First Days

Tear streaked faces with runny noses along with convulsive crying are a constant on the first day of school for many parents of five year olds. Parents don’t fear it will be okay, I know you’re nervous. Oh you thought I was talking about the children…well they too have their moments. However most often it […]

Built By Bullies

My first encounter with a bully was when I witnessed a classmate have milk poured on their head. I was 5 years old and waiting for my mother to pick me up from half day kindergarten. I recall thinking that the act was mean but the kid who did it was much older, so I […]

Finding and Staying with the One

Married over 20 years and together for over 30 years. There have been ups and downs but a strong married bond. Read my favorite tips here.

Greater Than My Fear

I am greater than my fear. I am greater than my fear. I am greater than my fear. I could say fears but there actually is only one ultimate fear…failing or failure. This is not who I was when I was a child. I had wide opened ambitions. I wanted to attend West Point not […]

The Greedy Get Got

My late father a reformed con man, hustler, and street smart type, always said, “the greedy get got.” He was referring to victims of con games or schemes. I didn’t agree with him for all instances, such as the elderly or children being hustled or conned. He agreed to a point that what fooled them […]

Purple Potatoes

We all have at least one thing we regret. If you don’t have any regrets then you haven’t lived long enough. Okay young people don’t be offended it’s the truth. When I was younger, I had no regrets or that is what I thought. Life and decades pass and we all look back, thinking there […]

Still Striving To Overcome

~~~ Today commemorates the 50th Anniversary of what is now called ‘March on Washington’. In 1963 the event was advertised as ‘March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom’. It was organized by a collaboration of leaders across various social and civic activist organizations. The march was decades in the making, even before the Montgomery Bus […]

Back To School

~~~ My very first day of school, specifically pre-school was well over 4 decades ago. However, I remember it and each milestone first day from then on. But the most significant day that sticks with me is my first day of high school. I remember shopping for the all-important high school wardrobe in South Carolina, […]

My Granddaddy Hamilton

~~~ Today is the day when we celebrate father’s in the United States. I’ve highlighted my dad in past Father’s Day inspired post but today I am paying homage specifically to my granddaddy Hamilton. Due to various reasons, which I choose not to discuss today I had four grandfathers but granddaddy Hamilton was at the […]

Consequences

~~~ A recent local news story lead me to think about the consequences of our decisions, both good and bad. There was a tragic incident where a male teenager was arrested for felony DUI after his brother died in a car crash. I later learned from a person who knows the family well that the […]