Real Resolutions By: Shades Just Sayin’ Every new year, as a tradition, millions of people look at themselves and resolve to change who they are and how they live. Gym memberships rise, then are forsaken. Diets are planned, then broken by the next holiday feast. Vows to curse no longer go right out the window…
The Snyder Cut: An Unjustified Hope By: Shades Just Sayin’ It is coming in 2021 and folks act like it’s the Book of Revelations! Here’s the premise: a 4-hour miniseries; later combined into a 4-hour movie; streamed via HBO Max; restored footage that was cut from the original; a few minutes of new footage; a…
Inspirational Democracy: The West Wing on Netflix By: Shades Just Sayin’ Election Day is over but the drama continues. This year more people were moved to participate in the selection of who will sit in the Oval Office, the Senate and the House, as well as other down-ticket decisions. Polarized, divisive, rancorous, and contentious are…
Chocolate Glow By: Shades Just Sayin’ My summer is in her aspect And the rays of Ra have kissed her skin My love is in her smooth tow She is Hershey’s darkest flow My power is of her loving And the strength of her living ken My love is in her whispered kiss She is…
Inspirational By: Shades Just Sayin’ I am not inspirational I have not done the impossible Nor the improbable I am not notable I have not become iconic Nor remotely idolic I am not extraordinary Quite the opposite actually Everything I am is ordinary Just boring factually I have not changed the world I have not…
“Who are You Going to Vote For?”: Asking the Wrong Question When It Matters the Most By: Shades Just Sayin’ I know we all get curious about what side people are on. We are sometimes shocked and disgusted when we find out. I know of a couple who are so divided by the election this…
“The Dude” is Rude: The Crazy Genius of a Master Artist – By Shadez, Just Sayin’ By: Shades Just Sayin’ I recently watched an interesting documentary titled “Rude Dude,” – I know, not something you’d immediately think was deep, fascinating, or emotional. Think again. The play-on words title is about artist Steve Rude, who unapologetically…
The Song Cry: Football and That Gale Sayers Movie – By Shadez, Just Sayin’ By: Shades Just Sayin’ I remember the first time I saw it. I walked into the Silver Hill Elementary School multipurpose room, along with all the other students from my first-grade class in 1975. The cafeteria style tables were set in…
Is it Really “Cancel Culture”, or Did You Just Defend a Jerk? by: Shades Just Sayin’ “…He deserved to be suspended. He deserved to be taken off the air immediately. But I do not believe he deserves to be fired. I think people make mistakes. I thought that his apology was sincere, off-the-cuff…uh the…
Have We Reached Integration or Is It Something Else? by: Shades Just Sayin’ Editor’s Note: The opinions expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, editor, or contributing writers of Dove Style Magazine. “Black lives matter” is one of the most controversial statements in our society today. The argument…