MsE's Intellectual Smorgasbord

WHY ARE YOU NOT MARRIED?

2010-07-10T13:27:00.001-04:00

Here are some comebacks:

You haven't asked yet.

I was hoping to do something meaningful with my life.

Because I just love hearing this question.

Just lucky, I guess.

It gives my mother something to live for.

My fiancée is awaiting his/her parole.

I'm still hoping for a shot at Miss/Mr. America.

Do you know how hard it is to get two tickets to Miss Saigon?

I'm waiting until I get to be your age.

It didn't seem worth a blood test.

I already have enough laundry to do, thank you.

Because I think it would take all the spontaneity out of dating.

My co-op board doesn't allow spouses.

I'd have to forfeit my billion dollar trust fund.

They just opened a great singles bar on my block.

I wouldn't want my parents to drop dead from sheer happiness.

I guess it just goes to prove that you can't trust those voodoo doll rituals.

What? And lose all the money I've invested in running personal ads?

I don't want to have to support another person on my paycheck.

Why aren't you thin?

I'm married to my career, although recently we have been considering a trial separation.

Bonus reply for Single Mothers: Because having a husband and a child would be redundant.

101 WAYS TO ANNOY PEOPLE

2010-07-10T13:11:00.000-04:00

1. Sing the Batman theme incessantly.
2. In the memo field of all your checks, write "for sensual massage."
3. Specify that your drive-through order is "to go."
4. Learn Morse code, and have conversations with friends in public consisting entirely of "Beeeep Bip Bip Beeep Bip..."
5. If you have a glass eye, tap on it occasionally with your pen while talking to others.
6. Amuse yourself for endless hours by hooking a camcorder to your TV and then pointing it at the screen.
7. Speak only in a "robot" voice.
8. Push all the flat Lego pieces together tightly.
9. Start each meal by conspicuously licking all your food, and announce that this is so no one will "swipe your grub".
10. Leave the copy machine set to reduce 200%, extra dark, 17 inch paper, 98 copies.
11. Stomp on little plastic ketchup packets.
12. Sniffle incessantly.
13. Leave your turn signal on for fifty miles.
14. Name your dog "Dog."
15. Insist on keeping your car windshield wipers running in all weather conditions "to keep them tuned up."
16. Reply to everything someone says with "that's what YOU think."
17. Claim that you must always wear a bicycle helmet as part of your "astronaut training."
18. Declare your apartment an independent nation, and sue your neighbors upstairs for "violating your airspace".
19. Forget the punchline to a long joke, but assure the listener it was a "real hoot."
20. Follow a few paces behind someone, spraying everything they touch with Lysol.
21. Practice making fax and modem noises.
22. Highlight irrelevant information in scientific papers and "cc:" them to your boss.
23. Make beeping noises when a large person backs up.
24. Invent nonsense computer jargon in conversations, and see if people play along to avoid the appearance of ignorance.
25. Erect an elaborate network of ropes in your backyard, and tell the neighbors you are a "spider person."
26. Finish all your sentences with the words "in accordance with the prophesy."
27. Wear a special hip holster for your remote control.
28. Do not add any inflection to the end of your sentences, producing awkward silences with the impression that you'll be saying more any moment.
29. Signal that a conversation is over by clamping your hands over your ears.
30. Disassemble your pen and "accidentally" flip the ink cartridge across the room.
31. Give a play-by-play account of a persons every action in a nasal Howard Cosell voice.
32. Holler random numbers while someone is counting.
33. Adjust the tint on your TV so that all the people are green, and insist to others that you "like it that way."
34. Drum on every available surface.
35. Staple papers in the middle of the page.
36. Ask 1-800 operators for dates.
37. Produce a rental video consisting entirely of dire FBI copyright warnings.
38. Sew anti-theft detector strips into peoples backpacks.
39. Hide dairy products in inaccessible places.
40. Write the surprise ending to a novel on its first page.
41. Set alarms for random times.
42. Order a side of pork rinds with your filet mignon.
43. Instead of Gallo, serve Night Train next Thanksgiving.
44. Publicly investigate just how slowly you can make a "croaking" noise.
45. Honk and wave to strangers.
46. Dress only in clothes colored Hunters Orange.
47. Change channels five minutes before the end of every show.
48. Tape pieces of "Sweating to the Oldies" over climactic parts of rental movies.
49. Wear your pants backwards.
50. Decline to be seated at a restaurant, and simply eat their complimentary mints by the cash register.
51. Begin all your sentences with "ooh la la!"
52. ONLY TYPE IN UPPERCASE.
53. only type in lowercase.
54. dont use any punctuation either
55. Buy a large quantity of orange traffic cones and reroute whole streets.
56. Pay for your dinner with pennies.
57. Tie jingle bells to all your clothes.
58. Repeat everything someone says, as a question.
59. Write "X - BURIED TREASURE" in random spots on all of someone's roadmaps.
60. Inform everyone you meet of your personal Kennedy assassination/UFO/ O.J Simpson conspiracy theories.
61. Repeat the following conversation a dozen times: "Do you hear that?" "What?" "Never mind, its gone now."
62. Light road flares on a birthday cake.
63. Wander around a restaurant, asking other diners for their parsley.
64. Leave tips in Bolivian currency.
65. Demand that everyone address you as "Conquistador."
66. At the laundromat, use one dryer for each of your socks.
67. When Christmas caroling, sing "Jingle Bells, Batman smells" until physically restrained.
68. Wear a cape that says "Magnificent One."
69. As much as possible, skip rather than walk.
70. Stand over someone's shoulder, mumbling, as they read.
71. Pretend your computer's mouse is a CB radio, and talk to it.
72. Try playing the William Tell Overture by tapping on the bottom of your chin. When nearly done, announce "no, wait, I messed it up," and repeat.
73. Drive half a block.
74. Inform others that they exist only in your imagination.
75. Ask people what gender they are.
76. Lick the filling out of all the Oreos, and place the cookie parts back.
77. Cultivate a Norwegian accent. If Norwegian, affect a Southern drawl.
78. Routinely handcuff yourself to furniture, informing the curious that you don't want to fall off "in case the big one comes".
79. Deliberately hum songs that will remain lodged in co-workers brains, such as "Feliz Navidad", the Archies "Sugar" or the Mr. Rogers theme song.
80. While making presentations, occasionally bob your head. like a parakeet.
81. Lie obviously about trivial things such as the time of day.
82. Leave your Christmas lights up and lit until September.
83. Change your name to "AaJohn Aaaaasmith" for the great glory of being first in the phone book. Claim it's a Hawaiian name, and demand that people pronounce each "a."
84. Sit in your front yard pointing a hair dryer at passing cars to see if they slow down.
85. Chew on pens that you've borrowed.
86. Wear a LOT of cologne.
87. Listen to 33rpm records at 45rpm speed, and claim the faster speed is necessary because of your "superior mental processing."
88. Sing along at the opera.
89. Mow your lawn with scissors.
90. At a golf tournament, chant "swing-batabatabata-suhWING-batter!"
91. Ask the waitress for an extra seat for your "imaginary friend."
92. Go to a poetry recital and ask why each poem doesn't rhyme.
93. Ask your co-workers mysterious questions, and then scribble their answers in a notebook. Mutter something about "psychological profiles."
94. Stare at static on the TV and claim you can see a "magic picture."
95. Select the same song on the jukebox fifty times.
96. Never make eye contact.
97. Never break eye contact..
98. Construct elaborate "crop circles" in your front lawn.
99. Construct your own pretend "tricorder," and "scan" people with it, announcing the results.
100. Make appointments for the 31st of September.
101. Invite lots of people to other people's parties.

So Called Pro-Lifer Kills Dr George Tiller In Front of Church!!! WTF?!!!

2009-05-31T21:19:00.005-04:00

On today May 31, 2009, in the lobby of his church in Wichita, Kansas Dr. George Tiller was shot to death. Tiller, a physician who was a provider of late term abortions was referred to as “Tiller the baby killer” by conservative television and talk radio personalities, has had some attempts made on his life before. His clinic was bombed in 1991 and he was shot in both arms by an abortion protester as he drove away from his clinic in 1993.
Now wait a minute, this nameless for now vigilante obviously had been stalking Tiller. He was planning to kill him. His motive was stopping him from killing the innocent. However, what gave him the right to be police officer, judge, jury and executioner. Was this person supposed to also be a person of faith? Okay, isn’t it a violation of the tenets of any faith to stalk your victim, and commit premeditated murder in a place of worship? Is he on his way to hell in the oil jacket or the gasoline drawers?
Do the television and radio personalities and the networks that broadcast their rants that incite this type of violence have blood on their hands too?
Let's also see what pro-life conservative organizations help the suspect fund his legal defense.

Perez Hilton Is A Fugly F@&&*t!!!

2009-05-01T20:19:00.012-04:00

I cannot stand Perez Hilton. His recent asinine comments about Miss California being a dumb c^*t and b#!@h because she stepped on his little twinkle toes with voicing her requested opinion on gay marriage aren't the reasons he's on my s!*t list. Micheal Musto's comments were just as bad but I ain't mad at him. Both are just being typical male chauvinist pig-dog-rat-bastards (yes gay men can be chauvinists too)with the attitude that women should not express strong opinions. However,they and their fellow(and female,yes liberal,conservative,straight and lesbian woman can have some screwed-up attitudes about the role of straight women. Which is why my girl, Ann Coulter,who I disagree with on almost every issue, but I do admire so much, is such a polarizing figure among conservatives.) chauvinists believe that women should stay in their place,smile,make nice,show their tits(whether fake or real),shake their asses,snag a husband before the get too old,push out as many babies as they can,and most importantly shut up and do what they are told. Well,to hell with them and that crap.
Anywho, the real reason I intensely dislike Perez Hilton is because of his despicable habit of "outing" closeted gays and bisexuals for sport. This practice is completely unacceptable. Moreover, who the hell is he to decide when it is time for someone to divulge intimate information about their private life. For a friend to let another friend know that their spouse or lover is a closeted gay person and using the spouse or lover as a "beard" or "veil" is understandable but still controversial. However, exposing people's private business that they are trying to be discreet about just for the purpose of entertainment is disgusting and dangerous. This can put people's careers in jeopardy,exposes them to possible gay-bashing, being disowned by family and other misfortunes. Perez Hilton, being a gay man should be a heck of a lot more sensitive and respectful. For those who say gays/lesbians' lifestyle choices put them in those bad positions need to examine their own lives to make sure that if everything they do in the dark comes to the light, everything will still be "all good" before they rush to judgment.

Holy Week

2009-04-10T11:16:00.006-04:00

I am thinking reflectively about the true meaning and significance of Good Friday, Passover and Resurrection Sunday while wishing everyone observing and celebrating a great Holy Season!!!

Wronged by Boost Mobile?

2009-04-06T21:35:00.004-04:00

On Friday, April 3, 2009 I once again called Boost Mobile customer service about problems sending and receiving e-mail and text messages on my Motorola handset powered by Boost. I also inquired at that time about an update on my previous complaint about call sound quality, dropped calls, the NO SERVICE message display on my phone and the like. I let the representative know that I appreciated the ten dollar credit and that they had open a trouble ticket for engineers in my calling area to work to repair, rebuild and upgrade the infrastructure so that our service in the Fayetteville/Ft Bragg, North Carolina will work as well as it should. Additionally, I made it clear to the associate I spoke with that I knew that resolving the problems would take time, but after three months with no marked improvement in my service, I will move on to the next carrier. However, she let me know that it may take up to one hundred and eighty days or SIX MONTHS to resolve these problems. Can you believe this? More importantly, should I really wait that long? I’m really ticked off now. I think before Boost/Nextel/Sprint launched this national UNWRONGED $55 unlimited marketing campaign on television they should have prepared themselves to give their customers the excellent service they deserve. Which means they should have built proper infrastructure in each area one city, town,one locality at a time, BEFORE the television ads started. However, Boost Mobile did their customers a terrible disservice by taking our money knowing they were not prepared to give good service. Isn’t this so very WRONG? Talk to me!

Boost Mobile Update

2009-03-22T18:41:00.004-04:00

On last night around 9pm, March 21, 2009 I spoke to Jay at Boost/Sprint/Nextel customer service about the horrible mobile service that I've been receiving for the past month. The wait was long to speak with a representative, however when I finally spoke to an associate, he was patient, polite and prepared to assist me in resolve my problem. He gave me a ten dollar credit for the inconvenience I had experienced and set up a trouble ticket for the engineers in my area to work to fix the service issues the customers in Fayetteville are having. I'll let you know what the final result of my complaint turns out to be.

Boost Mobile Revisited

2009-03-20T01:31:00.004-04:00

Yes I did port my cell phone number and service from AT&T to Boost by Sprint/Nextel on February 26th, 2009. The porting transition was smooth and easy as they quoted it would be complete within 72 hours and it actually happened a little more quickly. However, I have not been too satisfied with the service since then. Particularly in my house. Many times in the lower floors of my 3 story house, my phone reads NO SERVICE instead of BOOST. I've experienced many dropped calls and sound quality is usually horrible. However a friend told me that her relative in Charlotte gets great service there but gets crappy service when he comes here to Fayetteville to visit. So I will complain again to Boost/Sprint/Nextel and be patient and wait a couple of months for some improvements because I love the $50 unlimited everything rate for talk, texting and internet access. Of course the rate is not a real value if the service stinks.

Boost Mobile by Sprint

2009-02-25T16:58:00.002-05:00

I am wondering who out there is using the new Boost Mobile $50 unlimited cell phone plan. If you are using this service, how is it working for you?

It's All In A Name

2009-02-01T12:26:00.011-05:00

My name is Edelmira Amuna. Edelmira means noble and famous and is a Spanish name. Amuna is my married name (my husband is Ghanaian) and the name means faithful in Hebrew. There are quite a few synagogues throughout the world with Amuna in their name. When I was a kid I hated my first name and swore that I would change it as soon as I became an adult. My mom used to make me correct people when they pronounced it incorrectly, which of course was an all day everyday affair. I finally put my foot down in high school and told her that I would not be correcting people anymore about my name. If it hurt her so much when she heard people mispronounce it, then she was so very welcomed to correct them. Pronunciation then and to this day, still does not make a tinker's darn bit of difference to me. Just spell my name right when you write me that check, alright. Once I was a grown-tailed woman, secure and confident, not trying to live up to anyone else's expectations, I learned to appreciate my unusual name and began to embrace it. My first name fits my personality and character because I am indeed a piece of work.

I have had a lot of fun with my name over the years (mostly at the expense of others). However, similarly to my mother I do still have a pet peeve about my name. If I take the time to spell my name for you and you still send me something or send something about me with my name spelled wrong I just may call you up just to give you the correct spelling of my name again. Now even though Edelmira is a Spanish name (it is the feminine version of the English name Elmer) it is still an unusual name among Spanish speaking people globally. So working in the public both in person and over the phone, I have received both positive and negative attention paid to my name. I started to use this sickeningly, sweet, cutesy-poo way of spelling my name to be a smart-alack and irritate difficult customers when they would demand that I spell it for them. E as in Edward, D as in David, E as in Edward again, L as in Love, M as in Mary, I as in Ida, R as in Robert and A as in Alice. See, I told you it was sickening. However, after a lady complained about how I spelled my name, and on another job a supervisor told me that the method that used to spell my name was unprofessional and that I would have to stop using it, once she left the company, I began use the E as in Edward, D as in David method all the time so it would sound more natural and less like I'm being a smart alack when I spelled it. More than once and every single time it was some racist, chauvinistic, Neanderthal who assumed that my first name was some pseudo-African name that my parents made up, and every single time I had to teach an unwanted history lesson to them about my noble and famous name. Notice I did not say unsolicited because when you open your big pie-hole to let ignorance come out in the form of the question "What kinda name is that" with a condescending attitude to boot, you are asking for me to school you. So it was on like popcorn. I told them in addition to the ethnic origin and meaning of the name, that my name was the feminine version of the first name of the presidential candidate who ran against Evita Peron's husband in Argentina many years ago. That put a real bee in the bonnets of these guys. Not only did they get an unwanted lecture, but nothing can tick off a prejudiced, sexist more than getting schooled by a Black woman who does not bother to mention the full names of the powerful men in her history tirade but blasts them with the first and last name of the president's more popular wife.

My maiden name is Brown (Scottish/Irish in origin) so that was common, and boring, so it got no play, but since I have been married, the questions about my last name have only increased. One customer during a call after I gave my obligatory first and last name and could not even get to the purpose of his call to the customer service department before he was all over my last name like a cheap suit. Why are people so dog-gone nosey? What did you say your last name was? Amuna (you heard me the first time). What does it mean? Faithful (mind your big eyed business so I can resolve the problem you are calling about). Are you Nigerian? No. What kind of name is that then? My husband's. Is he Nigerian? No. He is Ghanaian (read a geography book, my friend, there are many countries on the continent of Africa other than Nigeria).

I decided to re-post this because of the recent hoopla over our president Barack Hussein Obama's controversial name. So tell me, do you have a love-hate relationship with your name? Have you had trials and tribulations as the result the name your parents gave you or the name of the family you married into? Do you have an entertaining story about your name or the name of someone close to you? Please tell us all about it.

Happy New Year!!!

2009-01-01T12:38:00.002-05:00

I'm wishing all of you joy,peace,prosperity,divine health and all the love your heart can hold in the new year

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

2008-12-10T17:42:00.003-05:00

Greetings and Salutations,
Christmas is not a date. It is a state of mind. Christmas is in the air! Wishing you all the joy, hope and wonder of the season. May the peace and beauty of the season remain with you throughout the coming year. May the Lord richly bless you.

Wishing you joy, peace and prosperity,

Ms E

Ahhhhhhhh(Scream)!!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-12-06T20:43:00.001-05:00

I'm stressing about moving 2 Fayetteville, NC. HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy Happy Joy Joy!!!!!!!!!!

2008-12-01T18:07:00.002-05:00

I wish all of you a joyously abundant Eid,Chanukah(Hanukkah),Christmas,Kwanza and a prosperous New Year!!!

Thanksgiving 2008

2008-11-15T11:04:00.005-05:00

How's planning and preparation for Thanksgiving going for you so far? Frankly mine is to say at the least very challenging. From illness in the family, to financial concerns, last minute changes in travel arrangements for my husband and house guests,etc,etc. Despite all of these inconveniences, I am determined to keep a positive attitude and enjoy Thanksgiving and my birthday which is three days before because I have so much to be thankful for. I have a solid relationship with God, a wonderful husband, great extended family, good friends, reasonably good health, a few dollars in the bank, a beautiful home, two hoopties that run fairly well in the drive-way, food in the fridge and cupboards, more clothing and accessories than I need and plenty of other blessings that I haven't even thought about. If you count your blessings rather than your problems you can overcome them, find the strength to do what you need and want do and be at peace. So, please don't sweat the small stuff and have a joyous Thanksgiving!!!

An Open Letter to Barack Obama

2008-11-05T20:10:00.007-05:00

What a glorious day that the Lord has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it. Congratuations to the Obama supporters in November 4th 2008's victory.

An Open Letter to Barack Obama
By Alice Walker | TheRoot.com

Alice Walker on expectations, responsibilities and a new reality that is almost more than the heart can bear.

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Nov. 5, 2008

Dear Brother Obama,

You have no idea, really, of how profound this moment is for us. Us being the black people of the Southern United States. You think you know, because you are thoughtful, and you have studied our history. But seeing you deliver the torch so many others before you carried, year after year, decade after decade, century after century, only to be struck down before igniting the flame of justice and of law, is almost more than the heart can bear. And yet, this observation is not intended to burden you, for you are of a different time, and, indeed, because of all the relay runners before you, North America is a different place. It is really only to say: Well done. We knew, through all the generations, that you were with us, in us, the best of the spirit of Africa and of the Americas. Knowing this, that you would actually appear, someday, was part of our strength. Seeing you take your rightful place, based solely on your wisdom, stamina and character, is a balm for the weary warriors of hope, previously only sung about.

I would advise you to remember that you did not create the disaster that the world is experiencing, and you alone are not responsible for bringing the world back to balance. A primary responsibility that you do have, however, is to cultivate happiness in your own life. To make a schedule that permits sufficient time of rest and play with your gorgeous wife and lovely daughters. And so on. One gathers that your family is large. We are used to seeing men in the White House soon become juiceless and as white-haired as the building; we notice their wives and children looking strained and stressed. They soon have smiles so lacking in joy that they remind us of scissors. This is no way to lead. Nor does your family deserve this fate. One way of thinking about all this is: It is so bad now that there is no excuse not to relax. From your happy, relaxed state, you can model real success, which is all that so many people in the world really want. They may buy endless cars and houses and furs and gobble up all the attention and space they can manage, or barely manage, but this is because it is not yet clear to them that success is truly an inside job. That it is within the reach of almost everyone.

I would further advise you not to take on other people's enemies. Most damage that others do to us is out of fear, humiliation and pain. Those feelings occur in all of us, not just in those of us who profess a certain religious or racial devotion. We must learn actually not to have enemies, but only confused adversaries who are ourselves in disguise. It is understood by all that you are commander in chief of the United States and are sworn to protect our beloved country; this we understand, completely. However, as my mother used to say, quoting a Bible with which I often fought, "hate the sin, but love the sinner." There must be no more crushing of whole communities, no more torture, no more dehumanizing as a means of ruling a people's spirit. This has already happened to people of color, poor people, women, children. We see where this leads, where it has led.

A good model of how to "work with the enemy" internally is presented by the Dalai Lama, in his endless caretaking of his soul as he confronts the Chinese government that invaded Tibet. Because, finally, it is the soul that must be preserved, if one is to remain a credible leader. All else might be lost; but when the soul dies, the connection to earth, to peoples, to animals, to rivers, to mountain ranges, purple and majestic, also dies. And your smile, with which we watch you do gracious battle with unjust characterizations, distortions and lies, is that expression of healthy self-worth, spirit and soul, that, kept happy and free and relaxed, can find an answering smile in all of us, lighting our way, and brightening the world.

We are the ones we have been waiting for.

In Peace and Joy,
Alice Walker

Invitation 2 My Pity Party

2008-07-31T12:16:00.000-04:00

Greetings and Salutations:

You are cordially invited to attend my pity party. I busted up my knee @ 130am on 7/31/08 & had 2 go 2 the ER to get 15 stitches and a knee brace. Please RSVP.

Thanks and best regards,

Ms E

Check out my Guestbook!

2008-06-27T23:05:00.001-04:00

Donna,Kathy and the Conspiracy to Destroy The Family

2008-06-19T03:33:00.007-04:00

Donna,Kathy and the Conspiracy to Destroy The Family

In Juwanza Kunjufu's book Countering the Conspiracy to Destroy Black Boys,he talks about the Donna/Kathy theory and how what type of mother children have can determine whether a child fails or suceeds in life.Donna is the ideal to work toward like the Proverbs 31 woman in the Bible. In our instant gratification oriented society,becoming a Donna is extremely difficult but not impossible to achieve. The life of a Kathy is not exactly a crystal stair either. However,being somewhere neatly in between a Donna and a Kathy, otherwise known as being mediocre is easy. So,that is what most of us opt for. Tragically,this is destroying the family, our communities, our country and sending the world to hell in the oil jacket. After all,the hand that rocks the cradle is the is the hand that rules the world. It is a bitter pill to swallow that nice girls finish last.

Recently I responded to a question on Yahoo Answers or MSN Q&A about this same issue. The question was something like: "Why is it that in college it seems as if the good girl always finishes last. The fact that we don't want to party all night long and have one night stands,why does this create problems for us nice girls to find a guy that will like us. A guy that will actually want to have a relationship that will actually have a chance at lasting? Guys please tell me why." My response was "I know this is not that comforting to you now but you will be richly rewarded by God for sticking to your values,honoring your parents and the way that they raised you and being a good girl. You get rewards like finishing college with decent grades rather than flunking out like all the goof-offs who forgot the real reason they are supposed to be in college for one. Influential professors and others will write glowing letters of reference for you in a heartbeat for graduate school or jobs because you work hard and don't have a skanky reputation for showing too much skin,flirting,or even sleeping with men(or even women in powerful positions) to get a job or promotion, a good (or just a passing)grade,or getting guys to do your work for you. Prosperity in your career and building wealth and will enable to afford to go to the places where you can meet top quality men with good morals, interesting personalities,common interests with you,and successful careers. Once you meet one of these great guys,he courts you effectively,wins your heart and hand,he will be supportive of your career,loving and satisfying in and out of the bedroom,faithful to you in marriage,eager to do his fair share in domestic chores, willing and able to support you and your kids if you want to drop out of the work force for a while and be a stay at home mom or even home school your children. At forty you will look a heck of a lot younger than these party girls and tired tramps will at the same age,because you took better care of yourself and regarded your body as a temple. So YES, nice girls finish last but they usually finish happier,richer,healthier and more beautiful throughout their longer lives."

What do I need to know about being a city council person?

2008-05-02T01:49:00.000-04:00

I am in the preliminary stage of running for city council person in my district in November. I'm now getting the 150 petition signatures I need and filling out the application in the candidate's packet that I have to turn in by June 10th and all of that wonderful stuff. This is my first time running for public office, however I have future aspirations to become a state legislator. I need advise on what to do and maybe more importantly what not to do.

Vote for Barack Obama on Super Tuesday-February 5, 2008!!!

2008-02-03T01:34:00.000-05:00

Personality ID

2007-10-09T10:59:00.000-04:00

This is my personality ID.

To get yours go to:

http://careerdirectonline.org/personalityID/share/?i=33307C33337C35347C34337CRqryzven

Juanita Bynum Attacked By Husband Bishop Weeks

2007-08-28T15:57:00.000-04:00

Televangelist Juanita Bynum Assaulted by Husband
Thursday , August 23, 2007

ATLANTA —

Juanita Bynum, a televangelist who has won a national following with sermons about women's empowerment, was badly bruised in a fight with her estranged husband as they met in an attempt to reconcile, police said.

No charges were filed in connection with the confrontation between Bynum and preacher Thomas W. Weeks III, founder of Global Destiny churches, police said Thursday.

The fight happened early Wednesday in the parking lot of the Renaissance Concourse Hotel near Atlanta's airport, and a hotel bellman pulled Weeks off Bynum, Officer Ronald Campbell said.

"She was bruised up and battered," Campbell told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "She had purple bruising around her neck and upper torso."

Weeks did not return a phone message or an e-mail request for comment Thursday by The Associated Press. A call to Global Destiny was answered only by a recorded message with information about the ministry.

Campbell told the AP on Thursday he was unsure if investigators had spoken with Weeks.

Asked about the fight, a woman who answered the phone at Juanita Bynum Ministries in Waycross said, "We're not at liberty to discuss it at this time." She did not identify herself.

Bynum is a former homemaker, hairdresser and flight attendant who became a Pentecostal evangelist. She got a break when Bishop T.D. Jakes invited her to speak at one of his conferences several years ago.

Her ministry blossomed after her "No More Sheets" sermon about breaking free of sexual promiscuity at a singles event. She writes books, records inspirational CDs and preaches to millions through televised sermons.

She married Weeks in 2002 in a televised wedding.

Now, all I have to say is that the Bible says that a deacon, minister and certainly a bishop cannot be a striker (wife-beater). A man who feels he needs to beat his wife into submission or obedience is an ineffective leader. Therefore if he can't lead at home, he certainly can't lead a congregation (who he cannot whip into submission) effectively. Bishop Weeks should step down or be defrocked. Can I get an amen?

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