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My 25th Birthday

                  (my birthday celebration w/ my best friend Anthony)

Turning 25 was intriguing in many ways and also something that I looked forward to. Knowing that in life constant ups and downs are sure and are apart of the overall development process, I embrace getting older, maturing and continuing my learning experience. Though I am still young, before I know it I know I'll be 30...I can't believe I am already 25! After you turn 21, the rest is history...that's what people used to tell me and that is what I catch myself telling people now. Isn't that funny how we start to recite stuff our parents said as we were kids the older we get?? With that being said, I know that time is of the essence and I need to began to work towards the goals I set 5 and 10 years ago. And that includes family...One thing I have learned and come to cherish up until this point is family. Unfortunately in today's world it is much easier not to show love, appreciation or respect; we all see it all around us and on T.V. We only get one family-however that is put together-so you have to give all the love you can while you have the chance. My uncle suffered a massive heart attack last week and Teena Marie died yesterday, on my Birthday. So all this has had me reflecting on my life and my family and friends. As another year unfolds and I continue my journey, I will make the effort to love unconditionally and treat others as I would want to be treated, it's that simple...Happy New Years!

My 25th Birthday

Banks continue to face failure

After reading this article, any one can question what exactly did the billion dollar TARP program do? One thing for sure, it raised the deficit and put more pressure on tax payers. But when you look at what the program was supposed to do, you wonder what is going on in the minds of the people on capitol hill and the Fed's...the banks are now again failing, even with the billion dollar bail-out. This may have something to do with the fact that there was no actual plan for recovery; the Fed's just handed the banks the money without strong regulation.

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Banks continue to face failure

Four Women

Four Women

For NEDA

Nada's story is an amazing one. Though her life was taken too soon, her death was an ugly wake up call to the rest of the world about what the people of Iran have to deal with. It also showed how radical the Islamic militia is. Their will to kill is effortless. The Iranian government blacked out all media in and out of the country during these horrific events. The people persevered using their cell phones to send feeds around the world. For the people of Iran, her death forced millions out into the streets to protest against the government of Iran whether or not they were met with guns and tear gas. Neda's story spawned a revolution and the people of Iran want liberation or they want death.

For NEDA

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The city of Philadelphia stole my car!

These past few days have been crazy for me. Friday night I walked out of my house with my friends to go out to find that my car was gone. I had no clue what to think, other than it was stolen. From right in front of my house, my car had just vanished. There were no indications that it was stolen because there was no glass and my alarm never sounded.

I called 911 and reported my car stolen. It took an amazing 3 hours for a cop to come out and take my report. After the cop left my home my partner and I went back to bed. After about thirty minutes, my phone rang; it was the police officer who had taken my report. He told me that the city had my car; that my car was reported abadoned and towed by the city. I was shocked and couldn't believe that he was serious. The idea that my car, a nice 2006 Mercury with current insurance, tags and registration, was abadoned  infuriated me.

Now does this look abadoned to you???

Now if you are a cop and you are driving down the street and you look at this car does abandoned run across your mind? To make matters worse, the cop informed me that the car was towed by the city yet no cop authorized the tow. I called my insurance company and reported my car stolen because the city stole my car. And now they are holding it until I give them money, that is illegal and wrong on so many levels. If I did this to someone else I would be sitting in jail.

Where was my notice of abdonment? Where was the police report claiming that my car was abandoned? Where are all the tickets and notices they put on a abonded car before they tow it? Further more, my car was parked on a side street in a residental neighborhood where everyone parks. Now, there is a white vehicle on my block that is abandoned and been there for almost a year. Sounds fishy right?

Well my neighbors directly across the street have been giving me major issues every since I moved in. They called the city on me twice for having my car parked in front of my house on the sidewalk during the major snow storms Philly went through a few months ago. So something tells me they definitely had something to do with it.Espeically after I let the husband know that he needs to mind his business and stay off my property.  After talking with another close neighbor, I find out that they are also linked in with the PA correctional office. I also find out that they have been problems all the years they have lived there. This all gets good for me because it sounds like she used her job to have my car illegaly stolen by the city. Sista, you won't have a job when I'm done! In order for a tow truck to come out and just take my car without a police order, someone had to call and report the car abandoned and know someone on the inside to get it towed and bypass PA Vehicle Code process. All I can say is all the people involved in this have it coming!

The city of Philadelphia stole my car!

Public Sex Scandles: What The Other Women Wants

Don't these sideline chics get it yet? with all this coming out about Tiger Woods and Sandra Bullock's husband Jesse James recently, don't they get it? Or is it that the men are the fools from the beginnig and that is what causes things to crash and burn? Are the sideline girls just playing their part in a game but loose control at the end when reality hits that this man is married with kids? Emotions are not always easy to face and deal with.

We believe whatever it is we choose to believe, and that creates our reality. If a women wants to believe a man loves her and will some day leave his wife and children, she will and that is when the situation gets messy. The guy on the other hand holds a lot of responsibility here. ESPECIALLY when you are in the public eye. We have had countless public figures over the last several years expose for adultery. How do these guys think they are going to get away with it? Money has really blown their egos up. When you think this works...

YOU HAVE SERIOUS ISSUES...guys get just as sloppy as the side-chic does...Honestly though, money or no money, this happens all the time. My issue is the side-chic at times feels like she is owed something in the end even though this was an 'arrangement' to begin with. Who's fault is that, his or hers? When it comes to politicians (i.e. John Edwards) that is another ball game, especially when they use tax money to do their dirt. When is enough, enough? Should their be higher penalties for crimes like that? Until the FEDS step up, all we can do is continue to rely on the media to expose these people. But will that come too soon or a little too late?

Public Sex Scandles: What The Other Women Wants

Unstoppable Talent

Since her discovery while shopping in Primark (European version of JC Penny's) back in 2006, Jourdan Dunn has had an amazing career. After being signed immediately with Storm Management in London, she debuted as a runway model with Ralph Lauren, Ferragamo and Marc Jacobs in New York and Milan. Over the next several years, Dunn appeared in Allure and British Vogue magazines leading her to her nomination of Model of The Year in November of 2008. Dunn opened 2009 with Jason Wu, Vivienne Westwood, Oscar de la Renta, Chanel, Dior and Jean Paul Gaultier. December of 2009 she continued to walk the runway until she gave birth to her Son on a Tuesday afternoon.

 

Unstoppable Talent

Change is...Good.

2010 is a new year. What was cool to do last year has to be refined and reshaped for this year. The way we used to do things more than likely need an update. The world and people are always changing, we have to learn to keep up. Keeping up can be rewarding yet filled with drama and negativity; people tend to hate you more when you are trying to be progressive with your life. 

Saying and doing are two opposites and 2010 has to be all about execution. Many tend to boast about dreams, things that are not yet reality. Or may never be. You can stay in a box while the world passes you by or you can choose to be proactive about the things you want to start happening in your life. Many find it easy and covenant to wait around counting on faith for their 'blessing' and waiting for life's gifts when we have the power within ourselves to make those tiny miracles happen. Don't get me wrong, faith and spirituality are good, I use it. But it has to be used in a way that encourages you to be responsible and intuitive about your life. Also be as educated as you can on whichever spiritual path you choose to take. History shows blood lines leading to dictators, countless wars, and foreign countries where religion was misused for evil. The result was horrific and disastrous.

The world is full of so much noise and so many distractions that we can easily get off track, but once you realize it you have to snap back into focus mode. Slips happen; Rome was not built in a day. Don't be to hard on yourself during transitions and reward yourself for even the smallest accomplishments. One helpful way to stay motivated and progressing forward is to spend the majority of your social time around those with like minds. That not only creates a support system but also encourages you to stay strong and keep going even when things get rough.

Many say you don't need a new year to make changes and I say sometimes you do. Look at 2009, I don't know that many who didn't suffer all the way through. Sometimes a new slate is a better start off then one filled with a lot of baggage and confusion. Take full responsibility for your own happiness. Don't look to friends, co workers, or community leaders for all answers and peace and happiness within. You have to know how to control your life, your choices, and your happiness.

Change is...Good.