DarkStar Spouts Off

Sir Charles

Once again Charles Barkley shows how much of a dope he is.

Gambling debt of $400,000, UNPAID, and you expect to get away with it?

Man, give ME the $400,000 so I can put it to good use.

I Love Summer Storms

This picture is why I love summer storms. Yes, I know it's spring, but this is something I normally see in the middle of the summer heat.

This is beautiful.

Why?

OK, why?

• Why would a mother walk her child to school while the mother is wearing thin pink pajamas? Her underwear could be seen through the pajamas and she wasn't wearing a bra, which a woman of her, uhhh..., size, definitely needed.
• In one of the business buildings that I am in, it is routine to see people go into the restroom while on the cell telephone. I have now gotten into the habit of purposefully flushing the toilet or urinal a few times so the flushing could be heard over the telephone. But what can you do when a man is in the stall on the cell telephone, flushes, and comes out of the stall, STILL ON THE CELL TELEPHONE? Maybe next time I'll ask him if he can wipe his ass while on the cell phone.
  
• Just why?

Easter Hats

I hope viewing these 11 pictures puts you in a good mood. It helped mine but in order for it to get better, ... never mind.

Church Hats: Sisters Step Out In Style

My Parents Make Me Sick!

To the person, most likely a child, who visited my blog as a result of this search, just know that your parents love you and they are trying to do what is best for you.

You will understand this later.

Count Me As One Of The Victims

Count me as being one of the victims of this year's late flu season.

I'm Sorry Baby, I'm Married

I'm sorry baby, I'm happily married.

But I think you need to refine your search.

Christmas Shopping Funny, II

"D.S. 2.0" is 2 years old and as people are wont to say, "he's very active."

Even when my daughter was a toddler, I saw people with young kids on a "leash" and muttered to myself that parent was wrong and just didn't have control over their child. Now that I have "D.S. 2.0" to look after and turn into a man, I have to apologize to those parents because I now know and feel their pain.

We were in the mall shopping and I was tethered to him as we were walking to leave. He saw a video game store and saw either an open game controller or saw a guitar that you can learn to play by playing a video game or maybe he saw both, but he made the dash. I yanked him back, or rather, I made the motion to yank him back but he kept going because "the leash" is actually a bungee cord. So I had to dash after him and grab him and pull him back.

An older brother was cracking up at this point.

O.B. <laugh>OH!!!! I understaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnndddddddd why you have that now.
<laugh>It's still wrong 'doe, but I UNDERSTAND.
<laugh>

And I laughed right along with him.

After that the Mrs. decides to change him and takes him into the rest room. Coming out he saw a kiosk and went right for it. According to the Mrs., the Caribbean or African man said the leash was not a good idea and as he was about to continue, D.S. 2.0 went for one of the figurines. According to Mrs. D.S., dude stopped what he was going to say, and said, "OK. Now I see why you have him on the leash! He's BUSY!"

Christmas Shopping Funny, I

I've been off since Wed to get the shopping and cleaning done for Christmas. D.S. 2.0 and I are in the Lane Bryan store and I can't find one of the tops that are on display. I have an employee look for it and she returns saying they don't have it in stock, but I can have the top that is on the dummy. I say sure.

The employee takes the top off the dummy and underneath the top is a nice, lacy, BIG, purple bra. I laughed about that one.

D.S. 2.0: "OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
That's PRETTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

I lost it. Another man who heard it lost it. The worker shook her had and called us teenagers. :-)

You Know It Ain't A Good Store When...

You know it ain't a good supermarket when you go to a particular supermarket on Thanksgiving Eve, and the parking lot is nearly empty, as well as the store, and the store is STOCKED with typical Thanksgiving foods that are normally sold out by now.

Faux You!!!

I did a faux finish in the basement bathroom. I used the "sponge on" technique and it turned out very well. The base coat took 1 1/2 hours to do. The "sponge on" coat took about 3 hours to do and I didn't use the technique on the ceiling.

The more times I paint rooms in the house, the more I realize that a cost/benefit analysis needs to be done before I paint. Is it "cheaper" to do it myself or is it "cheaper" to contract out?

Odd Stuff

Just some odd stuff:

• We now have Verizon FIOS for the Internet. It kicks butt! I am going to play Verizon against DirecTV to get a free HD upgrade from DirecTV.
• My family generation ranges from about 40 to about 65. There is a LOT of future planning going on along that range. During the family cook out, it was interesting hearing what is being planned. "We" are planning for education of our children, retirement, death, health care, wealth building, relaxation, and a lot more.
• People at the cook out, who got involved in the mortgage mess conversation, to a person, said the FHA shouldn't be used to bail out people, even if it is a small segment. Plus, even those involved in the banking industry, didn't understand how people could get in the mess. Well, we did but we still think it was a silly situation to put yourself in.
• There will be an addition to the family. We grow but slowly.
• For my education idea, it was frustrating going to the different county sites to attempt to find the email address of the county executives. Most only supplied a telephone number and postal mail address. For the former, I didn't have the time. For the latter, I didn't want to spend the money. I think they don't provide email addresses of the county executive to make communicating with their office harder. They DON'T want to hear from the people who put them in office.
• The Baltimore Orioles bullpen SUCKS!

Irony In The News

Warren Brown is a local Baltimore defense attorney who is one of the few "go to" local attorneys in the area. When my wife told me about this, all I could do is think irony.

A man who had just been shot drove a sport utility vehicle through a concrete wall and into the backyard pool of a well-known criminal defense attorney and died early yesterday in Northwest Baltimore, city police said.

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The victim apparently lost consciousness as he sped away and crashed through a wall behind the Spanish-style home of Warren A. Brown in the 3000 block of N. Hilton St., according to police.

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"This is unimaginable," said Brown, who has represented a number of high-profile clients over the years. "I feel almost protected from this type of thing. When it ends up in my pool, a dead body, it's reality smacking you in the face."

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Brown noted that he has represented many people who have been charged with violent crimes, including murder.

"I deal with this from a distance," Brown said. "I feel like a referee on the field. I'm representing guys who commit acts such as the one that led to his death. But it never touched me."

I remember him running ads on the radio saying that people need to "stop the violence" because he is tired of seeing "bruthas" going through the system.

Anatomy of a mortgage scam

Jackson eventually stopped dancing to focus on her career as a loan officer, moving from one mortgage firm to another. In September 2004, she teamed with McCall, 46, to open Metropolitan. They advertised on gospel and R&B radio stations and other African American media outlets, promising to help homeowners with cash-flow and credit problems.

Veronica Savoy was two months behind in mortgage payments on her Waldorf home when she contacted Metropolitan in summer 2006.

She said the firm promised to keep her home from going into foreclosure and to get her a mortgage with a lower interest rate. She signed on. Now the deed is no longer in her name, and $100,000 in equity is gone, she said.

"I guess that's where the equity in my home went," Savoy said after hearing about Jackson's big day. "It went to her wedding."

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Essentially, the company would enlist investors with strong credit as "straw buyers" who would take ownership of the houses. The original homeowners could live rent-free for a year and then buy back their homes at the end of the year.

But when the homes passed to the straw buyer, Metropolitan would borrow as much as possible against the value, effectively siphoning out the equity and increasing the cost of the house, according to the suit. The original owners were often unable to repurchase their property; some said they were unaware they were signing over their deeds.

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By the end of summer 2006, Metropolitan had begun to lay off employees. It stopped airing ads. Duncan said he realized something was wrong when he returned to his office one October afternoon and found employees having a "shredding party." All the documents on his desk, he said, were missing.

The company shut down in December.

In May, Jackson and Fordham put their house on Glasgow Court, with its designer carpet and marble floors, on the market.

In early June, an "estate sale" sign went up: Beds, expensive lamps, jewelry, designer clothes, even a rack of fur coats were for sale, neighbors said.

Last month, the house went into foreclosure.

Again, irony.

Grillin' On A Saturday

This is what my Friday night and Saturday morning is about.

Doing it for some Black families of the Mocha Moms.

Busy

I'm really busy and made some posts using "post on..." just to keep things going and to see how well it works.

More later... I ain't done yet with the "Black church" thing.

Note to me: Anonited's troubles getting played on "Christian" radio and why is there "Christian" radio and "gospel" radio categories. CeCe Winans having to "tone down" her music to get played on "Christian" radio stations...

It Must Be Lunch Time

I must be hungry!

I have a young kid. Sue me!

Jam Of The Day

This is the jam of the day!

Coming Up

Coming up:

• Why capitalism doesn't need poverty but socialism and communism do
• Conversation I had with my boy, a first responder, and a cop
• Sports related -- Michael Vick, Barry Bonds, dog fighting, and the dirty ref
• Jamal Bryant confirmation: PIMP IN THE PULPIT

Ya'll come back now! Yah hear!

My Political Persuasion?

This is "interesting".

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You Are a "Don't Tread On Me" Libertarian

You distrust the government, are fiercely independent, and don't belong in either party. Religion and politics should never mix, in your opinion... and you feel opressed by both. You don't want the government to cramp your self made style. Or anyone else's for that matter. You're proud to say that you're pro-choice on absolutely everything!

What's Your Political Persuasion?

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And wrong. I don't feel oppressed by either religion or the government.

What Happens When...

A utility sink has clothes hung over the side...
Water is left running in said utility sink...
Someone forgets that said water is running in the sink and over the sink...

A wet-dry vac is your friend!

Based On Hits

Based on the number of referrals from search engines, a lot of people watch  "Flip This House" and A LOT of people think  Armando Montelongo, is a fraud.

Super Villian

Your results:
You are Venom

Venom 58% Magneto 57% Dr. Doom 57% Apocalypse 57% Lex Luthor 57% Kingpin 56% Mr. Freeze 55% Green Goblin 53% Catwoman 50% The Joker 49% Juggernaut 45% Dark Phoenix 43% Mystique 41% Two-Face 37% Riddler 31% Poison Ivy 19%

Strength, disguise and adrenaline are your greatest weapons.

Click here to take the "Which Super Villain am I?" quiz...

RanDumb Stuff

Just some random stuff:

• High school steroid testing:

Texas public high school athletes would face mandatory random steroid testing under a bill given final approval Monday by the Legislature and sent to Gov. Rick Perry.

If Perry allows the bill to become law - he has not publicly expressed opposition - the state could begin testing tens of thousands of students at the start of the coming football season. It would be the largest high school steroids testing program in the country.

"It will help secure healthy and safe lives for our young people," said Rep. Dan Flynn, R-Van, the House sponsor of the measure. "Coaches, parents and fans are going to appreciate it."

Here is the thing about this. What type of testing is next? Additionally, for those who know, this will destroy the Texas football machine. Actually, it won't. The students will learn out to defeat the testing much sooner.

• Hat tip to P6:

The principal of Bushwick Community High School in Brooklyn told me about a student who was gratuitously insulted by a police officer at a subway station the other day. The girl had lost her MetroCard and was carrying a note on the school’s letterhead asking that she be allowed to ride the train. This was fine with the token clerk, but the clerk told the girl to show the note to a cop on duty at the station.

The cop, in front of several onlookers, told the girl she was the oldest-looking high school student he had ever seen. He demanded that she tell him the square root of 12. He loudly declared that she was stupid and refused to let her board a train.

P6 is providing a growing list of alleged NYPD abuses. Later, when these kids are part of a jury, and it comes down to the word of a policeman and the accused, they will take the word of the accused and prosecutors will blame "Black culture" instead of the blue culture in NYC.

• If the dog fighting allegations are true, Michael Vick is toast. Him and his brother are proving themselves to be STOOOPID!

ATLANTA Falcons quarterback Michael Vick was at a dogfight in 2000 and is "one of the heavyweights" in the sport, ESPN reported.

The network Sunday cited a police informant whom a dogfighting investigator called "extremely reliable."

"That's who bets a large dollar," the informant said on the show Outside the Lines. "And they have the money to bet large money... I'm talking about large money, 30 to 40 thousand, even higher. He's one of the heavyweights."

When asked how he knows Vick bets that amount, the informant said, "because I've seen it."

The informant said his dog beat Vick's dog in 2000, the year before Vick was chosen by the Falcons with the first overall pick in the NFL draft.

• Dang. She bust her butt in front of the entire world!
• Star Parker is some where laughing at Barbara Wah Wah

 

Maybe I Need To Change My "Mission Statement"

Because this search "do black men masturbate?" in Yahoo caused my blog to be visited.

Now, why in the world would someone search for THAT?

Coronor's Report

This is just damn funny!

Three dead bodies turn up at the mortuary, all with very big smiles on their faces.  The coroner calls the police to tell them what has happened.

The Coroner tells the Inspector: "First body is an 85-year-old Frenchman. He died of heart failure while kissing his 20 year old mistress, hence the enormous smile."

"The second body is an Irishman, 25 years of age.  He won a thousand dollars on the lottery and spent it all on whisky in one day.  Died of alcohol poisoning; hence the smile."

The Inspector asked, "What of the third body?"

"Ah," says the coroner, "This is the most unusual one.  This is the Reverend Al Sharpton. He was struck by lightning."

"Why is he smiling then?" inquires the Inspector.

"He thought he was having his picture taken."