Hello All, I am back from vacation today. I've spent the last two weeks on the white beaches... of New Jersey. I sip Mai Tais and play the ukulele, and it's like I'm magically transported to a tropical island! (I'm a thrifty man) Now, some of you may think that I live in New Jersey. This is not true. I actually live in West Philadelphia, but I have a time share in Jersey and spend about...

  He danced at arm’s length as I lie in bed suffering in my role as his unwilling audience. The sheets were too hot, the room too cold and exhaustion proved to be insufficient currency to pay for a waltz with the Sandman. And the band played on and on and on. Morning came far too quickly, shrouded in darkness and heralding it’s arrival not by light but by thunder thick and...

currently listening to: "Iris" - the Goo Goo Dolls In case you're wondering, no it hasn't sunk in yet. There's a crib in my apartment, a bassinette in my bedroom, and baby stuff EVERYWHERE. And it's barely been 48 hours. This is the most single amazing moment of my entire life - the first few days with my daughter. My daughter. I have a daughter. An absolutely...

  When will White America be off the Hook for Sins of the Past? By Lloyd Marcus     Oprah, a black woman, is the richest and most influential woman in America and possibly the world. Michael Jackson's memorial service merited live coverage by a large number of television networks. Did I mention that the president of the United States of America is a black man? With...

I came across this entry in reader's choice: I'm sorry for being an American. In case you don't feel like dropping by and watching the wangsty self-congratulation, let's just say that it's a cut and paste of one of those circulating emails which is upset that Obama is apologising for America's mistakes and basically says "I'm sorry <insert something great that America has done in the...

I have to admit to being blown away by the media coverage of Micheal Jackson's sudden and premature passing. I have read a few entries here on OD about it, and have found that most opinions bring out hordes of zealous noters who are angry over what was said In short, MJ's death has become a lightning rod for people who hold extreme views. It seems that if a person does not not agree that MJ...

This is what I needed to do.  I think I just needed to write something to get everything out because you don't always appear to be completely interested in hearing it.  This is crazy, it really is.  I don't try making life more difficult for you or I, and I think this makes it even more difficult.  I sincerely care about you to the point that I just want you to be as...

Six Feet Under   Her heart feels as if it is on fire, Every time her love expires, Every man who has walked into her life, Uses and abuses her with out a fight, She cannot sleep, She cannot eat, Fearing that she will be beat.   She hides her pain with a smile, Yet secretly she yearns for power, She wants to cry, She wants to die, She wants to feel it all slip by, Will...

   A Powerful Message from Stevie  Wonder   On Michael Jackson's Death.       ...

Butterfly kisses Phoenix fire the dragon below the surface called forth by desire in eternity's shadow the sun but a spark and every resolute purpose ultimately but a lark held in amatory hands the sparkle pulses true and the crux of every question is decoded to a...