Thoughts and Observations:

  • Go Get ‘Em, Stuart!!!

    And to think..I wasn’t really a fan of ESPN’s Stuart Scott when he started with the network in 1993. Over the years, his delivery, his catchphrases and his grace under fire have won me over.  The last part in particular strikes me today.   Stuart is battling a rare form of cancer.  He’s seven years into Read more

  • Television That Has Shaped My Life

    Some so-called experts say watching television (to excess) can be bad for childhood development.   I’ve recently come up with a list of five people/programs/genres on the boob tube that have had a noticeable influence on my life — then and now.  You may agree or disagree with one or more of these..but those who know Read more

  • Sometimes You Just have To Know When It’s Your Time..And When It’s Not

    When history remembers you as America’s first “boy band”, there is a standard you have to uphold..even 36 years later. New Edition was founded in 1978.  No one would really know who they were until about four years after they became a group.  That’s when Ralph Tresvant’s helium-like voice fronted the group on Candy Girl Read more

  • Why Would Anyone Want To Do This??!!

    “There’s a big difference between the words, ‘naked’ and ‘nekkid.’ ‘Naked’ means you don’t have any clothes on. ‘Nekkid’ means you don’t have any clothes on – and you’re up to something.” –Lewis Grizzard (1946-1994) Flipping through the channels on last weekend, I landed on the Discovery Channel reality show ‘Naked and Afraid’. Really??!! So Read more

  • A Few Random Things From The Week That Was

    It’s been a very busy week..so I will apologize up front for going so long without posting. A couple of things caught my eye this week.  As we celebrate another Father’s Day weekend, my friend and former TV news colleague Dee Griffin offered this: Not sure how I feel about this.  Should card makers be Read more

  • A Farewell To A Woman Of Words And Inspiration

      I never met Maya Angelou.   That’s has long been my loss. Today we have all lost a woman of words and inspiration.  According to Winston-Salem, NC mayor Allen Joines, Angelou was found deceased by her caregiver this (Wednesday) morning.  She was 86 years old.   She became a living symbol at Wake Forest Read more