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Steve McNair - A Cautionary Tale?

Married women all around are giving their husbands the side-eye upon news that football star Steve McNair may have been killed by his 20-year-old mistress.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Police worked Sunday to unravel the relationship between slain former NFL quarterback Steve McNair and his friend, a 20-year-old woman who was found shot to death alongside him in his downtown condominium.

McNair, who led the famous Tennessee Titans' drive that came a yard short of forcing overtime in the 2000 Super Bowl, was found dead on a sofa in the living room Saturday with multiple gunshot wounds, including one to the head. His friend, Sahel Kazemi, was very close to him on the floor, killed by a single gunshot. A pistol was discovered near her, but police said it took a while to find the firearm.

Authorities didn't immediately say who was to blame for the killings, but they weren't looking for any suspects. SOURCE

 

 

I was on Twitter, when Holly Robinson Peete, who is married to ex-NFL er Rodney Peete, posed the question, @hollyrpeeteWill the Steve McNair tragedy scare married men straight like the '87 film"Fatal Attraction"did for a while?

I retweeted, probably not. Mrs. Peete sent me a tweet stating that, @Talulazoeapple one can hope. 

After I got over the fact that Holly Robinson Peete had just tweeted me, lol, I started thinking.

What is Mechelle McNair to do? She has four children with this man who was senselessly taken from her by his alleged jump-off girlfriend.

Do stories like these make a married man think twice before "hiking the Appalachian Trail"? I don't know. If the fear of God, AIDS, or losing half your assets won't do it. I am not sure what will.

Your thoughts please.

Positivity Fast

You guys have been with me through the Negativity Fast and The Daniel Fast. I am now embarking on the Positivity Fast, or hopefully way of life.

This is not a ritual of deprivation but a diet of affirmations. Every morning I declare that the day ahead shall be full of blessings, happiness, and whatever else I want to see that day. Being a Christian, I am ending my affirmations, In Jesus Name. I know everyone believes differently but I want to welcome all to join in.

I am going to do a test trial this week and let you guys know the results. Feel free to join me and update your results in the comments section.

BTW, Today will be a day of financial blessings and sure happiness. In Jesus' name. Amen!

And You Think Your Husband Was Glad When He Married You. . .

. . . well, check this out.

Ciara - Work

Ciara is a dancing machine. It looks as if the video was sped to double time but she is actually dancing that quickly.

Better on the Other Side - Michael Jackson Tribute Song

This features The Game, Chris Brown, Diddy, and Wanya of Boys II Men.

Where Are All of the Good Mothers?

Two types of fears kept me from doing stuff like this. One is the fear of God, the other is the fear of my mother. I won't tell you who I feared more but suffice it to say, it kept me from doing stupid crap like this.

Which brings me to my current rant o' the day - MySpace. Why has then become soft porn central for REALLY YOUNG girls to display hoe exhibitionist tendencies?

Got this over at Brown Sista

The most disturbing of all is the little baby lying neglected at the edge of the bed in lower left hand corner of this photo.  

I could blame the media, music videos, fashion, etc, but I really have to go back to, Where are all of the good mothers?

Am I being too judgmental?

 

BET AWARDS Best LOOKS

Hands down for me was Alicia Keys:

All pics from TheYBF

The hair, clothes and makeup are on point. Usually, Keyes makeup looks a little off but tonight she got it right.

Letoya Luckett

Ex-Destiny Child turned solo act, Letoya Luckett looked great in this Balmain getup. Pictures like these maks me wanna stick to my diet and exercise regimen.

Tyrese Gibson brought the house down with his, Johny Gill and Trey Songs O'jays tribute. Lordy, lordy, this man is fine. LOL

The BET AWARDS Recap

If you follow me on Twitter, you already know I was tweeting throughout the awards show. Here are some excerpts:

   

Otherwise the award were okay. Granted they tried to pull out a tribute with only days to revamp. I just felt really odd that BET seemed to be milking Michael Jackson's death for all that it is worth.

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On the rumor mill, Jay-Z apparently had Chris Brown booted from the Tribute even though the Jackson Family was cool with him performing.

This on the heels of rumors that Matthew Knowles, aka, Beyonce's daddy had Letoya Luckett prevented from performing on the main stage. She did present an award and sang outside the venue like new unestablished artists.

I guess hating runs in the family.

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Bobby Brown has gained so much weight, I thought New Edition had added a new member. They had like a 90s New Jack Swing reunion. All I can say is, I STILL love me some Keith Sweat.

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Note to Keisha Cole, never have a duet with someone who can outperform you. Monica tore it up. Next time duet with Ciara or that auto-tune vocoder box T-Pain uses.

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Jamie Foxx should decide on comedian, actor, or singer he was doing too many things for me but I hear that's because BET had to fill time due to Chris Brown being booted.

Did you see anything redeemable about the BET AWARDS last night? I know I did . . .

MAXWELL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LOL!

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Crabs in a Gilded Barrel Call Michelle Obama Ghetto

First Lady Michelle Obama can not seem to catch a break. On the one hand, she is constantly bombarded by insults of the lowest order from racists. On the other, she is debased by women of color who feel slighted that the highest social status in the land does not belong to one of their Blue-veined Society members.

Apparently, some "affluent members of black society" feel that the Obama's have not bent over and kissed their ring. THAT'S BECAUSE YOU DON"T MATTER.

For those unaware, New York magazine published an article written by veteran Black journalist Touré in its latest issue titled "Black and White on Martha's Vineyard." In this ode to the affluent Black community in the popular New England vacation spot, Touré quotes an anonymous member of Black high society in Martha's Vineyard saying, "[Michelle Obama] is basically a ghetto girl. She grew up in the same place Jennifer Hudson did. She hasn't reached out to the social community of Washington." SOURCE  

What is this really about? My gut says JEALOUSY, pure and simple. These people actually based their self-worth on the fact that their ancestors were perhaps serving in the house, related to the master, or born free. This makes them "special". Not the contents of their character, their own accomplishments, or their effect on the world around them.

Well, I hate to state the obvious -actually I am quite enjoying it- the "ghetto girl" is the First Lady of the United States, not a blue-vein.