Disclaimer: Some of my best friends are black. No, seriously. It’s become trite to talk about race issues in terms of opportunity. It’s very typical to say that certain minority groups, including African Americans, need to be given more opportunity — in education, in business, in management, in coaching. But, I think we misperceive what […]
Author: The Fresh Junket
Runnin’ Thangs
In case you missed it because you’re a normal person with better things to do, Mitt won New Hampshire last night. Paul took second. I don’t have any plans on voting for Romney. But, he strikes me as the guy at the water cooler who doesn’t like sports but tries to make football conversation anyway. […]
Arizona Remembered
Whirlwind week past. Atlanta to Knoxville to Lexington. Couple rap blogs. Some TX notoriety. A birthday. Bunch of no-good college brats at my crib last night. National Championship game tonight. I’m heading to Charleston this week. Oh, and my job. It will be dicey this week but I’ll do my best to make sure your […]
iPredict 2012
Wait for it. Up through the ghoulish blue liquid the tiny icosahedrenal piece begins to settle against the plastic window. Appears to be “Outlook not so good.” Wait, or is that . . . “My sources say no”? With a wishful slight of hand I jostle the ball but can’t improve on “Better not tell […]
Eight is Enough
We just finished one of the cute colloquialisms of American government — the Iowa Caucus. Lunch room cafeterias, wooden ballot boxes, corn pone, rotary dial phones, flannel. Apparently, jarred from a deep winter’s hibernation by electoral big wigs, let’s say in Des Moines, a Caroline and Edith of Clinton County, Iowa phoned in the official […]
Year of the Rabbit
End-of-year accolades. They’re piling up on my shelf (granted, the shelf is uncommonly small). The latest is an honorable mention for my album, Prince With A Thousand Enemies (PWTE), in RapUp.net’s Top 11 rap albums of 2011. It’s not a lightweight or niche or religious rap site. The top 11 includes such rap luminaries as […]
Occupied: A 2011 Year in Review
Woah. I am way too sentimental for this. I thought memorializing, in song, my first 12 months of operation was an ask. But, this review, the last song of the year and end-cap to my first full calendar year, has gotten the ipoetlaureate all weepy for the memories. I was just forced to watch this […]
Eightballin’ 2011 Redux: The Miss/Make
Well if you haven’t heard, you haven’t been reading, because I brag about it nearly every third post. But, on New Year’s last year, I made in song, all my news predictions for the coming year. Let’s just say – I nailed it. Like double clutch reverse over a Kia nailed it. Like Bob Cousy […]
Uncharitable Donations
You may remember this from last year. I get knocked out by a Salvation Army volunteer. Make sure to check back all week. Good end of year material in the works. Performed by theipoetlaureate d/b/a sintax.the.terrific & rheomatic. Today’s song blog here: [wpaudio url=”https://thefreshjunket.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/36422-08-salvations-army-1.mp3″ dl=”0″ text=”Salvation’s Army“] Salvation’s Army can be purchased at itunes.com.
Merry Christmas
Performed by ipoetlaureate and Sojourners Music. Music produced by djclutch. [wpaudio url=”https://thefreshjunket.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/d195b-emmanuel.mp3″ dl=”0″ text=”Evergreen“]
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