im grateful for:
the Creator - another day to enjoy the most beautiful piece of poetry ever created, LIFE. i stand a believer in YOU. even when my actions say otherwise.
Cookie - seeing your growth from the womb to now....amazing. flesh of my flesh, i see so much of ME in you.
Papi - the memories allow me to keep the faith and hope for redemption. what ya say Kim.......g.o.d.s.
the Elders (living & ascended) - all advice giving during this life journey. i remain a student until becoming one with the dust.
Peace - inside...even when surrounded by negativity.
Faith - those that have it in me....even after i have let them down. Thank You.
Love - given and received, unconditionally without limitations.
the Car - everthing happens for a reason. bucket or not......i ride!!
phone conversations - that make you laugh enough to forget the pain. even if its for a minute.
you - taking the time to read this words.
the Creator - blessings seen and unseen. prayers granted and those not. the Creator knows whats best for me. THANK YOU.
onelove
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Sunday, November 25, 2007
i am blessed
i finally got a car!!!
after weeks of waiting, i finally got a car. its not the 98 Monte Carlo i wanted but its a car. its a white, four door, 88 Dodge Dynasty with a new transmission. only three windows work but with winter here, im not worried about that.....cause the HEAT works just fiiiiiiiiine!! there is a cassette deck in the radio BUT the lighter works, that means i can play the Zune through the radio!
i think the Creator used this car to knock me down a couple of pegs. when it appeared i was getting the Monte Carlo, i had dreams of rims, tinted windows, a sound system and styling. when i really should have been focused on getting to work, getting to school and having the chance to spend time with my daughter (i will be able to either take or get her from school). instead of being grateful, i sulked.
now i see the car as the blessing it really is. i know that trouble would have found me with that Monte Carlo.....i KNOW it wont find me with an 88 Dodge Dynasty! im going to take this blessing and roll it till the wheels fall off or i get something better. and even then, im still gonna keep the car....just in case!!
i am grateful to the Creator for granting my prayer.
now, i gotta deal with gas, insurance and road rage.....i feel some new poems coming on....lol.
onelove
after weeks of waiting, i finally got a car. its not the 98 Monte Carlo i wanted but its a car. its a white, four door, 88 Dodge Dynasty with a new transmission. only three windows work but with winter here, im not worried about that.....cause the HEAT works just fiiiiiiiiine!! there is a cassette deck in the radio BUT the lighter works, that means i can play the Zune through the radio!
i think the Creator used this car to knock me down a couple of pegs. when it appeared i was getting the Monte Carlo, i had dreams of rims, tinted windows, a sound system and styling. when i really should have been focused on getting to work, getting to school and having the chance to spend time with my daughter (i will be able to either take or get her from school). instead of being grateful, i sulked.
now i see the car as the blessing it really is. i know that trouble would have found me with that Monte Carlo.....i KNOW it wont find me with an 88 Dodge Dynasty! im going to take this blessing and roll it till the wheels fall off or i get something better. and even then, im still gonna keep the car....just in case!!
i am grateful to the Creator for granting my prayer.
now, i gotta deal with gas, insurance and road rage.....i feel some new poems coming on....lol.
onelove
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Grateful List (Turkey Day Edition)
im grateful for:
-everyday givin to me is a blessing, thanks to the Creator for giving them to me!
-Grandma and Grandpa, your family continues growing. we are YOUR living testiment. THANKS for GIVING us LIFE.
-she is going to continue playing basketball. dats my babygirl!
-life, laughes, liberty and freeloading....so sad. Mom & Pop, thanks for putting up with me
-spending Turkey Day with family who didnt give up on me!
-glad you are enjoying the LA Banks Vampire series BUT...you werent suppose to pass me!
-seeing an old classmate....both being thankful for the O in front of the G!
-everyone that has passed through my life adding on to the Life Lessons.
-laughin about the shoplifters that got away....did i mention one lost his shoe getting away?
-you, and you, and you too, you who should be working, you sitting at home and you, the angel on my shoulder....for helping keep me sane.
-the family and friends watching over me from above. it aint the same without you....i miss and love you all.
-poets and their poetry....bringing light to the darkness of the world with their words.
-knowing that im a little off and being ok with it
-two post on the same day....im getting good!
-blessings seen and unseen, those granted and those not....the Creator knows whats best for me.
HAVE A HAPPY AND SAFE THANKSGIVING. LOVE YA'LL.
-everyday givin to me is a blessing, thanks to the Creator for giving them to me!
-Grandma and Grandpa, your family continues growing. we are YOUR living testiment. THANKS for GIVING us LIFE.
-she is going to continue playing basketball. dats my babygirl!
-life, laughes, liberty and freeloading....so sad. Mom & Pop, thanks for putting up with me
-spending Turkey Day with family who didnt give up on me!
-glad you are enjoying the LA Banks Vampire series BUT...you werent suppose to pass me!
-seeing an old classmate....both being thankful for the O in front of the G!
-everyone that has passed through my life adding on to the Life Lessons.
-laughin about the shoplifters that got away....did i mention one lost his shoe getting away?
-you, and you, and you too, you who should be working, you sitting at home and you, the angel on my shoulder....for helping keep me sane.
-the family and friends watching over me from above. it aint the same without you....i miss and love you all.
-poets and their poetry....bringing light to the darkness of the world with their words.
-knowing that im a little off and being ok with it
-two post on the same day....im getting good!
-blessings seen and unseen, those granted and those not....the Creator knows whats best for me.
HAVE A HAPPY AND SAFE THANKSGIVING. LOVE YA'LL.
Music Monday (wed edition)
Hip Hop/Rap getting play on my Zune
Playing CD to Def:
1. Jay-Z - American Gangster
2. Mos Def - Mos Definite
3. The Roots - Best Of
4. DJ Khaled - We The Best
5. Lupe Fiasco - Fahrenheight 1/15: It Was Written, The Best of the Mixtapes
Feeling The Song:
1. Freeway f Jay- Z - Roc-A-Fella Billionaires
2. Lupe Fiasco - Dumb It Down
3. DJ Jazzy Jeff f Jean Grae - Supa Jean
4. Jay-Z f Lil Wayne - Hello Brooklyn
5. Mos Def f Ludacris - Jump Off
Playing CD to Def:
1. Jay-Z - American Gangster
2. Mos Def - Mos Definite
3. The Roots - Best Of
4. DJ Khaled - We The Best
5. Lupe Fiasco - Fahrenheight 1/15: It Was Written, The Best of the Mixtapes
Feeling The Song:
1. Freeway f Jay- Z - Roc-A-Fella Billionaires
2. Lupe Fiasco - Dumb It Down
3. DJ Jazzy Jeff f Jean Grae - Supa Jean
4. Jay-Z f Lil Wayne - Hello Brooklyn
5. Mos Def f Ludacris - Jump Off
Monday, November 19, 2007
Da Weekend
this past weekend was aight;
Friday:
Saw my babygirl....chilled with her and her mother. talked about Courtney not quitting the basketball team just because the 'other girls' talk down to her. told her to toughen up because thats going to happen a LOT in the real world. just keep at it and get them to respect you by out performinging them. its my baby's first time playing basketball and i know she doesnt really want to do it but i just want her to do ONE season. after that, she doesnt have to.
Saturday:
Didnt do a thing. i was off from work, so i tried to sleep the day away. i didnt care if the weather was nice...i wanted to sleep. alas, im a football junkie, there was a couple of games i wanted to watch. enjoyed seeing Mizzou (University of Missouri) take it to Kansas State, on the road, setting up a showdown next weekend with the University of Kansas. the roar is back in Columbia....GO TIGERS! Ohio State beat Michigan...which brought me down from the high of the Mizzou game. its not that i hate Ohio State (unlike the New England Patriots), i just like Michigan...im just glad Michigan didnt let those earlier season losses get them down.
Sunday:
Work day.....a long work day! the store is open from 11-7, i hate it! so we open up, it hasnt been a good forty-five minutes.....we got a shoplifter! this fool goes into the mens dressing room and stuffs two shirts down his pants. how do i know? i hear him taking the sensors off the clothes....i watch him under the door NOT trying on one item! so, i play it cool, ask to see the choices he made, notice that TWO different shirts have TWO hangers in them, hmmmmm. me being the 'not wanting to see another African-American male locked up' ask the dude to take the shirts out of his pants, leave the store and not come back. well, he complies BUT the L.P. (loss pervention) person on duty wants to flex. he wants to get the guys info, ban him from the MALL and have the police take the guys picture...WHAT HE DO THAT FOR?! The dude takes off running out of the store to his car with the LP guy and myself hot on his heels. the guy jumps into his car....i back up...but the LP guy goes up to the window!
Now, having been around some criminals in my day, i know NOT to roll up on someone sitting in a car!! im yelling at the LP guy to get away from the window....but he continues to stand their talking to the police. ME, i get the plate numbers and back away from the car...just in case something HOT comes flying out the window. the guy darts off like he late for Sunday dinner with Jesus! he gets away, we get the items back and spend the rest of the day laughing about how it was too early in the morning for that to happen. oh yea, did i meantion that was the SECOND shoplifter we chased within a week? Tis the season.
onelove
Friday:
Saw my babygirl....chilled with her and her mother. talked about Courtney not quitting the basketball team just because the 'other girls' talk down to her. told her to toughen up because thats going to happen a LOT in the real world. just keep at it and get them to respect you by out performinging them. its my baby's first time playing basketball and i know she doesnt really want to do it but i just want her to do ONE season. after that, she doesnt have to.
Saturday:
Didnt do a thing. i was off from work, so i tried to sleep the day away. i didnt care if the weather was nice...i wanted to sleep. alas, im a football junkie, there was a couple of games i wanted to watch. enjoyed seeing Mizzou (University of Missouri) take it to Kansas State, on the road, setting up a showdown next weekend with the University of Kansas. the roar is back in Columbia....GO TIGERS! Ohio State beat Michigan...which brought me down from the high of the Mizzou game. its not that i hate Ohio State (unlike the New England Patriots), i just like Michigan...im just glad Michigan didnt let those earlier season losses get them down.
Sunday:
Work day.....a long work day! the store is open from 11-7, i hate it! so we open up, it hasnt been a good forty-five minutes.....we got a shoplifter! this fool goes into the mens dressing room and stuffs two shirts down his pants. how do i know? i hear him taking the sensors off the clothes....i watch him under the door NOT trying on one item! so, i play it cool, ask to see the choices he made, notice that TWO different shirts have TWO hangers in them, hmmmmm. me being the 'not wanting to see another African-American male locked up' ask the dude to take the shirts out of his pants, leave the store and not come back. well, he complies BUT the L.P. (loss pervention) person on duty wants to flex. he wants to get the guys info, ban him from the MALL and have the police take the guys picture...WHAT HE DO THAT FOR?! The dude takes off running out of the store to his car with the LP guy and myself hot on his heels. the guy jumps into his car....i back up...but the LP guy goes up to the window!
Now, having been around some criminals in my day, i know NOT to roll up on someone sitting in a car!! im yelling at the LP guy to get away from the window....but he continues to stand their talking to the police. ME, i get the plate numbers and back away from the car...just in case something HOT comes flying out the window. the guy darts off like he late for Sunday dinner with Jesus! he gets away, we get the items back and spend the rest of the day laughing about how it was too early in the morning for that to happen. oh yea, did i meantion that was the SECOND shoplifter we chased within a week? Tis the season.
onelove
Friday, November 16, 2007
Late Grateful List (quick Version)
the Creator - giving me another day
Courtney - smiles and hugs
Mom - checkin on me
Friends - shoulders to lean on
Poetry - new words Written
Limewire - unknown music
Anthony Hamilton - touchin the Soul
Work - i still got a job
Shoplifters - damn, im outta shape
Faith - still very Strong
YOU - for reading
the Creator - prays granted and ungranted
ONELOVE
Courtney - smiles and hugs
Mom - checkin on me
Friends - shoulders to lean on
Poetry - new words Written
Limewire - unknown music
Anthony Hamilton - touchin the Soul
Work - i still got a job
Shoplifters - damn, im outta shape
Faith - still very Strong
YOU - for reading
the Creator - prays granted and ungranted
ONELOVE
Monday, November 12, 2007
Music Monday
How does one know when they are old? When their favorite artist start releasing greates hits cd's!
Ok, so now your favorite artist has dropped a greatest hits cd, and even though you ALREADY have ALL the songs, you purchase it anyway. Then as you listen to it, you wonder; 'what about THAT song or THIS song' or 'why the HELL is THAT song on here'. whats a fan to do....make their OWN greatest hits cd of their favorite artist. back in the day, we copied from the album or tape to another, which too a looooong time. but these days....its a lost easier. the music is already on our computers....so its just drag, drop and burn. three minutes at the most.
i type all this to present my top 10 greatest hits cd's getting play in the Zune:
1. 2 Pac - His early work was his best.
2. Prince - His HITS cannot be captured with just TWO cd's
3. Donny Hathaway - Marvin Gaye got all the limelight but Donny was the better singer of the two.
4. Public Enemy - Funny that the shit P.E. was talking about 10 years ago is still on point today!
5. Aretha Franklin - younger Aretha with SOUL was HOT.
6. Marvin Gaye - his earlier work was good (the songs with Tammy Terrell FIYAH)but Whats Going On was his GREATEST work to me.
7. Creed - the power and the message of their music drew me to them. hate they broke up.
8. Bob Marley - Cant help but dig the Messenger.
9. The Time - they dont have an OFFICIAL greatest hits cd...so i MADE one!
10. Michael Jackson - do i REALLY need to explain?
Those that get play top 5:
1. Luther Vandross - as if he wouldnt be here.
2. The Jacksons - Afro's and bell bottoms to curls and leather pants!
3. Aerosmith - gotta love them!
4. Run DMC - still makes me wanna party!
5. The Temptations - just smooooooooth.
What are YOUR favorite greatest hits cd's?
Ok, so now your favorite artist has dropped a greatest hits cd, and even though you ALREADY have ALL the songs, you purchase it anyway. Then as you listen to it, you wonder; 'what about THAT song or THIS song' or 'why the HELL is THAT song on here'. whats a fan to do....make their OWN greatest hits cd of their favorite artist. back in the day, we copied from the album or tape to another, which too a looooong time. but these days....its a lost easier. the music is already on our computers....so its just drag, drop and burn. three minutes at the most.
i type all this to present my top 10 greatest hits cd's getting play in the Zune:
1. 2 Pac - His early work was his best.
2. Prince - His HITS cannot be captured with just TWO cd's
3. Donny Hathaway - Marvin Gaye got all the limelight but Donny was the better singer of the two.
4. Public Enemy - Funny that the shit P.E. was talking about 10 years ago is still on point today!
5. Aretha Franklin - younger Aretha with SOUL was HOT.
6. Marvin Gaye - his earlier work was good (the songs with Tammy Terrell FIYAH)but Whats Going On was his GREATEST work to me.
7. Creed - the power and the message of their music drew me to them. hate they broke up.
8. Bob Marley - Cant help but dig the Messenger.
9. The Time - they dont have an OFFICIAL greatest hits cd...so i MADE one!
10. Michael Jackson - do i REALLY need to explain?
Those that get play top 5:
1. Luther Vandross - as if he wouldnt be here.
2. The Jacksons - Afro's and bell bottoms to curls and leather pants!
3. Aerosmith - gotta love them!
4. Run DMC - still makes me wanna party!
5. The Temptations - just smooooooooth.
What are YOUR favorite greatest hits cd's?
Thursday, November 08, 2007
Grateful List (late edition)
the Creator - allowing me another day to enjoy the beauty of LIFE and all it has to offer.
Cookie - making me laugh and reminding me of the drama of being a teenager. her being on the basketball team....YAY!
Her Mom - trying to help me get the car and telling me not to stress about my son. just give it to the Creator.
Big Sis - thanks for sharing AND the kick in the azz. dont know about that ten a day thing.
Poetry - Letting the words of the mind bring the pen to life. i completed a piece, i think. more to come.
Neee Oooo - how happy everyone is again. thank the Creator!
Music - i have discovered some nice new artist (peep two post down)
Faith - still no car BUT everything happens for a reason. maybe its not my time.
The Fellas - blogging again. good to see a post dated in 07.
You - thanks for taking the time to read these words.
the Creator - blessings seen and unseen. prayers granted and those not granted. the Creator KNOWS whats best for me.
Cookie - making me laugh and reminding me of the drama of being a teenager. her being on the basketball team....YAY!
Her Mom - trying to help me get the car and telling me not to stress about my son. just give it to the Creator.
Big Sis - thanks for sharing AND the kick in the azz. dont know about that ten a day thing.
Poetry - Letting the words of the mind bring the pen to life. i completed a piece, i think. more to come.
Neee Oooo - how happy everyone is again. thank the Creator!
Music - i have discovered some nice new artist (peep two post down)
Faith - still no car BUT everything happens for a reason. maybe its not my time.
The Fellas - blogging again. good to see a post dated in 07.
You - thanks for taking the time to read these words.
the Creator - blessings seen and unseen. prayers granted and those not granted. the Creator KNOWS whats best for me.
Tuesday, November 06, 2007
DAT WHATS UP!!
i love my poetic sisters who have been holding me down....but:
MY POETIC BROTHERS ARE BACK BLOGGIN!
JOE B
B FRAN
WELCOME BACK!!
Monday, November 05, 2007
Music Monday
Whats getting play on my Zune
Playing CD to Def:
1. Jill Scott - The Real Thing
2. Talib Kweli - Ear Drum
3. Saul Williams - the Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust
4. Raul Midon - A World Within A World
5. Erykah Badu - Live
Getting to Know the CD:
1. Kevin Michael - Kevin Michael
2. Emily King - East Side Story
3. Amir Sulaiman - Dead Man Walking
4. April Hill - Love in 360
5. Rahsaan Patterson - Wine and Spirits
Feeling The Song:
1. Kevin Michael - Vicki Secrets
2. Joy Denalane f Lupe Fiasco - Change
3. Saul Williams - Raw
4. Keite Young - Pressure
5. Kendra Ross f Eric Roberson - Why Cant I See
ps...Joy Denanlane is being slept on...peep her videos for 'Change' and 'Let Go' on youtube....both songs are hot!
Playing CD to Def:
1. Jill Scott - The Real Thing
2. Talib Kweli - Ear Drum
3. Saul Williams - the Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust
4. Raul Midon - A World Within A World
5. Erykah Badu - Live
Getting to Know the CD:
1. Kevin Michael - Kevin Michael
2. Emily King - East Side Story
3. Amir Sulaiman - Dead Man Walking
4. April Hill - Love in 360
5. Rahsaan Patterson - Wine and Spirits
Feeling The Song:
1. Kevin Michael - Vicki Secrets
2. Joy Denalane f Lupe Fiasco - Change
3. Saul Williams - Raw
4. Keite Young - Pressure
5. Kendra Ross f Eric Roberson - Why Cant I See
ps...Joy Denanlane is being slept on...peep her videos for 'Change' and 'Let Go' on youtube....both songs are hot!
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