Street Corner Casanova As a product of what is now termed "the hood", I've got a few things I'd like to get off my chest. The people I grew up around were hard working, church going, switch toting men and women who believed in family values, disciplined children and... ( added 52 days 17 hours ago.)

The One Lesson I Wish Mom Had Never Taught Me There are so many valuable lessons my mother taught me over the years. She had the patience of a saint and was compassionate to no end. My mother was my greatest champion, my best friend and my fiercest protector. Being just like her was something... ( added 54 days 8 hours ago.)

When Your Child Lies As new parents let me be the first to tell you that there will come a day when your precious little bundle of joy is going to look you right in the eye with the sweetest, most innocent face he can conjure up and lie his tender little buns off.... ( added 57 days 14 hours ago.)

Engaging With Readers Through Comments Blogging is much more than just writing posts and designing a user friendly page for viewing. Comments are truly (in my opinion) the most important aspect of blogging. Blog comments extend the conversation or point presented in the original... ( added 66 days 20 hours ago.)

My Thoughts on 9/11/01 My youngest child is 8 years old. He was born 2001 just 5 months before that terrible day in September. I will always know exactly how many years it's been because of that fact. Time is so relative. It just doesn't seem like eight years have... ( added 70 days 15 hours ago.)

Twitter, Aplusk and What It All Really Means I was on Twitter for quite a while yesterday...just reading tweets and posting a couple. Most of mine always seem to get lost in the other gazillion that are being submitted at the exact same time. I was just about to sign off when I noticed a... ( added 73 days 20 hours ago.)

Protecting Him - My Little It It was a cold morning in November almost 18 years ago. As the anesthesia wore off and my vision began to clear, I could vaguely see my mother standing in the door of my hospital room. The TV news was humming along in the background and I remember... ( added 74 days 19 hours ago.)

Bandaids, Stethoscopes and my 9mm Being sick isn't a pleasant experience. Coming to the emergency room makes matters even worse. You're not feeling well, you've dragged yourself out of the house or either been rushed there by ambulance seeking the best medical attention... ( added 76 days 11 hours ago.)

I Was Attacked by a Grandmother It's often difficult to make younger mothers understand why their babies have to be poked and prodded when they're being seen by nurses and doctors. Lab work, x-rays, injections and other invasive and uncomfortable procedures are a necessary... ( added 77 days 13 hours ago.)

What's At The End? Have you ever wondered what actually happens once you die? I'm willing to bet everyone of us have thought about it at some point in our existence. The many religions that are practiced in this world all seem to vary in some way or another on where... ( added 78 days 20 hours ago.)

The Internet Reveals Just How Ugly Our World Can Be The power of the internet is remarkable. Webcams, chatrooms, blogging platforms, search engines and many other features have created a portal that brings the world right into your living room, bedroom or where ever your home computing device is... ( added 363 days 16 hours ago.)

Barack Obama Didn't Raise the Bar For Blacks - He Shattered a Cornerstone of Racism You know it really gets old after a while. Everytime a black person in a leadership role who is articulate, intelligent, and successful hits the scene...the masses start proclaiming that blacks finally have a reason to be proud again, excel again... ( added 1 year 6 days ago.)

The Silence on Election Night Our ability to store and process information is a phenomenal gift. Remembering the things that are most important to us in life and the power to categorize them ranging from small to paramount is something I don't take lightly. It's funny how you... ( added 1 year 11 days ago.)

What has happened to America While we spent most of Tuesday evening and all day Wednesday trying to villafy, theorize, speculate, dispute, and/or explain the lipstick on a pig issue....Marine 1st Lt. Nicholas A. Madrazo, 25 and Marine Capt. Jesse Melton III, 29 were too busy... ( added 1 year 70 days ago.)

Evangelicals Don't Have a Monopoly On Christian Values I don't think I've ever heard the term "Evangelical Christian" more than I have the last few months. For the most part as far as I can discern Evangelicals are strongly linked to the most conservative of the Republican party. This of course set my... ( added 1 year 75 days ago.)

Condoleezza + Gaddafi = More Oil! Our beloved Condoleezza Rice is in Tripoli...no...that's not a typo. She's in Libya on a "diplomatic" visit to meet and talk with Moammar Gaddafi today to hail the West's reconciliation with the one-time pariah state, becoming the first US... ( added 1 year 75 days ago.)

The Concrete Garden Caring for your concrete garden isn't a difficult task at all. There isn't a particular season for planting and any type weather will accomodate your gardening needs. First you must lose someone you care deeply about. Prior to the planting phase... ( added 1 year 87 days ago.)

Americans - Divided Therefore Conquered A member of one of the more popular blog community websites started a discussion several days ago. His topic of discussion was whether America is ready for a black president. So far he's received over 100 replies; most of which are not... ( added 1 year 95 days ago.)

Drinking Water May Be Hazardous to Your Health I hate receiving those chain text messages and emails. They usually having something either very informative or very spiritual to say...But in the end you wind up feeling like you've been had. The messages I'm referring to always end by telling... ( added 1 year 96 days ago.)

An Open Letter From Mitzi Dear Prospective Family, My name is Mitzi and I'm 2 years old. I am currently residing in the Animal Shelter on Rodeo Drive. My mother was a Jack Russell terrier and my dad was a Rat (no pun intended) terrier. I would just like to let it be... ( added 1 year 102 days ago.)

Two Asses for The Price of One Last year my girlfriends and I decided a well deserved girls get-a-way was in order. We started planning early and wound up enjoying 6 fabulous days aboard the Enchantment of the Seas - one of many in the Royal Caribbean Cruiseline's fleet of... ( added 1 year 104 days ago.)

Wild Wild Kingdom - Tonight's Feature -The Teenager Are you having trouble figuring out how to deal with your teenager this summer? Teenagers are a difficult breed to understand and manage. They have many customs and rituals only associated with their species. These are past experiences I've had... ( added 1 year 106 days ago.)

A Picture is Worth More Than 1000 Words - Try $14 million Now pardon me for being naive or just in awe of what people will do these days. But I think it's absolutely ridiculous for anyone to pay $14 million for pics of anything unless it's a sighting of the second coming of JESUS! People magazine and... ( added 1 year 108 days ago.)

Opposing Reparations - You Bet I Am The President of the National Urban League Marc Moriel asked the following question "What steps should we take as a nation to alleviate the effects of racial exclusion and racial discrimination?" There isn't anything that can be done to alleviate... ( added 1 year 109 days ago.)

A New Man in My Life Our son (the oldest...the baby is 7) will be a Senior in high school this fall. I capitalized Senior because if you've been there, you know it's a milestone. Well this morning his school had what's called an Educational Fair for Parents. They... ( added 1 year 110 days ago.)