I Love Coffee..'how do you take yours'?

Okay, I know this is going to be random, but I love coffee and as I was making my usual morning cup; it dawned on me that I make my coffee to match my color.
Let me explain.  I like my coffee to be Strong.  This means after it's brewed, it should be on the 'dark side'..then with the right amount of creamer...  BAM!!  You have a beautiful 'shade' of Coffee.

'Coffee'~Ledisi

What made me think of this? I unno, my brain barely functions until I get Coffee.  But as I was putting the grounds and water into the Coffee maker, it made me think of my grandmas.. When I was a little girl, I noticed that my Creole (light) grandma, used to take her Coffee 'Black' meaning she didn't put anything in it. But my African-American (dark) grandma used to put  lots of Cream and Sugar in her Coffee. I always thought that was a 'trip'.

'Black Coffee'~ Heavy D & The Boyz

Well, as I sip my morning cup; I sit and think of how much I miss both grandmas, and how I'm a beautiful color combination of both. 

And there you have it.. Another glimpse into the mind that is mine.

Peace and Coffee

Soul Train Breakdown

The first time my youngest daughter saw Soul Train, was on the Retro TV station Centric. And this was the episode we saw. The first thing she said was; "Oh, now I know why you dance the way you do.".. Huh? I guess dance styles have changed a lot over the years, but dang, I'm not sure that was a compliment.
In MY DAY!!~Dang, *guess I'm getting old- Soul Train was the thang!! I lived for Saturday Mornings to see who the special guess was gonna be and what the new dance was. In no way was Soul Train consided 'not cool'. I either wanted to be the 'Asian lady' with the long hair or the Tall Black chick with the Afro or a cross between the two. I loved music, but Soul Train made me want to DANCE!!
And I did too, all ova the house (ask my brother). You couldn't tell me I wasn't Soul Train material..LOL Anyway; had to share that lil tibit, I know we all have a story or two; Okay maybe just us 'old people'. *Hmph...

You Let Them Call You Daddy but....Your Own Kids Call You by Name...??

I was watching a movie trailer called Dear Daddy in which a group of females who grew up without a father in their life, were  being interviewed.  One of the young ladies was talking about her feelings and one of the things she said really struck a nerve in me.  She stated that it really hurt her to hear another kid call her father 'Dad' and that he spent all his time (and Money) on his girlfriend and her kids. Since I  have my own 'father' issues, I can somewhat relate to the premise of an absent father; however I don't know what it would be like to hear another child (not related to me) call my dad 'Dad'.  I think that beyond missing Holidays, Birthdays, Plays and Cheer leading competitions; I would have some serious issues with some 'random' girl playing 'daughter' with my dad!! I mean, how you gonna be over there with them folks; like you forgot how to be a Dad to your own children??!!!

This might be why some kids call their parents by their names~~

I grew up calling my parents Mom and Dad ,and I never would dream of calling them by their names, I really think this is a form of disrespect.  When I was younger, I remember hearing one of my cousins call his parents by their names and thinking: 'Oooo, he gone get it now!!' But his parents didn't have a problem with it.  Well, I DO!!
My girls know better than to call me by my name, even though two of them are grown.  I didn't carry you for nine months for you to call me what everyone else does- No WAY!!  The same can not be said for their father though.
So, if you have kids; and they call you by name--- Maybe you need to look at the kind of relationship (or lack thereof) you are forming...It all begins with you.

When I see the clouds it reminds me of Heaven and Gods' Glory.. I combined my photos with 'Higher Than This' by Ledisi to capture what I was feeling as I shot these pictures.  Hope you like it.

Mary J. Blige - Mr. Wrong

Mary has done it again...



Once again it seems like Mary has read my mind and wrote a song for me. Not since the My Life album have I been able to relate to one of her songs so well. I wore that cd OUT!! It was straight therapy for me and it was exactly what I needed at that time in my life. Flash forward 17 years; even though I've continued to be a Mary fan, I haven't really felt that connection again until now. (Mr. Wrong.. dang him again??- Sade warned us about him) *Le Sigh. I can not wait to get this new CD!! I've heard some of the songs already and it sounds like it's gonna be a good one. Another good CD to add to my "Music is Therapy' file. Thank you Mary, you help keep me 'sane'. Okay, somewhat.

Grandma time!! on Twitpic

Grandma time!! on Twitpic

OutKast - Hey Ya!..Makes me shake my.....

It all happened at my JOB!! And I really didn't mean for it to happen, but it did~This is my story...


I once worked for one of the biggest wine companies-(name withheld to protect the guilty) in America. This day they were having a wine tasting and celebration on the corporate lawn. Free Food, Free Wine and Good Music was flowing as I walked around and mingled with co-workers..At first I really didn't pay much attention to the House Band as they covered 'pop' songs, but then I saw that they had a couple of back-up dancers that were pulling people on stage to dance..Now anyone that knows me will tell you that I am not shy about getting on stage, but since I was in a 'work' environment; I decided to play it cool. Even when my co-workers from my dept started to encourage me to go up; I tried (really I did) to NOT go towards the front... Then they played Hey Ya!
Considering they were a cover band, they actually sounded pretty good; and my body began to betray me. I tried even harder NOT to go towards the stage, but as the music continued, I started dancing and people started to notice. "Go up there Lizz!" they were saying, even my Boss...And right before the got to the 'shake it' part...I was being led on stage by one of the dancers... "Well if you insist"...Oh how I wish I could have seen their faces, but since I turned around to 'shake it'.... I didn't get to see their reaction...Needles to say, one of the band members gave me a business card (wonder if that was a hint) and all of my co-workers were saying how they didn't know I could move like that...LOL!!! If they only knew, I went easy on them. HA!