New Year's Party
Had a great party with some select friends. Could get everyone in there due to numbers, but it was perfect. My wife made some LETHAL martinis!
January 01, 2007
December 25, 2006
Merry Christmas!
Traveled down to FL to see my parents. Drove with my sister and wife. Long a$$ drive as my friends would say. It was good to be with family no matter what. Enjoy every minute of it that you can.
July 07, 2006
Cirque du Soleil
Saw the "Quidam" show last night. Unbelievable what those artist can do!
May 27, 2006
Burn Baby Burn
Had a BBQ party which was a great fun with my peeps. We laughed, ate, and drank to our hearts content!
March 22, 2006
United Way Board Orientation
Started a great training for serving on non-profit boards. I'm networking and expanding my knowledge, of course, but it's also a powerful feather in my cap. The United Way is a no joke organization despite it's past problems. It's got a lot of clout.
February 18, 2006
Entering the world of HDTV
The TV arrived in the mail on Friday. Nice 27" Westinghouse. Basic HDTV monitor with a built-in standard TV tuner. Beautiful picture though. Well worth the price.
December 25, 2005
X-mas in Mt. Airy
Simple event, just me and the wife. The decorations were fun to put up.
December 17, 2005
Ho, Ho, Housewarming!
The house was packed. Donna was ridiculous! Great food, great drink, great times.
November 24, 2005
First Thanks
Spent our first Thanksgiving in our new home with the my inlaws. Simple meal and my wife was burnin' up a storm, esp. those sweet potatoes!
July 12, 2005
Closed
Closed on the house today...finally!
December 26, 2004
Merry X-mas
People have many misconceptions about the holiday. "X-mas" is bad because it omits Christ. Dec 25 is Christ's birthday. Etc.
I found a cool page on a more accurate rendition of the holiday.
Whatever a person's take on the holiday.
Jesus is the Reason for the Season!
Merry Christmas!
November 28, 2004
The New Crib
Yesterday, my wife and I officially ended our house search and have begun that laborious process of negotiation and settlement. I can see why people feel so much stress. Any little thing can muck things up and "NO SALE!" We're keeping our fingers crossed.
November 25, 2004
Happy Thanksgiving
Thanks be to God for all the blessings that I have and for those I might share now and in the future.
October 14, 2004
Apple on the Move
Apple had a good quarter!
September 15, 2004
Back from HK
For most of this week, I was visiting my best friend who lives in Hong Kong. I met some really nice, un pretentious people and basically just enjoyed the city. HK really is the New York of Asia. Lots of hustle and bustle. And the place is awash in cash. I've never seen such a density of E and S classes!
I had an emotional moment with my friend when we recounted the fact that we have spent half our lives enjoying our friendship and have come a long, long way. If you told us we would be sitting together looking at Hong Kong Harbor, receiving international cellular phone calls, we would have thought you were crazy. It felt good to come down through life like that together. [sniff sniff]
September 06, 2004
Labor Day Parade
The West Indian Day Parade, or just the "Labor Day Parade" to West Indian New Yorkers, was today. Caught the front end and saw my parents this weekend. Very refreshing to see my family, esp. my brother who I haven't seen in a minute. (Hear that Ralph! ha ha)
August 31, 2004
Apple's Squeeze Play
Apple announced the new iMac G5 today and true to Apple form it's sleek and "enchanting" and has the predictable "wow factor" that boost sales and to the delight of Apple's investors, the share price.
Edit on the Wire
Just downloaded NetNewsWire 1.0.8. It's a great RSS reader and blog editor. Definitely worth the $40.
August 30, 2004
Sit-N-Spin...Not
Spinsanity - Countering rhetoric with reason
UPDATE: FactCheck.org - Annenberg Political Fact Check
Great sites for translating the special form of English that politicians use: Spinglish.
August 29, 2004
Hero
Simple title, very deep movie. Hero opened last Friday and I got a chance to see it yesterday. I can say that was someone who takes the Martial Arts very seriously, it was quite a touching film. It wasn't a tear-jerker, though some elements of the story could be called just that. It was much more a really good story that highlights certain existential questions that the arts IMHO attempts to answer. When the King Qin speaks of his realization at contemplating Broken Sword's actions, it strikes at that heart of what the journey in the Arts means: true peace. Through and through. Both without and within.
Go see it.
August 27, 2004
Golf it Bad
Yesterday, I finished my sixth and last class for beginning golf. I took Fundamentals and Short Game at my local golfing center. Boy do I Got It Bad. I love going out there and pounding those buckets into the fence or fighting it out on the chip-and-putt course. I haven't graduated to the Par 3 course yet as I score too many strokes on the chip-and-putt, but I'm getting there!
Educate the Body. Strengthen the Mind.
A few weeks ago, I returned to my dojang or martial arts school. Since then I realize (a) how much I missed training and (b) how good it feels to feel really, really healthy and strong. I am so glad to be back pursuing my black belt.
July 27, 2004
New Ride
Got the new ride today!
July 04, 2004
Happy Birthday USA
Time to wax patriotic and support our troops. Despite our problems, there is reason for hope. The greatest lesson I ever learned from African American religion is an important one for ALL Americans:
Though our country might exist in great evil, even be the cause of it, hope lies in freedom, justice, and equality.That's the promise of our country and it's worth celebrating.
June 26, 2004
Moore Heat
Saw Fahrenheit 9/11 this evening. I have to say that it was a powerful film. Somethings I know are based on the liberal take: facts that can be used to support a particular point of view. For example, the seven minutes that Bush looked completely out of his depth when he realized the nation was under attack. Bush supporters will say he was projecting calm. Moore, of course, uses that moment to ridicule Bush. Anyone who has been in leadership position knows better: The man choked when it was crunch time. Doesn't make him a bad man or evil demon, but it does belie a certain incompetence. There are plenty of moments like that in the film. There are a few which indisputably completely castigate Bush by showing highlighting his elitist arrogance. Those who've seen the film will never forget the "Watch this drive" and "I call you my base" moments. Liberal or conservative, see the film before you make comments about it!
Michael Eric Dyson had some interesting words on this topic.
June 07, 2004
Reunited and it feels so good
I just got back from my 10 year reunion at MIT. What a great experience that was. Catching up with old friends and making new ones. I'm kicking myself for missing my 5th year reunion. To all who were there with me this time: let's not lose touch again. It was great to catch up, but far better to stay that way!
May 31, 2004
Movin' On Out
Moved out from my apartment today. Now the whole MBA Chapter is officially closed. I moved to this apartment specifically to be close to school and enjoy convenience with respect to going to class. Bittersweet again. Lot's of fun times that are now fond memories.
Now, I'm moving in with my inlaws to save up for the First Home. Can't wait!
Uncle Errol
A moment of remembrance fro the sacrifice of my Uncle Errol in Vietnam.
April 21, 2004
Panther (for real)
Yesterday, I met Bobby Seale, founder of the Black Panther Party, in Dyson's class today. **WOW**, the *living* history! I thoroughly enjoyed it when he set the record straight about many things. A lot of my perceptions of the BPP were distortions by a romanticist Afrocentric (college) past combined with the hostile rhetoric of the "power structure" preserved from those days. Having the privilege to converse with this man really set a lot of things straight. I learned that militancy doesn't have to equal wonton, racially charged, violence or that real "power to people" comes from "coalition politics" and "humane interactions" with *all* groups.
April 15, 2004
$$$$$
Can you say REFUND?!?
April 13, 2004
Spiritual and Philosophical Greats
Today in Dyson's class I had the distinct pleasure to meet with Dr. Cornel West and Dr. Eddie Glaude, Jr. I admire the man who writes his soul on the line for all to see, attack, acknowledge, love, and hate. That takes courage. After reading their words this semester, getting to know them on a more personal level was truly an honor.
March 17, 2004
Africana Sex Studies
The title of this entry is metaphoric of a symposium I attended entitled "Sexuality and Africana Studies." The discussion focused on the issue of sexuality as it surrounds, penetrates (pardon the pun), and permeates African Studies from music, to matrimony, from politics, to pedagogy, and of course from man, to woman.
March 08, 2004
Time Off
Enjoying a week "off." Spring Break is in full swing. Going to catch up on some rest and relaxation...
February 29, 2004
Black State of the Union
Watching Tavis Smiley's "State of the Black Family" on C-SPAN. Incredible stuff, year in and year out. Every black man, woman, and child should watch this event in its entirety. Matter of fact, white folk should tune in too! The self-reflection, spirit, love, anger, laughter, and upliftment was energizing and powerful. Luminaries abounded: Cornel West, Myrlie Evers-Williams, Micheal Eric Dyson, Ben Carson, and on and on.
Top quotes:
- "MAN UP!"
Judge Greg Mathis on black males being men and true to the black family. - "A wise man will insult me, but a fool never will. Have a nice day!"
Marva Collins quoting a 6 year-old girl's response to a white boy who called her "nigger." - "Live inside your paycheck."
Valerie Coleman Morris on fiscal discipline within the black family.
February 24, 2004
Is it Live or is it Memorex?
I love watching sports...live. Tonight I went to the Sixers vs. Pistons game and had a hollerin' and hootin' good time.
However, watching on this sport I so enjoy on TV just isn't the same. Though I love basketball and such, I'm no sports buff. I'll take Star Trek epsiode over watching a ballgame anyday. I prefer to play or be a spectator in a live performance. I wonder why that is?
I've tried to read the sports section in my WSJ, but get no satisfaction at all. As a consequence, I couldn't tell you the names of the players on my own team, save for Iverson, Snow, and maybe a couple of others. In the past, I felt a bit ashamed of that, but nowadays I simply know what I like about sports and what I don't.
Still, I'm going to bone up on some of the stats of these players. Then I can pursue my favorite sport of all: arguing!
February 20, 2004
Mouthpiece
My wife, Lisa, was recently appointed to Legal Counsel for the Pennsylvania chapter of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc. She wasn't expecting it which made for a wonderful surprise. I'm quite proud of her: my Strong Black Queen.
February 15, 2004
Testing, Testing, 1.2.3
If this works...I will preach the MovableType gospel!