Funkin Friday: Beware of big butts
Today’s song comes from a group called Bell Biv DeVoe. The group consisted of Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, Ronnie DeVoe. All three were members of the highly successful group New Edition. In 1990 BBD released their first album, Poison. It went on to sell over three million copies and its title track hit number 1 […]
Continue readingBest Halloween songs not named Thriller
Just in time for Halloween, here are thirteen (that’s a scary number right?) songs that are perfect for any grown folks party. This list has a little bit of everything – rap, instrumentals, R&B, rock and pop so there should be something for all of your guests to enjoy. Since Michael Jackson’s Thriller is the alpha male […]
Continue readingFunkin’ Friday: Bow Wow
Since today is National Dog Day I want to do something special for man’s best friend. I’ve have always liked dogs (sometimes more than people) for me this is a day worth celebrating. The song I’m featuring today needs little introduction. If you are a fan of funk you know it well and if you […]
Continue reading(Yet Another) DragonCon Survival Guide
DragonCon is a ton of fun but it can be a bit overwhelming. I’ve seen a few people asking for tips on how to survive and while I am not an expert I have learned a few things during my times there. Make a plan Before you go to DragonCon, get the print program or […]
Continue readingBlackLivesMatter: What to do when you are tired of being angry
[message background_color=’#969696′] Note: I started working on this after the Alton Sterling shooting but before the Philando Castile shooting in St. Paul and attack on the police officers in Dallas. If you want to skip my rant just go right to the “What you can do section.” [/message] Another day, another questionable police shooting. Now it goes […]
Continue readingFunkin’ Friday: Rapture never sounded so good
I’m using today’s Funkin’ Friday to shine the spotlight one of the all time great singers of any generation. Anita Baker’s Rapture was released in 1986. The album has sold over 5 million copies and earned her two Grammy awards. It might not sound like much but consider this, there were only 8 eight tracks […]
Continue readingFunkin’ Friday: Be Wild
Today I am featuring a song that will make you want to bust someone in the jaw. In 1998 Kool Moe Dee released How Ya Like Me Now, his second album. The album featured a track called Wild Wild West. Any song that advocates knocking someone out instead of shooting them is ok by me. So […]
Continue readingFunkin’ Friday: It’s a celebration!!!!!
Today’s Funkin’ Friday offering is a song of joy. A “party song”, if you will. Kool and the Gang released Celebrate in 1980. The album reached number one and its most famous track was a song called Celebration. Celebration is a party song pure and simple. You can here it played at sporting events, after a […]
Continue readingSWOT Team to the Rescue
When you are searching for a new job it helps to know people. It is even better to know yourself. Not long after I put in my notice, I began to think about what I wanted to do. Stay my in current field? Change careers? Move to a new city? There were lots of questions […]
Continue readingOU Campus Presentation
Georgia Regents University was the focus of one of the panels at the 2015 OmniUpdate Training Conference
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