Category Archives: Rants & Raves
Tab
Do you remember when they used to make Tab?? This was like the the nastiest soda EVER. But there were people who LOVED it!
Keith Sweat
Do you remember when this guy sat on top of the R & B charts?? He made the mid tempo and slow songs that everybody bumped in their car or put on those quiet storm mix tapes we used to make for whoever we were dating. And though everybody agreed he “couldn’t” sing. Well at least not in the traditional way, there was something about that nasally whining that worked. Keith made some good music that still sounds good today. Remember Make it Last Forever? Merry Go Round? Don’t Stop Your Love? or his work with LSG (which consisted of Eddie Levert, Keith and Johnny Gill)? One of my favorites is this collaboration with the group Kut Klose. Enjoy. Keith Sweat -Twisted featuring Kut Klose
No Words….
IT HURTS MY HEART. IT PISSES ME OFF. I FEEL SO HELPLESS.
The Red Ball
Do you remember the red ball from elementary school. The multi-purpose red ball that was the kick ball and the hand ball and the dodge ball. How I loved that red ball. I have many warm childhood memories about those red balls and playing during recess. This past Christmas, I opened all of my gifts and my boyfriend told me to go into the closet. Guess what, it was a box of rubber balls. A green one, a blue one, a yellow one and a Red one:)
The Net can be Toxic
The internet is a great tool. It educates. It entertains. It is a part of our daily lives. Most of us cannot remember what life was like before it came along. But the internet can be a very negative place, a very dangerous place, a very ugly place, a very toxic place. There are sooooo many negative people on the internet. If you don’t believe me check out a lot of the message boards and comment sections on various blogs. Just really hateful, mean spirited, toxic stuff. And I would venture to say that most of these people hide behind their computers and type such negative, toxic things because they feel small and powerless in the real world. Most of these people would never have the courage to say the things they say online in real life. I used to go on a local site to get the news and I would go to the comment section and EVERY single day it would turn into a racial debate. The subject could be about planting cabbage and it would turn to name calling, stereotyping and a whole lot of nonsense. I got so tired of it. I stopped going to news sites, gossip sites or any site that is a breeding ground for negativity. It is easy to get sucked into it. I am guilty of getting sucked into it a time or two. But no more. I hide “friends” on Facebook/Twitter who are constantly negative or toxic in with their posts. I try to go to more uplifting sites these days and learn about new things such as gardening, natural foods/products or look up new lip shades I want to try;) and when I am not doing that, I try to go out into the sunshine, into the real world to see some of the beautiful things that are there every day.tr
Tiger Tiger Woods Ya’ll
Yes, I too am gonna speak on Mr. Woods. And why not? Everybody else in the free world has already, right? And in case you need to catch up, Ole Nancy Grace goes in on Tiger on a nightly basis, detail by detail, blow by blow (ooh maybe poor choice of words:) Personally this story has made me laugh, yes I initially found delight in Elin busting the windows out of the car. I posted the Jazmine Sullivan video Bust Your Windows on Facebook. I thought of getting a t-shirt made with the words TEAM ELIN in bold type. Or Elin tee’d off on Tiger’s…. Though in my heart I know, domestic violence is not funny and definitely is not the answer. Then those feelings turned to sadness, for the children, for Elin and for Tiger because his actions could possibly cause the breakup of his family. Then sadness turned to pure disgust as I heard his voice on voice mails and the skank count grew on a daily basis. The one feeling that has been the same from day one is poor Elin. I feel for her as a wife, as a mom and as a human being. I can’t imagine the pain she is in. I hate that Tiger’s actions have thrust her out into the public eye in such humiliating circumstances. I feel for the children whose father’s lack of judgement and/or lack of scruples have broken up their family and one day, they will know the circumstances and mourn the loss all over again. And most of all I hate that he at no point thought or cared about any of the above to stop it. We can call it sex addiction. We can say he was finally letting his hair down because of his regimented childhood at the hands of Earl Woods, that only consisted of golf. Or may be the formerly geeky, buck tooth, skinny, racially confused Tiger, now a billionaire, was living out his fantasies. Heck, all of it may be true. But is does not excuse the total lack of character. Tiger has been a winner all of his life but truly he is the biggest loser. And he stands to lose a whole lot more than a golf tournament. SMDH.
Boy, pull your pants up!!!
I love this picture. These are some young boys in 1941 in Chicago. They look so classy. Trends come and go and sometimes I think the older generations can be hard on young kids and the trends they follow. But everybody has to remember that they too were young once upon a time and probably went through some stage or followed a really stupid trend or style. We all did, and I dare anyone to go through their old pictures and yearbook if you don’t believe me. But there is one “style” or trend that is just plain stupid and frankly just ignorant and that’s the “pants hanging off your a** look”. I don’t get it, I think it is vulgar and just ridiculous. The pants started out big, got bigger, started to “sag” off the butt and now are belted completely below the buttocks. These kids can’t even walk and have to hold the crotch just to be able to walk. Just plain stupid!! Too many people have fought, died and sacrificed for you to walk around like this. It’s not cool, you look like a fool! Boy, pull your pants up!!!!!!! Ok, I’m done:)
Smile a while for me Sarah
Everyone I know is running home to see this debate like it’s the Super Bowl. I wonder if she is gonna stink like this fish she’s holding. If it is anything like her Katie Couric interview, God help us. Tonight there will be no teleprompter, no script. Sarah’s gotta freestyle! Hopefully Ole Joe will hold it together and let her make herself look bad and judging by her previous interviews, that ain’t hard to do. One hour, four minutes and counting….gotta go get my popcorn and soda.
A Beautiful Day
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omFdpnSu57U] After I listen to NPR in the morning and hear what businesses went down over night and all the doom and gloom, I am going to turn this up real loud as I drive down the highway. It always makes me feel happy.
I’m Bringing Sexy Back
This was me just 4 yrs. ago. I had a little kid ask if I was pregnant yesterday :O (see previous post-I need to exercise butt). THE AB CHALLENGE IS OFFICIALLY ON!!!!!