Running out of gift ideas? Here are some last minute gift ideas.
If it is for the guy or girl who has everything, then look towards service industry based gift ideas like spa gift certificates (for the full package) or mani/pedi gift certificates. Buy the person something you know they will use--like their favorite music or an MP3 player. Depending on how old they are, it may take a few days to get it going but it's not that hard to download music from one of the popular sites.
If you can swing it, jewelry is always a favorite--diamonds are a girls best friend.
How about a neat as seen-on-tv appliance for the chef in your life? It would be a fun and practical gift to give.
How about something really neat for the car? A CD holder or cup that fits in the cup holder--can't have too many of them.
Maybe along with the cup (a nice one from Starbucks or something) a bag of their favorite coffee beans.
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Thursday, December 20, 2007
Monday, December 17, 2007
Step show anyone?
As a college student, I saw that there were lots of fraternities and sororities that would have these custom greek t-shirts made up with their line name and their name after going over, on the shirt. They were so cute. The Delta Sigma Theta, Alpha Kappa Alpha and Sigma Gamma Rho sorority sisters would have either red and white, pink and green or blue and gold t-shirts and lettering while the fraternities would have purple and gold or black and gold or red and white or blue and white to represent Omega Phi Psi, Alpha Phi Alpha, Kappa Alpha Psi, or Phi Beta Sigma on their shirts.
Of course, the fraternity and sorority members would have more than one shirt. They would get shirts made especially for steps shows or if out-of-town brothers and sisters were visiting and they would compete with each other to see who could come up with the most imaginative shirt.
Of course, the fraternity and sorority members would have more than one shirt. They would get shirts made especially for steps shows or if out-of-town brothers and sisters were visiting and they would compete with each other to see who could come up with the most imaginative shirt.
Yeah and --So What, seriously!
My little brother must have told my parents about my blog www.imadeamesss.com because I got the lecture from Mom about don't film inside the house or write about them--she and Dad.
Well I do anyway because I figured how would they know? Well, I used to tattle all the time on my little bro (he's 31 and way over six feet)when we were growing up so I guess he feels turnabout is fair play--even if 20 years or so have passed.
I ought to take my Kanye West CD back. He commandeered it several weeks ago to my chagrin. Nah, I'll take it on the chin. That CD brings him so much enjoyment and he has never appreciated my taste in music before that CD.
Hey, did y'all hear that the Fox Cable News offices have had some sort of chemical explosion? I heard it on CNN. The news is being broadcast as usual on Fox and they mentioned the explosion in passing only. Wow. Talk about serious journalists. That's old school right there--I mean City News Bureau of Chicago type old school journalism.
I never shared my CNB stories with y'all--have I?
Well I do anyway because I figured how would they know? Well, I used to tattle all the time on my little bro (he's 31 and way over six feet)when we were growing up so I guess he feels turnabout is fair play--even if 20 years or so have passed.
I ought to take my Kanye West CD back. He commandeered it several weeks ago to my chagrin. Nah, I'll take it on the chin. That CD brings him so much enjoyment and he has never appreciated my taste in music before that CD.
Hey, did y'all hear that the Fox Cable News offices have had some sort of chemical explosion? I heard it on CNN. The news is being broadcast as usual on Fox and they mentioned the explosion in passing only. Wow. Talk about serious journalists. That's old school right there--I mean City News Bureau of Chicago type old school journalism.
I never shared my CNB stories with y'all--have I?
Sunday, December 16, 2007
Get Clean for the New Year
I used to work at a drug rehab facility. The work was fulfilling but tough. Many of the clients had been trying for years to get and stay clean and most were successful.
Stone Hawk drug rehabilitation center claims more than a 76% success rate. Participants discover that they can develop a lifestyle that fits their needs and wants without drug addiction or alcoholism.
However, the motivation to change the drug-abusing behavior, the degree of support that the individual receives from family and friends, and whether there is additional pressure from outside sources to stay in treatment such as the legal system or child protective services, all play a role in recovery.
A treatment plan needs to be established and followed so that he or she knows what to expect during treatment and it is also important that the drug treatment center provides “aftercare” to ensure that the patient is still following their treatment plan after being discharged.
The Stone Hawk Rehabilitation Center is located in south central Michigan, approximately 1-1/2 hours west of Detroit and 1-1/2 hours east of Chicago in Battle Creek, Michigan.
Stone Hawk drug rehabilitation center claims more than a 76% success rate. Participants discover that they can develop a lifestyle that fits their needs and wants without drug addiction or alcoholism.
However, the motivation to change the drug-abusing behavior, the degree of support that the individual receives from family and friends, and whether there is additional pressure from outside sources to stay in treatment such as the legal system or child protective services, all play a role in recovery.
A treatment plan needs to be established and followed so that he or she knows what to expect during treatment and it is also important that the drug treatment center provides “aftercare” to ensure that the patient is still following their treatment plan after being discharged.
The Stone Hawk Rehabilitation Center is located in south central Michigan, approximately 1-1/2 hours west of Detroit and 1-1/2 hours east of Chicago in Battle Creek, Michigan.
I can cook!
See, this is why I cannot lose weight. I just made Chicken and Dumplings with Yukon Gold potatoes cut up into tiny bite sized pieces and Chicken'n Turkey Chili at the same time. I In different pots of course)
I started early this morning. I boiled in a pot four chicken quarters with Old Bay Seasoning for about an hour. Then I divided it into two pots. I couldn't make up my mind which I wanted to prepare so I made them both. OMG the dumplings (made with butter) are so tender. The broth is perfect--not too thick and not too thin. Perfect.
The chili has ground turkey, black beans, Great Northern beans and a secret ingredient. It is perfection. Found only on www.imadeamesss.com.
I started early this morning. I boiled in a pot four chicken quarters with Old Bay Seasoning for about an hour. Then I divided it into two pots. I couldn't make up my mind which I wanted to prepare so I made them both. OMG the dumplings (made with butter) are so tender. The broth is perfect--not too thick and not too thin. Perfect.
The chili has ground turkey, black beans, Great Northern beans and a secret ingredient. It is perfection. Found only on www.imadeamesss.com.
Why be fat?
Yeah well, while living in Florida, I was in a bathing suit a lot--like everyday almost because the ocean is right there and it's beautiful. I could have stood to lose a few--if you get me--but I didn't. I could have driven over to a tampa weight loss clinic and had the
Journey Lite Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding which is also known as LAGB or the LAP BAND System procedure.
Maybe Trick Daddy and I would have hooked up that time on South Beach. I met him in the News Cafe during Black Music Week. Instead he took one look at me and said no, I could not roll with him and his crew. The extra weight made me look too old.
Journey Lite Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding which is also known as LAGB or the LAP BAND System procedure.
Maybe Trick Daddy and I would have hooked up that time on South Beach. I met him in the News Cafe during Black Music Week. Instead he took one look at me and said no, I could not roll with him and his crew. The extra weight made me look too old.
Monday, December 10, 2007
Has anyone considered why we haven't had a Black or a Woman President?
Why are the political pundits so interested in whether or not
Oprah can sway the 2008 political election?
Are they afraid that a black man would become president of
these United States? What is really so wrong with that?
Why must the people who represent us to the world act like such
country bumpkins?
Was it really necessary to point out that our Vice President and one of the presidential candidates were related on down-the-line somewhere? Who were you assuring of the Senator's qualifications?
Not me, of course.
Hey listen, other people who don't have this country's best interest
in mind are watching this election and it's processes just as
we in this country are watching. They will think that we are racist if we're not careful.
Anyone who really thinks about it long enough can influence
anything in this country.
We are a country that is easily influenced.
The more influence a person or group has the more we accept
what ever it is they are selling.
Everyone knows this about us.
The least influential groups have the least amount of sway.
That would include the poor and minorities or anyone who
appears to be in need.
Yes, Oprah is influential but you must remember her years in
Chicago.
Sen. Obama is a Democrat from Chicago. It is a natural match.
When questioning Oprah's influence, what I really hear is can Oprah get this black man elected as president of these United States.
Maybe, maybe not.
We have always counted on the soccer moms of this country to pull through for us, haven't we? Many, if not all of her audience, are so-called soccer moms.
Also remember that Oprah is an African American and a
Southerner. She started out in broadcast news in Mississippi and
made her way to Chicago. She hosted AM Chicago and then bought the
show. She is smart and well advised. She is a journalist.
But she is black and included in the 12 percent of Blacks that
the U.S. Census says we are in this country. We are here.
Most of us are and have been for a while, disconnected from a
motherland (Africa) so we don't have a place to run to when times get
hard. We stick it out here and are mostly ignored and shoved aside and told, 'you can't be president.'
How would you like to be invited to a party where you know you
weren't that well liked and then told to smile and be
positive--everyday until you died?
How would you like it if you were adopted into a rainbow family
where it was constantly pointed out that you were adopted and
therefor different--in a rainbow family!
What if you were told, 'we just let you stay here 'cause we can't
find your folks to send you home!'
How would you like it if you were asked to go home by some of
the brothers and sisters in your adopted family just because
they were sick of looking at you and dealing with your
problems--not clearly understanding that they were making it worse with their attitudes toward you.
You wouldn't like it but Oprah and 12 percent of this
population live that kind of life EVERY DAY. And no one really
cares but the 12 percent and www.imadeamesss.com.
Believe me, we could do worse than Obama for President--at
least he understands how it feels to be the underdog everyday
and the outsider. Many Americans fight that battle white and
non-white. Many non-Americans feel that way as well.
However, he has to capture the nomination of his party.
(DNC starts August 25 in Denver Colorado)
Early on, I remember hearing a man on T.V. say about Hilliary Clinton and Barack Obama that they are the showbiz portion of the Democratic Party--the
window dressing to get the masses going. Maybe the carrot on
the stick so-to-speak and that the real candidates were those
other white men they presented to us.
I was given the impression that Hillary and Barack's only
reason for running in the 2008 election was to raise money for
the Democratic Party and that they were not to be taken
seriously no matter what it looked like. Then I figured they'd just end up splitting the democrat's votes during the party nomination process or what have you.
of slaves. I was. My people were sharecroppers. I have a lot of
friends who are also decedents of slaves. I'm not ashamed. It
didn't seem like much could be done to change that back
then--at least by the slaves. They did what they could when
they could. They had to stay alive.
It would be nice to see a black man gain the nomination of the
Democratic National Party. It has never happened in Oprah or any black
person's lifetime. I wonder why?
If Mr. Edwards won (since they told us who we really have to
pick) I wouldn't be mad. He seems to care about poor people
like me. I care about this because I have voted in every election since I could vote. What I don't want is another wealthy millionaire dressed in
Democratic clothing. I know he is really a Republican--there is nothing wrong with that. African-Americans started out as Republicans.
Democrats point out this country's problems and Republicans find a way to fund it.
See, we can all work together.
But hey, you don't gotta listen to me. I read the newspaper everyday, watch stuff on the Cartoon Network like Family Guy-- I watch SNL, MAD TV and a host of other ensemble casts, sitcoms and cartoons and many of the network and cable news channels and I'm 41 years old. WhaddoIknow? My brain is mush.
Oprah can sway the 2008 political election?
Are they afraid that a black man would become president of
these United States? What is really so wrong with that?
Why must the people who represent us to the world act like such
country bumpkins?
Was it really necessary to point out that our Vice President and one of the presidential candidates were related on down-the-line somewhere? Who were you assuring of the Senator's qualifications?
Not me, of course.
Hey listen, other people who don't have this country's best interest
in mind are watching this election and it's processes just as
we in this country are watching. They will think that we are racist if we're not careful.
Anyone who really thinks about it long enough can influence
anything in this country.
We are a country that is easily influenced.
The more influence a person or group has the more we accept
what ever it is they are selling.
Everyone knows this about us.
The least influential groups have the least amount of sway.
That would include the poor and minorities or anyone who
appears to be in need.
Yes, Oprah is influential but you must remember her years in
Chicago.
Sen. Obama is a Democrat from Chicago. It is a natural match.
When questioning Oprah's influence, what I really hear is can Oprah get this black man elected as president of these United States.
Maybe, maybe not.
We have always counted on the soccer moms of this country to pull through for us, haven't we? Many, if not all of her audience, are so-called soccer moms.
Also remember that Oprah is an African American and a
Southerner. She started out in broadcast news in Mississippi and
made her way to Chicago. She hosted AM Chicago and then bought the
show. She is smart and well advised. She is a journalist.
But she is black and included in the 12 percent of Blacks that
the U.S. Census says we are in this country. We are here.
Most of us are and have been for a while, disconnected from a
motherland (Africa) so we don't have a place to run to when times get
hard. We stick it out here and are mostly ignored and shoved aside and told, 'you can't be president.'
How would you like to be invited to a party where you know you
weren't that well liked and then told to smile and be
positive--everyday until you died?
How would you like it if you were adopted into a rainbow family
where it was constantly pointed out that you were adopted and
therefor different--in a rainbow family!
What if you were told, 'we just let you stay here 'cause we can't
find your folks to send you home!'
How would you like it if you were asked to go home by some of
the brothers and sisters in your adopted family just because
they were sick of looking at you and dealing with your
problems--not clearly understanding that they were making it worse with their attitudes toward you.
You wouldn't like it but Oprah and 12 percent of this
population live that kind of life EVERY DAY. And no one really
cares but the 12 percent and www.imadeamesss.com.
Believe me, we could do worse than Obama for President--at
least he understands how it feels to be the underdog everyday
and the outsider. Many Americans fight that battle white and
non-white. Many non-Americans feel that way as well.
However, he has to capture the nomination of his party.
(DNC starts August 25 in Denver Colorado)
Early on, I remember hearing a man on T.V. say about Hilliary Clinton and Barack Obama that they are the showbiz portion of the Democratic Party--the
window dressing to get the masses going. Maybe the carrot on
the stick so-to-speak and that the real candidates were those
other white men they presented to us.
I was given the impression that Hillary and Barack's only
reason for running in the 2008 election was to raise money for
the Democratic Party and that they were not to be taken
seriously no matter what it looked like. Then I figured they'd just end up splitting the democrat's votes during the party nomination process or what have you.
Well, that is one reason I didn't allow myself to get excitedBarack made it a point to let us all know that he wasn't born
about the presidential elections--neither of my candidates
would actually win. I knew Hillary was running. I wanted her to
win, in hopes of restoring the American economy (Bill is her
husband) then I saw Barack was running and I definitely didn't
allow myself get excited.
I remember how Jesse Jackson really just made a good show for the Dems when he ran but that wasn't good enough for me. I wanted him to win. Black folk in my area used to believe he could win too. They used to say if he won someone would
shoot him. I didn't want that to happen so I really didn't know how to
feel. I secretly still wanted him to win and to live.
I live in a country that I think will not let a man of African
decent be president. See how I didn't even say African
American?
of slaves. I was. My people were sharecroppers. I have a lot of
friends who are also decedents of slaves. I'm not ashamed. It
didn't seem like much could be done to change that back
then--at least by the slaves. They did what they could when
they could. They had to stay alive.
It would be nice to see a black man gain the nomination of the
Democratic National Party. It has never happened in Oprah or any black
person's lifetime. I wonder why?
If Mr. Edwards won (since they told us who we really have to
pick) I wouldn't be mad. He seems to care about poor people
like me. I care about this because I have voted in every election since I could vote. What I don't want is another wealthy millionaire dressed in
Democratic clothing. I know he is really a Republican--there is nothing wrong with that. African-Americans started out as Republicans.
Democrats point out this country's problems and Republicans find a way to fund it.
See, we can all work together.
But hey, you don't gotta listen to me. I read the newspaper everyday, watch stuff on the Cartoon Network like Family Guy-- I watch SNL, MAD TV and a host of other ensemble casts, sitcoms and cartoons and many of the network and cable news channels and I'm 41 years old. WhaddoIknow? My brain is mush.
Friday, December 07, 2007
Get a loan
If I had, say, $500,000, I'd pay off a few bills and sock some away in a jumbo 5-year Certificate of Deposit (CD) before the feds tank the interest rate--bailing out the mortgage industry with their sub-prime loan mess (remember the savings and loan debacle?)
I'd save a little too for the stock market because I always imagined myself delving into that. However, loans don't come a dime a dozen. You have to qualify and then after you qualify you should Compare loans to make sure you are getting the best rate.
I'm looking for one of those Unsecured loans because it doesn't require collateral--something I'm kinda short on.
Considering today's housing market, I'd have to have more than a half-a-million dollars to consolidate some debt and stuff and buy a house.
Homeowner loans in this market require immaculate credit.
I'd save a little too for the stock market because I always imagined myself delving into that. However, loans don't come a dime a dozen. You have to qualify and then after you qualify you should Compare loans to make sure you are getting the best rate.
I'm looking for one of those Unsecured loans because it doesn't require collateral--something I'm kinda short on.
Considering today's housing market, I'd have to have more than a half-a-million dollars to consolidate some debt and stuff and buy a house.
Homeowner loans in this market require immaculate credit.
Scenarios
Refusing to washing hands after the bathroom, co-worker touches potluck buffet table, do you eat the goodies?
The new fella keeps conversation at your desk quite often, asks you out, do you go?
What are the proper things to do?
"First off, beat nasty ass to the table. Apparently, she ain't the only one to be nasty.
You know men goin' the restroom shake they *o** and don't wash hands the first.
Tell him git his ass on. Going out with him is up to you If you eat where you shit you might have problems--people do it but...
I hate when people lean their ass against your desk--especially when you have food on the desk. What makes people think you want that much ass that close to your face or your food?
-comments all from a friend of mine
The new fella keeps conversation at your desk quite often, asks you out, do you go?
What are the proper things to do?
"First off, beat nasty ass to the table. Apparently, she ain't the only one to be nasty.
You know men goin' the restroom shake they *o** and don't wash hands the first.
Tell him git his ass on. Going out with him is up to you If you eat where you shit you might have problems--people do it but...
I hate when people lean their ass against your desk--especially when you have food on the desk. What makes people think you want that much ass that close to your face or your food?
-comments all from a friend of mine
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