Say what you will about being a contractor: It’s short term; they can cut your project at any time; it’s unstable; there are no health benefits; blah blah BLAH! For all the negatives, I can rebut with a good number of positives: The autonomy, the freedom to leave if the job sucks, the ability to […]
As a rule, I generally don’t watch reality TV shows anymore. They all ‘jumped the shark’ a long time ago in my view. But last night, my baby boy wouldn’t go to sleep and the only thing that was of any interest on TV was The Sing-off, hosted by Nick Lachey. The Sing-off is a […]
I used to work for a recruiting firm in Marietta that hired a casserole of characters to serve as “recruiters”. It was a glorified call center, painted with slate blue walls and outfitted with slate gray cubicle-ettes (half cubicles that offered 0 privacy). 8.5 of the Black men that worked there were gay. The .5 […]
This week my grandmother-in-law threw her middle finger in my face. I mean, she totally flipped me and my family ‘the bird.’ And by ‘bird’, I of course don’t mean a cuddly, colorful parrot used for entertaining guests. In the 14+ years that I have known Marshall, I have never met the woman. My husband […]
Today I’ve been blogging on M.O.M for a year. *Insert the fanfare and naked acrobatics here!* Of course there was cake, but my children decimated it before I could get a picture of it. For my one first blog-a-versary, I tought it would be fitting to have some delectable pastry in celebration of such an auspicious event – […]
I got back to Atlanta two weeks ago, turned on the TV, and was confronted with a horrible reality: Comcast had changed our service. Many of my beloved channels are GONE. You know, when they took away G4 a year ago, they took with it my nightly 4 hour Star Trek marathon. And I was […]
This Tuesday I leave for de mudda lan’ – Ghana. I haven’t packed a stitch of clothing as of this morning. It really doesn’t matter, because 40% of what I enter the country with will be confiscated anyway. I love my people, God knows I do…but I can’t STAND the way they hustle me for […]
Gawd I’m such a groupie. That very fine dark cho-co-late man is M3nsa, the other half of the duo Fokn Boys. He traveled aaallll the way from Spain to give us a screening of the film Coz of Moni, a Ghanaian musical done entirely in pidgen English. It was 45 minutes of brilliance. I haven’t […]
And I mean that literally. I’m one of those Christians who doesn’t pay too much attention to the devil. The devil is going to do what he’s going to do, after all. There are some folks who think that every cold and headache are agents of destruction from the devil…whereas in reality, they are the […]
Watch this video [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izdWZfdYXno&feature=related] That, ladies and gentlemen, was the spirit of Stinkmeaner…a crazy (dead) Black man who took over the body of Uncle Tom in an epic episode of Boondocks – But what episode of Boondocks is NOT epic? Back to the point. We’ve all had our Stinkmeaner moments, I’m sure. If you’re uncertain […]
OMG. I saw this Hispanic couple sucking face so hard in the CHILDREN’S SECTION of Old Navy I thought the dude was going to impregnate her through her esophagus! That was my status on Facebook yesterday. Some of my friends “Liked” it. Some had humorous commentary. One called me to get more details. Suddenly, it […]
(Because Asians can’t pronounce “world” properly) My new bloggie buddy is a gal that goes by the moniker RRR/RunRettaRun. You may have heard me rave about her blog on WP, where she shares get in shape and healthy recipe tips. Retta and I have forged an unlikely alliance – we’re merely online friends. We’ll probably […]
About 2 weeks ago, Chris Brown was scheduled to have a concert in the UK and was denied a visa entry into the country. He immediately got on Twitter and lamented over his professional woes by saying no one would give him a second chance, blah blah. He blamed his tanking career on radio stations […]
The other night a friend of mine called me at about 10:30 pm, obviously pissed. “Write me something amusing and sarcastic on being a single woman,” she commanded. “I need a laugh.” Understand that I go to bed at 8:30 these days. The fact that she caught me awake at that hour was totally a […]
Man. That daggone Oprah. There I was, Monday afternoon minding my own business watching the Oprah show. It’s one of the few pleasures I have every blessed day. Monday’s episode was all about Harpo Hook Ups, where the Harpo team goes out and makes dreams come true for unsuspecting Oprah viewers. Nothing makes me happier […]
I used to go to school with this chap called George, one of the nicest guys you will ever meet, I swear. I met George during our freshman year at Hampton University. He was one of 5 other Ghanaians who had matriculated that year and he lived in James Hall. Now what you need to […]
I’m one of those people who likes controlled spontaneity. However, when it comes to my children, I like to have a concrete course of action regarding their rearing. This is why I called the GA Department of Education last year to find out what elementary school my eldest would be assigned to. After tapping away […]
Oh my gosh. I was so giddy when I heard the news that a new airline would be offering service to Ghana. 6 or so years ago, when Delta began offering direct flights from NY to Accra, it was a huge deal. No longer would we be forced to be routed through Europe with 4-8 […]
Two days ago I took my girls to the Esani Institute to get their hair washed, blow dried and ironed. My girls are Black…most of the students who work/study at Esani are not. But what do I care? From what I understand, they have all been taught to treat “hair as hair” and if I […]
This week, the internet and the airwaves are abuzz with angry Black folk over the issue of Zeta Tau Alpha and their victory at the Sprite Step Off. Some folks are angry because a white sorority won. Others are angry because they feel Black folk should not discriminate against the Zetas because they won a […]
Sometime last week I let my mind wander from the needs of the day and asked myself “Self? What do White people say in their private moments when none of the Us’s is around?” “I dunno,” said Self. “Maybe we should ask ’em.” I contemplated sending out an email to my white friends and colleagues […]