Standing Still:Still Standing
By Dan-Sean Mankind at 4 October, 2007, 6:18 pm
For the past couple of months, I’ve been somewhat at a standstill. Many things were consuming my mind and taking a major toll on me. I was so out of the loop and I didn’t feel like myself. No ambition, no determination, no will and drive to work, eat or do the things I’ve grown [...]
Read More >>Sex
By Dan-Sean Mankind at 27 September, 2007, 10:00 pm
Some people like it rough during sex and then there are some who don’t like it rough at all. When someone asks you to stop or slow down, what thoughts initially go through your mind?Do you respect them enough to stop or is pleasuring yourself more important? When you’ve asked someone to slow down or [...]
Read More >>If A Blog Had A Birthday
By Urban Thought at 11 September, 2007, 11:03 am
If a blog had a birthday then today would mark Urban Observation becoming one year old. One year has gone by since I started blogging. I thought maybe a light bulb would go off in my head on how to address the anniversary that I thought would never come. Trying to put thoughts on paper isn’t [...]
Read More >>An Oddity: Mr. Nice Guy
By Urban Thought at 27 August, 2007, 6:45 pm
Walking into the office, each morning you have some people who speak to you and those who don’t. Often times you can pass someone up to five times without saying a word to each other. Then the afternoon comes and you finally say hi. Not because you have to, just because. Plenty of us come [...]
Read More >>All Grown Up
By Urban Thought at 3 August, 2007, 5:56 pm
Getting old is inevitable. It’s going to happen, no matter how much you go to the gym, pop all the vitamin pills possible, or use some age defying skin cream to make those wrinkles go away (not me, just saying – Good Black don’t crack, unless you’re on it). I was having a talk with [...]
Read More >>Geek Train – All Aboard!
By Urban Thought at 30 July, 2007, 6:00 am
Wow! The Geek Train… I normally ride the MTA but this should be an intersting ride. I’ve been tagged by Gregg Hawkins. —— START COPYING HERE —— Geek Train – All Aboard! Write a short paragraph at the beginning of your post and linkback to the blog(s) that put you on the list in the [...]
Read More >>Enjoy the Skin You’re In: Nothing Like An Oreo Cookie
By Urban Thought at 18 July, 2007, 9:00 am
With the guidance of mom, I was able to grow up in an environment of diversity. Yes, I stayed in what would be called the hood. The area consisted of the working poor, the bummy poor, and the poor souls that just couldn’t catch a break. My mother knew better then to allow me to [...]
Read More >>What Is Good Hair
By Urban Thought at 13 July, 2007, 1:00 am
What is Good Hair? Is Good Hair something that you can eat? Does it feel good when you touch it? Does it smell good when you put your nose to it? Does Good Hair comb its own self? Does Good Hair wake up in the morning and wash that man right out of your hair? [...]
Read More >>U.N. Predicts Urban Population Explosion
By Urban Thought at 30 June, 2007, 6:50 am
(June 30) — By next year, more than half the world’s population, 3.3 billion people, will for the first time live in towns and cities, and the number is expected to swell to almost five billion by 2030, according to a United Nations Population Fund report released yesterday. A United Nations study predicts that the [...]
Read More >>Renter’s Cant Catch A Break
By Urban Thought at 21 June, 2007, 1:06 pm
New York renters squeezed by the lowest vacancy rates in three years are unlikely to get any relief next week when rent-stabilized guidelines come up for a vote. The Rent Guidelines Board recommended increases between 2 and 4.5 percent for one-year leases and between 4 and 7.5 percent for two-year leases at a preliminary vote [...]
Read More >>Taxi Cab Confession: What’s Wrong with America?
By Urban Thought at 3 June, 2007, 11:00 am
“You know what’s wrong with America?,” The cab driver asked me. I wasn’t too sure on how to respond. As I know there is plenty wrong with America. I could have started with immigrants and the issues with the US Border Patrol. I could have gone as far as telling him about the outdated education [...]
Read More >>Swimming in The Inner City
By Urban Thought at 24 March, 2007, 11:35 am
BY RAMONA SHELBURNE For 15-year-old Kristian Keith and her mother, it’s all about pride. And like teenagers in the movie “Pride,” starring Terrence Howard and Bernie Mac, Kristian is in the vanguard of young black swimmers dispelling another racial stereotype. The movie, which opens today, follows swim coach Jim Ellis and his predominantly African-American swim [...]
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