tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2898580028656822985Wed, 09 Oct 2024 20:37:12 +0000David JacksonFatherhood FridaysTica TattlerUrban Nomad1300Aiyana JonesBrandon CarterBrooklyn BlogChristian blogChronicles of GodparentsComPadreCool guys travelDJDOEDance the TangentDave ChappelleDetroit GirlEvents for KidsEvents in NYCF the policeFatal RaidFather's DayFatherhoodFirst BlogFirst blog awardForgivenessGod's loveGodParentsJOBJnH dormsJohnson and HardwickKevin HartMOPMarianne WilliamsonMeatless MondaysMike MuchiokiMr. JacksonNYCNew BlogNia HaqqOur Greatest FearParents at War. Noncustodial parentsPet PeevesPoetPursuit of happinessReal TalkRock the DubTimes Square TerrorismTragic couple from Jersey CityTravel BlogVegetarianWack WednesdayWill Ferrellinsomnia postlovemotivationseven things about mespbdstudent drowningteacher leaves kids to drownI've moved more than I can count. Along the way I've learned a little something about love, fatherhood, lifestyle, and God...Come Away With Me...http://urbanomad110.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Mr. Jackson)Blogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2898580028656822985.post-86184738674913485Mon, 27 Sep 2010 14:32:00 +00002010-09-27T10:32:46.631-04:00A lot has happened in the weeks that I've been away from the blog, From Vacay in Bahamas... To new developments in fatherhood...I've grown a lot That's not a mustache btw...its a choco-stache! Housing...and the nomadic life that I've led in  Brooklyn, Queens, Philadelphia, and Long Island is no longer my passion to write about....I'm starting a new blog...but it will focus more on http://urbanomad110.blogspot.com/2010/09/not-goodbyeits-time-for-rebirth.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mr. Jackson)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2898580028656822985.post-8330632623050745177Thu, 26 Aug 2010 19:25:00 +00002010-08-26T15:25:24.281-04:00Cool guys travelDavid JacksonFirst blog awardMr. Jacksonseven things about meTica TattlerUrban NomadI've been awarded my first blog award by the author/blogger at the quickly budding, hot, chic blog: Tica Tattle . It certainly is not a manly award, but I appreciate any type of accolades one can get. Especially in the face of the summer, where my posts have become few and far between. I'm humbled by the fact that someone with a blog so awesome and a follower number that has far surpassed http://urbanomad110.blogspot.com/2010/08/humbled-pleased-and-negligent-my-first.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mr. Jackson)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2898580028656822985.post-1967888610114921802Tue, 03 Aug 2010 06:30:00 +00002010-08-03T04:05:27.075-04:00David JacksonForgivenessGod's loveReal TalkTwenty six years on this earth is not a long time.  It's not even fractionally significant in God's divine time, yet He has offered so much grace and mercy to me already.  The reality is that God's love is so unfathomable to us because of how imperfectly we love.  "Love conquers all" the Bible declares yet, in our lives, when love stings we run away from it, shun it, curse it, as http://urbanomad110.blogspot.com/2010/08/love-conquers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mr. Jackson)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2898580028656822985.post-815461804901122227Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:51:00 +00002010-07-15T22:23:41.147-04:00student drowningteacher leaves kids to drownNegligent stupidity. I am a NYC teacher. I teach teenagers from Brooklyn. I was born and raised in Brooklyn. And I cannot swim. I would never, ever take a random trip to the beach with my students. It has bad decision written all over it. I can't swim. I never had the Need to. I was surrounded by concrete, fences, trees and turnstiles. Not to help perpetuate stereotypes but I do know how to runhttp://urbanomad110.blogspot.com/2010/07/tragic-idiocy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mr. Jackson)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2898580028656822985.post-1331396387619569568Mon, 21 Jun 2010 18:34:00 +00002010-06-21T14:34:59.635-04:00Father's DayFatherhood FridaysMOP"Without the guidance of our fathers all we know is how to double clutch revolvers" - MOP "Blood, Sweat, and Tears" I still haven't gotten used to it. "Happy Father's Day." It's usually directed at my father, from one of my brothers or myself. It's like being the winner to a high-profile race, being the victorious underdog. It's surreal. Father's Day has all sorts of complexities http://urbanomad110.blogspot.com/2010/06/fatherhood-friday-monday-father-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mr. Jackson)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2898580028656822985.post-5061965248404094315Sun, 06 Jun 2010 13:56:00 +00002010-06-06T10:14:10.717-04:001300David JacksonJnH dormsJohnson and HardwickJ&H.  Anyone who's gone to Temple in the 90s or 2000's know these letters with a sincere familiarity. The hi-rise dorms with no a/c.  11 floors of mayhem.  Faulty elevators, cranky RA's, drunk idiots burning food in the microwave to feed their midmorning cravings that led to fire alarms and subsequent evacuations at ungodly hours of the night! That was my dwelling place http://urbanomad110.blogspot.com/2010/06/move-1ihaulmice-warmickeyblunder.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mr. Jackson)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2898580028656822985.post-4421969371088937777Sun, 06 Jun 2010 06:12:00 +00002010-06-06T02:14:19.557-04:00insomnia postspbdNot a real disease.  Just made it up.  I am awake.  Yes it's 1:53am on a saturday night/morn. Yes, technically, if I had more of a social life I should be up anyway. The truth is I wanted to be sleep four hours ago. But of all the things I can be bad at, of all the things to say, I suck at _____! my blank is SLEEP!! I'm always up.  And when I'm sleep, i'm kind of up. I dream http://urbanomad110.blogspot.com/2010/06/insomniac-post-sleep-deprived-brain.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mr. Jackson)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2898580028656822985.post-8882262805515130077Sun, 06 Jun 2010 00:59:00 +00002010-06-05T20:59:10.445-04:00I'm blessed to have good genes to enhance some good jeans (and T-shirts).  Part of my physique is genetic, my torso was always shaped in a way that would make toning and definition not much of an issue.  Add that to my high metabolism and my occassional hyperactivity (I do sometimes have a hard time sitting still...even when I sleep) and you have a recipe for physiological success, I'm http://urbanomad110.blogspot.com/2010/06/beach-body.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mr. Jackson)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2898580028656822985.post-3230668219355273554Fri, 04 Jun 2010 19:26:00 +00002010-06-04T15:26:49.707-04:00Chronicles of GodparentsComPadreFatherhood FridaysGodParentsTica TattlerI'm a new parent.  I have a daughter now.  My daughter is not someone I met on the first day she was born.  I met her when she was like 1 month old.  I didn't know she was mine. I treated her as I treat all new babies I meet: With LOVE AND ATTENTION. But yes, after careful consideration, I am the father! Sounds like something straight off the Maury show, I know but seriouslyhttp://urbanomad110.blogspot.com/2010/06/fatherhood-friday-compadre.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mr. Jackson)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2898580028656822985.post-4584126870011336774Wed, 26 May 2010 19:21:00 +00002010-05-26T15:23:38.094-04:00Pet PeevesWack Wednesday This will by no means be a staple, but I want to point out two things that bother me.  I think they're wack  and I just gotta get it off my chest. 1. People who constantly complain about the weather.  I live in a city that experiences all four seasons in dramatic fashion, with summer temperatures reaching a blistering 98-101 degrees (during a heatwave) and with blizzards that http://urbanomad110.blogspot.com/2010/05/wack-wednesday-two-pet-peeves.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mr. Jackson)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2898580028656822985.post-5880983172367140343Wed, 19 May 2010 17:11:00 +00002010-05-19T13:11:24.663-04:00I started this blog as a way to express my frustrations and share the stories of all the moving that I've done. I'm not settled, yet, but i may be close to finding something/where that I can call home for more than 1year. Residents of other states (and other parts of NY) can't quite imagine how tough it is to become functionally independent as a young adult in NYC. I've been out of college for http://urbanomad110.blogspot.com/2010/05/rumblings-of-nomadic-future.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mr. Jackson)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2898580028656822985.post-6753922557278891041Tue, 18 May 2010 15:23:00 +00002010-05-18T11:23:23.813-04:00David JacksonDOEJOBTica TattlerYes, it's a line from Friday.  Craig was fired from his job, on his day off, and his father was imploring him to go searching for new employment.  I know that movie by heart.  90's classic! Today isn't Thankful Thursday, a day celebrated by the TicaTattler, but I thought I'd take a moment to give thanks to God for my job.  " Thank You LORD.  I'm employed, words cannot http://urbanomad110.blogspot.com/2010/05/todays-word-for-dayj-o-b.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mr. Jackson)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2898580028656822985.post-3289484519655886997Mon, 17 May 2010 17:35:00 +00002010-05-17T13:42:28.007-04:00Aiyana JonesDetroit GirlF the policeFatal RaidI'm not one to bash the police on a regular basis.  I try as much as I can to respect the officers who patrol the streets looking to protect and serve.  But most members of "minority" and low-income neighborhoods have a seemingly innate dysfunctional relationship with local authorities.  Those on the outside try to find fault with us.  They say that because we are deviant http://urbanomad110.blogspot.com/2010/05/they-say-f-policefatal-raid.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mr. Jackson)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2898580028656822985.post-100857487139696328Tue, 04 May 2010 20:40:00 +00002010-05-04T16:51:02.425-04:00David JacksonTimes Square TerrorismThe title is probably confusing.  Is this fatherhood friday, non-nomadic prose blogger going to now try his hand at giving us his take on a fight that happened three days ago?  Does he think that his follower count will rise if he puts up the names of two high-profile welterweight boxers? No.  I have a story to tell. Get some popcorn. Nevermind.  That story isn't that long. http://urbanomad110.blogspot.com/2010/05/sugar-mayweather-death-defied.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mr. Jackson)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2898580028656822985.post-9035440075439178512Sat, 01 May 2010 04:40:00 +00002010-05-01T00:40:24.479-04:00David JacksonFatherhood FridaysParents at War. Noncustodial parentsYes it is midnight and I'm just writing this post for FatherHood Friday.  First, the weather up here in NYC was about 75 degrees.  Unlike you folks who are closer to the equator, we don't enjoy such lovely weather on a regular basis.  So this afternoon, evening and night I was out, celebrating the beauty of sunshine, warm weather, and comforting cool breezes.  We all have ourhttp://urbanomad110.blogspot.com/2010/04/fatherhood-friday-appeal-to-parents-at.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mr. Jackson)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2898580028656822985.post-7379429653226255184Tue, 27 Apr 2010 14:42:00 +00002010-04-27T10:42:52.441-04:00David JacksonloveMarianne WilliamsonmotivationOur Greatest FearLove today, is weird.  It's weird to forgive someone for wronging you before paying them back.  To love someone who doesn't look like Zoe Saldana or Terence Howard (or whoever you women like) is well, weird.  When someone decides to spend their life's passion helping others, for little pay, especially in communities around the world, many of our sensibilities begin to oppose their http://urbanomad110.blogspot.com/2010/04/stretching-to-change-world-weirdness.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mr. Jackson)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2898580028656822985.post-664904170736745574Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:49:00 +00002010-04-25T20:50:00.760-04:00I'm huge on community. Anytime I get to talking to someone about the state of Black America I complain about two things: Fatherlessness and Lack of Community. I'm not gonna bedazzle you with my sociological wit by spitting random statistics about the social epidemic, I'm really talking about community. So, here's the story:Mi amor y yo were on the J train traveling from Manhattan to Queens. The http://urbanomad110.blogspot.com/2010/04/fatherhood-friday-delayed-superpowers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mr. Jackson)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2898580028656822985.post-2465108660567426528Fri, 09 Apr 2010 18:10:00 +00002010-04-09T14:10:48.168-04:00David JacksonFatherhood FridaysMike MuchiokiNia HaqqTragic couple from Jersey CityI usually try to stay away from the news. The mixture of gossip, negativity and pessimism can leave one drained and depressed.  It's like that person who gives the defeated exhale everytime you ask them how they are doing.  You know the monologue (this person rarely allows verbal exchange) that will follow that defeated exhale will be filled with complaints and gripes about http://urbanomad110.blogspot.com/2010/04/fatherhood-friday-heartbroken.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mr. Jackson)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2898580028656822985.post-5101101856639201432Fri, 26 Mar 2010 21:02:00 +00002010-03-26T17:04:08.168-04:00David JacksonDJFatherhood FridaysPursuit of happinessSo I took a trip to Philly for business that turned out being pretty successful (thank u Jesus). I was donned in my grey Alfani two button suit and these nice black Stacey Adams shoes. I wore a white bcbg dress shirt with pink and purple subtle stripes and a navy blue diagonally striped (pink) necktie by Express design studios. Needless to say I felt, well, dapper. Not pimp dapper, (I don't take http://urbanomad110.blogspot.com/2010/03/fatherhood-friday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mr. Jackson)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2898580028656822985.post-6906861345306031385Thu, 25 Mar 2010 16:06:00 +00002010-03-25T12:06:56.815-04:00I'm challenging myself to jump on the blogosphere bandwagon of Thankful Thursday. I had a rough start this morning, but I feel like finding a way to appreciate the small stuff will keep me feeling a little sane. I'm thankful for a nose that's not ridiculously keen and sensitive. I'm writing this blog from a seat on the Chinatown bus from NYC to Philly. For those of you who are recessionisto/as http://urbanomad110.blogspot.com/2010/03/thankful-thursday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mr. Jackson)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2898580028656822985.post-4768765947946829505Mon, 22 Mar 2010 18:26:00 +00002010-03-22T14:26:04.303-04:00David JacksonMeatless MondaysVegetarian  This is huge!  I've decided that I was going to try to begin lessening my meat intake.  I know, thats type crazy. Especially considering that when I was a sophomore at Temple University I was part of a facebook group called "I eat meat with every meal..."  My affinity for all sorts of meats has been ongoing for as long as I can remember.  I used to daydream of days http://urbanomad110.blogspot.com/2010/03/meatless-mondaycrossing-my-fingers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mr. Jackson)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2898580028656822985.post-5329390521668481481Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:28:00 +00002010-03-20T10:28:16.669-04:00Brandon CarterRock the DubSo Apparently Joell Oritz has a song called "Beamer, Benz or Bentley".  Its a lyrical ode to some of the cars we all love and dream of having (even the most anti-capitalist would drive a BMW M5 anyday...). I heard it in my boy's new Nissan Altima.  Congrats Ty, you bum! As an urbanomad I make many of my decisions on where to go based on the availability of public transit.  I live http://urbanomad110.blogspot.com/2010/03/subway-bus-or-walkingmy-new-anthem.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mr. Jackson)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2898580028656822985.post-8653512562235729459Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:02:00 +00002010-03-20T00:02:36.174-04:00David JacksonEvents for KidsEvents in NYCFatherhood FridaysI must apologize for the tardiness of this post.  Friday is almost over.  But I will still look out for all my fathers out there (and mothers who love them...) I'm learning that resources are very important for fathers looking for places to take the kiddies during the weekend.  Often times we do the most dismal, boring things because we are not in the "mommy-know" circles.  http://urbanomad110.blogspot.com/2010/03/fatherhood-fridays_19.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mr. Jackson)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2898580028656822985.post-8905157848288967923Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:15:00 +00002010-03-17T00:15:36.091-04:00This is my first blog using my iPhone. I knew there had to be an app for it. There's an app for everything...recipes, restaurants, even restrooms. Alliteration aside I'm grateful for this app because it allows me to post on the go. That's dope. Speaking of dope, I took a walk from my apt in Crown heights to the 3 train on eastern pkwy and, the spring weather is reminding me of why I love this http://urbanomad110.blogspot.com/2010/03/iphone-blogging-brookyn-springlove-pt-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mr. Jackson)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2898580028656822985.post-7848958272666995225Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:42:00 +00002010-03-12T16:14:40.959-05:00David JacksonFatherhoodFatherhood FridaysIt takes guts to step up to a challenge and it takes maturity to tackle a responsibility with confidence. I represent a piece of our community that isn't very well-represented these days. I represent the Father. My train of thought was to say that I don't fit the traditional role of a father, but it seems that the tradition of fatherhood in our community is slowly fizzing out...like the http://urbanomad110.blogspot.com/2010/03/fatherhood-fridays.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mr. Jackson)4