by Darrin Johnson | Sep 11, 2017 | Events, Health and Wellness, Lifestyle, Ruelon, Spirituality, Travel
Can we talk here? Yes, I am channeling the one and only, and legendary Joan Rivers right about now. That’s the level of enthusiasm, gratitude, and pride I feel when I talk about the friends in my life, our collective journeys, and how we ended up where we are. A slew...
by Darrin Johnson | Sep 9, 2017 | Events, Health and Wellness, Lifestyle, Ruelon, Spirituality
Fellas, the rules have changed and if you’re committed to evolving as a conscious, relevant, out, and progressive gay man of color you have three choices. You can either go with the flow, if you can’t beat them, join them. There is also the choice of not participating...
by Darrin Johnson | Jul 14, 2017 | Lifestyle, News, Ruelon, Spirituality, Sports/Entertainment
I’M THE MAN, I’M THE MAN, I’M THE MAN is often the affirmation I recite when I’m pushing through personal boundaries. It’s also the self-defining chorus lyrics from singer Aloe Blacc’s 2014 hit song, “The Man”. It’s a personal favorite and anthem of mine that speaks...
by Darrin Johnson | Jul 3, 2017 | Events, Lifestyle, Ruelon, Sports/Entertainment
Summer is well underway and most of us are already approaching our second major national holiday of the year, The Fourth of July. Whether or not you’re planning a stay-cation or gearing up for upcoming destination getaway, it is with deep regret that I must...
by Darrin Johnson | Jun 30, 2017 | Events, Lifestyle, Ruelon, Spirituality, Travel
There is nothing I detest more than the middle seat on an airplane. I paid for extra leg room on my flight to Puerto Vallarta a few weeks back but I’m still baffled at the idea that most people sitting in the either the window, or aisle seat, are unaware arm rests...
by Darrin Johnson | Jun 29, 2017 | Events, Health and Wellness, Lifestyle, News, Ruelon, Spirituality
Drones from every major news affiliate descended upon me capturing footage to relay back to family, friends, and my employer. As I nervously kept looked over my shoulder while walking up Christopher Street, I could see suspicious men dressed in all black immediately...
by Darrin Johnson | Jun 12, 2017 | Ruelon
Once I became a man of a certain age, I realized that I’ve lived through a few shared life experiences that were tragic enough in nature, to warrant the statement, “I remember where, I was and what I was doing when…..”. September eleventh, Michael Jackson’s...
by Darrin Johnson | Jun 12, 2017 | Fashion, Fitness, Health and Wellness, Lifestyle, Ruelon, Sports/Entertainment, Travel
A long time ago in a suburb far away (Long Island), My dad once told me that when it comes to clothes, choose quality over quantity. He went on to add that every man should own a tailored suit, a pair of good black dress shoes, a subtle fragrance, and a good watch. If...
by Darrin Johnson | May 23, 2017 | Events, Lifestyle, News, Ruelon, Sports/Entertainment
It’s Thursday night in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic in 2016. I’m stepping over my luggage that I’ve yet to unpack as I anxiously prepare my attire for the evening. Once I’ve assembled the right look complete with the right hat, I can’t help but feel as if something...
