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RuralFreeDelivery posed a great point on my MyFoxMemphis version of the blog "Anybody Isn't Better Than Mayor Herenton". Part of his post stated: What if I have anger and contempt towards Herenton, but I don't feel that any of the new candidates have a compelling vision or plan for the city? Should I just not vote? I couldn't help but to think about that. I thought about it to the point where I need to elaborate on that myself. Since I was 18 years old, I've been told to vote. I read all the History books and articles about the Suffragists and how Black people fought and died so I can cast a vote. My first time using that right came in 2000 when I prepared to officially prove my maturity by voting in the Presidential Election. Well, that went to pot... Not to dive too terribly deep into that, I just didn't get who I voted for. This happened again in 2004, and that marked the beginning of my Voter Frustration. I voted for Harold Ford, Jr...and blast i

An Open Letter to Memphis Drivers

Dear Memphis Drivers, I'm asking you all to do one thing - drive safely! For some reason, you feel the need to do everything but focus on the road. I know that phone call seems diabolically important to answer, but I guarantee that there are places to pull over if that is indeed the case. Some people are truly able to multitask, I've witnessed it firsthand. However, some people aren't blessed with that skill. Unfortunately, we find that out when there is a horrendous pile-up on an already busy street. Just yesterday, I had the opportunity of adding nearly 20 minutes on my daily commute because one person wanted to hold up traffic to finish phonecall. I thought it was amusing to see the MATA Bus whizz past my little Cobalt, but disturbing when that distracted driver had the nerve to yell obsenities at those who blew their horns to move him out of the way. Drivers of Memphis, you and I need to work together. We need to be safe. We must be examples of safety for young d

Anybody Isn't Better Than Mayor Herenton

Before you assume that this is a blog about my support of Mayor Herenton, please read to the end. I know some people will instantly overlook this because of the title. That's fine. All it does is confirm a feeling that I've had for the last year or so. This blog isn't to tell the City of Memphis who I'm voting for. All I'm doing is speaking to the voters of this city, as well as the 837 people running for mayor. At this point in time, I'm annoyed with a lot of people. I'm annoyed with the people who have decided that due to disliking Mayor Herenton for whatever reasons (and you are entitled to that feeling), they are going to run for mayor to "prove a point". They are frustrated with what they feel Mayor Herenton is not doing, or what he has said or done. They have decided that the best thing for Memphis is to get Mayor Herenton out of office after 16 years of service. Unfortunately for the people of Memphis, a few of the people who are run