WTF! Moment

I might lose a few friends behind this one...

but...

Storm season is upon us...

And...

Mr. Cool Black President Obama, made me look at my television and ponder...

WTF! He was on some George "Dubya" Bush ish...

Talking 'bout...

People that live in the Gulf Coast region need to prepare themselves...

Ok, I'm with that.

"Make sure you stock up on food, water, and have a radio"

WTF?!

Food, water, and a radio?!

That will not protect you from a tidal surge such as the one that came upon Galveston during Ike.
That will not protect you from the destruction due to winds of a category 3, 4, or 5.
That will not protect you if the levee system cannot sustain due from the force of the rising waters.
That will not rebuild homes.
That is not enough to save lives!

What gulf coast residents need is a sound evacuation plan...transportation out if there is an evacuation.
What gulf coast residents need is to be supplied with gas to make sure they will be able to fill up their vehicles and flee the potential storm.
What some gulf coast residents need is money to evacuate and to know they will have shelter once they reach their destination.

and...

What gulf coast residents need is adequate government support once the storm has passed and they are left standing and thinking, "Now what?".

I grew up on the coast, my parents still live there...they live very close to the water. So when I read or here ish like that...well, I get a bit perturbed. We have been fortunate, God had spared us from devastation. But we also don't play with mother nature...we've always evacuated. Yet, not everyone always has the resources to get out.

Count down...

Guess who's 34th birthday is a month away.

I embrace every birthday...no need to lie about my age, especially considering I don't look a day over 26. :)

My birthday is June 25th...I start the countdown on May 25th...

So no excuses, I make it impossible for one to forget.

Here is my birthday wish list:

1. Cold hard cash...20's, 50's, and preferably 100's
2. A Samsung Instinct s30
3. Core Rhythms dvd
4. A 26 inch LCD TV
5. A Black laptop bag that will fit at least a notebook with a 15.6 inch screen (I think that's the size)

Not asking for much...

It's been a minute...

How's everyone doing out there?

I have not had internet access for a minute, stuff is crashing all around me.

Ordered me a Dell Inspiron 15 this week, hopefully it will ship before the expected ship date of June 3rd?

Guess what?! I'm getting cable. Those who know me, know I have not had cable since 1990 something, well actually 2002...but with this whole conversion, and since I got phone, cable, and internet for $99...why not?

So I started the new gig this past Monday. Everyone keeps asking me about it, seems that my response is not acceptable. It's a job...nothing to be over the moon about. Benefits don't even kick in for 90 days. The thing is...I can see myself really enjoying the role/responsibilities of the position...it's the pay or lack thereof that I can't get with. I will just say...if you want to get paid, DO NOT go into academia, well I guess it pays off once you become President of an educational institution...but man...

Thinking that MEd in Adult Education might be worth looking into...too bad the course work from the MEd in Secondary Education is not really going to benefit me.

So, I work with this chick...she's like..."Yeah I have dreads, you know I'm from DC right, I got my own style...I always wear jeans and stilettos, I'm from DC, that's how we do it...Guys always say that they don't meet too many women like me here, that's probably because I'm from DC"...and so on and so son...Man...

Hate to break it to here, but DC does not monopolize the market in dreads and stilettos with jeans, don't think DC is what one would call the style capital of the world...or the US.

Chick ain't even from DC she's from Canton, OH.

So...

How much you got on my laptop?!

A Rose for My Mother

Here is a single red rose for the rose of my life…my mother…

My mother has taught me what it means to give, without any expectations. If she has it, and you are in need, it’s yours. I use to think it was odd when I saw her go into her purse to give a stranger a dollar…but now I do the same. I found it odd when she brought home a homeless woman for Sunday dinner, but there was a homeless gentleman that I used to by breakfast for some morning. She has taught me that blessings are not monetary, and just when you think you have it bad…there is always someone that is doing worse.
My mother has taught me the importance of family and love…and that family does not equate biology…by her example I first learned to love myself, and I know have the ability to love others.
My mother has always exemplified beauty and strength…I look back on my childhood, and I see the sacrifices she made when daddy was not holding up his end…I know that she did everything within her power to keep things in the house as normal as possible for my sister and I.
My mother defines mother…loving, caring, selfless, giving, strong, disciplinarian…not only is she my mother, she truly is my friend. My mother is my pillar, my rock, and I always make sure to end our conversations with I love you.
My mother, a strong, faithful Christian woman… I one day hope to be half the woman she is.


Happy Mother's Day to all the women out there holding it down!

This ish right here!

This ish right here...this is that shit that makes my azz itch.

For all those that wanted to pull my black card because I voted for the white woman in the primary election...

For all of those that campaigned for "change".

For all of those who told others how stupid they were for not exercising their right to vote in last years presidential election...

For all of you...

I have one question?

Where were you during this years mayoral and city council elections?!

We had a piss poor turnout...period! The polling center judge asked me why didn't I bring my friends because hardly anyone on my street came out to vote. One of the ladies told me to make sure to wear my "I voted" sticker because maybe it would remind someone that they needed to get out and vote in today's local elections.

There was a black woman incumbent running for her city council seat...I bet y'all didn't even know we had a black woman on the city council. I'm talking to my fellow Austinites...those that wanted my head for being a delegate for "Hillary", they said with disdain.

There was also a Hispanic woman running for the seat of the white man who more than likely will be our mayor...nothing wrong with that, I voted for this particular white man, but how many of you know the difference between he and the next?

Still talking to my fellow Austinites...epecially those of color.

Here is my issue...this goes for everyone.

The stimulus money that the federal government is dishing out...

Well, your local officials are the ones that determine if that money is accepted and how the funds will be allocated...

So remember this...

Change starts at home, and one man does not change make.