P.S. We are all adults, right? So let’s have a judgement free discussion! ROTFLMAO

Cooking dinner on the first or second date wouldn’t be that bad for me, because for the few that have cooked dinner for me, it was done during the friend stage of our relationships. Didn’t know they had rules for that.

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lol. good morning y’all. I’m that chick that puts cooking way on the back burner (no pun intended). a guy has to graduate to the place where I’m willing to cook for him. part of it is because some guys come off like they expect it (I’ve had guys I’ve only just met ask what I was cooking. to me that’s just a lame attempt to get an invite). another part is because I protect my home and it’s often quite a bit of time before someone is invited to my home. I could go on and on about my reasons for delaying the cook move but that one won’t happen off the gate with me.

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hey bluz. I hope the topic doesn’t last very long but the reality is that it has potential. eating is life and cooking is part of that. with the folks that love to cook, the folks that hate to cook, the folks that try but can’t I’m sure that folks have stories for day re relationships and cooking. I’m sure a lot of women were told that the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach and I’m sure a lot of women took that to heart and went to cooking and baking trying to make magic happen.

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No need

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Hey disco! I guess I wouldn’t mind hearing some stories. But…looks like a lot of folks have a case of the Mondays and can’t check in yet…

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Cooking is always fun…Even more so when you are doing to advance a cause…..

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Disco, when they ask what you were cooking, did you mention that you were cooking, or was it said in a suggestive way?

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S/H – it’s been done both ways. I might mention I was getting ready to fix dinner and dude would ask what I was cooking. It could be he brought it up first. to me the “what are you cooking” line is just about the same as the “what are you doing line”. cooking leads to “so, you going to invite me to dinner”. what are you doing leads to “you want some company”. brothers will look for any opening they can get.

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Good morning!

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speaking of men and questions (at least I was) – any of you been hit with the “so, what are you getting me for Christmas” yet? not from kids mind you but from grown folks. I know I can’t be the only one.

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So lets start from the very basic…..

@Disco/Bluz:

Can you boil an egg?

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disco ~ I haven’t been asked the question regarding gifts. I do get the “what’s for dinner, and can I get a plate” question.

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Gooooooooooood morning!!

I have nothing on topic…lol

Sad turn of events for Kasandra and Jovan. So so sad

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I’m the “ain’t” girl when it comes to cooking. Of course this is one of those “ain’ts” that I’ve happily come up off of (here of late). I’m one that knows the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach I cooked yesterday!! We had a homecooked meal

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dushawn – only you. remember martin Lawrence in you so crazy talking about he comes home sniffing and can’t smell nothing but pine-sol. old girl ain’t got nothing on the stove simmering. lol.

ex – fortunately for bluz and everyone else you aren’t on the market.

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I thought Apollo Live comes on Thursdays. I recorded that one. Perhaps last night was an repeat???

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Ouuuch Disco!

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leggs – I don’t know. you know I’m not big on tv. there were two episodes on last night though so chances are at least one of them was a repeat.

jake – I’ll give you that but I’m for the most part referring to those jokers that think they can meet you on Thursday and be at your house eating Sunday dinner that same weekend. I’m talking about the clowns that want to skip right over the initial dinner out and movie dates and go straight to house dates. those jokers don’t deserve home cooked meals. (at least not from me). ijs.

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Any speculation on why that dude killed his girlfriend.?

I was loking at his facebook page and ummmmmmm….

I mean,even if u want to upgrade,thats no reason to kil someone..just dump them,no matter how hard.
Reminds me of that Carolina Panhters football player..Carruth who killed his prego girlfriend…to avoid child support, supposedly…

NFL players do some of the dummest stuff….obviously those football aided degrees aint legit coz iu can see..there is no mental aptitude there…

The schools are failing the kids..falsely,illegally and illegitemately “graduating” these football players for profit sake

Shame on them!!!!

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disco – it was delish
Exile – you are too funny
Jake – you said a mouthful.

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it feels like a spring morning outside, birds chirpping.

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I think part of my issue with the non cooking is that my mother wasn’t much of a cook. She was a fixer. She fixed things out of a box, can, frozen foods. Now…she can cook when she does. She just never taught me how. I’ve been with a couple of men who could cook well and learned some things from them.

Ex – it is so sad about Jovan and his girlfriend. They had a very young baby together also. Such a tragedy…

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S/H – I would like a man who is handy around the house, but that’s not a dealbreaker. I’ve got my daddy who can fix things. Dad also teaches me. Since I bought my first house last year, he comes over to do stuff and I watch him so that I learn for next time.

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Button, its just what I know to be true….at some point, your hot body isn’t enough, your score on your “domestic evaluation” will carry much weight on whether he views you as a good time or a good mate!!

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GROWN men need to start taking responsibility for themselves.

Single..ummmm, i know…

If Vince Young doesnt commit suicide in the next two years,that will be an achievement…..no kidding….he is another football fool…now gon broke..

Its sad.

I know we have folks who luv college football here,pumping thses kids but damn,the ponzi scheme the schools are running is just damn…its like .legalized cocaine drugging..

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S/H – Usually when someone does something like that, they have some kind of mental issues. It is sad that he chose to do what he did. I’m not saying that a mental illness is any excuse at all. I just wonder if he showed any signs and didn’t get help. I wonder if anyone will ever know why he did that…

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Ex Ponzi scheme, how you figure, these people, get a chance for a FREE education, everything included, and the school makes money too. The school invest in them and expect a return. With a ponzi scheme there is no return. The ones not on scholarship get great educations and put in just as much work, it’s the ones that are on scholarship that usually chose the easy road.

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Bluz, these days if you listen to the “experts” everyone has some sort of mental issue. Suicide is the most selfish thing anyone can do. nothing sad about it. And I’ve had several friends that have done it, and it’s always over some women!!

Dushawn, Ex are you guys handy around the house, or do you have Mr Fixit on speed dial?

There have always been 16 year old mothers (shotgun weddings) 36 year old grand mothers, the thing about it was people didn’t talk about it. it wasn’t on the news.

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Grandma 36, Momma 20, and Daughter 4..

Momma prego with number# 2

Well said!

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Bluz-that’s unfair to all the people in the world with mental health issues who haven’t killed themselves or anyone else. Most of us, if not all, will have at least one bout with Acute Depression/Suicidal Ideation, but that doesn’t mean we are going to do it.

Don’t blame the schools for young men who don’t take the opportunity for a free college education seriously. They also have a networking opportunity afforded to them that most don’t. They may not all make it to the NFL, but they will have jobs waiting on them due to there affiliation with there collegiate team. See, former Duke basketball player Reggie Love landing a job as an aid to President Obama. I’m sure he is an intelligent cat, but I’m also sure playing ball at Duke didn’t hurt his chances.

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Dushawn, Ex are you guys handy around the house, or do you have Mr Fixit on speed dial?

Single..to be honest, i dont even have a tool set in my car other than the jack,wheel spanner and spare tyre.

I do light stuff around the house..cut grass when i want,trim the hedges,rake my leaves….but i can afford to pay for a guy to do it….which i do sometimes….

I am just not a natural handy as it somes to capentry and plumbing stuff…..in fact, i just loathe handy work, PERIOD!

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Single..so u sayng im lying when i say the programs falsely graduate kids…there is documented eveidence of academic cheating(fudging ther grades) for sports players(football esecially)

Am i wrong?
There is a wholesale cheating that goes on, even at High schools just to graduate some dumm football player.

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When I was in high school we had a class call Bachelor apartment living, the male equivalent of Home Ed, it really paid off for me! maybe a little too well (LOL)

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I learned on my own by burning a few things, learning how to season,

@Leggs…..u probably still burn food now coz there is no man there to validate u that good at it.

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baking cakes, pie, cookies not my thing.

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Ex, no I’m not saying you’re lying, what I’m saying everyone needs to take responsibility for their actions, If the school know you can’t you shouldn’t graduate, if you know you can’t read you shouldn’t graduate. If someone can’t read, it started before high school

Just like you loath handy work, some women loath cooking, they can do enough to get by, but when it comes to an elaborate dinner, it aint happening. Why the double standards?

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I recently had a conversation with a guy about being a stay at home wife. in that conversation I (jokingly) stated that if I had the opportunity to be a stay at home wife and my quality of life remained the same as it is now or improved then I would be up before hubs every morning fixing him breakfast before work and standing at the door with his daggone lunch as he left. lol. i’d do me during the day but by the end of the work day there’d be a pot of something on the stove or a pan of something in the oven. shoot, just give me the chance to prove myself. lol. naturally the guys that I know ain’t checking for no stay at home wives.

button – I have been wanting a peach cobbler forever ever. just haven’t got around to it yet. trying to not get caught up in the holiday gluttony.

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EX ~ shut up! You don’t know who’s around me to validate anything. You have your own preconceived idea of who I am and what I’m doing, and I will leave that to you!

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Disco….my wife actually said she wants to be a stay at home…

I told her to wait until the next job/salary upgrade if its substantial,we do it…

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Bluz-I didn’t say that either, but its plenty of people who kill themselves who haven’t suffered in silence not one day. Check the suicides behind financial crisis situations, specifically, the murder-suicide is not typically someone with diagnosable illness…its the enraged act followed by a realization that prison is next, then a choice to end it all. My career is in mental health, and what you stated just isn’t true. Do not add to the stigma faced by people with illnesses by throwing around such statements.

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Ex, Du, I’m sorry, washing cars, cutting grass, is not handy, my son, as was I were doing things at 12 and 13.

Double standard = expecting a woman to cook a full course meal from scratch, (no recipes) and everything be just right. But when we’ve got a leaky faucet, call a plumber and pay him $120 for 5 mins work!

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With the internet, there is no reason that anyone can’t find out how to do the simple things around the house,

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make sure someone is there while it’s being done,

Single..True…i had a guy come cut my grass when i was in Schamburg for a period..I told Queen,tell him to just trim the up slope,not cut the grass completely cauae it will cause erosion..

The folks didnt listen..they cut that slope multiple times, reducing the slope to a bare slope..

Now my lower level lawn is sand filled when ever it rains cause the slope is bare and gets eroded and the erosion fills my lawn…….

i dont know if these folks graduated high school geography either

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disco I lubs me some peach cobbler topped with some vanilla ice cream.

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Single…cooking is a daily requirement or chore if u do cook…

how often do u fix a leaky faucet?

we eat more or less same type of foods week in week out…get it first and second time and the third etc. after .why do u need a recipe….

I have been cooking since i was 14……..i would only need a recipe if its a new dish….and i proly wont even have the recipe in fromt of me anyway..just a mental note of ewhat to do…

If a chic couldnt cook,for me she was just eye candy,show off to my boys and just smash…

no future there….

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Unfortunately for me, I have spoiled wifey. I cook a big breakfast every Saturday and typically serve it to her in bed. I truly enjoy cooking and prepare at least 65 % of the meals in our home. I was a latch key kid, so I had to cook for myself since I was 11. I take pride in my mac and cheese, greens, roast, brown stew chicken, smothered pork chops, and blackened tilapia. I’m a beast in the kitchen. However, ain’t nothing like coming through the door after a long day and your lady has the kitchen smelling like Big Momma’s house.

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I cook 6 days out of 7 days a week, I have too, my lil kitty won’t let me get by without a home cooked meal. Even when it’s just me home during the summer/winter break , I still cook. Call it a habit or just wanting my own cooking but I do it.

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Celisea – if not cooking is consider lazy, what about not washing your own hair? I still can’t get how you can not or won’t wash your own hair? To have to wait 6 weeks to have your hair wash is just nasty! I have to have mine washed regularly.

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Now, we get retouched every six weeks, but washing in between still occurs. Maybe someone meant that??

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Even two weeks is a stretch to not wash your hair. Hair stinks/get dirty just like your body being out in the elements every day which is why I don’t get putting off cleaning your hair regurlary. I think it’s a myth to not wash your hair regurlary, it don’t have to be everyday but at least every two maybe even three.

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Again…I did not say ALL people who commit suicide have a mental illness. I would think that most of them do, but who knows. I don’t have the actual facts to back that up. I don’t know if there are specific statistics for that. I can say for me, personally, before I realized what was going on with me mentally, I thought about suicide often. Now that I’m getting more mentally healthy, I don’t think about it. The main thing that stopped me before was my family…I could never do that to them.

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Button – You said “I’m just saying”……okay…..lolololol

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Button – Or google, I’m sure there’s something out there. Too, I just text my boo and asked him what he thought about my hair, cause I was leaning on him while we watched Raven. He said smelled great, very soft and a lot of body Of course I washed it this weekend!

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Bluz..i dont have a problem with someone with mental illness or suicidal thoughts..

jes kill urself,not other non-mental ill folks…

thats what i dont get.

and to kill someone(girl) coz u had an argument…thats just a punk

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Cel..how much research and money is spend/done on black hair…. do u think as compared to caucasion hair?

Is it possible black folks arent very up to date on the washing thing coz we dont have research labs that reserach black hair and our women just do a head mentality thing….

jes a qstion to ponder

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Mmeello – You’re black…right?? What do you mean “up to date?” No such thing as up to date. Who do you think put the chemicals together for our perms/touchups? Chemists!!! So that not in the lab or fallen behind on research ain’t the answer. My old stylist that passed away a couple of years ago was on the Bronner Brothers Team and if our perms didn’t do right, he’d call have them to adjust the formula. They would do it too. He was one of their top men.

For me – Black hair needs TLC. I’m not gonna mess around and damage my hair. Like I said, I’ll wash in between appointments for the sake of keeping fresh, but I spend a grip and I don’t mind.

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Is it possible black folks arent very up to date on the washing thing coz we dont have research labs – Huh? We don’t need research labs to tell us when we need to wash our hair. We know when our hair is dirty, what environment it has been subjected to that week, how much exericse one has done, a host of things that tell us we need to wash our hair. Once a week is typical….no need for a research lab to tell me anything.

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MMeello – You reeeeally got me wondering over here about the man behind the mask. You asked questions you should already know…being a black man. Your upkeep (i.e. the need to wash), should be similiar to black women. No?

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Kimmie – Exactly. I was just thinking, it’s no different than springing for a pair or shoes or that “extra” thing you might reward yourself with. I wish I did have the hookup…shoot, I’ll take it. I just paid for my mama’s hair and THAT was a grip too. Shoot

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MMeello – Gotcha. Like someone said, black hair is a money making business. I don’t think anybody would skimp on keeping up to date. That’s why they have hair shows and stuff.

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Ex – I actually agree with you on something. If you’re depressed and want to end your own life, don’t take anyone with you. That’s even more selfish than just killing yourself. It’s senseless…

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disco – Expensive is not always bet. I’m just chicken to try stuff out. Like I said mainly because I have chemicals in my hair. I will admit, if it’s cheap hair products, I tend to not touch it. Mostly, I’ll use what my stylist will recommend and only because she’s the licensed (gone to school, good at what she does) one between the two of us…lololol

I saw the advertisement for WEN products. I was thinking that’s more for white folks’ hair. Too, when I see stuff advertised for black and white hair, I run the other way. Our hair is at opposite ends of the spectrum, not sure how a product can work well for both hair types. For me that’s from blowdyers, to flatirons to shampoos, etc.

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I have to travel to Raleigh..probably in the next couple of weeks. Not sure I’m feeling this in December.

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Button – Did we answer your questions? Sounds like you might have heard mentioned “the six weeks” thingy, but maynot not having fully explained, the process behind the upkeep of black hair

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Ex, while you may not have to fix a leaky faucet often, it’s a simple task that most don’ t know how to do, and don’t try to do. just like eating everyday is a something that you have to do, but not everyone know’s how to cook, and don’t try to do.

I have a friend who couldn’t make boil in the bag rice, doesn’t get any simpler than that.

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Exiled – After that story, that was my first thought….noooo way. No way would I ever knowingly date a guy with guns. In heated moments, people snap.

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Single..i can do simple handy stuff….screw a nutt of course etc….i just dont like my hands rough and greasy and cut…im a pen guy

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Celisea – I still don’t get it but if you say so. I’m looking at it from a different angle. It seems as if you worry more about damaging your hair from washing it rather than worry about damaging your hair from using chemicals.

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Button – That’s why we go to professional stylists. So they can put the chemicals in worry free and we’re good to go!! LOL And we’re clean, squeaky clean and good to go for at least a week. My hair will still shimmer and be light and fluffy and a clean scalp for at least a week after getting it done….sometimes longer.

Don’t know why God made us that way…lol But he did a good job in making us where we can go longer versus white folks. Just like we can take the sun better than nonwhites…again nonjudgement uneducated guess here…lol Probably something to do too, with the design in how black women age beautifully. Not saying others don’t….NO JUDGEMENT HERE!! LOL Shrugs.

So Button – I gather you’re not black??

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Ex – I guess it all depends. I’m not that comfortable with guns, but if he had one or two in his home, locked up, I think I would be ok with it. I do not think I would be comfortable if he had a huge open collection…

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Ex, if your hands are rough and cut, you don’t know what you’re doing (LOL) I have neither and work with my hands all the time

I own a gun, there is never anything that could make me snap to want to take another life (aint going to jail for nobody) , but will take another before I let them take mine.

Ex also, you don’t screw a nut (LOL)

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Bluz..thin line tween love and hate..when u get in an argument with ur boo, all bets are off on what he or u can lay on….it happens with the best..

the absolute best thing is to avoid an argument…
the other is to avoid dangerous projectiles and instruments within ur vicinity….just because..

prevention is best cure

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Single..look at the hands of ANY handyman u want….plumber,auto mechanic,carpenter etc…u see what i mean….

I doubt these folks caress their women

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I have very mixed feelings about guns. I would like one since I live alone, but with my depression, I’m afraid to get one. I don’t worry about killing anyone other than someone who broke in and tries to harm me.

I also look at my friend who was charged with felony murder last week…if he didn’t have a gun, the fight wouldn’t have gone that far…

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S/H & Ex- I envy guys that are skilled with their hands. I took a carpentry class in high school and struggled for a “C”. My stud walls were always not measured correctly. I got a potnah with a PHd, but he prefers to rehab houses himself. He has got about 10k in tools. Dog could build a house from the ground up. God didn’t bless me with those talents. I’ve tried to help him from time to time; he says I do more harm than good. I’ve been permanently assigned to beer runs and cooler watch.

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“Have you ever cooked a meal for a woman you just started dating?”

Yes. I love to cook. My favorite meal is breakfest and if you are lucky enough to be invited to spend the night at my house after a night out on the town dancing the night away I will cook you a great breakfest. I have been told my hashbrown potato’s, slab bacon, country sausage and eggs cooked to order (omelette, over easy, etc.)are very good.

If you fall asleep after eating breakfest I love cooking in my “crock pot” slowly all day. I hope you wake-up and smell “what’s cooking” and stay a little while longer. Enjoy.

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Dawgs are overrated..!!!!!
be back later..lemme pick up my kid

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wow just caught up interesting as usual~

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My ex asked me what my favorite dish was, and made if for me ONCE, told her not to worry about it anymore, and she could cook (LOL)

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@DuShawn – “Guns”

Too many cowards are walking around with guns. For example in the state of GA over 250,000 people (grandpa/ma, etc.) applied for and recieved permits to carry concealed weapons in public places. Laws such as “Stand Your Ground” are making it easier for people to use “fear” as an excuse for taking matters into their own hands. Guns do not kill people. People kill people.

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ex – I don’t have a problem dating a guy who owns guns. I do, however, need to approve of his gun handling methods.

button – re hair. sure chemicals can be damaging especially if not applied properly and maintained properly. sounds like C lets a professional handle that. re the damage that comes from over-washing, it’s a different kind of damage. I don’t know if you answered the question of your ethnic background but I’ll suffice it to say “it’s a black thing, you wouldn’t understand”. y’all remember those t-shirts? lol.

still catching up.

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disco – I loves me some MAC, expensive & all!! Just one of my indulgences I treat myself to!

Buying a house made me really take notice to guys that are handy around the house.

Dushawn – I have a former boss just like your friend. He has a PH D in Finance and is working on one in Math just to have something else to do! But dude can fix cars and do ANYTHING around the house and yard! He said working on cars and houses helped put him thru college. I used to tease him and ask him how many houses he built over the weekend!

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Good point on the overwashing. A couple times a week of black hair being washed, tends to fall into the “overwashed” category. Yep, you get it…but of course you do!

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I’m not for guns but I can’t lie, I ain’t mad at the folks that took someone out for stepping into their homes with the intent to harm. I’ve been burglarized twice and during that time, I was so mad I wished I had a gun.

Just the thought of a baby or toddler or kid for that matter getting ahold to one just does something to me.

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The young mother on GMA some months ago or maybe a year or so ago that told her story, killed one of her intruders…the other coward ran.

She had just had a baby, husband had just died of cancer and she’s living out in the middle of nowhere. Two dudes apparently had been watching decided to come in on her. She had two guns. She dialed 911 and asked if she could shoot. The operator said I can’t tell you what to do but if they step in your house, you have the right to protect yourself. I was soooo happy happy happy for her in pulling the trigger. They found a long blade. No telling what they would have done to her and baby.

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Celisea comment on 11:34am “right on”. Fully agree!!!

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disco — Actually, I think there are a lot of people who wouldn’t be dead if guns (and particularly semi-automatic assault weapons) weren’t so readily available. A lot of those folks in that movie theater & in the various schools, for example.

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disco
December 3rd, 2012
2:13 pm

ex – most women might prefer those rough hands than those baby soft, scar-free hands that indicate a man might be a stranger to hard work. just me though.

Why is this not a surprise (LOL)

Swiss this is for you

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWsOUuDxHcI&feature=g-all

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Swiss, criminals will find a way to get the guns they want, no matter what rules and regulations they put in place.

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“Shoot, I’m a woman, but I’ve got what they used to say “dishpan hands”. I constantly have to use good hand cream.:

Same here, kimmie. I have never liked my hands but am grateful I have them.

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Swiss I can get cocky, because you were 11 points and 1 quarter away from it Never should have gotten to the 5 yard line, that was piss poor coaching.

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swiss – no doubt. I get it. I’m not talking massacre situations. I’m talking the husband that shoots his wife. he could just as easily choke her out or hold her down in the tub and drown her or something. he doesn’t have to shoot her to kill her. mothers that kill their children. sometimes they shoot them but usually they find other ways to kill them. I’m only saying where there’s a will there’s a way and when one person wants another person dead there’s more than one way to make it happen.

Well said disco, people only seem to get upset when guns are involved like the gun did it.

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swiss, would you consider serial killers, mentally disturbed? how many of them use guns? also didn’t the kid from this area kill his grandmother with a sword? People will find a way if they want to do it.

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Swiss the rules and regulations I’m speaking of is the 3 day waiting period, the back ground checks. I have a problem with the laws they put in place, but will not enforce.

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swiss – that’s why they are taking snack machines out of schools. just because a few kids are overweight and eat too many honey buns everyone has to suffer. lol.

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disco — Not sure I get your analogy, but pass me that honey bun.

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Swiss try this analogy, Why is it the last place you look that you find what you’re looking for. Well why would you keep looking since you’ve found it.

If guns weren’t so readily available, the killers would just find something else to do what they want to do, It wouldn’t deter them from killing.

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This is not a hypothetical argument. We have actual real-life facts to examine. The US has, by far, the easiest access to guns of any country in the western world. We also have, by far, the highest rate of gun-related deaths in the western world. This is not a coincidence. More guns == more gun violence. Period. Sure, there are other ways to kill people, but short of bombs, none as easy and efficient. Should bombs be legal? Should building your own chemical or biological weapons at home be legal? Again, no law will ever completely stop its intended target, but they do make a difference. All you have to do is look at the statistics.

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I think it was Chris Rock that said, if you want to make gun laws more effective raise the price of bullets to $1,000.00 each. There is some validity to that concept.

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“if someone couldn’t get a gun, they would be on the internet getting a information how to build a bomb, “

And that’s exactly the type of activity that draws the attention of law enforcement (hopefully) before the plan go come to fruition.

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And that’s exactly the type of activity that draws the attention of law enforcement (hopefully) before the plan go come to fruition.

The same argument that was used when they supposedly made the gun laws tougher.

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dushawn – no good stories today? any “baby” news? what’s up?

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“Guns Don’t Kill People. People Kill People”

Do not ever play with guns. Only retrieve your gun when you perceive a real threat to your life, children or personal property. I can only speak for myself. When I was younger I owned a nice sportscar (1977 corvette). Early one morning I heard my engine start and looked out my bedroom window to see a guy stealing my car. My first reaction was to retrieve my Glock 9mm pistol and shoot this guy. I raised my window and was about to pull the trigger when my girl friend stepped in front of me and said “do you want to kill that guy for stealing your car, it’s not that important, it is only a car.” I stopped and called the police. Shooting someone is not easy. Are you prepared for the mental and emotional consequences of your actions? Ask yourself if killing someone will make your life better. No it won’t.

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Gooooooooooo Robert!!

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S/H – lol. perfect timing because you know I had typed a response. I’ve deleted and released all that ugly into the atmosphere. lol.

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Great restraint on your emotions and thanks to your girl! Good ending!!

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Thank goodness a sound mind prevailed.

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jail? maybe, maybe not. if I were on the jury of someone charged with shooting a car thief caught in the act I’d go easy on them. there really are some cases of “you get what you get”. now, of course, he could have been a poor shot and the bullet could have gone through a neighbor’s window and killed the kid that was spending the night or something crazy like that.

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Since attendance is low on here, anybody lurking, enjoy or pass it on to your lady friends.

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Robert – your girlfriend stepped in front of your gun? wow she must’ve been brave to do that, no way am I stepping infront or next to a person whose drawn a gun. She was right, it wasn’t worth it.

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I know. Someone here says green is their favorite color. Might have been disco.

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Disco, you can’t shoot someone for stealing your car. at least not in GA, now in Texas you can shoot someone for being on your property.

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I want to see that movie that the ad keeps popping up on this website. It says Bad Kids Go To H–

It looks interesting but says the dates are 12/7-12/13. Does that mean it’s only showing those days?

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Bad Kids Go To H–

There should be something for Bad Adults Go To H…lol

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Bad Adults Go To H that spawns Bad Kids Go To H–

That’s the correct movie to make!

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Heat of passion versus thought out crimes are in the Bible. It’s speaks to this behavior/mindset. Not necessarily penitentiary logic. Just how man/humans can be when angered.

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S/H – only saying that I would have been the juror that messed up the rotation.

And that’s what I’m sitting here thinking…Juror 27 done gone rogue!

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S/H – I hear ya about the road rage! I have that bad, but have learned to reel it in some. I remember one time that I flipped someone the bird and he proceeded to follow us (my fiance at the time was driving). I was trying to encourage my fiance to drive to the police station, but he was trying to go to his house to get his gun. I was like…what if he has a gun and shoots you while you’re trying to go into the house to get yours? Duh! The guy finally stopped following us. Definitely a lesson learned. I may get mad, but try not to let the other drivers see it…

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PEACE!

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Watch it Cliff

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lol….-disco- She tries…. but she hasn’t quite mastered it yet . She needs to work on professionally straightening folks in a corporate setting. A couple of wrong words and the jig is up. She’s cursing out the whole office.
Speaking of acting, this Friday is our office Christmas party. They voted to go bowling in lieu of the traditional setting. Typically, I would show my face, brown nose a bit and dip. Now I gotta bowl and they bought team t-shirts. That brings up a whole new dilemma for me. They have never seen my forearms with all these tattoos and battle wounds.

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Like everyone, I’m a product of the environment in which I was raised. I’m happy that I’ve been able to maintain myself such that I have no need of putting on an act around anyone, work or play, corporate or in a concert, ball game or church.

To me, I am what I say I am, not what someone else thinks I am. I for real with everyone, all the time, no matter what. Unless they’re a cop, in which case I’m silent and doing my best to avoid them. Got no use for cops.

Now, should someone be found at some kind of fault due to the environment in which they were raised, to the extent they feel they have to put on an act? I rather doubt that many are fooled by the act. In fact, I think that by and large, people’s perceptions that they have to put on an act are mistaken. I think putting on an act is a mistake. You’ll slip up sooner or later, and those (you think you have) fooled will scratch their head and say “what what?”. Your stock will plummet. Better to not enact a lie.

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We’re quite ethnically diverse around here — really so, not just a black-white mix. I don’t think anyone pretends to be anything or anyone they’re not. Me personally, I don’t share much that’s personal at work anyway, but it’s nothing to do with my background. I just don’t care to bring personal stuff into work, and vice-versa.

What’s your business, ergo game?

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Yeah, we did the bowling thing a while ago. I never bowl, but it was fun — rolled a 162 and 170. Some of the chicks couldn’t bowl at all, but it was fun to watch them throw it.

So, a couple options: wear a long sleeve tee under the bowling shirt, forget about what people think of your arms, or be ill that night.

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I don’t think it’s a matter of not being yourself. it’s a matter of having more than one self. the way I speak/act at home definitely wouldn’t fly at work. the way I speak at work, likely wouldn’t fly at home. the way one acts on a Saturday night out may not be how they act at Sunday morning service. just different versions of one’s self.

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