An April Fool, No Joke

Today is supposed to be Wordless Wednesday, but I have no pictures to post and it has been sometime since my last blog entry — so I’m saying my piece. Thank you to all that have inquired about the whereabouts of the folks that makes up the collective of Urban Observation. We’ve all been on [...]

Dreaming in Conception

Dreaming in Conception The fullness of my belly pooching out in its gentle roundness will someday be the host to almond eyes and a bud mouth, skin like tobacco, smelling of sweaty charcoal drenched in honey. Or maybe wild hair and smilingly mysterious eyes, aquiline nose and A smile that will teach Con Ed a [...]

What A Weekend Brings…

Because I have nothing else to blog about… I’m going to tell you very little about my weekend… Have you ever watched someone do something so incredible that you wanted to do it too? This past weekend me and an associate were watching a dance performance. Some dude looking over our shoulder was watching it [...]

Randon Thoughts: Morning Commute

A beautiful young lady was walking in front of me this morning. I couldn’t help but look at her backside and say to myself: DAMN. But only thinking the thought I quickly moved my attention elsewhere. It didn’t take long for others to notice the sexy sway that she had going on for herself. The [...]

No Address, Part 3: I Wish She Never Met You!

Continued from No Address, Part 2: Don’t you realize who my family is? These are the same folk you used to run the streets with. Come on duke. You and my uncle were tight back in the day. His memory is like an elephants. He never forgets. Don’t you know he has total recall? So [...]

No Address, Part 2: Spoke to Your Kids

Continued from No Address, Part 1: You’re daughter called me. I’m sure she got the number from you. I don’t know why she bothered calling. I didn’t get why she called. It made no sense at all. My mother thought it great. She talked to me and asked me what I knew of you. I [...]

People Can Be Ugly: Drink Up

The world can be a very evil and ugly place. This world if filled with people who are looking to make a fool out of you. They are looking to humiliate and disrespect you for the sake of their own amusement. Be warned! I say all this to bring you to a video of something that [...]

Color, Culture, Race: What do you base discrimination on?

A few years ago, I went to see a Broadway show called Avenue Q with this girl I was seeing. There was a song that went, “Everyone’s a little bit racist.” As they were singing, I realized that the statement can be true (and probably is) but I would consider the phrase, “Everyone Discriminates” more [...]

Who Are You Voting For?

After working the weekend, I’ve come to the conclusion that people are just as confused as I am as to who they may vote for president. Here I am having a discussion with the Orange Phoenix, a blogger of Urban Observation, and a couple of other people of color. Someone happens to bring up the [...]

Season of Giving: Donating Dollars

Since Urban Observation debuted I’ve had plenty of friends send me observations of their own. They’ll say, “UT, you wouldn’t believe what someone said to me the other day” or “UT, let me tell you what I saw.”  The following is an e-mail I received from a friend who works for a not-for-profit organization (or is [...]

A Man…

Should accept responsibility for his actions-Should set the example for those around him being a positive influence-Should never raise his hands to hurt a woman-Should cry when he feels the need to and know that crying doesn’t make you weak-Should do whatever he can to provide for himself and his family-Should never allow ego to [...]

Everyday Strangers

I love New York and all that it is. Growing up in NYC isn’t for everyone but it damn sure is for me. Riding the train this morning, in a packed subway car I realized that morning routines can be so solemn. You have a bunch of strangers standing or swaying to the rhythm of [...]

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