I have been a die hard Lakers fan for as long as I have been interested in basketball. Now there is talk of Karl Malone joining this team. I guess I will have to choose another team. No way in hell I'll be down with any team he is on!

My aunt died today. Every memory that I have of her has all of a sudden come to my head. I always feared her as a child. She was a corrections officer for Rikers Island for all of my life. She carried herself like one too. Although we grew apart as I got older, you never want to see anyone in your family go. I guess that's where I am now. Trying to deal with the fact that I will never hear that voice again; and wishing I had heard it more often.