for most of my life, there have been commercials – or really cries for help with a phone number at the bottom – about saving starving children. unicef generally has the market cornered on this. they’ve been seeking help for these horribly malnourished children for over twenty years. and it seems that they are making [...]

if you make a habit out of saying “they’ve done studies” in order to sound more intelligent and back up whatever point you’re trying to convey, more often than not – the people you are talking to just think you’re an idiot. which you probably are. which studies? make up a name if you have [...]

being nice can backfire sometimes …and it’s not the coolest feeling. leave a parking space, see the guy next to me having car trouble, pull back into spot and mouth “need some help?”, his car fires up, reverses, and quickly blocks me from backing out. at a stop sign, older, hefty lady slowly crossing street. [...]

“hey grandma, is there actually a word for the n word?” “i don’t know sweetie” “grandpa said there is. he said that it stands for nigga” “you’ll have to ask him” “that’s right, youngster. it does. many, many years ago – back when people still had pinkie toes and thumbs, it was a word they [...]