I am back at it. I have had so many false starts that I refrained from posting about my latest effort to lose weight. But it's been several weeks now and after losing 16 pounds I am formally declaring: IT'S ON! I am obese. I am a fat ass bitch and I'm sick of it. Folks get upset when I call myself fat. They even argue wih me: "You're not fat!" to which I respond: Remind me to never believe another word that comes out of your mouth again! I weigh over 300 pounds! I'm fat! face it! …
Daddy was a Soldier.
Daddy was a soldier in World War II and the Korean War and he was proud of that fact. Back when I thought I knew everything - I used to say "War World II was Daddy's finest hour." He was in Europe and a G.I. Life was an adventure. Black soldiers were considered heroes, a thing of wonder like an exotic bird - there was no segregation and no Jim Crow in European cities for a soldier. A Black man from the South could walk freely and speak with a man and look him in the eye. I believe war was …
9/11
Today is a day or remembrance of that terror, that heartache, that shock known as 9/11. I lost a friend when the towers fell that day: Carl Valvo, father, husband and buddy. We all lost so much including our innocence and our naivete. We all became citizens of the world and witnesses to the deep desperation and evil that exists in the hearts of men. Funny that today I am being interviewed by Voice of America. 9/11 probably won't be a topic discussed but I will tell a story of my own and the …
Her Heart is Broken.
It's been a long time since I felt heartbreak but I am reliving it right now with someone who is dear to my heart. Talk about feeling helpless. All my wise words mean nothing, I know this because I heard them from others long ago and I don't recall them actually being a balm. Oh! To be young and in love! Oh! To feel that crushing blow of Love's hammer when it ends. I remember that pain. My heart cries out to her. I wish I had that magic pill to make it go away. I wish I could …
Blue Jasmine
I saw Woody Allen's latest: "Blue Jasmine!" Wow. It was terrific. It's as much about mental illness as anything. Cate Blanchett gives a kick ass performance that was so amazing that at one point I wanted to cheer after one of her scenes. I am amazed at how troubling it was to watch her disintegrate. She killed it!!! I am surprised at how much it affected me. I'm a big Allen fan and it did my heart good to see him deal with characters who weren't just rolling in dough. All the old stuff is there: …