You know I love recommending TV shows every now and then, right? So, while I was at the BlogHer15 conference, I had the pleasure of being invited to watch the first episode of GRANDFATHERED on FOX. The show premieres this September. To prepare myself, I watched the preview first, and I loved it before I watched because John Stamos! You know John - yes, I call him John like we know each other - is in the league of Men-Who-Get-Finer-With-Age, so this was the perfect role for him. John Stamos Read More
Summer Is For Alize Cocktails!
I don't know about you, but I am just about done with this summer. It. Is. So. Hot. And I have told you many times how I don't care to be in a 90 degree weather, much less 100 degrees. But you know what I'm always here for? A cocktail, just the way I like it. I am usually very afraid of mixing drinks because I'm not a bartender, so I never know what to mix or how much to mix, but with the Alizé Passion, because you can practically drink it from the bottle, you can't go wrong. For the purpose Read More
Let Me Tell You About The Nigerian Girl I Met On The Empty Chair
Four days ago, NY Magazine published a post with a powerful picture: a picture of 35 women, all Bill Cosby's accusers and an empty chair. Depending on who is looking at it, the empty chair could mean so many things. It could stand for the woman who is afraid to speak --- or the woman who cannot even speak --- or the woman who is yet to come out with her story. Or something else. First of all, I'm one of the people who was doubtful about the women who accused Bill Cosby of rape. I did not Read More
BlogHer15 Recap: My Best Blog Conference Yet
Considering that this is only my second conference, I know it's hard to explain, but let me try to explain. First, let me tell you about last year's conference. Let me tell you the difference between Vera circa 2014 and Vera circa 2015: Circa 2014: When I went to the BlogHer14 conference last year, it was my first time and I did not know what to expect. At all. I did not have any friends or acquaintances, and I did not know if I would even make any friends. I went there with a ton of business Read More
Nigerians Have Been Arrested For Fraud — AGAIN
This just in from Tuesday, July 21st. I wasn't going to even blog about it because it's not like we don't have enough bad things being said and written about us, but the more I thought about it, the angrier I became. These people are making it bad for the rest of us! This time, the names listed are three young Nigerians, all right here in my 'hood (Maryland). And no, I don't know any of them. Their names are Omolaja Terry Iginla, age 25, of Laurel, Maryland; Mayowa Olabiyi Towobola, age 24, of Read More