David, you will be missed....
I grew up in a strange home, musically. My mother was country and Elvis. My father was religious, popular (Ink Spots, Nat King Cole), and Italian opera (even though he didn’t understand it). My...
View ArticleHumanitarian or not?
To be humanitarian or not to be….that is the question. Syrian refugees are spreading around the globe, finding homes in twenty-nine countries. The problem with these refugees is not the extra...
View ArticleWhat a month to be an Iranian leader....
What a month to be an Iranian leader! You can crow about launching several mid-range missiles and had them land close to several US Navy ships, brag that you captured two small US Navy ships and made...
View ArticleHow do you make an American Beer?
So how do you make an American Beer? It’s a question a lot of people have asked. Microbreweries have popped up everywhere to challenge the big beer houses. All kinds of complicated recipes and...
View ArticleAh, the Oscars....
Ah, the Oscars. I don’t watch it, but many do. This year, it’s being boycotted by a few black artists who feel they are not represented as not one black actor has been nominated. They fee...
View ArticleThe monsters hide in the light...
You try to wake up, you pinch yourself No avail, you’re wide awake Haunted with your eyes wide open The monsters hide in the light No longer a requiem for sleeping demons Your mind and heart di...
View ArticleHow Donald?
Normally, I love the political season. The hopes that one will rise above and create an air of hope, an air of expectation. Donald Trump does none of that for me. He promises to enlarge and engage ou...
View ArticleSee me....
See me. Not a question, but a statement. People who feel alone, left out, misunderstood cry out in vain. They want the world to see them for who they are, not what can be seen through eyes alone. The...
View ArticleHow Donald?
Normally, I love the political season. The hopes that one will rise above and create an air of hope, an air of expectation. Donald Trump does none of that for me. He promises to enlarge and engage ou...
View ArticleWho is Queen Latifah?
Latifah also reference the hot topic of diversity in her acceptance speech for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries for her role as legendary blues singer Bes...
View ArticleThat special time of year...
This is that special time of year, that time when a group of folk try to sway your votes….they are called politicians. Like a gaggle of geese, they honk and honk, spouting words they think you...
View ArticlePets...
The pets we choose are varied; every breed, size, and color. Our personalities dictate those choices. Women buy little pocketbook dogs, lonely old ladies get cats….lots of them, and marines bu...
View ArticleBreaking the silence...
Well, I’ve been quiet for a bit, but here I am to break the silence. There are certain things going on out there that need to be looked at, talked about. Scary things, funny things, other thing...
View ArticleThe destruction of a legacy....
The destruction of a legacy. A man whose message has been lost. Martin Luther King Jr., a man of peaceful demonstration, lawful demonstrations. He spoke of working together with other races, of harmo...
View ArticleWill it be enough...
Will it be enough? Will it be enough for Marco Rubio to go pugilist on Donald Trump, or will it require more? Trump has appeared bullet proof since his announcement of his presidential bid, but someo...
View ArticleHey...Black Lives Matter...
Well, my racial bullshit filter is clogged, so I have to empty it, and here I go….. One of the founders of Black Lives Matters says that “whites need to sacrifice” something. I wis...
View ArticleAre Trump supporters stupid?
Are Trump supporters stupid? Actually, no. While it can be inferred that supporters of Bernie Sanders are…misinformed (they don’t understand socialism or the cost of “free”)...
View ArticleYour face
Your face A bright spot in a dark day The sun in a stormy sky You calm my nerves but make my heart race Your eyes pierce my heart and soul You make me see my heart renewed You make me feel my souls d...
View Articlerespect and awe....
Respect and Awe….one is not equal to the other. Whilst I do not respect Donald Trump, I am in awe of his capacity to evade justice and karma. This is a man who has defrauded people out of cons...
View ArticleA conversation...
A conversation between Putin and Donald Trump… Putin….Why are we here? Trump…Because I don’t have small hands. Putin…What? What the hell does that mean? Trump...
View Article
