I'm off from work (woo-hoo!) and going to be traveling to Philly, so I asked our boy Rameer to hold it down for me today! I'll still be checking in, just not as regularly as I normally would. He's on a bit of a rant today, so I'm gonna just get out of the Ninja's way! Have fun! And Happy Birthday Annamaria!
So...here I am with my second try at guest-blogging for my girl Ms. Brookes. It’s really kind of the first, cuz the last time she just kinda jacked some stuff I had put together, and talked to me about it to get clarification so she could effectively impart my ideas. This time, I’m actually penning this from scratch...so my darling Ms. Brookes actually had no pre-knowledge of the subject.
Brooke, I know you’d prefer me to address this whole "bitchass" phenomenon...but trust me, it would be too long of a read. I can go on for more millenia's than Mazda had on their car lots about that subject! Nah, I’mma talk about something I’ve been talking about on a damn-near daily basis since I graduated...
THANK YOU FOR THE BIRTHDAY SHOUT OUT BROOKE!!!!!!!!!! :)
I can totally relate to this blog cause since I've been pregnant the stupidity I hear is just retarded. I hear all types of stupidity..The 2nd most annoying (after hearing about how "BIG" I am..LOL) is this one
Hi..been way for a minute, dealing with my boss!!...uuuuughhh..tha's my comment on that...now..
Rameer...this is good...i agree with you on many points..but I want to point out that on the point you made abt 'Latin' people you forgot to use the wods"ese'"..now..that's more like it!!:-)
ahem, as for the others, i agree...especially with the gay comment...sometimes one will mention something & others will say i heard he was gay...& I'm like AND? what does that have to do with anything?...also, 'HATIN" irks me just as much as the word "DRAWN"..now this may be Philly terminology,
but just to break it down, if a guy is really feeling a girl, his boys will say.."oh , hes drawn, or she got him Drawn"...similar situation, if someone makes you mad, & u show it Or get all heated..people will say:why u lettin that get u drawn? or instead of saying "you crazy"..someone will say"you drawn"!!..
u get my drift, it's used in various ways, but irks the hell outta me..& really if u don't live in the hood, u wouldn't know what it was, like I actually heard some teenagers saying it, then I asked a guy friend at the gym & he as like WHAT u never heard that, I'm like, hey, i work at home pick up my son & go back home!!..im not all out & about right now!
--also, i like that 'costume' is this the one you were scaring everyone in office with ?...who went to he circus ..did u get those antannae? give them to rameer to go with his mask..enjoy weekend.. & Brooke..sorry we're not hooking up, but tell Kyce Happy b-day...u to annamaria!
Finally! The sounds from the crickets on here was deafening...
Annamaria...the things pregnant women hear have to rank near the top of SBA list. I feel for y'all...
Incidentally, mi abuela told me she was born named Anna Maria last night (She goes by Ann). I knew her real name was Anna, but never knew her middle name was Maria...wow.
Phillygirl...yeah, that must be some Philly ish - I've never heard "drawn"! But it sounds as it could be as annoying as how people always say "hating".
not sure what you mean by the words "ese" with Latin people...and I really meant to say Latino...that's just one of my many typos.
And that wasn't a "costume" as oyu call it - that's a picture of my alter ego The Pain Alchemist, or PAIN for short. These white people at my job were genuinely terrified of him. F'n scrubs. But the Black people were dying laughing at these white people being scared! I mean tears in their eyes laughing! They never even blinked when they saw him - nor asked any questions.
Stupid people with their stupid questions annoy me. They're EVERYWHERE...
This is the first time I'm admitting this aloud (or, in text rather)...I've been thinking in the past few months, if I ever had a child and it was a girl, I'd name her Anna Maria - after mi abuela and my great aunt Marie who passed last year.
Funny how things work. So, as much as you like to tase me, I actually LOVE your name.
Brooke - next time I do a blog, I'm going to wait until real late the night before. I sent this to you before I saw "Making The Band 4" last night...
HOLY BITCHASSNESS. If y'all haven't seen this week's episode (I'm not a regular viewer, but a friend told me I HAD to turn to it while I was watching the b-ball games), it is THE HEIGHT of bitchassness. My mouth was on the floor in amazement that a man could act that way.
Brooke - you may get your wish. The Bitchass blog may be coming in the future...
Ooooooooooh #10 is it for me! I hate it when people refer to "good hair." My sister Shavonn hears it a lot when people ask her what kind of perm do you use and she says..."I don't, we have Native American in our family." Of course what do people then say..."Oh you got that good hair!"
My sister (a beautician) smirks and says, "Good hair is any kind of texture if taken care of! If you don't take care of your hair then you have weak or bad hair. Not because you think straight hair is "good hair."
They look puzzled as hell.
Then I get some comments on my end, "Oh wow...your natural hair is soft...you must have that good hair!"
Get outta here! Is it supposed to be coarse or look like a bail of hay on top of my head? I comb it and yeah I got my sweeeeeeeeeeet afro pick and take care of it with the ill Carol's Daughter products. So I have well treated hair!
Yes my hair is soft and I DO take care of it...but that doesn't make it good vs bad hair!
Sigh, sigh, sigh. Pet peave for me! Rameer you hit it on the nose!
Dude I think it's all of us! Sheesh! I always tell people you can have a degree or two but if you have no common sense then you need to step out of my way!
A couple of people at my job overlooked a sista because she had no degree but had 12 years experience in the community! Hired folks that had the fancy degrees and no damn common sense! I was steamed!!!!
I agree with just about every thing Rameer said. I can go into racial theory and talk about the whole "colorblind" ideology, but Rameer summed it up pretty well. The point is we want poeple to see us for who were and our color plays a role in that.
I wrote a blog about Homosexuality and Religion that sorta touches on the "god said this..."
I will say though that yes, I am a hater when it comes to sports. Fuck the Yankees, the Lakers, and the Dallas Cowboys (throw Duke in there too and I am glad they lost). It is not about the team per say, but the attitude that because they are who they are, they (fans/management) feel they have the right and the privledge to win.
I will always root for the underdog! Consider the Yankees to be Colombus and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to be the Native Americans...who would u rather win that fight???
Sorry Ant...I'm a die hard Yankee's Fan! The Cowboys suck and I'll tell anyone that! The attitude is the worst!
And hey my boy Lamar plays for the Lakers so I'm rooting for them too. But I don't like Kobe. His attitude is by far the worst! He's gotten better! But he's still not my favorite!
Rameer it's something about a top ten. I have a workshop that I do with start up nonprofits called the Top Ten Successes! And I count backwards like Dave Letterman.
It's almost like more then 10 facts is too much sometimes, ten is the perfect number.
So you get a mini "fuck you!" for that one! Lol...
At least you admit to hating, though. I root against my teams' rivals during the season, until either my team or the rival is no longer in the race. And there ARE a few teams I dislike - Utah Jazz, Buffalo Bills, any team from the state of Utah (lotta racism and Mormons out there!), Duke, Miami U., and those teams who bolted the Big East for the Anal Cavity Conference (ACC).
So, I guess I hate on the aforementioned teams too - but not cuz they're successful; each team (other than the Utah ones, which I already gave the reason for) has it's own reason I dislike it.
You and I would have fun arguing together while watching games...cuz I LOVE seeing "underdogs" get crushed. I've rooted for underdogs, but usually cuz I always liked the team or like a player(s) - not simply cuz they're underdogs. But hey - a lot of people like underdogs. I have a theory about why most people do...but I'll save that for another blog.
Suffice to say, as a Lakers fan, I LOVE crushing these little teams that think they can compete with us. Yes, we have a good team every year. A down year for us means not being a top seeded playoff team - I like having a high standard to cheer for. Like I explained to these losers in Buffalo who root for U.B. and hate on SU - a down year for is 20 wins. A PHENOMENAL year for them is 20 wins. Different set of standards and expectations.
I'd be really interested to see your blog on Homosexuality and Religion. Send me the link sometime on Facebook. Religious discussion and perspective intrigues me - cuz so many people, in my opinion, are sooooo caught up in the wrong things and think their train of thought is the only way it can be. And most have never bothered to really research the major components, truth and falsehoods about these religions.
Being a nerd and bookworm...I have. when I was little. And, lemme tell you something - going to Catholic school is such a blessing in that aspect, cuz those damned Catholics know EVERYTHING. Seriously - even when they don't want to admit it or acknowledge it, they KNOW it. Books like "The Davinci Code" about organized religion hiding/covering up things are so on-point...
I'm rambling. I think my point was "F you, Ant" for cheering against my Lakers. Lol!
Serena - don't even get me started about Kobe. He's my favorite player - been my fav since he's 2nd year in the league (before anyone realized he was the best, I was BOLDLY DECLARING IT - cats in my neighborhood remember!). His "attitude" isn't any worse than Bird, Magic's or Jordan's. In fact, me and a lot of people with knowledge of him would say Jordan may have had the shittiest attitude in sports history. But we didn't have the Internet telling everything and the media as invasive as it is nowadays.
Kobe is the best, and his motivation is the same as ALL great players - he wants to WIN. Real simple.
I love the guy as a player. He's the perfect type of athlete you want on your team. and most of the stuff about him tends to be untrue or exaggerated when you really look into it and don't go off of hyperbole.
Seriously? I think may just call you FR! (meaning, Fucking Rameer!)
Son, we can go at it for days about sports! See, I cant say much becuase I am a Knick Fan. That team is soooo ass right now it is not even funny. I never thought I would live to see the day the clippers get more props than the Knicks...
I am with you on the defectors of the Big East! How do you hate the Bills? Are you from Buffalo???
Let me also say that I also hate the Phillies...so before we talk about how they are the world chumps, let's just say that I hated them when they were scrubs too.
When I was a little kid, and they were about town, they were always assholes. Same thing during their Super Bowl years. But when I was a little boy, it only took one encounter for me to say "screw them!"
I set my attentions on the Steelers and Raiders. Since the Raiders had the best uniforms and always beat the other team up (in those days, whether they won or lost, they'd literally physically beat the other players up), that was my favorite team! Mind you...I'm like choosing my fav team at like 5...
It helped my grandfather gave them his seal of approval for a team other than the Bills for me to like...
I used to cheer for the Knicks as a NY state resident...until Isaiah came into the picture. Once they dissed Ewing, and then brought him on, I've given them no love since. My Dad loves 'em...but it's hard for him to watch. I told him, the day they made the announcement about Zeke...
"The Knicks will never be squat as long as he's a part of the organization".
Nice post Rameer. Ironically if there weren't stupid people we really wouldn't have anything to talk about, including this post. LOL I really have no idea if this was already mentioned because I could not read through all the comments. I did the old B.C.S.R (Blog Comment Speed Read). My boy and I speak to this on the daily regarding how Sheeple (People who act and think like Sheep), don't make the effort to think in 3 dimensions, but instead settle for linear thought. I don't say this out of hubris, but out of sense of sadness, disbelief, disappointment and sometimes rage. It's painful (like the Lemming video) to watch. Sometimes I feel like I'm sitting on a bench on the side walk watching the lemmings do their thing,thing...
I'll say this. Common sense is earned not given. Ra, it's not like you (and many others around the world) sit like a zombies watching channel 0 to get the latest on what is happening around you. We all have a will to seek knowledge (not just career or academic knowledge) about the world around us. I just wrote an article for a local college paper that caters to people of African descent, literally called ThePaper which I talked about a concept called R.O.A.R.(Read Observe Apply Repeat). A simple concept I created to explain to students that knowledge comes from reading, observing (analyzing), and applying what you've learned while understanding how that new information impacts yourself and the world around you. Not to mention you have the Matrix (Deaf Dumb and Bling thought) masquerading around as legitimate knowledge.
This is why one of my favorite quotes is from Sista Soulja and Carter G Woodson is the following: “That’s the information, you can either take it and be intelligent or you can throw it away and be retarded.” - Sista Souljah
“If you can control a man’s thinking, you don’t have to worry about his actions. If you can determine what a man thinks you do not have worry about what he will do. If you can make a man believe that he is inferior, you don’t have to compel him to seek an inferior status, he will do so without being told and if you can make a man believe that he is justly an outcast, you don’t have to order him to the back door, he will go to the back door on his own and if there is no back door, the very nature of the man will demand that you build one.” - Carter G Woodson
I also forgot to add that you don't have to get knowledge just from a physical piece of "parchment" with some symbols written on it (letters) bound together A.K.A book.
There are even lessons in nature, human behavior, conscious self analysis, and even silent meditation sitting in a white walled room with complete silence.
The lessons are all there, we just have to open our mind to receive the wisdom.
And THAT'S why I always appreciate anything you have to say, Ox. I couldn't have put it any better.
We're soooooo on the same page when it comes to Sheeple. I say that all the time. Wow.
You should guest blog for Brooke some time. I know I like reading your posts on SU Blackbook and elsewhere, and we've kicked it back and forth before. I'm positive you would have some DOPE food for thought.
As for this blog...I really can't add anything else onto what you wrote. You pretty much wrapped it up perfectly. Well done.
I just browsed thru some comments, and I think I need to tase Ant for talking about my Phillies.
Kobe is the man, but he's an asshole. LeBron and D Wade, love them. Kobe is the best...but...
....he's an asshole.
I root against the Lakers when they're playing my team or the Cavs, or another team I like. Otherwise, I don't root against them just cuz Kobe's an asshole. Boy got skillz.
Hate Duke..and I have since Danny Ferry annem beat Mark Macon (Temple) back in the day.
I bleed Orange! But I like Georgetown and Villanova too... when they're not playing SU that is.
Ox has guest blogged before...and he's more than welcome to do it again!
But I must have been away too long, cuz I have never heard "drawn" before. Karen, you'll have to tell me more about that nonsense. Sounds silly. Do you pronounce it like "jawn" ? :-)
Ok - I know I'm all late. Still getting caught up at work, sorry I missed this discussion last Friday.
The only one I have to disagree with Rameer is the long movies one. There are some movies that could use a good 20-30 min edit because some of the material they choose to include is subpar and doesn't contribute to the overall entertainment value of the film.
I'm too tired to add any additional stupidity to the list other than people who pledge allegiance to a person instead of policies politically. I think in the end politicians are politicians and we should agree or disagree with their specific policies as they relate to us...
Aight I'm done - my head hurts and I'm trying to watch 24.
Over the years, I've been blessed to have spent time with, befriend, love, learn from and share experiences with people who have helped me grow and inspire me everyday. They have shared words of wisdom, strengthened me with encouragement, gave me joy with a smile, comforted me with a hug, gave clarity to my visions and dreams and renewed my spirit with faith. It is through family and friends that I manage to be happy and hopeful.
These relationships work because we share our philosophies, our personal truths and an outlook that prompts us to seek something greater in all and in ourselves. Sharing a journey heartedly illuminates our lives and enriches our experiences. It keeps us moving....always evolving....ever changing.
I have been transformed by the wisdom, opinions, insights and revelations of those who have shared their journey with me. It's a blessing I long to share with you through my first ever blog. For me, writing is a reflection of my own direct experience and I look forward to all of you sharing your thoughts and experiences with me.
So...with that said....can I just say.....??? :-)
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I have to get ready to get on the road, and this may not even qualify in this blog today, but I hate it when I hear people say "new and improved."
Is it new? or is it the same thing, only improved?
To me, being improved doesn't make it new...it makes it slightly different. Am I wrong?
Or I hate that they offer you the old one still.
"Try original Jiffy, OR the new and improved one."
Why would I want the old one when I can have the "new" or "improved" one? Right?
okay...that's my rant...
THANK YOU FOR THE BIRTHDAY SHOUT OUT BROOKE!!!!!!!!!! :)
I can totally relate to this blog cause since I've been pregnant the stupidity I hear is just retarded. I hear all types of stupidity..The 2nd most annoying (after hearing about how "BIG" I am..LOL) is this one
PERSON: What do you want a boy or girl??
ME: I don't care as long as it's healthy.
Person: YEAH so what do you want???
ME: DIDN'T YOU JUST HEAR ME???LOL
Person: yeah well I guess that is important.
ME: YOU guess it's important??? OF COURSE IT IS!
OH YEAH MUCHAS GRACIAS RAMEER!!!!!!!!! :)
Hi..been way for a minute, dealing with my boss!!...uuuuughhh..tha's my comment on that...now..
Rameer...this is good...i agree with you on many points..but I want to point out that on the point you made abt 'Latin' people you forgot to use the wods"ese'"..now..that's more like it!!:-)
ahem, as for the others, i agree...especially with the gay comment...sometimes one will mention something & others will say i heard he was gay...& I'm like AND? what does that have to do with anything?...also, 'HATIN" irks me just as much as the word "DRAWN"..now this may be Philly terminology,
but just to break it down, if a guy is really feeling a girl, his boys will say.."oh , hes drawn, or she got him Drawn"...similar situation, if someone makes you mad, & u show it Or get all heated..people will say:why u lettin that get u drawn? or instead of saying "you crazy"..someone will say"you drawn"!!..
u get my drift, it's used in various ways, but irks the hell outta me..& really if u don't live in the hood, u wouldn't know what it was, like I actually heard some teenagers saying it, then I asked a guy friend at the gym & he as like WHAT u never heard that, I'm like, hey, i work at home pick up my son & go back home!!..im not all out & about right now!
--also, i like that 'costume' is this the one you were scaring everyone in office with ?...who went to he circus ..did u get those antannae? give them to rameer to go with his mask..enjoy weekend.. & Brooke..sorry we're not hooking up, but tell Kyce Happy b-day...u to annamaria!
Finally! The sounds from the crickets on here was deafening...
Annamaria...the things pregnant women hear have to rank near the top of SBA list. I feel for y'all...
Incidentally, mi abuela told me she was born named Anna Maria last night (She goes by Ann). I knew her real name was Anna, but never knew her middle name was Maria...wow.
Phillygirl...yeah, that must be some Philly ish - I've never heard "drawn"! But it sounds as it could be as annoying as how people always say "hating".
not sure what you mean by the words "ese" with Latin people...and I really meant to say Latino...that's just one of my many typos.
And that wasn't a "costume" as oyu call it - that's a picture of my alter ego The Pain Alchemist, or PAIN for short. These white people at my job were genuinely terrified of him. F'n scrubs. But the Black people were dying laughing at these white people being scared! I mean tears in their eyes laughing! They never even blinked when they saw him - nor asked any questions.
Stupid people with their stupid questions annoy me. They're EVERYWHERE...
RAMEER: thanks for the sympathy. TRUST ME I NEED IT!! LOL.Oh and your grandma MUST be a wonderful woman!!! LOL
and yes stupidty is running rampant in this society!!!!
You know what struck me about that, Annamaria??
This is the first time I'm admitting this aloud (or, in text rather)...I've been thinking in the past few months, if I ever had a child and it was a girl, I'd name her Anna Maria - after mi abuela and my great aunt Marie who passed last year.
Funny how things work.
So, as much as you like to tase me, I actually LOVE your name.
Brooke - next time I do a blog, I'm going to wait until real late the night before. I sent this to you before I saw "Making The Band 4" last night...
HOLY BITCHASSNESS. If y'all haven't seen this week's episode (I'm not a regular viewer, but a friend told me I HAD to turn to it while I was watching the b-ball games), it is THE HEIGHT of bitchassness. My mouth was on the floor in amazement that a man could act that way.
Brooke - you may get your wish. The Bitchass blog may be coming in the future...
YES THAT SHOW HAS MAJOR BITCHASSNESS GOING ON....LOL
BUUUUZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ LOL
WHERE IS EVERYONE TODAY??? WHAT THE HELL???????
I think no one likes my topic. Maybe next time we'll leave the blogging to Ms. Brookes.
Ooooooooooh #10 is it for me! I hate it when people refer to "good hair." My sister Shavonn hears it a lot when people ask her what kind of perm do you use and she says..."I don't, we have Native American in our family." Of course what do people then say..."Oh you got that good hair!"
My sister (a beautician) smirks and says, "Good hair is any kind of texture if taken care of! If you don't take care of your hair then you have weak or bad hair. Not because you think straight hair is "good hair."
They look puzzled as hell.
Then I get some comments on my end, "Oh wow...your natural hair is soft...you must have that good hair!"
Get outta here! Is it supposed to be coarse or look like a bail of hay on top of my head? I comb it and yeah I got my sweeeeeeeeeeet afro pick and take care of it with the ill Carol's Daughter products. So I have well treated hair!
Yes my hair is soft and I DO take care of it...but that doesn't make it good vs bad hair!
Sigh, sigh, sigh. Pet peave for me! Rameer you hit it on the nose!
Also...HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANNAMARIA!!!!
And Rameer I love your top 10! It's like when David Letterman does his Top Ten! Sometimes it's hilarious but sooooo true!
Thanks, Serena! I just happen to deal with stupid people waaaaayyyyyyy more than I'd like to...
Dude I think it's all of us! Sheesh! I always tell people you can have a degree or two but if you have no common sense then you need to step out of my way!
A couple of people at my job overlooked a sista because she had no degree but had 12 years experience in the community! Hired folks that had the fancy degrees and no damn common sense! I was steamed!!!!
Fuck that!
I dont see any color and because of that I want to know your Nationality because i dont judge!
And yes that damn movie was too fucking long! Fish is not real meat becuase God said so...so dont hate!
You know he is gay which is which I dont root for that team because I hate winnnes with bad hair!
LMAO!
ANT you're a mess!
LMBAO!!!
Okay - I gotta admit, THAT was funny, Ant!
lol...sorry I had to.
I agree with just about every thing Rameer said. I can go into racial theory and talk about the whole "colorblind" ideology, but Rameer summed it up pretty well. The point is we want poeple to see us for who were and our color plays a role in that.
I wrote a blog about Homosexuality and Religion that sorta touches on the "god said this..."
I will say though that yes, I am a hater when it comes to sports. Fuck the Yankees, the Lakers, and the Dallas Cowboys (throw Duke in there too and I am glad they lost). It is not about the team per say, but the attitude that because they are who they are, they (fans/management) feel they have the right and the privledge to win.
I will always root for the underdog! Consider the Yankees to be Colombus and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to be the Native Americans...who would u rather win that fight???
Sorry Ant...I'm a die hard Yankee's Fan! The Cowboys suck and I'll tell anyone that! The attitude is the worst!
And hey my boy Lamar plays for the Lakers so I'm rooting for them too. But I don't like Kobe. His attitude is by far the worst! He's gotten better! But he's still not my favorite!
Rameer it's something about a top ten. I have a workshop that I do with start up nonprofits called the Top Ten Successes! And I count backwards like Dave Letterman.
It's almost like more then 10 facts is too much sometimes, ten is the perfect number.
And where is everyone today! :(
Damn you, ant! We were sooooo on the same page...
Until you spoke ill of my beloved Lakers...
So you get a mini "fuck you!" for that one! Lol...
At least you admit to hating, though. I root against my teams' rivals during the season, until either my team or the rival is no longer in the race. And there ARE a few teams I dislike - Utah Jazz, Buffalo Bills, any team from the state of Utah (lotta racism and Mormons out there!), Duke, Miami U., and those teams who bolted the Big East for the Anal Cavity Conference (ACC).
So, I guess I hate on the aforementioned teams too - but not cuz they're successful; each team (other than the Utah ones, which I already gave the reason for) has it's own reason I dislike it.
You and I would have fun arguing together while watching games...cuz I LOVE seeing "underdogs" get crushed. I've rooted for underdogs, but usually cuz I always liked the team or like a player(s) - not simply cuz they're underdogs. But hey - a lot of people like underdogs. I have a theory about why most people do...but I'll save that for another blog.
Suffice to say, as a Lakers fan, I LOVE crushing these little teams that think they can compete with us. Yes, we have a good team every year. A down year for us means not being a top seeded playoff team - I like having a high standard to cheer for. Like I explained to these losers in Buffalo who root for U.B. and hate on SU - a down year for is 20 wins. A PHENOMENAL year for them is 20 wins. Different set of standards and expectations.
I'd be really interested to see your blog on Homosexuality and Religion. Send me the link sometime on Facebook. Religious discussion and perspective intrigues me - cuz so many people, in my opinion, are sooooo caught up in the wrong things and think their train of thought is the only way it can be. And most have never bothered to really research the major components, truth and falsehoods about these religions.
Being a nerd and bookworm...I have. when I was little. And, lemme tell you something - going to Catholic school is such a blessing in that aspect, cuz those damned Catholics know EVERYTHING. Seriously - even when they don't want to admit it or acknowledge it, they KNOW it. Books like "The Davinci Code" about organized religion hiding/covering up things are so on-point...
I'm rambling. I think my point was "F you, Ant" for cheering against my Lakers. Lol!
Serena - don't even get me started about Kobe. He's my favorite player - been my fav since he's 2nd year in the league (before anyone realized he was the best, I was BOLDLY DECLARING IT - cats in my neighborhood remember!). His "attitude" isn't any worse than Bird, Magic's or Jordan's. In fact, me and a lot of people with knowledge of him would say Jordan may have had the shittiest attitude in sports history. But we didn't have the Internet telling everything and the media as invasive as it is nowadays.
Kobe is the best, and his motivation is the same as ALL great players - he wants to WIN. Real simple.
I love the guy as a player. He's the perfect type of athlete you want on your team. and most of the stuff about him tends to be untrue or exaggerated when you really look into it and don't go off of hyperbole.
Seriously? I think may just call you FR! (meaning, Fucking Rameer!)
Son, we can go at it for days about sports! See, I cant say much becuase I am a Knick Fan. That team is soooo ass right now it is not even funny. I never thought I would live to see the day the clippers get more props than the Knicks...
I am with you on the defectors of the Big East! How do you hate the Bills? Are you from Buffalo???
Let me also say that I also hate the Phillies...so before we talk about how they are the world chumps, let's just say that I hated them when they were scrubs too.
I will send you the link on FB
You know why I hate the Bills?
When I was a little kid, and they were about town, they were always assholes. Same thing during their Super Bowl years. But when I was a little boy, it only took one encounter for me to say "screw them!"
I set my attentions on the Steelers and Raiders. Since the Raiders had the best uniforms and always beat the other team up (in those days, whether they won or lost, they'd literally physically beat the other players up), that was my favorite team! Mind you...I'm like choosing my fav team at like 5...
It helped my grandfather gave them his seal of approval for a team other than the Bills for me to like...
I used to cheer for the Knicks as a NY state resident...until Isaiah came into the picture. Once they dissed Ewing, and then brought him on, I've given them no love since. My Dad loves 'em...but it's hard for him to watch. I told him, the day they made the announcement about Zeke...
"The Knicks will never be squat as long as he's a part of the organization".
Zeke kills ANYTHING he touches.
Thanks for getting the link to me when you can.
I'm with you! I used to cheer for the Knicks...and then came Isaiah Thomas (sigh)!
Sorry dawg but I still don't like Kobe's cocky attitude (but I like the Lakers)!
Y'all have a good weekend! I'm Audi 5000!
Annamaria enjoy your bday!
Thanks Serena!!! I am!!!!!!!!!
Nice post Rameer. Ironically if there weren't stupid people we really wouldn't have anything to talk about, including this post. LOL I really have no idea if this was already mentioned because I could not read through all the comments. I did the old B.C.S.R (Blog Comment Speed Read). My boy and I speak to this on the daily regarding how Sheeple (People who act and think like Sheep), don't make the effort to think in 3 dimensions, but instead settle for linear thought. I don't say this out of hubris, but out of sense of sadness, disbelief, disappointment and sometimes rage. It's painful (like the Lemming video) to watch. Sometimes I feel like I'm sitting on a bench on the side walk watching the lemmings do their thing,thing...
I'll say this. Common sense is earned not given. Ra, it's not like you (and many others around the world) sit like a zombies watching channel 0 to get the latest on what is happening around you. We all have a will to seek knowledge (not just career or academic knowledge) about the world around us. I just wrote an article for a local college paper that caters to people of African descent, literally called ThePaper which I talked about a concept called R.O.A.R.(Read Observe Apply Repeat). A simple concept I created to explain to students that knowledge comes from reading, observing (analyzing), and applying what you've learned while understanding how that new information impacts yourself and the world around you. Not to mention you have the Matrix (Deaf Dumb and Bling thought) masquerading around as legitimate knowledge.
This is why one of my favorite quotes is from Sista Soulja and Carter G Woodson is the following:
“That’s the information, you can either take it and be intelligent or you
can throw it away and be retarded.” - Sista Souljah
“If you can control a man’s thinking, you don’t have to worry about his actions. If you can determine what a man thinks you do not have worry about what he will do. If you can make a man believe that he is inferior, you don’t have to compel him to seek an inferior status, he will do so without being told and if you can make a man believe that he is justly an outcast, you don’t have to order him to the back door, he will go to the back door on his own and if there is no back door, the very nature of the man will demand that you build one.” - Carter G Woodson
It's gets no more clearer than that.
- Ox
I also forgot to add that you don't have to get knowledge just from a physical piece of "parchment" with some symbols written on it (letters) bound together A.K.A book.
There are even lessons in nature, human behavior, conscious self analysis, and even silent meditation sitting in a white walled room with complete silence.
The lessons are all there, we just have to open our mind to receive the wisdom.
And THAT'S why I always appreciate anything you have to say, Ox. I couldn't have put it any better.
We're soooooo on the same page when it comes to Sheeple. I say that all the time. Wow.
You should guest blog for Brooke some time. I know I like reading your posts on SU Blackbook and elsewhere, and we've kicked it back and forth before. I'm positive you would have some DOPE food for thought.
As for this blog...I really can't add anything else onto what you wrote. You pretty much wrapped it up perfectly. Well done.
Thx Ra. I appreciate that fam. I swear we were born from the same tribe. We'll have to trace the roots some day.
Yeah man, I did a guest blog post for Brooke early February. Check it out:
Can People Hate Themselves and Not Know It
http://brookeybabysblogspot.blogspot.com/2009/02/can-people-hate-themselves-but-not-know.html
I really hit on number 10 in you post.
- Ox
Okay, I'm baaaaack!
I just browsed thru some comments, and I think I need to tase Ant for talking about my Phillies.
Kobe is the man, but he's an asshole. LeBron and D Wade, love them. Kobe is the best...but...
....he's an asshole.
I root against the Lakers when they're playing my team or the Cavs, or another team I like. Otherwise, I don't root against them just cuz Kobe's an asshole. Boy got skillz.
Hate Duke..and I have since Danny Ferry annem beat Mark Macon (Temple) back in the day.
I bleed Orange! But I like Georgetown and Villanova too... when they're not playing SU that is.
Ox has guest blogged before...and he's more than welcome to do it again!
oh...and F Dallas!
You know Philly people don't mess with Dallas.
But I must have been away too long, cuz I have never heard "drawn" before. Karen, you'll have to tell me more about that nonsense. Sounds silly. Do you pronounce it like "jawn" ? :-)
And it baffles me that black folks (and brown folks) still say that "good hair" non-sense in 2009. I blogged about that myself. Just silly.
Can you tell I'm just now getting caught up? I missed you guys today!
Thanks Ram, I really appreciate your blog today :-)
Just stopping by to say hi - I will have to read the blog today. I was super busy on Friday and I'm just now getting caught up.
Ok - I know I'm all late. Still getting caught up at work, sorry I missed this discussion last Friday.
The only one I have to disagree with Rameer is the long movies one. There are some movies that could use a good 20-30 min edit because some of the material they choose to include is subpar and doesn't contribute to the overall entertainment value of the film.
I'm too tired to add any additional stupidity to the list other than people who pledge allegiance to a person instead of policies politically. I think in the end politicians are politicians and we should agree or disagree with their specific policies as they relate to us...
Aight I'm done - my head hurts and I'm trying to watch 24.
So sorry I missed it all on Friday.
Singamaraja reading your blog
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