You Christians are lucky that Jesus didn't die of high cholesterol. Then what would you hang around your necks and have dangling from your rearview mirrors?
And it probably wouldn't mean as much if he ate too many donuts for your sins.
Why isn't Game 7 of the Suns-Clippers series today? Or even tomorrow? Game 6 was Thursday, why are they waiting until Monday to play Game 7? It's not even the earlier game on Monday. Get your ass in gear Stern.
By the way, check this out: http://www.blackademic.blogspot.com/. She says what's on her mind, whether you like or not, and writes with no fear. She forces you to rise to her level.
Saturday, May 20, 2006
Friday, May 19, 2006
Hey, He's Human
Convicted (in Virginia) sniper, John Allen Muhammad, is serving as his own legal counsel in a trial about several murders in Maryland. Various lawyers have described Muhammad's legal ability as "above average for a layperson," as "look[ing] like a regular lawyer," "prepared," and "black."
Muhammad has shown wit in court, including when his public defenders argued that he had a "brain dysfunction" and was incompetent to act as his own attorney.
Muhammad yelled out, "Your honor, can I sit over there with them?" looking at the prosecution table.
Muhammad was cross-examining a D.C. police officer, Henry Gallagher, who described one of the numerous encounters in which Muhammad is alleged to have barely eluded capture. Gallagher pulled over Muhammad near one of the murder scenes, issuing him only a verbal warning for speeding and going through two stop signs.
"Sir, let me ask you something," Muhammad said. "What does it take to get a traffic citation in the nation's capital?"
The prosecution's new strategy is to claim that Muhammad is such an effective lawyer, that he's clearly smart enough to have killed those people. They'll win too, just as sure as Zacharias Moussaoui is back-shit crazy.
Portions of this post were taken from the Washington Post article "Man accused in sniper rampage seems remade" by Eric Rich
Muhammad has shown wit in court, including when his public defenders argued that he had a "brain dysfunction" and was incompetent to act as his own attorney.
Muhammad yelled out, "Your honor, can I sit over there with them?" looking at the prosecution table.
Muhammad was cross-examining a D.C. police officer, Henry Gallagher, who described one of the numerous encounters in which Muhammad is alleged to have barely eluded capture. Gallagher pulled over Muhammad near one of the murder scenes, issuing him only a verbal warning for speeding and going through two stop signs.
"Sir, let me ask you something," Muhammad said. "What does it take to get a traffic citation in the nation's capital?"
The prosecution's new strategy is to claim that Muhammad is such an effective lawyer, that he's clearly smart enough to have killed those people. They'll win too, just as sure as Zacharias Moussaoui is back-shit crazy.
Portions of this post were taken from the Washington Post article "Man accused in sniper rampage seems remade" by Eric Rich
Thursday, May 18, 2006
Bittersweet Memories
I was watching an episode of the Steve Harvey Show for whatever reason. I became a bit nostalgic as I saw Merlin Santana on my television. I thought, "I'd like to see him and Deon Richmond work together again." Deep down, I've always wished that they were friends.
So I decided to do some research to see if they had worked together since the Cosby Show. It was then that I learned Merlin wasn't alive. He was shot to death on November 9, 2002 in an attempted robbery. That made me sad.
On the plus side, he and Deon had worked together since fighting over Rudy, when Deon was Kenny and Merlin was Stanley. They appeared together on Hangin' with Mr. Cooper twice and in the movie The Blues. Deon Richmond has had a nice career and so did Merlin Santana.
Deon, keep up the good work and do it for Merlin.
So I decided to do some research to see if they had worked together since the Cosby Show. It was then that I learned Merlin wasn't alive. He was shot to death on November 9, 2002 in an attempted robbery. That made me sad.
On the plus side, he and Deon had worked together since fighting over Rudy, when Deon was Kenny and Merlin was Stanley. They appeared together on Hangin' with Mr. Cooper twice and in the movie The Blues. Deon Richmond has had a nice career and so did Merlin Santana.
Deon, keep up the good work and do it for Merlin.
Wednesday, May 17, 2006
Aid For Starving People
Denying aid to the Palestinian territory because Hamas is the party in government is causing starvation and poverty among the Palestinian people. All this does is fuel extremism. If the people's lives improve, Hamas will come around. Then they won't have any reason to endanger the lives of its citizens. The Palestinians wouldn't have any of it, because they would would have hope. Hamas will eventually recognize Israel if the fortunes of its citizns improve.
After all, China is helping the cause. They've urged Hamas to recognize Israel. Zhai Jun, director-general of West Asian and North African Affairs of China's Foreign Ministry, said that "If you don't recognise a democratically elected government, what kind of democracy is that?"
Um, who said that?
Zhai continued, "Our minister Li (Zhaoxing) says democracy is a beautiful mother which gives birth to an ugly child. We don't necessarily agree with Hamas policies, but we respect the people's choice."
Uh, does Zhai realize that China doesn't have a democracy?
Anyway, it is equally hypocritical when Western countries vigorously promote democracy in places such as Palestine and then chastise them for the party that they elect.
After all, China is helping the cause. They've urged Hamas to recognize Israel. Zhai Jun, director-general of West Asian and North African Affairs of China's Foreign Ministry, said that "If you don't recognise a democratically elected government, what kind of democracy is that?"
Um, who said that?
Zhai continued, "Our minister Li (Zhaoxing) says democracy is a beautiful mother which gives birth to an ugly child. We don't necessarily agree with Hamas policies, but we respect the people's choice."
Uh, does Zhai realize that China doesn't have a democracy?
Anyway, it is equally hypocritical when Western countries vigorously promote democracy in places such as Palestine and then chastise them for the party that they elect.
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
The Exploitation of September 11th
I had a frustrating teaching session with my students (I just want them to do well, but they didn't do all of their homework) and now I'm stuck in traffic. In front of me is a car with a license plate that catches my eye:
"1/18/1990 Never Forget"
That is the day my dad died. I become incensed. What right does this person have to remind me of my dad's death? How dare they trivialize him by putting his memory on a fucking license plate! I get out of my car and run to the one in front of me, open the driver's door, pull out the middle-aged woman and her 6-year old son and pummel them until my anger runs dry.
I'm at home now, bored. I'm just checking out other blogs. I find one blog with a drastically different slant from my own, no big deal. Then I see images flashing of the very moment that my father died. I can't control my emotions and write the purveyor of the blog a curt email.
Later, I get an itch to find out what's going on in the world. I turn on the news only to hear politicians invoking "1/18," (my dad's death!) for their own political gain. Sometimes I agree with the politicians, sometimes I don't, but what right do they have to use my father's death for their selfish reasons? For the next election, I write-in Mickey Mouse for every office.
My dad's legacy has become his death. His life has been forgotten by those fiercely claiming to remember him the most. No one cares about him. They simply use his death to strike fear in the rest of the country in order to scare everyone into compliance. I've lost the memory of my father. I've lost the control to honor him. My dad died in vain.
"1/18/1990 Never Forget"
That is the day my dad died. I become incensed. What right does this person have to remind me of my dad's death? How dare they trivialize him by putting his memory on a fucking license plate! I get out of my car and run to the one in front of me, open the driver's door, pull out the middle-aged woman and her 6-year old son and pummel them until my anger runs dry.
I'm at home now, bored. I'm just checking out other blogs. I find one blog with a drastically different slant from my own, no big deal. Then I see images flashing of the very moment that my father died. I can't control my emotions and write the purveyor of the blog a curt email.
Later, I get an itch to find out what's going on in the world. I turn on the news only to hear politicians invoking "1/18," (my dad's death!) for their own political gain. Sometimes I agree with the politicians, sometimes I don't, but what right do they have to use my father's death for their selfish reasons? For the next election, I write-in Mickey Mouse for every office.
My dad's legacy has become his death. His life has been forgotten by those fiercely claiming to remember him the most. No one cares about him. They simply use his death to strike fear in the rest of the country in order to scare everyone into compliance. I've lost the memory of my father. I've lost the control to honor him. My dad died in vain.
Monday, May 15, 2006
Sad Goodbyes
My condolences to Larry Hughes and his family. Larry Hughes' younger brother died last week due to heart failure. He was 20 years old.
I remember watching a very moving profile of Larry and his brother about 10 years ago. His brother had just had a heart transplant, so Larry decided to go to school locally, improving St. Louis' fortunes greatly. he could have went to any top program in the country. After a successful first season, Larry entered the NBA to help pay for his brother's medical expenses. As time passed, it seemed like Larry's brother would live a normal life. Sadly, the Hughes' brotherly bond was broken last week.
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In other (less) sad news, Doug Flutie retired today. I actually keep a newspaper cut-out of Doug Flutie in my jacket pocket as a source of inspiration. I've got the box of Flutie Flakes on my dresser. My brother's AIM sceenname is a tribute to Flutie. We even named a fish after him.
Flutie was always considered too short by the so-called NFL experts. When Flutie was finally given a second chance by the Buffalo Bills, he flourished. Unfortunately, the Bills didn't have enough faith in Flutie and the fortunes of the franchise have floundered ever since they parted ways. Flutie will always be remembered for his hail mary pass for Boston College to beat Miami and go to the Fiesta Bowl. Doug Flutie will always be one of my favorite players of all time. Thanks for the memories Flutie.
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The Cleveland-Detroit playoff series is unrelated to the previous two stories, but Detroit could have done better at the end of Game 4. Lebron James made 1 of 2 free throws with just over one second left, increasing the Cavs lead to 2. Detroit did not have a timeout. They in bounded the ball to Chauncey Billups, who tripped, and the ball ended in the Cavs' hands. Detroit lost.
Detroit should have called timeout. That would have been a technical foul. The Cavs would have gotten one free throw attempt. If they made that attempt (Lebron struggled from the line tonight), Detroit would be down 3, but be able to advance the ball to the 28-foot line and Flip Saunders would of had time to call a play. This would have given Detroit a solid chance to send the game into overtime.
I remember watching a very moving profile of Larry and his brother about 10 years ago. His brother had just had a heart transplant, so Larry decided to go to school locally, improving St. Louis' fortunes greatly. he could have went to any top program in the country. After a successful first season, Larry entered the NBA to help pay for his brother's medical expenses. As time passed, it seemed like Larry's brother would live a normal life. Sadly, the Hughes' brotherly bond was broken last week.
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In other (less) sad news, Doug Flutie retired today. I actually keep a newspaper cut-out of Doug Flutie in my jacket pocket as a source of inspiration. I've got the box of Flutie Flakes on my dresser. My brother's AIM sceenname is a tribute to Flutie. We even named a fish after him.Flutie was always considered too short by the so-called NFL experts. When Flutie was finally given a second chance by the Buffalo Bills, he flourished. Unfortunately, the Bills didn't have enough faith in Flutie and the fortunes of the franchise have floundered ever since they parted ways. Flutie will always be remembered for his hail mary pass for Boston College to beat Miami and go to the Fiesta Bowl. Doug Flutie will always be one of my favorite players of all time. Thanks for the memories Flutie.
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The Cleveland-Detroit playoff series is unrelated to the previous two stories, but Detroit could have done better at the end of Game 4. Lebron James made 1 of 2 free throws with just over one second left, increasing the Cavs lead to 2. Detroit did not have a timeout. They in bounded the ball to Chauncey Billups, who tripped, and the ball ended in the Cavs' hands. Detroit lost.
Detroit should have called timeout. That would have been a technical foul. The Cavs would have gotten one free throw attempt. If they made that attempt (Lebron struggled from the line tonight), Detroit would be down 3, but be able to advance the ball to the 28-foot line and Flip Saunders would of had time to call a play. This would have given Detroit a solid chance to send the game into overtime.
Sunday, May 14, 2006
The Confusing Confederate Message
Heading north on I-95, north of Baltimore, Maryland, one travels over the Millard Tydings Bridge, an unimpressive structure that circumvents the path of the Susquehanna River. Tydings, from Harford County, Maryland, was a House Representative and Senator of Maryland during the first half of the twentieth century. He battled Joseph McCarthy's blind anti-communist witch hunt.
Just north of the bridge is a sign that reads "Fuck You Gov Ehrlich" tied on what looks like a crane, with four confederate battle flags and one Maryland state flags surrounding the sign. I reject the words of the sign, but I concur with the sentiment. Somehow, Governor Robert Ehrlich has managed to piss off confederates- such as the purveyors of the sign- liberal wackos- such as myself- and everyone in between in the state of Maryland.
The problem that I have with the sign is that it makes no sense. "Fuck You Gov Ehrlich" makes sense (although I don't remember if they spelled the governor's name correctly, but I'll give them the benefit of the doubt). The Maryland flag makes sense. These individuals want the best for their state. The confederate flags make less sense, because Maryland was not part of the Confederacy. But maybe, they support slavery and the Confederacy and moved from the south.
What makes no sense is the combination of the Maryland flag and the confederate flag. It's gotta be one or the other fellas. Certainly there were white people from Maryland that fought for the Confederacy. But the state officially remained part of the union (the Confederacy's enemy, if you remember). The flag is the official symbol of the state's official position. Thus, the combination makes no sense.
Oh, and the confederate flag symbolizes the suppression of black people and enslaving that group, which is fucked up! You can check out my debate about the flag's meaning and origin in, strangely enough, the comments on my post entitled "The Journey," about my thought process in concluding that Kevin Garnett is overrated.
Just north of the bridge is a sign that reads "Fuck You Gov Ehrlich" tied on what looks like a crane, with four confederate battle flags and one Maryland state flags surrounding the sign. I reject the words of the sign, but I concur with the sentiment. Somehow, Governor Robert Ehrlich has managed to piss off confederates- such as the purveyors of the sign- liberal wackos- such as myself- and everyone in between in the state of Maryland.
The problem that I have with the sign is that it makes no sense. "Fuck You Gov Ehrlich" makes sense (although I don't remember if they spelled the governor's name correctly, but I'll give them the benefit of the doubt). The Maryland flag makes sense. These individuals want the best for their state. The confederate flags make less sense, because Maryland was not part of the Confederacy. But maybe, they support slavery and the Confederacy and moved from the south.
What makes no sense is the combination of the Maryland flag and the confederate flag. It's gotta be one or the other fellas. Certainly there were white people from Maryland that fought for the Confederacy. But the state officially remained part of the union (the Confederacy's enemy, if you remember). The flag is the official symbol of the state's official position. Thus, the combination makes no sense.
Oh, and the confederate flag symbolizes the suppression of black people and enslaving that group, which is fucked up! You can check out my debate about the flag's meaning and origin in, strangely enough, the comments on my post entitled "The Journey," about my thought process in concluding that Kevin Garnett is overrated.
Saturday, May 13, 2006
Al Qaeda's Recruitment Flyer
Zacarias Moussaoui has exhibited paranoid schizophrenic tendencies, though a jury of his peers dismissed the possibility of mental illness. Moussaoui is an obvious scapegoat for the U.S. government, who failed its citizens on September 11, 2001. Moussaoui was in jail at the time of the attacks and the government has no real evidence that he was responsible for the attacks (except for him yelling it out in court! Oops). Despite being paid once by Al Qaeda, top officials such as Khalid Sheikh Muhammad claim that Moussaoui was not a member of Al Qaeda, because he was too crazy (the paranoid schizophrenia, remember). The joke is that the court threw out Khalid Sheikh Muhammad's testimony because he was tortured by the U.S. government!
This got me thinking about the qualifications that one needs to join Al Qaeda. They don't accept just anybody, you know.
Al Qaeda Recruitment Form
We are interested in idealistic 20-something Muslim men, who are looking for a dramatic life change.
Devote yourself to the cause! Your elders will think highly of you. Girls will give you a second look.
It is a great way to bolster your résumé.
Jews, Christians, and paranoid schizophrenics need not apply.
This got me thinking about the qualifications that one needs to join Al Qaeda. They don't accept just anybody, you know.
Al Qaeda Recruitment Form
We are interested in idealistic 20-something Muslim men, who are looking for a dramatic life change.
Devote yourself to the cause! Your elders will think highly of you. Girls will give you a second look.
It is a great way to bolster your résumé.
Jews, Christians, and paranoid schizophrenics need not apply.
Friday, May 12, 2006
Message to the Child Fuckers
My apologies to Magic Johnson for putting his picture underneath this post. This is a subject that I haven't dealt with since I berated the Rabbi back in November for entering the Dateline house with the intent to fuck some little children. Fuck you, Rabbi. Fuck you.
If, by some off-chance, a man is contemplating fucking some little children, but can't decide whether or not to go through with it, and happens to come across my site, let me help you decide. DON'T DO IT!
Just stay at home and jerkoff (preferably to adult images/fantasies). Maybe that isn't enough for you. You're lonely and you've played 5 on 1 so much, it has become uninteresting. There are plenty of ways to spice things up without fucking children. Tie a rubber band around your penis or something. You could always shove something up your ass. If you are going to shove something up your ass, be sure to come up with a story of how the object got stuck up there BEFORE you actually attempt the action, just in case. Believe me, it makes the trip to the hospital much easier.
I mean, holy shit, fucking children is wrong and you know that. Get some help. A mental/emotional institution (or rehab center) is much better than jail and scarring a child for life. Leave the children alone. Don't even chat with them on the internet. Go to a bar or something. Talk with people your own age. You can do it, I believe in you! They can't be that intimidating, and who knows, maybe some of them are in the same boat as you. But if you fuck children, fuck you!
So the bottom line is: if you want to fuck children, DON'T DO IT! It's rape and it's a crime. Stay home and shove something in your ass or get help.
If, by some off-chance, a man is contemplating fucking some little children, but can't decide whether or not to go through with it, and happens to come across my site, let me help you decide. DON'T DO IT!
Just stay at home and jerkoff (preferably to adult images/fantasies). Maybe that isn't enough for you. You're lonely and you've played 5 on 1 so much, it has become uninteresting. There are plenty of ways to spice things up without fucking children. Tie a rubber band around your penis or something. You could always shove something up your ass. If you are going to shove something up your ass, be sure to come up with a story of how the object got stuck up there BEFORE you actually attempt the action, just in case. Believe me, it makes the trip to the hospital much easier.
I mean, holy shit, fucking children is wrong and you know that. Get some help. A mental/emotional institution (or rehab center) is much better than jail and scarring a child for life. Leave the children alone. Don't even chat with them on the internet. Go to a bar or something. Talk with people your own age. You can do it, I believe in you! They can't be that intimidating, and who knows, maybe some of them are in the same boat as you. But if you fuck children, fuck you!
So the bottom line is: if you want to fuck children, DON'T DO IT! It's rape and it's a crime. Stay home and shove something in your ass or get help.
Thursday, May 11, 2006
The Journey
Why in the world would I write about Kevin Garnett now? We're in the second round and his team didn't even make the playoffs. This was my thought process before I fell asleep last night:I really enjoy when Magic Johnson sits in with the TNT studio crew. He's not the most articulate speaker (Kenny Smith is more articulate, and Charles Barkley is more eloquent in his bluntness), but Magic's passion for the game is tremendous. Why would he sit in? He certainly doesn't need the money or the exposure, but he analyzes the contests out of sheer love for the game of basketball.
Magic Johnson, who left college after two years, reminded me of Jermaine O'Neal of the Indiana Pacers. O'Neal has an important voice regarding today's issues within the NBA and, more significantly, has acted as spokesman for the Hip Hop culture at times. While O'Neal has shown a willingness to speak his mind, he hasn't had the influence that he could have, or should have.
O'Neal criticized the proposed age minimum in the NBA, because it would hurt the fortunes of talented poor black men. He called the minimum unconstitutional. It isn't.
The Constitution sets age minimums for the president (must be 35 years old), senators (30), and representatives (25), so obviously the Constitution clearly states that age minimums are acceptable. I don't bring this up to mock O'Neal, but to make a point. Had he been forced to read the Constitution, say in college (he didn't attend), he would have known that. It's not a question of intelligence, but of having a chance to apply that intelligence. So essentially, O'Neal's voice has much less meaning and impact than it could have.
Another player around 7 feet tall, who also skipped college, is Kevin Garnett. Then I thought, “You know what? Kevin Garnett is overrated.”
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