This is the moment I have been training for for over ten years. Like Gabby Douglas, I sacrificed many a sleepless night. Relationships were strained as I kept a laser-point focus on my goal. I stretched. I vaulted. I pulled, sprained and injured more muscles than I can count. My floor routine? The stuff of [...]
There are certain things one gets used to, while living the life of a sexy semi-retiree. Big breakfasts, sex in the middle of the day, and pooping whenever and however one wants. (No, this is not my “HEY! SMOKEY BACK HERE TAKING A SHIT!” confession. Get your mind out of the toilet! Wait– Ha!) But [...]
So, you’ve made it through yet another Black History Month. Congratulations! At this point you’ve probably been fending off sympathetic looks from your non-cousin friends for 4 weeks (plus one extra day this year- Black BONUS!). You’ve explained your hair to folks seeking out diversity teachable moments, and you’ve been offended by at least one [...]
Now that Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell has finally been repealed, we should all fear the inevitable. Not that US soldiers will now bedazzle their uniforms and issue orders that recruits must engage in booty-based physical training; no, the threat we face is less fabulous (side note: 4 snaps in a Z-formation) and affects far, far [...]
[Rafiki hits Simba on the head] Simba: What was that for? Rafiki: It doesn’t matter, it’s in the past. Simba: Yeah, but it still hurts. Rafiki: Yes, the past can hurt, but the way I see it, you either run from it, or learn from it. [swings his stick at Simba again who ducks out [...]
“Oh no! You’re a whore, friend!” 5 minutes earlier… “I’m going to text him and say ‘hi, do you want to have sex?’” At this, the Women’s Council roared. “No!” Never before had we all agreed on any one thing. Nia seized the moment and asked the only question that mattered “You don’t know [...]
“You should be able to count your true friends on one hand.” I can do this, and still have have an extra finger to salute bad drivers with. Outside of this upper echelon of bosom buddies (side note: my oldest friend has been around since before we had bosoms to speak of), I have a [...]
An old, wise sansei once said, “if everybody has a problem with Bob, it’s not everybody, it’s Bob.” Confession: the old, wise sensei in question is actually my girlfriend from college– but her words ring true even if waxing on and waxing off wasn’t a part of the process. In this case, waxing philosophic is [...]
