Chris Rock

Monday, September 29, 2008

Chris Rock just had a new HBO special that came out titled Kill The Messenger. It aired on HBO Saturday, September 27, 2008. I love Chris Rock; he is my favorite comedian. So I was excited when I first heard of the new special. There was one main problem though: I don’t have HBO!! Ahhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!! “Calm down Melvin, stop crying,” is what I told myself. I will just have to be content with seeing it when it comes out on DVD (ugh!!). “Cool, I can wait.” So as of now I am patiently waiting for the release and passing up any bootleg, because it is Chris Rock. I would not dare bootleg Chris Rock because he deserves everything that he has. He is just that good of a comedian.

The best thing about Chris Rock is that all his jokes are true to life, and he makes them funny. That is some of the best stand up. Comedians that come up with the outlandish and fanciful jokes are funny also, but when you can really relate to a joke, that is what makes it great. None of us can actually speak to animals, which is a fanciful technique that many comedians have applied to their set. But we can really relate to when Chris Rock talks about racism, relationships, and politics, because that is our life. Chris Rocks’ comedy set speaks on reality, on how we live our lives day in and day out, on the way of the world in the present. He manages to take the most simple to the most taboo topics and make it funny. “Keepin It Real” is a good phrase to describe Chris Rock’s comedy. He is like that guy who stands outside a convenience store, barbershop, or wherever else black people congregate, and speaks on issues that fire up some of the most interesting and insightful arguments one may experience. Chris Rocks’ comedy is an eye opener. While watching Chris Rock one is laughing, but also one pauses a moment and really thinks about what Chris said. His comedy speaks the truth on society’s good and bad. It will have you asking yourself questions; either questions about the world around you, or maybe even of yourself. “Is this right, is that right? What is the real source of this problem?” Anything that gets one to thinking is a good. That is why I support Chris Rock in everything he does (yes, I have seen Pootie Tang LOL). He is insightful. He’s not like many (especially black) comedians that just use profanity and gross subject matter to get laughs. He is unique in his way and that is why I thug with him.

American Poor

Friday, September 26, 2008

I do have my essay topic in mind, but I do not want to spoil it on this blog. Therefore, I will write about the topic that didn’t make the cut.

One personal event I was contemplating writing about was living below the poverty level. I was going to talk about how my family was considered poor because we were below the poverty level, but I never felt the way I grew up should be described as poor. Some poor people in the U.S. describe poverty here like it’s the worst situation one could be in. I was going to talk about how the poor of the United States got it good compared to the poor of other places like South Asia or Sub-Saharan Africa. Compared to the poor in those areas we are the wealthy, and we have way more opportunities than other poor people across the world. If you are poor in the U.S. they should not describe your situation with the word poverty. They should call it something like “resource-challenged” or “American poor”; those would be better ways to describe it. If you have a house with running water and electricity, you will be considered wealthy in many poor countries across the globe. Many poor people in the United States have running water and electricity. By international standards the majority of the people in the United States are wealthy.

My main thesis: some poor people need to be happy with what they got, and do not fret too much about being poor in the United States; it’s not the end of the world. Our culture can make people feel less than a person because of what they don’t have. The rich and the wealthy are the most admired and have the most desirable lives. The poor are ultimately looked down upon. This culture of ours can restrict many poor from seeing that most of us have a pretty good situation. This also feeds in to many of our social problems like crime and depression. Most crimes in the United States are committed by people who are trying to get more money: robbery, burglary, racketeering, drug dealing, murder, money laundering, and fraud; all committed for the almighty dollar. If a society looks down upon you because of what you do not have, it can make one feel depressed. One may turn to drugs to ease this depression, or may decide to cause harm to others because of their depression (domestic violence, aggravated assault, child abuse, murder, etc). If more people were content with their economic situation in the United States, crime and depression would be significantly lower; but many people let the culture push them to the brink. Everyone is competing against everyone to make the most money, but the truth is everyone cannot be “El Hefe” (The Boss). Only a few can actually be wealthy, and this drives the unruly competition of monetary gain in the United States. Our culture encourages people to employ illegal means for monetary gain because it puts a lot of emphasis on making money, and does not put hardly any emphasis on making that money the legal way. If the only thing one cares about is making money, they are sure to ignore any negative externalities that they can create.

I'ma Play The Game How It Goes

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

It makes me feel nothing about the future. It just lets me know that the United States is creating more enemies. Now with these new enemies, there is likely going to be more problems; mainly more problems with foreign relations. Many people would look at this and say that it will cause more problems with foreign terrorism. Some people likely will fear the thought of more terrorist acts on the country, but I do not. My ideology as of now is “if it happens, it happens.” It is true that America’s foreign policy when it comes to the Middle East is making the problem of foreign terrorism worse. Imperialistic is a good word to describe America’s relationship with Iraq and Afghanistan. You come in to a country, blow things up, tell people what to do, take people captive, your employees do not treat them right, they get even madder at you. Now it is just not one group of people mad at you (Osama and his clique), you got a whole nation of people mad at you. You got people mad at you that didn’t have anything to do with 9/11. You have created more enemies trying to catch one. America is messing up, simple as that. I’m not going to be surprised if some foreigners perform an act of terrorism. I’m not going to be surprised if a citizen of the United States performs an act of terrorism. I may be surprised if nothing happens.

I enjoy the life that I live here in The United States of America. I love that I am protected by the most powerful national defense in the world, I enjoy the prosperous economy that America has, I enjoy the fact that citizens can attend primary school for free, and there are many other things that I enjoy. America overall has been good to me. Now if an act of terrorism were to happen to interfere with the life that I enjoy in America, I would understand. I understand what the source is of that terrorist act. So, if that event ever occurs I am going to play the game how it goes, and that will be the end of it. As of now I am not worried that some terrorist act is going to be committed in some major U.S. city. I am not worried that there are people in the Middle East screaming “Death to America” and plotting on us as I type this.

Whatever happens happens. The future of the United States is in jeopardy, but I do not care. I could always move to a new location just like the Irish people in the 1840s, just like the Italians at the turn of the century. That is what I would do if the future of America looked really dim, move to another location. Fortunately for me the future doesn’t look that dim. So I’m chillin’.

Exploration of the Yuppie

Monday, September 22, 2008

First of all, I am already familiar with the site. The first time I discovered it I thought it was one of the funniest sites I have ever explored. There is nothing bad about the site to me. The author seems to be satirizing the (Y)oung (U)rban (P)rofessional, or the Yup/ Yuppie. A better name for the sight would be “Stuff Yuppies Like”, but “Stuff White People Like” attracts a larger audience. More people know what a white person is than a yuppie.

The site is so hilarious because a lot of what the author talks about is true. This site hits on many stereotypes of Yuppie white people. Now stereotypes are hasty generalizations, because all white people cannot be described in the way the author is describing them. However, most stereotypes have to be true to some extent for it to even be a credible stereotype. For example: “Black people like Chicken.” I am sure that not all black people like chicken. But if anyone has ever been to some event where there was food, a substantial amount of black people, and there was chicken (especially fried) being served, I can guess that the chicken was one of the first food items to be gone. It just so happens (for some reason only god knows) that a large number of black people like chicken. And it just so happens that a large number of white people (or yuppies) drink Starbucks coffee, like to ride bikes, drive a Prius, shop at Whole Foods or Trader Joes, and like to watch The Daily Show and The Colbert Report on Comedy Central. I have ran across these white people with the funky bumper stickers, the recycler, the person who only drinks bottled water, the over-analyzers, the parent-haters, and reading this site reminded me of those people.

Yes, some of the posts can be outrageous and stupid, but it is all in good fun. I don’t know too many people who would be offended by this site, especially white people. I bet that white people are the ones that are giving this site most of its hits. If one likes to laugh at stereotypes and doesn’t take it seriously than this is an entertaining site; I can laugh at this. As a black person, I wouldn’t be offended if there was a site called “Stuff Black People Like.” I bet that site would be pretty funny, and I got a list of some things black people like.

1. Picking on white people at comedy shows

2. Bill Clinton

3. Shrimp Fried Rice

4. Talking about trifling black people

5. Moving to Atlanta

6. Dressing up on Easter Sunday

7. Fried Chicken (Yeah, I said it!)

8. Telling it like it is

9. Talking shit about white people

10. Government jobs

11. Playing music at every single event

12. Powerful gospel songs

I Ain't With That Foolishness

Friday, September 19, 2008

When someone asks me about how I am doing, I usually say one of two things. Either I say “Good, like always” or “I have nothing to complain about.”

Whenever I say “Good, like always”, that usually means I am stress free at the time, or I am at my average stress level. My guiding principle for life is to live stress free for as long a duration as possible. Whenever I am making a decision or am faced with a choice, I always ask myself how much stress this decision or choice is going to bring me versus other decisions or choices. For example, if I have an essay to write I could either finish it at the last minute, or start on it early. If I decide to write it at the last minute, then I would be scrambling to find sources and look up information on the topic, and scrambling to structure and put together ideas for this essay. Doing all that in a short amount of time will lead to a lot of stress. However, if I start early I will have more time to find info on the topic and more time to structure it right and put together my ideas, thus causing less stress. Writing an essay is stressful for me, but the idea is to create as less stress as possible while I am doing it. It’s all about which decision or choice will create the least amount of stress. Not too many people in this world can live completely stress free, but we as people can do our best to keep our stress level as low as possible, and that involves making good decisions and choices.

Whenever I say “I have nothing to complain about”, that usually means my stress level is a little above average as of now. An average stress level can be defined as the amount of stress that one can handle without going “Coo Coo for Cocoa Puffs.” Taking care of your kids or writing an essay can be stressful, but if one can handle it well I would say they were at their average stress level. Whenever I am a little above average stress level I am in more stress than I would like to be in. But I always think about how the situation could be worse so I usually suck it up, try not to complain, and work on getting my stress level back down to average. I believe a person should let their stress level get only so much above average. If your stress level gets way up there then let it go, because it can be harmful. Do not let your children raise your stress level so much that you want to pick up a frying pan and buss them in their head; just send them over to your mama’s house. She will understand because she had the same problem with you when you were a child. Your mama had a decision to make on whether to buss you in the head with a frying pan, or send you to grandma’s house. Thank god for you that she made the decision that caused less stress. If she had hit you with the frying pan she would probably be dealing with doctor bills or the judicial system, thus putting more stress on her person.

Luckily for me I use the phrase “Good, like always” more than I use “I have nothing to complain about”. The main reason is because I make good decisions and choices that cause the least amount of stress.

Go Get You Some Money!

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

What does this say about the disparity between rich and poor? It basically says that there is a disparity.

This phrase is hella cliché and it pains me to use it now, because I get so tired of hearing it. (Big sigh) Here goes: the rich are getting richer, and the poor are getting poorer. Wealth is becoming more concentrated basically. Now if you are referring to the disparities between rich and poor in a wealthy nation like the United Kingdom, then it says something different about the disparity. You have rich and poor in the United Kingdom, but I bet the poor in the UK live a whole lot better than the poor in Burundi. If you are talking about the disparity between rich and poor internationally, then that scale is large. When I think of disparities I usually think internationally, not domestically. My family lives below the United States poverty level, but I never felt that the way I grew up should be considered as “poor.” The only difference I saw and still see in wealthier people of the United States is that they have more stuff than I do. I necessarily did not see that as a disparity because I always had enough of what I needed, and even more.

As we can see in the news story, money is not being reallocated to the middle class or poor; it is being reallocated from the wealthy to the wealthy. Damien Hirst was already a wealthy man before the auction, now he is wealthier. He received his money from other wealthy people, and he is going to spend the bulk of his earnings in a way that it gets reallocated back to the wealthy. That is how it goes in a capitalist economy. You have thousands of employees, but only a few business owners who get the big slice. Why does the business owner get the big slice? Because it is their business, they started it, and if it was not for them the employee would not have a job. The employee gets a smaller slice because he/she is a small part of the enterprise. So when Damien Hirst goes to the grocery store, the bulk of the money he is spending is going to the grocery store owner, and the cashier that is ringing up the groceries is getting a smaller slice. As economic growth occurs, usually the number of employees a business has grows, but there is still only one boss. Sam Walton, the founder of Wal-mart Stores Inc., built his first Wal-mart down in Arkansas. When his company was small he had a few employees. As his business grew he had to hire more cashiers, stock persons, truck drivers to move the products; he had to build distribution centers and people got employed there. He had to hire regional managers to handle the estimated 3800 stores he has around the United States. Sam’s individual wealth grew way more than many of his employee’s individual wealth combined. I am pretty certain that a substantial amount of people who bought at the auction were wealthy business owners. The owner of the grocery store where Damien Hirst buys his groceries may even have been there. If that was the case Damien got all his money back plus extra for all those loathes of bread he’s bought. LOL

Much of the money being made today is not reallocated to the poor/middle class. Philanthropy and government spending (taxes) are some of the primary ways of reallocating wealth, but they are not too effective as of now. I would say that the rich are holding more wealth than they are giving out, and government spending cannot solve all the disparity problems even though it is a good method.

Ultimately this story shows the rich are not affected as much monetarily during hard times as the poor/middle class.

The Best Things That Exist In The World

Monday, September 15, 2008

The best things in the world can be defined as those things that humans could necessarily live without, but the world would be worse off if those things didn’t exist. There are a large variety of things we could live without like computers, cars, airplanes, science and math; but if we didn’t have these, life would be much harder. I only present two that are of great importance to me.

One of the best things that exist in this world is bread & grains. Almost every human on earth, no matter what culture or background, eats bread & grains. They are the staple crop of life; if one thinks, one could not imagine a world without bread & grain products. If the world was without bread & grain products, there would be no pizza, no pasta, no macaroni & cheese, no rice, no sandwiches, no cereal, no shrimp fried rice, no fried foods, no donuts! Since bread & grain products are relatively abundant and cheap, people in the United States do not necessarily know the value of bread. We take it for granted that every meal that we eat has some bread & grain products in it. It is true that the best things in life are free (or relatively cheap). More people appreciate jewelry than they do bread & grain products; but if they had to make a choice about having only one of these in the world, a rational person would choose bread & grain products.

Another one of the best things that exist in the world is pleasure. Pleasure is the state or feeling of being pleased, and everyone wants to be pleased. Pleasure could be a number of good and bad things. For example someone can get pleasure from molesting children, and someone could get pleasure from watching their favorite sports team win a game. Now the former may not be morally accepted by society, but it is still a form of pleasure. Pleasure is all about what the individual thinks is pleasurable. It is great to feel pleasure, no matter what one believes is pleasurable. Some things that make me feel pleasure are music, comedy, and warmth. A world without pleasure is unimaginable. Just think if one could not find pleasure in anything. If pleasure did not exist music would not be music, it would just be noise. When it came to eating, everyone would eat enough just to live, and there would be no fat people. If there was no pleasure, then the human race wouldn’t be as large in population; sex is pleasure, and babies are the result of sex. If humans did not find pleasure in the act, then the birthrate would go down since a substantial amount of births are not planned. The only people having sex would be the ones who cared about the longevity of the human race.

I am glad that I can take pleasure in eating bread & grain products, because pleasure and starches do exist in this world.

Down South, We Like Crunk Music!

Friday, September 12, 2008

1. Ludacris – Word Of Mouf - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4X9ixEj59w

2. Trick Daddy – Book Of Thugs: Chapter AK, Verse 47 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GT1MwzqkPy8

3. Pastor Troy – By Any Means Necessary - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIJBTvjjFmw

4. Lil Boosie – Bad Azz (2005 Underground) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8BO-wFYFj8

5. Trick Daddy – www.Thug.com

6. Lil Webbie – Savage Life - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lH-5M159ngg

7. Trick Daddy – Thugs Are Us

8. Field Mob – From Tha Roota To Tha Toota - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0J06RX5_Hx0

9. Pastor Troy – Stay Tru

10. Outkast – Stankonia - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewyp0GIxS-s

These albums are in no certain favorable order; I like them all. I enjoy singles more than whole albums of most artists, but these are albums that I could listen to all the way through without stopping.

I put Ludacris’ Word Of Mouf on here because Luda came with that fire on this album. Ludacris has to be the most talented rap artists alive today. Luda’s style is unique, his lyrics are raw and funny, and he never gives you the same recycled style; he always comes with something new. The best thing I like about Ludacris is his raw and funny lyrics.

I have rapper Trick Daddy on here three times as you can see. The reason I like Trick Daddy so much is because he is a hitmaker, and his music has been moving crowds since 1996. Every Trick Daddy song that has been put out has made me want to club (party). I like Trick Daddys’ raunchy style. Every album that he has put out (except for one) has the word thug in the title. He is unapologetic in his rhymes and he says what he wants to say; His whole style screams thug. The best thing about Trick Daddy is that he is real. He isn’t ashamed of his lifestyle in his music, and he tells you how he really lives. He is the thug that gets along with everyone, and everyone could get along with him; but if you cross Trick Daddy he will flip you.

Pastor Troy makes the list twice. Pastor Troy is my most favorite crunk artist. His music is the one that has you bouncing around the club, bowing people you don’t know. If a Pastor Troy song comes on I cannot sit still; I have to start two-steppin or shoving people. When you hear the word crunk most people think of Lil Jon, who brought it to the mainstream. But Pastor Troy has been putting it down way before it was popular. Pastor Troy, I say, is the most talented crunk artist.

Lil Boosie’s Bad Azz is an underground album that leaked in 2005. The reason that I like Boosie is because he is one of the realest, most raw artists out today in my opinion. Most of his songs talk about the street life, and when he raps about that street life I feel it in my soul. The way Boosie delivers his lyrics is what makes me feel it the most. Lyrically, Boosie is a beast. He doesn’t have any pop chart hits, but across the southern states, Boosie is real big.

Lil Webbie makes the list because he is one of the most filthy, raunchiest rappers of today, and I like his style. Webbie will say some things that are just unethical. He is someone I would like to be like if I didn’t have good sense. Webbie can be described best as a young and wild hood nigga, with money, cars, clothes, and hoes. He always carries his gun on him for haters, he is always getting blowed (smoking marijuana), and you always see him with a different female. He is the epitome of what living ghetto fabulous means.

Field Mob is a group that makes the list because they are real southern, and real country. They are from a small rural area just like me, and I can relate to them whole heartedly in their albums. If you ever wanted to know what it was like to be black, in poverty, and living in a rural area, then listen to Field Mob’s From Tha Roota To Tha Toota. I can vouch that it is the true interpretation of what it means to be Kuntry.

The last to make my list is Outkast. Outkast is so diverse in their music; they have been switching up their styles ever since they came out in ‘94. And the good thing about Oukast is that whenever they have come with something new, I have always felt it. They are risk takers in their music. By the drastic way they change their style on all of their albums, it could have been a total disaster for them; but their creativity has always been accepted by their fan base, and they have always attracted newer fan bases.

White Man Wins Again!

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Technically, the case is fair. Under law Mr. Seale should be let go. The crime was committed in 1964, but Mr. Seale was put on trial in 2007. The law that passed in 1972 said that kidnapping cases, like Mr. Seale’s, would be at a five year limit. That means they could not prosecute Mr. Seale after 1969 since he was tried in 1964. The lower court that was prosecuting Mr. Seale did not follow the rules, so Mr. Seale should be let go. What does this say about the United States legal system? It says that they follow by the rules, and that they are fair.

Morally, the case is unfair. The man was a PROVEN accessory to murder; it is a shame that a district attorney would even have to argue this case. To hell with a technicality, this man is guilty. Letting him go is disrespectful to Charles Moore, Henry Dee, their families, and anyone else who sees the moral wrong in this situation. What does this say about the United States legal system? It says that it is easier to kill black people and get away with it, especially in Mississippi. It also says that whether plaintiff or defendant, white people have a better chance of winning in the courtroom.

There was this quote that I heard from an episode of HBO’s The Wire that was so true. It went like this: “You can go a long way in this world by killing black folks.” The quote reflected on our society, in which not many people are explicitly concerned about the many murders of black people that take place every year. It is easier to kill a black person than it is to kill a white person. I don’t know anything about hitmen and how much they charge for a job, but I bet the price they charge is higher for white targets than black targets. Why? Because law enforcement would be all over them if the victim was white. It would be all over CNN, Fox News, and the Weather Channel (how in the hell did it get on the weather channel?!!). It takes planning to kill anyone and get away with it, but hitmen probably have to do some extra planning to kill a white person. It seems like Mr. Seale didn’t have too much planning to do in helping to murder these two black men back in 1964. I guess in 1964 Mississippi you don’t need a strategic plan to kill a black person; it’s more like a hobby than a job.

In view of this case my morality wins out over my legality. This man should not be freed, this is unfair.

There is not else much I could say about it. If there is anyone that disagrees with my view, then I have nothing good to say to you.

How I Became A Nappy Head

Top: Jay-Z (low cut fade); Center: Lil Webbie (temp fade with fro); Bottom: Steve Harvey (temp fade with fro)

Monday, September 8, 2008

The topic that I am writing about is my mini afro, and how I came to this style of hair. Growing up, my older brother Ricky was the only person that cut my hair and the only person that I trusted to do the job. My main style since I was twelve years old was a low cut fade, with thin sideburns hanging a half inch below my earlobe. It’s just like the hairstyle rapper Jay-Z wears. My friends nicknamed me Jay-Z because I resembled him with my cut. The low cut fade was the only style that I had or ever thought about having for six years. In late 2006, when I was eighteen, my brother Rickey violated his parole and was put in jail. The first thing that I thought about was who was going to cut my hair while my brother is locked up? My brother was my barber, the only one I trusted on my head. But he was going to be in jail for I don’t know how long. He had to wait on a court date to see if he can make bail, and as most people know the judicial system is slow as hell. So I decided to wait it out and see what happens.

While my brother was locked up I didn’t let anybody cut my hair; that is how loyal I was to my barber. So overtime my hair started getting longer, thicker, and more nappy. When I was still at the stage where I had to use a brush and a comb to get my hair straight, I didn’t like it. I was praying for this court date to come and for Ricky to make bail. I didn’t even want to get a line up (tape), so my hair was looking rugged. When I got to the stage where I needed to use a pick for my hair is when I started to fall in love with it. I started playing with my fro: I would twist it up like dreadlocks, I would rub my hair like I was shampooing it, and I would pick it out frequently. Having hair on my head made me feel good for some reason only god knows. It was and still is like a source of pleasure for me. At times I will start picking out my hair, nappy or not, just for the pleasure. It is something about the thickness that I love about it. I do not know why I love my hair so much; I just know that from then on I became a nappy head.

My brother finally made bail about three months later. I went over to his house, and he looked ready to attack my long hair with his clippers. To his astonishment I told him that I am going to be rockin’ the fro now. I told him to just shape up the fro, give me a tape, and keep the sideburns. It took a few haircuts for me to figure out the way I really wanted to rock it. I decided to part with my beloved sideburns that I had been wearing for six years. My sideburns were the best thing I liked about my low cut fade, but I decided they didn’t go well with the fro. I decided the best haircut to go with my fro was the temp fade, which is what Steve Harvey (before he went bald) and Lil Webbie wear. Before the temp fade my hair was the same level on the sides and in the back as it was on top, and that did not look good to me. So any time I go to a barbershop I ask for a temp fade, a shape up of the fro, and for my sideburns to be cut off. And that is the style that I am rockin’ as of today, and will be rockin for quite a while.

Politician Pimpin

Friday, September 5, 2008

No, I do not think the decision will come down to whether the democrats or republicans take the moral high ground. I think that this is going to be a simpler election than that. Flat out, the democrats are going to win the election. The only way the democrats will not win the election is if they get some really bad press. If Barack Obama was found out to be part of an anti-American terrorist organization like Stephen Colbert has been joking about, then the democrats would not win the election; but I doubt this is going to happen. Even if Barack Obama gets semi-level bad press, it will not hurt him. The press is so heavily on Obama’s side right now, that it is Obama-mania!! Just like with Hillary Clinton, John McCain and the Republicans are getting no love. All attention is on Obama. I believe that the only thing the democrats have to do now is ride these two months out with the same “blah, blah” speeches of hope and change.

It doesn’t matter what stunt the Republicans try to pull, whether the stunt is taking a moral high ground, or handing out Thanksgiving turkeys to poor families right before the election. This latest stunt with McCain choosing Sarah Palin as his running mate isn’t even working. The main objection the Republicans have had to anyone wanting to vote for Obama is that he is inexperienced. Then he turns around and chooses a running mate with less experience than Obama. Huh?? I’m like is this dude serious. He’s not pimping right; I believe he’s going to lose even more votes for bringing her in. I guess this is the most qualified young woman republican that he could find to get the youth vote. I have to say that Obama had it easier. He only needed the older white person vote, and there are a lot of OWDs (old white dudes) in the Democratic Party to choose from, but fewer young minorities in the Republican Party for McCain to get the young person vote.

To me the primary issue is getting the republicans out of office. That’s the only issue the majority of the people seem to care about. Thanks to George Bush, Jr. and his administration the word republican is the new curse word. That’s why I believe no tricks by the Republican Party are going to work; Obama is too strong. The Reverend Wright controversy did not faze him a bit, and his relationship with Tony Rezko was hardly even in the news. The best thing for the republicans to do is take this ass whoopin like men (and young women running mates) and play the rest of it out.

Time to Die!!

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Yes, I would like to know the date of my demise. The reason being is that this information could help me better plan out what I want to do with my life. Knowing how much time I got on this earth can help me better figure out the right activities I should be doing. We all have many things that we would like to do in our expected seventy-six year life span, but our lifespan is too short to be doing all the activities we want to do. We simply shorten our list of activities we want to do so they can fit into our expected life span. I say that most people’s lives are based on expectation. You expect not to die soon so you could finish school, or you expect to live long enough to see cars hover. When you know the time that you are going to die, it will change the plan you have for your life. If you are a sophomore in college and you know that you are going to die before you finish college, you may not be in college; you probably would be using your time for one of those other activities you wanted to do. College takes four years to complete but you don’t have four years. Let’s say you only have one year to live; one would probably do an activity that they wanted to do that only takes less than one year to complete. They may do an X amount of activities that can fit into the time span of one year.

For instance, if I knew that I was going to die on September 3, 2009 there are other things I would be doing right now than writing this blog, or being in school. I would be living in a tropical climate, because I always wanted to live in one. Before, I expected not to die on 09/03/09, so I held off on living in a tropical climate. I would be living in a coastal nation either in West Africa, the West Indies, Central America, or South America. I would blow all my student loan money on a plane ticket and living expenses. I would choose a nation where the American dollar is very strong so my money can go farther. My main activities would be having sex with prostitutes, partying, playing soccer, and lying on the beach basking in the sun. It would be all fun and no work for me.

If I knew that I was going to die at say 52, then I would probably stay in school, then get a job or a hustle (business owner), and I don’t know what else after that since I don’t have the rest of my life planned out. I still would have to think about what activities are right to do for this 52 year life span. I may wait until I turn 51 to party with prostitutes and play soccer in a tropical climate on the beach.

Since I am a planned person, I would rather know what exact time that I am dying, because I got a lot of things I want to do with my life, and I want to fit them in where I can put them.