I realized today that people just don’t care about fire alarms anymore. I was at my bar review course just a minute before we were scheduled to start a riveting lecture on Real Property when a strange honking sound and flashing lights went off. It was a fire alarm and not having heard it before in that particular building, everyone kind of stood still with a puzzled look on our faces until it sunk in. OH! FIRE! No wait, it was more like oh… fire? Meh. It was only one …

Dear Mystery Man,
This is a really difficult time for you, huh? I bet you’ve called in sick to work and you’re at home drawing the curtains. I’m sure you aren’t answering the phone. You’re probably thinking about whether you’ll ever walk out the door again. I know, it sucks. You were hanging around Times Square (God knows why) in Shubert Alley (who knew it had a name) just minding your business and like most anyone rocking layers in weather upwards of 80 degrees, you started to strip. That one decision …

Earlier this month, US District Court Judge Jacqueline Nguyen dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit (without prejudice) against the City of Los Angeles filed by Voletta Wallace, mother of Christopher Wallace aka The Notorious B.I.G. In the lawsuit, Ms. Wallace blamed Los Angeles and the LAPD for her son’s death. The case contained allegations against police officers Rafael Perez and David Mack, claiming that they were in cahoots with Suge Knight to have Biggie murdered (allhiphop). This is the latest verdict in a string of similar suits brought by …

Have you heard about this playground in Brooklyn that has a neighborhood pissed off? Long story short:There’s a playground much like thousands of other playgrounds in NYC and beyond, except this
particular playground has the word “jail” as part of the, um, décor. This playground is also in predominately-Black Bedford Stuyvesant (my hood). Folks in this neighborhood feel like the sign sends a bad message – encouraging children to go to jail or giving them the idea that jail is a fun place to be. Others
say the playground places a label …

Hey to all my wonderful, devoted, adoring readers (that’s how I see you in my mind, let me live the fantasy)! Been busy getting moved. Finally, step one to ending the Summer of Suck is complete – moving away from home. What was only supposed to be a temporary stop at my aunt’s crib turned into an entire summer of dealing with my crazy family. Patience is a virtue but I’ve never been the virtuous type so, ya know, I was bugging there. On to the next chapter…
I’ve moved …