books, lovers, and the official expose…

books, lovers, and the official expose…

A room without books is like a body without a soul (Marcus Cicero). To the annoyance of many people, I read several books at a time. When it comes to reading I try pretending that I’m linear and formulaic, but it’s more like hodge-podge and potluck. A book...
ghetto fabulous…

ghetto fabulous…

While researching the origins of modern urban vernacular, I was taken back by a common denominator in many popular slang words: money. Almost everything had to do with getting money (’cause it’s all about the Benjamin’s), spending money (’cause...

Friday Video Post #3…

Yesterday my hair dresser engaged in a conversation which sounded like she was convincing herself rather than me on the issue of dating. As she went off in a diatribe about men, dating, and the church, I realized that this is an issue many churches are facing. She...

food for thought…

No good thing does God withhold from those who walk uprightly. (Ps. 84:11b) Break-It-Down [said with attitude and three snaps in Z-formation]! No: nothing. Good thing: the ability to worship God even in exile; to be who we’re meant to be. Upright walk: trying to...
scents and stench…

scents and stench…

Roses in bloom, jasmine in the morning, honeysuckle at night. Sweet, intoxicating scents reminding me of my childhood lead to floral wonderlands in my memory. My love of flowers is hereditary. Stemming from my grandmother and her affinity for roses and carnations down...

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