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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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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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.

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I Have Been Cooking Lately and . . .

. . . I am still alive!!

This is progress people. I made eggplant parmesan. It turned out okay. I mean its edible. Next time I will maybe make everything from scratch. I used breadcrumbs in a box and tomato sauce from a jar.

Life is good. I am still on the job hunt but I have some potentials on the line. School is coming along. I am just chugging along, like the little engine that could. I hope to keep my audience through this ride. I promise to update more :)

I think I can. . . I think I can. . .

My Other Blog

I am still experiementing with the layout but take a looksee. I just put up a new post.

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The Daniel Fast Has Ended

I lasted almost 7 days. Okay six and a half. I actually drank some milk and later had some tuna. The good news is I have had NO desire to eat meat, i.e., beef or chicken. I went to the market and bought some garden burgers. Not the meatless burgers made of soy, those are gross, but the burgers made of mushrooms and veggies.

I am down almost 15 pounds which is a lot but I am certain a lot of it is water weight. I think the best result of this fast is the clarity of mind it brought -consciously not thinking about food all the time. When I wanted to think about food, I would pray. I feel better, a lot better. I know if I can do the strictest of regimen's for seven days, surely I can eat healthy fruits, vegetables and sensible proteins.

I would certainly do it again.

Day 5 of The Daniel Fast and Other Tidbits

This is harder than I anticipated but I will go all the way. On the bright side, I am finding new recipes and losing tons of weight. Maybe I was really retaining a lot of water or something but I am down like 10 lbs. That's insane!

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There is nothing really new to discuss. I have been trying to get my stuff in order, school, home etc. This leaves little inspiration and time for blogging but I promise when I am back full-force you will have some great posts.

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Drop me some good vibes in the comments. Do you have a praise report, something good in the works? Share, please.

Jennifer Hudson Is Really Marrying a Wrestler

See David Ortunga, a.k.a. Punk, a.k.a Dawson Alexander, wrestling debut. Apparently, he is dead serious about this.

Is this how Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson started out? Now I love me some Rock but David is a Harvard graduate. He worked at the same law office, Sibley, in Chicago that the President and Michelle Obama worked for. I shall not judge. . .I will leave that to you! LOL

T. D. Jakes Home Explosion and Survival

I am not sure if many of you know this but I attend The Potter's House. I was sitting in church two Sundays ago expecting to hear Bishop Jakes preach a sermon when he was spliced in over the loud speakers. There had been an explosion in the sunroom of his home that demolished part of his house but he and his family were miraculously spared.

By now, it has been well documented and reported that a gas explosion in the sun room of my home occurred early that morning and completely devastated that entire portion of my house. The damage went beyond the room and included many other areas of my house. The ironic part for some, but providential aspect to those of us who are believers, is the fact that God led me to cancel a meeting that morning that would have placed me in that room at exactly the time of the explosion. Whew! God is so faithful! SOURCE

I know I have a readership with differing values but it's stories like these that reinforce my faith. This miracle, among others in my own life, solidifies for me that God is real, He still performs miracles and He is ALWAYS looking out for His children.

The question is, when God warns us, are WE listening?