Everything other than music
I had never heard the term “Rainbow Baby” until very recently. I saw social media posts and looked up the definition. According to thebump.com, “A rainbow baby is a baby born shortly after the loss of a previous baby due to miscarriage, stillbirth, or death in infancy. This term is given to these special rainbow babies…
During the month of August, I decided to take a break from Instagram and Facebook. I signed off both accounts, just to delete that extra layer of protection from cheating. I wasn’t worried – I knew that I could quit social media for a month with no problem. What was difficult about my sabbatical was…
After a brief conversation with my friend and fellow blogger/podcaster Mr. Fresh, I decided to start blogging again. After quite a long hiatus, I asked myself why I had not been blogging. I often come up with an idea to write about, but always felt like if I can’t flesh it out into a longer…
It’s almost Valentine’s Day, and this is my 3rd year contributing my special podcast to the Cupid’s Hunt Podcast Collaboration. We are a group of podcasters providing you with your Valentine’s Day soundtrack. This is the 10th Anniversary of Cupid’s Hunt, so I am especially proud to upload my submission. Please visit our Facebook page,…
Over the past few years, I have been actively working on advancing my career. It has been an exciting, and at times, frightening process. Moving forward forces one to embrace the good, the bad and the ugly. However it is always good to take a hard look at yourself and learn more about what makes you tick.…
Join AfterSix Productions for their Virtual Listening Party this Saturday March 7, 2015 at 7 pm EST. Hear excerpts from their debut release “What Love Is.” I will be interviewing Dan and Doug for The Listening Suite and you can also send in questions via the Ustream chat. So join us at http://ustre.am/1lVG for an evening of…
I work at the hospital where Malcolm X was taken after he was shot. The old Audubon Ballroom is now the The Malcolm X & Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center and we often hold events there. The first time I stepped inside, I was overwhelmed by the fact that this is where he…
Originally posted on Rhythms In Black Satin II:
8 Consecutive years! Not bad for an idea hatched late at night, online among (relatively speaking, at the time) a bunch of strangers who had a common love for music and technology. Eight years later we still get together on and around Valentine’s Day to share our…
I can’t believe that four years ago today, I started my first blog, This and That With Calandra. Technically, I started it a few weeks earlier on another site, but for simplicity, let’s just use January 30 as the official birthday of TTWC! What started out as the written version of my YouTube channel has turned…
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 1,200 times in 2014. If it were a cable car, it would take about 20 trips to carry that many people. Click here to see the…
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