To the most wonderful and influential man in my life; I want to say that I love you with all my heart and I salute you. You were an inspiration to all of us Papa. You lead us all with your morality, generosity, principles, and dedication to family. You taught us to give to those less fortunate but also to stand for the things that we believe in. ( Read more... )

It certainly has been a while, hasn't it ( Read more... )

After cruising past the heart-warming billboard on highway 58, which conveniently listed a hotline to call to report any non-native animals to your local eradication-squad, my water finally boiled over. I’m just starting to research this whole subject and being that I’m not too familiar with the fine print, my knowledge is currently limited to the ( Read more... )

Ah, Health ( Read more... )

So now, after losing a string of elections across the board, the Republican Party believes that it can reinvent itself by courting the hip-hop generation. In articles posted this morning (2-19-09), Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele (basically the non-congressional Republican leader) stated that he & the GOP will launch a new “ ( Read more... )

"Because sometimes you feel tired, feel weak, and when you feel weak, you feel like you wanna just give up. But you gotta search within you, you gotta find that inner strength and just pull that shit out of you and get that motivation to not give up and not be a quitter, no matter how bad you wanna just fall flat on your face and collapse".-Eminem

Live Journal informed me that indeed quite some time has passed between my last entry and this. Much has changed in my life between now and then, and at the same time, much has not. Things feel the same. One thing though, I will post more in the next week... at least before the next 21 weeks come.

Kyle D.

After smoking a cigarette and staring blankly into the pink and blue flowers outside, a can't help but feel a sense of numbness. Normally when I'm upset or emotional my mind bursts with overwhelming ideas, thoughts, and feelings. Focusing on one after the other, or multitasking between them - slowly but surely I make sense of everything. These days ( Read more... )

Envision a land far greater than the one in which we live today. A nation formed by the voice of a people, its vocals rich in diversity and in variety. A place where men and women from all different walks of life can come together and live in harmony. No majority overwhelming, no minority unheard. No red state or blue state. Just one America ( Read more... )

So here I sit once more, raised above the beautiful gardens outside my mothers window. The view is refreshing and calming. I'm back home again, as it would seem. Behind me I heat tonight's dinner -chicken noddle soup made by my father. In front of me? those big wide windows, a Samsung screen, my newly updated resume, and this journal entry ( Read more... )