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I Met A Goal or Two Today

I jogged nonstop for about 8 minutes. I just put on a mid tempo song, Corinne Bailey Rae's Girl Put Your Records On, and kept running. I was actually concentrating on the song and not my jogging. The next thing you know the entire song had repeated.

I am also glad I did not let the cold weather stop me. Seeing so many people out and about exercising even in the rain, has given me the added inspiration to keep it moving. Too often, I let the slightest bump in the road block my progress. So in jogging, as in life. I feel if I could run a marathon or something, I would be unstoppable.

But for now, baby steps. LOL. I am feeling closer to my goal, though. I would love to jog nonstop for 30 minutes or more. Plus I feel so much stronger.

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My hair is getting really long. I put some two strand twists in my hair after washing tonight. I look like Da Brat circa 1994. I really don't know what to do with it. Maybe I'll pick it out into a fresh Angela Davis fro'.

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I have yet another group project in tow. Someone say a prayer for me.

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Speaking of prayer, I have a new goal to go to church every week. No more excuses!

Do you have any mini milestones worth mentioning? I would love to hear of them.

Stevie Wonder - From the Bottom of My Heart

I love this song from Stevie Wonder. It has that classic Stevie sound. When I first heard it a few years ago, I thought it was from an older album. The song is from his 2005 album A Time To Love.

More Michelle Obama Photos

At the Stevie Wonder Tribute:

 

Official White House Portrait:

 

No for all of you men who have made negative comments about Michelle O, tell me that this is not an attractive photo. If not, then you just don't like women and I have helped you on your journey in discovering that fact about yourself.

Yes, Another Michelle Obama Post

I can't help it, she inspires me.

First Lady O is on the cover of People Magazine looking amazing. Take note Annie Liebowitz.  

In the article, First Lady O states that she and her husband workout every single day. And so must I.

So, I set out today for my walk/jog and I realized I had reached a milestone. I actually jogged an entire block without stopping or getting winded. Don't laugh. It's really a milestone for someone who thought jogging was an impossibility.

I must admit I had slacked off on working out but I have been eating fairly well. I recently put on a skirt I had hanging in my closet that had not fit for months. I barely got it on. A week later, I reached for it and it fit with ease.

So feeling particularly daring, I hopped on the scale when I got home. I had not lost a pound but considering I had not exercised, I thought that was pretty good. It means I have not gained a pound.

My mentor Michelle exercises everyday and so will I. I will update my progress next week.

**sidenote** To answer criticism that she has not worn a black designer (I'm guessing), the dress Michelle is sporting is by Tracy Reese, an African American.

 

Look at her freaking arms!

The Shamwow Update

Apparently, the Shamwow sucks.

The Monkey Cartoon and You

From localized protest to national posturing?

NEW YORK -- A coalition of civil-rights groups is calling for the Federal Communications Commission to block the New York Post's owner, Rupert Murdoch, from being allowed to own more than one television station and one newspaper in the same media market.

The announcement came the same day Murdoch personally apologized on the Post's Web site for last week's publication of a cartoon many deemed a racist slur against President Barack Obama.

The Rev. Al Sharpton of the National Action Network, the National Urban League and the NAACP joined with members of the New York City Council in announcing an effort to oppose an FCC-issued waiver that Murdoch seeks from the FCC to permit him to own the Post and a Fox television station, Channel 9 of New York City, both in the same media market.

Speaking at a news conference on the steps of City Hall Tuesday afternoon, Sharpton said he and NAACP chief executive Benjamin Jealous are scheduled to travel to Washington Wednesday to meet with the FCC about Murdoch's waiver.

"If he owns all of the media entities in the city, then he can squash our right to protest or dissent against their decisions," Sharpton said.

Leaders speaking Tuesday said they would argue that concentration of media ownership in Murdoch's hands would give him the power to "taint the image of whomever they want."

Sharpton said he hasn't seen any of the Murdoch media cover his protest since the Feb. 18 cartoon was published. SOURCE

I was watching DL Hughley Breaks the News, after deciding to give the brother a second chance, and the Rev. Al Sharpton was his guest. They of course discussed the Monkey Cartoon and the NY Post. Sharpton made some interesting points about the racist nature of the cartoon, the illegitimacy of the Post, and their plans to go from a local to a national protest. Sharpton also mentioned that he does not expect President Barack Obama to comment on the Monkey Cartoon, to do so would be beneath him. He stated that President Obama is focused on more important goal of running the free world.

I was feeling really proud of DL when he makes a stupid comment later in the show about the crazy chimpanzee that mauled a woman and then said something like but enough about Chris Brown. Could he not see the irony/hypocrisy in his outrage at the NY Post and his relating a wild animal's behavior to a black man's alleged abuse? It amazes me that of all the intelligent comics with an expertise in political humor DL Hughley, who famously agreed on the Jay Leno show the Rutgers women basketball team, was a bunch of 'nappy-headed hoes' is the 'black' face of CNN. He faced a few protests of his own over the comment.

I digress.

The Oscars Suck - And Other Stuff

I knew I would not be watching the when I heard the name Hugh Jackman and musical together.

The Academy no longer represents the best films the industry has to offer. It is an insider's game where friends pick their other friends to be nominated. We, the public, are supposed to go ga-ga over these amazing craptacular films because their producer friends want to make a return on their investment.

 I think not.

For example, did anyone see Babel (last year, I think). That movie was so convoluted and uninteresting. It was Crash set in a desert. I, also, did not see The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. It is pure arrogance that dictates a movie should be 3 hours. Sorry, I am not sitting three hours for any movie. Been there, done that and not again.

Not only do I hate that we are told which movie we should like, we are also told who is a star, who is beautiful and who is not.

On my not list; Anne Hathaway, Tilda Swinton and Cate Blanchett. Honorable mention to Scarlett Johanssen.

Where were the real stars? I did not watch so someone please tell me, where was Denzel, Samuel Jackson, Angela Bassett. Is there any real talent left?

All of this info I gathered reading news articles but maybe I missed something. We need an underground film network, not that indie crap that is still Hollywood in some instances.

Your thoughts.

Ladies Love TJ - Get It?

Sorry for the sparse posts. This weekend is busy for me. I will holla back on Monday. Until then, here is a little TJ Holmes. Just because.

 

 

This may or may not be a girlfriend, hence the tears I am crying. LOL.

 

 

Are You the Old Man in the Club?

Chris Rock once said he got married because he did not want to wind up the old man in the club. You're not really old, just too old to be in the club.

Yet there are some men who refuse to grow up. A popular radio personality, who is about 45 years old and refers to himself as a 'bad boy", is content being a bachelor (divorced). I know that is his prerogative but is it fair to ask women in the 35 to 45-year-old range to date without the possibility of marriage?

I worked with a mid-forties guy who was the same way. A divorcee, who dated the very young girls in the company. I mean like eighteen years old. Is that what the over-the-hill guy has to look forward to? Dating girls young enough to be their own daughter? Being her Myspace friend?

What are you holding out for?

I believe the fabric of society, the nuclear family, is degenerating. Being a faithful, provider is no longer ideal for some men. I question why?

Is is because women have lowered their standards and are willing to be someone's girlfriend indefinitely? I know a woman who lived with a guy for fifteen years and had two children with him. He never married her. Recently he left.

Now in the above scenario, the guy no doubt will have no problem finding a woman to take him and pop out even more babies. The woman he left, however, will have a tougher time dating with two daughters.

Where is the baby daddy now? Probably chillin' in some club.

The Ebb and Flow of Life

I have been an unsteady stream of water, lately. It seems like I start something with all of these hopes and excitement and then I become stagnant. It's at these times of stagnation that I tend to doubt my whole course of action. Then I ran across this quote on a blog:

"For everything you have missed, you have gained something else; And for everything you gain, you lose something else.

It's about your outlook towards life. You can either regret or rejoice."

I choose to rejoice.

1. Not working I have completed my novel. The same novel I have been working on for ten years.
2. I am maybe 3 semesters from my MBA.
3. I started a life in a completely new city on my own, well, with the help of the Lord.
4. I have an amazing blog that I love.
5. All of my bills are paid and every way is made.
6. There is nothing that I truly regret because it has all become part of the fabric of me.

Like water, I will forge my way through every rock of hindrance. I will surely keep you posted along the way. I declare it.

Is there something you would like to declare? Drop in the comments.