Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape.
He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as:
- Knowing when to come in out of the rain
- Why the early bird gets the worm
- Life isn't always fair
- Maybe it was my fault
Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies:
- Don't spend more than you can earn
And reliable strategies:
- Adults, not children, are in charge
His health began to deteriorate when parents attacked teachers for doing the job that they themselves had failed to do in disciplining their unruly children. It declined even further when schools were required to get parental consent to administer Tylenol, sun lotion or a band-aid to a student but could not inform parents when a student became pregnant and wanted to have an abortion.
Common Sense lost the will to live as the Ten Commandments became contraband, churches became businesses and criminals received better treatment than their victims.
Common Sense took a beating when it became punishable for you to defend yourself from a burglar in your own home but the burglar could sue you for assault.
He began to lose ground rapidly when well-intentioned but overbearing regulations were set in place. Reports of a 6 -year-old boy charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate; teens suspended from school for using mouthwash after lunch; and a teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly student, only worsened his condition.
Common Sense finally gave up the will to live after a woman failed to realize that a steaming cup of coffee was hot. She spilled a little in her lap and was promptly awarded a huge settlement.
Common Sense was preceded in death by his parents, Truth and Trust; his wife, Discretion; his Daughter, Responsibility; and his son, Reason.
He is survived by his 3 stepbrothers; I Know My Rights, Someone Else Is To blame, and I'm A Victim.
Not many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone. If you still remember him, pass this on. If not, join the majority and do nothing...
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Chris Brown vs Robin Roberts
***DISCLAIMER***
I in no way condone domestic violence, nor do I agree with a couple physically fighting to work out any situation.
So I tried to avoid this topic because this subject fuels strong emotions in women and it can enrage most men. Its touches a soft spot for most people and for those who have ever been on either side it’s a sore subject. But it’s a headline so I have to address it and I WILL give my opinion. With that being said R&B singer Mr. Chris Brown has once again found himself in a negative light in the media. Chris is doing a media sweep to promote his new album F.A.M.E. (For All My Enemies) and he was scheduled to do an interview with Robin Roberts from Good Morning America who has interviewed Chris several times in the past so this should be a piece of cake….UMMMM NOPE. Her first question goes back 2 years to the incident with Rhianna and asking how life is post this incident. Chris was initially very professional and very direct he stated that I have moved past that and I would like to discuss my album. Now keep in mind I understand this is probably considered a meaty piece if you can get him to open up on national television. I understand that being a journalist you want to have the best stories and of course to have him break down and get emotional about it would have been great for her career BUT there should be a line drawn between asking questions and interrogating someone. I watched the interview three times and for me she was just being a bully. We all should be held accountable for our actions and I agree that he deserved to go the court system and to have that scare, but who are we to continue to hold that against him especially only having one side of the story. I do not believe in a man placing his hands on a woman in a violent manner, but I do believe that a woman can provoke a man to anger. When the incident happen he was technically not even a man he was a teenager. So with the age factor and not knowing what actually happened maturity has a lot to do with how he responded to a situation. I have been a teenage girl who knew exactly how to push my boyfriends’ buttons and how to anger him so I do not believe that she was completely innocent in this situation especially since she confirmed that she hit him first. So with all of that being said yes he is in the public eye and the cost of his decision was a lot more expensive because it could have potentially harmed his career. At the point that the judge has even excused him everyone needs to back off. I do not feel as though his decision should be an excuse to persecute or badger him. He responded several times in the interview that he was there to talk about his album. Ms Roberts should have been more professional and taken the queue and moved on instead of trying to force a response. I will say that he needs to learn how to deal with issues without lashing out because each time he responds negatively he will be proving the naysayers right and smearing his own image. I also watched the GMA response to yesterday’s events and the invitation for him to come back on. Now I found that to be strange only because if you felt so threaten by his actions why would you have him come back unless you want to really provoke him and make headlines or this was a prime example of the media fabricating and blowing a very small situation into something major wouldn’t be the first time. Either way I need Chris Browns handlers to get on their job by protecting him and giving him better advice it shouldn’t be considered a bad thing to tell him to do the right thing it should be considered job security. Well I leave it with you please discuss
"F" yo momma, and "F" everybody in here!
OK, now im not that overly religious cat that cant take a joke but....
I'm just saying ......
If your grandmomma took you to church as a youngin like my grandmomma took me,
then you should know like I know.
Its time to pray for our churches
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Where is Phylicia Barnes?
When you hear that a teenager has disappeared or is missing a lot of things come to mind. Maybe there was family disagreement and she left to blow off steam. Maybe she went to a friend’s house and didn’t tell family members where she was going. Teenagers are strange creatures and their habits can be very confusing so you just never know. As a parent you never want to think the worst. So when I first heard the story of Felicia Barnes being the parent of a teenager I said to myself maybe she is with friends. Than the news reports started to share details that just did not make sense. She is not from Baltimore she is from Monroe North Carolina and she was here visiting an older sister. She was left alone during the day while the sister was at work. Felicia updated her face book status to say that she was in the house with my sister’s boyfriend and that was last thing ever heard from her and that was on December 28, 2010. The police are saying that they believe foul play was involved but there have been no new leads or information. The police are baffled and are stuck, they have been pleading with the public for help. My heart goes out to the family because not knowing if she is ok and where she is has to be absolute torture. The odds of a missing African American teenager making national headlines are very slim they use this crazy point system for their stories and a missing African American teenager just doesn’t score high enough to make the slate for national news unlike a missing Caucasian Female. I will applaud the local media for keeping Phylicia in the headlines long enough to make sure that she made the national headlines. I will keep a close eye on this one and give updates as they come out. If you think that you have seen her Please contact 855-223-0033.
Who is Otis Rolley and what does he mean to Baltimore?
Well Otis Rolley was Baltimore City’s seventh planning director. He held that job from July 2003 until 2007. When he accepted the job he was the youngest director of a large city planning department in the US he held that job during the O’Malley administration. If you live in Baltimore he is also running for the office of Mayor. He believes that he holds the keys to improving Baltimore city and making things better. He feels as though he will be able to lower the city’s taxes, remodel City Hall, streamline property acquisition process for developers and implement the city’s master plan which he helped to push to policy when he was in his position. And it all sounds great at least the lower tax part, but as a working class citizen his other priorities sound a lot like BIG business. He has a great amount of followers who believe in his campaign and support whole heartedly. There is also a large group that oppose Mr.Rolley and all that he stands for. Some Baltimoreans state that working class Baltimore City residents are the last thing on his mind and that he is all about the almighty dollar. Citizen groups state that Mr Rolley sided with slum lords and predatory lenders, leaving the city’s homeowners to become the prey and victims of house flipping and ridiculous loans. Citizen groups state that concerns and valid issues were ignored when he was in his previous position. They say he would devalue the citizens input and side with and protect the lender (Citibank, Household finance to name a few). They say that he was the gate keeper who locked citizens out of those meetings. One leader states that it was not until question P that citizens City Hall took citizens seriously and allowed them to attend the house flipping and predatory lending task force meetings. So we all have a few things that we are not proud of and some people even make compromise for their positions. But when reading Mr. Rolley’s website he has manage to act as though those things never happened and that he will ride in like a Knight in shining armor to restore Baltimore City. I know plenty of Baltimore citizens want to see major change in city government, but we have to be careful and really pay attention to who is running. I do not expect to agree with every decision made in government but I want it to at least make sense. If contractors are at the top of the agenda doesn’t really play out well in my mind. Our votes can push Baltimore into a better place or make the situation as such that it will not be able to recover. Here is his website http://www.otisrolley.com/platform
"It is US policy that Gadhafi must go"
Breaking News pertaining to the US response to Gadhafi.
I have come across alot of criticism about how President Obama is handling this situation. Check out the article below and let me know what you think.
http://www.thegrio.com/politics/would-blacks-back-bush-if-he-bombed-africa.php
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