Stuff Black Girls Like

#16 Birthdays

Black girls like birthdays.

I love celebrations. When I worked as a manager, everyone on my team got a cake and card for their birthday. Now, I work for a really stuffy office where that type of camaraderie is nonexistence. To give you an example, I had to pull teeth to get our department to put in $5 to purchase a cake for our manager. Three of the people on staff have yet to give me their $5. LOL. Later, my manager confided in me that she had NEVER had a birthday celebration at work. Never in like 20 years.

WOW!

Today is my birthday and also, my twin in my head, Michelle Obama.

I celebrated early with a full day of events. Yesterday, I went to lunch and saw Denzel's new movie, "The Book of Eli." Last night, I went to Brooklyn's Jazz Cafe to see http://www.zacharmon.com/. It was fun.

I wonder what Michelle Obama did on her special day?

#14 Real Friends

Black girls like friendship.

It is the hallmark of sororities, bible studies, and girls' nights out everywhere. Friendship is the major them in my most favorite chick flicks - Waiting To Exhale and The Color Purple.

"You and me, us never part, Ma-kee-dah-dah."

I digress. LOL

Facebook is an amazing tool. It allows people who have grown estranged to reconnect. My very best friend from 8th grade found me a few weeks ago. It is amazing that after so many years people still remember the bond of friendship, even as children.

Life is full of flakes; frosted, snow, and, yes, people. True friendship is hard to come by. So when you find it, do not cast it away lightly over an ill said word or deed. Remember the totality of the connection.

"A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother." Proverbs 18:24