The user-generated site is popular but credibility is sketchy — When I saw the email confirming I got a green light to interview a particular R&B artist, I was ecstatic. He’d been nominated for several awards, including the American Music Awards, and had a single that was number two on the Billboard charts (and stayed there for 15 weeks) to…

Is it OK to tell your salary to colleagues you’re not cool with? — She wanted to know why she didn’t get a “thank you” card. I was perplexed. I’m getting ahead of myself. Here’s the story. I’ve never been someone who overstays her welcome — not with friends, family nor employment. I have one life to live and no layaway plan on another…

The weight loss journey that skyrocketed my meditation journey — As I move through my day, may I be truly happy. I don’t know why I’ve been hung up on that particular statement during Andrea Pennington MD’s Insight recording for “Positive Thinking & Motivation Through Affirmations.” But I am. I never really understood why positive affirmations were a big deal…

That time I got suspended for carrying a weapon to school — I sat in my high school basement, occasionally glancing over at one student arguing with security guards. He’d already been handcuffed after getting caught with a gun and was cursing everybody out, trying to get them to just let him leave school grounds. I watched him trying to kick at…

And other stupid takes from people blocking contraception — Imagine pain so severe that the nurse has to hold you down by both shoulders, you pass out and you feel it outranks that time you broke your tailbone. That’s how it felt when a woman named Sarah Holzer got an IUD. …

An easy way to distribute one’s belongings pre-death — I thought my grandfather was so morbid. Starting into his 70s, he would randomly remind me he was going to die. It used to piss me off. All human beings are going to die at some point. I didn’t need the reminder. For all I knew, I could’ve been wiped…

Roe vs Wade: Dear IRS, accept all the 1040-X forms for 2021 and beyond — Smart women bring me great joy. I’m talking about the kind of joy you see on that “Roc” meme that black folks happily use from that 1991 to 1994 sitcom. My latest “Roc” reaction is to Brandy Bottone for calling out the ridiculousness of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn…

While the tests are free, they are for a limited time — Craigslist and Freecycle are two of my favorite places to be online. I’m always looking for a good deal for things I never even knew I needed. This month alone, I got a massive box full of school supplies that checked off every single thing I needed for my home…

Then karma taught me a hard lesson by being the victim of a Catfish — MTV’s “Catfish” is now in its eighth season, and I’m still puzzled by how people keep falling into these traps — especially considering I was once a “Catfish” myself. I don’t embarrass easily, but this was not one of my finest moments. I was in elementary school and chit-chatting with…