What I've Learned (About Marriage)

Today makes 25 years....25 years since that photo above was taken...25 years that I have been married...and here's what I've learned...

1.Marriage is not for the immature..

2.Marriage is not for selfish or self absorbed people...

3.Though there is only one "I" in marriage....It's not about "I" but Us...

4.You won't find Love and fullfillment in marriage...You both have to have that in yourselves before you say your vows...

5.Marriage is deep...Way more deep than just "seeing" somebody!

6. No matter how long or short a time you've been married...No one is an expert, We are all still learning..

7. No two marriages are alike.

8.Like the song says- It takes two!

9.Marriage is not for the weak

10...In the words of my grandmother Rebecca...."It's better to be Happy than to be right."

I learned all of these things in 25 years...I pray for 25 more years and more learning experiences!

PEACE!

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Everybody Have an Awesome Weekend!

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Remembering Maya Angelou (1928-2014)

R.I.P. Maya Angelou

I wasn't going to write anything today, but I just got the news that Poet-Civil Rights Activist,Maya Angelou has transitioned out of this life...

I remember reading her book-"I know why the Caged Bird Sings" when I was in the ninth grade....It was one of the books that made me want to express myself through the written word..

Her death comes less than a week after Ms Angelou announced she would not attend the 2014 MLB Beacon Awards Luncheon, where she was to be honored, citing "health reasons." Last month, she also canceled an event in Fayetteville, Arkansas, because she was recovering from an "unexpected ailment" that left her hospitalized.

"The mayor is very saddened to hear the loss of a woman of such renowned phenomenal status as Dr. Angelou. Our prayers are with her family, her staff and all the people she has worked with," Linda Jackson-Barnes, assistant to Winston-Salem Mayor Allen Joines, said.

      

Maya Angelou was born on April 4, 1928, in St. Louis, Missouri, under the name Marguerite Annie Johnson. She grew up to become a singer, dancer, actress, writer and Hollywood's first female black director.

 

A Rennasaince Woman and one of my heroes...We are losing too many of my heores...and God knows , this generation needs them!

A Perfectly Polite, Kind and Wonderful Human Being

You know...One of these things happens every year now!  A mass murder....You had the Batman Shooter, You had Sandy Hook and now you have this, the Santa Barbara Mass Killing , by a young man who was angry that he was a 22 year old virgin who hadn't kissed a girl yet...

Ohhhh the problems that some people have.....

The family of a man they believe went on a shooting rampage near a Santa Barbara, California, university called police several weeks ago after being alarmed by YouTube videos “regarding suicide and the killing of people,” a lawyer said Saturday.

Police interviewed Elliot Rodger and found him to be a “perfectly polite, kind and wonderful human,” family attorney Alan Shifman said. 

Shifman added that police did not find a history of guns, but did say Rodger “didn't have a lot of friends,” had trouble making friends and didn't have any girlfriends. 

Shifman is the attorney for Peter Rodger, who was one of the assistant directors on “The Hunger Games.” and the father of the shooter.

Police said a gunman driving a BMW near the university campus went on a rampage that left seven people dead, including himself. Authorities described the tragedy as “obviously the work of a mad man.” 

Seven people remain hospitalized with gunshot wounds or other injuries, including one who has undergone surgery, following the shooting spree Friday night in the beachside community of Isla Vista, Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown said  

The gunman got into two gun battles before crashing his black BMW into a parked car. Deputies found the lone suspect dead with a gunshot wound to the head, but it wasn't immediately clear whether he was killed by gunfire or if he committed suicide, Brown said. 

A semi-automatic handgun was recovered from the scene near the University of California, Santa Barbara. Investigators know the gunman's name, but Brown said he couldn't release it pending notification of relatives.

Describing the atrocity as “premeditated mass murder,” Brown said, authorities were analyzing a disturbing YouTube video posted that shows a young man describing plans to shoot women that appears to be connected to the attack.

Yes...We have one of these every year...Every year since the 1999 Columbine mass murders.....and we have the same conversations about gun laws and both sides of the political spectrum say the same things and then ...........silence.....Nothing happens!

There will be much discussion on CNN, MSNBC, FOX and all of the news outlets....Presidents and politicians will speak and try to blame each other 's policies for what happened...but one thing is for sure...Nothing will be done...and in a few weeks you all will be talking about Kanye and Kim or Beyonce and Jay or something of no consequence to you....Until the next mass murder occurs...

Memorial Day

Weekend Humor

Darnell sets up Tyrell to go on a blind date with Shirley, a friend of his. But Tyrell is a little worried about going out with someone he has never seen before.

"What do I do if she's ugly?" says Tyrell, "I'll be stuck with her all night."

"Don't worry." Darnell says. "Just go up to her door and meet her first. If you like what you see, then everything goes as planned. If you don't, just shout Aaauuuggghhh! and fake an asthma attack."

So that night, Tyrell knocks at Shirleys door, and when she comes out he is awe-struck at how beautiful and sexy she is. Tyrell about to speak when Shirley suddenly shouts, "Aaauuuggghhh!"

Have a Super Groovy Holiday weekend Everybody!

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That Voting Thing Again

I've been on a haitus for a few days....and the news has been slow..I was tempted to write about that angry old police commisioner who called President Obama a nigger and was unapologetic...up in New Hampshire...but I'm really tired of giving people like that free and undeserved publicity , especially on this blog...

He's not important and he has stepped down....And thankfully, last ditch racists like him are on their way out....

What is more important is keeping people like him and slicker more subtle and younger people like him with the same attitudes and policies from getting into office.

The only way to do that is to vote...

I hope all of you reading this voted yesterday....

 

Recently one of the most important pieces of civil rights legislation that Congress has ever passed was gutted: The Voting Rights Act.

The Supreme Court removed a key provision of the Voting Rights Act that required states with a history of voter discrimination get federal approval before making voting changes like moving polling places or redistricting.

Within months of the ruling, some states immediately enacted potentially discriminatory laws including Texas, Mississippi, North Carolina, Florida, Virginia, South Dakota, Iowa, and Indiana.

The good news is that we have the chance to fix it now. Congress can pass a new set of protections that work together to guarantee our right to vote - it's called the Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2014.

Supported by a bipartisan group of lawmakers this bil will protect critical civil rights. This bill is simple, it will require any state with five violations of federal voting rights law in the last 15 years to receive pre-clearance for any election changes.

That means states with a history of discrimination that want to redistrict, change election procedures close to an election, or move polling places, must have these changes reviewed.

It's common sense. Voter discrimination is a real problem. (Same as the imaginary voter fraud that so many right wingers want to crow about!)

When the Voting Rights Act was reauthorized in 2006, Congress held over 20 hearings and amassed a record of 15,000 pages documenting widespread evidence of voting discrimination.

Ask Congress to pass this bipartisan legislation — the Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2014.

It's a shame that in 2014..We still have to have this discussion as though it's 1964...It's a shame....but every single racist has unfortunately, not died yet...and a few are being born and groomed...

The only way to protect yourself against them making policy is to vote them out of office or better yet..Keep them from getting there in the first place.

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