Ok lets get past the formalities yes I"M LATE AGAIN....but obviously no one is paying attention so I can afford to do so. Nah this past week and well this week in general, let's see where do I begin. I started this new Dave Ramsey kick and I'm focused on being supremely wealthy and I have the foundation to get it done. Nah lets dive into this a lil bit because I have obviously recognized my flaws and faults as being a brown person in this society and why we/us can't seem to learn the rules to financial freedoms and why we succumb to the endless perils of being yes BROWN. Our main issues are the overcoming of our past (historically speaking we have never really HAD) what I mean by this is most of us aren't use to having so when we get a lil bit we SPLURGE (for my beige readers we over spend and buy frivolously). Nah the problem with "SPLURGING" is half the time it is at the expense of something usually a bill or two. We would rather have the new iphone 4G than get caught up the that very bill and stick with the Moto Razr <-- obvious joke. My point is that we have yet to truly learn how to live and sacrafice now and live once we are fully able to. We "live in the moment" carpe diem (I took Latin 2 years in hs) which is a slogan most of us only know about thru movies or when some celebrity says it. I digress....we are for the most part a culture fueled by "STUFF" as a sign of prosperity, we look the part very well to show that yes we do have the ability to buy things however, that only generally impresses our peers who for the most part are doing the same exact thing. Nah I have had the revelation while visiting some family in Ft. Mill, SC where there are some very nice developments and housing and what I noticed (my fam aren't the Joneses and aren't trying to keep up with them how every they are staying up with the Johansons lol) was that the large nice neighborhoods (big ole houses) had a Honda Pilot, Chevy Silverado, and a 03' Camry in the driveway or a '00 FourRunner and a '04 Tahoe, occasionally I would see a Lexus ES or something like that (status bang for buck kinda cars) now I drive further down (hypothetically) and I see typical 'hoods' and I see the Escalade, 300 (Bentley kit), Suburban on '28s, etc yard is beat down, the goal in the front yard is on its last 5 fga's and in the back is a cage for the pits. Now yes I'm largely stereotyping and/or over exaggerating a bit however I'm making my point so listen... We do things like that (I'm guilty been there done that) and now I'm slowly learning that sacrificing all that to be able to live in a lil while will be nice (boys school paid for, and trust funds building). Ok exiting soapbox and moving on...
Nah I mentioned visiting family in Ft. Mill which actually was a birthday Carowinds day for my lil cousin and son so we at the park for what seemed like an eternity....Carowinds makes me think if Wal Mart opened an amusement park it would be Carowinds long lines. I thought about talking to my frat brother who is a comedian about this, have you ever seen a Thug at an amusement park....this is probably one of the most "amusing" (pun intended) phenomenons I have ever seen, they are at the park trying to look hard but at the same time trying to have fun (be a kid again). Wife beaters, big shorts, ball cap, fresh sneakers, and tatted up toting a bear or a big tube that the lemonade comes in hahahahaha Iownknow about you but I found that to be hilarious (i will discuss further later). On the other side of the spectrum watching the "Necks" are just as funny because its like they treat Carowinds like they are at Vegas............................................(needed a minute to stop laughing so hard internally). If you haven't notice I like observing people and dynamics that overall make life beautiful yet instantaneously funny. I keep telling myself to do a broadcast via YouTube so when I see things I can make these words come to life....YALL GOTTA STAY ON ME ABOUT THAT.
In other news I recently discovered that our Govenors' husband is referred to as the First Gentleman, I snickered (yes I said snickered) because I was always curious to what that name would be and as I watched the morning news I received clarification. Well as we all know I can be long winded so I will exit stage left now and make sure to say that SEND YOUR PRAYERS TO EVERYONE AROUND THE WORLD, especially the recent storms that have ripped thru the southeast, the earthquakes folks in Japan and Haiti and all those who have lost someone they loved recently. We have to right the ship and support our brothers and sisters and wake up everyday and be thankful and spread joy and happiness to thy neighbor.
Until....
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Monday, April 18, 2011
testing testing 1,2,3
Ok so back to what I was tombout. I have been using droid voice recognition all day so for give the short post before. So the NBA playoffs have begun and yes I will say if you are a sports fan preferrably nba then your spouse/significant other should understand no request are permitted for the next four weeks. In other news it looks like a new legislation will be passed saying that voters must present ID to vote, hmmmm how can I address this without coming off politically wrong....that method was banned in the early part of the century.
Moving along I partook in a grown up weekend (those with kids will lol when I finish), I took my sons to their cousin bday party then kicked it at my cousins house for the remainder of the evening (spirits, food, and plenty of lol) yeah that's a GROWN UP WEEKEND hahahahaha.
Also make sure you send your prayers out to those families that were rocked by tornadoes this past week. With Mother Nature having her own pms issues you would figure we (humans) would be less inclined to destroy, kill, fight, degrade, and politcally dismantle each other. Im just saying....priorities are a bit off....so I will end with this PEACE, LOVE, & LAUGHTER
Until...
Moving along I partook in a grown up weekend (those with kids will lol when I finish), I took my sons to their cousin bday party then kicked it at my cousins house for the remainder of the evening (spirits, food, and plenty of lol) yeah that's a GROWN UP WEEKEND hahahahaha.
Also make sure you send your prayers out to those families that were rocked by tornadoes this past week. With Mother Nature having her own pms issues you would figure we (humans) would be less inclined to destroy, kill, fight, degrade, and politcally dismantle each other. Im just saying....priorities are a bit off....so I will end with this PEACE, LOVE, & LAUGHTER
Until...
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yet another week
And so this week has begun not much more entertaining than last week however the nba playoffs has started so that's a good good beginning.
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Thursday, April 14, 2011
Iownknow....
OK I know I'm super late (usually a Monday thang) but hell who knows who actually takes time to read this any way so oh well. Last week wasnt much of anything as far as news but this week has been somewhat entertaining at least in the entertainment world. SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Manny retires, Barry beats the rap, and Kobe gets fines 100k for his "homophobic slur". Amazon is trying to make a come up in SC, VP sleeps thru presidents speech, and a number of other thangs. Where do I begin....lets just start with Manny hahahah he bounces retires and goes to Spain after failing another drug test. Lets just say the man has made over 170M in his career and all they tombout is if he goes to the HOF, mmmmmm (sour face expression) he don't care, WHO"S NEXT! Barry Bonds has proved once again that Dollars talk and what they excrete walks hahaha NEXT! KOBE gets caught on t.v. on one of his many MANY tirades the TV catches the closure of his verbal assault. What I am happy about is he didn't use the ole cliche' "I'm human....dadadadaada" he was real about it and yes I think it has been blown completely out of proportion but then again IT WAS ON NATIONAL TV. Whats is most interesting is that it cost him 100k YIKES, but as the folks on Sports Center calculated that is roughly 30 min of his salary (recession, 100k could help many families in need). I digress man if players started getting fined for stuff like that they need to fine Bosh for spitting while getting hype in a game (like the Glenn Davis drooling thing).
In other news Amazon is trying to come to Metropolitainville, USA and got free land, and some breaks but they want the whole pie. It's interesting when companies do that, isn't more important to break into this market and provide 2,500 jobs for a recession hard hit state? Maybe I'm just a economic softy.
Like I said last week didn't have much substance that I could go into a long drawn out soliloquy about. If you read this blog subscribe and join...I'm geesh it wont hurt. hahahahah
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In other news Amazon is trying to come to Metropolitainville, USA and got free land, and some breaks but they want the whole pie. It's interesting when companies do that, isn't more important to break into this market and provide 2,500 jobs for a recession hard hit state? Maybe I'm just a economic softy.
Like I said last week didn't have much substance that I could go into a long drawn out soliloquy about. If you read this blog subscribe and join...I'm geesh it wont hurt. hahahahah
Until...
Monday, April 4, 2011
Hmmmm where and what
Yes yes we are at another Monday and although this past week wasn't as eventful as the last it still had its "things". Obviously our Governor could be discussed every week so for the sake of entertaining I will not do so. Lets just say the more I read and learn about politics the more I realized my preconceived notions were right and I get a bit frustrated. I digress so the big debates last week were about the FINAL FOUR and kids staying in school not staying in school etc., plus a topic that I will spend some time on this particular blog post.
A group of married men (one newlywed) and myself of course had "the" discussion with the grasshopper about the INSTITUTION. Now mind this is a group of guys all expressing their thoughts so about the changes, the responsibilities, the "submission" hahahah. Now we all realized that there are changes that come with "signing nem papers" (women may argue this but that's fine this is from a male perspective so) and the consensus was that the fact of "submission" (take the term on the surface not literally) comes more from us than it does women. Men generally submit for the simple fact of not having to debate, be challenged, or argue about mainly what appears as trivial (pick your battles). Mind this group of gentlemen had never had this talk we just gravitated to it. All of us had our stories of "giving in" and learning how to always be wrong. The Grasshopper in this conversation asked several "grasshopper-like" questions in which each guy gave a scenario but all have virtually the same response. Questions such as: 1. What about sex 2. Home projects 3. Going out 4. Consequences. Each guy appropriately responded based on personal experience but each had the same results; 1. will decrease with a sharp decline 2. will increase 3. will decrease for the sake of "why do you need to go out" 4. Ultimately if you challenge any of the above questions you will be met with stiff resistance and ultimately will just be mad and stay home. If you are a married man reading this I know you are laughing because you recognize where you fall in. Now by no means were we discouraging the grasshopper about the INSTITUTION we were simply helping him properly identify what the hell he has gotten himself into. Now many of the "council" (I will refer to this group for the remainder) all previously dated and courted for years prior to jumping broom and each said that once it became law binding all the previous +/- were erased from the hard drive and you have a new slate to work from which is notably dominated by the spouse. OK for virgin readers I know this may all sound negative but it truly isn't it is just a way for some grasshoppers to understand and conceptualize what they are embarking on. In this day in age where the divorce rate is astounding we can look at the dynamics and variables of why it is what it is (save for later discussion). Without really understanding the dynamics and variables you will slowly realized the INSTITUTION is less about you and more about what your suppose to do (hahahaha). "Grasshopper" quick rebutle was that "things are cool right now but I do foresee somethings already", we all laughed in unison because he is still reveling in the "newness" but reality will slowly be implemented so that he starts to understand that all the questions he initially asked will all reveal the answers we all responded with. Now there are some dudes out there that will say "none of those apply" and I will respond with a. do you have children (likely not) b. if you call the shots, more than likely she is complaining to her girlfriend you just don't know it c. newlywed. The INSTITUTION is not a science or for the lack of better terms about love, it is indeed a partnership based on the idea of cooperation, compromise, care, respect, and last but not least the L word. Through several conversations (across all ethnic fronts) the thoughts and responses yield the same results. As we wished grasshopper the best (as we were being summoned) we also told grasshopper to toss the notion of what it once was out the window because that will change. Regardless if you find the "right" person the principals of matrimony are different and plain and simple. Women (many) have ambitions and dreams of the INSTITUTION and the overall idea of how it is going to be. Men (most) generally "submit" to the INSTITUTION and the stability of it. The socialism of it is what makes or breaks it, are we on the same page, are we growing together, are we both fueled by the initial fire that led us here? Those are the questions people ask and ultimately become the blueprint of the INSTITUTION.
OK I have rambled long enough if you have responses and/or questions feel free to input or email me I will be more than obliged to respond. This is merely my thoughts and opinions so....
Until...
A group of married men (one newlywed) and myself of course had "the" discussion with the grasshopper about the INSTITUTION. Now mind this is a group of guys all expressing their thoughts so about the changes, the responsibilities, the "submission" hahahah. Now we all realized that there are changes that come with "signing nem papers" (women may argue this but that's fine this is from a male perspective so) and the consensus was that the fact of "submission" (take the term on the surface not literally) comes more from us than it does women. Men generally submit for the simple fact of not having to debate, be challenged, or argue about mainly what appears as trivial (pick your battles). Mind this group of gentlemen had never had this talk we just gravitated to it. All of us had our stories of "giving in" and learning how to always be wrong. The Grasshopper in this conversation asked several "grasshopper-like" questions in which each guy gave a scenario but all have virtually the same response. Questions such as: 1. What about sex 2. Home projects 3. Going out 4. Consequences. Each guy appropriately responded based on personal experience but each had the same results; 1. will decrease with a sharp decline 2. will increase 3. will decrease for the sake of "why do you need to go out" 4. Ultimately if you challenge any of the above questions you will be met with stiff resistance and ultimately will just be mad and stay home. If you are a married man reading this I know you are laughing because you recognize where you fall in. Now by no means were we discouraging the grasshopper about the INSTITUTION we were simply helping him properly identify what the hell he has gotten himself into. Now many of the "council" (I will refer to this group for the remainder) all previously dated and courted for years prior to jumping broom and each said that once it became law binding all the previous +/- were erased from the hard drive and you have a new slate to work from which is notably dominated by the spouse. OK for virgin readers I know this may all sound negative but it truly isn't it is just a way for some grasshoppers to understand and conceptualize what they are embarking on. In this day in age where the divorce rate is astounding we can look at the dynamics and variables of why it is what it is (save for later discussion). Without really understanding the dynamics and variables you will slowly realized the INSTITUTION is less about you and more about what your suppose to do (hahahaha). "Grasshopper" quick rebutle was that "things are cool right now but I do foresee somethings already", we all laughed in unison because he is still reveling in the "newness" but reality will slowly be implemented so that he starts to understand that all the questions he initially asked will all reveal the answers we all responded with. Now there are some dudes out there that will say "none of those apply" and I will respond with a. do you have children (likely not) b. if you call the shots, more than likely she is complaining to her girlfriend you just don't know it c. newlywed. The INSTITUTION is not a science or for the lack of better terms about love, it is indeed a partnership based on the idea of cooperation, compromise, care, respect, and last but not least the L word. Through several conversations (across all ethnic fronts) the thoughts and responses yield the same results. As we wished grasshopper the best (as we were being summoned) we also told grasshopper to toss the notion of what it once was out the window because that will change. Regardless if you find the "right" person the principals of matrimony are different and plain and simple. Women (many) have ambitions and dreams of the INSTITUTION and the overall idea of how it is going to be. Men (most) generally "submit" to the INSTITUTION and the stability of it. The socialism of it is what makes or breaks it, are we on the same page, are we growing together, are we both fueled by the initial fire that led us here? Those are the questions people ask and ultimately become the blueprint of the INSTITUTION.
OK I have rambled long enough if you have responses and/or questions feel free to input or email me I will be more than obliged to respond. This is merely my thoughts and opinions so....
Until...
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