Learning On The Go

Breaking ground often means learning to walk and run at the same time.  Stumbling, in public or private, should be expected and self-forgiven, as virgin territory necessitates more cross roads and road blocks than can be foreseen.  Refusing to acknowledge or learn from our errors deserves no such sympathy.  Venturing into the unknown is often how we learn to tell the difference.

Super Freak In Havana - World Hum

Letting Me Be Great - Very Smart Brothas

SiSe Interview - Nu-Soul Magazine

The Bright Green City / Submit To Mother India - The Sun

Sailor's Bag Makes A Comeback - Esquire UK

"A Good Woman" - A Lesson In True Lies

 
Worn and restless after a night of shouting through NCAA tourney games, I channel-surfed for something punchy enough to hold my attention and long enough to lull me to sleep.  I eventually came across A Good Woman.  The frilly 1930s Euro-American romantic wasn't an immediate first choice, but it met the requirements:  Scarlett Johnansson provides enough punch wherever, however, in whatever.  And at worst, lengthy old-English discourse is as good as a pillow and some Compoz.

I watched. I laughed. I made it through the whole thing.  The inter-generational exchanges between men regarding the opposite sex drew some gems:

On Infidelity:  "I find the best way to keep my word is never to give it."

Marriage:  "You know why they call it the alter Tommy?  Because it's where they make human sacrifices."

Listening: "9 times out of 10 men don't give two pence about why.  They just feel obliged to seem so."

The "One": "Devilish women are a bother.  The good ones are a bore.  That's the only difference."

 Words to live by.  And to be used sparingly.

It's Nice Outside

I had every intention of updating this blog daily.  I even followed through for a bit.  Then it started getting warm outside.  It's 60-plus degrees and I would rather be outdoors.  I'll write on what I see when I feel.  Daily posts on hold til' fall.

The Politics of Age

Ben Jealous looks to bridge the preservation of old sentiments and progress of modern reality at Uptown.

Brother's Keeper

The greatest gift you can pass on is confidence.

My Father has it.  He puts family first and integrity before all else.  He gives of himself till there's no more left to give.  Then he gives some more.

He taught me that a real man is bigger than himself.

My Uncle has it.  He's at ease with, but aware of, a gentleman or a ruffian.  Equally adept with a wardrobe or a wrench.  An everyman who can talk the talk with all walks of life, but is quick to chin check anyone who oversteps their bounds.

He taught me that a real man is prepared.