Straight Outta Compton: Living Their Playlist

I spent a good chunk of my broadcasting career as a film critic. It was a title that I was proud to wear because it gave me a sense of importance and authority whenever someone wanted my opinion about a movie. Over time, I realized that with or without the “critic”...

The Beautiful and Damned

People talk a lot. They tell great stories. They make interesting conversation. They offer wisdom. They gossip. They tell you what you want to hear (and sometimes they don’t). They blow smoke up your ass (which you can smile and accept, but should be cautious of)....

The Weight of Pain

It was one of those days. The kind of day that you start out thinking will be uneventful, but then life plays its own hand. And you quickly realize that you have little control over the outcome of the events of the day that was dealt.I definitely had no control over...

“That’s What She Said…”

Everybody has something to say if you give them the opportunity to speak up. And even when you don’t, opinions from the mouths of others often find a way of presenting themselves.Should the opinions of other people matter?When we’re trying to make an important...

Not In The Plan

First comes thought; then organization of that thought, into ideas and plans; then transformation of those plans into reality. The beginning, as you will observe, is in your imagination.Those words were written by the American author Napoleon Hill. When I was 12 years...

Like Me Before You Love Me

“I want you to like me before you love me. And I don’t ever want you to hate me.”Someone spoke those words to me once. The sentiment is clear. Be my friend before you’re my lover; and never my enemy.That concept makes sense, doesn’t it? But relationships can get...