Hopefully Alicia Keys’ New Album Will Make People Leave Her ‘Blended Family’ Alone

Social media: the magical place where everyone is a judge or critic while lacking context, experience, or expertise. I love the creativity it has spawned…even if a lot of the content lacks substance. Alicia Keys’ newest album, Here, is available in all media outlets (streaming, stores, and iTunes) today (November 4). Rooted in soul, gospel, […]

“Why” Are Fathers Receiving Praise For Doing Their Job?

I was perusing through one of the sites I write for yesterday. While looking for the dates to add to my invoice, I came across a headline and felt inclined to read. The author was inquiring whether or not fathers should receive praise for doing the basics as a parent. I thought it was […]

A Conversation With My Father About “The Game [of Love]”

Having conversations with my father are like dialog with an older version of myself; but we both have a mutually vested interest in making the younger version better than the older. As a child, I didn’t get my dad. Matriculating into and through adulthood, he began to make more and more sense. At thirty […]

Growing Up Is Fun

“You’re going to be an adult much longer than you will a kid…so enjoy this time.” I have said this to Cydney and nephew on numerous occasions. Typically it is after one of them laments that adults get to do whatever they want and I shoot that one down right away. However, if I […]

My Life in 100 Songs: Love U 4 Life by Jodeci

A few nights ago, after tucking Cydney into bed, she looked at me, and said she wanted to have “girl-boy talk.” “I want to talk about Timile and _____.” She then let me know what she is looking for which essentially is for me to get married. The conversation ended with her laying on my […]

My Best Friend’s Wedding

One of my best friends since high school got remarried this past Friday in Tennessee. He moved down there almost two years ago for his dream job and was in the midst of a nasty divorce. They had two children together and through it all he has been a great father to them. In May […]

Love is Not Patient…

“I don’t take any days off.” Timile didn’t have any response to that statement. I had finally shut her up. It was the summer of 2009 and I was selling cars. I worked seventy-five hours a week trying to convince affluent Atlanta suburbanites to buy Volkswagens for commissions. I hated the job; but I loved […]

WHY MEN MARRY SOME WOMEN AND NOT OTHERS

I read this article on The Minority Eye a few weeks ago. I meant to write something about it a few weeks ago and forgot. I just finished writing a post about parenting and dating and it reminded me to share my thoughts. This article written by John T Molloy is based on a book […]

The Top Five Regrets People Make on their Deathbed

A friend of mine shared a link on Facebook the other day that I found interesting. It was about a nurse giving the top five regrets that people have on their deathbed. I found it to be an interesting read. Being that she works in the medical profession and was one of the people I […]

Slow It Down

“Sometimes I think I’m from another world (Preach!). When I’m tryna tell a girl exactly where I stand at. I want a girl when I want a girl. And when I don’t want a girl, I want a girl who understands that.” Yesterday, I was at the grocery store with my nephew and Cydney. My […]