A New Year Is Upon Us....

What's happening ladies and gentlemen, dudes and dudettes. It is December 31st, New Year's Eve. 2009 is a mere 3 hours and 51 minutes away.

2008 was an interesting year. Three major things that happened in my life - Barack Obama was elected President, my father, who is never sick, had surgery and I lost my job. Barack will be in office in 20 days, my daddy is doing better and I am still looking for a job.

I normally don't do the resolution thing; I never stick to it. But I have decided that I need to lose some weight. I started working on it earlier in the week by starting some exercising, watching my diet and not drinking sodas. I stopped eating late at night, which I am VERY guilty of. Just small changes at first that will increase over time.

I want to lose 65 pounds. I want to be around to see my daughters do all of the wonderful things that they are going to do. According to the 50 Million Pound Challenge, my bmi (body mass index) is damn near off the charts. Plus my body is starting to feel very uncomfortable.

So there you have it. I am going to lose 65 pounds. I would love to lose it by my birthday (March 30th) but I am trying to be realistic. I am going to track my progress and see how it goes.

In closing, I would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year. May you and your family be healthy and properous in 2009 and please don't drink and drive tonight. I probably won't be back online until Monday so I will see you then! Peace!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!

Two commercials that have elements that are really irritating me...

First, the McDonalds commercial where the guy is singing to his chick that she is getting nuggets and not offering him any. He is seriously singing to her and as she rebuffs him yet again, tells her to "not be stingy". Imma need you to do better than this Mickey D's and secondly, the Red Lobster commercial where they boast that each location has a certified Grillmaster and they show the brother with the chef gear on turning a lobster tail on a grill like his life depends on it. It's NOT that serious sir...he is flipping it with tongs and has a full size spatula behind it just in case. Give me a break....

Wow....just wow.....

Tomorrow, December 18th, will be 3 months since I was laid off from my job. I've been out all day taking care of some things and I get home and see this:

Chrysler just announced that they will be closing all 30 of their plants beginning this Friday for one month.

The car manufacturer claims it is nearing the minimum level of cash it needs to run the company and will have trouble paying bills after the first of the year.

Another stellar ensemble ccast...

I caught the last few minutes of "Posse" last night and it is a who's who of black actors. Just off the top of my head - Mario Van Peeoples, Melvin Van Peoples, Blair Underwood, Salli Richardson, Tiny Lester, Reginald Vel Johnson, Big Daddy Kane, Nipsey Russell, Issac Hayes. I went to imdb.com and there was also Stephen Baldwin, Billy Zane, Tone Loc, Pam Grier, Vesta Williams, the guy who played the Don King like figure in Rocky V (I think his name is Richard Gant), the Hudlin Brothers, Aaron Neville, Stephen J. Cannell (TV creator extraordinaire) and Robert Hooks. Wow, that's a lot. It's not the best movie but Mario playing the sexy Jessie Lee makes up for it!

Let's just say barring a miracle, it's gonna be a minute before Orenthal sees the light of day..

1:27 pm - TMZ just summed it up...16 YEARS, shawty...his co-defendant that was convicted also got 16 years....


1:24 pm - I just watched the judge hand down the sentence for O.J. Some of the charges carries a sentence as little as 6 months bt some of the more serious charges carried a sentence of 15 years. So although I am not quite sure of exactly how much time he will serve, he is going to serve plenty.

O.J. Simpson is being sentenced today.

The Juice faces up to six years in prison.

Developing story...

Mr. Bentley from the Jeffersons has passed away...

Paul Benedict, the gentleman that played the next door neighbor to George and Louise, was found dead at Martha's Vineyard. I think George and Florence are the only main characters that have not passed away from that show. RIP Mr. Benedict...