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I was born and partially raised in Portmore, St. Catherine, Jamaica. I migrated to the United States with my family in February of 1992 at the age of 14.5. I finished high school here, went to college and so on. Right now, I am working on a Masters degree in public administration and policy analysis (MPA).

I am open-minded, passionate, opinionated and worldly

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Laziness or Illiteracy?: Black, Gay Culture & Conversations Online

“I’ve had it with BGC (Black Gay Chat Live)!” I yelled at my computer, after checking my mail where a ‘brutha’ left me a message with “Sup?” as its only content. What does “sup?” mean? Of course, I know that it is an abbreviation for “What’s up?” But knowing that doesn’t make it any less frustrating. And then, upon reading several profiles from the sordid mixture of gay, bi-sexual, and Down-low brothers, I really became frustrated at the myriad of spelling errors, bad grammar and quite offens... read more

Mon, November 9, 2009 - 12:35 PM permalink - 2 comments

The Art of Doing Nothing

Sitting in a comfy chair
Staring out the doors
Admiring how the day’s so clear
Not engaged, nor bored

My hands relaxed unmoving
My feet sit slightly bent
No knots are present on my brow
A feeling of content

Tomorrow does not haunt me
No agenda for today
This peace that comes now freely
Has carried me away

The clock it is a-ticking
There’s so much left to do
But I no task completing
For they are not in view

My mind, you see, is absent
From the future and the past
I’m ... read more

Sun, October 25, 2009 - 7:37 PM permalink - 1 comment

No Easy Credit

Lately, I have been blogging a lot about the state of the economy, but more from a "spiritual" or "soul-searching" perspective. Paul Krugman, in today's New York Times, wrote an article entitled, "Misguided Money Mentalities" arguing about the misconceived notions that the Federal Bank is touting, i.e.: increase interest rates. He argues that the weakening of the U.S. dollar is actually a good thing because it gives us a global, economic advantage, in that, our products would be sold abroad a... read more

Mon, October 12, 2009 - 7:17 AM permalink - 3 comments

Man at Bus Stop

I see him standing there
And I want to touch his face
The wind tickling his dreadlocked hair
And I want to touch his face

His cell phone rings he snaps it open
Inaudible words exit his lips
Lips separating softly, revealing pearly white teeth
Does his lips say “come to me?” No.

He gesticulates with every word
And I want to touch his face
Shifts his weight; legs taking turns
Oh, just to touch his face

His bus finally arrives; he boards
The crowd swallowing him up
... read more

Tue, September 22, 2009 - 8:46 PM permalink - 2 comments

The Bad Economy: Our New Teacher

Everyone keeps railing on and on about the dire state of our economy. Some “experts” portend that it will begin to improve late this year; while others say things will get a lot worse before they get better. The fact of the matter is that people are, indeed, suffering. With that said, the state of the economy – as bad as it might be – has forced us to develop some great habits. It has become our new life teachers. Lesson one: consumption. In my apartment complex, for example, the dumpster is ... read more

Sat, July 11, 2009 - 7:31 AM permalink - 2 comments

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My Recent Activity

Re: All Nazis are Right Wing; Some Right Wingers are Nazis (in *Global Politics) Dave,
I'm not discrediting your sentiment. In fact, I agree with you. What I am suggesting, however, is that -- like terrorists -- the more attention we give people like him, the more justified they feel in upping the ante, as it were.

But, I... read more

discussion post on Fri, November 20, 2009 - 7:00 PM

"Americans Less Nomadic," Claims Demographer (in Cars Suck) Please check out the link below.

Demographer Joel Kotkin finds that Americans are becoming increasingly less nomadic. I think our national and individual economic situation has a lot to do with it, as our standard of living continues to decrea... read more

discussion post on Fri, November 20, 2009 - 6:56 PM

Re: All Nazis are Right Wing; Some Right Wingers are Nazis (in *Global Politics) I really don't believe we should take entertainers like Glenn Beck seriously, in the sense that I don't think he believes half of what he says on his shows. He's very entertaining, and unfortunately, there are many Americans who take him seriously... read more

discussion post on Fri, November 20, 2009 - 5:27 PM

Re: New federal policy would fund more bike projects around transit stops (in Cars Suck) jOe,
That's definitely good news. I wonder how South Florida is going to use its portion of the funds. I wonder why the language is so vague? I guess they didn't want small-government proponents to start running their mouths about the feds imping... read more

discussion post on Mon, November 16, 2009 - 4:57 PM

Re: US taxes ate about 75% (in *Global Politics) >>I was pointing out that the "distortions" you complain about in the public sector are often exceeded (sometimes by several orders of magnitude) by the private sector. For example, last year, the market in credit default swaps was $62 TRILLION, a... read more

discussion post on Mon, November 16, 2009 - 4:49 PM

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