tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69062272024-03-07T21:04:26.766-06:00Blog Blog Woof Woof//Everything is fair game.\\
#music #dadlife #librarylife #lifebmitd67http://www.blogger.com/profile/17733514127804471754noreply@blogger.comBlogger2958125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6906227.post-12020109247233980312013-07-13T10:06:00.000-05:002013-07-13T10:06:05.977-05:00Helen Mirren Is Perfect
Not that I have to prove this to any real movie fan but FINALLY some support on my theory about Helen Mirren.
helen mirren is perfect
bmitd67http://www.blogger.com/profile/17733514127804471754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6906227.post-42298618069248545802012-08-18T13:36:00.001-05:002012-08-18T13:39:26.989-05:00How to eat watermelon, competing stylesYou can eat it this way or
or you can do it this way (don't stop until you reach the 5min mark at which point you won't be able to stop)
bmitd67http://www.blogger.com/profile/17733514127804471754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6906227.post-89901968128864103842012-05-27T23:54:00.000-05:002012-05-27T23:54:41.296-05:00Blerds* to the RescueCan I just say that I am so excited to be alive? I can say it. I am fucking happy to be alive and proud to be black. Damn! It is a great day.
I'm not a space geek. I mean, I do love Star Trek and Star Wars and BSG but I never did the whole astrophysics nor astronomy. As an adult I have come to embrace the general ideas there but I really don't know anything about those fields of study. Over the bmitd67http://www.blogger.com/profile/17733514127804471754noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6906227.post-21536652271842597392012-03-16T13:35:00.000-05:002012-03-16T13:35:06.125-05:00When decisions prove to be wrongI made a mistake and it is costing my family dearly and I am having a very hard time coming to terms with it. The cost is relative but this decision is causing pain to a loved one, taking money from our very small bank account, stealing time from our finely tuned schedule, and soon it will be a major inconvenience.
My dog was diagnosed with heart worms, a highly treatable - although it wasn't bmitd67http://www.blogger.com/profile/17733514127804471754noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6906227.post-51275241390620813552012-03-13T14:29:00.001-05:002012-03-16T13:37:09.882-05:00iPod PhilosophyDo you know what makes you tick?
Do you know how to avoid what makes you sick?
Color Me True - Sly & the Family Stone bmitd67http://www.blogger.com/profile/17733514127804471754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6906227.post-2422163046900532132011-08-01T00:43:00.000-05:002011-08-01T00:43:12.151-05:00(Repost) Allowing others to...*****Technical Errors Require this to be reposted*****
Recently I have been reminded how extremely difficult it is for me to allow others to be themselves and believe whatever they want to believe. Over the past week I have been involved in 4 conversations in 4 different subject areas where I have had to give up the conversation because it became apparent the other person in the conversation bmitd67http://www.blogger.com/profile/17733514127804471754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6906227.post-73082166480417587782010-10-10T10:45:00.000-05:002010-10-10T10:45:06.189-05:00Solomon Burke - R.I.P.Solomon Burke - R.I.P.
King of Soul
bmitd67http://www.blogger.com/profile/17733514127804471754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6906227.post-87440262608042229182010-07-02T22:36:00.000-05:002010-07-02T22:36:21.282-05:00Shoes 4 LifeThe following is a semi-paid (I think I get a t-shirt.) advertisement for SoccerPro.com and their efforts to help Shoes 4 Life.:The World Cup being hosted in South Africa is a big step forward for the nation of South Africa and the entire continent of Africa. Billions of South African Rand are entering the country, and it is getting a lot of media exposure. The World Cup is a great celebration bmitd67http://www.blogger.com/profile/17733514127804471754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6906227.post-3846394743112223782010-06-04T09:58:00.011-05:002010-06-04T10:09:35.898-05:00Real Men Love ShoesNo, I'm not into Manolo Blahniks - although I do appreciate a woman in a nice pair of heels. I am talking about men's shoes; men's dress shoes, men's outdoor shoes, and men's athletic shoes. I love them all even when I have nowhere close to the money to afford or justify a new pair and anybody who knows quality shoes knows I'm talking quality price tag too!
I think it started with my dad. bmitd67http://www.blogger.com/profile/17733514127804471754noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6906227.post-4162150698637738632010-05-09T00:25:00.000-05:002010-05-09T00:25:41.560-05:00Happy Mother's Day 2010!!To all the mothers of the world let me take a minute to say that I am awed by you, each one. You don't get the credit you deserve.
To my mother...
Thank you for everything you did for me while I had you. I miss you so much!
Jaibmitd67http://www.blogger.com/profile/17733514127804471754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6906227.post-4095678338940325492010-05-02T13:39:00.001-05:002010-05-02T13:40:38.850-05:00Video Games Belt Loop/Activity Badge (Cub Scouts)I was a Cub Scout. I was a Webelo. I was a Boy Scout. They are different age groupings of the same institution but no matter how young or old you were you were always encouraged and trained to be a kid who did things outside. There are some more cerebral activites or functions like citizenship and religion but in a pinch there is nothing you couldn't translate to the out-of-doors.
Reading? Checkbmitd67http://www.blogger.com/profile/17733514127804471754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6906227.post-20435019595451667572010-03-27T14:49:00.001-05:002010-03-27T14:50:33.555-05:00Post-racial America ReduxSame woman, same reaction. The difference? I had Julia in one arm and a diaper bag in the other. This time, as the woman got closer I ask Julia to say "hi" to the woman. Julia just stared and the woman just ignored.bmitd67http://www.blogger.com/profile/17733514127804471754noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6906227.post-54344372500240989202010-03-27T14:41:00.001-05:002010-03-27T23:21:21.426-05:00Am I a Liar?I talk a lot of cuss (Fantastic Mr. Fox reference). Its usually factually based but I talk a lot of BS. I have a talent for gleaning knowledge from slivers of information. I am also blessed with a curiosity level that allows requires me to be interested in all sorts of random stuff, very little is uninteresting to me. On the surface that's all pretty harmless but I am discovering that it is bmitd67http://www.blogger.com/profile/17733514127804471754noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6906227.post-2223202575512418202010-03-12T15:24:00.000-06:002010-03-12T15:24:28.739-06:00Post-racial America My Cuss!!Many of you know that I live in the same house I grew up in. The street was racially mixed when I was a kid but now it is predominantly black. There are a couple of transitional housing places that tweak the "white" end numbers a bit but overall this is a black neighborhood.
I just went to my front yard to get mail and retrieve the trashcan. As I got to the mailbox an unfamiliar (a resident or bmitd67http://www.blogger.com/profile/17733514127804471754noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6906227.post-74488991738858253002010-02-26T23:45:00.002-06:002010-02-27T00:54:34.829-06:00Are you a pants folder or a pants hanger?This is an oddball observation.
For the past 4 years I have worked hard to get Tara to fold my pants the way I have folded pants my entire life (Tara does most laundry in the house). I learned to fold pants in what I believed was the only (and proper) way, as a prep for hanging. You fold them front to back so that a crease is kept in the front and back center, perpendicular to the side seams. bmitd67http://www.blogger.com/profile/17733514127804471754noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6906227.post-19054263858471611072010-02-02T10:57:00.003-06:002010-02-02T11:06:21.158-06:00Soccer clothes hounds unite and win!Those who know me well know that I am a bit of a clothes hound. Those who know me really well know I have no money to buy what I like. Well, I've just found one way to possibly get some soccer jerseys on the cheap...free actually.
soccerpro.com is having a "Jerseys for Life" sweepstakes to celebrate the 2010 FIFA World Cup. If you connect to soccerpro.com on Facebook you automatically enter to bmitd67http://www.blogger.com/profile/17733514127804471754noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6906227.post-79314559178192245852010-01-21T14:40:00.002-06:002010-01-21T22:17:56.799-06:00POTUS and my dadThere are so many things about my dad that come to mind in relation to Barack Obama. I am constantly struck by the similarity of body movement. Every time I see the President walk I am reminded of my dad, every time I see the President sit or speak I am reminded of my dad. The photo here is from the White House flickr page. I think it is a wonderful photo but looking at the man in the photo I bmitd67http://www.blogger.com/profile/17733514127804471754noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6906227.post-40593868508754448962010-01-07T22:51:00.002-06:002010-01-07T23:46:25.071-06:002010...the year of PBS?I've loved PBS as long as I can remember, going back to ZOOM, Sesame Street, etc. I can always find shows on PBS I love. Austin City Limits helped me keep sanity through the 90s. I haven't paid a bunch of attention to what was on other than Tavis Smiley and Volunteer Gardener but in this first week of 2010 I have seen two of the most enjoyable and interesting documentaries I have seen in a very bmitd67http://www.blogger.com/profile/17733514127804471754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6906227.post-79211603069850286012009-09-17T10:54:00.008-05:002009-09-17T15:48:45.521-05:00FrustrationI have admitted on several occasions that I have what is pretty close to the perfect life. This is one of those weeks why its pretty close not absolute.I turned 42 on Monday.I've never been a big celebration person, don't like being the center of attention, but I married someone who although she thinks shes an introvert, loves being the center of attention...especially as it relates to her bmitd67http://www.blogger.com/profile/17733514127804471754noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6906227.post-16480098674551419072009-08-10T15:49:00.009-05:002009-08-10T21:11:27.117-05:00Found flowersThis last spring Mike from Growild came out to the house and wandered the property with me, a consult. While wandering he spotted a clematis growing in the middle of the yard, I didn't have a clue what it was or how. He suggested I plant it on the fence near where we found it. I did and slowly it climbed. This week was something special, it started to bloom. Since I was unfamiliar with the plant bmitd67http://www.blogger.com/profile/17733514127804471754noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6906227.post-26694124009074837592009-07-03T09:44:00.003-05:002009-08-11T13:21:18.605-05:00PhishI saw a Phish Halloween show...it was the 96 show "Remain in Light" by Talking Heads. I went with my friend Kevin and the seats sucked. It was the Omni and we were at the top - no tapers tickets for me for that show.The excitement was energizing. Everybody was guessing which album there would be. Then we got inside and they gave out handbills, like the Broadway type, and not being a big Talking bmitd67http://www.blogger.com/profile/17733514127804471754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6906227.post-16595745288889191482009-07-01T16:40:00.004-05:002009-07-02T00:49:57.752-05:00Is it Time To Care About Soccer?The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30cIs it Time to Care About Soccer? - Alexi Lalaswww.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full EpisodesPolitical HumorJeff GoldblumPowered by ScribeFire.bmitd67http://www.blogger.com/profile/17733514127804471754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6906227.post-84307177305341640412009-06-25T22:41:00.002-05:002009-07-03T09:46:16.178-05:00Ustad Ali Akbar Khan Dead @ 87This is not a good week for musicians and I missed this news completely.A true maestro.NYT Obit: http://shuurl.com/R5422bmitd67http://www.blogger.com/profile/17733514127804471754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6906227.post-73145124796422830572009-06-25T22:11:00.002-05:002009-06-25T22:12:48.241-05:00I hope he has found his peace.Powered by ScribeFire.bmitd67http://www.blogger.com/profile/17733514127804471754noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6906227.post-17654479163757444762009-06-09T10:32:00.003-05:002009-06-09T11:21:17.666-05:00Say NO to residential LED Signs.From: nashvilleneighborhoods@googlegroups.comSent: Saturday, June 06, 2009 6:57 PMTo: Nashville NeighborhoodsSubject: Do you want commercial-type "LED" signs in your neighborhood?Dear Nashville Neighbors,DO YOU WANT "LED" DISPLAY SIGNS IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD?If not, now is the time to act. Please help protect Nashville’s neighborhoods against unwanted lighted signs. If a bill coming before the bmitd67http://www.blogger.com/profile/17733514127804471754noreply@blogger.com0