The Blog

Yes, I know I’ve negelected my blog. Here’s an update:

I’ve moved from New York City to Trenton, New Jersey for a four month assignment with the Associated Press. I’m already having an excellent time. And it’s only going to get better and more hectic from here on.

Keep me in your prayers. And I promise to post as often as I can.

Meanwhile, check out the story I contributed to today. National news, it was. I got the scoop on the guy’s good friend in high school. It made it very high up in the story. Score!

My cowokers at Uniqlo introduced me to pork dumplings in Chinatown. I can’t count how many times I’ve taken a stroll, in the cold, to grab a tray of these.

They are cheap. About $4.50 per tray at Shanghai Cafe. It’s good for groups. Go with cash in your pocket. Neither place accepts credit or debit cards. If you are in New York, stop by one or both of the best places to get pork dumplings.

Shanghai Cafe — 100 Mott Street, Chinatown

Joe’s Shanghai (the more famous of the two) — 9 Pell Street

I didn’t really do much to celebrate Black History last month. I was uber busy.

I did make time to see a black comic book superheroes exhibit at the Caribbean Cultural Center in New York. Storm of the X-Men has always been my favorite. Blade comes in a close second place.

The exhibit was the back drop while I was at a speed dating event, of all things.

I attended another event last month that celebrated the music of the late, great Nina Simone. The tribute band, Black Rock Coalition, played amazingly. They exposed me to songs in Simone’s catalog that I’d never heard. And they had the nerve not to perform Misunderstood and Preacher Man! I still enjoyed show..

Here’s a amateur recording I pulled from my iPhone. Sorry about the quality.

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Snow is beautiful. And at the same time…it’s a pain in the ass.

I’m going to blame the snow for why I haven’t updated my blog since…umm…early January.