Michael, Robin & Ice

It takes a lot for me to call someone else petty. I know I'm a petty individual (Hello! Have you read this blog?) and nothing will change. Some small stuff (It grates my nerves for friends of  friends to click like on tagged pictures of their friend on FB) just bugs me and I understand that. Most people have a level of pettiness, some slight and some are extreme. So for me to think someone is being petty means that person or those persons have gone too far (Folks complaining about Blue Ivy's hair, your days are numbered) .

If you think that people can't mourn a young black man getting killed, a beloved celebrity committed suicide and donate & take a fun challenge to raise fund for a cause, You Are Petty. I want to believe most people are complex enough to have empathy, sympathy & joy in their hearts at the same time. The web is full of articles admonishing during the sad time of Michael Brown’s murder & Robin William’s suicide, people who will throw buckets of iced water over their heads in fun to raise donations and awareness for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), often referred to as "Lou Gehrig's Disease".

I know I've mourned and donated at the same. I loved Robin Williams. He was so talented. My favorite character of his was Pappas in the movie, “House of D”. To use old urban slang, He did that! My heart broke to hear of him passing away. I read a notice from ABC News and was still in disbelief. They only celebrity death that did me that way was Whitney Houston. He will be missed. Depression is running rampant everywhere. We all need to talk before it’s too late. Robin Williams could be any of us.

If you follow me on Twitter you know for the past week and few days my timeline is full of retweets or my opinions on news surrounding the Michael Brown murder. I am outraged. Not just for Michael Brown but for the climate of change that has been needed for decades. I also want the chief of police in that area to fall on his sword and resign for that press conference full of lies. For personal reasons I didn't watch coverage of the funeral but I followed along with tweets from others.

Oh the picture of his family’s handprints on his casket drew me to tears. Heck I'm blinking them away as I type this. It was refreshing to hear that the students of Ferguson finally started school after a week long delay. Michael Brown was supposed to start college a few days after he was murdered and we say that education is key so let the students go to school.

Of all the crazy and harmful challenges people are into these days (Fire, Pass Out, Cinnamon, etc.) using a challenge to raise awareness to a crippling disease was smart. Who knew about ALS before the Ice Water Challenge?

I bet you know more now. I've donated. Ice water goes in my mouth not over my head. I have a relaxer. LOL The donation total at this point is over $88 million. That is cool. Who knew ice water could raise so much money?

You know other black men & women have been murder in police involved other than Michael Brown and know one posts snarky stuff about that. So, stop criticizing people for not being focus on one part of the world. All these little snarky articles and post doing so are not necessary.

We all care about lots of things not just what is in front of us at the moment and we move on. Yes, the world keeps turning but we still care about All that is going on. But that’s my petty opinion about other people’s petty opinions.

Always, Talking to You in Adult Terms