Karma's Kronicles 3

The War Against The War Against Christmas

I'm getting really tired of these Facebook posts and mass distributed e-mails about Obama putting up a "Holiday Tree" instead of a Christmas tree.  The people accusing the President of being a Muslim and putting up a "Holiday Tree" are the same dumbass people who will be quick to associate Obama with the controversial Christian Reverend Jeremiah Wright.  There is no credible organized group out there that can legally take the Christ out of Christmas...so what are you whining about?  I really hate it when people use their freedom of speech to whine. 

To me Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas are simply positive salutations.  To me it means, "I hope you have a great Thanksgiving, an awesome New Year's, and a wonderful whatever-the-hell-you-celebrate-between-them." Merry Christmas is a positive salutation specifically about Christ's birth and Happy Holidays is a positive salutation covering all off the holidays that occur during the season.  Even if you are a die-hard Christian, you shouldn't feel the need to correct some one's Happy Holidays greeting to Merry Christmas.  Happy Holidays isn't necessarily Anti-Christian.  Christmas is not under attack! Christmas will not go extinct! 

Non-Christians who get offended by the Merry Christmas greeting are just as ridiculous as Christians that get offended by the Happy Holidays greeting.  They are both greetings...get over it!!!  All I'm trying to say is Happy Holidays is a lot better than no greeting at all.  The only time you should openly whine about how the Holidays are celebrated is if someone was trying to tell you how to do it in your own home.  By the way...I have never ever heard of anyone referring to a Christmas tree as a "Holiday Tree."  Who comes up with this shit?

When you really think of it, Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanuka, and anything else happening the last month of the year all boils down to getting in the spirit of things.  The Holidays are an excuse to be in a great mood for no apparent reason at all.  No matter what you celebrate, you are still going to take time off of work, travel, consume massive amounts of food, and purchase a bunch of shit from retail stores this season.  I'm sure there are a few Jehovah's Witnesses that take advantage of Black Friday sales.  I'm willing to bet money that the average Atheist packs on a few pounds during the holiday season.

No matter what we believe in...this season affects us all.  Let's make it a positive affect.

Entitlement Vs. Opportunity

America is the land of opportunity, not entitlement.  As an American citizen, you are guaranteed life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.  You are not guaranteed hand-outs, a job, and the lifestyle of your choosing.  Here is a loaded task I have for the Occupiers:  Tell me what "it" is that you deserve...why you deserve "it"...and how occupying a public park will help you obtain"it".  And by the way...what the fuck is "it" in the first place? 

Don't punish the tax payers!!!  They are the ones who are paying the cops overtime to make sure you don't act a fool in the park.  How are you punishing the 1% if you are screwing with the taxpayers (a majority of them being in the 99%)?  Don't occupy a park...occupy your finances!  Stop swiping those credit cars and making your self depending on these lending agencies who live off of the interst you pay.  Debt fuels this evil monster.

Do you know what else fuels the evil monster???  Dependence!  Who the hell is proud to accept government assistance???  And I'm not talking about Military Veterans and Young students trying to get their degrees...I'm talking about government assistance for food stamps and unemployment.  Don't get me wrong...I'm all for providing food stamps for needy families and unemployment checks for the people who have hit a rut...but why continue to depend on it?  It should be temporary shouldn't it?  It's there so you wont starve while getting your next job.

I know I'm starting to sound like a conservative talk show host...but I am really starting to think that something is wrong.  Dependence should always be temporary.  Welfare is a lot like training wheels...you should feel better about yourself the sooner you stop using it.  Have we gotten too comfortable riding around on our training wheels?  When economic times get tough, so does job market competition.  You'll have to fight harder for wages that are less desirable than what they used to be. It comes with the territory when fewer jobs are available.

I don't think the "Occupier" movement grasped that message.  I know they are feed up.  I know they are angry.  But they aren't making progress in obtaining their vague goal.  It's almost a lost cause when you think about it.  They remind me of the TEA Party movement...Sore Losers.  What they are doing is kinda like a mountain climber spending more time complaining about the size of the mountain instead of just climbing it.  "Occupy Basecamp" in protest of the few who have made it to the top?

America is the "rags to riches" country.  We have the opportunity to be raised in the ghetto and be a college graduate in the same lifespan.  We have the opportunity to climb corporate ladders.  We have to opportunity to compete for more opportunities!!!  Do not get your opportunities confused with your entitlements.

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Kim Kardashian - the perfect example of how narcissists desire the wedding more than the marriage.  I remember back in the good old days of when someone had to have some type of talent or hold a certain position to be considered a "Celebrity."  Nowadays, all you have to do is get caught fucking a Celebrity to become a Celebrity.

Hillary Adams - the perfect example of how a cowardly attempt to derail your father's political career will back fire on you when everyone finds out that you are, in fact, a spoiled brat.  She recorded that video knowing that she would use it to her advantage the future...she just needed a reason.  That reason came over five years later when her Dad threatened to take away her Mercedes when he found out she considering was dropping out of school.  Trust me...the Dad is no Angel...but the timing of the release of this video disorts my perception of this "handicapped victim of rage."  This has "Extortion" written all over it and anyone who feels still sympathy for this 23 year-old should be sterilized. 

The NBA Lockout - the perfect example of how people within the so-called 1% will give each other the shaft when it comes to finances.  Everyone wants to be rich (if you disagree, you are lying to yourself).  Once you are rich, the only thing you want is to be MORE rich!  I've always found College Basketball to be more appealing, so I wont miss the NBA at all. 

The Occupy Protest - the perfect example of how people wont take you seriously if you simply just "protest."  Holding signs, camping in a public park, and chanting the same shit over and over again is not going to affect nor get the attention of the 1%.  I have much more respect for the people that stopped using Bank of America and put all of their money into a credit union because of the Bank's proposed $5 Debit Card Fee.  Now Bank of America has "reconsidered" the debit card fee.  Think of Banks the same way you think of the 1%...if you want to affect them...don't do business with them.

Joe Paterno of Penn State- the perfect example of how being a Rat, a Snitch, or a Whistle blower can save your job in an unpredictable future.  When the public discovers that you put your Reputation before your Morals, you'll end up with a shitty Reputation just for putting your Morals on the back burner.  Besides, when it comes to Child Molestation, there is no such thing as Rats, Snitches, and Whistle blowers.  If your accusations are true, you will be a Hero to a victim, not a Traitor to an institution. 

The Herman Cain Sexual Harassment Victims - the perfect example of how the timing of your accusation seriously affects the public perception of your accusation.  If you feel as if you are being harassed or abused by someone...raise hell about it when it happens...not when that someone decides to run for office (recall the Hillary Adams rant above).  If your harasser gives you settlement to keep your mouth shut and then you spend that money...you have officially given up your right to raise hell about the same incident in the future when your harasser decides to do something important (like run for president).

Rick Perry - the perfect example of how you should really listen to what a politician says instead of just voting for the Political Party they represent.  If the Republicans want any part of the White House this next year, they are going to have to find more ways than just being "Anti-Obama."  I'm surrounded by people who are Anti-Obama only because he was not the person they voted for...that's it.  (Runners Up for this perfect example: Sarah Palin, Michele Bachmann, and Donald Trump)

The American Veteran - the perfect reminder of why I should appreciate the life I have now.  I can talk shit freely about politicians without being thrown in jail because of the American Veteran.  I'm not speaking Japanese nor German because of the American Veteran.  I can play Xbox, drink beer, and watch internet porn while battles are fought in the Middle East...because of the American Veteran.  When you decide you are going to join the Military, you are not promised a life of wealth and riches.  You are not promised Happy Homecomings and Parades in your honor.  You are not promised sick days, affirmative action, and a nice working environment.  You are not even promised your LIFE.  But the American Veteran served anyway...and WE all owe them our Gratitude.

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The Exclusive Club In The Sky

In order for me to go to heaven, I have to accept and have faith that Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior and he died for my sins on the cross.  Before my death, I must ask forgiveness to all of my sins.  Some Radical Muslims believe that they will receive a shitload of virgins in their heaven when they die after committing a terrorist act that takes other lives.  No matter what angle you approach it, getting in to "Heaven" is a difficult task.

When you really think about it the only people that make it seem as if you are "missing out" in not going to Heaven are religious people.  I once labeled Heaven as a "Secret Club in the Sky," but was immediately reminded that the concept of Heaven really isn't such a secret.  Maybe it should be thought of as an Exlcusive Club in the Sky.  You have to jump through certian hoops to get there right?  You'll have to have a particular track record to get through St. Peter's velvet rope...just to join people that jumped through the same hoops.

Keep in mind that you are not going to be in Heaven with the people that didn't jump through the same hoops that you did.  Good-hearted Christians won't get to chill in heaven with Non-violent Hindu Monks.  If an Isreali soldier and a Palestinian soldier kill eachother in battle (on behalf of eachother's respective religion), which one goes to hell?  The one that didn't accept Christ?  Ghandi seemed like a pretty cool guy...did he get past the velevet rope?

I'd love to redefine Heaven, but I can't.  If I could, it would be a Club that allowed the people that had the most positive impact on this world over the course of their lifetime.  I'm glad MLK Jr. will be up there, but is he just lucky because he was influenced by his Reverend Father, MLK Sr?  Stephen Hawking is an Athiest, but look what he has brought to the world in the study of Physics and Astronomy, he would be denied entry.  The Dalai Lama wont be allowed in the club either.  There are a handfull of people that are going to heaven that I really don't think belong up there...like Shirley Phelps.  According to her, Homosexuals are going to burn in hell with Ghandi. 

The Good News, in general, is that The Heaven Club seems to get good reviews all around.  The Bad News, in retrospect, is that all the reviews are coming from people who have never been there.  Maybe that's the problem with "Heaven," too many people, who have never been there before, have an opinion on the Club's Code off Conduct.

To me, Life is a like waking up in the middle of a huge party.  You don't know how you got there or how you are getting home.  You know to just enjoy yourself with the time you have and ensure that others do the same...even after you go "Home."

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*Don't tell anybody this (remember that YOU are the only one reading this blog) but I am really looking forward to being a Father.  It's the same type of nervous excitement I felt before track meets in high school.  All the nervousness went away after after I heard the starting gun and the race was on.  I'm sure my Fatherhood nervousness will go away once I am able to hold the my guy/girl.

*The Occupiers are just as idiotic as the Tea Party members in that they are blaming ALL of their problems one one specific group and think protesting will erase all of their concerns.  My biggest concern is one day becoming broke...therefore I work.

*Moammar Gadhafi's Wife just changed her Facebook relationship status from "Married" to "Single."

*Bullying is becomming overrated.  It's not a problem that is getting worse, Children are just bigger pussies these days. 

*I should start a betting pool as to which Evil Middle-Eastern Dictator will get killed next.

*The creepy Burger King mascot has been axed!  Thank God...maybe I'll start eating there again.  That "King" gave my Wife nightmares.  We live in a day and age where you really don't need goofy mascots to sell food.

*I didn't realize how important Steve Jobs was until he died.  His life story is going to make one hell of a movie and I'm not even into Apple products. 

*I would LOVE for Herman Cain to get the Republican Nomination for President.  It will be a good opportunity to see how many Republicans and TEA Party members (who claim that race is not a factor in their decisions) would vote for the Libertarian Nominee.  I'd really like to see him debate Obama too.  The ratings will soar!

*If you could ask a Porno Star one question, what would it be?

My Anti-Anti Political Commentary

I often wonderful this world would be if debating about politics was only allowed for two hours a day...but after the curfew, it was forbidden and punishable with consequences in the neighborhood of days in jail.  

 I often take road trips in the company vehicle and listen to A.M radio since it is really the only thing that comes in clear on some of these Southeastern Interstates.  90% of the time it is Conservative talk radio, but I don't care...I'm open-minded and would rather listen to that than dead air.  I often wonder if they ever get tired of complaining about the same old thing as if it will ever be effective.  I see people on both sides doing the same thing:  pointing fingers at the other side.

Listing to tall of this shit, I have realized one of many things...moaning sessions about politics is a waste of time and is ineffective.  It is all the same, Democrats want your wallet, Republicans want your bedroom.  Democrats want to use tax money to pay for abortions, Republicans want to use tax money to prevent gay marriage.  Democrats want to make brand new mistakes, Republicans want to keep making the same ones.  Both sides have dents in their armor.

The bottom line is that is seems as if the each side is putting their differences over their common goal:  getting this country back on it's feet again.  Fix the country and worry about who gets credit later.  And non-politicians are not exempt either!  I wonder what percentage of the bastards that complain about the government are doing anything about it...other than complaining.  I don't complain about the government...I complain about the people that complain about the government.

Take a step back, take in a deep breath and be thankful to at least be a citizen in this country.  Where else in the world can you catch a Presidential Candidate in a sexy pose such as this one:

Oh, yeah...she's Down with Brown...with a little mustard.  Most camera conscious Female Politicians would have pinched the tip off of it and put it in her mouth...but that would also be somewhat...provocative also.

I hope I have done enough to bother both sides off any useless debates that are going on out there.  Things are going to get very skiddish in this country in the next fifteen months (the election of 2012).  Don't loose any friends, hurt any feelings, and burn any bridges due to political differences.  It is the dumbest way to go through life.

Despite all things, Karma Reaper stays optimistic...and yes, I referred to myself in third person.

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*A little less than a month ago, my wife peed on four different pregnancy tests and all of them were positive.  Sometime next February I will a Father...scary thought, huh?  Lady Karma will have to work overtime to make sure this Child does not become a Sarcastic Smart-Ass...like me.

*Regarding my recent review of 311's latest Album "Universal Pulse," I am hoping we live in a day and age where people are no longer surprised that a Black Man listens to something else other than Hip-Hop.  311 has been my favorite group since 1996...which is almost half of my life.

*Attempting to satisfy a TEA Party Member is as useless as attempting to bring a woman with no clit nor G-spot to an orgasm.  It's like having phone sex with a deaf girl.

*Why am I seeing more guys in the gym wearing baseball caps?  If gyms had no mirrors, they would never show up.

*I knew books stores where doomed when the Amazon Kindle was invented.  You think places like Barnes & Noble, Borders, and Walden Books would have become more "digital" to keep up with the times.  I still like cracking open a good paperback every once in a while...call me old school. 

*Either the Douche-Bag population is vastly increasing or the word "Douche-Bag" is becoming overused.

*My only shot at having a threesome is to clone my wife...and even then, I think there would be a little bit of jealousy involved. 

*If you are not a Tax Payer, you have no right to complain about how Tax Dollars are being spent. 

*The biggest lesson that I learned from the NFL Lockout:  College Football is more stable and entertaining.  The NCAA will never have a lockout.

*I love how some restaurants are banning children.  Walmart should be next. 

Universal Pulse by 311: Karma Reper's Review

Nod Your Head To This!!!

1. Time Bomb

"Let Me Introduce You to the Excitable Crew"

Great opening tune.  I see this gaining popularity at live shows.  Especially the mosh pits because this song was written for them.

2. Wild Nights

"Where Would We Be Without the Wild Nights?"

Not one of my favorites as far as lyrics are concerned.  Great music though.  This is a good song to jog to because the beat keeps your blood pumping.

3. Sunset In July

"Watching You Dancin' and Havin' the Time of Your Life"

This was their lead off single...and a good choice.  Catchy chorus and a bridge that is great to sing along to and will get stuck in your head.  S.A. Martinez has some funky lyrics in this song. Listen to it here: http://www.spin.com/articles/exclusive-311-debut-funky-new-single

4. Trouble

"Enough of all the Liquor and Enough of Pharmaceuticals."

This jam has an "islandy" tune to it as if it was composed in Jamaica.  Reggae undertones and lyric style makes this a "head bobbing" tune by 311. 

5. Count Me In

"We Can Make War or We can Make Love Until I Can Figure Out What I'm Thinkin' Of"

This is really Catchy...but I can't help but to feel as if this song is a "Fuck Buddy" proposal between members of the opposite sex.  Nick Hexum's "ohhhhhh" in the middle of the song was unexpected.

6. Rock On

"You Give in to the Pity Party, Party of One, No One Shows Up."

This was a pretty "hard" song as far as 311 standards are concerned.  The break near the end of the song is what this makes this song good for me.  This song sounds best played loud, especially with the guitar solo near the end.

7. Weightless

"We Are Beyond Supposed Separations, Those Are Just Our Creations."

This is one of my favorite songs on this whole album.  It took a little time to grow on me, but it was a lock when I listened to the lyrics.  This is truly a song written for the fans.

8. And A Ways To Go

"Destination No Where"

It is always a hit-or-miss when it comes to 311's last track on all of their albums.  They usually use that as their most "creative" and "open-minded" track.  I wasn't impressed with this one.  Their last album, Uplifter, had a good closing track, "My Heart Sings"... as a matter of fact that song was what my wife and I danced to as our first dance at our wedding.  "And A Ways To Go" is a miss with me.

311: Chad Sexton (Drums) S.A. Martinez (Vocals) Nick Hexum11: (Vocals, Rhythm Guitar) P-Nut (Bass) Tim Mahoney (Lead Guitar)



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*So cell phones are capable of causing cancer?  The Hypochondriacs are going to have a field day with this one.

*Atlanta loosing their Hockey Team is not a direct result of poor attendance.  It was a direct result of poor ownership.  The same group of dumb asses own the Hawks...which makes me nervous. 

*Dr. Kevorkian a.k.a. Dr. Death recently passed away. He obviously didn't need help passing away.

*If you are a high powered politician and you send a picture of your junk to a young collge co-ed, but accidentally have everyone of your twitter followers in on it...own up to it.  Your are a politician, you are pretty much expected to be fucked up in one way or another.

*Attempting to be productive at work days prior to going on Vacation is pretty much useless. 

*Opportunities are often disguised as hard work, which would explain why most people miss out on them.

*I have this theory:  the lower your IQ, the more fertile you are.  Dumb people tend to get pregnant at a higher rate than people smart enough to use birth control and condoms. 

*Sarah Palin is a Political Prostitute.  If anything is going to screw up the GOP (as in divide), it's going to be the Tea Party (a.k.a. The Sore Loser Party).

Ode to the Florid-DUH Taxpayers

This Casey Anthony trial has turned into the OJ trial of the current generation.  The main difference is technology.  This trial will be Tweeted, Facebooked, and Blogged pretty frequently as we get closer and closer to a verdict, tools that weren't available during the OJ trial.  If you Googled "Casey Anthony Trial" you would get more hits than "OJ Simpson Trial."

A few years back I bitched about this same issue under the title of Who Forgot The Missing Tot? which was aimed mostly at the horrible decisions Casey Anthony's parents were making during the time the investigation was going on looking for their Granddaughter.

I still don't understand why I have been following this story/trial so closely.  Probably because I am curious to know the extend America's justice system will entertain the accusations of one individual.  I am curious to know how much of Florda's tax payer money has to be spent to verify what in the world could have happened to Caylee.

Maybe it is because there are a shit-load of Casey Athony's out there:  Women who become Mothers at a time when they are still trying to discover who they really are.  Casey was obviously a person who enjoyed the night life and the clubbing lifestyle.  Casey found out the hard way, and a little too late, that Motherhood and Clubbing don't mix.  I bet the number of Grandmothers watching their Grandchildren while Mommy is "out" for the evening has gone up in recent years. 

Looking at how things are going so far, it does not look good for Casey.  The story of Caylee drowning in the Grandparent's pool and the history of sexual abuse that George (the Grandpa) may or may not have subjecte Casey to seems like a calculated excuse to explain how nonchalant she was during the month Caylee was "missing."  You would need serious excuse to explain that behaivior.  If anything, she acted like she was very happy to be free of Motherhood.  Bottom line: Casey did not mention the word "missing" when describing her daughter's whereabouts until she was cornered by her family.  The Nanny that "kidnapped" her came up clean and didn't even know who the fuck Casey Anthony was.

Something really fucked up happened and it seems like the only person that is lying is Casey Anthony.  I couldn't care less about whether or not she gets the death penalty, I just want this to be a short trial so Florida's tax payer money can go towards more essential purposes.  It's bad enough a whole family has been destroyed due to the selfishness of one individual. 

On a related note, Nancy Grace need another hairstyle.  It looks like she is wearing a blonde helmet. 

Keyboard Drama

What is the point of bickering back and forth on the Internet?

I have been reading a handful off CNN and Time.com articles and different topics.  On some of the articles based on controversial topics (May 21st Doomsday, Trump Vs. Obama, Gay Marriage, etc...) I have taken the time to read a few of the reader comments about what they've just read.  I noticed a similar trend as I read more and more of the "gallery of public opinion" that followed an article written by a Professional Journalist. 99% of the of the reader commentary was people arguing with each other's opinion...NOT the opinion (nor a comment) about the article.

What is the point of arguing via a keyboard?  Here's a possible explanation in the form of a question:

Is it because everything we put online can be seen by everybody? Instant pride growth has its consequences.  When our pride grows we have more pride to defend...therefore we get more defensive.  When we get more defensive, we pretty much are easily offended therefore...you do the math.

It's natural; think of people that are more aggressive when they are behind the wheel of a car.  The same strange law applies to the people are more confident with a keyboard in their lap.  Inflections in their voice cannot be heard.  They never stutter or stammer in the chat room.  They have time to think before and after each witty response.  Do you know people in your life who have more intellectual "text" conversations with you versus "voice" conversations?  Do you know people in your life who has had a relationship destroyed because of a Facebook interaction?

We live in a day and age where we can create our own stage to be seen by the world...the Internet.  Anyone with a computer is capable of creating their own website, Facebook page, twitter account, or a blog site like the one you are reading now.  Anyone is capable of putting their opinion out there and the more you do it, the more opportunity you are giving anyone else a chance to disagree.  How you handle the disagreement will say a lot about your "online maturity."

You can't freak out when people disagree with you nor feel the need to "over-defend" your original position. Grow some thick skin. The more shit you put out there, the more shit you'll have to defend. More importantly think of it this way, the more shit you put out there, the more shit you are RESPONSIBLE for. The video below proves my point.

What happend to the Nephew in the video above is like the equivalent of you screaming out profanities and giving the finger in a fit of road rage only to be busted by your Boss who happend to be in the car behind you.  You can only be protected by your car for so long.  You can only hide behind your keyboard for so long.  Some conflicts aren't truly over unless they are concluded face-to-face.

When your online identity and your true identity collide, will they be idenical?  You should always keep your ego under control...and that not only applies to your online identity.  You are more than welcome to argue with me by clicking the COMMENTS button below.

Ok...Now What???

Mind Dumplings Associated with Bin Laden's Recent Departure

*Al-Qaeda is like a Cockroach.  It can function without its head, but not as sufficiently as it did before.
*The "Sore Losers" are very assertive in their efforts to remind everybody that President Obama does not deserve credit for Bin Laden's death.  On the other hand, if Bin Laden wasn't eliminated during Obama's presidency, these people would have considered him a failure.
*Al-Qaeda's revenge threats doesn't cause me to lose sleep.  However, I really think it would just prolong an unnecessary war.
*Sometimes I think Obama can't win for losing.  His critics bashed him for not publishing the pictures of Bin Laden's body.  I'm pretty sure his critics would have bashed him if he published them anyway.
*I'm also tired of the Fundamentalist Christians telling everyone that it is wrong to celebrate Bin Laden's death.  I'll admit, I wasn't outside doing back flips when I found out, but I did feel a huge wave a satisfaction and closure.  If I'm going to hell for feeling that way, then so be it.
*Reports are saying that they found a huge stash of porn in Bin Laden's compound.  Fucking Hilarious.  I have a hard time imagining Muslim Porn...do they cut a hole in the Burqua or something?  Do they have Burqua contests over there, kind of like how we have Bikini contests over here?
*I can't help but to think that Bin Laden's disdain against American's was based more on jealousy instead of religious and political differences.
*Although I agree with Obama's choice to not show the photos...I still want to see them.
*Pakistan's Parlament has condemned our raid on Bin Laden's compound.  I guess this is their way of looking at Al-Qeada with puppy dog eyes and saying "it wasn't my fault!"

Instant Bridge

You don't have to be a Railroader to realize that this is some scary shit!

This is pretty much the result of poor drainage control.  If I had to guess, the culvert underneath the track (assuming one was present) was not large enough the handle the increased rainfall at this location.  Instead, the railroad corridor becomes a dam that has to temporarily handle the longitudinal forces on one side of the track.  Regarding the video above...I think he waited too damn long to run.

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*Osama Bin Laden is dead.  He was killed during a Special Operations Mission conducted by the CIA and Navy SEALs.  Am I a total nerd in thinking about that mission being on a video game one day???  It sounds just like a "Call of Duty Black Ops" game mission.  I guess you have to be a video game nerd to understand...

*If an Xbox came with a vagina...the Single Woman population would skyrocket.

*Why did they even have an NFL Draft?  It makes Fantasy Football look more like a legitimate hobby when you actually see the NFL do it themselves.

*A woman's clit is a lot like nature's Rubik's Cube.  It's like unlocking a combination lock in the dark...while the woman is moaning out instructions on what the numbers are.

*I don't understand Golf.  I don't understand why people think it is fun, why ESPN covers it, why people spend money on it, and why corporate America worships it.  The World Series of Poker should be banned from ESPN also.

*I recently came out of "poetry retirement" to write Lady Karma a poem for our 1 year anniversary.  Although I do not regret my retirement...I'm glad I was able to put one together for her.

*I'd like to be a Porno Star for a day...but just for one day, that seems like enough.

*I think the Sacramento Kings should stay in Sacramento.  Don't sleep on Northern California's fan base.  Trust me, they are there.

*Did you see that viral video of the chic at IHOP getting punched by the Police Officer here in Atlanta???  That wouldn't have happened to a Smart Woman.

*Say what you want about the morality behind celebrating Bin Laden's death.  If it is enough to unite a Phillies fan and a Mets fan chanting "USA USA USA" together...it's worth celebrating.

Ok...What Are You Going To Bitch About Next???

     Well, after all of these years the "Birthers" got their wish...or did they???  There are many theories and reactions related to the recently released birth certificate of President Obama.  I was hoping that it would silence the people still persistent on seeing it...but then another part of me was wondering what bullshit excuse "Birthers" would come up with once the document was produced.  So far, the only thing they are saying is, "it is a certificate of live birth, not a birth certificate."  In a nutshell, you can't really ever satisfy a Sore Loser.

     I can't help but to wonder why no other Man who has been elected President had such an extensive background check.  I also can't help but wonder why the extensive search grew stronger AFTER he was elected.  This supports the Sore Loser nickname for Birthers.  Not all Birthers are Racists.  Whether they are racist or not, Birthers are pissed that the person they did not vote for became president (by a landslide as I recall).

     This is the reason why America is a wonderful country to live in; if Obama does a horrible job in his first four years...the American people will vote him out and give another candidate a chance at the position! 
     That is what VOTING is for.  When Carter did such a shitty job, the American people put Ronald Reagan behind the wheel.  When the first Bush did such a shitty job, the American people put Bill Clinton behind the wheel.  That is how this country works!  The Americans liked what Reagan did his first four years...which is why he got four more.  The Americans liked what Clinton did his first four years...which is why he got four more.  Don't you Birthers see how this works?

     The bottom line is, you can complain, bitch, yell, whine, protest, leave the country, I really don't give a shit what you do.  Nothing is more powerful and affective than VOTING.  Protests will not get a President impeached.  Starting a TEA Party wont get the President impeached.  Claiming that the President is a Muslim will not get him impeached.  Most importantly, looking for a fucking birth certificate will not get a president impeached (nor get you elected, Donald, I'm talking to you!).  If your life has been soooooo devastated by the election and actions of Obama and his administration for the past three years...the most effective thing you can do is vote for someone else...and stop your bitchin.

     Everything you do besides voting is a waste of time.  Cast your vote and then shut the fuck up.  We should all be grateful to live in a country where we can piss and moan over an executive administration. 

A Young Man on an Old Man's Soapbox

Do you know what happens when spoiled ass children grow up and have spoiled as children of their own?  You have a fucked up generation on the rise full of narcissistic self-absorbed delinquents with some undeserving sense of entitlement.  I will call this group Generation ME.

This all started when some parents out there adopted the mantra: No one spanks my child but me.  Some of them refused to dicipline their children at all.  These are the same parents that when their child acts up in school, the parents find some way of blaiming the School Teachers.  These parents raise the kids that eventually feel as if it is their right to mouth off to Adults, even Police Officers.  They grow up with this can't do no wrong mentality under their parent's umbrella but then fall right on their face when the dark cloud, a.k.a. the real world, starts raining down on them. 

My two pet peeves regarding potential physical confrontations:  1-Women that start shit knowing that I can't retaliate because I am a man and 2-Teens that start shit knowing that I can't retaliate because I am over the age of 18.  Since I got rid of a physcho ex-girlfriend many years ago, I have had no issues with pet peeve 1.  Pet peeve 2 is a different story.  Generation ME members love the fact that they can mouth-off to adults knowing that there will be no repercusions because the adult will most likely go to jail.  Sometimes when I hear news stories about Adults that get charged with Aggrivated Assult to a Minor, I often think that those Adults either lost their temper or simply lost their fear of going to jail. 

So no we have this massive Generation ME infestation...and it's not just people under the age of 18.  There are Generation ME members in the 20's and even 30's who refuse to be independant and leave their parent's umbrella.  True they are the age of adults, but they lack the desire to maintain adult responsibilities that enable them to have adult privilages.  They want to reap the harvest of a hard worker without sowing any seeds of hard work.  There comes a time in everybody's life where they are considered a failure if they are still financially depandent on their parents.  I have a hard time respecting someone or even calling them an adult if they don't even pay their own bills.

The parents who spawned the members of Generation ME are not completly innocent.  They spent too much time being providers and not enough time being teachers.  One of their biggest mistakes was trying to be their child's friend as opposed to their parent.  What they didn't know is that they put more stress on getting their kids to like them instead of getting their kids to respect them.  Perhaps their mantra should have been:  You don't have to like me, but you will respect me. 

I hate it when people say "it's a lot different when you have kids of your own."  True, I have no kids of my own, but is that a requirement to be able to make comments about the spoiled ass members of Generation ME?

The State of the Reaper Address

With one year of marriage under my belt, I think I have this "husband" role pretty much mastered.  It's just like playing the "boyfriend" role except more is at stake.  I think the most common negative issue dealing with new marriages is the expectations afterwards.  I've seen too many people (especially females) expect that "magical" rings are being exchanged in which everything completely changes after the groom kisses the bride.  In most cases, there is no magical change. 

I am against the idea that people shouldn't "shack up" prior to marriage.  A lot of conservatives get on the soap box or preach saying it is wrong (as in "living in sin").  I am not saying everybody should shack up before marriage, but it sure as hell didn't hurt me.  Sometimes you truly don't know someone until you have lived with them.  There have been plenty of friendships that were ruined after the two friends decided to become roommates, relationships aren't much different. 

I knew my Crazy Wife for a good while before we even started dating.  This gave her a chance to get a glimpse at every annoying and irritating aspect about my lifestyle and my less-than-favorable habits.  This ensured that there would be no "surprises" later in the relationship.  Depending on the conflicts of the relationship, you should spend more time understanding your differences with your significant other rather than try to correct them.  She completely understands that I LOVE my video games.  I completely understand that she LOVES her Cougartown TV show.

Not everything stayed completely the same though.  I noticed that both families (hers and mine) treated us differently.  They were more welcoming and accepting of our relationship since we jumped over the broom and made it official.  Believe it or not, I enjoyed being treated like an "in-law" instead of just "the boyfriend." 

Although I do not think we are completely out of the "newlywed" stage, things are pretty much settling down.  The purpose of this post was not to try to spout of marriage advise or anything because I'm pretty new at it myself.  The purpose of this post is to let people know that marriage ain't as bad as I thought it was going to be.  Either I got the best wife in the world...or the other shoe is going to drop very soon.

is GOD a MATHEMATICIAN?

Where do I start?

First of all...I am only one chapter in this book as of April 18, 2011. Not only is the title catchy, but it was recommended by a good friend of mine.

I grew up pretty much agnostic/atheist. I was fueled on the fact that no atheist nor agnostic person judged me like people of faith did. Math was the only thing that made sense to me (which explains why I am the Nerd that I am now). People can debate all day whether or not there is a God, but you can never debate the fact that the square of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is equal to the sum of the squares of its two legs (pythagorean theorem). Perhaps this book could start helping me bridge the gap between the laws of Mathematics (based on logic and reason) and the law of the Universe (independent of a specific creed). The best way to approach math is also the best way to appoach religion: with an open mind. It is not as difficult as you think it is.

I like that this book is not religion specific. When I studied religion in college, my main curiosity was what all religions had in common. I hear about religious differences everyday on the news. So far the book is taking a lighthearted approach to how Math and Philosophy once went hand in hand.

Whenever I take a break from paying video games, I'm going to dig deeper into this book.