The Tudors: The First 2 Seasons

Y’all I am about to be so real in this piece because I watched Seasons 1 and 2 of The Tudors!  If I had no angry issues before watching the two seasons this show gave me additional issues that I did not need. Caused me to roll my neck, cut my eyes at the characters and finished 4 bottles of wine. Plus, I had to hide the baseball bat that I was saving for #NetflixSaveDracula movement. Because I was ready to go to town on this show!

Let me first give an applause for the well-done performances in causing me to want to town on y’all ass. Well-done and outstanding job to the writers!  After watching the first 2 seasons I did not think that I could have watched this showed while it was being aired on ShowTime while I was pursuing my bachelor.  I would have failed some of my classes trying to figure out what the hell happen? The first 2 season left me with a few questions and a whole lot of drama that would make me kill King Henry VIII (played by my friend Johnathan Rhys Meyers).

For example, what happen to first baby boy that was produced, yes, I said produced, by your heirness what is his name’s wife in the first season? (Do not correct me on this because I seriously did not catch his name when the King Henry and the mistress said it in bed.) It was made clear to what happen to the baby boy that Queen Katherine carried but what happen with this one?

What happen to the long-haired musician genius from the church and his wife? We know that his wife went somewhat crazy after her sister died. I was surprised to see this dude Mark Sweeten pop into the picture. Who knew Anne’s brother went that way!! (The shade of it all!)

How in the hell did King Henry’s sister, Princess Margaret Tudor (played by Gabrielle Anwar) got sick? Wait, Charles why were you fucking around with the sister anyway? He must have had tiny balls at that time but grew bigger balls when he went up against Sir Thomas Boleyn punk ass! Real talk: Charles (Henry Cavill’s character) needed his ass kick for fucking around on his wife while she was sick! He should have taken up golfing! And his second young wife should have taught him how to play stick really fast when he cheated on her with the niece of France!! Niece of France my ass; I would have jousted his ass across England!

Cardinal Thomas Wolsey (played by Sam Neil) gave me justification as to why I don’t attended church today. (Crocked motherfuckers!!)  Though you have got to give it to Wolsey, he was smart enough in how he got things done for the King. For a Cardinal, it was fuck everybody else it is about the King. Including the Pope. WOW! His ending was sad but not too much.

Thomas Howard, 3^rd Duke of Norfolk (played by Henry Czerny) – they did that during that time. Keep count of how many Dukes occupied a villa\castle like Norfolk?  Really? Where in the hell did his ass disappeared to in the first season?  I mean he was smart enough to leave before that shit hit the fan, so hey.

I can really appreciate a man like Sir Thomas More (played by Jeremy Northam) because he stood his ground about the sanctuary of marriage.  I don’t think would want that on my conscience either but then again, I did cheat on husband, so oh well. I was happy to see that King Henry regretted that whole outcome that took place between him and Sir More.  I was waiting for Sir More’s ghost to pick that cross that he gave to the King as a Christmas present, and beat his ass with.

With Sir Thomas Boleyn (played by Nick Dunning), y’all let his punk ass off easy!! Look, look here! He did more dirt than his daughter and then played the high and mighty dummy for real. If my father told me to let my husband have his mistresses, I would have filed for diplomatic immunity with France. ASAP!! Because the action that would have followed ladies and gentlemen. . . (singing the song: Murder she wrote! La la la. Murder she wrote!)

Let’s talk about Anne’s ass (played by Natalie Dormer) for a minute!! Y’all, I did so much cussing in Season 2, I was ready to throw my laptop across the room! I have not done this much cussing since I read Shakespeare’ King Richard III. The original crocked motherfucker right there! How in the hell can you kill your older brother and turn around fuck his widow at your brother’s funeral? Really? In Shakespeare’s world, are we sure that Anne was not a niece of Richard III? Because I think that is how she got her fucking skills, she did not learn them from Daddy Boleyn and Uncle Howard!! I cannot see how that was possible?! Take for example innocent Elizabeth. Mommy and daddy have dark hair.  Daddy’s skin is darker and Elizabeth’s skin is much fairer than her mother’s. And I am giving the side-eye to Jamie Thomas King’s character.  I am just saying that Anne had some skilled and you draw your own conclusion on that one.

Queen Katherine of Aragon (Maria Doyle Kennedy), I was really rooting for she because she been had on castle block longer and she was entitled to everything.  I love the fact that the Queen stood her ground about who she was and what she wasn’t going to be.  I did cry when she passed away! And I was ready to whoop the King’s ass for not letting Mary see her mother in 4 years. No let me take that back, I need to see sir Thomas Boleyn punk ass for telling Mary that she was forbidden to see her mother and I was wondering did the King really allowed this? That probably goes to that some intelligence that I am about to mention.  

But see, if I was Queen Katherine, I would had taken Anne to the side when she showed her ass the first time, let Anne’s ass know that my army verse your NO army little girl.  Put Anne in her place from the beginning. King Henry was smart to keep Queen Katerina in England because he knew if Queen Kat went back to Spain his ass would have been grass. I was amazed that despite all the pussy he was getting, he still had some intelligence to understand that fact. (Some intelligence.)  But at the same time, again if I was Queen Katherine, I would had gone the fuck upside King Henry’s head with one of the many heavy crosses that they had sitting around in the castle.  And how in the hell did King Henry get sprung by Anne when his revolving door for forever in session? (In my opinion, that is the only thing that Anne did right! She tamed his ass!)

And if I was Queen Katherine, I would have had me some sistas in my corner, I don’t mean her sisters from mom and dad (please pay attention to the spelling!) We would have hot rodded a few carts and ran over the King’s count. We would have slacked around and body slammed a few of the King’s guards and if King Henry did not know what S & M was, we would have educated his ass real fast!

So here is where we are standing at the end of Season 2 of The Tudors: Anne got her well deserve karma and there is a saying that applies here for her: how you got him is how you will lose him. Another saying: you will rise quick but you will fall-down faster. Her brother got his karma for the way he treated his wife. Talk about the closet for real and R. Kelly would have told him to stay there! Poor Elizabeth but hooray for Mary because besides her mother, Mary was still respected by the English people, majority the King’s court, all the kings from other countries like France with the marriage offer to Mary and not Elizabeth, and from her own father. (Season 2, I think episode 7 or 8, King Henry is leaving after visiting Elizabeth, he sees Mary on the balcony and he bows to Mary.)

And King Henry VIII!! From watching all the sex from seasons 1 and 2 that I decided to go on a fucking hiatus! (JRM, this is a compliment. . .you know you need your ass whooped for such a kick-ass performance! Did I not express to you that I do not do emotions? We had this conversation before. WTF?? No that is not right. What the banana & cream? Nope that is not right either. Fuck it. We had this conversation!!!)

I do apologize for cussing so much in this piece but look at it this way: I did not have to wait until that time of the month to let my angry out!  Hell! Let’s see what happens in seasons 3 and 4.

Until next time!

Huang Shi's Children

I don’t know if I had told any of you that I have a thing for watching time pieces that are done during certain time in our history whether they are done in movies or as television shows. And what I mean by that is shows like The Tudors and movies like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Pride & Prejudice. I am in love with the cinematography of how a certain era can become a beauty piece of art. So, the movie that I am about to talk about, The Children of Huang Shi.

It is starring my favorite boyfriend, Johnathan Rhys Meyers; the man that I will put JRM on the shelf for Chow Yun Fat; my sister who can put a woopin’ on anybody including Chow Yun Fat and Donnie Yen, Michelle Yeoh, and a new comer to me Radha Mitchell.

This movie is center during the Second Sino-Japanese War which from 1937-1945, however, the story take place towards the end of the war. So, allow me to take this movie apart, and let’s start with the war itself.

I had known about the Japan invading China from history text books in high school. (Side bar: boys were including as my subjects to learn about.)  Even with years later I watched the movie “The Last Emperor of China” about Henry Pu Yi, I did recognize nor understand that this event was during the Second Sino-Japanese War.  So, as I was watching The Children of Huang Shi, I was asking myself “Why did Japan invade China?”  The answer that I found was that Japan colonies were on the path to achieving great power status per the 2^nd World War and the Japanese wanted more colonies so they attacked China.

Now that is the shortest answer that I can give to y’all because the very long answer would have involved the history and structure of the Japanese monarchy that was already divided highly into semi-independent kingdom’s and they united by the persona of the Emperor. And there was some shogun leadership stuff somewhere up in all that structure.  Trust me, it was a very long answer to why Japan invaded China.

So, let me now move on to the story of The Children of Huang Shi; and even if you are not a fan of JRM or Chow Young Fat, watch the movie for the story and the inspiration of it. And as I was watching this movie, I started to think about another story that resembles bit and pieces from this movie. On the website Viki.com there is a television show name Inspiring Generation which starts Kim Hyun-Joong, Kim Sung-Oh and Lim Soo-Hyang, is also centered around the Second Sino-Japanese War. What was interesting about this television show was that it was told from the Koreans side and their battle with the Japanese for territory in Shanghai.  I do recommend that you watch the television show for a different perspective of the Sino-Japanese War and it does come with English subtitles.

Let me move on, it is a heart touching story however there was a scene that I was like “Hell naw!” where JRM’s was scared shitless. There was some scene I was like “Nnnooo!” with a few tears for a few of the characters and then there was a scene or two where I was like “Really JRM, really?” “Didn’t you get laid enough in The Tudors?” (I just finished watching season 1 and 2! That Anne has cause me to do so much cussing y’all! I am going to talk about her ass later!!)

Back to the story, I really don’t know how to explain it but to be put in a situation where you need to show that not all foreigners are devils and built a trusting relationship with young boys must be hard in such violent environments. War is traumatizing for anyone who has lived through it and to find friendship and trust in the mist of war is a bright light in total darkness.  The strength and loyalty that was found in this story was beautiful. The thought of not having Chow Yun Fat in a movie where he is not kicking nobody ass was a little disappointing however the fact that he was able to blow up buildings did give me some comfort.

The main character of the movie was Mr. George A. Hogg (played by JRM), an Oxford scholar who became a journalist and was able to get behind the Japanese line to witness what was going on in China.  The characters of Chow Yun Fat and Radha Mitchell put George in a position where he was not in any option to say “no” because they just saved his ass twice and it was done in order to save his (Hogg’s) life a little longer. Why? Because them two were a part of the Chinese rebellious, the Chinese Gung Ho Movement, and they thought that Mr. Hogg’s education could be of some use to them. Michelle Yeoh’s character was the supporter of Mr. Hogg.  Again, I was disappointed in not seeing Michelle kicking somebody ass! But what did strike me was how her character put herself on the line for him (Hogg) to save those boys.

In my research to learn more about Mr. Hogg, I learned more about the journey in which he did with the 60 boys going across the snowed covered mountains to Lanzhow.  I would have like to have known if all 60 boys made it across to the Gansu Province because according to the movie there were only two boys lost. And I understand the four boys that he adapted lived long fruitful lives because of him.

It was sad in both the movie and in doing some research about George A. Hogg that he died one month before the war ended. He was 30 years old. What is lovely that even today, all of Mr. Hogg’s efforts are still recognizes in history in both England and China, with there being a museum and a monument in the Gansu Province thanks to a gentleman named Alley. Alley who befriend Hogg while living in China and with Alley’s help, Hogg was able to make that huge move and get those boys to a safer environment. Alley himself was a part of the Communist Party of China and a key figure in establishing the Chinese Industrial Cooperatives. And stayed somewhat active in the Chinese political rim until his death in 1987. Something that the movie did not share to the viewers.

Overall, The Children of Huang Shi was a beauty story.  And it is story of self-sacrifice and putting others before you. Knowing that your love ones and strangers are safe can be rewarding itself.

My DramaFever Complaint

As a consumer, we like to receive exactly what it is we paid for, right?  Especially when it comes to having subscriptions to magazines or online media that are paid for either in advance for a year or whatever time that we choose to purchase.  And when our subscription goes wrong, you know that you take on a whole other attitude, right?

So here is my example of my attitude one beautiful day:

Okay, okay. . .so if you don't know, I am a huge Korean soap opera watcher!! I pay for a monthly membership on DramaFever. To watch it by either by my Kindle fire, desktop, laptop and/or tablet. I have got to have it more than me having to buy shoes. (Side bar: I am simply not a shopper that! When I see it then I will buy it!)

So, one day I came home from work and while I am settling down, of course, I do what most of us do, turn the news to see what happen today and what the weather will be like the next day.  Follow by Access Hollywood and depending on what day of the week it is most of us will turn the channel to find our favorite program. Look here, if “The Bang Theory” or “Empire” is not showing than there is no need to keep the television on.

Alright, so I turned on my desktop, got the Google chrome going, got DramaFever on the screen and now I am waiting for “The Return of Superman” to give the latest episode. (Sidebar: this Superman does not involve Clark Kent but little kids being bad at their cuteness!) I am 10 minutes into the show when a commercial comes on. I was like the what the Lee Mi Yoo is happening? I just knew that I had already paid my subscription and the next payment was not due for another week.

So, like any other angry consumer, what do you do? You either write or call to give them your complain, right?  Well, an angry me wrote a comment to whom it may concern and mine went like this to DramaFever:

“I paid for my monthly subscription last month and I know that I have a week or two left before that next paid is due.  But today (5/2/2017) I am seeing commercials when I shouldn't.  What in the Kim Joon Young is going on?  Yes, today I had to again select my plan and I will be making sure that y'all are taking my payments.  Please do not make me pull a T.O.P. on y'all billing department. NO MORE COMMERICALS!! when y'all have a payment.”

I was filled with emotions when I wrote it. COMMERCIALS!! The nerd of them!

But y’all after I got the auto reply that you get went send them a comment on their website and it goes to your email and I read it for myself. I was like they are going to think that I am fell off my damn rocking chair. I had to laugh at my own damn self! I can only image what they were thinking as they were reading my comment to them.  “This crazy lady here!!”

I am so grateful that DramaFever responded back in a timely matter with an answer to why I got commercials.  It was time to pay again. I really do need to pay more attention about how I balanced my check book when it comes to paying for online subscriptions.

Bottom line if that I really should catch myself before writing or calling with a complain. Except with Spectrum Cable, I really need to go upside their damn heads with some customer service acknowledge.

The Istanbul Chronicles: Moving Stuff

Here is another one of Glenna and I adventures.

When Glenna and I were getting to know each other, I knew that she lived in an area call Maltepe. To be actual she lived on Methap Sok., Mercan #7  Apt. 4, Adatepe.   It was quite some ways from me being 45 minutes by a mini-bus (I live those things).  I had often visited her at her at her apartment as she had often visited our apartment, especially for coffee.

In Glenna's apartment, she had a lot of nice big real wood furniture that I would have loved to own and I am still mad to this day that we were not able to remove majority them away from Edward.

While she was there in their apartment, Glenna by herself was trying to move those pieces around because of how big furniture was they were not moving for her. (Glenna is a tiny woman, I tell you.) She said she had been asking Edward to get some help in moving some of the furniture down stair into the storage assigned storage unit.  But talking to Edward was like talking to shit on the wall! (Y'all I am telling you, when it came Glenna, Edward did not want to do damn a thing for her. And if I have not spoken about Edward, just wait that story is coming.)

Anyways, Glenna asked if I could come over and help her move some furniture, and if I could Nick and the ex-husband could come to help also. Well, my ex claimed that he had something to do, which meant that Nick and I would go over to help. (Sidebar: I loved going to Glenna's place in Adatepe because the mini-bus ride was about 30 minutes and the driver always drove like a bat out of hell on a grill.  You would have thought that you on a roll coaster ride.)

So, there it was Glenna, me and Nick, us three moving about, let's see, there was a huge German style china cabinet that mostly me carrying while Glenna and Nick pushed into the depot in the basement. A table that sat 8 people that were heavy as hell, which Glenna left in the apartment. There were 2 more cabinets that were moved into the depot and about 12 or more boxes. I am sure that there were other things that I can not remember that the three of us moved.

The objective was to move most of the furniture in the basement. Though it took us four hours to do it but it was done for Glenna to be able to move around in the apartment.

Nick and I had to have left around 6 - 6:30 p.m., and soon after that Edward came home. He notices how empty the apartment was and asked Glenna happen to the furniture that was in the apartment. Glenna told him that she had it moved to the storage in the basement.  He asked Glenna who did she get to help her moved the furniture and she replied, "Victoria and her son Nick helped me."  Edward was like "That is no way that Victoria and her son plus you could have moved anything in the basement!" And Glenna replied, "You don't know how strong Victoria is."

So a few more words went back and forward between and the conversation about the furniture ended. So some time had went before Edward saw the kapıcı (the janitor) and thanked him for helping his wife moved some furniture in the storage in the basement.  The kapici said "I don't know what you are talking about, but I did not help anyone moved anything lately." "So you did not help my wife in apartment 4?" said Edward.  "Don't know what you are talking about!" was the last responds from the kapici.

It was a few weeks later when Glenna told me about the conversation that Edward had with the kapici and every since then, Glenna will remain Edward of how strong I am. She used that as her leverage whenever Edward said something weak about her. But every since then Edward has kept that eye on me like "I am watching you lady!" look.

There are more stories to come. . . .

What a Sweet Talker?

Now I have a next door neighbor who since moving to Dallas has shown interest in me. Not a bad looking man.  He is hard working man and I hardly get to see because he take pleasure in working more than 40 hours a week.

However, as he has express his interest in me over and over, and I am thinking that he has no ideal what kind of trouble he is asking for.  And I am really working hard to involved any trouble with my neighbor.

But one day I get this text started off like this:

Me: Good morning, calling to make sure that you sleeping good, okay?

NDN: Think omg about your mouth want something to put? (I know that some you got the message here, right?)

Me: Is that English?

NDN: I've been dringing. (No lie, that is how he spelled it.)

Me: Is that what I am to you, your toy when you need it?

NDN: No

Me: Okay then, good afternoon. For it to be 78 degrees, it is hot as hell!

NDN: You coming over or what? (I am so NOT horny for this man!!)

Me: No (Let me not even play with him)

So 5 minutes he shows up at door saying "I came over here to see what the problem was!" I figured that.

Me: C'mon in and have a sit neighbor, sorry but I am making me a cheeseburger. Excuse me for a second.

NDN: Oh yeah! It does sound good in here. But go ahead and help yourself.  So what is going on with you?

Me: Were you trying to sweet talk me to come and get in bed with you?

NDN: Yeah, I was trying.

Me: Yeah, sorry to say but your sweet talking really kill it for me! Turned me way the fuck off!


Now I did explained to that upon him being away for 10 years and coming out into a new world, that the dating scene has dramatically change.  That first of all some of us, not just women but men too, are scared to date in these times. (There are a lot of crazy people out there with drama that most of us do not want and will not tolerate!)  I also explained to him that today's woman understands that she can have it all and have fun with batteries instead of being bother with a man in her life. And that he should learn how to finesse today's woman with his words.

The rest of our conversation moved on to sports and others topics.

(To Be Continue. . . )

My Education vs. My Passion as an Administrative Assistant!

Lately I am have doing a lot of thinking about school and the same does for work. It was a friend who thru a serious of her ignoring questions that I had to put somethings into perceptive regarding the two.

Now I got a few hobbies that I really enjoy doing with my friends.  There is going to different restaurants to eat especially to Copper Hawks. Going to that favorite Mexican restaurant for a good margarita and a plate of nachos with the works including a side of sour cream and guacamole. Going to the movies with their children, going shoes shopping, and weighting in on the pros and cons of what is going on in our lives.  Reading mystery books, learning about and doing my social media, writing some pieces for my blog, and watching Korean soap operas are my hobbies that I like to do by myself.

But my passion is learning about and improving my Administrative skills for work, and I will discuss that a little later.

Now as I was thinking about school, it has not occur to me as to how long I have been in school but the time consumed while being in school. I went back to school to complete my associate degree in 2008 and finished at the end of 2009. In 2010, I started and finished my master certificate in telecommunication. I started my bachelor in 2011 and finish it at the end of 2013. And I started on working my Master in 2014 and I currently have a huge ass question mark as to when I will finish it in 2017!!

See, upon returning from Turkey, I knew I wanted to finish my Associate and I did after being out of school for 17 years. I got the master certification in telecommunication because I was selected from some 5000 applicants who applied to this program that ex-Mayor Richard Daley (Chicago ex-mayor) put to together a program that retrain those who were out of work to be put to work in areas that needed people. And since my grandmother was nagging at us grand kids to go to college because she wanted to see at least one of us graduate with a college, degree, and me being the oldest grandchild made it happen for her by continuing that education that I learned from my master certificate and getting that bachelor. Made Anna Johnson very happy and very proud!

But my Masters in Information System is a major pain in my ASS!!, While on an occasion, I like some pain in my ass, but the classes I was taking for this degree . . . .(sigh!)

As I look back, I started drinking wine to stay objective as I was writing my papers for my English classes during my Associate degree.  I increase my drinking to Sake and large bottles of Cosmopolitans just so I clearly understand the logistics of CISCO's infrastructure, let alone how to do, sorry calculate subnetting using one IP address and understand how to read Linux language.

But for my Master degree, I can not consume enough alcohol to stay sober to understand anything for SQL and write psuedo code to coincide with the flowchart to create a database. For those of you who did not understand that, please go get a drink.  Get a very strong drink!

But what does all of that has to do what with my passion of being an Administrative Assistant?  After all Administrative Assistants are to know and have excellent organizational skills, be proficient and sometimes current (there are some offices that are still using MS 2007 and some using MS 2010) in Microsoft Suite especially in Excel; have strong people, writing and communication skills; quickly learn new software and occasionally work some miracles for those troubleshoot situations that the boss man\woman can not either deal with or do not have a solution themselves for them.

Administrative Assistant, Executive Assistant, Executive Administrator, etc, we are the magicians that support our team\department and see them forward to accomplish those company's goals in record time. We take care of things that are not asked us and we really don't mind taking care of or handling the smallest of office favors.

But did I really need all that education that I describe earlier in this piece? I guest that would depend on my up and coming permitted position.  But I will say this: today's Admin, regardless if she\he is an Administrative Assistant, Executive Assistant, etc, beside being that admin who writes correspondences, answers a few phone calls and create budget reports, we now wearing several other hats in our position that would include that front line in IT Help desk in the office. Sometimes we have to be a psychiatrist to a few co-workers while for others and some clients, we, the Admin, provide some consultants for minor issues.  Just to name a few hats and it really depends on the company and or the department as to how many hats the admin would be wearing at any given time..

What is relevant to my educational background is what I have learn in my 14 years as a Administration Assistant. I have work as a contractor for most of those years and that in itself has been my education. All that IT crap that I learn I used it to scared the shits of out of son and some family members.

Now that can be a new passion!

My Turkish Lentil Soup

Around the end of February, I go seriously sick with a server respiratory infection and an acute sinus infection. While I was dropping off my prescription from the doctor and waiting for it to be filled at Walmart, I thought I do a little shopping.  Lately, I have been wanting some Turkish lentil soup so I went ahead and purchased the ingredients and a small crock pot. Which I did not get around to using because it is 2 quarts. So I need to find recipes for 2 quarts crock pots.

The ingredients being:

1 lb. of green lentils, pre-soak the beans or else the beans will take forever to cook

1 red onion, diced

½ lb. of minced lamb, though this can be optional to not use or you can use ground beef if you cannot find mince lamb

4 tablespoons of butter

1 tablespoon of minced garlic

1 beef bouillon cubes

Salt and pepper for taste

4 cups of water

In a 4 quarts’ pot over a medium fire, take 1 tablespoon of butter to sauté  and stir the diced red onion and garlic for a few minutes. Then add in the minced lamb until it is cooked well.  

Next added the lentil beans and stir well before adding in the water.  Stir well before adding the remaining 3 tablespoons of butter and the 1 beef bouillon cubes.

Let it simmer on a low fire for about an hour.

Add salt and pepper for taste. if you want

Now after I did all this to fix this soup, as I reading online I realized that recipe that I did could have been wrong, however, since I learned how to make this soup from my ex-mother-in-law, then I made it right.  

Because I dare not question her recipe!

What is Street Smart?

I have been asking myself this question since Thanksgiving because of my dear Auntie Do.  And probably after she reads this piece, I most likely with have her foot in my butt. (Sidebar: I need some unplugging anyway!)

So here is the question: What does street smart means to you?

For most of us street smart is about living on the streets and knowing how to survive the streets. It does not necessary means that you went out and learn how to be a pimp or a hooker or even learn how to sell drugs. It is all about the survival of all.

The definition of street smart is the experience and knowledge necessary to deal with the potential difficulties or dangers of life in an urban environment. For those of you found this definition a little hard to understand, then understand this one: having shrewd awareness of how to survive or succeed in any situation especially as a result of living or working in a difficult environment, such as living in the city ghetto neighborhood.

It does not have to be about the ghetto life, how about going from one city to another in a different state. What would be your survive rate and how long would it take you to accomplish that level of survive that is comfortable for you?  How about being uprooted from the United State in place in a foreign country, could you apply those same street smarts that you used in the U.S. in a foreign country?

Because here is a funny thing, have you notice how foreigners can come here and have a better life than us?  Without using government help however with some kind of network support.  But for the most part, they learn from us or their applied common sense to whatever is at hand. 

So now what is common sense?

Common sense is having the good sense and sound judgment in practical matters.

That is what most of us do: apply common sense where it is needed. Whether it is at work or in to private life, in just about everything you do and the decisions that you make are done with your common sense.

Though is it easy to see how some people will confuse common sense with street smarts because some people will believe or have believe that the two are the same meaning.  If y'all did not know the two are not the same thing.  Survival vs sound judgment something that some people can not distinguish the two or can some people know how to use the two together to accomplish what need to be accomplish.

My Auntie Do does not believe that I have street smarts, well not her version of street smarts.  However, she is my network of support and her son, Spook is my Anger Issues Department (giggles). (Love him for it!)  Auntie Do always says that I am the one that she does not have to worry about but then she turns around and says that I have no smart streets, which contradicts.   Oh well!!

Another Year with a Late Hello!!

Hello, no this isn’t Loinel Richie or Adele!

Happy Year New Everyone

Yeah, I know that I am late with publishing my first piece for the New Year.  In my defense, as soon as I got into 2017 I took off running with so many things to do.  I know I going thru January, I mean I saw the dates, I just could not recognizes them.  Sorry!! 

So I have not made New Year’s Resolutions!! Why??  Because I will break them within two weeks, however, I have set short term goals for this year.  I made a list:

ü  Finish school this year.  This is going to be harder that having a boyfriend.

ü  Create a new network of friends here is Dallas.  That would be easier than having a boyfriend.

ü  Find that company with that good paying position.  That would be better than having a boyfriend.

ü  Though for the past 3 years I have been saying that I am going to buy a car! I really need to do that this year, because this to would also be better that having a boyfriend. 

ü  Last year I think I travel twice.  This year I have decided to get away for 3-day weekends once a month somewhere is the different states.  Depending on where I am going, I might need to bring batteries because boyfriend cannot be included.

Though, the thought of taming the current Alpha male is both intriguing and boring, that I am keeping him a secret from the family, which brings a very big smile on my face every time I talk to him.  So when I told Auntie Do that I going away for a romantic gateway next month, she asked with whom?  I told her my pimp in training!  I think that is how I would like to spend this year, training my latest pimp

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Torturing my mother more often is also include on my list of things to do.  Having that communication with my mother is the same as a drop signal regardless of what phone I used. 

I joined this organization called Dallas International to get out and see the city more.  We can contribute this to this none existing street smarts that I currently don’t have.

And before I forget, I need to get my storage down here because this girl here misses her dictionaries.  

Though I am still in that “What happen in 2016?” stage, I know what happen I just can’t believe some of the stupidity that took place in 2016.  My heart is crying for all those whom we have lost in 2016 and I am not just talking about celebrities like George Michaels and Prince, but all those who were homicide victims, those who died in terrorism acts, and those who died in natural cause of all sorts.   I think that 2016 was a heart breaking year of many of us.

So now we are in February, it is National Black History Month and Valentine’s Day coming.  It still amazes me that every year I, should I say we, get to learn new interesting facts about other African Americans who have also tribute to our society in one fashion or another.  At the same time, thisis one of those times where I like the fact that social media is spreading Black Month thru all means for everyone including those who are to the U.S.A. know the history.

I can only hope that for the rest of 2017 we all have a happy progressive year, in whatever areas that we need help in, get that help from those of us who understand what humanities are and from the Lord himself!