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I am in. I am disappointed in my traffic for the effort/time I put in. I have a small curated FaceBook community of Black and African American Boomer Bloggers. The working majority need additional exposure. I will share and come back.

Thank you for the greeting, Chris. Compliments coming from 2 bright brothers like you and Troy are really an honor. I never think of myself as an intellect mostly because I am not an academic. I just apply the common sense that comes with age.

Hello everyone! I'm JonRenee', author of Poetic Lyric Verse 1 A contemporary style of poetry with narrative poems with an infusion of songwriting lyrics! Check out my "About The Author Page" on Amazon.com/author/jonrenee Thanks for your time and support! The Color of Love.docx

Hi Jon, I'm sure Troy is going to ask you what your website is? As a fellow music lover, I hope your songs are actually submitted to ASCAP or BMI for publishing. Good luck on your work.

Thank you, Troy, for providing a forum for sharing the thoughts that I really don't have a desire to express anyplace else, which is why I don't have a blog. Unfortunately it's becoming increasingly difficult for me to form opinions about what's happening in this dizzy world, and that's due, in part, to my dwindling concern about all the "dire issues" just waiting to become old news. Shit happens. That's life. You and Chris also deserve your props for what you bring to this site which includes your technical and professional expertise, not to mention your street smarts. And above all, your visionary gifts. Now I guess we can adjourn this meeting of the mutual admiration society.

Dang Troy got me like... ditto Troy, ditto.

My primary problem is the lack of investment into kids. Not financial, social and emotional investment. Parents and the neighborhood used to be invested in the kids. You honestly couldn't walk two houses without having to speak to an elder. When I say family it's not just the nuclear family that I'm discussing it is the extended family as well. Parents no longer hold kids accountable. Parents use the same language and mannerisms as their kids. Parents just aren't truly present in their kids lives. Although my mom worked two jobs, she was present and I knew I was loved and I actually heard it, although I wasn't reinforced to follow my passions because she didn't know what they were. The parents I see and hear today will tell their kids to F--K off and that they are done raising them at 18 before they ask their kids what they love. Kids today can't show respect or care and consideration because their parents don't teach it. What I want is an investment into the kids out of the parents. I want the parents to know what their kids are capable of. This will require, once again, someone staying in the home, mom or dad, and learning what the interests are and nurturing it. When someone is available and present kids are less likely to end up in bad situations. This will also require people to find away to be together for their kids which is a completely different subject.