My Heroes – Walt Whitman

When I was a young man and a want-to-be poet, Walt Whitman was my patron saint and Leaves of Grass my Bible.  I really like his use of free verse and his praising as heroic the common man, not as ignorant masses, but as courageous men and women facing challenges.

Dog burned when owner attempts to neuter him

Dog burned when owner attempts to neuter him

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MY SON JOSHUA

I would like to say that I had a very different and harsh pregnancy. I was 5 months pregnant when the doctors told me that I was high risk because I had to much amniotic fluid, and the baby had an enlarged liver and he had a cyst near his bladder. I had a lot […]

Just For Today

I’ve performed in front of live crowds 100, maybe 150 times in the last few years.  Each venue has it’s particular idiosyncrasies, and my state of mind and preparedness on each occasion varies as well.  I’d think I would have gotten used to these variables by now, but last night, I was really thrown off […]

My Hero – Nina Womack

Actress, Director, Producer, CEO, Urban Media Collective. Intent on giving back to the community and creating social change, this creative entrepreneur has over nine years experience producing & organizing the youth components at community events, such as the African Marketplace & Cultural Faire, The Malcolm X Festival, and the Leimert Park Village Book Festival. Her […]

Random Solitude

It had been about 3 months since I made one of these “random” videos.  It’s a fun way to do something creative without having to think too much about it.   I watched 7 hours or so of NBA basketball today, so that influenced my decision of the music to use for the background. I make […]

Baby Let Your Mind Go Round

Welcome!  We’re trying something new and different and we’re glad you could join us.  Well, ok it’s not that new or that different, but we’re still glad you could join us. Lately, it’s been getting a little bogged down here with one main topic of the week to dwell on.  Without enough stimulation, the average […]

As We Argue About Eating Meat

Millions of Egyptians continue in Day 15 of the revolution against their repressive government.  Parent and grandparents are joining the young people in cities all across Egypt.  Muslims, Christians secularist, liberals, conservatives, all across the spectrum of Egyptian life. Our governments want reform with the same players.  Suliman who was in charge of torturing the […]

Im Guessing You Didn’t Watch the Game

Today, in my advanced counseling methods class, we were discussing the influential work of a psychologist by the name of Carl Rogers.  This guy was the pioneer of a school of thought in therapy/counseling which has come to be called Person-Centered Therapy.  Some also call his theories “Rogerian”, a label Rogers himself disliked during his […]