I cannot tell you how many people pull this type of stunt. The type that Rafiq Bey pulls in California. But I can tell you many people think they know the law better than attorneys. They will hear something from someone they know who has been through a "similar case", and believe wholeheartedly that they know better than the attorney. There are plenty of people who feel they can be an attorney without ever touching a toe in law school.

Honestly, it is annoying. Granted, law school does not teach you every law known to man. Laws are created all of the time. However, law school trains you to know how the law operates, how the court operates, and tests your mental will and aptitude to prepare you for the practice of law. I have run into a few of these people.

As Judge Pirro stated, they always think they are smarter than you. ALWAYS, no exceptions. What they may be is more "slick", or at least they think so. If they were smarter, there are hundreds of law schools the…

Thrilled does not even explain how I felt when I received an invite to the Front Porch® New Flavor Competition at Johnson & Wales. When I watched TV, I was a huge fan of FoodNetwork and all of their culinary competitions. So this was pretty dope!
I wanted to dress somewhat festive for the occasion. So I mixed colors with stripes. It happened to work. Ironically, I wore yellow which happens to be the color of the Front Porch® containers. I had not considered that.

All of the contestants were impressive, and received $100.00 for making the top ten. I saw some really southern flavors represented including Shut Your Mouth Sweet Potato Pie, Harvest Pumpkin Spice and Marvelous Mississippi Mud Brownie.  Let me tell you, Mississippi Mud cake was my favorite dessert growing up. My childhood best friend's mama would make it for me. Shoot, she even made it for me when I came home from college! 
What I found even more impressive were the goals of the students. Many wanted to become nutri…

Everyone has been in an uproar over DMX's appearance on Iyanla Fix My life. DMX blew up at Iyanla for what he considered a crock of BS and a set up. In his interview with JET Magazine, he says if Iyanla were a man, he would have punched her in the face.

Cold blooded and a bit harsh right? Welp...not to me. I completely understand where he is coming from. Something I have learned over the years is that men are not built to have emotional discussions. Not in the same way that women are, anyway.

If you go at a man the wrong way in a discussion, his self-preservation instincts kick in. Especially when he feels particularly vulnerable. DMX went on this show to deal with his issues. That's it. Not to deal with the issues he's caused someone else or try to mend fences. Check out what he says at the beginning of this video, "Every man wants to at some point be somebody's baby..." paraphrasing...

Men are not raised to be emotional people, typically. They have to deal…

Yesterday was very interesting. From getting some work done to running all around town, I had a great day.
Around lunch time I stopped over to talk to some ladies who have a charity that helps get kids interested in entrepreneurship. As I spoke to the ladies about how I might help them in some way, the topic of what I do came up.
From telling them about law school and being an attorney, to the way I got into writing, we laughed and had a great conversation. Then I sheepishly told them about YBBG. 
Do not get me wrong, I love running this blog. However, if you read it regularly, you know I can run off at the mouth about some mess...and sometimes get into my feelings about different things. I write that way because it is an outlet, both creatively and otherwise. 
What's funny is, one of the lady's said "Wait a minute...That's you?!" I said, "What's me?" She said, "Your Boyfriend's Best Girlfriend!" So my eyes got this big---> O_O . L…

Remember when I went on the random shopping excursion to Ivy & Leo during my lunch break the other day? Well, this striped dress was part of my purchase. Honestly, I did not know whether it was a dress or a skirt when I bought it.

I figured it could work as either. And it does.
So I had an event to attend yesterday. It was an ice cream judging competition for one of the brands I've posted about here. How fun is that? Trust me, I enjoyed it! LOL

I wanted to wear something fun and different. I am a lawyer by day, so quirky does not really cut it in the courtroom. (Though I have been known to push the envelope.) I wanted to actually represent the blog on this outing so color was what I had in mind.


When it comes to fashion, I do not go to the homeboys for their opinion. I go to the ladies LOL. I asked friends and readers which way I should wear the skirt/dress thingy. A couple of people said the stripes with the jacket only. (That's the Calvin Klein sweater I picked up at Ro…