EATING (A) COOKIE...FOR NEW YEARS

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NEW YEARS. THE ONLY TIME OF YEAR WHEN THE SPACE BETWEEN TIME IS REVEALED TO US. BEING ABLE TO VIEW THE CASM OF TIME FOR MAYBE A FEW SECONDS. LIKE WATCHING A PROJECTIONIST SWITCH THE REELS AT THE RIGHT TIME WHEN ONE ENDS AND THE OTHER BEGINS. BEING ABLE TO EXPERIENCE SUCH AN EVENT BRINGS SUCH A STRONG FEELING OVER US THAT WE HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO PERFORM AN ACT OF PURE AFFECTION...KISSING A MEMBER OF THE OPPOSITE SEX...(AND FOR SOME) TAKING THEM HOME WITH YOU. YES, NEW YEARS IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT HOLIDAYS EVER CELEBRATED...BY HUMANKIND...OR ANY OTHER KIND. IT ALSO AFFORDS US THE CHANCE TO QUIETLY REFLECT ON OUR PAST AND ASSESS OUR FUTURE...I.E. MAKING THAT EVER POPULAR "NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION". NOW IT HAS BECOME A HABIT FOR TO NOT ONLY LOOK BACK IN REFLECTION ON THE PAST YEAR BUT ALSO REMINISCE OVER ALL OF THE OTHERS BEFORE IT, BUT WHILE DOING SO IT HAS OCCURED TO ME THAT MOST PEOPLE DON'T DO THIS. THE TRADITION IS TO MAKE RESOLUTIONS TO ONE'S SELF AT THE CLOSE OF THE YEAR FOR THE DAWNING OF A NEW ONE BUT MOST DON'T EVEN TAKE THE TIME TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THEY ARE AND HOW TO GO ABOUT ATTAINING THESE NEW GOALS. THEY JUST MAKE OUTLANDISH WISHES THAT THEY TOSS TO THE WIND AND HOPE COME TO FRUITION. OR THEY WANT TO USE THIS TIME AS AN EXCUSE TO HAVE OR GO TO A PARTY, GET DRUNK AND KISS (OR "FUN") A COMPLETE STRANGER. AND CONSEQUENTLY MAKE THE EXACT SAME MISTAKES THAT THEY MADE IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR...NO THOUGHT INVOLVED. THAT IS NOT HOW IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE. GRANTED GOING OUT AND HAVING A "GOOD TIME" IS GREAT BUT WHAT IS THE POINT OF MAKING RESOLUTIONS JUST FOR THE SAKE OF SAYING YOU DID AND NOT FOLLOWING THROUGH WITH THEM. SO WITH THAT SAID TAKE SOME TIME OUT OF YOUR DAY TO REFLECT ON ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO YOU CARE ABOUT AND WHO CARE ABOUT YOU. ALL OF THE OBSTACLES WE HAVE TACKLED TO GET TO THIS POINT, WHETHER IT BE "TEST OF TIME" MANAGEMENT, THE OLYMPIC GAUNTLET WE'VE RUN, OR THE GAUNTLET OF WOMEN WHO HAVE CHEWED AT OUR "HIND" PARTS WHILE GETTING THEIR HAIR DONE. THE SUGAR HIGHS...AND LOWS, HARD BOTTOMS, WET WEAVES, A BOTTLE OF NONI AND ALL OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT HAVE LENT A HAND IN HELPING US ACCOMPLISH OUR GOALS FOR THIS PAST YEAR. LET'S MAKE A RESOLUTION TO REFLECT ON OUR PAST MISTAKES AND SHORTCOMINGS AND MAKE "RESOLUTIONS" THAT WE CAN FOLLOW THROUGH WITH...THUS BETTERING OURSELVES AND OTHERS. FOR IT IS ONLY WHEN WE REALIZE WHO WE ARE AS INDIVIDUAL HUMAN BEINGS THAT WE CAN FIND OUR TRUE PATH AND PLACE IN THIS WORLD. SO SIT BACK, RELAX AND EAT (A) COOKIE, THE BALL WILL BE DROPPING SOON...JUST DON'T "EAT" TOO MANY. YOU MIGHT GET HYPERGLYCEMIA.
KNOWLEDGE WITH WISDOM; WISDOM WITH KNOWLEDGE...
AG-THE FUNKY BLOGGER

SOME MORE STRANGE QUESTIONS...WITH "CHRISTMAS" ANSWERS

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BIENVENIDOS A LA NAVIDAD...WELCOME TO CHRISTMAS! WHILE YOU'RE ENJOYING YOUR FAMILIES AND HIGH-PRICED TRANSFORMERS ACTION FIGURES LET THESE PONDERANCES STIMULATE YOUR THOUGHT PROCESSES: CAN THERE BE A CHRISTMAS WITHOUT GIFTS? ALTHOUGH PEOPLE SAY THAT CHRISTMAS IS ABOUT DEMONSTRATING "PEACE ON EARTH" AND "GOODWILL TOWARD MEN/WOMEN", IT HAS BECOME COMMON PRACTICE TO SAVE A LOT OF THAT "GOODWILL" FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS. JUDGING BY THE WAY WE FIGHT EACH OTHER FOR THE SAME PARKING SPOT TO CRAM OURSELVES INTO CROWDED STORES AND HAVE BOXING MATCHES WITH EACH OTHER FOR THE LAST CALVEN KLEIN CARDIGAN SWEATER WE CAN'T HELP BUT HOLD OURSELVES RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TREATMENT OF OUR "FELLOW MAN/WOMAN". IF HALF THE BATTLE WAS GETTING HIM INTO THE WHITE HOUSE, HOW COME WE ARE SO WILLING TO CALL THAT THE VICTORY WHEN THE WAR HAS YET TO BEGIN? SINCE NOVEMBER 4TH...2008, WE AS A PEOPLE HAVE BEEN IN SHEER ECSTACY. FROM TOP-LEVEL TO STREET-LEVEL (GROUND-LEVEL) PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SINGING THE PRAISES OF OUR NEWLY ELECTED PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA...PRESIDENTIAL VIRTUOSO. NOW THAT IS ALL WELL AND GOOD BUT ISN'T IT PREMATURE? HE HASN'T DONE ANYTHING YET. LIKE THE REST, I'M ALL FOR OBAMA BUT WE CAN'T BE SATISFIED WITH JUST AN INAUGURATION. WE ARE A NATION BUILT ON GOOD JUDGEMENT AND GREAT RESULTS SO WE SHOULD NOT HOLD PRESIDENT OBAMA AS THE EXCEPTION...HE SHOULD BE THE PROBLEM-SOLVER. SO LET US HOLD OFF ON "PATTING OURSELVES ON THE BACK" FOR WHEN HE REVIVES OUR TURMOIL-LADEN COUNTRY. SO WHILE WE ARE ENJOYING THESE HOLIDAYS ALWAYS KEEP GOOD OF ANOTHER IN OUR MINDS FOR THIS WILL BRING US CLOSER TO PEACE. AND KEEP SUPPORTING BARACK OBAMA...BUT SAVE THE VICTORY PARTIES FOR WHEN HE RESCUES OUR ECONOMY.

FOR WHEN THE TIDES GET ROUGH AND THINGS SEEM TIGHT, THINK ON THESE QUESTIONS.

HERE IS ANOTHER ONE FOR GOOD MEASURE: DON'T YOU THINK IT'S FUNNY THAT IF I GRAB A WOMAN'S "BUM" AND SHE PUNCHES ME SHE'S FIGHTING FOR HER RIGHTS, BUT IF A GAY DUDE GRABS MY "BUM" AND I PUNCH HIS LIGHTS OUT I'M A HOMOPHOBE?...NO DISRESPECT, IT'S JUST SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS...FELIZ NAVIDAD! (I.E. JOSE FELICIANO)

AG-THE FUNKY BLOGGER

QUESTIONING INDEPENDANCE

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NO MATTER WHERE WE GO OR WHAT WE DO WE ARE GOING TO ALWAYS RUN INTO VERY IMPORTANT PROBLEMS. AND TODAY IS NO DIFFERENT. THE TOPIC BEING INDEPENDENT WOMEN AND WHY MOST OF THEM CAN'T HANDLE IT. NOW BEFORE YOU START "CURSING" ME OUT I'M GOING TO MAKE YOU UNDERSTAND THE REALITY OF THE SITUATION. WE WILL START OFF WITH A BRIEF HISTORY LESSON: ONCE UPON A TIME, IN THE EARLY 1900'S, WOMEN WERE REGARDED AS "HOMEMAKERS" AND "HOME-BODIES". MEANING THEIR ONLY JOB WAS TO GIVE BIRTH, READY THE HOUSE, PREPARE DINNER AND...HAVE A "TIGHT ASS"...NICE. THIS WAS THE CASE FOR MANY DECADES UNTIL THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT HIT, AND WHAT BLACK PEOPLE AND MINORITIES WERE FIGHTING FOR SOON BECAME THE GOAL FOR WOMEN AND HOMOSEXUALS AS WELL...RESPECT AND EQUALITY. SINCE THEN, THE AMOUNT OF WOMEN WITH PROFESSIONAL TITLES AND JOBS HAS NEARLY QUADRUPLED EVERY YEAR AFTER THIS MONUMENTAL EVENT. THE NEW PERSPECTIVE OF THE MODERN WOMAN HAS BEEN CHANGED DUE TO THE NEW OPPORTUNITIES, SHOWING "WOMAN-HOOD" AS HAVING A PLATFORM FOR INDIVIDUAL CHOICE INSTEAD OF ONE NATURALLY SELECTED OCCUPATION. NOW LET'S LOOK AT "INDEPENDENCE" AS A WHOLE: WEBSTER DEFINES "INDEPENDENCE" AS HAVING THE QUALITY OF NOT BEING AFFILIATED WITH A LARGER CONTROLLING UNIT; NOT REQUIRING OR RELYING ON SOMETHING ELSE; NOT CONTINGENT. WHEN WE FACTOR ALL OF THAT IN A FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVE WE FIND THAT THIS IS THE GOAL THAT WE ALL STRIVE FOR..."FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE!" NOW, FACTOR THAT INTO A RELATIOSHIP AND SEE WHAT YOU COME UP WITH. IF YOU DON'T SEE A PROBLEM, THEN YOU'RE EITHER NOT WORKING THE MATH RIGHT OR ONE OF YOUR VARIABLES IS OFF (I.E. YOUR WITH THE WRONG GUY). ALTHOUGH I'M PRETTY SURE THAT WHEN YOUR PARENTS TOLD YOU TO BE INDEPENDANT THEY MEAN'T FINANCIALLY THERE ARE PROBABLY SOME OF YOU WONERING "WHY???". WELL, BECAUSE UNLESS YOU COME FROM ANOTHER PLANET,OR YOU'RE AN AMEOBA, YOU CAN'T REPRODUCE ON YOUR OWN. BUT WHAT IF YOU DON'T WANT KIDS? THAT'S EASY...YOU DO, YOU JUST DON'T REALIZE IT. WE ARE ALL PROGRAMMED TO "WANT" TO HAVE KIDS AT SOME POINT. FOR WOMEN IT'S "MENOPAUSE" AND FOR MEN IT'S A "MID-LIFE CRISIS". THEY BOTH ACT AS A FAIL-SAFE TO ENSURE THAT OUR SPECIES SURVIVES, EVEN THOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN PEOPLE THAT HAVE GONE THROUGH LIFE WITHOUT BEARING CHILDREN. BUT FOR THEM IT WAS EITHER THAT THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO OR THEIR WILL WAS STRONDER THAN NATURE'S. YOU CANNOT DECLARE INDEPENDENCE FROM THE "WANT" TO BE WITH SOMEONE BECAUSE IT JUST WON'T WORK. YOU CAN'T ASK TO BE WITH SOMEBODY AND AT THE SAME TIME TELL THEM NOT TO "BOTHER" YOU...THAT'S WHAT "BOOTY-CALLS" ARE FOR. AND UNLESS YOU'RE LOOKING FOR THAT YOU WILL NEVER FIND SUCCESS. YOU WILL ALWAYS RECIEVE THE EXACT THING THAT YOU ARE PROFESSING TO PEOPLE...TRUE INDEPENDENCE. THE POINT OF IT ALL IS TO GET YOU TO REALIZE THAT YOU DO NEED US, JUST LIKE WE NEED YOU...FOR SOMETHING. IT'S OK TO BE A LITTLE DEPENDANT ON SOMEONE. WE ARE ENGINEERED THAT WAY. SO LET'S LEAVE "INDEPENDENCE" WHERE IT BELONGS...IN THE BANK. NOW GET OUT THERE AND "MAKE SOME BABIES"...OR HIT ME ON THE EMAIL AT AGTHEFUNKYBLOGGER@GMAIL.COM. OR ABLACKMANSVIEW@GMAIL.COM IF YOU WANT THE COMGLOMERATE'S "VIEW".
AND ALWAYS REMEMBER, IF YOU HAVE A BURNING SENSATION EVERYTIME YOUR WITH THE ONE YOU LOVE...SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY!
WORDS TO INSPIRE............AG-THE FUNKY BLOGGER

SING WITH ME NOW..."LIKE A COCAINE COWBOY"

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A GREAT MAN ONCE TOLD ME THAT "KI'S" OPEN DOORS...KILOS THAT IS. THE "FAT OLD WHITE GUY" HAS BEEN OVER-THROWN AND THE "COCAINE COWBOY" HAS BECOME THE NEW SYMBOL OF WEALTH FOR THIS COUNTRY IN THIS NEW MILLENIUM. I KNOW SOME OF YOU ARE SAYING SOMETHING TO THE TUNE OF "WHAT?!! THAT'S PREPOSTEROUS!!!" BUT IT'S TRUE. DUE TO THE SUCCESS OF SOME OF OUR MORE FAMOUS MEDIA ICONS, THIS "PROVERB" HAS BEEN GIVEN A CREDIBLE AND TRUST-WORTHY STANDING. JAY-Z, YOUNG JEEZY, AKON...EVEN CHRIS BROWN ARE PRODUCTS AS WELL AS SYMBOLS OF THIS LIFESTYLE...OK MAYBE NOT CHRIS BROWN BUT THE REST OF THEM ARE. NOW YOU MIGHT BE ASKING YOURSELF WHY? WELL LET'S LOOK; IT'S SIMPLE REALLY. LOOKING OVER THEIR SORTED PAST, LETS POSE A QUESTION TO YOU THAT YOU CAN PROBABLY ANSWER YOURSELF...WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SELLING COCAINE AND SELLING ALBUMS? IT IS SAID THAT SALES, IN ITS MANY FORMS, IS THE HIGHEST PAID PROFESSION IN THE WORLD AND THE MECHANICS OF SELLING COCAINE ARE THE SAME ONES APPLIED TO SELLING ANYTHING ELSE. YOU HAVE A SALES PITCH FOR YOUR PRODUCT, A POTENTIAL MARKET WITH A STEADY CUSTOMER BASE AND A PLACE OF COMMERCE. AND DURING THE CRACK EPIDEMIC IN THE 1990'S THESE TACTICS WERE EMPLOYED TO GREAT EFFECT. AND THERE YOU HAVE IT. THOUGH THE MARKET MAY CHANGE THE METHOD WILL ALWAYS STAY THE SAME. MERCHANDISE IS MERCHANDISE. NOW YOU'RE ASKING YOURSELF "HOW DOES THIS APPLY TO ME?" OR "HOW CAN I MAKE THIS WORK TO MY ADVANTAGE?" WELL THERE'S AN ANSWER FOR THAT TOO. FOR AS LONG AS YOU DRAW BREATH, REMEMBER THIS: IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE WANT, YOU WILL ALWAYS MAKE MONEY. WHETHER IT'S SELLING STOCKS, MAGAZINES AND BOOKS, CARS OR SIMPLY SELLING YOURSELF. PEOPLE, GOOD SALESMANSHIP IS A MUST FOR A SUCCESSFUL CAREER. DON'T BE DISCOURAGED BY THE LAW OF SALES. IT'S SIMPLE: MAKE PEOPLE ACT ON THEIR FEELINGS; THEIR WANTS AND NEEDS, LIKE HUNGER...GETTING HIGH...WHATEVER THEY MIGHT BE. THERE IS A PLETHRA OF SOURCES AVAILABLE THAT CAN HELP EDUCATE IN THIS ART LIKE BOOKS AND TAPES (DVD'S FOR YOU MODERN TYPES)...OR YOU CAN GET THE NEW CLIPSE ALBUM ROAD TIL THE CASKET DROPS. THAT RIGHT THERE IS PROBABLY THE BEST ONE FOR YOU...NO BULL! SO STUDY WELL BECAUSE MAYBE ONE DAY YOU'LL BE THE NEXT BARACK...SHOVELLING Mc.CAIN OUT THE PROJECT WINDOW...YOU'LL GET THAT WHEN YOU LISTEN TO THE MIXTAPE.

NO MATTER WHAT RODEO YOU'RE IN, YOU STILL HAVE TO "RIDE THAT BULL"(LADIES)...SO BE THE BEST "CATTLE RANCHER" YOU CAN BE. LONG LIVE THE COCAINE COWBOY!

LOVE TO ALL, AND TO ALL A GOOD 'MORROW!

AG-THE FUNKY BLOGGER

PS-THOSE OF YOU WHO WANT A MORE "INDEPTH" EXPLANATION ON THE LAW OF SALES EMAIL ME AT AGTHEFUNKYBLOGGER@GMAIL.COM OR THE CONGLOMERATE AT ABLACKMANSVIEW@GMAIL.COM

PEACE TO ALL.

STRANGE QUESTIONS

IN MY EXTENSIVE STUDY ON MANKIND, I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE ULTIMATE DRIVING FORCE WHICH FURTHERS THE PROGRESSION OF OUR "EVOLUTION" COMES FROM QUESTIONS AND SOLVING RIDDLES. ALTHOUGH THESE QUESTIONS ARE "UNCOMMON" IN NATURE, THE ANWERS ARE "COMMONLY" HARD TO COME BY. BE IT A "COMMON" MISUNDERSTANDING OF THE SITUATION (THE REASON FOR THE QUESTION) OR OF THE QUESTION ITSELF MAKES THE SOLUTION A LITTLE BIT HARD TO "GET". IT TAKES SOMEONE THAT CAN FULLY DIAGNOSE THE SITUATION AND GIVE THE PROPER WORKING ANSWER TO THESE QUESTIONS, THAT CAN POSSIBLY SOLVE LIFE'S GREAT MYSTERIES. I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS THAT I BELIEVE TO BE OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE, WITH REGARDS TO OUR SOCIETY'S PROBLEMS. THEY ARE AS FOLLOWS: HOW LOOSE SHOULD THE DRAWSTRING OF YOUR SWeT-PANTS BE TO SHOOT YOURSELF IN THE LEG AND THROW AWAY YOUR FOOTBALL CAREER? TO THE NAKED EYE, THIS FELLOW PLAXICO BURRESS SEEMS TO BE A "DUMB-ASS" BUT THERE MIGHT BE MORE TO HIS "METHOD" THAN HIS APPARENT "MADNESS" IS LETTING ON. 2-PART QUESTION: HOW MANY CAFFIENE-DRIVEN "HYENAS" DOES IT TAKE TO KILL A WALMART EMPLOYEE? AND HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE THOSE SAME "HYENAS" TO REALIZE THAT THEY TOOK SOMEONE'S LIFE TO "BEAT" A SALE THAT WILL BE GOING ON FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER COUPLE OF WEEKS? I DON'T LIKE TO PUT A PRICE ON "INVALUABLE THINGS"...BUT IF I WERE TO PUT A "PRICE TAG" ON SOMEBODY'S LIFE, I'M PRETTY SURE IT WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN THE PRICE OF THAT FLAT-SCREEN YOU GOT ON SALE, OR THAT BLU-RAY PLAYER THAT YOU BOUGHT SO YOU AND YOUR CARNIVOROUS OFFSPRING CAN WATCH "CAROLE AND PAULA IN THE MAGIC GARDEN:ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION"...ON SATURDAYS...BUT THAT'S JUST ME. OR, WHY ARE IGNORANT PEOPLE ALWAYS THE FIRST TO GIVE ADVICE? ALTHOUGH MAKING SOME GOOD OBSERVATIONS ABOUT THE BLACK MALE FROM A "3RD PARTY ON THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN" PERSPECTIVE IN HER BOOK "WE REAL COOL", BELL HOOKS MIGHT ONLY HAVE ONE PERSPECTIVE IN MIND. BUT I'LL GET INTO THAT ON THE NEXT BLOG. WHOMEVER KNOWS THE ANSWERS, OR EVEN HAS ANY ANSWERS TO THESE QUESTIONS PLEASE GET BACK TO ME. AND KEEP IN MIND THAT THE ANSWERS YOU GIVE WILL MOST-LIKELY SOLVE ONE OR MANY OF OUR WORLD'S GREAT PROBLEMS, LIKE HUNGER OR CAPITALISM...OR WHY WOMEN FEEL THE NEED TO PUT ON THEIR "GREEN" TEA MASK WHEN I'M TRYING TO "STEW UP SOME OF THAT GOOD GUMBO AND SAZON"...THAT'S NOT SEXY. IT'S WEIRD TO ME, LIKE TRYING TO MAKE RELATIONS WITH A MARTIAN WOMAN AS IF I WAS CAPTAIN KIRK. BUT ANYWAY, GET BACK TO ME.
MAY THE SEAS OF TRUTH CLEANSE YOUR MIND AND WASH AWAY THE STAGNANT REFUSE POLLUTING THE REALITY OF OUR DREAMS, AND MAY THE TIDES OF CHANGE BRING GOOD FORTUNE AND EVERLASTING JOY...NEWS!
AG-THE FUNKY BLOGGER

CREED OF THE BROTHERHOOD

THROUGHOUT OUR LIVES WE FIND OURSELVES ASSOCIATING WITH PEOPLE WHO SHARE THE EXACT SAME VIEWS AS WE DO. AS TIME GOES ON WE REALIZE THAT ALTHOUGH OUR VIEWS ARE THE SAME OUR PERCEPTIONS AND THE REASONS FOR OUR PERCEPTIONS ARE WHAT DIFFERENTIATE OURSELVES FROM OTHERS. THIS IS DUE TO THE SIMPLE FACT THAT NO TWO PEOPLE ARE THE SAME AND THEIR EXPERIENCES ARE JUST AS DIFFERENT. NEVERTHELESS, NINE TIMES OUT OF TEN, A GROUP OF PEOPLE WILL ARRIVE TO THE SAME CONCLUSION WHEN FACED WITH THE SAME SITUATION. NEEDLESS TO SAY THAT THE MORE TIME SPENT WITH THESE PEOPLE THE CLOSER ONE GETS THUS FORMING AN INSEPERABLE BOND...AND THE BROTHERHOOD IS BORN! (FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE GOING TO GET MAD AT ME OVER GENDER SELECTION ISSUES, JUST REMEMBER...WHEN I SAY BROTHERHOOD I'M TALKING GENERALLY AND I'M ALSO SPEAKING FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE.) AS THIS COMES INTO BEING WE START TREATING EACH OTHER AS IF WE WERE OF THE SAME FLESH AND BLOOD. WE LOOK OUT FOR EACH OTHER AND KEEP EACH OTHER SAFE ALL THE WHILE LIFTING EACH OTHER UP AND MAKING EACH OTHER STRONGER. IF ONE FALLS THE OTHERS ARE THERE TO PICK HIM UP. CONVERSELY, IF GOOD FORTUNE IS RECIEVED BY ONE, ALL WILL CELEBRATE AND SHARE JOYOUSLY IN HIS SUCCESS. WE SHARE IN EACH OTHERS' LAUGHTER, EVEN IF IT IS FROM ONE AND DIRECTED AT THE OTHER. RESPECT AND LOVE IS MUTUALLY UNDERSTOOD BETWEEN THEM AND THIS BECOMES THE REASON FOR THE ACTIONS THAT I JUST NAMED. IT IS ALSO THE CHARCHTERISTIC OF THE BROTHERHOOD THAT EACH OF ITS MEMBERS ARE FULLY CAPABLE OF OPERATING COMPLETELY INDEPENDANT OF THE WHOLE. THIS GIVES WAY TO THE NOTION THAT NO ONE IS DEPENDANT UPON THE CONGLOMERATE. NONE CAN BREAK NOR COME BETWEEN THIS BOND AND AS SUCH NO ONE WILL, BECAUSE IT IS THE DUTY OF EACH MEMBER TO REALIZE HIS GOALS AND PRIORITIES AND ORGANIZE THEM ACCORDINGLY AND LET NO ONE STAND IN HIS WAY WHILE STAYING TRUE TO HIMSELF. NO ONE MAN OR WOMAN, NOR AN ENTIRE ARMY CAN DISMANTLE THIS BOND IF ALL MEMBERS STAY TRUE TO THE BROTHERHOOD. THE PIONT OF IT ALL IS TO FURTHER THE PROGRESSION OF EACH AS A WHOLE. THE BROTHERHOOD WILL SEE TO IT THAT EACH PATH IS WALKED AND EACH DESTINY FULFILLED. EVEN IF IT IS ONE'S DESTINY TO RUN THE RACE OF WALL STEET, OR TO TEACH PEOPLE HOW TO PURIFY THEMSELVES WITH THE CALMNESS OF A STILL LAKE OR TO EDUCATE THE MASS' THROUGH MANY CHANNELS OR BY THE TURN OF A PAGE...OR IF ONE'S DESTINY IS TO HOLD THE LIFE OF A WORD IN THE PALM OF THE HAND. ANOTHER WORD FOR THE BROTHERHOOD IS GREATNESS. SO FOLLOW YOUR CREED AND GREATNESS WILL COME.
TO ALL OF MY BROTHER AND SISTERS...BE TRUE TO YOURSELF, STAY LOYAL TO YOUR BRETHREN, AND BE NOT AFRAID OF YOUR OWN SUCCESS...GO IN PEACE.
BROTHER AG-THE FUNKY BLOGGER

WHAT TO BE THANKFUL FOR...KIDS...MAYBE

TO MOST, THANKSGIVING IS THE TIME OF YEAR THAT MAKES PEOPLE PRETTY MUCH DO WHAT THE NAME IMPLIES: GIVE THANKS...THAT'S A NO-BRAINER, RIGHT? BUT FOR ME, THANKSGIVING REMINDS ME OF THE TERRIBLE HARDSHIP THE NATIVE AMERICANS SUFFERED ONLY TO SIT DOWN AND EAT WITH A BUNCH OF GUN-TOTING "RED-NECKS" WHO STOLE THEIR FOOD IN THE FIRST PLACE...BUT THAT'S JUST ME. ALTHOUGH ITS CONCEPTION WAS PRETTY ROUGH AND GOREY, ITS SPIRIT AND OVERALL MEANING HAVE TRUE MERIT AND RELEVANCE. BUT WHAT IS THERE TO BE THANKFUL FOR? MOST PEOPLE USUALLY SAY FAMILY, FRIENDS...SIGNIFICANT OTHERS. WITH THE CURRENT STATE OF THE ECONOMY LET'S ADD ONE: FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE LUCKY ENOUGH TO STILL HAVE A JOB, BE THANKFUL FOR THAT. BUT I THINK THAT THERE IS SOMETHING THAT IS OFTEN OVERLOOKED THOUGH IT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO BE THANKFUL FOR...THE KIDS, TRULY. THE CHILDREN ARE THE PHYSICAL PROOF OF THE LOVE WE HAVE FOR OUR SIGNIFICANT OTHERS. THEY ARE TRULY THE FUTURE OF OUR WORLD AND IT IS UP TO THEM TO SECURE OUR PLACE IN THIS WORLD. SO WHEN YOUR FEEDING YOUR FINICKY TODDLER OR TRYING TO CALM YOUR LOUD AND ABRASIVE TWO-YEAR-OLD KEEP THIS IN MIND: THOUGH THEY TRY TO TEST YOUR PATIENCE WITH THEIR TANTRUMS, FOOD THROWING AND PERSISTANT NAGGING AS YOUR OFFSPRING, IT IS THEIR JOB TO CARRY ON YOUR FAMILY HISTORY, LEGACY AND TRADITIONS...THAT'S A BIG JOB. FOR THOSE OF US THAT DON'T HAVE THEM WE ARE SORELY MISSING OUT ON THAT JOY, ALTHOUGH WE DO MAKE UP FOR IT WITH MORE SLEEP, LESS EXPENSES AND (FOR SOME OF US) LITTLE BLUE SPORTS CARS...WE DO WELL SO IT'S NOT ALL BAD. FOR ONE TIME AND ONE TIME ONLY I'M GOING TO BREAK MY TRADITION AND WISH ALL OF YOU JOY, HAPPINESS AND LOVE THIS THANKSGIVING. MAY ALL OF YOUR HOPES AND DREAMS COME TRUE...AS YOU "SLICE" YOUR TURKEYS. AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DO NOT HAVE JOBS OR YOU WERE RECENTLY LAYED OFF, DON'T LOSE FAITH. KEEP DOING YOUR THING BECAUSE GREAT THINGS WILL COME TO YOU. BE SURE TO SEND OUT YOUR RESUMES TO EVERY COMPANY AND IF YOU NEED HELP WITH YOUR RESUME PLEASE SEND IT TO
ABLACKMANSVIEW@GMAIL.COM ATTN:YOUR NAME, RESUME. MAY THE SPIRIT OF THE HOLIDAYS "HAUNT" YOU ALWAYS...IN A GOOD WAY!

AG-"THE FUNKY BLOGGER"

A 70'S SITCOM

FROM THE JEFFERSONS TO DIFFERENT STROKES TO 212 OR 213 OR 223 OR WHATEVER THE HELL THAT SHOW WAS CALLED, THERE IS A RECURRING THEME THAT HAS BEEN FANTASIZED BY MANY OF US WHO WATCHED THESE SHOWS: WE WILL GET THERE. ALTHOUGH BACK THEN THIS DREAM SO IMPOSSIBLE THAT EVEN IF IT DID HAPPEN, NOBODY WOULD BELIEVE IT. AND JUST TEN YEARS AFTER THE TRADGIC DEATH OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. WHO CAN BLAME US. BUT TODAY IS A NEW DAY, AND FOR A VERY SPECIAL "SON OF CHICAGO", MOVIN ON UP TO THE EAST SIDE TO A DEELUXE...MANSION (THAT STRETCHES AN ENTIRE CITY BLOCK) THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY IN THE SKY, IS MORE OF A REALITY THAN A THEME SONG. FINALLY!!! NOW THE ONLY THING LEFT TO DO IS GO TO THE HOME DEPOT, GET ALL THE BLACK PAINT THERE IS AND GIVE THE "WHITE HOUSE" A LITTLE MAKE-OVER...SOME COLOR...DARK COLORS...BLACK! IT ONLY MAKES SENSE TO HAVE A PLACE OF RESIDENCE REFLECT ITS INHABITANTS...RIGHT? BUT, EVEN THOUGH WE WATCHED IT ON TV, THIS ELECTION WAS FAR FROM FANTASY...IT IS HISTORY...OUR HISTORY AS A PEOPLE, AS A CULTURE AND AS A COUNTRY. WE GOT OUR FORTY ACRES (LITERALLY), BUT WE'RE STILL WAITING ON OUR MULE...OR MULES FOR THOSE OF US THAT NEED MORE THAN ONE HELPING.
THUMBS UP!!!
AG

P.S. PLEASE EMAIL ME IF YOU KNOW THE NAME OF THAT SHOW. IT'S BUGGIN ME OUT RIGHT NOW...PLEASE HELP!!