It is a time of reflection and moving forward. What have we got? What have we lost?I had a scare a few weeks back. In the middle of it I wondered if I truly contributed more than I have taken from this life. The answer is, I could do better. I have to make choices that will take me into uncharted lands and people. Not that I shy away from such possibilities but I need to make more of an effort not to be complacent.I also need to kick the gratitude thing up a notch or two. By word and by deed. This is a musical reminder from Miss Nina Simone who...
Friday, December 31, 2010
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
It continues to happen and short of wearing microchip pasties I don't know how much more we can do to help the fellas get a clue. Brick and mortar retail stores are still dissing women walking in to buy products and services. How stupid is that?Answer, very. Beloved menfolk, we don't hate you; we hate the attitude that you assume all women do not know anything technical.Yes, I can bake a cake. So can some men.Yes, I can install my terabyte drive without help. So can some men.Yes, I do know the difference between a Dual Core and Core Eight and really...
Sunday, December 26, 2010
I don't want to believe it. I just don't. But CNN, People and other media sources are saying that Teena Marie passed in her sleep. This is Teena in a classic music video, Lovergirl.Mercy. I'm not happy but if her spirit is at peace and pain free then so be it. This is Teena performing a rendition of His Eyes Is On the Sparrow.Not ready to let my musical icons go but it seems I have no choice. Much peace and respect to her family and her extended musical family of fans who are hurting something awful tonig...
Friday, December 24, 2010
My neighbors are whooping it up in celebration which makes it hard to be in a contemplative mood. Can't blame them and who am I to tell folks not to sing and dance.Pema Chodron is a teacher who can explain ancient wisdom for western ears.Anyway, I'd thought I would share some stuff from Sounds True. Sounds True is a place where you can find inspirational talks and teachings from a variety of disciplines. It is a commercial business but that business is helping others find healing tools and techniques for living.I have a subscription on iTunes and...
On this day I have what I want and what I need. I try to remember that each and every day but there are some days and weeks that make me want to separate myself from everyone.I get lost in the woulda, coulda and the pernicious shouldas that I forget that there is beauty around us.I have proof. I was in a room of people talking and no one really saw what was occurring out the window. I almost missed it because I was scarfing down lunch but my eyes...
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Once of the reasons I'm crabbing about the rain is that there was no way to record the lunar eclipse that happened on December 21, 2010. Fortunately other folks with cameras and camcorders did not let that stop them.Kareem Brown shot this time lapsed video of the event. The actual eclipse was four and a half hours, this will take about 1:30 to wat...
Friday, December 17, 2010
It is raining in Los Angeles. We have skipped Fire season and headed straight for the drips. Don't get me wrong, Fire season is nothing to be desired but it was a bit warmer and you can do more stuff outside. We never got our heatwave. We didn't even have a proper summer, if you ask me.No, we have, and I do appreciate on a certain level, rain.It rained on me this week. It was one of those challenging weeks where I couldn't ignore my body. I caught a cold. I do not like to be sick. Hate it. This is the second time this year I had a really bad cold....
Friday, December 10, 2010
Sister Aretha Franklin is in many of our hearts and prayers this day and in the days to come. I'm not ready to let her go just yet but God knows it is not in my hands.It is harder to think of a family that hasn't been touched by cancer. You'd wish it be more selective and take out the crumb bums type of folks that need to leave the planet quick, fast and in a hurry. That is me being spiteful. I meant it but it isn't a nice thing to say or think. So let me try again. I remember being a kid and walking around the neighborhood. Folks had either...
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
There are times when you are funky and there are times when you need the power of The Funk to lift you to a higher space.I don't know Aaron Vest because his wife twitters 72.8 times more than he does. I have met him once or twice but not a day goes by without Mrs. Vest throwing a tweet or two in his direction.This is for his birthday and since I don't know what to get a man who has everything, even in the mist of a hell, high water and is that a tsunami about to break? kind of year.This is the full get up off that thing version of Mr. Rufus Thomas...
Sunday, December 5, 2010
It is raining on and off. This is strange. You see, this is supposed to be our fire season. Some doofus either sets a fire or nature causes a spark that has everybody nervous. It is better without the fires. I know that.But it is raining. This isn't right.You see we have our rain season between February and April. Los Angeles generally has really warm weather between September and November. I love my hot Santa Ana's winds. It is like being in love with an air stream.Those with allergies do not love the Santa Ana's as I do. Those that hate high...
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
