Cogito Ergo

He told us that he seen something I saw it too and began to call it by its name She said she was a phenomenal woman And somehow I felt the same We all learn to say and convey and shoot off at the yap But few of us have voice It is one thing to see the destruction But it’s another thing to say somebody blew it up in such a tone that everyone turns and points and screams It was you motherfucker, we see you When a Calypso woman feels like she makes Diamonds where her thighs meet and don’t care about how you feel about it You want to know what it’s like What it’s like to feel that good, that strong, that beautifully human. “Show yourself” he called to me, waving his finger Busting me out in room full of white kids “You ain’t no Black Baudelaire You gonna die, you don’t get off this train” She said the Lord gave you shoulders and you better not slump them Yeah you may look tough, but it takes whole a lot more strength to smile The strong mu...

Let’s be clear.   I like the guys that play for the Clippers.   Chris Paul is my favorite point guard in the game, has been for a long time and what can you say about Blake Griffin?   Every time he gets a lane to the rim my heart skips a beat in anticipation.   I even like the rest of the team but that being said, them fools cannot be allowed to win the NBA Championship.   Not this year. I won’t go in on Donald Sterling and his browned skinned rent-a-freak.   That shit has been covered at length.   There is something much bigger at stake than those two. The reason that it would be be horrid if the Clippers took the title is that it would send the message that not only was Sterling’s bigotry not that big a deal, it was an effective business plan. When talking race in America, you will eventually run into the argument: “Well Oprah made it, why can’t the rest of you niggers pull yourself up by your bootstraps?”   No, I don’t know what bo...

We’ve all heard the statistics on sexual assault.   Well, most of us… Well, some of us.   To be brief, the news is bad.   According to rainn.org every two minutes an American is sexually assaulted. 60% of sexual assaults aren’t reported to the police and 44% of victims are under the age of 18… yeah, 18.   I know that’s messed up but that ain’t the messed up thought that shook me a little while ago. You see, whilst driving, my overactive brain had a revelation.   All these women getting raped and abused have to be getting hurt by someone.   Here’s where the fucked up part comes in.   You probably know a rapist.    Let that sink in.   We take into account that we know so many women that have been raped but we never think about who done it.   They say (rainn.com et al.) that most victims know their assailants and by that logic, if you are in the same circle as a rape victim, there is a two in three chance that you know h...

Today is my daughter’s first birthday.   She had an exciting day of playing at the park, getting her ears pierced and smashing a cupcake into a fine paste and subsequently smearing it into her hair and face… didn’t eat a bite. I spent most of the day reflecting on how my life has gone since that sunny day last year.   I was too tired for any epiphanies (yes, I woke up tired).   But I did manage to think of some things. First of all, I’m fucking exhausted.   I go to work all day and get worn out.   Then, I come home and get even more worn out.   The baby don’t want to hear about how hard my day was and my co-workers don’t want to hear how the baby had me up late.   End result: tired as FUCK! Secondly, they say that having a baby girl softens men.   I don’t think I’ve seen much of that.   If anything I’m quicker to bear my teeth.   I feel a little bit of an urge to protect my growing pack.   If I had a little boy, I might...

There are two major problems with common sense.  First, it isn't all that common.  Secondly, our culture presents a lot of shit that passes for wisdom that upon further analysis, turns out to be complete bullshit.  You can't argue the first point.  I try not to get mad at people for not using their heads.  I know what a burden being a braniac can be (alliteration bitches!!!).  If you don't believe me on the second point about commonly held bullshit that people think is so smart, I present the following. Exhibit A:   "Honestly is the Best Policy" Imagine if you will, a man rolls off of his wife after 6 minutes of vigorous love making.  Still out of breath, he turns his head to his wife's ear and mutters "I would get more in to this if you lost about 20 pounds."  Then she turns her head to meet his gaze and says "I never hear any complaints from the Black guys I fuck when you're at work." Now, had they both shut t...

I know that most you have no idea what Kwanzaa is so let me say this...   Do I look like fucking Google to you?   Google that shit and come back.   I’ll wait… Now that that’s done, I know a lot of you still don’t see why you should interrupt your binge drinking this week to celebrate this relatively new holiday.   Welp, I have come up with a few reasons that we should all dawn our dashikis and get our harambee on.   And yes, my non-black friends, this concerns you as well.   Black people, niggas haven’t ruined this yet.   This isn’t like the first week of the showing for Django.   Getting on to Kwanzaa now is like going to see 12 years a slave in the suburbs 4 months after release.   It might be some hip White folks there and perhaps some interracial couples but dumb niggas just ain’t coming.   Trust me; we lost most of the dumb niggas when I asked them to Google something that lead them to pages with very few booties and a...

Deadbeat dads out there, I understand.   Having a baby is some scary shit.   Also there’s the financial cost and the fact that you will be tied to the child’s mother for at least 18 years.   That can be some creepy shit if you hardly know that woman and you’re broke already. Here’s the problem.   Having sex, especially unprotected sex, is some grown up shit.   If you are man enough to do grown-up shit then you should be grown up enough to face the consequences.   For example:   I drive a car pretty much every damned day.   I do this with the knowledge that driving a car is probably the most dangerous thing I can do with my time.   It is far more likely to kill me than anything I do but I take responsibility and try to drive as safely as possible.   I don’t mean to scare people; in fact, I aim to do the opposite.   I am saying that you face the risks of an adult life, get in your car and get to it.   Why?   Becaus...