This past weekend I had my older brothers over to the apartment to discuss family issues and shoot the breeze. Devin was excited at the prospect of having two of his uncles in his bedroom playing at the same time. My brothers were vaguely amused by Devin's annoying toys and their even more annoying back-stories. [...]
This past week I visted the site of one of my blog bretheren DJ Black Adam. It was there that I started to ponder this thing called love. After a few days of searching my quirky soul I do believe that I discovered what love means to me. I developed criteria for measuring and quantifying love.  The theory is based [...]
About three years ago I was even more stressed than I am today. I had a new baby, a new college degree, and an old depressing job. After being the administrative manager of a mental health clinic for five years I was ready for a change. I needed a change. So I stopped sending my [...]
I keep a photograph of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. shaking hands hanging above my bed. It's my favorite thing to look at when I'm feeling like I can't face the next day, or when I feel like the hurdles that life puts before me are getting tougher and tougher to jump over. I think [...]
Or so it seems. This despite the fact that my son run's to me every evening, smiling his cheeky smile, shouting "Daaaaaaaaaaaddy!" in a way that melts my work-weary heart. After we've greeted with a big hug, I'll ask him if he was a good boy and he'll say "yes" with a nod. However, there [...]