Why anyone would want to do this to themselves is beyond me, but below are two pictures of a man who injected himself with a skin-tanning mixture called Melanotan-II for two months. I only hope he’s achieved the look he was going for…
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Saturday, February 16, 2013
Case in point: Jesse Jackson Jr., son of notable civil rights activists and cultural icon Jesse Jackson Sr. (also, not without his issues) is under investigation for embezzling money from his own campaign funds to buy more than $20,000 worth of Michael Jackson memorabilia, $10,000 in Bruce Lee paraphernalia, as well as fur coats and capes. Yep! Certainly worth going to the Booty-Pen for, Junior.
Jackson is expected to plead guilty to federal charges filed today in Washington. He faces up to five years in federal prison for his bad judgement or lack thereof. His wife, an ex-Chicago alderman, has also been charged with falsifying tax records and underrepresenting her income. SMH!…♦
Few folks would believe that Congress will actually take us to the brink of a dreaded sequester of $85 billion in automatic spending cuts due to its failure to come up with a solid, mutually satisfying balanced budget, but here we are 2 weeks til the deadline and we’ve got nothin’.
“We’re pretty far away because we have revenue in ours…”– Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.).
“It’s my guess that sequester is going to kick in on March 1 because, again, unless you have real reductions in spending, this bill just kicks the can down the road…” — Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.)
[*NOTE: Colors correspond to inadequate response to the sequester by affiliated Parties.] ♦
I’m only asking because some concerned friends of mine, abhorred that I’d write about my contentment to sit at my computer all day and claim to have a satisfying relationship with it, mentioned to me that my present state of single-ness was unacceptable. Actually they used more harsh terms, but I won’t print them here.
Suffice it to say, they’ve given me an assignment to break it off with PC and go out and find a RealGuy. O000 — I don’t know, that sounds like a lotta work. But Spring is coming, and God willing, will soon be followed by Summer and I’ll only regret not listening to their threats when those glorious Summer Nights start rolling in in the world’s greatest city, New York and I’ve got no one to spend time with. So, I’ll indulge them for as long as I can. I don’t know how MyComputer’s gonna take it though. He’s scary-jealous. ♦
Later pilgrims…
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Thursday, February 14, 2013
Is it wrong to love my computer? Well, I do, and its not a confession that I make easily.
There’s been much doubt cast as to whether a relationship between man and computer can be a healthy one. Look what happened in the “Matrix”.
But while I can go on record that My Computer has shown a lot more love and compassion for me than most guys I’ve dated, its not the only reason I’ve become enamored by it. After all, who gets turned on by you with just one touch? Who can take you to fantastic places all around, money’s no object? Who opens up to you and tells you everything you need to know about themselves? Huh? Who, when they’ve caught a virus, does their best not to infect you, working quietly, diligently in the background; no fussin, no groanin, no cryin’, all to make themselves well enough again to come back to you? Who can show you and tell you things you’ve never seen or heard before? Who does that!?
Hey, If loving my PC is wrong, then I don’t wanna be right!
Maybe I should think again about getting that dog?… ♥
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Showing how ineffective an embargo can sometimes be, this Tuesday, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, just in time for an upcoming 30th birthday, completed a 3rd round of nuke testing in his state.
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice said Washington and its allies intends to “augment the sanctions regime” already in place due to North Korea’s past non-compliance to shut it down.
North Korea is already one of the most heavily sanctioned states in the world with barely any economic links to to block resulting in much impoverishment there.
The test were reportedly in defiance to US sanctions already in place for N. Korea’s nuclear testing stems back to 2006 and 2009 when Jong-un’s ubber-militaristic little Big Daddy, Kim Jong-il vowed to create a nuclear missile warhead to take out the United States. Maybe if President Obama sits down and has a chat with this guy maybe he’d chill. Barack has a way of soothing ruffled feathers. ♦
A Mayo Clinic study found that two 24-ounce cans of Monster Energy Drink contain 480 milligrams of caffeine, the equivalent of five eight-ounce cups of coffee. Eeeoow!!!
A Monster company spokesman says:
“As a company, we vehemently deny that drinking two cans of Monster Energy by itself can cause a death from caffeine toxicity. Two 16-ounce cans of Monster Energy Drinks contain less or a similar amount of caffeine than one 16-ounce cup of filtered coffee from the leading coffee house.”
YES IT CAN!, if your company markets the beverage to a 14 y.o. girl as a soft drink. And that girl had never even drunk a cup of coffee in her young life. The company’s shares plunged $7.59 (14.23 percent) to $46.12 after the case was publicized. ♦
A California couple says fugitive ex-police officer Christopher Dorner tied them up in their mountain condominium and stole their car before the firefight that led to his presumed death.
Karen and Jim Reynolds said at a news conference Wednesday that they came upon Dorner when they entered the condo in Big Bear, Calif. Tuesday, and believe he’d been there as early as Friday.
They say Dorner had a gun but said he wouldn’t hurt them. Karen said, “He talked to us. Tried to calm us down. And saying very frequently he would not kill us.” “He was very calm and very methodical,” — ABC News
What’s rubbing me the wrong way about this case…
- “Terrified and shaken up after a harrowing experience”, would not be the phrase I’d used to describe the couple’s demeanor. More like “jovial” I think.
- Were these two jokers living in a cave? Did they not hear about a manhunt in their area for a “mass-murdering ex-marine officer” in their midst. Was their tv on the blink, internet down, cell phones roaming, what!?
- How in the world did two senior citizens, zip tied, gagged with pillowcases shoved ontop their heads, manage to free themselves to make that all important 911 call?
There’s more, but I’m gonna hafta pick my battles. This case is closed now with Dorner’s apparent death-by-fire…
Or is it? ♦
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Wednesday, February 13, 2013
At 84 and ailing (it was recently revealed he had a pacemaker for years, the battery being replaced only a few weeks ago) The Pope stated not wanting to go out like his predecessor Pope John Paul II, who died of heart failure while still in his Papacy. What would be great would be for the Vatican to take this unprecedented opportunity to bring in a new kind of Pope who can bring the Church and Christianity into the 21st century. Sorta like the intentions of the character from Dan Brown‘s “Demon’s and Angels“, Camerlengo Carlo Ventresca, but without the maniacal plot to vanquish all his competitors and fake the rescue of Vatican City from an Illuminati plot blow it up. A Pope who will create a fresh path to ideas regarding birth control, homosexuality, the use of the Church’s vast riches to help the poor all around the world who join the legions of Christianity more regularly than any other faith. Making religion less of a cash cow and more of a scared one. The world doesn’t exist in a vacuum. Christianity can no longer afford to stay in theirs. “Make That Change” as Michael Jackson used to say. ♦
Today is Ash Wednesday, one of the holiest days in Christianity. But how many of us really know the story behind the ash in Ash Wednesday? Here’s a quick lowdown:
Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent in the Western Christian calendar. Occurring 46 days before Easter, it is a moveable fast that can fall as early as February 4 and as late as March 10. According to the canonical gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke; Jesus spent 40 days fasting in the desert, where he endured temptation by Satan. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of this 40-day liturgical period of prayer and fasting. Ash Wednesday derives its name from the practice of placing ashes on the foreheads of adherents as a reminder and celebration of human mortality, and as a sign of mourning and repentance to God. The ashes used are typically gathered from the burning of the palms from the previous year’s Palm Sunday. This practice is common in much of Christendom, being celebrated by Catholics, Anglicans, Lutherans, Methodists, and some Baptist denominations ~ Wikipedia
“…ashes on the foreheads of adherents as a reminder and celebration of human mortality, and as a sign of mourning and repentance to God.” And now you know…and knowing IS half the battle…♦
OMG! I’m I just slow or has everyone just discovered the miracle of Groupon.com. Well–its a magical site that allows you to print out super-duper discounts on everything from aqua filters to zebra patterned pillow cases. I’m talking up to sometimes half off stuff like Sushi dinners, spa days, kickboxing lessons, hotel stays, camping gear, comedy shows, clothes, everything!
One thing’s for sure, the Brains behind this idea did their homework on how to take a simple idea like the discount coupon and make it a globally successful business in an economy that otherwise is not giving out breaks. Wish it had been me, but there’s more great ideas where that one came from pilgrims!…♦
Michelle Obama, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Education Secretary Arne Duncan attended Hadiya’s funeral service this past Saturday to pay their respects to Cleopatra and Nathaniel Pendleton Sr. and console the family amisdt reports out of Chicago of January being its bloodiest month in more than a decade due to gun violence. The President is expected to be re-emphasizing his position on gun control during his address to the country this evening.
It was was reported that the ex-marine went cra-cra after being fired in ’08 for misconduct by the LAPD (there’s an oxymoron in there somewhere), accused of falsely claiming his training officer kicked a mentally ill suspect in the course of an arrest.
In 2008? He’s just getting fired up about it 5 years later?
He then goes berserk and kills a cop and two civilians, vows to kill other cops and their families and then goes on the lamb for which he disappears off the face of the earth?? He now has a million dollar reward on his head and a War Drone searching for his ass.
And last Friday, the LAPD announced it would reopen its investigation of Dorner’s firing and his claims…the story’s not all here pilgrims…
Rep. Joe Courtney, a Democrat from Connecticut, wrote a scathing letter to Spielberg earlier this week emphasizing that although he is aware of the use of artistic license in the movie business, he was still demanding that the film be corrected before “Lincoln” comes out on DVD.
Guess the difference between license and lying was lost on the movie’s screenwriter.
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Saturday, February 9, 2013
A spokeswoman for the National Weather Service, which names tropical storms like hurricanes, said the agency has no position on the Weather Channel’s decision to name winter storms. Also no word on which Nemo the brain trust at TWC had in mind when naming this present storm. Was it the cute little clown fish from the Disney Pixar movie or the ancient mariner, Captain Nemo from the literary works of science fiction writer Jules Verne?…I’m guessing the clown fish.
LITTLE KNOWN FACT: Nemo also means “The Man” in the African Oromo language, which would also be another silly name for a storm.
“Willow was supposed to be doing ‘Annie,’ we got Jay-Z to do the movie, got the studio to come in and Willow had such a difficult time on tour with ‘Whip my Hair’ and she said, ‘You know Daddy, I don’t think so, I said, ‘Baby, hold up!’ I said, ‘No, no, no, listen; you’ll be in New York with all of your friends and Beyoncé will be there. You will be singing and dancing,’ and she looked at me and said, ‘Daddy, I have a better idea, how about I just be 12.”
How about I just be 12? Whippin’ my hair back n’ forth with mad respect for this little girl : )
Halle Berry, Lisa Leslie, Bishop T.D. Jakes, Clarence Avant and my Girl Chaka Khan will be honored at the BET Awards televised this coming Monday the 11th. Hosted once again by the beautiful Gabrielle Union the show will celebrate Chaka and her fellow nominees for their outstanding achievements in their respective careers. I’ve been rockin’ with the legendary Ms. Khan from day one of her Rufus days all the way up to the multi-Grammy Award winning solo career she enjoys today. And I’ve prided myself on introducing other fans to some of her least known songs. Ill taking you out with my personal favorite, “Roll Me Through The Rushes”… N’joy!
THANK GOD WE MADE IT THROUGH “NEMO” IN ONE PIECE! (or whatever you wanna call it.)
Snow Storm Nemo, 2/8/13
One of my Facebook friends from California sent me this video and asked me to share it. Just in time for Valentines, Chris Hassett pays tribute to marriage equality with his very own song, This I Promise You.
Enjoy!
As we brace ourselves for the Blizzard of 2013 here in the North East, take a moment to enjoy the warmth and tranquility of this pic below.
Enjoy!
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Friday, February 8, 2013
So, we’re bracing for another severe storm surge here on the east coast. I’m prepared though. Super Storm Sandy will live in infamy in my neck-of-the-woods and if there’s one thing that bitch taught me, its “preparedness is next to godliness”. I think I managed to score a few extra points on the “City-Dwellers Who Stand A Fair Chance of Surviving The End of The World” meter–fo’ sho! Here’s a bit of what I got out of the experience:
- All those yellow Gristedes supermarket plastic shopping bags I’ve collected over years came in real handy when the power went out and toilets couldn’t flush. Thaaaat’s right! we did that! Hey! Don’t judge–did you know that human feces produces lethal amounts of noxious methane gas that can render a person unconscious for an hour? Yeah, I bet you didn’t. Wrap that sucker tight and store it somewhere away from you until you can dump it.
- Get your battery operated shortwave radio or handset before disaster strikes. My sister and I walked around the city for hours during the blackout, looking for a weather radio from those hacks with the electronic stores all over the city. Everyone wanted to charge us $60 to $80 for something that would have normally cost about $25 during pre-disaster times.
- Water, water, water! Can’t stressed that enough. Once you hear a super storm is coming your way, get out in the streets with that cart and run to the nearest 24/7 market to stock up with as many bottles as you can. Fill up the tub too. You’ll be surprised how freaked out you get when you don’t have access to running water. Your ‘Inner Primate’ shows up pretty quickly.
- Your little transistor’s no good without batteries, so stock up and keep them in a kool, dry, dark easy to find area in the house.
- Also get yourselves a dozen or so Spanish religious candles, veladoras, in the long glass jars. They double as a long-lasting, contained light source as well as a direct channel to God while praying to Her to put the lights back on, soon.
- Your cell phone will become your BF during a storm blackout. But it will only be as good as the next charge. Indoor ATM machines, post offices, Starbucks, Chinese fast food restaurants…if any of these establishments are open, grab all your charges and electronic devices and hike over there to get your charge on. But be prepared to fight other survivalists if you take up all the sockets with your multitude of devices. You will however be a hero/heroine if you bring a long power strip and a large thermos of black coffee and offer them up to the clan. Folks will herald your name, offer you lifetime indentured servitude and name their first born after you.
A purported Klan Grand Poobah known as the “Exalted Cyclops”, who asked an interviewer to be identified only as “Edward”, says of the proposed march:
“It’s not going to be 20 or 30, it’s going to be thousands of klansmen from the whole United States coming to Memphis, Tennessee.”
Gee, can’t wait….
A Brief History of Forrest Park in Memphis, Tennessee: Forrest Park for years has stirred up emotions. It contains the grave of Nathan Bedford Forrest, a Confederate cavalry leader who traded slaves before the war and went on to become the first grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, the infamous hate group that carried out a merciless campaign of lynchings, church fires and other terror against African Americans as well as other immigrant groups.During the war, troops under Forrest’s command notoriously were accused of slaughtering Federal black troops after the Battle of Fort Pillow. The “Fort Pillow Massacre” became a rallying cry for the Union, according to historians.
“He brought with him not only decades of experience, but boundless creative energy,” “His artistry and craftsmanship will live on forever in the characters he created. His “Star Wars” creatures may be reinterpreted in new forms by new generations, but at their heart, they continue to be what Stuart created for the original films.” ~ “Star Wars” director George Lucas.
As an artist and a lover of all things scifi, I salute your passing Stuart. Godspeed.
Soul Food Junkies is new PBS film by Byron Hurt, chronicling the dynamic and historical significance of soul food and its impact on American cuisine. The movie is touted as a non-preachy, autobiographical look at the impact this genre of cooking had on the institution of American slavery, the period of Reconstruction and post modern-day racism. Hurt sets out on a historical and culinary journey to learn more about the soul food tradition and its relevance to black cultural identity.
Everyone, and not just African-Americans, have something to say about soul food. Some good, some downright condemnation. Whatever your take, this style of cooking should not be discounted for enabling Blacks’ survival in the New World, from the caloric requirements on slave ships, to the subsistence gardens of slave families. African-Americans invented soul food for survival and comfort and no price could be assigned to either of those.
“The hand of the African in the pot, transformed the taste of the pot.”
Walter Slonopas, 52, resigned as a maintenance worker at Contech Casting LLC in Clarksville after his W-2 tax form was stamped with the number 666.
The Bible calls 666 the “number of the beast,” and it’s often used as a symbol of the devil. Slonopas said that after getting the W-2, he could either go to work or go to hell.
“If you accept that number, you sell your soul to the devil,” he said.
