This blog entry’s going to be short. It’s two days past Valentine’s Day, and a recent conversation with a dear friend I had put certain things into perspective about love and how we express it on different levels, and the limitations to it. The English language, as expansive as it is, has borrowed f...

Yes, we are now in the month of March, where spring begins its wary walk into our lives with temperatures that make you have more energy along with the sunlight. It is a snap reminder to breathe with intention, after February and Black History Month. March is also Women’s History Month in the United...

February 7th, to me, should be a global holiday. Because it is the day that two individuals, one in the heralded industrial heartland city of America in Detroit, Michigan and the other in the electric capital city of Japan, were born. James “J Dilla” Yancey and Jun “Nujabes” Seda. Two men who gave t...

This is the first entry in a series on Flying Off The Handle, where I opine on a particular beverage that I’ve had in the past or have recently had. I have joined the massive legion of people around the world who, when the mood hits them, will indulge in a glass of wine to cap off a day of activity ...

If you’re reading this right now, my guess is that you are plain tired and worn out. It has been a hellish week, probably worse for those who are planes flying to Central America, South America, and other parts after being scooped up in ICE raids across this country. Probably more so for all those p...