WHEN A BIRD SINGS....

In 2016, I live in a society where the media (mass and social), promotes this exaggerated version of what it means to be a beautiful or attractive woman. First, lets start with the make-up.  I can say its real art.  I'm saying, people are contouring the heck out of their faces.  Now, bodies. First plastic surgery seemed so out of reach.  Man, I was just reading an article yesterday about non-invasive plastic surgeries.  You can go into a clinic today, and walk out with a new a**. And also, America's obsession with working out.  Okay, I do work out lol, but I don't strive for this "perfect" hour glass figure.  IS ANYTHING ACTUALLY ORGANIC ANYMORE?  Anyways. for girls like me, who "woke up like this" it can be a constant battle with appreciating how you look in the mirror.   Anyways, I just wanted to take a moment and appreciate all types of beauty.  Especially those who wake up, wash their face, and can look at themselves (outsid...

"My guiding principle was to place myself in a position of power so that I could help people with good ideas see those ideas realized" I just finished the memoir of Mayor Willie Brown.  Since I was young, I was always fascinated by Mayor Willie Brown.  He was a powerful, swaggy, Black politician in San Francisco.  And, even as a young girl, I always had a strong attraction towards older men.  LOL...Mayor Willie Brown was high on that list. That's how I knew him, as Mayor Willie Brown of San Francisco.  It was not until I interned at the state capitol that I learned that Mayor Willie Brown was also the Speaker of the House.  That's like a big deal! My first time I actually had the chance to meet Willie Brown was as an intern in Assembly member Sandre Swanson office.  SIDE NOTE: It wasn't until I worked at the capitol that I was infatuated with "famous" people.  I never really showed much enthusiasm with seeing your average celebrity.  Howeve...