new to the discussion related […]
The other day someone mentioned a newsfeed detailing the closure Ringling Bros. & Barnum Bailey Circus this upcoming May after over 146 years in existence. They were struck by my initial non-reaction, though I am unsure why because sentimentality is not usually my strong suit. However, upon further thought the notice of the closing of the […]
Until recently I always looked at myself as somebody that embodied Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Dream” (Though many that know me would say Post-Nation Malcolm). I come from a segregated, poverty stricken Brooklyn Housing Project, to having the privilege of receiving a high school, college and graduate school education from some of our nation’s […]
Tragedy is seemingly around every corner. I do not necessarily believe that these are the worst times historically speaking, but with the advent of the Internet and multiple 24 hour news channels and gun laws that make access to military style weaponry as easy as buying a new television (within the United States at […]
