"Drake meets Jon Travolta"

"You betta pick you Afro daddyyyy, cuz it's flat on one side." - Erykah Badu

I doubt Erykah Badu was thinking of Ezra when she wrote that line but, man, does it fit. Ezra's curly top definitely has a life of it's own, almost like a Transformer, changing it's shape and size on command. The guy who opens those Halloween shops in October would pay good money for Ezra's crop, recreating it to put it on the shelves. Baby Afro for the kids! They'd sell like hot cakes.

The beauty of being a kid is the saving grace of not knowing when you look absolutely crazy. That's the parents fault and Ezra's hair takes on many forms. It's like Drake meets Jon Travolta, meets Questlove from the Roots, meets Colangelo from Bronx Tale. It's the Black-Hispanic mullet: business in the front, party in the back but then does a complete 180 in the afternoon/night. Party in front, the side, the back, basically, Party Rockin! I'm waiting for him to pause, stare at me and blurt out: "Everyday I'm Shufflin." LMFAO would be proud.

It doesn't help that Ezra actually picks his hair with his hands unwittingly. When we sing the song "5 Monkeys Jumping on the Bed" he knows to "bump" his head with his hand at the right time. Of course, this causes his hair to react like a squeezed sponge expanding. I love the bunny rabbit tail "poof" in the back sometimes. I mean, is it 1981? He plays with it, pulling one side out when he's tired. Bed time: Yes put that hair to sleep!

I love walking in the door, Ezra in arms, hair puffed out from the sweat of the drive home -- we wake up with "Bed head", he wakes up with "Car seat head" --  and his mom looking at him squarely saying "THAT BABY LOOK CRAZY!"

Yes is does and he's all ours.

The Ultimate Assist

"I wondered why somebody didn't do something. Then I realized… I am somebody." ~Unknown 

Family and Friends, as you all know, basketball is one of my passions so I have decided to take my love for the game and use it toward a great cause! I'll be playing for 12 hours straight as part of a charity basketball game to raise funds for the Sihanouk Hospital in Cambodia, a training center for medical professionals that provides 24-hour health care to thousands who are medically under-served. By playing in this 12-hour marathon of a basketball game, I'm sacrificing to help someone else in need. I feel like I'm making a difference but I can't do it alone. Will you help by donating to my cause? Go here and click on my name: HOOPS FOR HOPE

From 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., I'll be giving it my all on the court. I ask that you give a little something as well. My goal is to raise $1,001. If I can convince 2,002 people to donate 50 cents, I'd make my goal. However, it's more realistic to start with a $25 donation. This contribution will allow me to achieve my goal of helping someone who needs medical attention but simply can't afford it. Can you help?

If you'd like to come cheer me on, you're welcome to stop by! You can't put a price tag on Encouragement!

This is my challenge, will you help me?

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Hoops for Hope is a sports endurance adventure created for the purpose of raising money and awareness for the Sihanouk Hospital in Cambodia. Hoops for Hope is 24 men pledging to play 12 hours of basketball to raise a minimum of $24,000. It is a chance for you to generously give your money to help a heroic hospital staff serve people freely. The event will begin at 8 a.m. on Saturday, May 26th and end that evening at 8 p.m. The contributions can begin now. You can select the player you want to sponsor by going to their personalized page and clicking right now on DONATE. To find out more about Sihanouk Hospital Center of HOPE, click here. To find out more about HOPE worldwide Cambodia, click here.