I Want My Mommy...

One thing people never tell you as you age and mature – along with the wealth of wisdom they’re usually willing to impart with you is that reaction, that basic instinctual response to distress or hurt NEVER. EVER. LEAVES YOU. Almost 34 years old, I experienced a level of emotional pain that...

Expendable...

aka… Drop Everything! We’ve heard the statement so many times before. “Drop EVERYTHING” – sometimes in commercials for a really good sale. Sometimes from the lips of friends who did it to get to some exclusive event. Sometimes from people who’ve gone through life’s...

I Can’t Make You Love Me...

Sometimes… I hear a song and it has an indelible memory attached to it. Actually – this happens more often than not. One friend recently accused me of being so lost in a song that provoked a memory so intense that my company was useless at that time. I was so busy reminiscing. I feel...

I Want To Go Home…...

We’ve said it all of our lives. Sometimes… we’re caught in the rain or snow. Or whatever unfavorable climate. Sometimes… we’ve had a really bad day at school. Or at work. Sometimes… we’ve been somewhere … we really don’t want to be. And all...

The Black List...

HBO’s Documentary – The Black List If you’ve not seen it – definitely something to make time for. Just hearing these people talk about the Black Experience in America and in the world from their different accomplished points of view made for a very uplifting night. A polar opposite...

I just need to hear you say it…...

I was listening to one of my fave artists, Robin Thicke, and his (IMO) best last single which is “Lost Without You”. The first verse of the song goes: “Tell me how you love me more And how you think I’m sexy baby But you don’t want nobody else You don’t want this...