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Oh Steven, Steven, why? Why have you actually turned into a lady?Ah yes, here we are on the first day of Black History Month. I thought I might do something special this year and post a few articles I found interesting. The articles will vary, some serious, some not so serious. I’ll do regular therapy postings and toss in a few BHM entries. To start us off I want to share a few Librivox recordings of West African Folk Tales by William H. Barker. Reader credits appear at the bottom of this post.
Alright, about these particular folktales….In these tales you’ll find one main character which is a Anansi. Anansi is a false god who plays tricks on people for his own selfish gain. He lies, cheats and steals in order to make himself prosperous. This he does to the detriment of all around him, including his sons, wife and fellow villagers. Anansi sometimes appears in the stories as a spider or a person and sometimes a combination of the two. One thing you can count on with Anansi is that he is an abusive, neglectful, self-centered, “me first” kind of god. You’ll also notice that his selfish tricks always fail but not without consequences to himself and others.
Continue reading ‘Black History Month – West African Folk Tales’
It’s Saturday which means homemade pizza and cheap wine are on the menu. The last time I did this it was a friggin’ disaster, but…. lets not hang on to the past. Anyway, I made the pizza, very good, and I settled for Coors Genuine Draft in a bottle. I first watched a movie called “The Perfect Host” with the skinny blonde brother from Frazier, David Hyde Pierce. In the movie he plays a convincing psychotic maniac who will both scare the crap out of you and make you laugh. In this story there are disturbing moments as well as laugh out loud parts. The funny thing is, David was so convincing in the role that I started hating him and wishing for his demise. That’s hard to believe seeing as how I like him as an actor. He was so cruel at times that I began to sympathize with the “victim” who was himself a bad guy. That’s what made this movie so good. It takes your emotions and manipulates them like clay. Finally when it lets go of you and leaves you as a lump on the floor you’re like, “What the hell was that?…Do it again. Do it again.” In other words, I really liked that movie.
Girl 1: He paces in the basement, back and forth, back and forth.
Girl 2: He’s got him in the basement? You can’t keep a mountain lion in the basement.
Girl 1: It’s only when he’s feeding him…and he keeps the lion away from kids because he doesn’t like kids.
Me: He probably does like kids, the meaty ones.
Laughter
Me: What’s wrong with people? Don’t they watch Fetal Attractions on Animal Planet? I guess mauling only happens to other people…like say to this guy who thought it would be okay to keep a 500 pound tiger in a tiny apartment in the projects of Harlem.
Continue reading ‘Conversation Bits’
It seemed easier to do a quick video than to type this out. The photos of the doll are quick because I know for some she could be traumatic. They’re at the beginning of the video only but the whole video is about her. The other images are art therapy pieces. I had plenty more to say but once the microphone was in my face my mind went blank. Mary Jane had something to say too so she’s in there at the end 
That girl kills me. Continue reading ‘She’s Home’
To Naonka Mixon of Survivor 21
I’ll start off by saying I don’t care that you quit the game of Survivor. I mean really, what one endures out there can’t be understood by viewers, so I have no issue with you saying it was too much. What has prompted this entry is your exit speech on being a “strong black woman” from a line of strong black women. I don’t know about the rest of your family, but from what I saw of your behavior I am left to believe you have no idea what it means to be a strong woman.
Continue reading ‘A Strong Woman – Naonka Mixon’
I thought it was hilarious when Pres Obama threatened the lives of teenage stars but I’m downright in awe at what this father did for his son to save his life during a car crash in Australia.
He took the full hit sparing his son from any harm at all. This is father of the year doing “whatever it takes” . Bravo!!!
fma
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