It’s not always easy to describe the mission and work of CFED, the organization I work for. Simply, we are all about asset building and helping low- and middle-income people find ways to create assets and eventually break the cycle of poverty that exists in this nation. One of the many ways we are attacking […]
I once read an article or watched a movie in which someone said something to the effect of, “I don’t have time for fiction, history is thrilling enough.” Now, I am not going to be so bold as that, but I have found that over the last few years I am more and more left […]
I guess I should rename this post series “Screwed in DC” or something along those lines. I may be technically moving to Maryland, but my love for DC does end even if my new house is three blocks from the district line. One thing I will be gaining, however, is adequate representation. Well, adequate may […]
So I set off this morning to do a good deed for the day, and my mom (as if on cue) came right in with a solid. She forwarded me this e-mail about how telemarketers at the end of month were going to start blasting my cell phone with sales pitches, text messages and pretty […]
I’ve not posted anything in a couple days, but don’t you worry, I am going to go nuts on this space soon. Every day I find about 4 more things to write about, and I just have not had time yet to get it all out of me, but I am about to go out […]
So many years ago, a buddy of mine Dave gave me a business card with a simple word on it, “bullshit.” I still have it, and I like to throw it out on a table when the occasion arrives that calls for it. Well, walking around DC the over the weekend, I caught glimpse of […]
At first glance, you’d think this was Kelly’s fridge. But it’s actually mine. The wife and I had a few problems with our fridge and so we had to completely empty it and defrost the sucker. Meant we lost a lot of good food, which was a shame. Among the victims was a jar of […]
Kelly has gotten some mileage with Dan and I about UK’s new coach and his potential troubles. Luckily, now that more of the facts have come out and people have chilled out a bit, it looks like us in UK Land might be OK. Not sure yet, but might is better than where we were […]
There is no denying that I am staunchly against the death penalty. There is nothing good about state-sanctioned killing of its own citizens. I just don’t believe. Plus, you take the data saying that a disproportionate number of death row inmates are black versus the crimes they commit and you can see some eerie signs […]
Looks like we have to scratch Little Bennett off our regular golf course schedule. Saturday the weather was awesome, and so Douglass, Dan and I hit the links. On many levels we just knew that the round was going to be a bad one. We didn’t get to warm up at all before the round, […]