As Friday was coming to a close, my bride sent me a list of restaurants from a RedPlum email giving away free meals or portions of meals for Veterans Day. I’ve actually never taken advantage of such deals on Vets Day, but given that it was Friday, and the children love to eat at “rest-or-nots,” [...]
Actual emails from the past 10 minutes (I didn’t bother correcting typos and errors): Me: We had a couple showings the past couple weekends. Any feedback? My Realtor: Hi, I spoke to Debbie already and she let me know your place was too small for her clients. They make independent films and needed a bigger [...]
Dear black professionals, White people get annoyed when black people add titles before last names where said titles aren’t necessary and normally aren’t used. I can see calling your doctor “Doctor Jones.” I can see calling your preacher “Pastor Bob” or “Brother Bob” or “Rabbi Bob” or “Child Molesting Bob.” But lawyers? Why is it [...]
I gave a speech for a public speaking class in undergrad about how it was cool to wear red ribbons and talk about supporting money for an incurable but preventable disease, while another disease killed more people and was much less preventable. I spoke of a Homecoming Queen from my hometown and delivered an argument [...]
Just like last year at this time, I took Maddie downtown to watch the Dragon*Con parade Saturday morning. And, as my Twitter followers know, somebody severely pissed me off, so I’m going to ask you, dear reader, if I’m overreacting or in the wrong here. After driving around downtown for 30 minutes, I found a [...]
