Anti-Islamic Ignorance 101

It’s Sunday morning, partly cloudy and threatening to rain. I’m blown because my “wretched body of death” missed church, but I said, ‘Hey, I’ll pray and read my Bible from home.” And then I was thinking, “O, I’ll blog today about the conversation I had with some friends on whether ‘Arab Money’ by Busta Rhymes [...]

The Janitor

Every 11 pm, when I leave the law library, I pass through an adjacent building that is typically vacant by this time of night. Typically, there is nobody there, except for the elderly janitor. He’s about 50-ish and he’s Latino – from Mexico or Central America from the accent I heard from him when he [...]

Thanks

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving. I won’t be able to go home, but I’m still thankful for so many things.
I’m thankful for the life that I have. For the ability to breath, to drink, to eat, to smile, to sleep (and wake up), to ponder, to wonder, to feel. So thanks for my life. Thanks for my [...]

Crazy Ruskies!!

My friend just passed me this post from the Huffington Post…
Russian Professor Says U.S. Will Break Up After Economic Crisis
By Robin Stringer
Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) — A professor at the diplomatic academy of Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the U.S. will break into six parts because of the nation’s financial crisis.
“The dollar isn’t secured by [...]

I’ll Be Stuck With Her Sister… Her Name is Defeat

(Taken in a roundabout manner from http://www.hiphoproll.com/ – Good looks)
Yea, I heard this leaked Jay-Z track a while back, but I had to listen to it again. It’s called “History” and the first verse is the most poignant verse for me.
In search of Victory, she keeps eluding me.
If only we could be together momentarily.
We can [...]

It’s Unsettling

Been on my poetry grind lately, even though it’s been nowhere near the quality or quantity of material I once produced. Hurting me right now that I’ve got to admit it.
it’s unsettling
to see ur feelings unraveling
unfolding
ur heart is cracking
apart and babbling
and u see the pieces back again
back together again
like it’s scrabble
but it’s more like scrambled [...]