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Ah... Wal-Mart. The great ubiquitous American retailer and home of "low prices... always". There's so many things about Wally's that make it unique. There are always certain sights and sounds you'll see at Wal-Mart and only at Wal-Mart. In fact, these things can be seen at any Wal-Mart for that matter. Now I admit, I frequent Wal-Mart just as much as anybody else especially since I live less

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This quote comes from Jack Daniels. And no, before you ask... this quote did not come to me in a drunken haze after consuming large quantities of the whiskey with the same name! Jack* is an entrepreneur, author & speaker who also publishes a weekly e-newsletter called "For The Fellas". This particular newsletter was published (via email) several weeks ago but since I'm a big fat

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I'll back soon. I've been busy (emotionally and mentally). In the meantime feel free to browse my archived posts. Later

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Ok, here's one that has me scratching my head... While watching the NFL playoffs this past weekend and after listening to some football experts... er... I mean "football analysts" on ESPN, I'm a little confused. I heard a word being thrown around that had me a bit befuddled. Thanks to a 3-day weekend, I heard it used in a context that doesn't really make a lot of sense to me so maybe somebody

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It's a new year and as you can see I finally got around to updating my Blogger template. My favorite color is blue so I'm sticking with that same basic color scheme for my site. I would've customized some of the stuff like font color and sidebar thingys but I'm too lazy. Just doing this was a chore. I need a nap now! Also, I can't seem to get the code loaded for Haloscan comments so for now

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Working in youth ministry at my church, I often get to help plan various youth activities. Today during an email conversation with another youth worker about games the kids could play during an upcoming activity, dodgeball was mentioned. I voiced my reservations about it not being a good idea to play at church. But I was reassured that soft foam balls would be used, nothing would be damaged,

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With all of my personal and work related applications and programs that I use on a regular basis, it's a miracle I don't go bonkers. By my best estimate, I currently have about 60 to 70 user ID's and passwords. That includes network sign-ons and ID's for work applications, various consumer accounts, secured databases, message boards, email accounts, etc. Many of my user ID and password

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The other day while I was forced to work from home due to an ice storm that hit KC, I noticed how excited my kids were when they saw that Tom and Jerry was coming on. I thought it was interesting because I used to react the same way when I watched it when I was a kid. I didn't find out until I was well into my adulthood that the Tom & Jerry cartoons I watched in my childhood were actually made

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This quote comes from CNN commentator Roland S. Martin Commentary: Black men must reclaim our children As the mug shots of the alleged killers of NFL star Sean Taylor were shown on television, I kept wondering when we were going to see their parents step forward. I saw a couple of mothers, but their dads were missing in action. Dads matter, and it's ridiculous for us to act as if all it takes

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If you're a loyal reader of this blog you've probably noticed it's been a pretty unproductive year for me. I haven't felt very expressive as of late for reasons that are still unknown to me. I'm committed as ever to my beloved blog and more determined than ever to not let it be just a passing fad for me. With stuff like MySpace and YouTube being around I guess I've been a bit distracted as far as

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After hearing about the comments made by Duane Chapman (AKA "Dog") I wasn't the least bit surprised. "Here we go again", I thought. Another famous person gets caught slipping using the N-bomb when they thought no one else would hear it. But as much as the media would like for me to be, I'm not the least bit surprised. Just as Michael Richards did when he was videotaped saying it, Chapman is

Eddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16103480478701034061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9721745.post-14545362356923771802007-09-25T22:15:00.000-05:002007-09-25T22:15:15.857-05:00

In case you haven't heard what all the fuss is about with Bill O'Reilly and Al Sharpton eating at a Harlem soul food restaurant, here's what's sparking all the controversy... Fox News host Bill O'Reilly has raised some eyebrows by saying his experience at Sylvia's, a famous Harlem restaurant, was "exactly the same" as any other restaurant in New York City, "even though it's run by blacks,

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Guilty plea in S.C. teen abduction, rape "Filyaw had left the bunker before police arrived. He made it several miles away before deciding to surrender. "If I gave up, I would have full medical coverage, three meals a day and never have to work again," the manuscript said." - Vinson Filyaw This quote is taken from a manuscripted confession Mr. Filyaw had written in his guilty plea to charges that

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Why is it that I hardly ever hear these fives words when I walk into any fast food restaurant in the hood? Honestly, the last time I checked, a little courtesy never killed anybody. I don't remember it costing anything either for that matter. In the past few months I've made it a point to notice the greeting I get (if any) when I visit businesses in the hood compared to in the suburbs. The

Eddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16103480478701034061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9721745.post-79969337298747472382007-09-11T22:42:00.000-05:002007-09-11T22:42:57.552-05:00

is Sinbad... Unlike so many of the most popular comedians of our day, Sinbad is not potty-mouthed. He's completely family friendly and most important of all, he's funny! Houseguest is one of my favorite all time movies.

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I saw this at my neighborhood grocery store right next to the Hamburger Helper and immediately busted out laughing. Surprisingly, it was not another one of those "only in the hood" moments since I was in the burbs when I spied it. Is anything not safe from bootleggers these days?

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NAACP urges NFL to let Vick play again (article) ATLANTA - A civil rights organization says Michael Vick should be allowed to return to the NFL, preferably the Atlanta Falcons, after serving his sentence for his role in a dogfighting operation. "As a society, we should aid in his rehabilitation and welcome a new Michael Vick back into the community without a permanent loss of his career in

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What does this mean? I've always wondered. I see shoes tied together and hanging from overhead power lines all the time. Usually when I see it, it's somewhere in the hood. If anyone knows the significance or meaning of this, please let me know.

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I love the internet. I truly believe it's the greatest invention of my lifetime and it's impact on our personal lives and businesses is far reaching to say the least. The web has enabled an unlimited amount of information to be at our fingertips and its changed the way we communicate. Unfortunately, there's a dark side. Unscrupulous individuals out there have successfully polluted the internet

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1. Start smoking - As much as I rant on this blog about my dislike for tobacco and its foul putrid stench, it should be no surprise to anyone that this tops my list. 2. Abandon my children 3. Get lost in the wilderness - Have you ever heard the stories about people going hiking or mountain climbing and they turn up missing. Usually somebody ends up getting stranded in some remote area and a

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Any time I hear about police officers (in this case a corrections officer) being murdered in the line of duty I get angry. Whenever someone takes another human being's life it's a dispicable act but especially so when it's a law enforcement officer. I don't think their lives have any higher value or should be considered any more precious than anyone else's but when it comes down to it, they're

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One of the cool things I love about having a cell phone with a camera is that I can capture images on the go. No matter where I am or what I'm doing, with just a few button taps I can capture the moment whenever I see something noteworthy, odd, or interesting. Well, in the hood that happens quite frequently. I haven't railed against smoking in a while even though I somehow get the pleasure

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Answer me this...How come atheists don't ever publicly mock Islam or some other religion the same way they do Christianity? The Blasphemy Challenge is cowardly to say the least. I dare atheists everywhere to mock Allah, Islam, or Muslims in the same deliberate and blatant fashion. I double dare you. Better yet, do it in one of the not-so-Christian-friendly Muslim countries in the Middle

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I've never mentioned this before but I'm a huge fan of Yahoo!. In addition to having the best free web-based email service on the planet, they have a variety of cool stuff for the average "crackhead" equivalent web addict like me. I have a personalized "My Yahoo!" portal page that I use to link to all of the sites that I frequent as well as RSS feeds for all of the news and info sources that I

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Not only is the hood one of the few places one can find such delicacies as "Now laters", "hot pickles", and grape flavored Optimo's (yuck!), I'm betting that its also the only place you can find "Hunid Racks" too. Move over "Pimp Juice". Make room for "the energy drink for the real hustlers". Pimps have their own non-alcoholic beverage and apparently the hustlers do too. Man, those hustlers are

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