You know its hot in Texas when you have to escape to Florida to get a breeze. BougieMom and I are chilling in Fort Lauderdale for a few days visiting BougieSis. Also my godparents, who are some of th...
I know a lot of married people. A lot, a lot, a lot. And for those in my age bracket, Im sad to say that about 70% of them are not happy. I mean like Not. Happy. At. All. My older brother and I were ...
I think it was @VeronicaMarche who tweeted something yesterday to make me recall this guy... I remember a second date with a guy a few years back. Over the appetizer course, he explained to me that i...
When guys ask girls why they are "so mean" when all a fella is trying to do is say hello, I ask gents to look to your other less sophisticated brethren and point the finger of ratchetery exac...
Ya know, every now and then I just wonder about folks. I really, truly do. I dont care about interracial dating, I have the whole United Nations up in my family - whatever makes you happy, do you boo...
It was not my greatest weekend. Not to get too graphic for the gents but I suffered the kind of cramps that over-the-counter medications just laugh at while screaming, "I cant do nuthin for ya!...
Ill start with the salutations - greetings to all the moms, moms-to-be, aunties who mother, stepmoms, mamas without the title and grandmoms - Happy Mothers Day. Toughest job on the planet and for tho...
As you may know, Ive had my adventures with "critters" round here. (For those who missed it read here and here.) My struggle continues... For some reason last week, BougieMom got it...
And the buffoonery from the marriage struggle post continues. We now turn our attention to my Facebook inbox which I generally ignore. But in the process of doing my "DELETE ALL" my eye...
Last Friday, I shared a story about a friend of mine who is struggling. Her circumstances with her husband are problematic but she is determined to remain true to her commitment to him. I really shar...
I was talking to a girlfriend of mine this week. She sounded awful, exhausted and at the end of her rope. Quickly I knew this wasnt going to be one of those "hi girl, bye girl" conv...
Today, we have a letter from Rae. She and E decided to move out of the Friend Zone and take the relationship to the "next level" but now shes seeing a few changes shes not sure what to do wit...
As many of you know, Ive been in H. R-uh for over 15 years. Ive seen and heard a lot of good, a lot of bad and a lot of ugly. So every now and again, I like to share from the HR What Not To Do files ...
Le Dude and I were squabbling over various and sundry, real and imagined beefs the other day when in what was clearly a moment of pure frustration, Dude heaved a sigh and exclaimed, "Im just havi...
[Disclaimer - I have long been a Brian McKnight fan. I will admit that I own the entire BMcK discography. I could write a series of books just from scenes in my life with a Brian soundtrack...
Good folks, Im out for minor surgery. Ill be back, better than ever before you can really miss me. Chat amongst yourselves. *waves*
Hi there, good people - Happy Monday. Crazy week ahead alas no Fresh Bouge. So today, a few from the archives for you: I love Black Men but sometimes you Drive Me Crazy Five Women its hard to be frie...
Over the course of the past few weeks, significant shade has been thrown at Ben Crump, the attorney for Trayvon Martins family. Attorney Crump is not a natural orator and his Southern seeps...
BougieSis attended an event for the President yesterday. [Yes, Im hatin!] Food and beverage was served, John Legend performed and the Prez wowed the crowd with his usual flawless delivery. She did no...
Lets first present this shiggty (guised as lessons he tells his children) from John Derbyshire of the National Review without preface: (10a) Avoid concentrations of blacks not all known to you person...
I was at church yesterday. Ive been attending this church on and off for about nine years. Its a large non-denominational multicultural congregatio n. There were three campuses, five church ...
Happy Good Friday all and hope you enjoy your Easter weekend. Ive been hanging on to this one and now here we are. We have a gentleman just turned 30 who is in a relationship with a woman a few years...
Todays letter comes from a young lady with an unorthodox past who wonders how it will affect her future. Without furt her ado... Hello Michele, Im a big fan of your blog and have b...
Today a young lady wonders if the guy she met is for real and worth her continued investment. Take a look and weigh in. Hi Chele, How are you? Im having a guy issue and wanted to ask you about ...
Im so mad about this letter, I could throw something. Not my laptop because its new. *flings ballpoint pen across the room and kicks over trashcan* I simply refuse to believe that in 2012 we are stil...
Im way behind on answering these Ask a Bougie Chick questions so I thought wed play some catch up this week. First up comes from a 29-year old woman who is struggling with a dilemma most ladies would...
I work for a global human resources and recruiting company. Mid-size and large companies outsource their talent acquisition s o that in essence, we are their virtual recruiting&nbs...
Le Dude and I were strolling along through LeChiChi SuperMarket a few days ago. I was picking up a few things for myself and BougieMom and he was pretending like grocery shopping was i...
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Greetings all. The kind folks over at ForHarriet.com decided to profile me for their Black Girls Blogging series. Make sure you swing by and check me out. Also, today is Le Dudes birthday. Since...
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