Betty Wright - Tonight Is The Night

Man I was driving home and this song came on the radio and the memories came flooding in. I remembered dancing with my moms in the living room and just having a blast with her to this song. Anyway enjoy 

Proud of the youth

This is a very exciting time for myself and my family well the youth of my family in particular. My cousins both attended prom this past weekend and were as handsome and beautiful as they wanted to be. They both will be graduating this coming saturday which they are excited and slightly saddened by which is understandable. They  both will be attending great four year universities. Ashley will be attending Stanford and Aaron will be joining my younger brother at USC. Then there is Bryan who will be graduating from middle school and going on to high school at Lake Forest Academy. Attending LFA is something that is impressive to even me for one it is a very hard school to get into second he'll be living at the school which presents its own set of challenges.  Finally there is my nephew D'angelo who will be attending summer school this summer and graduating from high school at the age of 15.  I know there are those that may read this and say whats the big deal its middle school and high school. Well for those of you not from Chicago you may not be familiar with the number of killings of african americn youth in this city. It is said that an african american youth in chicago has a greater chance of being killed than graduating high school. Granted my family is blessed and these children aren't exactly being raised in the hood but never the less they are to be celebrated.  As a member of what I like to call the middle generation of my family I know the different kinds of pressures and challenges they had to overcome to be successful. I'm just filled with pride and joy right now so I wanted to share it with the masses LOL. Antyway Later peoples.

MAYBE THERES HOPE FOR THE BLACK MAN

I don't know how many of you are fans of abc's Extreme Makeover:Home Edition I myself am not a fan but was directed by a friend to watch last nights two hour season finale. Since I spent last night out at the WWE'S judgement day with my wrestling fanatic nephews I decided to DVR it and watch it this morning.  Now those of you who know me know that I am not the most emotional person around but I got a little teary eyed watching this episode. The recipient of this weeks makeover was a single father of three boys Bernard Mcfarland of Indianapolis, Indiana.  Bernard is also a mentor to many children in the community through his pack2000 club/group he takes the children out of the "hood" and encourage them to to broaden their horizons and dream big.  The thing that struck me about this story was a positive black man raising three other positive black men. Often times its so easy to forget that there are balck men being great fathers, being great role models and this show was the perfect reminder. Another thing that stood out to me was the fact that this neighborhood was literally falling apart with abandoned homes and trash everywhere but when the crew took time to speak to the owners of some of these dilapidated homes they were some of the most eloquent  people ever yet they simply don't have the means for the up keep of their property. Back to Bernard and his family when I saw him and his children these three young well spoken black men who not only wore clothes that were the right size and not hanging off their ass but had their shirts tucked in. Who it appeared were not affected by this urban you must be a thug mentally despite their surroundings I couldn't help but think to myself Oh my God there maybe hope for the black man. Let's hope that there are more Bernard Mcfarlands out there raising great young men. Later Peoples

HAPPY SUMMER

Well it's about that time people. Time to hit the road or in my case fly the friendly skies.  The summer vay-k season is upon us and my first of several planned destinations this year is Orlando,Florida. So tomorrow me an 5 of my good friends will be flying out there to hit up the amusement parks and we have a little golf bet(Dylan bring ya wallet). Anyway this post is me just wishing everyone a happy and safe summer vay-k.  Later peoples

Don't Sleep on Elliot Yamin

Yesterday Ciara released her Fantasy Ride and Chrisette Michele released Epiphany(which I love) but what could possibly be the strongest cd released yesterday is Elliot Yamins Fight for Love.  Fight for love is one of those cd's you can put on and just ride to there's no need to skip over any of the songs the cd just flows well. His delivery is flawless I don't know if he has gone through a breakup recently but you feel as if hes speaking to someone. The cd is in no way monochromatic one moment you may be reflective or feel like crying and the next you'll be ready to dance. I in no way am an authority on the music biz but im just saying don't sleep on Elliot Yamin. Some tracks I LOVE are Fight for love, you,apart from me, cold heart, know better, this step alone, how do i know, don't be afraid and my absolute fav is someday. Just listen to the whole cd  LOL. Later peoples.

I was asked to explain what being an optimistic pessimist means to me. Quite simply to me its  being an realist or an logical person. Its realizing that there are going to be both good and bad times and accepting and embracing both. I am a person who is often identified  by others as being a pessimist because my f initial reaction in most situations is to identify if  the negative. As I like to say though it is often times easier to identify the negative simply because in most situations it is that that is glaring or thats being presented to you. For me the optimisim comes because despite the fact that the negativity may be all around I am willing to search for the positivity that is being veiled. So if you are  a person who has the ability to trudge through negativity and seek out the positive in all situations you too are an optimistic pessimist.

THANK YOU

As I sat at my desk working on my physiology paper I listened to Asher Roths new CD(which is hot by the way) it got to this track called his dream. This song pretty much talks about how our parents at times have to sacrifice their dreams to put the betterment of the family  first. After hearing the chorus the first time I just had to call my mom and speak to her. I let her know that I really appreciate all that she does for me and that I love her. My moms really appreciated the call I believe it shocked her quite a bit as well lol. Its so easy at times for us to take the people in our lives and all that they do for us for granted.  So this  post is just to say to let your parents know that you appreciate and respect the sacrifices they've made. Simply say thank you. The joy in their voice or the smile on their face from those words may shock you.  Later peoples.