IT’S FATHER’S DAY

This is my tenth Father's Day. When my first one came around my son was about 6 weeks old. By then I was officially among the ranks of the sleep deprived and utterly confused. Since those days there has been a lot of living going on. Growing too (especially Dev who is now 9 feet [...]

By |2020-02-04T10:21:54-05:00June 16th, 2012|THINGS I WISH MY DAD TOLD/TAUGHT ME|1 Comment

I CAN DO MORE

As Black History Month comes to a close for the 35th time I am left reinvigorated. The family and I went to Washington DC last week for four days to see the sights. It's one of those things that I always wanted to do but like so many things in my childhood it was just [...]

By |2020-02-04T10:35:04-05:00February 28th, 2011|AAD ON RACE|1 Comment

AND SO IT BEGINS AGAIN… THE HOLIDAYS!

We had fun yesterday on Halloween with Dev. He dressed up as Michael Jackson from "Beat It Live in Bucharest," showed some of his moves to strangers, then asked them for candy. But, let's be real, Halloween is not a holiday. However it's does seem to serve as the gateway to the real holiday season. [...]

By |2020-02-04T11:46:36-05:00November 1st, 2010|THE COACH, THE HOLIDAYS|1 Comment

GO SON, IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY!

years ago today my son debuted on planet earth (at the time he did sort of seem alien to me). And he's been the most important noun in my life ever since. He challenges me to step up my game and be a better human being. Over the years his existence made me shift my [...]

By |2017-10-19T10:55:27-04:00April 29th, 2009|LIFE, THE DEV, Uncategorized|4 Comments

THE BLACK DADDY LIST: IT’S ALL GOOD

For 2009 I'm taking a break from "The Black [Dad] List," mainly because it's too negative. I haven't totally abandoned the idea of negativity because I'm human and I have my moments, but I'd like to try to take positivity to a whole "nuva leva" this year. I'm enjoying the projects that I'm working on [...]

By |2017-10-19T10:55:36-04:00April 12th, 2009|THE BLACK DADDY LIST|2 Comments

MEAN PEOPLE

I think I'm tired of mean people. (I say "I think" because I'm not sure if I'm mean people myself or not.) I don't mind people who say or do mean things for the sake of comedy and to make others laugh. Heck, I'm one of those people. But what I've had enough of are [...]

By |2020-02-04T10:15:20-05:00March 2nd, 2009|RANDOM, Uncategorized|14 Comments

HAPPY BIRTHDAY… TO ME!

I made it. It's 12:00 midnight in my part of the world and I have not turned into a pumpkin. Today I make history - it is the first official time that I will turn 30. I plan on turning 30 every year for the next ten years, so the first one seems significant. I [...]

By |2017-10-19T10:56:04-04:00February 25th, 2009|AAD ON MOTHERS, FUTURE, LIFE, PAST|14 Comments