So, I'm sure some of you (especially those I know personally) kept looking at the homepage of the site and wondering, "Where the hell is he?"

I'm starting to feel like a deadbeat dad who only shows up every other Christmas. Well, if it's any consolation I wasn't hugging the block or twirkin' on the stroll (although it pays better).

I have two pieces running on The Root this week. The first is up today. It's about Tiny & Toya and I essentially argue that these two are not capable of destroying black America.

For that matter, neither is Tyler Perry.

You can check out the piece by clicking here.

Also, I'm excited about the one running tomorrow. I'm actually off to go reedit that one now.

Will be back with more posts as I have a lot to yap about this week.

In the meantime, hope you enjoy me defending Tiny & Toya.

I expect at least seven of you to call me a coon in the comments section (although you should register on The Root and call me that there...thanks).

P.S. I want the dotcom up and running, too. Sigh squared.