'Tis My Truth

To many, this may sound like a cliché, but in my 49 years of life I have learned that my life IS a success as long as I LOVE, AM LOVED in return, SHARE my GOD-GIVEN gifts with others and treat EVERY, BREATHING human being like they MATTER.

I have made the conscious choice to love neither ANYONE who DOESN'T nor any THING that CAN'T love me in return.

Strange Fruit 2013

"Strange Fruit"

Prolific Atlanta-based photographer James C. Lewis for Noire3000 | N3K Studios has done it again!  He has created yet another provocative image that is sure to have people talking.  With all the hubbub surrounding the films 12 Years A Slave and Lee Daniels' The Butler, it's only fitting that James would create a piece that evokes similar feelings as those films.

All I know is that the man is a machine.  He creates photographic themes faster than most people blink an eye.  God bless him.  His work is arresting and very well-crafted.  I look forward to what's next.  Since I posted James' "Strange Fruit" to view, I may as well post Nina Simone's "Strange Fruit" to hear.

K. Michelle Is Very Special

I don't know where the heck I've been for the past three months, but I had NEVER heard the song, V.S.O.P., 'til a week ago!  I had seen photos of its singer, K. MICHELLE, all over the internet and read about her "beef" with TAMAR BRAXTON, but had never heard her music nor seen her on VH1's Love & Hip Hop Atlanta.  Well, all that has changed.  I simply went to YouTube the other day and watched the song's video.  WOW is all I can say!  The song is hella catchy and she's SINGIN' her face OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!  I know it's probably hard for most cats to get past her enormous posterior, but if they manage, they'll hear one helluva voice!

Madeline told me earlier today that she really likes the song.  She thought someone else was singing it, though.  I had to let her know that it's K. Michelle blowin' on that track!  Honestly, I just added the song to one of my YouTube Playlists and have it on REPEAT!!!!  I LOVE it!  Absolutely LOVE it!!!!!
  

Marching To Their Own Drummer

Malcolm Brickhouse & Jarad Dawkins

These two, young boys are my HEROES OF THE DAY!  They march to their own drummer already!  BRAVO to MALCOLM BRICKHOUSE & JARAD DAWKINS for being courageous enough to live their truth before they even become TEENAGERS!

Read all about 'em HERE!

Fall Back

Today ends Daylight Saving Time, so a brotha has an extra hour to SLEEP!  :)

YIPPEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  :)

Panda Bear

Simeon Panda

I see this guy's photos all over the internet.  His physique is so dang jaw-droppin' I had to find out who he is.  Well, now I know.

SIMEON PANDA is a 27-yr-old Brit who has been an avid bodybuilder for the past 12 years.  And boy oh boy what a body.  It's nice to see he cares as much about wearing a tailored suit, cut to his awesome physique's specifications, as he cares about his awesome physique.

My mama always said if we had our way in this life, we'd all be young, good-lookin' and rich.  Well, I don't know if he's rich, but I know he has the other two attributes covered.  Um...a MILLION times OVER!

Hospitable Care

Brooklyn McLinn

Well, I've wrapped writing my latest short film, HOSPITABLE CARE.  I'll fine-tune it in a day or so, then I'm done with it.  I'll be lettin' it go.

I sure hope actor BROOKLYN MCLINN likes it since I've written it with him in mind as the male lead.  If I'm lucky, he'll like it a lot more than Leland liked the last one I wrote for him.  Whether he does or doesn't, I'm just happy to have completed another writing project.  I've gotta keep writing 'em.  I wanna have eight by the end of this month.  I have six more to go!  What!!!  :)