tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23519306957941126782024-02-22T04:47:40.097-05:00Carolina CatharsisCurrent Events Mixed With MusicJulius Coxswainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09210721353101380170noreply@blogger.comBlogger132125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351930695794112678.post-87451271198037696712010-03-07T21:18:00.001-05:002010-03-07T21:19:18.264-05:00My Apologies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.britishorigami.info/academic/thok/pix/bear_me.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://www.britishorigami.info/academic/thok/pix/bear_me.gif" width="264" /></a></div><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">I have a lot going on in my life right now. There a number issues that I want to write about, but I haven't had the time to make any posts. I promise I will be get back to posting the music and news you love as soon as I can. </span>Julius Coxswainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09210721353101380170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351930695794112678.post-55797938627252488902010-02-14T00:00:00.006-05:002010-02-14T12:31:16.957-05:00Happy Valentine's Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRpbqJhTZpF65TvUoQi9nR97fkdzxGU-Oa0IyFqIHmalDqxNET2nFPdUTyKNVfvwr35Caumk1oV7J_V2NfjqayF9pJi_2uPfsrs_JGa2XkBO0vh0o3iShIw_HM2HVnYbkL93uKDxWsXnkL/s1600-h/oldestmarriedcouple.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRpbqJhTZpF65TvUoQi9nR97fkdzxGU-Oa0IyFqIHmalDqxNET2nFPdUTyKNVfvwr35Caumk1oV7J_V2NfjqayF9pJi_2uPfsrs_JGa2XkBO0vh0o3iShIw_HM2HVnYbkL93uKDxWsXnkL/s320/oldestmarriedcouple.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Happy Valentine's Day everyone. Although this holiday is rooted in capitalism, I still think it's valuable because it celebrates love. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Valentine's Day </span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"> provides you the opportunity to </span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">show your significant other that you love him or her in an extravagant way. I am a firm believer that you should treat your partner like royalty everyday, but I understand that some people think otherwise. The day's events shouldn't be limited to couples though. I bought my mother a dozen roses and some chocolates for </span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Valentine's Day </span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> two years ago. She cried tears of joy. I take the love people give me for granted sometimes. I need to do a better job of letting my loved ones know that I appreciate them. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I hope all you lovers out there are using annual leave on Monday. I would hate for you to cut your V-Day festivities short over a little thing like work :) </span><br />
<h2 style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><a href="http://mashable.com/2010/02/09/worlds-longest-married-couple-twitter/"><span style="font-size: small;">World’s Longest-Married Couple to Answer Your Romantic Queries Via Twitter</span></a></h2><div style="text-align: center;"><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" height="28" id="divplaylist" width="335"><param name="movie" value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=10462892-47f" /><embed src="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=10462892-47f" width="335" height="28" name="divplaylist" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed></object></div></div>Julius Coxswainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09210721353101380170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351930695794112678.post-2485091931210808912010-02-13T00:00:00.001-05:002010-02-13T00:00:01.463-05:00Scholar Ladies (Get An A On It)<div style="text-align: center;"><object height="295" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3zGFqSji420&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3zGFqSji420&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="410" height="295"></embed></object></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">This video brightened my day. I am glad that </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Milwaukee's HOPE Christian School </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">is finding innovative ways to make school fun. The K-12 system in our country is in bad shape. Schools are underfunded, teachers are overworked, and more often than not the curriculum is antiquated. Videos like this make me cautiously optimistic that there is hope for the next generation of students. Hopefully, this video will inspire administrators in other school districts to think of better ways to reach the kids. </span><span style="font-size: small;"><b> </b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"></div>Julius Coxswainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09210721353101380170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351930695794112678.post-56781297632564735202010-02-12T20:20:00.011-05:002010-02-12T23:22:49.338-05:00No More "Music" in MTV<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Z7eKOoujOtJiarnkCHP396dQxWSVadejD28sNQdpNCbTpyzpMk6d1O4iVlLPA-KBqSXgT1166e6Sz7aEnzzz_eWNFX_8oKG4Z6WQ1ScFOzD2nnx6I-AVZ4mSG_xuZeVD_VzxIyW8tpm9/s1600-h/mtv.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Z7eKOoujOtJiarnkCHP396dQxWSVadejD28sNQdpNCbTpyzpMk6d1O4iVlLPA-KBqSXgT1166e6Sz7aEnzzz_eWNFX_8oKG4Z6WQ1ScFOzD2nnx6I-AVZ4mSG_xuZeVD_VzxIyW8tpm9/s320/mtv.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2010/02/09/mtv-removes-music-television-from-iconic-logo/">MTV removes "Music Television" From Iconic Logo</a></span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;">The logo change is new, but the MTV programmers decided years ago that they would move away from the network's initial purpose. MTV was founded in an effort to promote well known and underground artists from a variety of genres. The network helped catapult the importance of the music video and it gave musicians a platform to perform their craft. Nowadays, this pioneering station is more likely to show two drunk guys fighting over a bowl of cereal than actual musical programming. <br />
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MTV2 is following in MTV's wake by showing re-runs of the same crap MTV puts out there. I hope another network is created to give aspiring musicians and music lovers a chance to hear and see what they love. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" height="28" id="divplaylist" width="335"><param name="movie" value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=10462716-9cd" /><embed src="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=10462716-9cd" width="335" height="28" name="divplaylist" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed></object> </span></div></div>Julius Coxswainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09210721353101380170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351930695794112678.post-78318348345037368232010-02-09T14:01:00.007-05:002010-02-13T12:41:23.552-05:00Facebook Privacy...?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXgXfZgZJIUoES4L4JaDsJ5ibjZyZ-0SfNqkQNbh4AYiz88ENazrUIEIiE6pjByw3Eo_YMtC1WiS9Zx0DdpCgzfXHKkzuoMYt-eJdw51cmTFaChR5_gTF3mOfe3kDFGB6jTi2XgNm7TxSp/s1600-h/FacebookPrivacy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXgXfZgZJIUoES4L4JaDsJ5ibjZyZ-0SfNqkQNbh4AYiz88ENazrUIEIiE6pjByw3Eo_YMtC1WiS9Zx0DdpCgzfXHKkzuoMYt-eJdw51cmTFaChR5_gTF3mOfe3kDFGB6jTi2XgNm7TxSp/s320/FacebookPrivacy.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><h2 style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><a href="http://cbs4.com/consumer/facebook.privacy.settings.2.1474010.html">Tech Minute: Facebook's Privacy Settings (CBS 4)</a></b></span></h2><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Recently, the people at <a href="http://www.govanlc.com/images/facebook.jpg">The Good Book</a> switched me to the website's new format. I reacted <a href="http://kanevian.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/angry_baby.jpg">accordingly</a>. Facebook is making it harder and harder for users to hide certain things. Namely, the inability for users to edit their News Feed or the notifications that appear on their walls. I don't want to know EVERYTHING that my friends are doing nor do I want everyone to know what I am doing. I applaud the Facebook staff for creating an exceptional website that allows me to connect and reconnect with my friends. I trust that they will take heed to the venomous petitions that are floating around and make the necessary changes to the privacy settings. </span></div><h2 style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" height="28" id="divplaylist" width="335"><param name="movie" value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=10428361-1a2" /><embed src="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=10428361-1a2" width="335" height="28" name="divplaylist" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed></object></span></span></div><h1 style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"></h1>Julius Coxswainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09210721353101380170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351930695794112678.post-320128527829669942010-02-06T00:30:00.001-05:002010-02-06T00:36:55.578-05:00The Fans Were Banned<div style="text-align: center;"><object data="http://www.krqe.com/video/videoplayer.swf?dppversion=5732" height="347" id="video" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="410"><param value="http://www.krqe.com/video/videoplayer.swf?dppversion=5732" name="movie"/><param value="&skin=MP1ExternalAll-MFL.swf&embed=true&adSizeArray=1x1000,2x40,3x1000&adSrc=http%3A%2F%2Fad%2Edoubleclick%2Enet%2Fpfadx%2Flin%2Ekrqe%2Fsports%2Fsports%5Fother%5F2%2Fdetail%3Bdcmt%3Dtext%2Fxml%3Bpos%3D%25pos%25%3Btile%3D2%3Bfname%3Dfans%2Dbanned%2Dfrom%2Dbasketball%2Dgame%3Bloc%3D%25loc%25%3Bsz%3D%25size%25%3Bord%3D500623765307529500%3Frand%3D%25rand%25&flv=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ekrqe%2Ecom%2Ffeeds%2FoutboundFeed%3FobfType%3DVIDEO%5FPLAYER%5FSMIL%5FFEED%26componentId%3D21034962&img=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia2%2Ekrqe%2Ecom%2F%2Fphoto%2F2010%2F02%2F04%2FFans%5Fbanned%5Ffrom%5Fbasked1821f86%2Dadcb%2D454f%2D9ad2%2Df5b298f67c740000%5F20100204221443%5F640%5F480%2EJPG&story=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ekrqe%2Ecom%2Fdpp%2Fsports%2Fpreps%2Ffans%2Dbanned%2Dfrom%2Dbasketball%2Dgame" name="FlashVars"/><param value="all" name="allowNetworking"/><param value="always" name="allowScriptAccess"/></object></div><b><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Talk about a total lack of institutional control. <span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">The administrators at these two high schools need</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"> to be ashamed of themselves. I have seen my fair share of fights at high school sporting events. Things can get pretty heated when </span><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Charlotte</i>-<i>Mecklenburg Schools</i></span></i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"> rivals collide. That being said, CMS never kept students or fans from coming to the games. Any student who fought at a game was arrested and/or suspended from school for at least a week. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Banning students from the game punishes those who abide by the rules. The schools should have beefed up security at the game and made it clear to all students that any fighting would result in a severe punishment. On a happier note, I am glad that these young ladies have fans who support them. Female athletes don't get the fanfare they deserve. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" height="28" id="divplaylist" width="335"><param name="movie" value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=10392206-769" /><embed src="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=10392206-769" width="335" height="28" name="divplaylist" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed></object></span></div></div>Julius Coxswainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09210721353101380170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351930695794112678.post-11508316879227824082010-02-01T09:12:00.008-05:002010-02-06T00:36:38.411-05:00Caressa Cameron is Miss America<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="cssButtonOuter"><div class="cssButtonMiddle"><div class="cssButtonInner"></div></div></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1264955561362"><span style="font-size: small;">22-year old goes from Miss Va. to Miss America</span></a></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://tv.yahoo.com/news/article/tv-news.en.ap.org/tv-news.en.ap.org-20100131-us_miss_america"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Yahoo TV (Associated Press)</span></a></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">In keeping with <a href="http://carolinacatharsis.blogspot.com/2009/04/miss-norrth-carolina-won.html">tradition</a>, I decided not to watch the Miss America pageant. Honestly, I didn't even know it was on. I meant to write this blog entry yesterday, but I was too busy watching <a href="http://c2.api.ning.com/files/Wcj5D9hBzYzup2WLVN6oY*dlA7BlRA0VHia2XRi5oJ8gjAgGe9JvFKOyFsJZvco94JOBliUkHz7w10ETFTsNrPIEdJf1pQS1/unc.jpg">America's team</a> get smashed by UVA. I trust that Ms. Cameron will continue to exude the class and grace that she used to win this competition. There really aren't enough positive role models for young women out there.</span><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><div id="preLoadLayer2" style="display: none; left: -18px; position: absolute; top: -32px; z-index: 4000;"><i><span class="txt_1"><a class="kLink" href="http://www.lyricsdownload.com/kenny-lattimore-beautiful-girl-lyrics.html#" id="KonaLink2" style="position: static; text-decoration: underline ! important;" target="undefined"><span class="preLoadWrap" id="preLoadWrap2" style="position: relative;"><img class="preloadImg" src="http://kona.kontera.com/javascript/lib/imgs/grey_loader.gif" style="border: medium none; height: 22px; width: 22px;" /></span></a></span></i></div><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="txt_1"> I fell in love with a beautiful girl <br />
Theres no one that compares to her <br />
Never thought Id be so<span style="color: black;"> lucky </span><br />
Beautiful girl, beautiful <br />
I wanna make her mine forever </span></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="txt_1"><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" height="28" id="divplaylist" width="335"><param name="movie" value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=10349102-119" /><embed src="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=10349102-119" width="335" height="28" name="divplaylist" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed></object> </span></i></span></div></div>Julius Coxswainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09210721353101380170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351930695794112678.post-86501468829368517792010-01-28T10:30:00.009-05:002010-01-28T10:34:08.924-05:00RIP Howard Zinn<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitBAw4VGgTL7gL41Ro7tWyKumvxlEjIYkHYxaMUYg9Csx7PJ3kivxmAW1MTQ8SMGxhttvsFq2-e-KMq1wdVF-BrkiKQbWo1VGdLxnrQvBT3PiNwVreNgV4EOkRzUB8db_HOCgY9aPKtvp5/s1600-h/zinn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitBAw4VGgTL7gL41Ro7tWyKumvxlEjIYkHYxaMUYg9Csx7PJ3kivxmAW1MTQ8SMGxhttvsFq2-e-KMq1wdVF-BrkiKQbWo1VGdLxnrQvBT3PiNwVreNgV4EOkRzUB8db_HOCgY9aPKtvp5/s320/zinn.jpg" /></a><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Howard Zinn, an author, teacher and political activist whose book “A People’s History of the United States” became a million-selling leftist alternative to mainstream texts, died Wednesday in Santa Monica, Calif. He was 87 and lived in Auburndale, Mass. Published in 1980 with little promotion and a first printing of 5,000, “A People’s History” was, fittingly, a people’s best-seller, attracting a wide audience through word of mouth and reaching 1 million sales in 2003.</span><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">The cause of death was a heart attack, his daughter Myla Kabat-Zinn said. </span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">I was introduced to Howard Zinn a few months ago. A co-worker of mine told me about Zinn's political and historical ideologies and I was impressed. I read Zinn's memoir <a href="http://www.amazon.com/You-Cant-Neutral-Moving-Train/dp/0807070599"><i>You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train</i></a> in about a week. I would have finished it sooner, but work was keeping me busy. <i>You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train </i>is probably the best book I have ever read. Zinn lived a long and impactful life. His involvement in the Civil Rights Movement alone makes him an extraordinarily influential person. I don't agree with everything Dr. Zinn has said or written, but I have the utmost respect for the man. His passion, dedication, and revolutionary spirit will be sorely missed. </span><br />
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Then turn and disown you <br />
Don't let it take the fight outta you <br />
They'll walk all over your name <br />
Till they find someone else to blame <br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said Sunday it is cutting about 11,200 jobs at its Sam's Club warehouse division as it outsources in-store product sampling in an effort to win more customers and boost lagging sales.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The terminations represent about 10 percent of the warehouse club operator's 110,000 staffers across its 600 stores. About 10,000 members of the demonstration department, most part-time workers, were let go as Wal-Mart announced it will hire marketing company Shopper Events to handle the jobs. Employees were told the news at mandatory meetings Sunday morning. Carolinas figures were unavailable. <br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">I go to Sam's Club on a pretty regular basis. There is no better place to get 3 pounds of broccoli for $10. At times, I go on a bulk buying frenzy. I don't need 700 bags of green tea, but a part of my soul won't let me leave that tea on the shelf.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The line lines at Sam's are usually ridiculously long. I have no idea why the company feels it isn't making enough money. Methinks that these layoffs are the result of Capitalistic greed. Sam Walton's companies have put a lot of <a href="http://imgs.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2008/12/11/bu-2914664tb004__0499552221.jpg">its competitors</a> out of business. I find it very hard to believe that they need to lay people off. I hope those being affected by this are able to find employment elsewhere. I know from personal experience that living check to check is rough. Sam's is cold as ice for letting people go during these hard economic times.<br />
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Sleepin’ on motel floors<br />
Knockin’ on my brother’s door<br />
Eatin’ Spam and Oreos and drinkin’ Thunderbird baby</i><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Race relations in the United States would be a completely different without Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. I appreciate the non-violent approach he took towards hatred and injustice. I have no idea how he dealt with the death threats and constant attacks on his character. His desire to get Black people equal rights outweighed his fear of death. It is mind boggling to me that certain <a href="http://www.usmsfp.org/images/maps/arizona-color.gif">states </a>took decades to acknowledge Dr. King and his accomplishments. I could write at length about that foolishness. but I don't want to dwell on negativity.</span><br />
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</div>Julius Coxswainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09210721353101380170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351930695794112678.post-15110441276243939412010-01-15T21:33:00.001-05:002010-01-15T21:34:16.201-05:00YouTube Burgler Gets 15 Years<div style="text-align: center;"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/KjZK89H9ANQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/KjZK89H9ANQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="412" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><a href="http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/">Fox 5 Atlanta</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"> DeGiorgio Jackson was sentenced to 15 years for burglary. I think that's an excessive sentence given the fact that no one was hurt physically by the burglary, but this brother deserves a severe punishment. I have had my property stolen/burglarized. The feeling you get when you know someone stole something valuable from you is almost indescribable. I couldn't overcome the helplessness that consumed my mind. Those feelings were amped to another level when the police took a cavalier attitude towards my situation. I guess they figure I deserved to get robbed because I lived in a lower-middle class neighborhood. It's whatever though...<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">DeGiorgio and his crew could easily appear on America's Dumbest Criminals. They didn't wear disguises or check for security cameras. If they had done even a half-ass job at reconnaissance, they would have known to disable the cameras before they started their heist. Oh well, DeGiorgio (<a href="http://www.michaelthemaven.com/images/content/DiGiornoDeepDishPizzaPeppe.jpg">DiGiorno?</a>) has 15 years to think about his actions.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" id="divplaylist" width="335" height="28"><param name="movie" value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=10186742-1ce"><embed src="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=10186742-1ce" name="divplaylist" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" width="335" height="28"></embed></object><br /></div></div></div>Julius Coxswainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09210721353101380170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351930695794112678.post-49838669647988619362010-01-14T09:25:00.010-05:002010-01-14T11:17:50.326-05:00RIP Teddy Pendergrass 3/6/50 - 1/13/10<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPxQ7uiByOBARyE8K9TgFexBDBrHw5n0pWGqobcgb117q4evbBXB8zhRD0MQxRUVoB34aZuOtZi34c_bXfL44lY9s0j2pTGJGNl3t2Q2ibP2acbtQ_MSznVJbkLeKCWG2QrwZ-8Mnu4Y6p/s1600-h/teddypendergrass.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 301px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPxQ7uiByOBARyE8K9TgFexBDBrHw5n0pWGqobcgb117q4evbBXB8zhRD0MQxRUVoB34aZuOtZi34c_bXfL44lY9s0j2pTGJGNl3t2Q2ibP2acbtQ_MSznVJbkLeKCWG2QrwZ-8Mnu4Y6p/s320/teddypendergrass.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426602406820745442" border="0" /></a><br />Legendary singer Teddy Pendergrass, dead after a long illness at age 59, spent his last 28 years in a wheelchair, left to wonder what life might have been like had a car crash not completely altered his destiny. <p class="inside-copy">Before the crash, Pendergrass was one of the most electric and successful figures in music. He established a new era of R&B with an explosive, raw voice that symbolized masculinity, passion and the joys and sorrow of romance in songs such as "Close the Door," "It Don't Hurt Now," "Love T.K.O." and other hits that have since become classics.</p><p style="text-align: center;" class="inside-copy"><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2010-01-14-pendergrass-obit_N.htm">USA Today</a></p><p style="text-align: left;" class="inside-copy">Teddy Pendergrass is the man. His voice immediately grabs the your attention and it demands that you pay attention to the message it carries. I love rap music like a brother, but I have more R&B music from the 60's, 70's, and 80's on my hard drive. I think that musicians during the aforementioned time periods had more respect for their craft. When music with a message is combined with live instrumentation, the results are timeless. Teddy Pendergrass' music falls into the timeless category. Although he has passed on, his music and influence on other musicians will never disappear.<br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" width="335" height="28" id="divplaylist"><param name="movie" value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=10171096-742"><embed src="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=10171096-742" width="335" height="28" name="divplaylist" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed></object></div>Julius Coxswainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09210721353101380170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351930695794112678.post-1447008107769323132010-01-13T02:21:00.001-05:002010-01-14T11:41:49.993-05:00Hard Times in Haiti<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFRsXxgYEJW4sIIX2JUM7LIZwSO4RlsAxHgaiex0_EydegNVpobpltlntDvRFbl47qBGs99XCY8tSp2JsGEvhcqkgD2JRxHiEDwDXtd0kxaGegvC3jB8rhriiTJ3VGk_10FvsvCUGM9qrJ/s1600-h/Haitian+Flag.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFRsXxgYEJW4sIIX2JUM7LIZwSO4RlsAxHgaiex0_EydegNVpobpltlntDvRFbl47qBGs99XCY8tSp2JsGEvhcqkgD2JRxHiEDwDXtd0kxaGegvC3jB8rhriiTJ3VGk_10FvsvCUGM9qrJ/s320/Haitian+Flag.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426228378005242354" border="0" /></a><br />Haitians piled bodies along the devastated streets of their capital Wednesday after the strongest earthquake hit the poor Caribbean nation in more than 200 years crushed thousands of structures, from schools and shacks to the <span style="background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; cursor: pointer; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1263389942_0">National Palace</span> and the U.N. peacekeeping headquarters. Untold numbers were still trapped. <p>The devastation was so complete that it seemed likely the death toll from Tuesday afternoon's magnitude-7.0 quake would run into the thousands. <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1263389942_1">France's foreign minister</span> said the head of the <span style="background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; cursor: pointer; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1263389942_2">U.N. peacekeeping mission</span> was apparently among the dead.</p> <p><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1263389942_3">International Red Cross spokesman</span> Paul Conneally said an estimated 3 million people may have been affected by the quake and that it would take a day or two for a clear picture of the damage to emerge.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/cb_haiti_earthquake">Yahoo News</a></p><p style="text-align: left;">I have a number of Haitian friends who have family members that live in Haiti. My thoughts and prayers go ou<span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span>t to everyone being affected by this tragedy. It must be nerve racking to not hear from loved ones who reside in an area hit by a natural disaster. The only thing worse is getting a call that says your loved one(s) didn't survive the cataclysmic event. I want to contact those friends to show that I empathize with their situation, but I don't want to over step my bounds or create an awkward situation. I know that some people prefer to be left alone to deal with tough situations. Hopefully, I can help them in some way, shape, or form.<br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">A large percentage of the Haitian residents live in poverty. I am thankful that I have most of the things I need and some of the things I want. </p><p style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;">You may not have a car at all<br />But remember brothers and sisters<br />You can still stand tall<br />Just be thankful for what you've got</p><p style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;"><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" id="divplaylist" height="28" width="335"><param name="movie" value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=10153615-047"><embed src="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=10153615-047" name="divplaylist" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" height="28" width="335"></embed></object><br /></p>Julius Coxswainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09210721353101380170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351930695794112678.post-11421113944852174632010-01-09T12:00:00.000-05:002010-01-09T12:00:01.401-05:00Powerball Philanthropy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO13VDiCKU_bpdyr90OSolKC1mDpQ7JMvul5DwlCI9vNADqZB_kkEJVQUQk-nfzZX2N16sQbwFVstTW_HtvifO0lsPv-w_Lo3sszDv_9fBs6-zacS7tbwf9JkEIj1_RX5mr-2juGVLYE_E/s1600-h/falling-money.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 228px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO13VDiCKU_bpdyr90OSolKC1mDpQ7JMvul5DwlCI9vNADqZB_kkEJVQUQk-nfzZX2N16sQbwFVstTW_HtvifO0lsPv-w_Lo3sszDv_9fBs6-zacS7tbwf9JkEIj1_RX5mr-2juGVLYE_E/s320/falling-money.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424579442298146290" border="0" /></a>When the Rev. Solomon Jackson Jr. won the $259.9 million Powerball jackpot last summer, he said someone else would be blessed with some of that money, too. Thursday, when he handed Morris College a check for $10 million during a jubilant midday program on campus, students, faculty and staff learned they were that collective somebody.<br /><br />"This is one of the four greatest milestones in the 100 years of existence for Morris College," said Luns C. Richardson, who has served as Morris' president since 1972.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thestate.com/local/story/1101274.html">The State<br /></a></div><br />Occasionally, my co-workers and I discuss the possibility of winning the lottery. These conversations are always hilarious because I work with people who aren't materialistic or gluttonous. Instead of buying luxury vehicles and homes in the Cayman Islands, my co-workers say they would give large sums of money to inner-city schools, battered women's shelters, and hospitals in various developing countries.<br /><br />I would pay off my student loans and the college expenses of my siblings, donate some money to the church that played a profound impact on my development, and make sure my parents could retire comfortably. I am sure I would make some purchases that some would call <a href="http://carphotos.cardomain.com/ride_images/1/1173/3081/2931540072_large.jpg">flashy</a>, but most of my money would go to helping others. I am glad Rev. Jackson gave $10 million to Morris College. Morris is really small and I know it has had financial struggles in the past. It's good to know that even though we live in a "me" first society, there are still people out there willing to lend a helping hand.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;">Cause even though when times get rough<br />You never turned away<br />You were right there<br />And I thank you<br /><br /><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" width="335" height="28" id="divplaylist"><param name="movie" value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=10091120-22d"><embed src="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=10091120-22d" width="335" height="28" name="divplaylist" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed></object><br /></div>Julius Coxswainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09210721353101380170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351930695794112678.post-64405258724814611142010-01-08T22:31:00.003-05:002010-01-08T22:33:02.959-05:00SOS in SC<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy75S20ZqYkS6GCOAlcTsBQr7N6GmkJck_3uAbefRGESRVrAeFLzYEX91f2HOrE1BxhtoJPTuP9k2PeRAi-a0mV4gMUN_-jlaxcZ7BVX-mIRT2ZJHlZFInIz4raJJLaSgNLKB6P4wZYAJB/s1600-h/Steve+Benjamin.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy75S20ZqYkS6GCOAlcTsBQr7N6GmkJck_3uAbefRGESRVrAeFLzYEX91f2HOrE1BxhtoJPTuP9k2PeRAi-a0mV4gMUN_-jlaxcZ7BVX-mIRT2ZJHlZFInIz4raJJLaSgNLKB6P4wZYAJB/s320/Steve+Benjamin.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423704201196214290" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:verdana;">Steve Benjamin, the attorney who helped radio host Tom Joyner win a posthumous pardon for his great-uncles who were executed for a crime they didn’t commit, denounced a racial slur spray painted on the side of Columbia City Hall last week that may have been intended to intimidate Benjamin and another African-American candidate for mayor of South Carolina’s capital city.</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">City workers removed the message, “No n----r mayor, die,” from the building’s wall early last Wednesday after officials discovered it, city manager Steve Gantt told The State newspaper.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/news/the_black_diaspora_news/15399">BlackAmericaWeb News</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I wanted to visit Myrtle Beach for a week when I graduated from high school. Most of my friends were going to be there and I was 99 percent sure that I was going to get laid. Alas, my politically minded parents would not allow me to go because South Carolina proudly displayed the Confederate flag in front of its statehouse. I knew that the Confederate flag shouldn't be there, but <span style="font-weight: bold;">WHY</span> did its presence have keep me from having a good time with my fellow graduates. I respected my parents' decision, but I was angry and disappointed.<br /><br />I mention this piece of personal history because it relates to the Benjamin story. South Carolina has come a long way from its Jim Crow days, but race relations still aren't where they need to be. When I hear about these racially motivated incidents, my heart drops. I'd like to believe that most people aren't racists and that they want to distance themselves from the Deep South's horrible past. Stories like this make it hard for me to remain optimistic.<br /><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" ><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" >What a nigger do, what a nigger does<br />And a nigger is what a nigger was<br />And a nigger done read history but yet his eyes didn't see<br />The only reason you a nigger is<br />Cause somebody else wants you to be</span><br /><br /><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" id="divplaylist" width="335" height="28"><param name="movie" value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=10075949-aa4"><embed src="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=10075949-aa4" name="divplaylist" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" width="335" height="28"></embed></object><br /></span></span></div></div></div>Julius Coxswainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09210721353101380170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351930695794112678.post-69731502199158929562010-01-07T20:13:00.002-05:002010-01-08T14:33:39.415-05:00BeautifulPeople.com is Bold<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrCkfWQ-dh2tK6gsSJY83I4Z-6fGj6B185Q4rQe6DCBlGj9pzp1eUXTvvj7hTnxbB5IW2UOUrVyKcw8kI6ktMyPeHl8FlVcBvsO5ZFm49JRXjJwui-L9pl_trkETb7WvnufsKJj61qCcTb/s1600-h/beautifulpeople.com.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrCkfWQ-dh2tK6gsSJY83I4Z-6fGj6B185Q4rQe6DCBlGj9pzp1eUXTvvj7hTnxbB5IW2UOUrVyKcw8kI6ktMyPeHl8FlVcBvsO5ZFm49JRXjJwui-L9pl_trkETb7WvnufsKJj61qCcTb/s320/beautifulpeople.com.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423311372734485490" border="0" /></a> A dating site that markets itself as an elite community for beautiful people with a "strict ban on ugly people" has axed about 5,000 members for packing on the pounds during the holiday season. The international site BeautifulPeople.com threw out members after they posted photos "revealing that they have let themselves go," according to a company statement.<br /><br />"As a business, we mourn the loss of any member, but the fact remains that our members demand the high standard of beauty be upheld," said Robert Hintze, founder of BeautifulPeople.com. "Letting fatties roam the site is a direct threat to our business model and the very concept for which BeautifulPeople.com was founded."<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/personal/01/04/dating.site.overweight/index.html">CNN</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;">This story is hilarious in an "are you serious" type of way. I have written my thoughts on society's "skinny is sexy" obsession on more than one occasion. I just couldn't resist commenting on the huge set of cajones BeautifulPeople.com has for publicly removing "overweight" people from their website. I am 99% sure that the mass removal is a publicity stunt. I hadn't heard of this website prior to reading about it a few days ago. I don't believe the "all publicity is good publicity" philosophy, but apparently I am in the minority. Honestly, I don't think anyone who is truly looking for love and companionship would want to join this website. We all have preferences, but losing your attraction to someone because they gained some holiday weight is pretty shallow. At least give them a few weeks to hit the gym...<br /><br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">The beautiful ones, they hurt you every time</span><br /><br /><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" id="divplaylist" height="28" width="335"><param name="movie" value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=10047715-18f"><embed src="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=10047715-18f" name="divplaylist" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" height="28" width="335"></embed></object><br /></div></div></div>Julius Coxswainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09210721353101380170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351930695794112678.post-947712882742065712010-01-06T13:43:00.000-05:002010-01-06T13:44:39.169-05:00Tarika Wilson's Family Gets $2.5 Million<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT4axNsxEog9nec_XfD6HkB3Ibkf6Zd2ONBRuZNlHM1CVlqN_FhcsGGYtwmwBkhM2UI2JDJ9-VWpaBRmKq_K77TzLAuRW0OEIdPr7UEAXBIbSf1gkzEjqyZlQf3AyPrEOnk3U3XuhwHg9u/s1600-h/Lima,+OH.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT4axNsxEog9nec_XfD6HkB3Ibkf6Zd2ONBRuZNlHM1CVlqN_FhcsGGYtwmwBkhM2UI2JDJ9-VWpaBRmKq_K77TzLAuRW0OEIdPr7UEAXBIbSf1gkzEjqyZlQf3AyPrEOnk3U3XuhwHg9u/s320/Lima,+OH.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423317329331337778" border="0" /></a>The family of an unarmed black woman who was shot and killed by a white police officer during a drug raid has settled a wrongful-death lawsuit against the city for $2.5 million. <p>The death of Tarika Wilson, 26, ignited protests and debate about race relations in Lima, a northwestern Ohio city where one in four residents is black. Wilson was holding her 1-year-old son in her arms when she died. The child also was shot and later had a finger amputated.</p> <p>Police Sgt. Joseph Chavalia, who killed Wilson, was acquitted of criminal charges in her death and has since returned to work, although he is no longer allowed to patrol the streets.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/01/02/z-apoh_swat_shooting_0102.ART_ART_01-02-10_B4_GCG659T.html?sid=101">The Columbus Dispatch</a><br /></p>You cannot put a price tag on the value of someone's life. That being said, I am always curious how cities and states come up with these payout figures. A $2.5 million dollar nest egg will do wonders for Tarika Wilson's children, but no amount of money can replace the loss of their mother.<br /><br />My prayers go out to the Wilson family and the man who took her life. I am hard on police officers from time to time, but I realize they have a tough job. This shooting apparently happened during a drug bust/arrest. I understand that law enforcement officials cannot be timid when they attempt to apprehend pushers. This officer's recklessness could be attributed to his fear that his own life might be taken. His actions are inexcusable, but I think I understand his line of thinking. Stories like this make me appreciate my life even more. You never know when your time on this Earth will to an end.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;">One day you're here baby<br />And then you're gone<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" id="divplaylist" height="28" width="335"><param name="movie" value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=10047723-3ec"><embed src="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=10047723-3ec" name="divplaylist" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" height="28" width="335"></embed></object><br /></div>Julius Coxswainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09210721353101380170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351930695794112678.post-22890295455891683142010-01-05T20:47:00.011-05:002010-01-08T22:40:24.334-05:00McNugget Mayhem<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ2cOt3WoSwhmD3pIEr1NzVAoq8anNlWVAL1QD0eqKXVwWkcSByPXR_xvSwAX9uhyfnWNIWgW97DRUgiaw_QxNFaNiAfKbCaMRBb2aZM4nULgBr2s5ZSkBHddAAWiiYTvE3csWlD39jjJ5/s1600-h/chicken+mcnuggets.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ2cOt3WoSwhmD3pIEr1NzVAoq8anNlWVAL1QD0eqKXVwWkcSByPXR_xvSwAX9uhyfnWNIWgW97DRUgiaw_QxNFaNiAfKbCaMRBb2aZM4nULgBr2s5ZSkBHddAAWiiYTvE3csWlD39jjJ5/s320/chicken+mcnuggets.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423314351466958034" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >Police say a woman in northwest Ohio punched through a McDonald's drive-through window because chicken McNuggets weren't available. Officers responded to the call from a Toledo McDonald's and say 24-year-old Melodi Dushane was jailed after undergoing treatment for injuries.</span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >Dishane pleaded not guilty to a vandalism charge and was released on a recognizance bond. She was also ordered not to have contact with the restaurant. A manager at the McDonald's declined to discuss the incident.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.wtam.com/cc-common/news/sections/newsarticle.html?feed=122520&article=6544070">WTAM (Cleveland)</a></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;font-family:verdana;"><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >I think it's safe to say that this woman was either having a bad day or she was under the influence of some sort of narcotic. Possibly both. Misplaced anger is pretty rampant in or society. A lot of people are frustrated with their lives, but they fear the repercussions that would come along with confronting the source of their frustration. Unfortunately, kids, quiet folk , and even people working the drive-thru and McDonald's become targets. I really wish people would find more constructive ways to deal with their problems. Yoga, weight lifting, and masturbation are great cost effective options. Chicken is delicious, but you shouldn't coldcock somebody to get it...not even if the chicken is in nugget form.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" id="divplaylist" width="335" height="28"><param name="movie" value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=10047694-7a9"><embed src="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=10047694-7a9" name="divplaylist" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" width="335" height="28"></embed></object></div></div></div>Julius Coxswainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09210721353101380170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351930695794112678.post-47184826894912534712010-01-01T00:00:00.001-05:002010-01-01T01:16:16.736-05:00Happy New Year<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgILgNqxclZTolwD-SPL1ANPU05foRvf2-L4tOHHxca0hNFiZwZ7aA-v22NW5qfKa9ZCNRMYe22deGC2VFiigSWoemK6tG1vYMBOl6aQ29RhxYmzLTCZG-EAWheKkKap2sr7nzr4C8SQLEP/s1600-h/happy_new_year.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 228px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgILgNqxclZTolwD-SPL1ANPU05foRvf2-L4tOHHxca0hNFiZwZ7aA-v22NW5qfKa9ZCNRMYe22deGC2VFiigSWoemK6tG1vYMBOl6aQ29RhxYmzLTCZG-EAWheKkKap2sr7nzr4C8SQLEP/s320/happy_new_year.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421538971597342802" border="0" /></a><br />2009 was a very memorable year. It was filled with lots of surprisingly fun new beginnings and a few endings that really tested my soul. I was able to travel abroad twice, keep my job, and reach most of my fitness goals. All in all, I have no right to complain. I am sure there are lots of people out there who would love to be in my shoes. My 2009 had its disappointments and heartbreaks, but those are to be expected. You cannot get everything you want in life. I have a pretty long list of things that I want to accomplish in 2010 and I am fairly confident that I can make most of things come to fruition. Optimism is usually half the battle. I hope you are stepping into 2010 with a "glass half full" perspective.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" id="divplaylist" width="335" height="28"><param name="movie" value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=9986449-417"><embed src="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=9986449-417" name="divplaylist" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" width="335" height="28"></embed></object><br /></div>Julius Coxswainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09210721353101380170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351930695794112678.post-47196217321372210012009-12-25T00:00:00.000-05:002009-12-25T00:00:06.741-05:00Merry Christmas<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjU46q5YJR1ZeID_aO0qF4x42sCg9WdrXHjnzxuoSRFEdElVPqncFNH0YYmHz38hebjNdMBJXYMs8aQJTVFie5-Csjjk5v1pcN0a7kQqE7Oo0EgbhIDfcZs_Al4iZt551B0f1Fi2BPQk-B/s1600-h/santa_af_lg.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjU46q5YJR1ZeID_aO0qF4x42sCg9WdrXHjnzxuoSRFEdElVPqncFNH0YYmHz38hebjNdMBJXYMs8aQJTVFie5-Csjjk5v1pcN0a7kQqE7Oo0EgbhIDfcZs_Al4iZt551B0f1Fi2BPQk-B/s320/santa_af_lg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418968889589304722" border="0" /></a> Today is going to be a very busy day for your boy. I have a truck load of family members coming in town and they are scattered throughout the city. I am pretty sure I will have to hit the gas station at some point during the day. It's a labor of love though. Happy Holidays to those who do not celebrate Christmas. If you do not celebrate any religiously affiliated holiday, Happy Friday.<br /><br />My President is Black and so is my Santa. Merry Christmas everybody.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" width="335" height="28" id="divplaylist"><param name="movie" value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=9914810-021"><embed src="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=9914810-021" width="335" height="28" name="divplaylist" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed></object><br /></div>Julius Coxswainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09210721353101380170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351930695794112678.post-37869813058435153542009-12-17T20:54:00.021-05:002010-01-05T13:16:56.157-05:00The Exoneration of James Bain<div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi19tTc6lCybNwnkkJW7ap4PQIcf7E4V47kz1HxZCXK8xHmZvehW5vWPr4cgIB4g8OdVeAOmAdejyKGWWgrH8Q6sd3Sj7ACWhG-6t_lnTNeFeXYvSO7jnMU_MxrNGAH7TdpZkIhH8Qz5AGC/s1600-h/James-Bain.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi19tTc6lCybNwnkkJW7ap4PQIcf7E4V47kz1HxZCXK8xHmZvehW5vWPr4cgIB4g8OdVeAOmAdejyKGWWgrH8Q6sd3Sj7ACWhG-6t_lnTNeFeXYvSO7jnMU_MxrNGAH7TdpZkIhH8Qz5AGC/s320/James-Bain.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416389675994571058" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">After more than three decades in prison, a man in Florida was set free Thursday after a DNA test showed he did not kidnap and rape a 9-year-old boy in 1974. James Bain, 54, was 19 when he was convicted on charges of kidnapping, burglary and strong-arm rape. Now he will be allowed to go home for the first time in 35 years.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">"Mr. Bain, you are a free man," the judge said in a Bartow, Florida, courtroom. Bain was serving a life sentence.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Of the 245 people in the United States who have been exonerated by DNA testing, none has spent more time behind bars than Bain, according to the Innocence Project, a national organization dedicated to exonerating wrongfully convicted people through DNA testing.</span><br /><br /></div><p><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/12/16/florida.dna.exoneration/index.html">Source</a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">James Bain's patience and perseverance should serve as an inspiration to us all. This man has been wrongfully imprisoned for 35 years and he doesn't seem to have a bitter bone in his body. I get annoyed when </span><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://www.viewpoints.com/images/review/2008/108/16/1208467896-56636_full.jpg">The Machine</a><span style="font-family:georgia;"> has me on hold for longer than 15 minutes. I still hold grudges against people who wronged me when I was a youth. I'm not proud of the latter. I know I need to move on, but somethings are really hard to forgive.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Mr. Bain said that his Faith in the Lord comforted him throughout his incarceration. I know that organized religion can be a horrible thing when used by the </span><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://www.conservapedia.com/Main_Page">wrong people</a><span style="font-family:georgia;">. Unfortunately, religion and money are often used to negatively influence the poor and the naive. Be that as it may, religion has the power to help people through trying times. Mr. Bain could have easily flipped out on everybody he encountered in prison. A sentence like his could make someone turn to drugs in an attempt to escape reality. Thankfully, Mr. Bain gave his energy to the Lord and things eventually worked out for him. Let's hope he gets a huge check from the </span><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://m.mediapost.com/publications/16/FloridaSunLifeState-b.jpg">Sun Life State</a><span style="font-family:georgia;">.</span><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" width="335" height="28" id="divplaylist"><param name="movie" value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=9811180-9d9"><embed src="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=9811180-9d9" width="335" height="28" name="divplaylist" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed></object></span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div>Julius Coxswainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09210721353101380170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351930695794112678.post-28402293653618395362009-12-17T14:53:00.012-05:002009-12-17T15:25:42.952-05:00A Lesbian Shall Lead Them...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyPjtxgQ9pqhNDcBcdc55_NbmwaTAZ52YSblZEUv5YjAw-b7yqNUHU_ufc19vbssbql8vTU-O-_Uqa5mITPeYq-jlV-AwLVj94kxJL4yj4MJLoXe4o0eFRmBCnImfUfqTXgbmvHOw5ggzq/s1600-h/Parker+Annise.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyPjtxgQ9pqhNDcBcdc55_NbmwaTAZ52YSblZEUv5YjAw-b7yqNUHU_ufc19vbssbql8vTU-O-_Uqa5mITPeYq-jlV-AwLVj94kxJL4yj4MJLoXe4o0eFRmBCnImfUfqTXgbmvHOw5ggzq/s320/Parker+Annise.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416293376712738994" border="0" /></a><br /> Houston voters made history in December, electing the first openly gay mayor of a major U.S. city. Annise Parker, 53, takes the oath of office on Jan. 1 to lead the nation's fourth largest metropolis, with some 2.2 million residents. Currently Houston's city controller, Parker has been open about her sexuality throughout her political career and has three adopted children with her longtime partner, Kathy Hubbard. "Tonight the voters of Houston have opened the doors to history," the Democrat said after winning the city's Dec. 12 runoff election. "But now, from this moment, let us join as one community."<br /><br /><a href="http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1947648,00.html">Source</a><br /><br />I am pretty amazed that an openly gay mayor was elected in a major Southern city. It's not like I doubt her abilities. Mayor-elect Parker is a Houston native who is more than qualified. The cynic in me just has a hard time believing that she won this campaign off of the strength of her qualifications. Kudos to her campaign for defying some seemingly insurmountable odds.<br /><br />I browsed the <a href="http://www.reallyfunnypictures.co.uk/political/pics/14.05.06/bush_internets.jpg">Internets</a> yesterday to see how people were reacting. The majority of the opponents to Mayor-elect Parker didn't doubt her ability to lead. They were just angry that someone who "wasn't a fitting representation of their city" was going to be in charge. I understand that point of view, but those people need to get over it. The mayor-elect has been involved with the city's government for years and there was nary a sound of opposition. If there was some opposition prior to this election, I cannot find a record of it. In time, I hope all opposition to her is based on her policies and not her sexuality.<br /><br />Until than, I will continue to shake my head and laugh at those who think the world is ending because the US has a Black President and an openly gay mayor.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" id="divplaylist" height="28" width="335"><param name="movie" value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=9782367-bd3"><embed src="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=9782367-bd3" name="divplaylist" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" height="28" width="335"></embed></object><br /></div>Julius Coxswainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09210721353101380170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351930695794112678.post-54534281776465442132009-12-16T14:53:00.011-05:002010-01-07T20:15:12.266-05:00The Legalization of Male Prostitution<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqlVEX2mMe45XGddrP_emc1UroN-Ak3YG776vKa1CmIwA0PUdQ8WeadN2ntpQ9KwByoi1b_HTffUOcECdlr2s9XgJju4nB1j2QE59hwQpGcgzTq0vjDJp5U8UP2Bq_ShAXJBaj-4XfoxwN/s1600-h/Shady+Lady.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqlVEX2mMe45XGddrP_emc1UroN-Ak3YG776vKa1CmIwA0PUdQ8WeadN2ntpQ9KwByoi1b_HTffUOcECdlr2s9XgJju4nB1j2QE59hwQpGcgzTq0vjDJp5U8UP2Bq_ShAXJBaj-4XfoxwN/s320/Shady+Lady.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415925908442806498" border="0" /></a><br />The owner of a brothel more than two hours’ drive from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Las</span> Vegas said she hopes to hire Nevada’s first legal male prostitutes within a month, now that state health officials have approved a method to test men for infectious diseases. <p>The world is ready for women, or even other men, to legally buy sex, said Shady Lady Ranch owner Bobbi Davis. Plus, being the first to offer male service could boost business in tough economic times, she said.</p> <p>“With so many other male revues going on in Vegas, we thought it was time to give this a try,” Davis told The Associated Press.</p> <p>Until now, men have been effectively barred from legally plying the world’s oldest profession in Nevada by the specificity of a state health law requiring prostitutes to undergo frequent cervical testing for sexually transmitted diseases.</p><p><a href="http://newsone.com/nation/nevada-legalizes-male-prostitution/">Source</a><br /></p><p>Metaphorically, we are all prostitutes at some point in our lives. We allow ourselves to be pimped by our jobs, the government, and sometimes even those close to us. In a world full of Haves and Have-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Nots</span>, the Haves typically slut out the Have-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Nots</span> in attempt to get what they desire. Please excuse the imagery of this metaphor. I promise that it's leading somewhere. </p><p>The "act" of prostitution really isn't the issue here. The issue is the health of the male prostitutes and the health of the women who wish to purchase sex. I still think its borderline hilarious that a woman would have to pay for sex. Most men are more than willing to have sex with a woman with no strings attached. Brothels do provide a more controlled environment with a guarantee that you won't contract an <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">STI</span>. I am sure their selection of "talent" is better than what you would find at the <a href="http://www.epicentrenc.com/">Epicentre</a>. Therefore, I see why places like the Shady Lady Ranch are appealing to some. Live and let live people...<br /></p><p style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;">You <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">doin</span> ho activities<br />With ho tendencies<br />Hos are your friends, hoes are your enemies<br />With ho energy to do <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">whacha</span> do<br />Blew <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">whacha</span> blew<br />Screw <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">whacha</span> screw<br /></p><p style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;"><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" id="divplaylist" width="335" height="28"><param name="movie" value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=9782051-453"><embed src="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=9782051-453" name="divplaylist" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" width="335" height="28"></embed></object><br /></p>Julius Coxswainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09210721353101380170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351930695794112678.post-83594844714356943522009-11-13T12:30:00.006-05:002010-01-07T20:24:58.599-05:00Sammy Sosa Has Lost His Mind<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOgUnBS7cyKS8rEqTINhI-zpovxrFEV4VkFL3akw2XQJEV-WNfCBIPxTJB6YaPYnoIfohBuNrPSARvgSanUhD8L45T26J9OaVg7N0oDZMc22pFbgKvezLV-njgFirlXGMZs8UxqLnRmjpI/s1600-h/Wow...sammy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOgUnBS7cyKS8rEqTINhI-zpovxrFEV4VkFL3akw2XQJEV-WNfCBIPxTJB6YaPYnoIfohBuNrPSARvgSanUhD8L45T26J9OaVg7N0oDZMc22pFbgKvezLV-njgFirlXGMZs8UxqLnRmjpI/s320/Wow...sammy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403643106131287842" border="0" /></a><br />Sammy Sosa says he is not trying to look like the late Michael Jackson, nor is he suffering from a skin infection. He also says the change in the color of his skin is not a byproduct of his alleged steroid use.<p>Speaking publicly for the first time since photos of him from a recent musical award ceremony were published on the Internet, Sosa said that the skin lightening is the result of the use of a facial cosmetic cream.</p><p>"It's a bleaching cream that I apply before going to bed and whitens my skin some," said the former slugger during the "Primer Impacto" program at the Univision Spanish network.</p><p>"It's a cream that I have, that I use to soften [my skin], but has bleached me some. I'm not a racist, I live my life happily," said a smiling Sosa during the interview.</p><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4642952">Source</a><br /><br />Sammy Sosa has lost his damn mind. At some point, we all have to come to terms with our insecurities. Sosa is 41 years old. It pains me to believe that a man his age isn't comfortable in his own skin...literally. Lots of people in the African-American and Latin communities have a <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/1992/11/22/books/the-many-shades-of-bigotry.html">color complex</a>. The roots of that issue are too deep for me to explain in this blog post, but I encourage you to learn more about the topic if it's new to you.<br /><br />I am a pretty dark skin dude, but my mother has light skin. The skin color issue was never a big deal in my home. I was taught to love people of all shades. Your boy was made fun of a lot as a child because I was darker than everyone else. If I didn't have high self-esteem and a loving support system, I would probably hate my appearance. Ironically, I know a number of women who are attracted to me, in part, because of my dark chocolate skin. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I just wish that so many beholders weren't so damn ignorant.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">*Cue the TLC*</span><br /><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" id="divplaylist" width="335" height="28"><param name="movie" value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=9313107-b0a"><embed src="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=9313107-b0a" name="divplaylist" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" width="335" height="28"></embed></object><br /><br /></div>Julius Coxswainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09210721353101380170noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351930695794112678.post-15862314844949423742009-11-11T16:03:00.011-05:002009-11-11T16:39:59.290-05:00Happy Veterans Day<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV-5LteNztiFzEDr9qKlaSnQSQONp2Gfrhw6Kesepelx0y8JQiMnoF5XjMqTCAkguq3sstc3WLS7KdlVEwfWYkVN0QvDN6qUR51_rkTCGlFWBRXF9XRVRg4lcbmmK_4xcLuQoGK7hpq26d/s1600-h/Steve+Loves+the+Troops.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV-5LteNztiFzEDr9qKlaSnQSQONp2Gfrhw6Kesepelx0y8JQiMnoF5XjMqTCAkguq3sstc3WLS7KdlVEwfWYkVN0QvDN6qUR51_rkTCGlFWBRXF9XRVRg4lcbmmK_4xcLuQoGK7hpq26d/s320/Steve+Loves+the+Troops.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402955722726001282" border="0" /></a><br />My cousin just entered the Navy. He told me yesterday that he will not be sent to another country to serve...at least not initially.Words cannot describe how happy I was to hear that news.<br /><br />I have the utmost respect for those who serve in the military. I may not agree with the reasons the US is involved in wars/military conflicts across the world, but I support the troops. My thoughts and prayers go out to all the people who have lost someone in the line of duty.<br /><br />Mystikal served in the Army before he became one of the best rappers on No Limit Records. The jazzy upbeat feel of "Bouncin' Back" really exemplifies the spirit of the Armed Forces.<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;"><span><span>You keep bumping me against the wall</span></span><br /><span><span>Yeah I know I let you slide before</span></span><br /><span><span>But until you seen me...trust me</span></span><br /><span><span>You ain't seen bouncin' back<br /><br /></span></span></div><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" id="divplaylist" height="28" width="335"><param name="movie" value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=9301794-cee"><embed src="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=9301794-cee" name="divplaylist" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" height="28" width="335"></embed></object>Julius Coxswainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09210721353101380170noreply@blogger.com0