Why did you say yes?

Rob Porter. David Sorensen. Al Franken. Harvey Weinstein. John Hockenberry. Matt Lauer. Roy Moore. Bill Cosby. these men comprise a hall of fame list of abusers, adulterers, and misogynists and every single one of them are married, some more than once. the details of their indiscretions have been bandied about in the news, debated on […]

musings from last summer

i drove to work the other morning asking myself, what is my why. why do i rise early, work late and pay a mortgage to live in an apartment? why are my clothes and shoes spilling out of my closet and still i’m trolling michael kors, rachel roy, and vince camuto in search of a […]

help wanted

Job postings should read: Who we are We are a diverse group of professionals providing mission critical services to multi-national companies around the globe. We believe in giving back and paying it forward. Our senior leadership team is comprised of talented individuals with extensive experience in creating wealth for themselves as well for the corporation. […]

just say thank you

work has and been wrought with changes. new leadership, layoffs that impacted the team, ill conceived decisions made by senior leadership that require attention and a short runway for delivery. for reasons only He knows, i am at the center of these changes. it was my leader who left the team and now i have […]

focus on faith

last year before christmas my pastor said, let jesus be the center of your happiness. while he was talking i was creating a bubble chart about things that make me happy, sad, and what made me happy when i was in my 20s. the lord was no where in the list. friends, travel, dating, romance, […]

when a stranger calls

1979. a film called when a stranger calls about a psycho who terrorizes a babysitter. he calls her from inside house and says, “did you check the children?” when i was a kid my eldest sister watched the film and likely we did too, and she would frighten the crap out of us with the […]

learning to fail

I listened to a podcast last tonight about a French stand up comic who wanted to prove his standing by testing his mettle in the United States. a seasoned American comic quipped, “to be good you’re gonna have to get comfortable with failing. hard. often.” I heard that and thought, there’s a word for me. […]

on the horizon

there’s a rage that smolders every evening and is a roaring flame by morning as i prepare to drive an hour or more to work and watch as a pass is afforded to white males allowed to switch positions after 7 months, not subject to the 12 month rule; to white females promoted three times […]

all i have is anger

rage. it’s pent up in all of us. tempers flaring daily about traffic, political injustices as #45 seeks to make america great again with his travel ban and undercover tax plan, while his boy roy moore tells us that families were united during slavery. the question is, what do i do with this rage? how […]

steward for hire

i finally bought an echo dot. i connected it and said, alexa, play pandora. she said, what would you like to hear? i said, jazz. she said, shall i add it to your station. i said, yes. she said, it’s been added.  and i said, thank you.  now, y’all know the world is off axis […]