Thnigs That Make Me Shake My Head: A “Spiteful” County Council

Y’all see this, right? The Columbia Flier says that the county council harbors “spite” towards our County Executive Allan Kittleman over his nominations for the Planning Board and Human Rights Commission. I won’t rehash the dirty details because I’m sure you can read but what makes my ass itch is the way the Flier wants … Continue reading →

Things the Make Me Shake My Head: Black Critics on St. Patty’s Day

I think I need to avoid social media on holidays y’all. Seriously. My people (that would be African-Americans) slay me with their criticisms and beatnik moments on holidays. I have several “friends” who posted criticism about Black people celebrating St. Patrick’s Day yesterday. Things like Black people wearing green on St. Patrick’s Day is silly … Continue reading →

Things that Make Me Shake My Head: Building a website

Just a quick note. I’m in the process of building a website for my writing career right now. It’s not for traffic per SE like this blog page. It’s kinda like my curriculum vitae on line. I have come to realize something. I am in the wrong line of work. This is freaking exhausting. You … Continue reading →

Things that Make Me Shake My Head: Betrayal

I got burned a by a so-called friend today. It really f*cked me up because this is a friend that I stood by when everyone else turned their back on her. Another friend just out right hurt my feelings too so this has not been such a good day for me. I thought I learned … Continue reading →

Things that make me shake my head: The fuss over the First Lady’s Face

I’m annoyed about the buzz today. Some photographer took some pics of President Obama and the ever-so-wonderful First Lady Michelle at Nelson Mandela’s funeral yesterday. Mrs. Obama looks very serious while her husband is chatting it up with a White female sitting next to him. Well this just smells like disaster. Social Media has blown … Continue reading →

Things that Make Me Shake My Head: Merriweather Post

It is 9:02 pm. I am watching television (the Scandal marathon on BET to be exact). And I am simultaneously listening to the concert FIVE MILES AWAY FROM MY HOME at Merriweather tonight. I wish I could say that this is the first time but it’s not. I hear these concerts frequently. Tonight it seems … Continue reading →

Things that make me shake my head: Picky Politicians

What a crazy week huh? Voting Rights Act gets “gutted” and the Defense of Marriage Act gets shut down (in part. Read the bottom of this post for other details). Ken Ulman posts on his Facebook page this morning “Huge ruling made by SCOTUS on DOMA. Huge step forward for equality.” Ummm…what? What do you … Continue reading →

Things the Make Me Shake My Head: HoCo FD Waste

Warning: I’m kinda high on Zyrtec right now. Forgive the errors and bitchiness in this post. So I’m driving by a Fire Station just now and I notice that there’s a fireman washing his personal vehicle. Then it hit me. This is about the third time I’ve witnessed someone at the fire station washing his … Continue reading →

Things that make me shake my head: Animals on deck

You see this mess!!! I went to my kitchen sink just now to wash my hands, look out the window and saw this. WTF??? This ain’t no April’s Fool. This is a BIG ASS raccoon on my deck getting ready to climb over the rail and chill like my deck is some kinda outdoor lounge. … Continue reading →

Things that make me shake my head: Crabs in a barrel writers

Before I begin, please allow me to send greetings to my new friends who follow me on Paperblog. “HELLO!!” ((waving)) Thanks for reading!! I’m ranting for a minute y’all. Nothing makes my skin crawl more than criticism without a purpose.  I understand constructive criticism but some folks just mouth off for now effin reason. My … Continue reading →