i love watching the biggest loser on nbc. i am amazed at how big these people are and how the trainers help melt them away. i really want to know...how the hell do you allow urself to become that HUGE? what is the cut off? when do you finally say ENUF!?
when i was back home in oklahoma, i noticed so many overweight/obese people. i also noticed so many new restaurants and no new gyms. so that could be the reason for the obesity trend.
i have pretty much cut out fast food. fast is garbage with absolutely no nutrional value...but it is easy and convenient. i think that eating fast food is akin to eating garbage. basically if u just take that garbage, deep fry and add some cheese to it, i bet people will order and supersize it! i also think that feeding that crap to ur kids is child abuse. when u facilitate obesity and unhealthy behavior in ur kids...it is abuse. and it is abuse that can easily be detected.
on the biggest loser yesterday, there was a 454 lb man and a 372 lb woman. how is that damn possible? well the equation is simple...eat too much without burning the calories, u end up a fat sloppy mess. then u know what happens...u cry and complain that people don't want to sit beside u on a plane or that restaurant chairs are too little.
some folks may get offended by the tone of this little rant. some people will undoubtedly decide to blame some medical problem for their obesity. so people just may not wanna hear it. but keep eating that crap if you want...keep killing urself with each little tasty morsel. but ur kids should not be subjected to ur bad decisions...plain and simple.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Monday, December 22, 2008
Are you an ant or a grasshopper?
So there is an Aesop's fable about the ant and the grasshopper. Throughout the summer the ant worked and toiled and saved up food for the winter. The grasshopper sang in the field and ate what he wanted and laughed and the ant kept working so hard. The grasshopper tried to get ant to stop working and play for a little while. This only made the ant work harder.
Well the summer turned to fall, and fall turned to winter, and it was cold outside. The ant could now chill in her house and enjoy her feast of saved food. And the grasshopper died of cold and hunger. The moral of the story, "It is wise to worry about tomorrow today."
We are in a recession right now. But y'all all know that tax time is about to be here in a month. What y'all wanna bet that some silly ass person is gonna take that tax refund check and go to Vegas or buy some new cothes? What y'all wanna bet that some broke ass person is about to go drop bout $200 on an outfit for New Year's, but their furniture isn't fully paid for? What y'all wanna bet that same person is also gonna spend $100 to get into the club and $300 for bottle service at the club? This my friends is an example of the grasshopper mentality.
Then there are the ants. The people that are willing to get that refund check and pay down some back due bills. The people that instead of partying for hundreds of dollars, are throwing a get together at the house. The people that don't have to have the latest clothes, if it means putting it on a credit card. In this economic climate, we should all be ants...but you know as well as I that folks are not looking 2 days ahead, let alone a full year.
I take my lunch to work erry-day, even though I miss eating out. I forgo my love of Starbuck's Caramel Macchiato, for a simple cup of coffee that I brew at home. I have given up my mani and pedi days...sighing softly, becuz it is not in the budget. I have decided to be an ant. I already put in my plans to pay things down, Down, DOWN and the only way to honestly do that is to sacrifice. Fun can come later. Are you an ant or are you a grasshopper?
http://www.longlongtimeago.com/llta_fables_antgrasshopper.html
Well the summer turned to fall, and fall turned to winter, and it was cold outside. The ant could now chill in her house and enjoy her feast of saved food. And the grasshopper died of cold and hunger. The moral of the story, "It is wise to worry about tomorrow today."
We are in a recession right now. But y'all all know that tax time is about to be here in a month. What y'all wanna bet that some silly ass person is gonna take that tax refund check and go to Vegas or buy some new cothes? What y'all wanna bet that some broke ass person is about to go drop bout $200 on an outfit for New Year's, but their furniture isn't fully paid for? What y'all wanna bet that same person is also gonna spend $100 to get into the club and $300 for bottle service at the club? This my friends is an example of the grasshopper mentality.
Then there are the ants. The people that are willing to get that refund check and pay down some back due bills. The people that instead of partying for hundreds of dollars, are throwing a get together at the house. The people that don't have to have the latest clothes, if it means putting it on a credit card. In this economic climate, we should all be ants...but you know as well as I that folks are not looking 2 days ahead, let alone a full year.
I take my lunch to work erry-day, even though I miss eating out. I forgo my love of Starbuck's Caramel Macchiato, for a simple cup of coffee that I brew at home. I have given up my mani and pedi days...sighing softly, becuz it is not in the budget. I have decided to be an ant. I already put in my plans to pay things down, Down, DOWN and the only way to honestly do that is to sacrifice. Fun can come later. Are you an ant or are you a grasshopper?
http://www.longlongtimeago.com/llta_fables_antgrasshopper.html
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Quit Making Excuses!!!
I am irrtitated about this whole Plaxico Burress situation going on in New York. Number 1, I am irritated with him being a dumbass millionaire without a lick of free common sense. Number 2, I am tired of people making damn excuses for his behavior. I got this frustrated with the whole Mike Vick situation when that was going on. I am so over it...ugh! I am so over the likes of Pacman Jones, Larry Johnson, Travis Henry, Tank Johnson. Why can't they just use their talents and do their jobs? Why so much extra. Why the lack of critical thinking?
I read alot of news and blogs and general attitude about Plax is that he is dumb for shooting himself. What really, REALLY gets me is when people start making excuses and rationalizing his behavior. He did something illiegal. He was carrying an unlicensed, concealed weapon in a state that says you get 3.5 years for doing so.
So to playing devil's advocate...what should Plaxico's punishment be? Should the DA and mayor just say, never mind ur rich. Never mind, ur a Giant. My bad, u had a tough upbringing. Just playing, u caught the game winning touchdown pass in the Super Bowl. Are these good reasons to let someone off the hook? HELL NAW!!!
Why is it that hard to understand that there are consequences to ur actions. You can't just claim that you didn't know the new law existed. That doesn't hold up in the court room. You can't claim, well Sean Taylor was just killed just last year. That just gives everyone the green light to start carrying a concealed weapon. What if he had shot someone else. He was drinking that night. Thank God he only shot himself. But you know what, other folks are going down or may be going down becuz of his stupid ass decision. The club that knowingly let him in, his teammate Antonio Pierce, and the doctor that didn't report the shooting.
Now I must ask the question...was it worth it?Was the cost of foregoing a bodyguard worth the millions that you are now giving up? Was the night on the town so fun that is was worth putting other people's livelihoods in jeopardy? He obviously wasn't thinking pass that moment. I HATE STUPIDITY. STUPIDITY IS DANGEROUS ON ALL LEVELS.
I read alot of news and blogs and general attitude about Plax is that he is dumb for shooting himself. What really, REALLY gets me is when people start making excuses and rationalizing his behavior. He did something illiegal. He was carrying an unlicensed, concealed weapon in a state that says you get 3.5 years for doing so.
So to playing devil's advocate...what should Plaxico's punishment be? Should the DA and mayor just say, never mind ur rich. Never mind, ur a Giant. My bad, u had a tough upbringing. Just playing, u caught the game winning touchdown pass in the Super Bowl. Are these good reasons to let someone off the hook? HELL NAW!!!
Why is it that hard to understand that there are consequences to ur actions. You can't just claim that you didn't know the new law existed. That doesn't hold up in the court room. You can't claim, well Sean Taylor was just killed just last year. That just gives everyone the green light to start carrying a concealed weapon. What if he had shot someone else. He was drinking that night. Thank God he only shot himself. But you know what, other folks are going down or may be going down becuz of his stupid ass decision. The club that knowingly let him in, his teammate Antonio Pierce, and the doctor that didn't report the shooting.
Now I must ask the question...was it worth it?Was the cost of foregoing a bodyguard worth the millions that you are now giving up? Was the night on the town so fun that is was worth putting other people's livelihoods in jeopardy? He obviously wasn't thinking pass that moment. I HATE STUPIDITY. STUPIDITY IS DANGEROUS ON ALL LEVELS.
Monday, December 1, 2008
Miss Independent
So Ne-yo has a song out talking about how he loves a girl because she has her own stuff. She is educated. She has her own house and a paid off car. That is fine and good, but is this really the reality? Do guys really want a completely independent woman?
I am an independent woman. I have my own place. My little scraper of a car is almost paid off. I am working on my Master's degree. But this is not my end all be all. I do not run around talking about alla my credentials and alla my bullet points that make me fab all the time, not that I am not proud of my accomplishments. The thing is, many women do. I think this could be part of the cycle that keeps Black men and Black women at odds with each other. (I know that Black men need to work out their own issues. I am chatting about us women right now.)
Y'all know that you have heard many a times, there are not enough good Black men. They are all in jail or gay or with white women. This cannot be the case. I have run into quite a few good men. I have a few good Black guy friends who are single. What the question should be, why aren't the good Black men and women finding each other?This is definitely my opinion, but I think that sometimes when we start to get more and more credentials, we develop an attitude of superiority. I can honestly say that I think I am damn catch...the difference is how we portray this attitude. You can have all the degrees in the world. You can have a nice car and house. You can be a baller, shot caller. But if you have a stank ass attitude, yo ass gonna be by yourself.I live out here in Chicago. And I have seen some stank ass females. I guess coming from a small country town where you say "hi" to people and smile, I am a little more sensitive. But summa these women out hurrr...whew, I can see why they single. Justa mean muggin, and bitchy, and bitter. And this is coming from a woman. I hate to hear what the guys are actually saying about them.
In my opinion, women should have their own. They should be able to stand without a man if need be, but recognize that you have to let the man be the man. So many women are sooo strong they think that they don't need a man for anything. I can raise my kids. I can pay my own bills. I can do this and do that...GREAT! Do that. But wouldn't that be a whole lot easier with a partner? Shit, I am tired of doing everything by my damn self. I cannot give myself a massage when I had a hard day at work. I want to be cuddled if I am feeling sick. I want sex if I am in the mood. There are just some things that that damn degree and car and house won't give you.
I am an independent woman. I have my own place. My little scraper of a car is almost paid off. I am working on my Master's degree. But this is not my end all be all. I do not run around talking about alla my credentials and alla my bullet points that make me fab all the time, not that I am not proud of my accomplishments. The thing is, many women do. I think this could be part of the cycle that keeps Black men and Black women at odds with each other. (I know that Black men need to work out their own issues. I am chatting about us women right now.)
Y'all know that you have heard many a times, there are not enough good Black men. They are all in jail or gay or with white women. This cannot be the case. I have run into quite a few good men. I have a few good Black guy friends who are single. What the question should be, why aren't the good Black men and women finding each other?This is definitely my opinion, but I think that sometimes when we start to get more and more credentials, we develop an attitude of superiority. I can honestly say that I think I am damn catch...the difference is how we portray this attitude. You can have all the degrees in the world. You can have a nice car and house. You can be a baller, shot caller. But if you have a stank ass attitude, yo ass gonna be by yourself.I live out here in Chicago. And I have seen some stank ass females. I guess coming from a small country town where you say "hi" to people and smile, I am a little more sensitive. But summa these women out hurrr...whew, I can see why they single. Justa mean muggin, and bitchy, and bitter. And this is coming from a woman. I hate to hear what the guys are actually saying about them.
In my opinion, women should have their own. They should be able to stand without a man if need be, but recognize that you have to let the man be the man. So many women are sooo strong they think that they don't need a man for anything. I can raise my kids. I can pay my own bills. I can do this and do that...GREAT! Do that. But wouldn't that be a whole lot easier with a partner? Shit, I am tired of doing everything by my damn self. I cannot give myself a massage when I had a hard day at work. I want to be cuddled if I am feeling sick. I want sex if I am in the mood. There are just some things that that damn degree and car and house won't give you.
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
My American Dream Realized
When people talk of the “American Dream”, what exactly are they speaking of? This question is purely subjective and will mean something completely different for all of us. I know growing up, I wanted to be happy. I couldn’t define “happiness”, but I knew that it was NOT all about money. So how do I get to that land of something indefinable? I try to be the best me that I can be. I excel in school, graduate from college, get a good job. But is that really enough? I say, NO…it is not enough.
I say NO, because, I may have accomplished a few things in my life, but I am but a small particle in the grand universe. I am only 28 years old, but I know that the strides made in Civil Rights and for minorities and other disenfranchised people, are all fairly new. Who would have thought that only 40 years after passing Civil Right’s legislation that a day as historic as today could come around? I would never have fathomed just one year ago that a Black man would have the audacity to run for president. Let alone that white folks could actually let it happen. Just as a rapper’s album cannot go platinum without white folks buying; the same is true for Barack Obama’s chance at winning this election.
This election marks for me what the “American Dream” is about. It gives little boys and girls something that they can visualize and strive for. They actually see someone like themselves crashing through that glass ceiling that has been looming above our heads for hundreds of years. Yea, we (Black folks), may have been “allowed” to be mayors and representatives and senators…but dang y’all, we might get a Black president! I know that Barack hasn’t himself brought race into the election…but it is staring me right in the face, and I am proud. I am proud that we are finally taking a little bit of that dream for ourselves, that the majority will have to cede some of their power, and that we are at a paradigm shift of change.
I was so excited this morning when I voted. I swear to goodness it felt like Christmas when I was a little girl waiting on my parents to wake up. And even though I know that Barack will resoundingly win Illinois that is NOT the point. The point is, I made my statement. I will no longer be relegated by what others give me as being the “American Dream.” My American Dream can be shaped by me and not just what society allows. If we have to claw, pull, or take by force rights and luxuries that should have been afforded to us in the first place, then dammit, that is what we need to do. Barack did it. He wasn’t waiting on anyone to give him the green light that America was ready. He did what he needed to do, regardless of folks being ready. That alone has shifted the consciousness of America.
I say NO, because, I may have accomplished a few things in my life, but I am but a small particle in the grand universe. I am only 28 years old, but I know that the strides made in Civil Rights and for minorities and other disenfranchised people, are all fairly new. Who would have thought that only 40 years after passing Civil Right’s legislation that a day as historic as today could come around? I would never have fathomed just one year ago that a Black man would have the audacity to run for president. Let alone that white folks could actually let it happen. Just as a rapper’s album cannot go platinum without white folks buying; the same is true for Barack Obama’s chance at winning this election.
This election marks for me what the “American Dream” is about. It gives little boys and girls something that they can visualize and strive for. They actually see someone like themselves crashing through that glass ceiling that has been looming above our heads for hundreds of years. Yea, we (Black folks), may have been “allowed” to be mayors and representatives and senators…but dang y’all, we might get a Black president! I know that Barack hasn’t himself brought race into the election…but it is staring me right in the face, and I am proud. I am proud that we are finally taking a little bit of that dream for ourselves, that the majority will have to cede some of their power, and that we are at a paradigm shift of change.
I was so excited this morning when I voted. I swear to goodness it felt like Christmas when I was a little girl waiting on my parents to wake up. And even though I know that Barack will resoundingly win Illinois that is NOT the point. The point is, I made my statement. I will no longer be relegated by what others give me as being the “American Dream.” My American Dream can be shaped by me and not just what society allows. If we have to claw, pull, or take by force rights and luxuries that should have been afforded to us in the first place, then dammit, that is what we need to do. Barack did it. He wasn’t waiting on anyone to give him the green light that America was ready. He did what he needed to do, regardless of folks being ready. That alone has shifted the consciousness of America.
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
If you are slightly pissed about the AIG spa retreat...
So I am sure most of y’all saw that AIG folks took a nice cushy retreat to reward the bang up job they did with their company. Well, as a taxpayer, I am so thoroughly upset with them. I mean really, when is the last time anyone of you guys had a spa day? Anyways, if you are upset like I am I think that you should write a nice email to the federal board expressing your feelings. Just my two cents…for what that is worth. http://federalreserve.gov/feedback.cfm
Monday, October 6, 2008
what had happen was...
so now i get it when people say, "well it just happened." here is my story...
i have a girlfriend, J. and a few months ago J introduced me to her friend T. me and T exchanged numbers that night, but didn't really call or hang out...i didn't even worry about calling T until J just wasn't available in my time of need. anyways, long story short, me and T having been hanging out and have become good friends and J is no where in the picture. me and T have a lot in common. we are both in school. we both are very stable and kinda predictable. and we get along very well.
i feel bad becuz i have become good friends with T and we hang out without J all the time, but J is never available. she is always cancelling our plans and she is just not available anymore. T is available and consistent.
i feel like i am cheating on my friend. but it just happened, well kinda. it started out with a simple movie outing...now it has progressed into studying at coffee shops together. and neither one of us has told J about these outings. i am gonna hope that she doesn't find out. but feel like we are growing apart anyways.
so i admit, i am cheating on my friend, with a new shiny friend. and it just happened...i didn't mean to become good friends like we did. i feel soooo guilty though.
i have a girlfriend, J. and a few months ago J introduced me to her friend T. me and T exchanged numbers that night, but didn't really call or hang out...i didn't even worry about calling T until J just wasn't available in my time of need. anyways, long story short, me and T having been hanging out and have become good friends and J is no where in the picture. me and T have a lot in common. we are both in school. we both are very stable and kinda predictable. and we get along very well.
i feel bad becuz i have become good friends with T and we hang out without J all the time, but J is never available. she is always cancelling our plans and she is just not available anymore. T is available and consistent.
i feel like i am cheating on my friend. but it just happened, well kinda. it started out with a simple movie outing...now it has progressed into studying at coffee shops together. and neither one of us has told J about these outings. i am gonna hope that she doesn't find out. but feel like we are growing apart anyways.
so i admit, i am cheating on my friend, with a new shiny friend. and it just happened...i didn't mean to become good friends like we did. i feel soooo guilty though.
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