The Triggereing of America: Trye Nichols' Death Anyone else triggered by this. As well as the comments coming out by foolish, lost people. Just a freindly reminder from your stress managment coach to take a breath. 

The internet is buzzing with breaking news of a man who was supposed to be arrested for forgery but ended up being slowly killed over the span of ten minutes or so. The police officer had his knee on the man's neck for a straight ten minutes as the pinned man complained about not being able to breathe. The officer kept his knee on the man's neck even after he became emotionless, while his partner kept the bystanders at bay. Eric Garner anybody. There were several people recording the incident and imploring for the officer to take his knee off the man's neck and at least let him breathe. Once the victim became unresponsive, they pled with the officers to check his pulse. Neither office bothered to check for a pulse. Again, the knee remained firmly planted on the neck of his unresponsive body. The officers were heard mocking the man as he died, telling the audience that this is what happens when you do drugs. It was cold and heartless. I have no words to describe how watc...

Media Pawns The truth exist out there somewhere in the midst of media manipulations for clicks I disdain injustice and racism and hate just as much as the next person. Therefore, articles that hint at such injustices get my attention. I also find click and bait to be extremely irritating. However, diguising the truth as sensationalizes headlines in order to invoke strong emtions resulting in a click on an article is even more disturbing. We cannot  and should not take anything for face value. Investigate everything because there are too many fake news articles , distorted truths and blatant lies disguised as real news out there. Sites that we knew as satire are blending in with sites that just do not really care about the message being pyt our. The media giants as well as up and comers want is to get your clicks, get more viewers, and make more money. Journalistic integrity seems to be flailing in the wind, held together by precious few. Do not react too quickly before i...

  Flint Michigan Water? Life's blood  flows throughout my  body tainted like the  laced words from those empowered  with trust By, WMT Is there anything more that needs to be said? Now, what's going to be done about it? Flint, Michigan's unsafe water cost the most in U.S.  

The Grand Jury ruled against indictment on the Mike Brwon Ferguson shooting case. Officer Wilson will not be heald accountable for his actions. It is unfortunate but not unexpected. Just as the subsequent looting and violence, by a few (have to stress that), in reaction is not surprising. Both situations are dissapointing though. This case is not about one kid, one situation. It is about taking a stance for all of them and thus moving in the right direction. Unfortunately, now there is no direction as evidenced by the looting and rioting which is a baser response to the negative emotions that come from the decision. However, what I find to be the real dissapointment is the reaction by the mainstream.  The media seem to revel in the opportunity to display the short sighted, emotional and reactionary behavior (not that I condone the behavior). It is like they are saying see how these people are. What do you expect! The responses are no better. People have said...

It is a little weird to say that Sweet Mickey is now the president of Haiti. In respect for the presidency of this struggling country and in hopes that he is earnest in his efforts, I will come respectful and correct by saying Michel Martelly has been elected the new president of Haiti. Wyclef Jean left and Martelly right I will admit that I was adamantly opposed this him running and his campaign all together as I was when Wyclef Jean attempted to have his name placed on the ballot. However, I am not dogmatic in my opinions on this matter so I was open for discussion. My reasons, I realize may have been somewhat elitist. I thought that their running made a mockery of the elections and was a joke. They had no formal training and no “official” political experience. What nerve did they have to run for such a high office? However, why not? Let’s face it, I think the presidency has already been made a mockery of enough with candidates that are supposedly qualified taking office and...

On August 10th, Dr. Laura Schlessinger was having a conversation with a listener in which she was not at all empathetic to the woman’s problem and even added fuel to the fire by doing the exact thing that the woman was calling in about. The woman had a problem with her Caucasian husband’s racial insensitivity and his using the N-word. Dr. Laura in her infinite, narcissistic wisdom attempted to make a point which included her repeatedly using the N-word. I get what Dr. Laura was trying to do. She did not understand why some black people could say the word and white people could not … blah blah blah. Where Dr. Laura was wrong and where she usually is wrong is not being sensitive to her caller. Of course, there was a back lash and now she is quitting her show on the basis of freedom of speech. Really? Racism and racial epithets of any kind are wrong! Any person of any racial heritage would be offended if a derogatory slang is used to refer to them. So please stop with the, “Black peo...

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How late am I on this? Obviously my searching has been limited. I like using about every now and then because it is more focused on the exact topical information that is needed. It is really a great site. However, I hated the two million and one pop up and advertisements. The home page was just a regular thing. I really did not pay much attention to it. However, I am loving the new look and how it allows you to select and brows topics and channels. I am a browser some times. The search result page is the same and the other expert pages are laid out the same, but a great improvement on the home page site. Description of About.com from their website: About Us About.com is an online neighborhood of hundreds of helpful experts, eager to share their wealth of knowledge with visitors. Every month, over 60 million people* visit us for help with everything from health care and parenting issues to advice on travel, cooking, technology, hobbies and more. And we offer solutions in the form of ov...

When I open my cell phone bill, it better not be more than 100 bucks because if it is, sistergirl is about to get real ugly with someone on the phone. That is after I have stopped my heart from beating out of my chest. I would trip if it were over $100, so I cannot even begin to imagine what I would do if I opened my bill up and it was $4700 plus dollars! That is what happened to the father of a young teenager. I am surprised that he did not ring her neck. The girl sent and received 10,000 text messages when her plan did not even include texting at all. I think my eyes would have literally popped out of my head. Of course she did it while she was in school and her grades dropped drastically. I'm thinking her cell phone days are over. Teen's phone meets dad's hammer after mega-bill 9NEWS.com - ‎Apr 7, 2009‎ The Christoffersens are now asking school administrators at Johnson Junior High School to crack down on cell phone use during school.

What do you all know about that MacGyver? He was right up there with the A-Team, making a way out of no way except he was a one-man show. Now who will they get to play MacGyver? Not to type cast him but Matt Damon would be good. He might be a little too young though. Okay, so here’s my list (age is fudged a bit) Matt Damon James Franco Brendon Fraser Matthew McConaughey Viggo Mortensen I’m sure there’s a lot more but I can’t think of any. MacGyver Coming to the Big Screen Innovative soldier MacGyver is getting the Hollywood treatment, with a feature film confirmed as being in development. The TV show ran for 7 years, starring Richard Dean Anderson. Two made-for-TV films were also made after it was cancelled. ...

Bigger Thomas was a character in Native Son written by Richard Wright. The book sits on my shelf and I read it about every few years or so, and I am not really sure why I do that. Bigger was messed up, mean spirited, and just a screw away from stupid. I am not sure if Wright’s intention was for the reader to ever have some type of sympathy for Bigger but I never could. It started with his name I guess. What kind of name is Bigger? Anyway, Bigger found himself in a messed up situation and made it so much worst that there was no way out for him. This Lovelle Mixon reminds me of Bigger Thomas. He got into a shoot out with cops and killed four of them in the process before getting killed himself. The people who loved him and some of the people in that neighborhood are trying to make it seem as though it was not his fault. Personally, I think it was his entire fault. I am not one of those that believe the system and environment that he grew up him led him on this path to violence, incarcera...

This is the nasty, dirty, depraved old man who locked his daughter away in a dungeon, raped her, delivered her babies, and killed one through neglect. Now he has six children/grandchildren because he is the father and the grandfather. This went on for 24 years. He said the daughter ran away and she just kept sending her children for them to take care of. Now, I do not want to be mean to his wife but what the heck was she thinking or not thinking in this case? How could this man do all this under her nose? I actually feel sorry for her but I feel worse for the abused daughter and her six children. Since her mother has raised some of them, I am sure that they have to come together somehow to make this less traumatic for the children. I know that I would harbor ill feelings towards my mother, feeling as though she had abandoned me. If that is the case, for the sake of the family and children, she will have to eventually forgive her mother’s role (due to her blind folders) and move on. The...

Madoff Employees Helped Dupe Investors, US Prosecutors Say You think? There is no way that this guy swindled over 64 billion away from his investors on his own, which is why I will contend that they know darn well the wife was up to her knee-highs in this mess too. The question is though will they get charged or will they use the threat of charging them to get the employees to drop dime on Madoff. Madoff will be entering in a guilty plea to fraud, perjury and money laundering. The report goes on to say that he may be doing that to protect his employees and possible coconspirators (I like that word, any chance I get to use it is a plus for my day). Apparently dude had family working for him, whom held high ranking positions in the company. Madoff Employees Helped Dupe Investors, US Prosecutors Say Bloomberg - ‎5 hours ago‎By David Glovin, David Voreacos and Erik Larson March 11 (Bloomberg) -- US prosecutors shed new light yesterday on how they believe Bernard Madoff’s subordinates helpe...

I can’t believe Circuit City is gone. The only reminder is that big red building sitting prominently in the middle of a shopping center. Truth be told, I did not venture in there a lot, but I did make some major purchases from Circuit City. I purchased my laptop and desktop and their protection plan which I never actually got to take advantage of. I guess that’s a good thing, since my computers would have had to been busted for me to cash in those plans. It seems that the impact of this major player in electronic going out of business is based more on symbolism than my actually shopping habits with the Circuit City. It is just another reminder that we are all at risk and affected by these economic down times. Whether you are lucky to have your job or unfortunate enough to have been let go, we are all impacted; some of us are hit harder than others. Some of us know to be grateful for our present circumstance even if it is not where we may want to be. At any rate, in my town, this is go...

Banks are lining up to return bailout money to the government. Not too long after the first round of bailout cash was distributed, there were a couple of banks bold enough to come out and give interviews in which they reveal that they did not want the money because they were not in financial trouble and did not need the money. However they stated that the money was not so subtly forced on them and they were not sure how to give it back. Maybe they were not trying hard enough to figure it out. It seems that after learning about the rules and strings that come attached to the funds, several banks are making it their business to give the money back, following any process they can. Banks do not want to be attached to the stigma or the rules associated with “bail out” money (they are almost like dirty words). So, the government will get billions back. In the meantime that money is sitting somewhere in money cyber land collecting interest. Are they going to give that back too? I can’t blame ...

I’ve been on Craigslist looking for workout equipment and what not. I have ventured into the personals out of pure curiosity and oh boy. There are some freakydeaky people out there. I’m sure there are a lot of hookups that are going on between two consenting adults. Really isn’t that there business? Now if there a minor involved, that is just nasty and they need to shut those people down. Get 20/20 on the job. If there is money exchanged that is clearly breaking the law as well. However, I don’t think Craigslist has to be the police of what people do. They should be more careful in what they allow to be placed on their site, no doubt. Beyond that they can’t stop someone from answering an ad or from hunting for sex. The saddest conclusion that I gathered from perusing the personals is that people are lonely. In some way they are looking to make a deeper connection. Now, I am not talking about the freaks out there. Them aside, there are a lot of people who are just looking for someone el...

Just when you think it is safe to go to the toy store that dangerous Barbie rears her prettily coiffed head to cause a stir in the perfect little world of her. There is a lawmaker that is taking time to write up a bill to ban Barbie dolls and others like her. He is claiming that he does not like the way little girls are taught to be pretty and not smart, that Barbie promotes negative image about beauty. Why is the person wasting our tax dollars on a bill he admits is not going to get very far? Point taken. You do not like Barbies. Don’t buy them for your kid. Personally, I hate those darn Bratz dolls. My daughter has a basket full (they were a gift and I am slowly getting rid of them *he he he*) that I just can’t wait to get rid of. However, she is not looking at them as a model. You know who she looks to for that? Me and her aunt and her grandmother and the women around her. I loved Barbie as a child. Never once did I think I couldn’t be smart and pretty at the same time. My mother wa...

This is the craziest thing I have heard in a long time. A 14-year old boy got away with impersonating a police officer for over 5 hours. It went so far that the boy was allowed to go on patrol and actually drive the patrol car. What is the deal with this boy first of all? Was he trying to get attention? He first tried to buy these law enforcement issued radios but failed in that attempt then got some costume and walked right into the police department, pretending to be a cop. How could the officers not realize that the boy was not one of them? He was wearing a fake badge and it escaped there notice. Are these the same people that are gathering clues in an attempt to solve crimes? Letting a 14-year old out smart them is an embarrassment. Now this boy is either very crafty or is about to be a huge con specialist. 7 Chicago officers broke rules by letting boy cop go by Chicago Tribune By Angela Rozas Tribune reporter If he wasn't a fake—and only 14 years old—he might have been consid...