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Knicks PG Jeremy Lin's playmaking ability
the lyrics to Alicia Key's song Throughout It All
watching YouTube clips of Arsenio Hall Show
the smell of buttered popcorn in movie theaters
a free spirited woman
jalapeno &amp; cheese dip
Jehovah, a most powerful God
fact that I truly believe in losing some to win some
infamous Wendy Williams/Whitney Houston interview
blogging, still



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"Sweat, sweat, sweat! Work and sweat, cry and sweat, pray and sweat!"

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While living in this white man's world, I admit, there are many obstacles which myself and other black men are faced with, daily. Some which knowingly exist, yet we foolishly continue to travel along the path for reasons both known and unknown. Others, we individually bring upon ourselves. All this, and it has been this way for years. Centuries, even. As long as I've walked this </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/3888657878605558680/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=3888657878605558680&amp;isPopup=true' title='22 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/3888657878605558680'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/3888657878605558680'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2012/02/letter-to-black-woman-apology-to-my.html' title='Letter To The Black Woman: Apology To My True Sistas'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/SvrPXKCPf8I/AAAAAAAACk4/Mj3qqjg6JjM/s72-c/black+woman.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>22</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-3809618118225760786</id><published>2012-02-15T10:34:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2012-02-15T10:40:34.158-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Music'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='nicki minaj'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Hip Hop'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='random ish'/><title type='text'>They Reminisce Over You: 60 Things That Killed Hip Hop</title><summary type='text'>


In light of Nicki Minaj's strange performance at the Grammy Awards, it's befitting to dig into the blog vault and repost a list of things in which a former blogger felt led to the demise of the artform formerly known as Hip Hop.

A&amp;Rs
mic ratings
beef 
black on black crime
MTV cribs
big name video directors
cristal 
rolls royce 
size 4XL
white tee shirts 
guns 
the "I don't write my rhymes </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/3809618118225760786/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=3809618118225760786&amp;isPopup=true' title='20 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/3809618118225760786'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/3809618118225760786'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2012/02/they-reminisce-over-you-60-things-that.html' title='They Reminisce Over You: 60 Things That Killed Hip Hop'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xPaHh95wt6U/TzvZ4eGwKOI/AAAAAAAAEOY/pkOGpFmuLMI/s72-c/new-nicki-minaj-photos.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>20</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-7728973624996362940</id><published>2012-02-13T01:30:00.005-06:00</published><updated>2012-02-13T01:35:19.746-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Music'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='likes and dislikes'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='melanie fiona'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='whitney houston'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='54th Grammys'/><title type='text'>Likes And Dislikes: The 54th Grammy Awards</title><summary type='text'>

LIKES
Adele 
Twitter
Melanie Fiona &amp; Cee Lo Green being recognized
 
LL Cool J, a rap artist hosted The Grammys
Bruno Mars unique performance
Kanye West won Best Rap Album
Chris Brown won Best R&amp;B Album
Rihanna/Coldplay's performance
Rihanna, period
Jennifer Hudson's beautifully delivered Whitney Houston tribute

DISLIKES
Lip-syncing 
Melanie Fiona &amp; Cee Lo Green didn't perform
Don Cornelius </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/7728973624996362940/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=7728973624996362940&amp;isPopup=true' title='29 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/7728973624996362940'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/7728973624996362940'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2012/02/likes-and-dislikes-54th-grammy-awards.html' title='Likes And Dislikes: The 54th Grammy Awards'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rtW7v8CwIDU/Tziob9fAy5I/AAAAAAAAEN0/7547gYQ5OFU/s72-c/Melanie%252BFiona%252B54th%252BAnnual%252BGRAMMY%252BAwards%252BPre%252BM6uN0J6LP3xl.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>29</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-6870159986944124233</id><published>2012-02-12T12:24:00.003-06:00</published><updated>2012-02-13T01:37:37.517-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='rest in peace'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='whitney houston'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='random ish'/><title type='text'>The Voice: In Memory of Whitney Houston</title><summary type='text'>

"Let the children's laughter remind us how we used to be." 

- Whitney Houston




</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/6870159986944124233/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=6870159986944124233&amp;isPopup=true' title='14 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/6870159986944124233'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/6870159986944124233'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2012/02/voice-in-memory-of-whitney-houston.html' title='The Voice: In Memory of Whitney Houston'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y7abZkRYTFw/TzgCUAbPxZI/AAAAAAAAENo/DXxQo-wtgKM/s72-c/ripwhitney.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>14</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-1156289302837874759</id><published>2012-02-11T13:23:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2012-02-11T13:25:36.122-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life&apos;s greatest lessons'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='private joy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='random ish'/><title type='text'>Ten Things I'm Grateful For</title><summary type='text'>


Life
The Grace of God
Freedom
Insight
Being a Dad
Unconditional Love
That a woman once cared enough to teach me how to cook
Ability to express myself
True friends
The nights where I receive good sleep
</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/1156289302837874759/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=1156289302837874759&amp;isPopup=true' title='15 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/1156289302837874759'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/1156289302837874759'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2012/02/ten-things-im-grateful-for.html' title='Ten Things I&apos;m Grateful For'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-21gF7A7teu0/Tza_L7XkZaI/AAAAAAAAENA/4Leak6toOnA/s72-c/sun.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>15</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-4192365979227882468</id><published>2012-02-10T09:44:00.005-06:00</published><updated>2012-02-10T11:04:07.197-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='random ish'/><title type='text'>Things I Do Not Understand</title><summary type='text'>
How all the King's horses and all the King's men couldn't make Muhammad Ali the brash, defiant, arrogant, controversial figure we once knew, ever again. Unfortunately. Ali is The Greatest and owned swag, long before the term became socially-defined.

Why Black History isn't simply considered as American History, period. 

New York Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni constantly cried about not having a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/4192365979227882468/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=4192365979227882468&amp;isPopup=true' title='9 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/4192365979227882468'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/4192365979227882468'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2012/02/things-i-do-not-understand.html' title='Things I Do Not Understand'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jkdDwG9_OT4/TzUuuLo1RFI/AAAAAAAAEM4/SjQXyR6HFP4/s72-c/alicheese.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>9</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-8488376771029997890</id><published>2012-02-07T23:50:00.003-06:00</published><updated>2012-02-10T08:23:27.875-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='90s music'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='random ish'/><title type='text'>Give Some of Your Favorite Lyrics From 90s Slow Jams</title><summary type='text'>



"And I can't stop thinking about,
About the way things used to be,
And I can't stop thinking about,
About the love that you made to me."

- Toni Braxton, Breathe Again</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/8488376771029997890/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=8488376771029997890&amp;isPopup=true' title='36 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/8488376771029997890'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/8488376771029997890'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2012/02/give-some-of-your-favorite-lyrics-from.html' title='Give Some of Your Favorite Lyrics From 90s Slow Jams'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://lh3.ggpht.com/-7Jet5eFYjLE/TzINOZD3GqI/AAAAAAAAEMw/fmorCYkOd-s/s72-c/bloggerPlus.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>36</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-3187335876250550086</id><published>2012-02-06T21:26:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2012-02-06T21:38:57.856-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Black History: Rosa Parks</title><summary type='text'>"I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear."

- Rosa Parks
</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/3187335876250550086/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=3187335876250550086&amp;isPopup=true' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/3187335876250550086'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/3187335876250550086'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2012/02/black-history-rosa-parks.html' title='Black History: Rosa Parks'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://lh3.ggpht.com/-wNhIhPElKwQ/TzCaACqyXYI/AAAAAAAAEMo/qbqe8nNm5Ic/s72-c/bloggerPlus.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-5707849039294354989</id><published>2012-02-04T12:28:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2012-02-04T12:28:49.847-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='toni morrison'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='black in america'/><title type='text'>Black History: Toni Morrison</title><summary type='text'>

"You wanna fly, you have to give up the shit that weighs you down."

- Toni Morrison</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/5707849039294354989/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=5707849039294354989&amp;isPopup=true' title='10 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/5707849039294354989'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/5707849039294354989'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2012/02/black-history-toni-morrison.html' title='Black History: Toni Morrison'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qb69iTzzYLU/Ty14eq39dMI/AAAAAAAAEMI/6KYpVGwhhVI/s72-c/morrison.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>10</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-2085534747948737883</id><published>2012-02-02T02:55:00.007-06:00</published><updated>2012-02-02T03:51:59.330-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='nikki giovanni'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='black in america'/><title type='text'>Black History: Nikki Giovanni</title><summary type='text'>

A Poem Of Friendship
We are not lovers
because of the love
we make
but the love
we have

We are not friends because of the laughs we spend but the tears we save
I don't want to be near you for the thoughts we share but the words we never have to speak
I will never miss you because of what we do but what we are together


- Nikki Giovanni </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/2085534747948737883/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=2085534747948737883&amp;isPopup=true' title='16 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/2085534747948737883'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/2085534747948737883'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2012/02/black-history-nikki-giovanni.html' title='Black History: Nikki Giovanni'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-j8jdNJMBLXg/TypaFJ0JixI/AAAAAAAAEMA/OeWontq02ns/s72-c/ng.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>16</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-6447656008395746814</id><published>2012-02-01T15:08:00.003-06:00</published><updated>2012-02-04T12:29:29.273-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='huey p newton'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='black in america'/><title type='text'>Black History: Huey P. Newton</title><summary type='text'>

"You can jail a Revolutionary, but you can't jail the Revolution."

- Huey P. Newton


</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/6447656008395746814/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=6447656008395746814&amp;isPopup=true' title='15 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/6447656008395746814'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/6447656008395746814'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2012/02/black-history-huey-p-newton.html' title='Black History: Huey P. Newton'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ThEfWdqfh8U/TympiqIDWXI/AAAAAAAAELw/GVBh7ZP2BoQ/s72-c/huey.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>15</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-1709318135671145159</id><published>2012-01-17T11:22:00.004-06:00</published><updated>2012-02-04T12:29:59.282-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='black in america'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='quotes'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='muhammad ali'/><title type='text'>Quote of The Day: Muhammad Ali</title><summary type='text'>

"I know where I'm going and I know the truth, and I don't have to be what you want me to be. I'm free to be what I want."

- Muhammad Ali</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/1709318135671145159/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=1709318135671145159&amp;isPopup=true' title='13 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/1709318135671145159'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/1709318135671145159'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2012/01/quote-of-day-muhammad-ali.html' title='Quote of The Day: Muhammad Ali'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-d3MfBURrxww/TxWsoY37LwI/AAAAAAAAEKI/ITv_Ukxbe64/s72-c/alipose.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>13</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-6909323956732810711</id><published>2012-01-14T14:47:00.008-06:00</published><updated>2012-01-19T06:03:28.722-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='unbroken wings'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='the end of the rainbow'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='spoken word'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sex in black relationships'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='private joy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='poetry'/><title type='text'>Closure: You Said You'd Be The One To Set Me Free</title><summary type='text'>


her

if this must end,
then, i am most thankful to The Most High above,
for never in my life had i felt such a God-given love.
one born of need, raised in deep desire,
a single spark became a raging fire.

if this must end; i understand,
how can a love like ours stand a chance?
from fizzle to flame,
from worry to blame,
desperate souls seeking the same.

i guess there is more i could have done</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/6909323956732810711/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=6909323956732810711&amp;isPopup=true' title='23 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/6909323956732810711'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/6909323956732810711'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2012/01/closure-you-said-youd-be-one-to-set-me.html' title='Closure: You Said You&apos;d Be The One To Set Me Free'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Bec542syCiw/TxHNFMPN3qI/AAAAAAAAEJ4/dzFwQKLpEFU/s72-c/wingsovertherainbow.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>23</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-3359419669205808421</id><published>2012-01-04T09:27:00.004-06:00</published><updated>2012-01-05T03:20:58.464-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='likes and dislikes'/><title type='text'>Likes And Dislikes</title><summary type='text'>

LIKES
above photograph of singer Teedra Moses 
Twitter: @AncientProverbs
Revelations 22:3
RealPlayer downloads YouTube videos
the unlikely story of local first-time novelist
singer Chris Brown teaches How To Dougie on 106 &amp; Park
'02 clip of Jay Z, Solange, Beyonce interview
attending New Orleans Saints football game
the NFL playoffs are upon us
living one day at a time
DISLIKESwhen my toes are </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/3359419669205808421/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=3359419669205808421&amp;isPopup=true' title='27 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/3359419669205808421'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/3359419669205808421'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2012/01/likes-and-dislikes.html' title='Likes And Dislikes'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SMMDSkff4Mw/TwRsSHosmKI/AAAAAAAAEJY/tX_o9i4qWFI/s72-c/teedra-moses.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>27</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-1737946802778128972</id><published>2012-01-02T23:49:00.006-06:00</published><updated>2012-01-30T17:02:59.202-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life&apos;s greatest lessons'/><title type='text'>Praying Along, Playing Along</title><summary type='text'>

For as long as I can remember I've always been the type of person who believed that if you treated people good and kindheartedly, in turn, they'd treat you the same. To me, this is a growing concept which makes perfect sense. Not only does such reciprocity garners respect, but it actually bodes well for humanity.

Imagine that.

It also forces spirituality. Which I believe to be exactly what </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/1737946802778128972/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=1737946802778128972&amp;isPopup=true' title='17 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/1737946802778128972'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/1737946802778128972'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2012/01/praying-along-playing-along.html' title='Praying Along, Playing Along'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gYJLUvVeS60/TxLW8oi2AII/AAAAAAAAEKA/MYWkDA8XhgU/s72-c/praying-hands_1027_1024x768.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>17</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-3888260764020690409</id><published>2012-01-02T05:58:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2012-01-02T05:58:25.847-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Things I Do Understand'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='random ish'/><title type='text'>Things I Do Understand</title><summary type='text'>

Chris Brown will never get over Rihanna
Whatever we're not getting, that's what we want
We live, we love, we learn
As humans, the road traveled is the road most often sought
Some things never change
People forgive, or forget, or both, or neither
A good mattress makes a world of a difference
I'm still standing
Vengeance is mine, sayeth the Lord
The Wrath of Blonde
</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/3888260764020690409/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=3888260764020690409&amp;isPopup=true' title='15 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/3888260764020690409'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/3888260764020690409'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2012/01/things-i-do-understand.html' title='Things I Do Understand'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d4q2jjomiTY/TwGY3fqsn7I/AAAAAAAAEI0/H269R-_OxgY/s72-c/rihanna.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>15</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-8155591871574598409</id><published>2011-12-30T14:56:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2011-12-30T14:56:00.400-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sex in black relationships'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='private joy'/><title type='text'>The Thing About The Old Days: They Are The OLD Days</title><summary type='text'>

A strange feeling, it is, to gaze into the eyes of an ex-girlfriend, the best you've ever had, and hear the words I'm engaged fall slowly from her lips. And somehow manage anything other than a blank stare, as she extended her fingers directly in front of my face and flashed a shiny engagement ring.

I smiled, somewhat forced, due to not wanting to appear less than happy for a woman who is </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/8155591871574598409/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=8155591871574598409&amp;isPopup=true' title='26 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/8155591871574598409'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/8155591871574598409'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2011/12/thing-about-old-days-they-are-old-days.html' title='The Thing About The Old Days: They Are The OLD Days'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xIpLn9L72PA/Tv2dFFCOfxI/AAAAAAAAEIQ/9en8m4iC__c/s72-c/kinski%2527s+wedding+ring.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>26</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-5911656570126531421</id><published>2011-12-27T16:09:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2011-12-30T04:34:32.151-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='2011'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='books'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='random ish'/><title type='text'>My Favorite Books of 2011</title><summary type='text'>
I love to read and write. For as long as I can remember, I've always shown a passion for both. I quickly recall  riding in the car with my mother in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and reading the newspaper at the age of 6, when she'd come and visit my sister and I, and she jokingly stated that I had no idea of what it were that I was reading. Then she asked me to comprehend the sports article. So I did. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/5911656570126531421/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=5911656570126531421&amp;isPopup=true' title='17 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/5911656570126531421'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/5911656570126531421'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2011/12/my-favorite-books-of-2011.html' title='My Favorite Books of 2011'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fAHdCdSi0RA/Tvo6ip-1xoI/AAAAAAAAEH4/7J0uvM14BZg/s72-c/leaving-atlanta.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>17</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-210397452601373535</id><published>2011-12-22T16:14:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2011-12-22T16:18:25.088-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life&apos;s greatest lessons'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='private joy'/><title type='text'>Giving A Fuck When It's Not Your Turn To Give A Fuck</title><summary type='text'>As the father of a teenaged daughter I fully understand how I've entered into a new realm, as far as fatherhood is concerned. And teenage love, for that matter. If there was any idea in my mind of this not being the case, such belief was quickly enforced during a recent occurence involving Christina and I.

Earlier this year Salento, my daughter's ex-boyfriend, somehow landed behind bars. No </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/210397452601373535/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=210397452601373535&amp;isPopup=true' title='23 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/210397452601373535'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/210397452601373535'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2011/12/giving-fuck-when-its-not-your-turn-to.html' title='Giving A Fuck When It&apos;s Not Your Turn To Give A Fuck'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><thr:total>23</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-4842170293976951553</id><published>2011-12-21T15:55:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2011-12-21T15:55:45.281-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='kobe bryant'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='random ish'/><title type='text'>Top 10 Reasons Why Vanessa Bryant Filed To Divorce Kobe</title><summary type='text'>

10. The curtain is closing on Kobe's NBA career and there are no more major contracts in his future.

9. Mavericks owner Mark Cuban had too much "Dirk" on Kobe.

8. Ain't no love for pawns in this game.

7. Kobe kept leaving the cap off the toothpaste.

6. Vanessa's hands were tired from all that digging.

5. It's only so long that a Trophy Wife can pretend.

4. Vanessa has dreamed of being on </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/4842170293976951553/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=4842170293976951553&amp;isPopup=true' title='15 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/4842170293976951553'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/4842170293976951553'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2011/12/top-10-reasons-why-vanessa-bryant-filed.html' title='Top 10 Reasons Why Vanessa Bryant Filed To Divorce Kobe'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oxNS_PP_Q0Q/TvJVZ9ovZAI/AAAAAAAAEHg/Trqr2pKIi7g/s72-c/kobewife.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>15</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-8963788641339320023</id><published>2011-12-20T07:23:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2011-12-20T07:23:06.787-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life&apos;s greatest lessons'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='random ish'/><title type='text'>Quote of The Day</title><summary type='text'>

"Women are like apples on trees, the best ones are on the top of the tree. The men don't want to reach for the good ones because they are afraid of falling and don't want to get hurt. Instead, they just get the rotten apples from the ground that aren't so good, but easy. So, the apples at the top think something is wrong with them, when in reality they are amazing. They just have to wait for </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/8963788641339320023/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=8963788641339320023&amp;isPopup=true' title='19 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/8963788641339320023'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/8963788641339320023'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2011/12/quote-of-day.html' title='Quote of The Day'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-07A70nAbPAs/TvCMKkxLDFI/AAAAAAAAEHU/XWxiM68_l-g/s72-c/apple.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>19</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-7662627983301688754</id><published>2011-12-15T09:54:00.003-06:00</published><updated>2011-12-20T07:25:28.709-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='random ish'/><title type='text'>A Million And One Questions</title><summary type='text'>

History repeats itself. So, isn't it safe to assume the world is backwards?
Be honest. When is the last time you heard anyone mention Troy Davis?
If you could invite either Michelle Obama, Barack Obama or Oprah Winfrey to Christmas Dinner, which person would you select, and why?
Is it possible to trust someone, despite what you've heard?
Estimate the ratio of those who preach Jesus against </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/7662627983301688754/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=7662627983301688754&amp;isPopup=true' title='12 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/7662627983301688754'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/7662627983301688754'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2011/12/million-and-one-questions.html' title='A Million And One Questions'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-86Sag8pDn2o/TuoX0DfsARI/AAAAAAAAEG0/AJv0uf4x1Vg/s72-c/oprah-michelle-obama-660.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>12</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-2843049848729354762</id><published>2011-12-13T08:54:00.004-06:00</published><updated>2011-12-13T13:31:50.332-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Bad Idea'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Good Idea'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='random ish'/><title type='text'>Good Idea, Bad Idea</title><summary type='text'>

Good Idea
surround yourself with positive people
wait for love
pay attention to the signs
self-reflection
understand you cannot change the world
understand you cannot save the world
free yourself
condoms
gun control
understand difference between prophet and someone in search of a profit

Bad Idea
surround yourself with negative people
expecting X-Factor judges to vote for the best performance
</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/2843049848729354762/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=2843049848729354762&amp;isPopup=true' title='27 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/2843049848729354762'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/2843049848729354762'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2011/12/good-idea-bad-idea.html' title='Good Idea, Bad Idea'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qXzIEIRA9m4/TudnBS5AM1I/AAAAAAAAEGk/nYOeOdP3Cho/s72-c/hearthand.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>27</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-6769473288992594041</id><published>2011-12-12T12:25:00.003-06:00</published><updated>2011-12-13T14:18:08.710-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='random ish'/><title type='text'>Random Ish: That Said</title><summary type='text'>

I recently came across this article in Men's Health which listed the Hottest Women of All-Time. Not presently, but of all-time. The hottest women, ever. That said, I beg to differ. Upon viewing the names and photographs of each woman, I believe it's safe to say that beauty definitely lies in the eyes of the beholder. Either that, or those who participated in the polls are legally blind. Alas, I</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/6769473288992594041/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=6769473288992594041&amp;isPopup=true' title='13 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/6769473288992594041'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/6769473288992594041'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2011/12/random-ish-that-said.html' title='Random Ish: That Said'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NXFA-Pcvlag/TuZB5p4IZ6I/AAAAAAAAEF4/GiZcrb4YsLs/s72-c/rashad.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>13</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-3861627582272303644</id><published>2011-12-08T00:40:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2011-12-08T00:40:03.895-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='likes and dislikes'/><title type='text'>Likes And Dislikes</title><summary type='text'>
LIKES
thermals
cuddling
Polo Ralph Lauren Boots
lowered gas prices 
Ambi Black Soap with Shea Butter
Instagram
writings birthed from one's heart
writer Dream Hampton's body of work
Solange isn't trying to be Beyonce
30 Years To Life, romance comedy starring Tracy Morgan, Erika Alexander

DISLIKES
auto correct texts
drunk drivers
stepping out of the car into a puddle of water
we're all </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/3861627582272303644/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=3861627582272303644&amp;isPopup=true' title='23 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/3861627582272303644'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/3861627582272303644'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2011/12/likes-and-dislikes.html' title='Likes And Dislikes'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Ua5uubBSWXg/TuBYDRwvPrI/AAAAAAAAEFY/rTV3NNgqJ1Y/s72-c/solbw.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>23</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-7148355092673997265</id><published>2011-12-06T20:30:00.016-06:00</published><updated>2011-12-08T00:45:16.917-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='other people blogs'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Abuse'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sex in black relationships'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life&apos;s greatest lessons'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='A Young Womans Expressions'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='it takes an entire village'/><title type='text'>Hurt People Hurt People: It Will Only Get Worse</title><summary type='text'>


Thanks to A Young Woman's Expressions for guest blog.


Today, I take the first step in admitting I was mentally, emotionally, verbally abused. I always stated how women are stupid for tolerating abuse, but, here I am, a victim of abuse, although not physically. I never wanted to talk to anyone concerning what I was going through. I was in denial and felt as if I didn't have anyone to talk or </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/7148355092673997265/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=7148355092673997265&amp;isPopup=true' title='14 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/7148355092673997265'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/7148355092673997265'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2011/12/hurt-people-hurt-people-it-will-only.html' title='Hurt People Hurt People: It Will Only Get Worse'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CwyLzrWnoVs/Tt7QHjIk_2I/AAAAAAAAEFA/-oZtno5P5WU/s72-c/HEART.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>14</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-4745288171051612041</id><published>2011-12-05T22:34:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2011-12-05T22:34:29.584-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Music'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='2011'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='random ish'/><title type='text'>My Favorite Songs of 2011</title><summary type='text'>
Since I absolutely love music on a whole, and couldn't imagine living life without such melody, I decided to list ten of my favorite songs of this year, in no particular order. Not the best songs, but favorite songs. I'd like to offer readers the opportunity to list many of their favorites as well. To perhaps broaden each other's respective musical taste in the process.

Someone Like You - Adele</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/4745288171051612041/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=4745288171051612041&amp;isPopup=true' title='15 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/4745288171051612041'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/4745288171051612041'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2011/12/my-favorite-songs-of-2011.html' title='My Favorite Songs of 2011'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-p_hfxELz3xY/Tt2aDyZW_3I/AAAAAAAAEE4/oUTbGaR2YI8/s72-c/Beyonce-1%252B1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>15</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-836392779085808727</id><published>2011-12-01T15:31:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2011-12-01T15:31:35.115-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='black in america'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='quotes'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='WEB Du Bois'/><title type='text'>Quote of The Day: W.E.B. Du Bois</title><summary type='text'>
"A little less complaint and whining, and a little more dogged work and manly striving, would do us more credit than a thousand civil rights bills."

- W.E.B. Du Bois</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/836392779085808727/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=836392779085808727&amp;isPopup=true' title='11 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/836392779085808727'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/836392779085808727'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2011/12/quote-of-day-web-du-bois.html' title='Quote of The Day: W.E.B. Du Bois'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wYvWtZW5yUQ/TtfxT-jaZUI/AAAAAAAAEEw/9VpoS40z1oQ/s72-c/enlarge_webdubois.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>11</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-7863558577473160714</id><published>2011-11-28T22:04:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2011-11-28T22:04:25.161-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Kurtis Blow'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Carmelo Anthony'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Basketball'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Amare Stoudemire'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Knicks'/><title type='text'>Basketball...</title><summary type='text'>
... and, somewhere, Kurtis Blow is smiling.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/7863558577473160714/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=7863558577473160714&amp;isPopup=true' title='7 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/7863558577473160714'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/7863558577473160714'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2011/11/basketball.html' title='Basketball...'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KZTDHAZbM9U/TtRYg21hGII/AAAAAAAAEEE/vMoM4NSPsGo/s72-c/Carmelo-Anthony-330-306x458.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>7</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-7820098803257908250</id><published>2011-11-23T04:02:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2012-01-19T06:11:58.379-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='spoken word'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sex in black relationships'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='random ish'/><title type='text'>Destiny Fulfilled?</title><summary type='text'>

note: repost



I imagine once he arrives home,
the very first thing he does is hug, rub you.
probably waited the entire day,
for the moment he wraps his arms around you.

always thankful for the day he found you,
no matter how your day has been, the moment when
you are within his warm embrace,
it places a soft smile upon your face.

I am sure he misses you in the worst way,
there are some </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/7820098803257908250/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=7820098803257908250&amp;isPopup=true' title='16 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/7820098803257908250'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/7820098803257908250'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2011/11/destiny-fulfilled.html' title='Destiny Fulfilled?'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-20Y3TJnFS-g/TszBC0d0GKI/AAAAAAAAEDQ/0gbXNPvzO6E/s72-c/20080514114739_candlelight.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>16</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-870541378678470995</id><published>2011-11-22T00:19:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2011-11-22T00:19:13.440-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Thanksgiving Day'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='likes and dislikes'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Christmas Day'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='iPad 2'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Denise Boutte'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='random ish'/><title type='text'>Likes And Dislikes</title><summary type='text'> LIKES• I'd like an iPad2 for Christmas• a poet's job is never done• Tim Tebow-mania• good hearted conversations• a pretty adjective• Up4Dsn's 7 Random Questions series• actress Denise Boutte• like seeing fake people interact, seeing who's the fakest• Marsha Ambrosius • X-Factor television showDISLIKES• resisting urge to read entire novel in one setting• seeing one woman DNA test 3 different men </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/870541378678470995/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=870541378678470995&amp;isPopup=true' title='16 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/870541378678470995'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/870541378678470995'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2011/11/likes-id-like-ipad2-for-christmas-poets.html' title='Likes And Dislikes'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://lh6.ggpht.com/-xCDm7E0go6w/Tss-31FrAnI/AAAAAAAAEDI/f9CtlH0Z5Hc/s72-c/bloggerPlus.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>16</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-3663605683049875134</id><published>2011-11-21T19:30:00.005-06:00</published><updated>2011-11-26T20:33:37.662-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='nicki minaj'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='things i do not understand'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='random ish'/><title type='text'>Things I Do Not Understand</title><summary type='text'>
• how rapper Nicki Minaj won Best Rap/Hip Hop Artist at the American Music Awards

• any of the GOP candidates running for POTUS, outside of Ron Paul

• why there are so many courtroom TV shows on daytime television

• how an act of civil obedience or peaceful protest is outrageously attacked by police officers sworn to serve and protect 

• how anyone expects social &amp; economic conditions to </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/3663605683049875134/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=3663605683049875134&amp;isPopup=true' title='12 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/3663605683049875134'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/3663605683049875134'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2011/11/how-rapper-nicki-minaj-won-best-raphip.html' title='Things I Do Not Understand'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yG9NO2X3k0k/TtGhY3qDQRI/AAAAAAAAEDs/l8SOC3dmcR8/s72-c/nminaj.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>12</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-1378534969629175846</id><published>2011-11-17T12:53:00.004-06:00</published><updated>2011-11-26T20:35:58.614-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Music'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='remember the time'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Rappers'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Hip Hop Culture'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Hip Hop'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='rap music'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='random ish'/><title type='text'>Beats &amp; Rhymes: An Ode To Hip Hop</title><summary type='text'>
Before crack cocaine dissipated entire black communities, before gangs, guns and violence wreaked complete havoc, before sex, before so many fell victim to the streets, before hip hop became known as rap music, before M.C. Hammer sold out, before Vanilla Ice, before East Coast versus West Coast beef, before the Internet, before downloading began, before Thug Life, before Lil Kim, before everyone</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/1378534969629175846/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=1378534969629175846&amp;isPopup=true' title='8 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/1378534969629175846'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/1378534969629175846'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2011/11/before-crack-cocaine-dissipated-entire.html' title='Beats &amp;amp; Rhymes: An Ode To Hip Hop'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://lh6.ggpht.com/-uGiOkvlN5fA/TsVYEMlAbgI/AAAAAAAAEC4/ncTLNIivaAY/s72-c/bloggerPlus.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>8</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-3179931877081116258</id><published>2011-11-16T02:21:00.007-06:00</published><updated>2011-11-26T20:29:16.032-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Music'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Thriller'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='remember the time'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='purple rain'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='random'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='prince'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='michael jackson'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Off The Wall'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The 80s'/><title type='text'>The Artist Known As Prince</title><summary type='text'>
Socially, the 80s are considered The Decade of Decadence. Although, musically, such years could be described as The Decade of Excellence.

If you were a young, up-and-coming artist trying to make a name for yourself during this period, there was no question as to how you had to possess the complete package. In 1984, alone, some of the greatest albums ever known were released by some of the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/3179931877081116258/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=3179931877081116258&amp;isPopup=true' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/3179931877081116258'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/3179931877081116258'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2011/11/socially-80s-are-considered-decade-of.html' title='The Artist Known As Prince'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YnhHUT6HNwg/TtGf1F1yOpI/AAAAAAAAEDk/z6fMCtb4Icw/s72-c/Prince1983.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-3513769297094384287</id><published>2011-11-16T02:21:00.004-06:00</published><updated>2011-11-24T23:46:26.127-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Music'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='remember the time'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='michael jackson'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Billie Jean'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Motown 25th Anniversary'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='random ish'/><title type='text'>King Michael</title><summary type='text'>
Motown's 25th Anniversary Special. Michael Jackson, immortalized. 

And I wasn't even a Michael Jackson fan, at first. 

Sure, I recalled childhood memories where my sister and I raced in front of televisions and watched Jackson 5 perform on The Hippest Trip In America, emulating lead singer Michael's moves.

I remember seeing the Off The Wall album cover in my mother's song collection and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/3513769297094384287/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=3513769297094384287&amp;isPopup=true' title='8 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/3513769297094384287'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/3513769297094384287'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2011/11/motowns-25th-anniversary-special.html' title='King Michael'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://lh6.ggpht.com/-tQuJVZPV4WM/TsNypP7-3MI/AAAAAAAAECw/VsadtPRFrXs/s72-c/bloggerPlus.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>8</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-2233677302360865373</id><published>2011-11-11T23:39:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2011-11-11T23:39:43.940-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Music'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='remember the time'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Love Ballads'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='random ish'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='luther vandross'/><title type='text'>Some Luther Vandross</title><summary type='text'> It had been suggested.If ever wanting to perfect a romantic setting and needing melody which framed the mood, someone who possessed beautiful, near magical vocals - Luther Vandross.No one sang quite like Luther. He is, by far, the greatest vocalist these ears ever heard. Love ballads such as If Only For One Night, If This World Was Mines, So Amazing, A House Is Not A Home, Dancing With My Father</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/2233677302360865373/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=2233677302360865373&amp;isPopup=true' title='13 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/2233677302360865373'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/2233677302360865373'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2011/11/some-luther-vandross.html' title='Some Luther Vandross'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://lh6.ggpht.com/-LGze5ymV1PM/Tr4GnvKB6oI/AAAAAAAAECg/Fyqx1Tfw43k/s72-c/bloggerPlus.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>13</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-5371605716799924382</id><published>2011-11-10T20:16:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2011-12-07T01:05:24.281-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Music'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='remember the time'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='anita baker'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='random ish'/><title type='text'>To Anita Baker, With Love</title><summary type='text'>I cannot say enough about the music of this exceptional songstress, except that her recordings have withstood the all-too-important test of time. 

If there is but one rhythm &amp; blues singer in the world, male or female, whom I've listened passionately over the course of decades - Anita Baker. 

Like fine wine, her music has aged quite wonderfully.

At a time in the mid-80s where Hip Hop claimed </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/5371605716799924382/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=5371605716799924382&amp;isPopup=true' title='12 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/5371605716799924382'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/5371605716799924382'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2011/11/to-anita-baker-with-love.html' title='To Anita Baker, With Love'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://lh6.ggpht.com/-KpBdx0gqIF0/TryFiwEOWSI/AAAAAAAAECY/Xf85e7JS4BM/s72-c/bloggerPlus.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>12</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-7727536231193403860</id><published>2011-11-07T22:23:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2011-11-26T18:02:29.624-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Top 10 Reasons Why Kim Kardashian Divorced Kris Humphries After Only 72 Days</title><summary type='text'>
10. Saw YouTube video of sister Khloe's husband Los Angeles Laker Lamar Odom dunking on Kris Humphries

9. Kris lied about having LeBron-like contract

8. Didn't realize the vows were supposed to actually mean something 

7. Finally received check from E! Online for scripted wedding non-reality show

6. None of your business

5. Kris proved to be the exception to the Big Hands/Big Feet Rule

4. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/7727536231193403860/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=7727536231193403860&amp;isPopup=true' title='20 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/7727536231193403860'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/7727536231193403860'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2011/11/top-10-reasons-why-kim-kardashian.html' title='Top 10 Reasons Why Kim Kardashian Divorced Kris Humphries After Only 72 Days'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://lh6.ggpht.com/-oNHxAjVhunc/TriuwIbxleI/AAAAAAAAECI/O_yIvs9dZpk/s72-c/bloggerPlus.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>20</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-2216992716974735557</id><published>2011-11-07T12:10:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2011-11-07T18:46:35.571-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sex in black relationships'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Double Standards'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Do Women Really Expect Men To Cheat'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Why Cannot Men Accept When A Woman Cheats'/><title type='text'>What's Good For The Goose Isn't Always Good For The Gander</title><summary type='text'> Yesterday, the girlfriend of an ex-homeboy of mines confided she isn't faithful to her boyfriend. She admitted she cheats and will continue to do so, due to the excitement of it all. I must say, her words didn't surprise me the least. During the past few years, other women involved in structural relationships had revealed similar testimony.If nothing else, I'd always known she was an undercover </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/2216992716974735557/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=2216992716974735557&amp;isPopup=true' title='11 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/2216992716974735557'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/2216992716974735557'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2011/11/what-good-for-goose-isn-always-good-for.html' title='What&amp;#39;s Good For The Goose Isn&amp;#39;t Always Good For The Gander'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://lh6.ggpht.com/-buj16exkQ4c/Trge979KAFI/AAAAAAAAECA/V2YdF4TDtbM/s72-c/bloggerPlus.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>11</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-5245034080579814826</id><published>2011-11-04T20:25:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2012-01-19T06:06:21.140-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Brightest Star In The Sky'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='spoken word'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Full Complexity'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Sirius'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='NDR'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='random ish'/><title type='text'>Full Complexity</title><summary type='text'>
Have you ever peered into the night sky 
and became drawn to a star,
shining so brightly,
it immediately grabbed your attention.

A beauty; so immense, 
so breathtaking, 
so perfectly dimensioned,
it rendered you speechless.

Unable to grasp the magnificence 
of this orbital being,
I glanced around to see if perhaps others observed what my eyes were seeing.

Surprisingly, none possessed the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/5245034080579814826/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=5245034080579814826&amp;isPopup=true' title='14 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/5245034080579814826'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/5245034080579814826'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2011/11/full-complexity.html' title='Full Complexity'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://lh4.ggpht.com/-7xZJ5-8FR90/TrSQnXaqToI/AAAAAAAAEBw/EJ9pMBCsVAQ/s72-c/bloggerPlus.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>14</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-9214435628413186551</id><published>2011-11-03T13:43:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2011-11-26T19:11:51.794-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='9-9-9 Tax Plan'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Herman Cain'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Bad Idea'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Good Idea'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='politics'/><title type='text'>Good Idea, Bad Idea: Herman Cain</title><summary type='text'>
Good Idea
• abandon Who Shot J.R. style campaign
• create enough controversy during interviews to assure sky-rocketed book sales
• recognize when GOP counterparts laugh at him, not with him
• understand when the water level has reached his head
• search genealogy and see if he had brother named Abel
• to pay close attention to Ice Cube's song True To The Game
• stop giving all the credit for his</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/9214435628413186551/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=9214435628413186551&amp;isPopup=true' title='9 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/9214435628413186551'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/9214435628413186551'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2011/11/good-idea-bad-idea-hermain-cain.html' title='Good Idea, Bad Idea: Herman Cain'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://lh4.ggpht.com/-pjNbkc2cU5s/TrLg4GDhP8I/AAAAAAAAEBo/o-99mKnu_gk/s72-c/bloggerPlus.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>9</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-8751463796625994003</id><published>2011-10-31T08:24:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2011-11-25T00:11:04.102-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='black in america'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sex in black relationships'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Abortion'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='private joy'/><title type='text'>The Issue of Abortion: Two Different Outcomes, Two Different Emotions</title><summary type='text'>
Yesterday, I admitted to my days-away-from-being-18 year old daughter that I once pressured her mother into aborting the pregnancy back in the Spring of 1993. 

This, after her mom passed along those past demands of mines to Christina for some strange reason, earlier in the week. Confused, I nonetheless sat and offered my perspective on the situation. And even shed insight towards my other </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/8751463796625994003/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=8751463796625994003&amp;isPopup=true' title='30 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/8751463796625994003'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/8751463796625994003'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2011/10/issue-of-abortion-two-different.html' title='The Issue of Abortion: Two Different Outcomes, Two Different Emotions'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://lh4.ggpht.com/-wHgDzxXDbm8/Tq6hg5n6JSI/AAAAAAAAEBg/GnrAt-KdsDo/s72-c/bloggerPlus.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>30</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-7949164635073976559</id><published>2011-10-29T14:44:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2011-11-28T21:44:57.712-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='beyonce'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Things I Do Understand'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='random ish'/><title type='text'>Things I Do Understand</title><summary type='text'>
• Far as music performances by a female artist goes, Beyonce Knowles has absolutely no competition

• One really doesn't know what he or she had, until it's gone

• Men lie. Women lie. Maury Povich's DNA tests never lie

• the month of October flew by

• Twitter helps pass the day

• It's not so much as what a person says, it's what he or she does which ultimately counts

• Nothing lasts forever</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/7949164635073976559/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=7949164635073976559&amp;isPopup=true' title='11 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/7949164635073976559'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/7949164635073976559'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2011/10/things-i-do-understand.html' title='Things I Do Understand'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://lh5.ggpht.com/-RUb5BbdCk1c/TqxXjExEcXI/AAAAAAAAEBY/PmU2NkZaxJY/s72-c/bloggerPlus.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>11</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-4239458078087125917</id><published>2011-10-28T08:34:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2011-12-13T14:00:30.973-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='likes and dislikes'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='random ish'/><title type='text'>Likes And Dislikes</title><summary type='text'>


LIKES
• Judge Lynn Toler
• demanding journalism
• Game 6 of World Series was incredible
• two of my cultural influences follow me on Twitter: Sister Souljah &amp; Rakim
• 1 John 3
• mexican food, as of late
• www.amazingfacts.org
• La La's reality show
• BloggerPlus phone app
• #occupywallstreet

DISLIKES
• surprises
• mistakenly left writing tablet on plane 
• inability to appreciate jazz music 
</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/4239458078087125917/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=4239458078087125917&amp;isPopup=true' title='15 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/4239458078087125917'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/4239458078087125917'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2011/10/likes-and-dislikes_28.html' title='Likes And Dislikes'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-k6rnkx0-6Uo/Tueu0boAiwI/AAAAAAAAEGs/0hDLFrA0Cx0/s72-c/110518mag-divorce-court-judge-lynn1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>15</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-8369940407842333146</id><published>2011-10-09T16:35:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2011-10-09T16:35:59.459-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='New Orleans Saints'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Who Dat'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='random ish'/><title type='text'>Ten Reasons Why I Love Football Sundays</title><summary type='text'> • New Orleans Saints: Since I began following pro football I've cheered the Saints, without fail. As a fan I've witnessed some of the worse teams ever assembled onto a football field. Certain years, we sniffed the playoffs, only to be skull-drugged in the first round. But it all proved worthwhile, two seasons ago, as Saints became Super Bowl Champions.• Gatherings: Mi Casa Su Casa. Football </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/8369940407842333146/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=8369940407842333146&amp;isPopup=true' title='9 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/8369940407842333146'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/8369940407842333146'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2011/10/ten-reasons-why-i-love-football-sundays.html' title='Ten Reasons Why I Love Football Sundays'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://lh5.ggpht.com/-q59Hl-VcZQE/TpITvIYWGmI/AAAAAAAAEBM/lSpN3WzrMqg/s72-c/bloggerPlus.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>9</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-7404130571777655850</id><published>2011-10-06T13:28:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2012-01-19T06:10:34.184-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='spoken word'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life&apos;s greatest lessons'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='random ish'/><title type='text'>The Best Things In Life Are Free</title><summary type='text'>

thoughtful words
such as good morning, thank you, you're welcome...
seeing an elderly person walking across the street; being courteous, helping them

invaluable peace of mind,
a mouthful of clarity
unimaginable words of wisdom,
heartfelt sincerity

air circulating throughout one's lungs,
a sunset: creating terrific, golden skies,
being taken aback by the most
beautiful pair of eyes

prayer, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/7404130571777655850/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=7404130571777655850&amp;isPopup=true' title='14 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/7404130571777655850'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/7404130571777655850'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2011/10/best-things-in-life-are-free.html' title='The Best Things In Life Are Free'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Nj47aVWpbKI/To3zTASXYRI/AAAAAAAAEBI/hRAVr_MtJ3M/s72-c/bloggerPlus.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>14</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-5261812787718490493</id><published>2011-10-05T00:18:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2011-10-05T00:18:14.810-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sex in black relationships'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='random ish'/><title type='text'>Love/Hate</title><summary type='text'> • I love those who believe in love, fall into the possibility of endless romance. I hate when that hope doesn't suffice and resulting heartbreak leaves both disenchanted, no longer able to foster such sacred belief.• I love those who believe in love, fall into the possibility, and it proves an unbreakable bond. I hate when nearly everyone within eyesight attempts to tear it apart.  • I love </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/5261812787718490493/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=5261812787718490493&amp;isPopup=true' title='10 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/5261812787718490493'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/5261812787718490493'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2011/10/lovehate.html' title='Love/Hate'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://lh6.ggpht.com/-DtTznmLeApY/TovolPrCX-I/AAAAAAAAEBE/0cwgT9WYVx8/s72-c/bloggerPlus.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>10</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-6611492237835073897</id><published>2011-10-04T01:39:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2011-11-23T04:10:42.189-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='likes and dislikes'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='random ish'/><title type='text'>Likes And Dislikes</title><summary type='text'>

LIKES
• Soledad O'Brien, at times
• CNN Heroes of 2011
• dedicated educators
• nothing speaks louder than complete silence
• the heartfelt poetry of Tupac Shakur
• my guest blogger post: Fattening The Frog For The Snake
• The Preacher's Kid, spiritually-fulfilling storyline
• seeing fights breakout in courtrooms
• Pandora
• Aaliyah videos

DISLIKES
• trying to convince people UFOs exist
• </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/6611492237835073897/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=6611492237835073897&amp;isPopup=true' title='13 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/6611492237835073897'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/6611492237835073897'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2011/10/likes-and-dislikes.html' title='Likes And Dislikes'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://lh3.ggpht.com/-woFWj27NH1g/TouImG4_vKI/AAAAAAAAEBA/9aGswfm86j0/s72-c/bloggerPlus.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>13</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-3288834733133750417</id><published>2011-10-02T22:59:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2011-10-02T23:01:17.645-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ten Things I Don&apos;t Understand'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='random ish'/><title type='text'>Things I Don't Understand</title><summary type='text'>


• how and why Dr. Conrad Murray is on trial for the death of Michael Jackson, when MJ clearly embraced his spiral towards death

• Women. I thought I did, but I don't.

• Anyone who refers to themselves as a "Relationship Expert", and actually believes it

• Fact that talk show personality Wendy Williams has a live, breathing audience

• Black Entertainment Television airs the same movies, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/3288834733133750417/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=3288834733133750417&amp;isPopup=true' title='14 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/3288834733133750417'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/3288834733133750417'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2011/10/things-i-don-understand.html' title='Things I Don&amp;#39;t Understand'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CO3NMvehUhw/Tokzavq-J6I/AAAAAAAAEA4/0KYYMUuGnE8/s72-c/Michael_jackson.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>14</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-3293505014008783191</id><published>2011-09-29T23:31:00.010-05:00</published><updated>2011-12-07T07:27:29.505-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='black in america'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Bad Idea'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Good Idea'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='politics'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='random ish'/><title type='text'>Good Idea, Bad Idea: President Barack Obama</title><summary type='text'>

Good Idea
• if he never made another campaign promise in life
• to actually change
• to scrap Chicken Little approach to presidency
• show emotion; give Hulk Hogan-like State of The Union address
• to end heinous wars in Afghanistan, Iraq
• to put something behind those speeches
• offer whatever stimulus package it takes to get Biden's VP up and running 
• to gon' dust his shoulders off
• if he</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/3293505014008783191/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=3293505014008783191&amp;isPopup=true' title='12 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/3293505014008783191'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/3293505014008783191'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2011/09/good-idea-bad-idea-president-barack.html' title='Good Idea, Bad Idea: President Barack Obama'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DBiv1gSgwqc/ToVGrFPaflI/AAAAAAAAEAs/kYBxpqMcMG0/s72-c/barack-obama-stari_1111370c.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>12</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-6181616539680348433</id><published>2011-09-28T11:44:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2011-09-28T12:34:30.503-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Marlo Stanfield'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Wire'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='writer David Simon'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Felicia Snoop Pearson'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Stringer Bell'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Avon Barksdale'/><title type='text'>Likes And Dislikes: The Wire</title><summary type='text'>

LIKES
• greatest television show, ever
• storylines, brilliantly connected
• poignant dialogue
• great acting, well-developed characters
• examined realities of street life, politics, education system
• Tristan Wilds character the best
• Avon Barksdale always kept it real
• Season 4, the best season
• the interrogation sessions
• "The game is the game"

DISLIKES
• writer David Simon abandoned </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/6181616539680348433/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=6181616539680348433&amp;isPopup=true' title='21 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/6181616539680348433'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/6181616539680348433'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2011/09/likes-and-dislikes-wire.html' title='Likes And Dislikes: The Wire'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jDjqOSzhWNg/ToNaaLSg7EI/AAAAAAAAEAo/od-Y7VCbveI/s72-c/the-wire.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>21</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-5291069098002442401</id><published>2011-09-26T23:49:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2011-09-27T16:05:24.864-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='black in america'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sex in black relationships'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life&apos;s greatest lessons'/><title type='text'>That's HER P*ssy</title><summary type='text'>



Once, I was advised of there being a countless number of men behind bars due to the fact that neither could handle the love of his life sleeping with another man.

As disheartening as such an act of betrayal begs, I conclude, it could not be me. At the end of the day, a jail cell doesn't suffice a warm, comfortable bed.

Actually, I'd figure any man so dangerously obsessed towards a piece of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/5291069098002442401/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=5291069098002442401&amp;isPopup=true' title='16 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/5291069098002442401'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/5291069098002442401'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2011/09/that-her-pssy.html' title='That&amp;#39;s HER P*ssy'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9kRXmwYFPpc/ToI6gwFzLDI/AAAAAAAAEAk/s1I7eHA8Y-U/s72-c/towels.bmp' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>16</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-7081316364130733620</id><published>2011-09-26T11:31:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2011-09-26T12:14:44.006-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cuffing season'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sex in black relationships'/><title type='text'>Cuffing Season</title><summary type='text'>



Someone isn't headed anywhere, anytime soon.

Cuffing Season, I hear. And, apparently, there are many single persons unaware of outstanding warrants for their arrest. 

Warrants awaiting execution on behalf of other single persons, who are fully aware.

The crime? Well, no current laws were broken, unless you consider below-zero temperatures as a criminal offense. I'm sure there are moments </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/7081316364130733620/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=7081316364130733620&amp;isPopup=true' title='8 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/7081316364130733620'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/7081316364130733620'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2011/09/cuffing-season.html' title='Cuffing Season'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jWn39_uly0w/ToCy9Xpl2AI/AAAAAAAAEAg/NyywxIA1254/s72-c/cuffing-season.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>8</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-6811843257777977980</id><published>2011-09-23T10:51:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2012-01-19T06:08:53.035-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Messiah'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Salvation'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='spoken word'/><title type='text'>Salvation</title><summary type='text'>



life teaches a painful lesson,
one taught without question.
constant stress only leaves us second guessing,
our decisions; we must accept it as living,
to live is to suffer.
God places no more than we can bare,
and we know this to be a truth,
therefore, 
we must faithfully attend our trials and tribulations,
for they serve as living proof,
the Lord is in control.
we must humble ourselves to </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/6811843257777977980/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=6811843257777977980&amp;isPopup=true' title='11 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/6811843257777977980'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/6811843257777977980'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2011/09/salvation.html' title='Salvation'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JT95_eHW7fE/Tny01RxQdeI/AAAAAAAAEAc/zeuMZIx4fpE/s72-c/tumblr_llzkmxagei1qdp53oo1_500.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>11</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-5324857441476664209</id><published>2011-09-21T12:31:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2011-09-21T12:48:31.628-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='likes and dislikes'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Tina Fey impersonations'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='comedians'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Media Darling'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Glen Rice'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Sarah Palin'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='politics'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Michelle Bachmann'/><title type='text'>Likes And Dislikes: Sarah Palin</title><summary type='text'>


LIKES
• her '08 interview with Katie Couric, priceless
• made Hillary Clinton tolerable, all of a sudden
• one of my favorite comedians
• does a great Tina Fey impersonation
• white girl-drunk, without having taken a single drink
• she likes black people
• correction: she loves black people
• undercover freak
• name scribbled on men's bathroom wall at University of Michigan
• if she winks, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/5324857441476664209/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=5324857441476664209&amp;isPopup=true' title='9 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/5324857441476664209'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/5324857441476664209'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2011/09/likes-and-dislikes-sarah-palin.html' title='Likes And Dislikes: Sarah Palin'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Iu_dGIAEw30/TnogK1ef7RI/AAAAAAAAEAU/Dran3Ee6kmw/s72-c/sarah-palin-halloween.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>9</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-7809954761070443763</id><published>2011-09-20T14:50:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2011-09-20T15:25:01.116-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Hall and Oates'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='American Bandstand'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='soul music'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='I want my MTV'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mtv'/><title type='text'>Hall &amp; Oates Changed My Life</title><summary type='text'>

Having attended a predominantly white high school and raised in a household with an older sister whose bedroom wall resembled a shrine dedicated to Rock &amp; Roll icons such as American Bandstand and Music Television Channel - there is no coincidence how I gained an appreciation for recording artists void the same skin color as I. 

Before then, you'd catch me snatching the remote control, causing</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/7809954761070443763/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=7809954761070443763&amp;isPopup=true' title='9 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/7809954761070443763'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/7809954761070443763'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2011/09/hall-oates-changed-my-life.html' title='Hall &amp;amp; Oates Changed My Life'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nROduuZB_Ho/Tnj2ieaOG0I/AAAAAAAAEAQ/Qybgv1ANW04/s72-c/resize.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>9</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-7526546522264178295</id><published>2011-09-19T12:20:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2011-09-19T13:06:31.659-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Tayshana Murphy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Tragic death of Manhattan hoops star'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='black in america'/><title type='text'>Tayshana Murphy: Remember That Name</title><summary type='text'>

Tayshana Murphy. Remember that name.

Actually, we've already remembered the name. There are countless numbers of Tayshana Murphys, both female and male, permanently engraved into our conscience. 

Mostly black, mostly located in areas of cities where Blacks are their own worst enemy, and then some. A section otherwise known as the hood. 

Where, more times than not, terms such as Hope and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/7526546522264178295/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=7526546522264178295&amp;isPopup=true' title='13 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/7526546522264178295'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/7526546522264178295'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2011/09/tayshana-murphy-remember-that-name.html' title='Tayshana Murphy: Remember That Name'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-R2DAT9WUTnA/Tnd8P_xapMI/AAAAAAAAEAM/q6yBWnhccEU/s72-c/450x362-alg_tayshana_murphy.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>13</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-5397296976924925988</id><published>2011-09-16T11:33:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2011-09-16T12:44:48.089-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sex in black relationships'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life&apos;s greatest lessons'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='private joy'/><title type='text'>The Best Sex?</title><summary type='text'>



"The best sex is the kind you have to sneak and enjoy. I wouldn't have it any other way."

A response received after posing a question to a friend: "What do you get out of sleeping around with women who are involved in relationships."

I didn't immediately discredit his juvenile reply, although I wanted. I've learned - an older person should never denounce the beliefs of a younger person </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/5397296976924925988/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=5397296976924925988&amp;isPopup=true' title='10 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/5397296976924925988'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/5397296976924925988'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2011/09/best-sex.html' title='The Best Sex?'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><thr:total>10</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-2530715470229445603</id><published>2011-09-15T12:31:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2011-09-15T12:49:42.081-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Likes And Dislikes</title><summary type='text'>



Likes
• my Super Bowl prediction: Steelers vs Eagles
• eating more veggies
• telling my daughter, "yes", when her mom tells her, "no"
• how God has a way of bringing Life full circle
• watching reruns of The Steve Harvey Show
• Lil Wayne's How To Love video
• working towards obtaining English degree
• good moms &amp; dads
• topics discussed on @12Kyle's popular radio show
• women who aren't </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/2530715470229445603/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=2530715470229445603&amp;isPopup=true' title='11 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/2530715470229445603'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/2530715470229445603'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2011/09/likes-and-dislikes.html' title='Likes And Dislikes'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><thr:total>11</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-3159587329033810029</id><published>2011-09-14T11:39:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2011-09-14T11:45:51.965-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='things i do not understand'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='random ish'/><title type='text'>Things I Do Not Understand</title><summary type='text'>



• Dallas Cowboys QB Tony Romo

• how uptight people constantly complain about Twitter, yet continue to tweet, as if they've been captured and held against their will

• why people attend all-you-can-eat food buffets, only to act like they're afraid to eat as much as they prefer

• people who set their alarm clocks an hour ahead of the time they are to actually awake

• how chewy Lemonhead </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/3159587329033810029/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=3159587329033810029&amp;isPopup=true' title='13 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/3159587329033810029'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/3159587329033810029'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2011/09/things-i-do-not-understand.html' title='Things I Do Not Understand'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><thr:total>13</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-2667831038955990915</id><published>2011-09-13T12:41:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2011-12-31T17:39:58.303-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='makaveli'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tupac shakur'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='rest in peace'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='the don Killuminati'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='thug life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='2pac'/><title type='text'>Tupac Said What Needed To Be Said</title><summary type='text'>

Every now and then you might catch me buying an album by one of today's current hip hop artists. Kanye West's epic production Dark Twisted Fantasy, being the last. 

Before then, up and coming rapper Young Jeezy had myself and what appeared to be the entire city of Atlanta standing in long lines for his debut album, five years ago.

I enjoyed both efforts. Each offers a raw, gritty,  somewhat </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/2667831038955990915/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=2667831038955990915&amp;isPopup=true' title='9 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/2667831038955990915'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/2667831038955990915'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2011/09/tupac-said-what-needed-to-be-said.html' title='Tupac Said What Needed To Be Said'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YmPc-66EbfU/Tv-dMkxEMQI/AAAAAAAAEIc/HTKQ-Qyj_9I/s72-c/tupac-fuse-no-grammy-517x386.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>9</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-2625287254551137396</id><published>2011-09-12T11:51:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2011-09-12T14:22:27.649-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sex in black relationships'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life&apos;s greatest lessons'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='woman laws'/><title type='text'>Woman Laws</title><summary type='text'>
• If your man and a few of his friends are in the living room, watching the football game, and you haven't heard him say one word in over 30 minutes - do not plop down next to him on the couch, see the score, then ask which team he is rooting for. Chances are, your man is quiet as a mouse because his team is LOSING.

• If that beautiful body of yours is the FIRST thing you present to a man - do </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/2625287254551137396/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=2625287254551137396&amp;isPopup=true' title='15 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/2625287254551137396'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/2625287254551137396'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2011/09/woman-laws.html' title='Woman Laws'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><thr:total>15</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-1330824994085597945</id><published>2011-07-24T22:00:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2011-07-24T22:00:22.356-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Testing</title><summary type='text'>1,2,3.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/1330824994085597945/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=1330824994085597945&amp;isPopup=true' title='15 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/1330824994085597945'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/1330824994085597945'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2011/07/testing.html' title='Testing'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><thr:total>15</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-7812745290966354654</id><published>2011-05-16T23:04:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2011-05-17T02:13:36.428-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='purple rain'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='prince'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='may u live 2 c the dawn'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='under the cherry moon'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='random ish'/><title type='text'>Likes And Dislikes: Prince</title><summary type='text'>

LIKES
a true musician, the best that has ever done it
beautiful women, for days
only Prince could write this song
"May U Live 2 C The Dawn"
the film Purple Rain
mad influences; your favorite artist's favorite artist
still read many of his song lyrics til this day
musical career extends over 30 year period
"written, arranged, composed &amp; performed by Prince"
countless Prince material available </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/7812745290966354654/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=7812745290966354654&amp;isPopup=true' title='22 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/7812745290966354654'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/7812745290966354654'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2011/05/likes-and-dislikes-prince.html' title='Likes And Dislikes: Prince'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1lJ3h0Lspd4/Tc9S2drckJI/AAAAAAAAD_0/Rybvg_k4GXI/s72-c/Prince%252BDirty%252BMind.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>22</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-1682635613000309035</id><published>2011-05-09T03:07:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2012-01-19T06:15:59.125-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='spoken word'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='repost'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='private joy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='poetry'/><title type='text'>a feeling called love</title><summary type='text'>

while laying here in bed
unable to fall asleep,
i lean over,
reach for paper and pen.

i began writing your name
over and over again.
each time,
i write your name,
even prettier.

i trace each letter
until it becomes bolder,
as i've gotten older
i have become big,
on emphasis.

you are on my mind
different night; same time.
if i didn't know any better,
i'd say,
this was my late night ritual.

</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/1682635613000309035/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=1682635613000309035&amp;isPopup=true' title='19 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/1682635613000309035'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/1682635613000309035'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2011/05/feeling-called-love.html' title='a feeling called love'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HmFFTs4eCsE/Tcef_mEHEdI/AAAAAAAAD_g/kgjnSrArG2I/s72-c/love-2.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>19</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-9042008985695598008</id><published>2011-05-06T07:45:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2011-05-07T14:39:12.922-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='td jakes'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='lebron james'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='blogging'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='kobe bryant'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='kobe vs lebron nba finals'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='alicia keys speaks the truth at no one'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='prince songs'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='jumping the broom'/><title type='text'>Random Ish</title><summary type='text'>
This weekend I am looking forward to seeing Jumping The Broom, a film produced by T.D. Jakes, starring Paula Patton, Laz Alonso, amongst others. With all the ongoing hoopla in the media surrounding film directors Spike Lee and Tyler Perry, two brothers on seemingly opposite sides of the spectrum, it will be good to see a movie that offers neither of their opinions on black life. Tagline: "</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/9042008985695598008/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=9042008985695598008&amp;isPopup=true' title='9 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/9042008985695598008'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/9042008985695598008'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2011/05/random-ish_06.html' title='Random Ish'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--AYAoBAB1o8/TcKcnnbZIWI/AAAAAAAAD_c/i4b3lO-wsNc/s72-c/Jumping-The-Broom-photo.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>9</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-3125714223226967402</id><published>2011-05-04T07:30:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2011-05-04T08:04:24.673-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='nothing wrong with being in love with someone'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='juice'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='fantasia'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tupac shakur'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='single women'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='michelle obama teach me how to dougie'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='random ish'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='lyfe jennings'/><title type='text'>Random Ish</title><summary type='text'>
Listen. I understand the fact that Hollywood is an entertainment business, all about the almighty dollar, and would stop at nothing to make a dollar. But every so often there arrives a film that, afterward, should never be remade, ever again. In my opinion Juice is one of those serious films. Not only is a remake scheduled, but, bubblegum rap artist Soulja Boy, of all people, is slated to </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/3125714223226967402/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=3125714223226967402&amp;isPopup=true' title='22 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/3125714223226967402'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/3125714223226967402'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2011/05/random-ish.html' title='Random Ish'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JyuAYjMTZHg/TcEtJ0GtPRI/AAAAAAAAD_Y/u4uvlmZxyXw/s72-c/pacjuice.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>22</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-2028066442162340066</id><published>2011-04-24T19:26:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2011-04-24T19:36:44.430-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='likes and dislikes'/><title type='text'>Likes And Dislikes</title><summary type='text'>

LIKES
time has come for LeBron to get some payback on Celtics
wiping toilet seats with clorox before sitting 
Knicks finally have some building blocks
2011 has been kind 
anyone who keeps his or her word
rain
NDR 's heart of gold
paying attention to a person's body language
R. Kelly's new CD
hosting bbq's

DISLIKES
people who don't use turn signals
standing in long lines
when women say, "</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/2028066442162340066/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=2028066442162340066&amp;isPopup=true' title='15 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/2028066442162340066'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/2028066442162340066'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2011/04/likes-and-dislikes_24.html' title='Likes And Dislikes'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nxSDStSpdqw/TbTCEp2pQRI/AAAAAAAAD-4/aovRV75s-_w/s72-c/lebronwade.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>15</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-6444524463782254698</id><published>2011-04-03T05:34:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2011-04-03T06:51:22.846-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='likes and dislikes'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='jennifer hudson'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='2011 essence music festival'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='where you at'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='h.a.m.'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='twitter'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='flacadibaca'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='you love me?'/><title type='text'>Likes And Dislikes</title><summary type='text'>

LIKES
jennifer hudson's song Where You At
the headliners at 2011 Essence Music Festival
my ever-growing laid-back demeanor
soft legs, curved back
emails asking me to write more blog posts
mourningintojoy.com
sweet good morning texts
when @flacadibaca doesn't #playfair
jay-z's opening verse on song H.A.M.
daughter has after-school job

DISLIKES
bad april fools day jokes
people who say I LOVE YOU</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/6444524463782254698/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=6444524463782254698&amp;isPopup=true' title='26 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/6444524463782254698'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/6444524463782254698'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2011/04/likes-and-dislikes.html' title='Likes And Dislikes'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-M-v1kHOMA9o/TZhMgk8vdqI/AAAAAAAAD-A/Mg0RkpalvIA/s72-c/Jennifer-Hudson_2.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>26</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-1959671291736645502</id><published>2011-03-31T06:16:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2011-03-31T06:16:05.891-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='fortunate'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='maxwell'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='private joy'/><title type='text'>"And I never sang a song with all my might."</title><summary type='text'>

Fortunate - Maxwell</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/1959671291736645502/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=1959671291736645502&amp;isPopup=true' title='14 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/1959671291736645502'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/1959671291736645502'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2011/03/and-i-never-sang-song-with-all-my-might.html' title='&quot;And I never sang a song with all my might.&quot;'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-F_2z3wqB258/TZRg61AY6kI/AAAAAAAAD94/PtqqFwHu3FU/s72-c/happiness-hands.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>14</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-3154809389747133431</id><published>2011-02-07T11:24:00.004-06:00</published><updated>2011-02-07T16:02:21.167-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='black america'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sports'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='brett who?'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='green bay packers vs pittsburgh steelers'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life&apos;s greatest lessons'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='super bowl champs'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='random ish'/><title type='text'>There Is A Message In Everything</title><summary type='text'>


Yesterday, as in each and every day in life, there was a lesson being taught for the entire world to quietly comprehend. 

This lesson took place at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas during Super Bowl XLV, a football game played between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Packers. 

Pittsburgh, led by celebrated quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, was all but expected to defeat Green Bay </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/3154809389747133431/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=3154809389747133431&amp;isPopup=true' title='11 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/3154809389747133431'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/3154809389747133431'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2011/02/there-is-message-in-everything.html' title='There Is A Message In Everything'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/TVAP8Brd2NI/AAAAAAAAD9c/2Ra8TFvNQYo/s72-c/imagesCAXWYK2L.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>11</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-7470800675699434809</id><published>2011-01-16T10:05:00.003-06:00</published><updated>2011-01-16T19:43:12.392-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='salvation of the soul'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Holy Spirit'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='the new world'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='heaven'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Jehovah'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='the steps you take are no easy road but the reward is great for those who want to go'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Jesus Christ'/><title type='text'>worlds apart</title><summary type='text'>

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they say,
with God anything is possible
so now i scar my knees,
in search of his loving kindness
His tender mercy.
my heart seeks forgiveness
for my acts of sin,
Lord knows of my desires to make amends.
but how do i begin,
where do i begin,
when.

no one knows of my heart
but me,
only one other knows of my soul;
my heart speaks of the greatest romance ever told.
but in order to </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/7470800675699434809/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=7470800675699434809&amp;isPopup=true' title='23 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/7470800675699434809'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/7470800675699434809'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2011/01/worlds-apart.html' title='worlds apart'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp0.blogger.com/_AVneizTKcl8/SIclhc5qjvI/AAAAAAAABfs/cwy8Eyjyb84/s72-c/stars.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>23</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-3203192044964377832</id><published>2010-11-24T04:30:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2010-11-24T04:30:27.422-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='likes and dislikes'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='thank you'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='happy thanksgiving'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='turkey day'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='random ish'/><title type='text'>Likes and Dislikes: Thanksgiving 2010</title><summary type='text'>


LIKES
wishing everyone a happy thanksgiving
always thankful
 holiday atmosphere
eating, eating, eating
well-seasoned dressing
deep fried turkey
new orleans saints vs dallas cowboys
extra days off work 
headed to atlanta this weekend 
black friday

DISLIKES 
itis
chit'lins
the mere smell of chit'lins
thanksgiving dinners with box macaroni &amp; cheese 
washing all of those dishes 
some of my </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/3203192044964377832/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=3203192044964377832&amp;isPopup=true' title='32 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/3203192044964377832'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/3203192044964377832'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2010/11/likes-and-dislikes-thanksgiving-2010.html' title='Likes and Dislikes: Thanksgiving 2010'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_utx2TOgJeHM/Sw4UscK1V-I/AAAAAAAAK_c/4nR00p0zI6E/s72-c/Happy+Thanksgiving+Turkey+welded+with+details.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>32</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-9144861765626389855</id><published>2010-11-22T01:27:00.011-06:00</published><updated>2010-12-01T02:13:29.370-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='michael vick'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='runaway as fast as you can'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sports'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='the company you keep'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='black in america'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tupac shakur'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life&apos;s greatest lessons'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='thug life'/><title type='text'>All Eyes On Vick</title><summary type='text'>

Dogfighting.

Dogs. Fighting.

In essence, this is what led to NFL star quarterback Michael Vick spending 19 months inside of a federal prison in Leavenworth, Kansas. Conspiring to fight and kill vicious animals that, somewhere along the lines, were genetically tampered to do just that - fight and viciously kill one another.

A heinous crime, I heard, but you will be hard pressed to find anyone</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/9144861765626389855/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=9144861765626389855&amp;isPopup=true' title='21 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/9144861765626389855'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/9144861765626389855'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2010/11/all-eyes-on-vick.html' title='All Eyes On Vick'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/TOg_NLV99zI/AAAAAAAAD6w/7yawBuKe_8A/s72-c/vick.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>21</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-606215874278145340</id><published>2010-11-15T04:24:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2010-11-15T05:01:20.795-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='when we were kings documentary'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='morris day AND THE TIME'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pretty brown eyes'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='grease is the word'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='the walk'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mint condition'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='muhammad ali'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='random ish'/><title type='text'>random ish</title><summary type='text'>

5 famous people you'd like to meet.
tupac shakur
malcolm x
ralph wiley
muhammad ali
assata shakur

5 books that affected your life.the outsiders - s.e. hinton
the catcher in the rye - j.d. salinger
the autobiography of malcolm x - alex haley
song of solomon - toni morrison
why black people tend to shout? - ralph wiley

5 favorite movies.
grease
the shawshank redemption
the outsiders
scarface
</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/606215874278145340/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=606215874278145340&amp;isPopup=true' title='37 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/606215874278145340'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/606215874278145340'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2010/11/random-ish_15.html' title='random ish'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nt4ZY1e4RZI/SR4IJzg5_2I/AAAAAAAAA1Y/nlLs3ZzVvH8/s72-c/Grease_-_Soundtrack.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>37</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-2769599516349229347</id><published>2010-11-10T11:55:00.006-06:00</published><updated>2010-11-21T00:47:34.628-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='good ideas'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bad ideas'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='random ish'/><title type='text'>Good Idea, Bad Idea</title><summary type='text'>

#Good IdeaDallas Cowboys fired head coach Wade Phillips
if Bret Favre officially retired
 staying out of the water if you cannot swim
pouring a few drops of Clorox into dish water
move as a team (never move alone)
being thankful
cultivating friendships
Phyllis Bourne's romantic novel Operation Prince Charming
ESPN's 30 for 30 documentaries
to ask questions

#Bad Ideaif you picked Dallas to win </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/2769599516349229347/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=2769599516349229347&amp;isPopup=true' title='18 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/2769599516349229347'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/2769599516349229347'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2010/11/good-idea-bad-idea.html' title='Good Idea, Bad Idea'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><thr:total>18</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-7724996373607163184</id><published>2010-11-08T07:30:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2010-11-08T09:09:18.103-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='black in america'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='moses walked on the water'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life&apos;s greatest lessons'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='rosa parks'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='we are not alone'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='random ish'/><title type='text'>3 Things I Wish I Could Have Witnessed</title><summary type='text'>



1. The Roswell UFO Incident
2. When Moses parted the Red Sea.
3. When Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus.



Question: Name three historical moments that you wish could have been witnessed? </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/7724996373607163184/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=7724996373607163184&amp;isPopup=true' title='33 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/7724996373607163184'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/7724996373607163184'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2010/11/3-things-i-wish-i-could-have-witnessed.html' title='3 Things I Wish I Could Have Witnessed'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/TNf1V1OdU7I/AAAAAAAAD5A/RMrLRENKi90/s72-c/Rosaparksarrested.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>33</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-1311130576269651087</id><published>2010-11-07T13:59:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2010-11-07T19:07:17.359-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cuffing season'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='other people&apos;s blogs'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='private joy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='random ish'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='oscar grant'/><title type='text'>random ish</title><summary type='text'>

Christina, my oldest and most brightest daughter, turned 17 years  old and words simply cannot  describe the joy felt in seeing my little "Bubblehead" transform into a young lady right  before my very eyes. she finally became old enough to dye her hair.

words of wisdom: i remind my daughter, "there will be many men who love you. but i am the only man who will love you from beginning to end."

</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/1311130576269651087/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=1311130576269651087&amp;isPopup=true' title='25 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/1311130576269651087'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/1311130576269651087'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2010/11/random-ish.html' title='random ish'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/TNRPdD4G6gI/AAAAAAAAD4c/5cujGLscRbQ/s72-c/chrissyred.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>25</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-7662767887762462877</id><published>2010-11-03T04:14:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2010-11-03T22:08:41.428-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sex in black relationships'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='private joy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='random ish'/><title type='text'>Rules of Engagement</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/7662767887762462877/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=7662767887762462877&amp;isPopup=true' title='19 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/7662767887762462877'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/7662767887762462877'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2010/11/rules-of-engagement.html' title='Rules of Engagement'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/TNEmtKY9a6I/AAAAAAAAD4I/C_wcCEpCdD8/s72-c/humor.png' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>19</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-7093063019999955084</id><published>2010-11-02T05:04:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2010-11-02T05:46:21.647-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='likes and dislikes'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='random ish'/><title type='text'>Likes and Dislikes</title><summary type='text'>

LIKES
pizza soulmates
bookstores
famous crime scenes: Michael Jackson 
this dramatic scene from Spike Lee's He Got Game
multitasking while brushing my teeth
laughing so hard I start crying
the NBA season has arrived
the sound of meat hitting a hot grill
removing my shoes after a really long day
making people laugh when their mouth is full of food

DISLIKES
cooking something new and no one likes</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/7093063019999955084/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=7093063019999955084&amp;isPopup=true' title='35 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/7093063019999955084'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/7093063019999955084'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2010/11/likes-and-dislikes.html' title='Likes and Dislikes'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4143/4856263361_8331527583_t.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>35</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-8383625318767219510</id><published>2010-11-01T11:07:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2010-11-01T11:18:29.063-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Hypothetically speaking segments'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='repost'/><title type='text'>Hypothetically Speaking</title><summary type='text'>


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You are a good woman. You know it, and your man knows it. The two of you have dated for a total of six months. In the short amount of time, the courtship is everything you ever wanted  and needed in a relationship.

Communication. Romance. Laughter. Monogamy.

Neither can afford to let the other get away. At age 22, you have given hints to family and friends alike that marriage </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/8383625318767219510/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=8383625318767219510&amp;isPopup=true' title='21 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/8383625318767219510'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/8383625318767219510'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2010/11/hypothetically-speaking.html' title='Hypothetically Speaking'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><thr:total>21</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-5466995629340916078</id><published>2010-10-30T12:44:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2010-10-30T14:23:26.420-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='lele&apos;s world'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='shout out saturdays'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sex in black relationships'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='other people&apos;s blogs'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='guide to happiness'/><title type='text'>The Un-List: Guide to My Happiness by guest blogger Lele's World</title><summary type='text'>


As most of you know, I am not a serial dater nor do I desire to be. I am currently involved in a Dating Scavenger Hunt to expand my horizons and make dating fun. 

So far, I have not mentioned the things I am looking for in a man. This is not the “infamous list” that every woman has or has had at one time. I balled that up and tossed it in file 13 years ago. The un-list is a guide to my </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/5466995629340916078/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=5466995629340916078&amp;isPopup=true' title='11 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/5466995629340916078'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/5466995629340916078'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2010/10/un-list-guide-to-my-happiness-by-guest.html' title='The Un-List: Guide to My Happiness by guest blogger Lele&apos;s World'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><thr:total>11</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-528810144753167046</id><published>2010-10-28T13:15:00.012-05:00</published><updated>2010-10-30T01:13:04.508-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='remember the time'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='i think i loved her'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sandy hudson'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='first time i fell in love'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='repost'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='private joy'/><title type='text'>First Time I Fell In Love, I Didn't Know What Hit Me</title><summary type='text'>


A person will always remember exactly how they felt the very first time they found themselves head over heels in love.

For myself, it occurred during my 10th grade year in high school, where I fell in love with Sandy Hudson, a 12th grader, and, by far, the prettiest thing in life I'd ever seen. She was a green-eyed, semi-thick redbone with long locks of sandy brown hair.

In my extremely </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/528810144753167046/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=528810144753167046&amp;isPopup=true' title='27 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/528810144753167046'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/528810144753167046'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2010/10/first-time-i-fell-in-love-i-didnt-know.html' title='First Time I Fell In Love, I Didn&apos;t Know What Hit Me'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><thr:total>27</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-318300354685706529</id><published>2010-10-25T11:02:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2010-11-20T15:22:36.363-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='likes and dislikes'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='twitter'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tweeting'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='random ish'/><title type='text'>Likes and Dislikes: Twitter</title><summary type='text'>

LIKESmy twitterdawgs; people i follow 
the new twitter 
#hashtags
great links
 quotes, for days
neverending humor 
when celebs respond to tweets
tweeting during sports, award shows
simultaneously involved in multiple conversations
direct message conversations

DISLIKES
140 characters
follow/unfollow games
at times, it feels like i am talking to myself
when my timeline moves entirely too fast
</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/318300354685706529/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=318300354685706529&amp;isPopup=true' title='28 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/318300354685706529'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/318300354685706529'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2010/10/likes-and-dislikes-twitter.html' title='Likes and Dislikes: Twitter'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><thr:total>28</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-1173498553413153814</id><published>2010-10-23T09:56:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2010-10-23T10:35:21.183-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bubbly black girl'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dating. sex in black relationships'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='shout out saturdays'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='guest bloggers'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='other people&apos;s blogs'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life&apos;s greatest lessons'/><title type='text'>Believing Sex will Lead to Something More by guest blogger Bubbly Black Girl</title><summary type='text'>

I learned something a while ago, and that was the quickest way to  make a man interested in you, was to bring up sex. (Granted, it would  also help if you’re sexy/good-looking too).

I think most men know within  the first moments of meeting a girl whether or not he likes her, and if  he’s sure of a chance, if he’ll pursue her. Then there are those who  aren’t immediately turned on by the girl,</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/1173498553413153814/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=1173498553413153814&amp;isPopup=true' title='7 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/1173498553413153814'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/1173498553413153814'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2010/10/believing-sex-will-lead-to-something.html' title='Believing Sex will Lead to Something More by guest blogger Bubbly Black Girl'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><thr:total>7</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-3725354848125681168</id><published>2010-10-22T11:59:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2010-10-30T23:13:40.746-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='woman&apos;s intuition'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='a woman can tell if her man is cheating'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sex in black relationships'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life&apos;s greatest lessons'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cheaters'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='private joy'/><title type='text'>How To Tell If Your Man Is Cheating: The Peach Cobbler Test</title><summary type='text'>


A few months ago, myself and blogger The Mocha Peach engaged in a humorous discussion on Twitter concerning the telltale signs of cheating. The different ways that one could perhaps tell if their significant other had stepped outside of the relationship.

We discussed how cheaters acted and dressed differently, and the subsequent ways in which their math never added up, correctly. We reasoned </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/3725354848125681168/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=3725354848125681168&amp;isPopup=true' title='28 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/3725354848125681168'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/3725354848125681168'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2010/10/how-to-tell-if-your-man-is-cheating.html' title='How To Tell If Your Man Is Cheating: The Peach Cobbler Test'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QoMHlFvtyoI/S8SGRsGrd6I/AAAAAAAAEmU/_wXARsJj3lU/s72-c/peach+cobbler.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>28</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-4238126296948358622</id><published>2010-10-18T09:16:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2010-10-18T09:16:39.128-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='things i do not understand'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='random ish'/><title type='text'>Things I Don't Understand</title><summary type='text'>

kat stacks' appeal
the cover art of kanye's forthcoming album
(i never understood) college algebra
powdered milk
why an eleven year old has a facebook page
kids, today
how m.c. hammer blew all that money
why many prefer solange over beyonce
how one can of beer makes me sleepy
how best friends become enemies
</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/4238126296948358622/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=4238126296948358622&amp;isPopup=true' title='36 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/4238126296948358622'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/4238126296948358622'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2010/10/things-i-dont-understand.html' title='Things I Don&apos;t Understand'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WpHcxMvEIfM/THTXh7WGEkI/AAAAAAAACJo/gySo6qyMESA/s72-c/Kat-Stacks-1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>36</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-3760414916533746058</id><published>2010-10-15T15:08:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2010-10-15T18:25:53.627-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='jodeci'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cry for you'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sex in black relationships'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='repost'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='a man ain&apos;t supposed to cry?'/><title type='text'>A Man Ain't Supposed To Cry?</title><summary type='text'>



At least that is what I heard.

Although I have witnessed countless moments where I had wished the man would go ahead and cry, and basically get it over with. Namely, as it arrived at the pain caused by a woman.

As men, we give a special part of ourselves to women unlike anything else in this world, and it often creates a situation where the woman and only a woman brings tears. Well, they do</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/3760414916533746058/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=3760414916533746058&amp;isPopup=true' title='21 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/3760414916533746058'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/3760414916533746058'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2010/10/man-aint-supposed-to-cry.html' title='A Man Ain&apos;t Supposed To Cry?'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_p-PJEmSln-A/Ses_E4L0WcI/AAAAAAAAAeU/KONSz6qtUik/s72-c/crying_man.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>21</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-3799438614411226438</id><published>2010-10-14T14:03:00.014-05:00</published><updated>2010-10-14T18:13:52.195-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life&apos;s greatest lessons'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hugh sidey quotes'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='random ish'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='carry laughter wherever you go'/><title type='text'>The Bomb Goes Boom</title><summary type='text'>

note: repost




Laughter is a great feeling. And it's free, but that hardly has anything to do with it.

As God's creation living in an ungodly world, we all must learn to laugh.  Not only because it feels good when we do so, but most importantly, it doesn't feel bad.

Laughter opens our hearts and relieves tension as well as the inner turmoil which constantly affects our spirituality. I </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/3799438614411226438'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/3799438614411226438'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2010/10/bomb-goes-boom.html' title='The Bomb Goes Boom'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-1269761519598751068</id><published>2010-10-12T00:10:00.008-05:00</published><updated>2010-10-12T01:37:09.242-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='what happened to fantasia?'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='likes and dislikes'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='glenn beck has no accountability'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tamia is an underrated recording artist'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='kendra has a mean tennis game'/><title type='text'>Likes and Dislikes</title><summary type='text'>

LIKES
tamia
chicken alfredo
the old fantasia
the old lil bow wow
sweet cornbread
this time of the year
kissing my mom on the jaw
quiet storms
matthew 5:8
the smell of brand new crayons

DISLIKES
cornflakes
glenn beck
words unspoken
the new lil bow wow
running late, unable to find keys
big kids in strollers
dirt underneath fingernails
all the things that ever made you cry
"fattening the frog for</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/1269761519598751068/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=1269761519598751068&amp;isPopup=true' title='27 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/1269761519598751068'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/1269761519598751068'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2010/10/likes-and-dislikes.html' title='Likes and Dislikes'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><thr:total>27</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-3428061004272883061</id><published>2010-10-08T12:13:00.005-05:00</published><updated>2012-02-11T14:01:06.845-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='interracial relationships'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='emmett tiil'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='black in america'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sex in black relationships'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life&apos;s greatest lessons'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pink toes'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pulled from the blog vault'/><title type='text'>The Black Man, The White Woman</title><summary type='text'>


Once upon a time in America it was considered immoral for a black man and white woman to engage in private affairs.

Most people, depending on the color of skin, viewed such activity as unimaginable and forbidden bliss. As far as they were concerned, the african male and caucasian female should have the nerves to intermingle. The thought alone was often referred to as uncivilized.

Kinda like </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/3428061004272883061/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=3428061004272883061&amp;isPopup=true' title='20 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/3428061004272883061'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/3428061004272883061'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2010/10/black-man-white-woman.html' title='The Black Man, The White Woman'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1dZj3lMIr2k/TzbI9okmG7I/AAAAAAAAENg/yDpC8WO0vNw/s72-c/black-man-white-woman.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>20</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-8234776925383111811</id><published>2010-10-06T11:58:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2010-10-07T03:19:45.667-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tank'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='karyn white'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='good ideas'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='jermaine jackson'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sex in black relationships'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bad ideas'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='one man'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='superwoman'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='do what you do'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='random ish'/><title type='text'>Good Idea, Bad Idea: Relationships</title><summary type='text'>

#Good Idea
commitment; realizing you are involved in a relationship
communication
cuddling
do what you do when you did what you did 
to actually believe in the power of love
understanding that all the days won't be perfect
take your time and really make love
to remember that it's always the little things
for the woman to realize that a man is only "one man"
for the man to understand that "</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/8234776925383111811/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=8234776925383111811&amp;isPopup=true' title='21 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/8234776925383111811'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/8234776925383111811'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2010/10/good-idea-bad-idea-relationships.html' title='Good Idea, Bad Idea: Relationships'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><thr:total>21</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-8564688025724646808</id><published>2010-10-04T12:10:00.005-05:00</published><updated>2010-10-05T22:40:36.615-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='p diddy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='other people&apos;s blogs'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='walked outta heaven'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ricky rozay'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='rick ross says  i think i&apos;m big meech'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='free big meech'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='private joy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='random ish'/><title type='text'>random ish: "i think i'm Big Meech ... "</title><summary type='text'>
say what you say, but i have to give it up to Rick Ross. i really do. while it took some time to grasp his style, upon doing so, i realized that "Ricky Rozay" might have pulled off the biggest heist since Robin Givens took Mike Tyson for millions. Ross went from being a damn correctional officer to blowin' money fast and stunting with the likes of P Diddy &amp; Jay Z, portraying the role of a drug </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/8564688025724646808/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=8564688025724646808&amp;isPopup=true' title='19 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/8564688025724646808'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/8564688025724646808'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2010/10/random-ish-i-think-im-big-meech.html' title='random ish: &quot;i think i&apos;m Big Meech ... &quot;'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://i54.tinypic.com/n3w3o2_th.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>19</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-2110463277716341150</id><published>2010-10-03T06:57:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2010-10-03T07:00:58.321-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='remember the time'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='quotes'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='kanye west'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='jesus walks'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='random ish'/><title type='text'>Quotes: Kanye West</title><summary type='text'>

"I ain't here to argue about his facial features. Or here to convert atheists into believers. I'm just trying to say the way school needs teachers, the way Kathy Lee needed Regis, that's the way I need Jesus. So here go my single, dawg, radio needs this. They say you can rap about anything, except for Jesus. That means guns, sex, lies, videotape. But if I talk about God, my record won't get </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/2110463277716341150/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=2110463277716341150&amp;isPopup=true' title='11 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/2110463277716341150'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/2110463277716341150'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2010/10/quotes-kanye-west.html' title='Quotes: Kanye West'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><thr:total>11</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-39541912438006908</id><published>2010-10-01T04:25:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2010-10-01T04:25:49.401-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='likes and dislikes'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='New Orleans Saints'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='super bowl champs'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='whodat'/><title type='text'>Likes and Dislikes: Football Season</title><summary type='text'>

LIKES
defending super bowl champs #whodat
saints vs cowboys on thanksgiving day
watching michael vick play
monday night football
the dance that ray lewis does
hard tackles
seeing coaches lose their tempers
tweeting during big games
the playoffs
when kicker makes game-winning field goal

DISLIKES
phone steady ringing while watching game
name steady called while watching game
reggie bush out for </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/39541912438006908/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=39541912438006908&amp;isPopup=true' title='17 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/39541912438006908'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/39541912438006908'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2010/10/likes-and-dislikes-football-season.html' title='Likes and Dislikes: Football Season'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><thr:total>17</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-5967039320776465827</id><published>2010-09-30T12:23:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2010-10-03T18:41:36.250-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='random ish'/><title type='text'>Letting Go of The Pillow</title><summary type='text'>

If asking, I believe the pillow has overtaken the dog as Man's Best Friend.

Dogs are still nice to own and have around the house, and are known to bark at the immediate site of an intruder, but dogs are not the first and last things seen during the course of a day. 

Pillows are. 

Man can live comfortably without a dog. Hide an exhausted man's pillow moments before he calls it a day and the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/5967039320776465827/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=5967039320776465827&amp;isPopup=true' title='13 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/5967039320776465827'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/5967039320776465827'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2010/09/letting-go-of-pillow.html' title='Letting Go of The Pillow'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/TKS9D2mSQ0I/AAAAAAAADvE/YnM7xmAQ5X0/s72-c/pillows.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>13</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-4388985486344381651</id><published>2010-09-29T11:36:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2010-09-29T20:34:58.622-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sex in black relationships'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life&apos;s greatest lessons'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='and god created woman'/><title type='text'>Can't Deny A Woman's Worth</title><summary type='text'>

I met, befriended, dated, became involved, enjoyed and fucked up badly with more than enough women in my lifetime to understand some divine lessons as it arrives at the opposite sex. In fact, I believe it's safe to say that God knew exactly what He was doing when The Most High removed Adam's rib and created woman.

Lord knows He did.

During my life here on Earth I have experienced some very </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/4388985486344381651/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=4388985486344381651&amp;isPopup=true' title='23 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/4388985486344381651'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/4388985486344381651'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2010/09/cant-deny-womans-worth.html' title='Can&apos;t Deny A Woman&apos;s Worth'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><thr:total>23</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978767114357042875.post-3213961309150309007</id><published>2010-09-10T12:03:00.009-05:00</published><updated>2010-09-28T16:30:04.284-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='likes and dislikes'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='beyonce'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='willow smith'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='jay z'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ROC nation'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Damon Dash'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='symbolism'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='rihanna'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='kelly  rowland'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='black birds'/><title type='text'>Likes and Dislikes: ROC Nation</title><summary type='text'>


LIKES"roc la familia"
each artist's icy composure
i would like to see Kelly Rowland become 5th member
meaning, Beyonce is the 4th member
non-conformity
#allblackeverything
Kanye doesn't give a sister, brother, father, mother... f*ck
Jay Z signed Willow Smith
Jay Z: "my whole team got dough"
the Dynasty hand sign

DISLIKESall the symbolism
wondering what all the symbolism means
amount of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/feeds/3213961309150309007/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6978767114357042875&amp;postID=3213961309150309007&amp;isPopup=true' title='28 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/3213961309150309007'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6978767114357042875/posts/default/3213961309150309007'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://minusthebars.blogspot.com/2010/09/likes-and-dislikes-roc-nation.html' title='Likes and Dislikes: ROC Nation'/><author><name>Don</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02904024507867487521</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/S92J22XqRCI/AAAAAAAADKw/rrkNAhnvui4/S220/donchris7.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AVneizTKcl8/TIAFoGxgQvI/AAAAAAAADs8/f-CC4epbxy8/s72-c/run-this-town.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>28</thr:total></entry></feed>
