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March 26, 2010
March 24, 2010
Healthcare Reform - A Start
What has just been taken - the first step on the road to a public option for healthcare insurance that one day will result in 100% of Americans being covered, or the first step in major escalation of racial animosity in America? President Obama's signature may have set both in motion. I've been commenting on this subject via Twitter over the past couple weeks and have gathered my thoughts below. What are you opinions on this matter?
This is how American politics works basically. If Obama...
March 12, 2010
Do Not Get Me Started
The following statements originated as a series of tweets in response to an article about whites adopting black children. Whether the forum is this blog, Twitter, or elsewhere in the universe or cyberspace, my opinions on the matter remain set in stone. Hopefully anyone who happens upon these words is enlightened enough to agree with them, not because I require validation, but because I treasure common sense precisely because it is less common than its name suggests.
ABC Pushes View Whites...
March 5, 2010
A Work of Art
Spring is almost here, meaning days are getting longer and warmer, baseball bats are once again swinging, and the emergence of great beauty is just around the corner. Thus I was inspired to present some visual splendor for those who pop into this blog from time to time. Isn't the painting above something special? Words to accompany it seem in order. I'm done with Short Story Sunday postings, but that doesn't mean you won't find a short story of mine placed here at A Line A Day on occasion as ...
February 25, 2010
PRESS RELEASE - GONE DIGITAL
Some might argue by turning my own words on me that I've been slow to accept emerging technologies, particularly in the realm of literature. But never let it be said that I'm against anything that puts good writing into the hands of avid readers. I'll leave the choice of whether that reading will be done off paper, screen, or some yet to be invented medium up to the individual. My debut novel Patches of Grey was written out on paper and eventually turned into a printed book that I hold in my ...
February 19, 2010
Feeding the Squirrels: A Novella - Prologue Excerpt
You may be envious once I've related a little about myself. Or perhaps you will despise me. No matter. I seek neither acceptance nor punishment. And as for peace of mind, that elusive serum for hobgoblins which sets so many self-indulgent tongues in motion, I never held much stock in the stuff. I choose to spill my guts for no other reason than that they overflow.
This is not my life story. About myself there isn't much to tell. Not because the passage of time has been uneventful. My travels ...
February 15, 2010
Second Childhood Continued
Here are some more mini-reviews of children's books cherished by my soon to be 4 year old daughter, as well as by her mother and I.
Blueberry Girl - My first Neil Gaiman book. Probably won't be the last. The non-religious prayer that he gifts readers with in Blueberry Girl is one of the most moving things I've ever read. If you have a daughter, buy this book.
I Ain't Gonna Paint No More - I'm not sure who gets more of a kick out of Karen Beaumont's books, me or my 3-year old daughter. I'll...
February 10, 2010
John Mayer sings the blues with foot in his mouth
Below are my thoughts, originally stated on Twitter, about John Mayer's controversial statements in his interview with Playboy.
In an interview with Playboy, singer John Mayer said "My dick is sort of like a white supremacist. I've got a Benetton heart & a fuckin' David Duke cock" when asked about his interest in black women. Here's a link to the full interview - http://bit.ly/bcSP6T
John Mayer doesn't owe me an apology for being an A-hole. But he does owe me the $5 back that I spent on...
February 8, 2010
February 1, 2010
Fatherhood and Black History Month
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Some recent thoughts of mine about fatherhood and February (aka Black History Month), originally expressed 140 characters or less at a time on Twitter.
Looking forward to teaching my daughter (who I last wrote about here) about some black heroes in February & beyond. At 3 she's smarter than she should be, a learning machine.
Her daycare has done a nice job of teaching more than ABC 123. She comes home talking about...
