Seat at the Table
Ever felt like you couldn’t find an opportunity? Perhaps you were meant to make them and not find them. Drink on that.
Author Archives
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Knife in the Back
“For every back, there is a knife.” Success breeds haters. If you don’t have a kennel’s worth, you aren’t working hard enough. What do you toast to your haters with?
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50 Shades of Flavor
esterday afternoon I was discussing R. Kelly’s new album ” Black Panties” and was opining how I missed the inventive turns of phrase, double entendre, and creative mystique of his […]
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Spirit of Thanksgiving
ver the past couple of years, Thanksgiving has been a somber holiday for me. It was my father’s favorite holiday [he liked to eat] and, ironically, it was the day […]
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Just Friends
“The friendship between a man and a woman which does not lead to marriage or desire for marriage may be a life long experience of the greatest value to themselves […]
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Drop in the Ocean
“My life amounts to no more than one drop in a limitless ocean. Yet what is any ocean, but a multitude of drops?” ― David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas
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On Whose Authority?
“Haters are people who read with no resume and critique without credentials.”
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Back Straight, Chest In, Head High
“Whenever men and women straighten their backs up, they are going somewhere, because a man can’t ride your back unless it is bent.“
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Mau-Mau’s Cocktail
f all the blessing that have been bestowed upon me, the greatest gift I have been given is the ability to truly bond with certain people and to honestly be […]
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Fish and Spaghetti
hen I was growing up, Friday was religiously Fish and Spaghetti night. All the family [generally including most people in the neighborhood as well, because everybody was your cousin] would […]