For a fifteen-year period I had four legged family members. The Two black labs overlapped by 3 years with Ty as my first and Dutch coming along three years later. I never grew up with dogs, living in a NYC apartment that simply did not allow them. In eighth grade I was briefly part of […]
“Now the thing is, though all of us in here getting money, that alone isn’t going to stop this. All right? Now, dedicating our lives to getting money just to give it right back for someone’s brand on our body, and now we pray to get paid for brands on our bodies?” Jesse Williams […]
Bill Cosby has been in the news for the past few years. I won’t go into detail, but unless you have not had any exposure to a television or newspaper you are aware that around four dozen women have accused Bill of a range of drugging and sexual assaults dating back over forty years. The […]
On August 16th, arguably the greatest basketball player of all time celebrated his birthday, and outside of perhaps Los Angeles, there was little fanfare celebrating his life or his place in sports lore. Though we are from a different generation, I did manage to see Kareem play throughout his 10 “Showtime” years in LA […]
Many of us know that when someone starts off a sentence with “I don’t mean any disrespect”…the most disrespectful statement is sure to follow. Well I am unsure if it is the equivalent but, “I am in no way being judgmental, but… As a point of disclosure I must state that I have no tattoos […]
Many of the acts on the honorable mention list were deserving of making the top ten, but that is the unfortunate downside to ranking all time greats in a field nearly forty years old. Once I narrowed it down to a top ten it was even more difficult to actually rank them at that point. […]
I have seen many top 5 or 10 MC’s of all time lists. The lists vary widely, excepting no one dares keep off Pac, Big and usually Jay. Of course these lists are all wholly subjective (and this will be no exception). Demographics shape the lists and your opinions on them. When and where and […]
I am in good health (as far as I am aware). I work out regularly and do not eat nearly as horribly as I did a year ago. I have no plans to leave this earth anytime soon, but like many I possess a theoretical bucket list. You know the list of to do items […]
In my wayward youth, which I still remember as if it were only yesterday, I knew an assorted cast of characters. One of them, 5’9” and 420 lbs. on a slim day, would frequently tell me he was crime and “Crime don’t pay”. The sophomoric line would have otherwise been intolerable but his delivery was […]
Let me give the biggest shout out… Much respect due… to all the ladies and gentlemen who serve as hospice workers. For the uninitiated, hospice care generally involves the palliative care of patients most associated with serious and often terminal illnesses (essentially the focus of providing patients relief from pain as well as mental and […]
