I spent this past summer in the doldrums, mourning a life that never was, and all the ways I felt I had wasted time and disappointed myself, ultimately leading to my current state of dissatisfaction and disappointment with my life. Over the Labor Day Weekend, something flipped in my mindset. Yesterday is gone, and I ... read more >
Honk for Jesus, Save Your Soul is a “mockumentary” directed by Adamma Ebo, and follows Lee Curtis Childs, a disgraced megachurch pastor, and his wife, Trinitee Childs, as they attempt a comeback after falling from grace due to Lee Curtis’s scandalous behavior. It is not difficult to discern that this movie is based on the ... read more >
Since 2020, every birthday has been mired in disappointment. I am deeply disappointed with how my life has turned out. I am disappointed in myself for squandering so many opportunities and continually settling for what I think is the right thing to do, only to end up with the short stick. The more I think ... read more >
“No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.” - Jesus. (Matthew 6:24) The Righteous Gemstones is a satirical comedy streaming on MAX about the Gemstones, a televangelist family ... read more >
While the rest of the United States was sizzling due to record-setting heatwaves during the summer of 2025, the city of San Francisco seemed confused about what month it was. It resembled January and February more than June and July. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the first two months of “summer” in the ... read more >
My 10K Goal: Get as close to 1:30 as possible I looked at my souvenir shirt from my last half-marathon, and the last time I ran a race was fifteen years ago. With that being said, I am now fifteen years older, so I just wanted to do it, but my goal was to get ... read more >
As anticipated, I have been anticipating the crimson wave this week, and I missed both early morning runs due to feeling fatigued all week. I managed to rally and complete a 30-minute Pilates workout, and I also did a final thirty-minute outdoor run on Friday before the race. This may have been for the best, ... read more >
It’s the last week before race week, and I realized that I may be surfing the crimson wave either the day of the race or the day before. For all those who haven’t seen the movie Clueless, starring Alicia Silverstone, the crimson wave refers to menstruation, or “women’s troubles” as they are referred to in the film. ... read more >
Last year, our book club read a book written by Terry McMillan, which felt like catching up with an old girlfriend because I haven’t read a Terry McMillan book in years! Yes, the author of Disappearing Acts, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, and the classic Waiting to Exhale is still writing and still writing ... read more >
The big news this week is that I achieved my goal of jogging for two minutes and walking for one minute. There were a few times during the run when I thought the app had stopped because it seemed to be at least twenty minutes. I am improving somewhat with my endurance because I have ... read more >
