The writing was on the wall about a month ago… The car breaking down every three months? That stopped happening. The hopping around from job to job which is somewhat expected in a town like Los Angeles, but I always seemed to be on the extreme end of it? That stopped happening. I’d found […]
I made my annual trip to Griffith Observatory this weekend. I saw a show that wasn’t playing on my last trip, and as usual I marveled at how big the Universe is, and how small we are, and how much we still don’t know. I walked outside; darkness had fallen. I looked out over […]
So if you’re like me, you’re probably still digesting your giblets. Got an extra day off work. If you’re really like me, you’re avoiding anything that remotely resembles a shopping center this weekend. So what do you do hot shot, what do you do? I’ll tell you what to do; you can catch “Lady […]
One of my earliest memories as a sports fan was turning to the news and literally watching the Kings leave town on their way to Sacramento. I had my Chiefs and Royals, but I was an NBA free agent. Like so many other black folks of the early 80s though, it didn’t take long […]
Going back to my hometown and seeing old friends, I naturally took my fair share of jokes for being ‘Hollywood’ from my Circle. I was already outside the norm as a Midwestern kid to begin with, my adopted hometown has really brought out the best in me in terms of inspiring me creatively, giving my […]
As a kid who grew up loving road trips, the 24 hour drive from Kansas City to Los Angeles didn’t phase me. Having spent most of my years in either Kansas or Louisiana, I didn’t understand when people talked about how ‘flat’ these areas are. Driving through Arizona and New Mexico gave me a new […]
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