Month: May 2019

Nothin’ But A ‘G’ Thing (Taste This)

So, if you’ve been following my last couple of blogs, you know I was recently diagnosed with gout. I typically post about drink reviews on Thursdays and today will be no different. However, this drink is likely one that you will not want to taste. The best things in life for us often don’t taste […]

How I Became A (Semi) Vegetarian…By Default

Last week I disclosed my surprising diagnosis that was based on some excruciating pain in my right toe. Yep, you guessed it (or maybe you didn’t). Gout! Please say it ain’t so. I thought I had to be well into my 50s, eat pork chops and steaks before I could ever see this happening to […]

Who Stepped On My Toe?!

I’ll never forget it. It was the night of April Fool’s. I wish the pain I felt that day was a joke, but it was all real. I remember laying in bed around 10:00 pm and feeling this burning sensation on the side of my right big toe. As tired as I was, sleep was […]

Why Usher’s ‘Confessions’ Still Matters 15 Years Later

Confessions are good for the soul. The early 2000s were a peculiar time in R&B music. We were just coming down from the tidal wave of 90s heavyweights and trying to find our footing for the new millennium. Usher is one of the artists that set the tone for the rest of the decade. Confessions, […]