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What Is Your Measure of Success?
What do I think of success? It sucks. – Jay-Z I graduated from undergrad in 2006, got a Master’s in 2008, and went on to pursue a stupid professional degree. When I started college, this sort of linear path seemed to be the path to success. Back then, most people in my social circle were all [...]
The Complexity of Black Success and Black Burden
**Cue random pic that gets the point across about this post.** Earlier this week, Seattle talked about an incident he had with some Pretentious Black People at a night spot in Boston. In reading the comments here and on another site where his article was posted, it became clear that people for the most part [...]
How to Survive Monday and the Rest of the Work Week
It’s Monday. If you’re like me, last night went one of 3 ways. You went to bed late in an effort to prolong the weekend. You went to bed early thinking you would be able to get extra zzz’s but found yourself waking up even earlier because your body laughed at you for trying to [...]
The Good Die Young
As January 1, 2010 rolled around, everyone was all excited about the new year. People were hype about leaving old habits, jacked-up friends, and broke down relationships in 2009. People tweeted about their new work out plans, and told the world they would be new people in the new year. Everyone talked about all the hope and [...]
Drunkenormal Activity
I like alcohol. As a matter of fact, I’ll say that I borderline love it. We go a long way back. I remember when I discovered the liquor cabinet at a family member’s house when I was in 8th or 9th grade. I had seen the grown folks drinking it and having a good time. [...]
Lies and Deceit
Men lie. Women lie. Numbers don’t. Unfortunately/fortunately, that’s not the point of today’s post. We actually want to discuss the topic of lying and deceiving others as it relates to each gender. Yes, everyone lies, but we do it for different reasons at varying frequencies about different topics. We got into a heated (not passionate) [...]
Forgive and Forget?
The Americans have lots of sayings, one which goes something like “Patience is a virtue”. Rumor has that there are other virtues out there that people should strive for that will make them…virtuous. Among one of these virtuous qualities is forgiveness. To forgive someone is viewed as one of the most selfless and self sacrificial [...]
Role Model? I Already Got a Day Job.
**The recent violence in Chicago got me thinkin’ about the youth and their recklessness. I started to get frustrated and then remembered the saying “If you’re not a part of the solution, you’re part of the problem.” I started to write a post about being a role model, then remembered I had written one 6 [...]
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