Christmas: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year!

I'm so excited about Christmas that I put out my decorations two weeks before Thanksgiving. That's a record for me.  Woo Hoo! 

Just waiting for gifts to adorn the tree!

Celebrate the Reason for the Season!

The State of Being Thankful

Doing good deeds doesn't always translate to folks being thankful for what you've done or are doing for them. Assistance comes in many forms but is not always appreciated by those whom you are trying to assist. Funny, isn't it? What I'm learning is that I have to give without expecting anything in return, even if it means that the receiver doesn't learn the lesson intended from my "gift", "assistance" or "help". 

I'm thankful for another teachable moment and I'm also thankful for family, friends and trials. Each one has a way of testing our love, strength, and courage.

Back in Stride Again

Hey Peeps,

Now that I've gotten my second wind you can expect to see new postings of my ramblings, prosaic thoughts, commentary and idle rants about life in general, or any thing that'll generate discourse among like- and not so like-minded folks.  :-)

Talk to you later.

Successful Black Women Seeking Black Men . . .

It seems that the quest for "black love" has gone mainstream. ABC's "20/20" recently broadcasted a "symposium" or "dialogue" on Can a Successful Black Woman Find a Black Man? Check it out. What do you think? Food for thought or just fodder?

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Crazy is as Crazy Does

Check out this story and see how easy it is to live up to your last name. If my last name is Creep, does it really mean that I'm a creep? Did he really think he was a boob?

Honorable Minster Louis Farrakhan on Barack Obama, Churches, and Satan

I couldn't agree any more with Minister Farrakkan's words if I had voiced them myself. He's right on so many points. Stay tuned.

I'm Feeling Kinda Blue Today

Not to be a downer, but I'm feeling a bit blue today. I guess I'm having a "blue day." So to help me get through this moment, I'm gonna listen to the blues man himself, Mr.Bobby "Blue" Bland.

Random Thoughts

Word Association:

Knees
Ache
Leg
Tremble
Kiss
Love
Sweet
Michael
Honeymoon
Dreamin'
Sunset
Sunsrise
Promises
Hope

Long Time, No Hear or See

I know it's been a minute -- okay, six months -- since I last posted, but I have a really good reason for why I haven't been online. Really. I've been busy pursuing higher learning.

Yep. I've had my nose in the books for the past nine-months immersed in leadership development program. And lemme tell you, this girl is now developed, in more ways than one. :-)

I'll tell you about my journey in another post, but I just wanted to send out a quick shout to let you know I'm back. So watch-out-der-now, it's on and crackin'. Holla back at me and let me know you're out there.

In Peace,

A newly developed and evolved Leader.

Hello, Mr. President!

Former Senator Barack Hussein Obama took the oath of office today and became America's 44th President. Joined by his beautiful wife and First Lady, Michelle Obama, the attractive couple waved to the jubilant crowd estimated at over 1 million strong, who broke out into a chant of "O-BA-MA! O-BA-MA! O-BA-MA!"

What a day in American history!

Feds: Black man posed as white racist in threats

11/14/2008, 3:11 p.m. CST
By KEVIN McGILL The Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A black man from Mississippi has been arrested and accused of sending racist death threats over the Internet to three black students at Louisiana's Nicholls State University.

The FBI in New Orleans said Dyron Hart, 19, was arrested Wednesday. He is accused of sending the messages by way of the students' Facebook accounts. The messages contained racial epithets and death threats and were sent to two black women and a black man at Nicholls State in Thibodaux, La.

The author of those messages cast himself as a white man who intended to kill blacks because Barack Obama was elected president.

Hart told an FBI agent that he sent the messages to "get a reaction," according to the agent's sworn statement.

The criminal complaint was filed in U.S. District Court in New Orleans. U.S. Attorney Jim Letten's office said Hart made his initial court appearance in Biloxi. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jay Golden in Mississippi said Friday that Hart was released on bond and was ordered to appear in federal court in New Orleans on Nov. 24.

Although the case sprang from a probe into messages sent to the three Nicholls State students, the FBI agent's statement said Hart also admitted sending the message to students at other institutions, including LSU, the University of Mississippi and the University of Alabama.

An FBI news release said Hart, if convicted, would face a maximum sentence of five years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.

Repeatedly using an obscenity and the N-word, the author of the message threatens to kill more than 3,000 black people in a month because of Obama's election and warns the recipient of a pending attack from "a random white man," according to the agent's affidavit.

Neither Hart nor his family could not be reached for comment. The phone number listed at his home address was not in service. A message left Friday with Hart's court-appointed defense attorney was not immediately returned.

Colton Brodoux was the name of the person who purportedly sent the messages. "Hart admitted that he created the Colton Brodoux profile on Facebook," the FBI affidavit said. The document details how the FBI traced the messages back to a computer at Hart's Poplarville address in Mississippi.

Hello, Mr. President!

The first Black president-elect of the United States of America and the first family. Simply beautiful! This is truly an awesome day in American history. Let us celebrate with dignity, respect, and a bravado that we've never experienced before.

God bless Barack Obama and God bless America!

May all who came before him rest peacefully knowing that their labor was not in vain. God bless Sojourner Truth. God bless Marcus Garvey. God bless Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. God bless my grandparents, Mr. Albert Owens and Mrs. Fannie Owens.

And God bless my dad, Nathaniel Owens, who did not get a chance to see a black man elected to the highest seat in the land.

Obama's Loss Traced to Undefined Voter

Don't be an Undefined Voter. Vote Barack Obama on November 4th!

Hunt for Red October

How desparate are the Republicans to win the U.S. Presidential election? See for yourself:



Crazy is as crazy does.

And how stupid is John McCain's brother, Joe? Listen for yourself.

David Alan Grier & Chocolate News

I don't know what to say about this trailer. Check out the promo for David Alan Grier's new comedy, Chocolate News. I have always liked Grier from his early days with Robert Townsend to his "I've arrived" era on In Living Color with Keenan Ivory Wayans and Damon Wayans. But there's something about this trailer that doesn't sit well with me.

Maybe it's the old shtick of cooning and buffooning that has me scratching my head. No need to debunk any stereotypes here, especially since Grier appears to have pulled out all stops in that department. I guess I'll have to tune in to see how far Grier has grown or sunk as an actor/comedian.

What about you? What comes to your mind when you watch this promo?

Seeking Sweet Potato Pie Recipe

Calling all cooks!

As the holidays approach, I'm looking to spice up my Thanksgiving and Christmas menus with some good ol' southern dessert. Does anybody have a good sweet potato pie recipe?

Please share.

Mental Hospital Phone Menu

Hello and thank you for calling The State Mental Hospital. Please select from the following options menu:

If you are obsessive-compulsive, press 1 repeatedly.

If you are co-dependent, please ask someone to press 2 for you.

If you have multiple personalities, press 3, 4, 5 and 6.

If you are paranoid, we know who you are and what you want, stay on the line so we can trace your call.

If you are delusional, press 7 and your call will be forwarded to the Mother Ship.

If you are schizophrenic, listen carefully and a little voice will tell you which number to press.

If you are manic-depressive, hang up. It doesn't matter which number you press, nothing will make you happy anyway.

If you are dyslexic, press 9-6-9-6.

If you are bipolar, please leave a message after the beep or before the beep or after the beep. But Please wait for the beep.

If you have short-term memory loss, press 9.

If you have short-term memory loss, press 9.

If you have short-term memory loss, press 9.

If you have low self-esteem, please hang up. Our operators are too busy to talk with you.

If you are menopausal, put the gun down, hang up, turn on the fan, lie down and cry. You won't be crazy forever.

If you are blond, don't press any buttons. You'll just mess it up.

This coming week is National Mental Health Care week.

You can do your part by remembering to contact at least one unstable person to show you care.

(Well, my job is done . Your turn!!)

Okey Dokey Friday Jokey

Art Imitating Life

Former 'SNL' alumni Tina Fey nailed her impersonation of Gov. Sarah Palin during last night's opening. This is way too funny (and scary)!

"The Twist" top song of Billboard Hot 100 era

Awwwwwwww, shookey shookey, now!

Chubby Checker's "The Twist" was named the top song of Billboard Hot 100 era.

"I'm glad they've finally recognized it," said Checker of his early 1960s hit. He compared "The Twist" — named by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum as one of the 500 songs that shaped rock 'n' roll — to the creation of the telephone as a groundbreaking moment because he said it was the first time people were dancing "apart to the beat."

The Billboard Hot 100 chart measures airplay and sales information (and more recently digital downloads) in determining the nation's most popular songs. To determine the most popular song of the Hot 100 era, Billboard used a formula to determine the top song — not always relying on weeks at No. 1 since the data was reported differently in its early days.