REMINDERS
No matter how positive you try and live your life. No matter how much personal growth you have attained…you will be tried…and the person that you strive to be will be tested not to revert to the person you may have been. I write daily. Some of my writings are charged socio-political commentary, but just […]
COLLEGE ATHLETES AS ACTIVISTS
The United States is a country in political turmoil divided by race and ideology. While the recent presidential elections illuminated the divisiveness on a national level, the reality is that much of the turmoil is perpetuated within laws and legislation spearheaded on the local and state levels. Indiana and North Carolina have enacted conservative […]
RACE IN AMERICA PART 1-DISCUSSION
The topic of Race in America is an uneasy one for most Americans. It is not a fun topic. It is not a light topic. It often conjures up emotions, memories and associations that are not usually pleasant. Yet, America’s long and storied history with Race (along with its consistent present), dictates that discussions […]
KNOW YOUR WORTH
“STOP TRYING TO PROVE YOUR WORTH TO THOSE UNWORTHY OF YOUR PROOF” R. Ray Adulthood is filled with numerous and necessary examples that require us having to prove ourselves to others. College applications are the first major example soon followed by resumes and eventually your first real jobs. We are constantly prodded and challenged to […]
7TH SENSE-“I SEE WACK PEOPLE”
What happens when you wake up everyday and it’s a combination of Groundhog Day directed by M. Night Shyamalan? I know I am alive (or at least I think so) but I know I see them walking and seemingly living among us… I See Wack People. To whatever degree “Wack” may be dated (no worry, […]
CYBER BULLYING
I am definitely one that thinks our present generation has grown up soft as pudding left in a hot car on a summer day. Yet, even I have to concede that they face some obstacles that my generation did not have to deal with, specifically related to bullying. Bullying has surely been around long before […]
MENTAL HEALTH
I figured yesterday’s piece would illicit some response, if for no other reason then the politically incorrect title (“Men are Dumb, Women are Crazy”). I was not incorrect. Within a few hours after its posting, I received a call from a friend. She was calling to share that she was presently taking time off and […]
MEN ARE DUMB AND WOMEN ARE CRAZY
Years ago there was a best selling book that was out titled “Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus.” I never it read it, cause I just couldn’t get past the title, but evidently millions of others did, as it highlighted the seeming differences between men and women. My title isn’t as catchy and […]
AMERICA’S SELECTIVE MEMORY
This years marks the 75th year anniversary of the Japanese attack on the US Naval Base, Pearl Harbor. It was a day that FDR declared would live in infamy after 2403 Americans were killed in addition to nearly 1200 more injured. The attacks precipitated our direct participation into WWII. We should never forget Pearl Harbor…never […]
DELUSION
I am all for confidence. It is one of the most important characteristics any person needs in order to succeed and one of the sexiest traits a woman (and so I’ve been told a man) can have. However, (today’s equivalent of I don’t mean to be disrespectful, followed up by the most disrespectful statement) some […]
