I wrote this as a response to a  post on a Burning man group on Facebook.

The original question was:

Am I sensitive or is BM mainly a white folk thing?

There were several posts back and forth... I finally posted this:… Read full post »

Meloncholy has been my roommate for the past 5 months.  Sleepless nights blend into worry filled days.  Anxiety claws at the back of my skull leaving me paralyzed.   Watching my favorite TV shows cuddled under my soft clean sheets, leaving my apartment only for wo… Read full post »

I didn't watch the Oscars this year, but when I saw this photo in LA Magazine it made me smile.  There's been some attention in the media regarding Black Women and our hair.  From the Surgeon General's report relating obesity rates to Black Women not wanting to "sweat… Read full post »

The past 4 holiday seasons have had one thing in common...they totally sucked.  Each year worse than the one before, it's quite depressing.  So, I scrape myself off of the floor after a week of red wine, marathons of The Walking Dead, and hours spent in solitude.  

Here's a list… Read full post »

I love "A Christmas Story".  It is a perfect metaphor for life.  You really want something,  you go through all this drama to get it, and it's not exactly what you thought it would turn out to be but it's okay.

My last Christmas with my family was in 1974. … Read full post »

Afro's I love to see.....

Afros I don't like seeing.

The second photo illustrates the perfect cluelessness of  a large percentage of the Occupy Wallstreet spectacle.

Unemployment,  has been raging in ethnic communities for years... has anyone strapp… Read full post »

O magazine

I worked as a PA some years ago at the Daytime Emmy awards.  I diddn't have to do much just point out to the presenters where their "marks" were which basically meant I got to watch the whole show from the wings of… Read full post »

Life is funny. I write this listening to NPR reporting on the death of  Bin Laden.  We were driving home from a movie lat night when we heard the news. All at once I felt fear and relief.  When we got to the house, I turned on the… Read full post »

Walking in the sun.  God it feels good.  The sun is shining kissing my skin.  The day is finally warm enough to wear my hiking TEVA sandals.  I spread my toes and my body sighs.  Walking provides me with a moving meditation to march with the ongoing battle in my mind. … Read full post »

Friday March 4, 2011

Having a car in New York City is a blessing and a curse.  There’s something called “alternate side street parking". 

For those of you not familiar with urban street etiquette let me explain.  Different streets in NY have red and white parking s… Read full post »

Last week I bought a new computer.  My current gig ends October 31, I don't know whether I will live in NYC or stay in MA.... I don't have any other prospects or health insurance.  But I have a new computer.

 My old MacBook is from September 2007. … Read full post »

The corn was about 3 feet tall when I arrived.  Today it's over 6 feet tall.  Most of the corn in the fields I drive by here in the Berkshires was never harvested, it just hangs turning black from tall brown stalks.

Of course the summer flew by. … Read full post »

For some Burning Man is a week long party, others it's a spiritual practice. I think for me, it's becoming a form of thearapy.  Last year  was my first burn and I went out alone and in the process, I made deep connections with my fellow man. This year was my… Read full post »

We went hiking yesterday.... I don't like to hike but did it for him.  I'm glad I realized I did it for me.

 Of course he chose the harder trail.  It really wasn't that challening and it was beautiful.  Towards the top of the little mini-mountain a father… Read full post »

 Last summer, a good friend of mine helped me by hooking me up with a job in the kitchen at a high end catering company in Chelsea.  My ego coupled with inexperience got me kicked out of the kitchen, but I was welcomed on the floor as a caiter-waiter. 

Frankly, I… Read full post »

 My mom became a Jehovah's Witness when I was 4 years old.  She became interested in the religion when I was 3.  From age 3 to age 19... I was a Jehovah's Witness.

There was a little flyer they printed when I was about 10 or so called… Read full post »

 The lake embraces with warmth.

 An orange and black speckled butterfly slowly exercises it's wings on a small rock rejoicing with each movement.

Pure air...clean water... stunning beauty.

 In silence, a river of tears flow from my cheeks... I've been living my life lo… Read full post »

Oprah has a new network... in case you diddn't know... :)  There's a contest for getting your own talk show.  

My cat happened to die the day I shot my video.  I'm actually...a mess shooting this... but I decided to go with it.  My friend shot and edited… Read full post »

Oprah has a new network... in case you diddn't know... :)  There's a contest for getting your own talk show.  

My cat happened to die the day I shot my video.  I'm actually...a mess shooting this... but I decided to go with it.  My friend shot… Read full post »

 This is Khepera.  He was my friend. 

We made it thru 9/11 together...  That morning my sister  called me  and woke me up when the first plane hit... I ran outside and into the street  and saw the second plane hit.  I ran back inside and sat… Read full post »

Storytelling is a powerful form.  We connect to an image on a screen, a carbon life form standing on a stage... and if the story is compelling.. told with truth... we will willingly suspend our belief.  For 2 or 3 hours sitting in a dark theater, we believe.… Read full post »