My 7 for '07 New Year's Resolutions

I have decided this year to actually make a list of resolutions and try to follow it for once, instead of not having a list and spend a whole year trying to remember what I said I wanted to do. Plus you the reader will see the list and can be my "failsafe" to ensure that I don't transgress against my own commandments. Maybe, if you see me violating one of the resolutions, you can "check" me and say "yo, remember you said you resolved not to 'road rage' (resolution #2) this year. They are not listed in any particular order, in case you were wondering. Anyway, I encourage you the reader to make a list of your own for your own personal improvement or you could just stay the same old f**ked up you for 2007.

My 7 for '07 New Year's Resolutions:

1. Eat healthier - I'm not talking an Olsen twin or Nicole Richie diet here, but seriously to eat smarter/healthier. Seriously, who needs to eat bacon & sausage everyday. Hmmm, bacon....

2. Stop the Road Rage - This may be the hardest stunt that I will ever attempt, ever, but I have to stop yelling at little old couples who are just happy to still be alive & driving. It will really be hard to not rage on those idiots who drive way too slow in the fast lane or ride in your blindspot for no real reason, but I will give it my best effort...trust me though, on December 31 I will be driving somewhere for the hell of it just to let out one last, "Move bitch, get out the way, get out the way bitch, get out the way".

3. Use Tact - I have to be mindful not so much of what I say, but how I say it and of course who I'm saying it to. Like, I can't tell my boss that he is incompetent and acts like a bitch (FYI, he's not my boss anymore) even if it is true. Hasn't it been said that you can say anything as long as you say it with a smile, I'll try that. Hey you incompetent f**king dumbass (while smiling). Asking for a raise would've been a resolution but I haven't worked in one place for at least a year in a while, so I thought an attitude adjustment was more important.

4. Be nicer to people - This is very vague resolution, but it gives me the wiggle room I need. I have to stop letting the elevator door close on people I see walking right up to it. Better yet I have to stop staring them down as they walk up to the elevator while cheering silently for the door to close, hurry up close don't let that ni**a get in, hahaha.

5. Get out of Debt - I have to pay these bills, period. Can you believe I let some crazy a** bitch run my damn credit up (her sh*t was really f**ked up)? Needless to say, I cut the wacko loose, but I'm stuck with the debt. Why not get her to pay for her own sh*t you may ask, well she is crazy for real and this is one of those lesser of two evil situations, knamean.

6. Read more than just the Sunday Comics - It's not like I don't read serious sh*t, but I just haven't for a while. I have Bill Clinton's "My Life" on CD and still haven't heard/read it yet (got it when it came out in 2004). I have like a stack of books that I have gathered for the past couple of years and I really need to read them, especially since I don't have a bookshelf, they're just sitting on my dresser taking up all the damn space. I hate those f**king books.

7. Blog more - I was recently threatened to be removed from this blog for not contributing enough. I don't take kindly to threats, but because I like the administrator of this blog, I won't go all Jules Winfield (Sam Jackson) from "Pulp Fiction" on their a**. I will try my best to contribute more frequently (more than twice every 5 months).

There it is, my 7 for '07, now go and make your own list. And don't be copying my sh*t either. HA HA HA MERRY NEW YEAR !!! (in my best Eddie Murphy impression from "Trading Places")

Things that make me go hmmmmmmm

So it was really important for law enforcement officials to have Joanne Chesimard's aka Assata Shakur name removed from the City College Campus Center because she allegedly attempted to murder a white NJ Trooper by shooting him in the head on May 2, 1973, but its okay for us to have an ENTIRE day off, every year, honoring the memory of Christopher Columbus, who was a THIEF, a RAPIST, and MURDERER of American Indians.

Things that make me say WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

-N-

Is she or isnt she married to James Brown?

So it seems James Brown and Tomi Rae Hynie were NOT legally married. I wonder if James Brown knew that before he died. He actually exchanged vows with this woman, had a child with her and they lived together. She is now being disrespected and being called a guest at his home. How dare the lawyers do that to her. Isnt it terrible that she is in mourning, AND now she has to deal with this extra issue. Personally, I dont care if she was his LEGAL wife, I think she was still his wife all the same. If he didnt have money, I dont think anyone would care or would make noise about it. But thats how our society is---ALL ABOUT THE MONEY.

I hope they let you RIP, James Brown.
My condolences go out to his WIFE, Tami Rae Brown and his family.
-N-


New York Daily News - http://www.nydailynews.com

Lawyers kick wifeNo. 4 to the curb BY ADAM NICHOLSDAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER

Wednesday, December 27th, 2006

Even death hasn't ended James Brown's legendary woman problems.
The Godfather of Soul's legal team yesterday declared his fourth marriage illegal. They have barred the mother of Brown's 5-year-old son from his South Carolina estate.
Lawyer Buddy Dallas told The Associated Press that Tomi Rae Hynie, the singer's partner of more than five years, had been no more than a "guest" of Brown's at times.
"I suppose it would mean she was, from time to time, a guest in Mr. Brown's home," he said.
Hynie, 36, was still married to another man when she exchanged vows with Brown in 2001, making them invalid, Dallas said. Although that marriage later ended in divorce, Hynie never repeated the nuptials with Brown, he said.
But Hynie said she had documentation to prove she and the soul sensation were legally wed.
"I just want this resolved," she told The AP.
"He was a difficult man to live with, but he was a great man. I was the only one who could handle James."
Hynie arrived at the Beech Island home shortly after Brown's Christmas Day death to find the gates padlocked. Security guards had orders to keep her out.
"This is my home," she told a reporter. "I don't have any money. I don't have anywhere to go."
But Dallas said Brown had left the property in trust for his children.
He said of the lockout yesterday, "It's not intended and, I hope, not interpreted to be an act of unkindness or an act of a lack of sympathy. It's not a reflection on her as an individual."
Dallas said Hynie had another home in Beech Island. He said she hadn't seen Brown for several weeks.
The Rev. Al Sharpton, who calls Brown the father he never had and who is in Georgia to organize funeral details, said yesterday he did not want to get involved in the dispute.
"I have enormous respect for all of the Brown family," he said.
"But this is between attorneys and nothing to do with his kids or with me. For us, it is a time to mourn and to celebrate his life."
The singer and Hynie's tumultuous relationship included a 2004 arrest after Brown pushed her to the floor and threatened to kill her.

To Blog or Not to Blog???...that is the question

My co-bloggers get on my last ever-loving nerves. We always have the best and most interesting conversations over the phone but they are nowhere to be found when it comes to blogging. I am about to FIRE them.

Homeless and Cold

Today I woke up and its 20 degrees outside, and the wind chill is making it feel like it is 2 degrees. 2o degrees is way more cold than I want to feel, but 2 degrees, c'mon, 2 degrees is definitely stay at home and only venture outside if you have to. Which brings me to the homeless. I feel so much sorrow when I see the homeless especially in this weather. Its bad enough that the homeless are homeless, but homeless and cold, and most probably hungry. It brings tears to my eyes that there are people living in the streets and suffering these harsh weather conditions. I am thankful that I have a roof over my head and I pray that the homeless find shelter and food. We, who are fortunate, should always keep the less fortunate in mind. We should support organizations that help the less fortunate because our government is not fully addressing the needs of all the people. No matter how little you think you have, there is someone else who has less.
Remember that.