Friday, October 31, 2008

Old School Friday-Candidate Song

It is that time again for Old School Friday. Ms Grapevine and MarvalusOne have teamed up to create a meme titled Old School Friday and since I love my music I had to sign up to join! To join in the Old School Friday Fun go Here for guidelines.

It is time to "RECOGNIZE"..did I say, "RECOGNIZE" who you gonna put that X by on the by and by..lol I am being silly but here are my two favorite fight songs for my MAN BARACK...HEY NOW...









Please check out the other participants.

Electronic Village - Fresh And Fab - Danielle - Kim

- Ms Grapevine -Quick -Marcus LANGFORD

- Cassandra - Kevin -Mahogany -Hagar's Daughter - Lisa C

-Chocl8t - DP - Dallassouth - John - CC Groovy - Kreative Talk

-Marvalus One - Regina - Clnmike - Vivrant Thing

-AJ - Sharon - - Invisible Woman

-Beleiver 1964 - Cooper - SJP -Bria - BklynQueen 86 - Hey Shae -

- From the Battlefield - Thembi - D Spot - Malcolm -

Pumpkin of the Day








This is not "Wordless Wednesday." However this is my choice for best Pumpkin Carving ever.

Thursday, October 30, 2008

Political Effigy






I am originally from Jamaica. I say this because I spent the earlier part of my life (before coming to this country) having to deal with a country with political violence in its background. So when I see people put so much emotion into an individual's right to vote it bothers me. This democratic freedom is something that many have fought for so many years ago. It is sad when people make a mockery of this.

Hanging political figures (as a sign of either protest or some sad satirical humor) is just wrong, in my opinion. I don't care WHAT party does it.

Yesterday, a life-sized likeness of Barack Obama was found hanging from a tree with a noose around its neck on the campus of the University of Kentucky. The effigy was found in a high-traffic area between a classroom building and parking garage. Police immediately took it down but released no information about their investigation.

Last month a cardboard effigy of Obama was found hanging from a tree on the Oregon campus of George Fox University. Taped upon the likeness was a sign that read "Act Six reject," referring to scholarship program for minority and low-income students.

An effigy of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin hanging from a noose.The First Amendment tester who came up with the idea says it's in the spirit of Halloween

(* all have since been removed).

Why do they think this is acceptable behavior?




Monday, October 27, 2008

Bernie Mac-Soul Man

Bernie Mac Pictures, Images and Photos

This is one actor I surely miss. Bernie just had that wonderful comedic timing. I am going to definitely check out his last film, "Soul Man."

Bill Campbell A Free Man

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ATLANTA - Former Atlanta Mayor Bill Campbell, who has spent more than two years in prison and a halfway house for tax evasion, is a free man.

Traci Billingsley, spokeswoman for the federal Bureau of Prisons, says the 55-year-old Campbell, who served eight years as Atlanta's mayor, was released Friday from a Salvation Army halfway house in West Palm Beach, Fla.

I see money DOES have its privileges.



MORE ON THE STORY...

Jennifer Hudson reward of 100,000 for Nephews return

(Clockwise) Julia Hudson pleads for her boy's return; youths pray outside the home where Jennifer Hudson's mother and brother were found dead; Jennifer Hudson; Julian King... missing.




Investigators and community members pressed their search for Jennifer Hudson's missing nephew on Monday, hoping a $100,000 reward offered by the Oscar-winning actress for the 7-year-old's safe return might turn up clues to his whereabouts.

An Amber Alert remained in effect Sunday for Julian, the son of Jennifer Hudson's sister, Julia Hudson. The bodies of his 57-year-old grandmother, Darnell Donerson, and 29-year-old uncle, Jason Hudson, were found in the home they shared on the city's South Side on Friday. The deaths were ruled homicides.

The tradegy is that I feel little Julian "saw" who killed his family. Again continued prayers for Julian.
Source: ABC News

Sunday, October 26, 2008

Palin Ailing

sarah Pictures, Images and Photos

It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that the iriegal doesn't like Sarah very much.It would take a long time to explain why, but she just doesn't do it for me AT ALL.......it's kinda bad when your own campaign is disgusted with you.

Seems the buzz is top McCain aides who have been assigned to watch dog her are SICK of her and her new antics.Seems the "Maverick" has gone "Maverick" on them and they now don't know what to do with their $150,000.00 dollar Barbie doll who won't behave.

She has given unapproved press conferences recently and opened her mouth to criticize campaign decisions (such as pulling out of Michigan).The buzz word among insiders is that she is a "Diva" (surprise surprise), who views herself, at the least, as the new rising star of the Republican party.

The say she has no loyalty in her, not even to her own family (wonder where they got that opinion?).

But suffice to say, their "camp" is falling apart at the 9th hour.

ABC News’ Kate Snow and Imtiyaz Delawala report: While Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin often speaks on the campaign trail of having “ruffled feathers” during her time as governor of Alaska, the Republican vice presidential nominee appears to have ruffled feathers within the McCain camp.

Aides to Sen. John McCain anonymously attacked Palin in several reports today, criticizing the Alaska governor for diverting from the McCain campaign’s message, suggesting Palin was unhappy with certain campaign aides and accusing her of thinking more about her political future than about the success of the McCain-Palin ticket.

Saturday, October 25, 2008

McCain/Obama Dance Off

This is hilarious, my girlfriend sent it to me today.

Friday, October 24, 2008

Condolences to Jennifer Hudson and Her Family

Darnell Hudson-Donnerson


I guess by now everyone has heard of the tragedy that has happened to Jennifer Hudson. Jennifer Hudson’s mother, Darnell Hudson-Donnerson and her brother Jason Hudson were both shot and killed in Chicago this morning. Neighbors reported hearing the gun shots, but didn’t think anything about it.

It wasn’t until later in the afternoon that a family member discovered the body of Jennifer Hudson’s mother on the living room floor.

Chicago Police listed Julia’s husband, William Balfour as the primary suspect. He is reportedly in custody but Julian wasn’t with him and he hasn’t been charged with anything - yet. It’s been noted that he is on parole, after serving time on an attempted murder charge..

William Balfour (suspect) has the baseball hat on



And Jennifer’s nephew, Julian is still missing.

An amber alert is in effect for the whereabouts of Julian
Ominously, TMZ says Julia may be missing as well. She is a bus driver, worked her shift today and hasn’t been seen since.

Jennifer Hudson is on her way to Chicago. We are all praying for both Julia and her son Julian.


Her Brother Jason


and her missing nephew Julian

Source: Ap News

The Palin Runway Tour

Since her selection as John McCain's running mate, the Republican National Committee spent more than $150,000 on clothing and make-up for Gov. Sarah Palin, her husband, and even her infant son,(the son that is always passed from hand to hand). Palin has received the equivalent of $2,500 in clothes per day from places such as Saks Fifth Avenue (where RNC expenditures totaled nearly $50,000) and Neiman Marcus (where the governor had a $75,000 spree)

This is the week where the Republican ticket is trying to highlight its connection to the working class. I mean Joe the Plumber (the tax evading, contracted apprentice) was used (and still being used) as a showpiece for the working class.

Palin's fashion budget for several weeks was more than four times the median salary of an American plumber ($37,514). To put it another way: Palin received more valuable clothes in one month than the average American household spends on clothes in 80 years. A Democrat put it in even blunter terms: her clothes were the cost of health care for 15 or so people.

Okay, I really don't have a problem with her spending (her own money) to look good. I mean folks gotta realize, after a hard day of Moose hunting and Bear trapping, a woman has still gotta feel like a woman. So I present to you the PALIN FAMILY RUNWAY TOUR. (coming to a town near you).

First we have the PRE FAMILY MAKEOVER LOOK







Here is Sarah "before" she got the nomination





Now here they are their makeovers (even Piper looks happier)




Here Piper is ROCKING dat LOUIS VUITTON








Sarah doing her MICHAEL JACKSON BEAT IT JACKET impersonation





Shoes from Neiman Marcus








Palin sporting a Valentino jacket at the RNC that reportedly cost $2,500.



Well here is IRIEGAL's FAVORITE PLACE TO SHOP...'cause she working and trying to survive.

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but then I "ain't" running for Vice President..

old school Friday-One Hit Wonders
















Ms Grapevine and MarvalusOne have teamed up to create a meme titled Old School Friday and since I love my music I had to sign up to join! To join in the Old School Friday Fun go Here for guidelines.

Please check out some of the following participants of Old School Friday...onelove


- Electronic Village - Fresh And Fab - Danielle - Kim

- Ms Grapevine -Quick -Marcus LANGFORD

- Cassandra - Kevin - Mahogany -Hagar's Daughter - Lisa C

-Chocl8t - DP - Dallassouth - John - CC Groovy - Kreative Talk

-Marvalus One - Regina - Clnmike - Vivrant Thing

-AJ - Sharon - - Invisible Woman

-Beleiver 1964 - Cooper - SJP -Bria - BklynQueen 86 - Hey Shae -

- From the Battlefield - Thembi - D Spot - Malcolm -

-Pop Art Diva - Pjazzypar - MsLadyDeborah -

This was one of my favorite songs back in the day. I just loved the beat. Their hit from this album, "Funkytown" spent four weeks at Number one on both the Billboard Hot 100 and on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play charts in the United States and was awarded a platinum record. It reached number two in the United Kingdom and was a hit throughout the world.


This next hit, you know even the PRESIDENT was doing it..I was addicted to this song and dance. Macarena" is a Spanish song by Los del Río about a woman of the same name, or any woman from the La Macarena neighborhood of Seville, Spain. It was very successful between 1995 and 1997.

The song became the second longest running #1 and best selling debut single of all time in the US. It was ranked the "#1 Greatest One-Hit Wonder of all Time" by VH1 in 2002.




You know I had to have my Reggae in old school Friday. So I chose the group, "Musical Youth." The group featured two sets of brothers, Kelvin and Michael Grant, plus Junior and Patrick Waite. The latter pair's father, Frederick Waite, was a former member of Jamaican group The Techniques, and sang lead with Junior at the start of the group's career in the late 1970s. They received a Grammy Award nomination for Best New Artist on its 25th Anniversary on February 23, 1983. They were also one of the first black groups to perform on MTV.




Thursday, October 23, 2008

Styling and Profling

I love this video. It shows a down to earth family.





Congratulations to Lil Wayne

lil' wayne Pictures, Images and Photos

Well he got the boy huh? Maybe this baby will have him settling down. Lil' Wayne, whose real name is Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr., was on hand at the birth of his newborn son, Dwayne Michael Carter III, who was born at the Christ Hospital in Cincinnati.

There have been other rumors that state that the mother of his child is a 22-year-old Vietnamese/Caucasian model named Sarah B, a native of Cincinnati.

"Sarah met Wayne at a concert three years ago and she followed him on tour after that," according to Babble.com. "The pair have been an on-again, off-again couple for some time. I'm assuming they're on again." this reported by a Cincinnati tattoo artist, Sarah even has her chest tattooed with Mrs. Carter and her back tattoo says Weezy," continued the Babble.com report.

Lil' Wayne was rumored to be engaged to Nivea

I couldn't care less who the baby mama is, but I do wish him baby a healthy an happy life.


Read More----> Here

Lyfe Jennings Arrested

lyfe jennings Pictures, Images and Photos

What is up with all these Celebs getting arrested? Does having money mean you need a "lawyer" too? ...now this fool went to give his "baby mama" a beat down? what the heck?

Lyfe Jennings, whose real name is Chester Jennings, was arrested in Smyrna on Sunday on an array of charges after he went looking for the mother of his children, Joy Pound, police said.

According to his warrant, Jennings, a 30-year-old Marietta resident, kicked in the door at a house on Springwoods Drive in Smyrna, belonging to Jeff Kendrick, then fired rounds from a .40 caliber Glock in the street.

rest of story...HERE


Only 1 percent of French polled Want McCain


This just in reported by Reuters News, it seems only one percent of French people want Republican candidate John McCain to win the U.S. presidential election, and western Europeans overwhelmingly favor his rival Barack Obama, an opinion poll showed on Friday.

  • When asked which man they wanted to see elected, 78 percent of respondents in France backed Obama, compared with just one percent for McCain and five percent who said they wanted neither to win, the poll for television news channel France 24 found

  • In Germany, where Obama held his rally, five percent of people supported McCain while 72 percent backed Obama.

  • The answer most frequently chosen in France, Germany and Italy for disliking McCain was "his policies." Spanish respondents most strongly opposed "the values he represents" and the British cited "his choice for vice president."


Well there you have it the French are not just known for their "FRENCH FIRES"...

They are known for their smarts as well

Man Gets Settlement from bite by Cops Dog

A Queens man who claims cops beat him, and a police dog mauled him during a bogus arrest has won a $235,000 settlement from the city.

Check out the picture of his bite...wow..

Story here...








Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Get Your Political Masks


Okay, I am not a fan of Halloween, (personal decision) but for those of you who celebrate it here are the top Halloween masks this year. Now, it might be "just me" but er.who designed "Bush" mask? Good Golly Miss Molly..lol
















Dr Phil sued by Simpson's Memorabilia Dealer

O J Simpson Pictures, Images and Photos

Will this story never die, good grief! Well, now it appears the memorabilia dealer (Thomas Riccio) who led O.J. Simpson to a hotel room where an infamous robbery occurred filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the "Dr. Phil" show claiming his remarks in an interview were spliced to change their meaning.



Riccio, said that during the show, McGraw falsely claimed that Riccio "set O.J. Simpson up and told people to bring guns into the room."

I mean let justice take its toll. The man was tried, sentenced. Why try get blood from a turnip?

Source: Newsday

Obama's Grandmother-His Rock

Barack Obama with Grandparents Pictures, Images and Photos

There has been much talk that their much be some trouble in Obama's family (on the white side) because he doesn't speak much about them. However, if anyone notices he is very private about his family. One person who is special in his life is his maternal grandmother.

Madelyn Payne Dunham gave Barack Obama a place to call home while his mother traveled the world. When he needed money for school, she went without new clothes to help pay his tuition.

At this moment it is reported by the Associated Press that she is "gravely ill." She fell and broke her hit. The fear is she might not live to see history being made by her grandson. Obama left today to visit his grandmother. One does not forget the love and sacrifices that our family members do in our lives.


She is the oldest of four children. Madelyn Payne grew up in a "company house" on the edge of Augusta, Kan. She was a good student and an avid reader, with a special fondness for a good murder mystery.

To the world Madelyn Payne is a mystery, but to Barack Obama she is simply, "toots".

Thanks To Sojourner's Place













Well in turn I have to say, "much obliged" to Sojourner's Place. It is always a spot to get a word of wisdom and encouragement. The purpose of the award (as stated by sistah Sojourner)is as follows, "
First, it recognizes bloggers who have gone well beyond the call of duty by your continued efforts to "leave the pile higher than you found it" for new bloggers. And second, it says to the new blogger to keep up the good work and you're on the right track even if you think you're not."

I am very honored to be recognized in this elite group. Please make sure you visit this phenomenal blogger. She encourages me to keep blogging.

Saturday, October 18, 2008

Happy One Year Annivesary to Fresh and Fab

congratulations Pictures, Images and Photos

This blog always comes with some really good information on some of our favorite celebrities. Hope you have many more blogging years to come.

Living Proof

Regina King Pictures, Images and Photos

Tonight is Lifetime's Premeire of their new series, "Living Proof."Regina King has
signed up to star in the TV movie LIVING PROOF. to pay tribute to the five women in her life who have won and lost breast cancer battles.
Ray star King plays a terminally ill breast cancer patient, opposite Harry Connick Jr. and Trudie Styler in the film, based on real-life doctor Dennis Slamon, who developed ground-breaking breast cancer drug Herperin.







Her Character is Ellie

A fashion designer and breast cancer survivor looking to take part in Dr. Slamon's test group.

You Decide

I wrote this on my other blog and was too lazy to rewrite it, so I just cut and paste it here. Sad, I am the victim of my own plagiarisms. lol...While Visiting Lady Banana's Blog, I came upon an interesting gadget. (oh you got to subscribe to her blog, very interesting). The premise of the black box -You Decide is that different choices can affect our ultimate path in life. A theory I strongly believe in. This widget allows you to make choices. Then by choosing that answer it will take you to someone who made similar answers to you. Who know where you might end up.

Try it. It is really very interesting. Like LadyB, I will also add it to my sidebar. This is what I like about blogging. So many interesting finds. It is also a great way to meet new blogs. At the end of about 5 questions you get to visit a mystery blog. Have fun with your new finds! If you come here by way of the black box, make sure to leave a comment.






Rest in Peace- Levi Stubbs

Four Tops Pictures, Images and Photos


Levi Stubbs, lead singer of the Four Tops and the voice of Motown hits including Reach Out (I'll Be There) and I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch), has died aged 72.

He died in his sleep at the Detroit house he shared with his wife of 48 years, Cliniece


Obama Bucks-Crazy Mess











This was said NOT to be intended as racist. It was stated that if Obama was nominated he would be on the face of food stamps.

The October newsletter of the "Chaffey Community Republican Women, Federated" shows a picture of Obama depicted on a phony $10 bill surrounded by a watermelon, ribs and a bucket of fried chicken.

The newsletter was sent to about 200 club members and associates last week by mail and e-mail.

Diane Fedele, president of the group, said the move had no racist intent.

"I never connected," she said. "It was just food to me. It didn't mean anything else."


The fact she didn't see anything wrong with this imagery has me very concerned.



Friday, October 17, 2008

Old School Friday-Duets

Duets Pictures, Images and Photos


Well, a bit late today catching up with my Old School Friday Meme, but better late then never. Gosh, there are so many duets out. I went way back to a vintage piece I heard years ago (well more like the late 70's) in Jamaica. I thought I would share it with you. This are two legendary artist, Mick Jagger and Peter Tosh. Never thought that would be a duet huh...lol. England meets Jamaica I call it.

Peter Tosh and Mick Jagger



Now you know Irie gonna bring you something strange and crazy, Check out this next duet, Michael Jackson and Eddie Murphy. Does anyone even remember they did a couple of songs together. This one was one of their most popular. Michael actually was the one that made this one get on the Billboard charts.





and I got to end with my man "JOE" he is gonna be my next baby daddy in my other life. Here he is doing a duet with Joe. Have a wonderful OLD SCHOOL FRIDAY...ONELOVE







Please check out the other participants.

Electronic Village - Fresh And Fab - Danielle - Kim

- Ms Grapevine -Quick -Marcus LANGFORD

- Cassandra - Kevin -Mahogany -Hagar's Daughter - Lisa C

-Chocl8t - DP - Dallassouth - John - CC Groovy - Kreative Talk

-Marvalus One - Regina - Clnmike - Vivrant Thing

-AJ - Sharon - - Invisible Woman

-Beleiver 1964 - Cooper - SJP -Bria - BklynQueen 86 - Hey Shae -

- From the Battlefield - Thembi - D Spot - Malcolm -

-Pop Art Diva - Pjazzypar - MsLadyDeborah -

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Mcain found out about "That One"

Well, you called the man "that one" in your last debate, now you remember his name.

WINNER: Obama Won, But McCain Had His Best Debate


This is iriegal's scorecard:

STRATEGY: Obama: A McCain: A

STYLE: Obama: A McCain: A-

ACCURACY: Obama: B McCain: C

Strategy

During the debate, McCain put Obama on the defensive, raised questions about Obama's ties to former 1960s radical William Ayers, and spoke directly to Ohio voter Joe Wurzelbacher, a plumber, who had pressed Obama on his tax plan. (wait why after the debate noone could get a hold of Joe "Plumber" Wurzelbacher?)

The fact that McCain was able to make Wurzelbacher a character in this debate is why this was his best debate.

McCain sure tried to distance himself from Bush during the debate. He got a little "testy" because Obama keeps mentioning the last "4 years."


below is the full debate






This is the Joe The Plumber encounter.




Mo'Nique's book-Beacon Hills High

I love Mo'Nique. Her honesty is so refreshing. Mo'Nique has always been one to put it all out there from discussing her "open" marriage in a magazine article, to the recent revelation that she was molested by her own brother growing up. This book "Beacon Hills High" is her latest writing venture.


Troy Davis Execution Plea Rejected

Troy Davis Pictures, Images and Photos

Here we go again. Three weeks after temporarily sparing a Georgia inmate from the death penalty, the United States Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear his appeal, a decision that will probably lead to a quick execution.

I don't know about humanity. The people that should have been executed (and we stop funding their prison stay) like Charles Manson are still there mocking he system.

In Mr. Davis case, recently seven of the nine witnesses against him have recanted their testimony, with two claiming that the police had pressured them to testify against him. Prosecutors presented no physical evidence and no murder weapon, and three witnesses have said another man admitted to the murder.

Read more here...

Justice? What is that?

Wordless Wednesday-that's life

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I thought this was so cute

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

The Express

Lots of good movies are coming out. This is one I don't want to miss. I am going to see it tomorrow. The Express follows the inspirational life of college football hero Ernie Davis (Rob Brown), the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy. Following his draft by the NFL, tragedy struck the star athlete and he was never able to take the professional field. But his tale would forever change the face of professional sports. Raised in poverty in Pennsylvania coal-mining country, Davis overcame seemingly insurmountable obstacles to become an unstoppable running back for the Syracuse Orangemen.




Monday, October 13, 2008

McCain Likened to George Wallace

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Reuters has reported that Congressman John Lewis, a veteran civil rights leader, has accused Republican John McCain and his running mate Sarah Palin on Saturday of "sowing the seeds of hatred and division" and said it reminded him of the segregationist era of Alabama Gov. George Wallace.

I don't know if I would go so far as compare anyone with George Wallace, however I do know that unless they do something to quell the vicious attacks at their rallys it will create a new race war.

Even the Obama campaign said that while Lewis was right to condemn "hateful rhetoric" the Illinois senator did not believe McCain or his policy criticism were comparable to Wallace or his segregationist policies as governor of Alabama in the 1960s.

The issue of race has mostly been an undercurrent in the presidential contest between McCain and Obama.

Bust Your Windows-Jazmine Sullivan

I like the sound of this song, but I am sorry the message is messed up. Why the violence? I mean why is it everytime something goes wrong, someone is always talking about flattening tires, breaking windows on cars, burining or cutting up clothes? Hasn't anyone heard about talking?

What are your opinions? Do you feel that songs like this encourage violence (domestic)?

Robin Roberts Talks About Cancer and Its Toll on Her

Robin Roberts (co-host of Good Morning America) has been such an inspiration to Cancer Survivors. (myself included). She has shared so much of herself over the past years. However, since her public diagnosis last year (September 2007), she has helped so many go the emotional battle that cancer has.

Robin Roberts Pictures, Images and Photos

Robin decided to take off the last three weeks of the year – the longest break she had taken since her diagnosis last July.

"I needed more rest. It was too much," she says, especially given her grueling up-before-dawn work schedule. "I don't recommend anyone going through chemo get up at 4 a.m."

By December, the treatment had become an emotional drain. "I was mourning the loss of my health," says Roberts.

I have written this before, but I feel it is so important for people to get an annual physical. Healthcare is so important. We only get one life.

Thanks Robin for giving so many of us hope.







McCain Ousts Republican Advertisizing Specialist

The McCain campaign announced it was dropping Bobby May, a Republican political advertising specialist, after it discovered the column commenting on a potential Barack Obama administration.
I am glad he did this. At some point he has to step up and speak out against all this negative commentary by his supporters.


mccain Pictures, Images and Photos


Bobby May ( A republican columnist from Virgina) wrote that if elected, the Democratic candidate would hire rapper Ludacris to paint the White House black and change the national anthem to the "Black National Anthem" by James Weldon Johnson.

Gail Gitcho, a spokeswoman for McCain's campaign, said in a written statement to the Los Angeles Times that May's attempts at humor "are offensive. . . . The McCain campaign wholeheartedly disavows Mr. May's column."

source: inrich.com

Friday, October 10, 2008

Sign of the Times-Man uses stolen gas cards to fill up tanks

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I tell you this economy is having folks hustling left and right. In North Carolina man was accused of letting others gas up with stolen gas cards from the BNK engineering company. The card were used more than 300 times.
The company says over $23,000 worth of gas was falsely charged.

Breaking and entering, financial card theft and larceny are just some of the charges Dillard Johnson faces. On Thursday, Johnson, who was already in jail for a different crime with the same charges, was re-arrested, leaving BNK a $19,000 gas bill in just three days.

Police say Johnson would wait around gas stations, and then he would go up to drivers offering to pay for their gas with a stolen credit card. So instead of paying $50 dollars, you would only have to give him $20.


source: ABC News

Breast Cancer Awareness Month-Males Get Tested Too




This is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. I know several bloggers have blogged on making sure that women out there get their annual mammogram (if they in that age range) but I am going to suggest men do as well. I know it is a "taboo" subject but understand that men too are diagnosed with breast cancer.

The following information is from the Mayo Clinic, Men also have breast tissue that can undergo cancerous changes. While women are about 100 times more likely to get breast cancer, any man can develop breast cancer. Male breast cancer is most common between the ages of 60 and 70.

The prognosis for male breast cancer is the same as for breast cancer in women. In the past, male breast cancer was often diagnosed at a more advanced stage, which may have led people to believe it had a worse prognosis. Although male breast cancer and breast cancer in women are similar, important distinctions such as breast size and awareness affect early diagnosis and survival in cases of male breast cancer.

The most common signs for men and women are:

The most common sign of breast cancer for both men and women is a lump or thickening in the breast. Often the lump is painless. Other male breast cancer symptoms include:

  • Skin dimpling or puckering
  • Development of a new retraction or indentation of the nipple
  • Changes in the nipple or breast skin, such as scaling or redness
  • Nipple discharge

Prevention

To help reduce your risk of breast cancer, maintain a healthy body weight and avoid heavy alcohol use. Early detection also increases your chances of surviving the disease. So if you develop a breast lump or other abnormality, seek prompt care.

As a cancer survivor myself, I implore people not to wait too long if you suspect anything wrong with your body. It is so important to be proactive, instead of reactive.

Queen Latifah says," I don't care folks call me gay"

queen latifah Pictures, Images and Photos

Well, this has been a long running rumor. To be honest WHO CARES. Obviously many do because it is all over the news. I love Latifah. I have been following her from "Ladies First" She along with M.C. Lyte were my "female rap" sheroes back in the day. "I don't have a problem discussing the topic of somebody being gay, but I do have a problem discussing my personal life," Latifah, 38, told Sunday's New York Times magazine.

Latifah had been linked to her longtime personal trainer. Last December, she denied rumors that they were getting married.

"People will make up all sorts of things that are not true," she told the Chicago Sun-Times. "There ain't gonna' be no wedding."

I don't know she played that part "EXTREMELY WELL" in SET IT OFF. I'm just saying...



Happy Blogoversary to Regina Family Seasons


This is Regina's Motto-Lead by Example (something that we all should do).



I just have to say I watched this blog grow over the past year and there is no harder or more dedicated blogger then Regina over at Regina's Family Season. She has run the spectrum of almost everything on her blog. You can always get a "REAL" emotion when you visit that blog. She has brought us into the lives of her family and shared some wonderful experiences. Countless awards have been bestowed on her blog and they are all well deserved. I love the fact that she has shared her faith and her spirit. She has listed the top 5 of her favorites (from her past year) so be sure to check them out

What Is Your Opinion
Halloween ... Yes Or No?
Get It Right
Happy Veteran's Day
Happy Sunday... An Open Letter

again Congrats Regina Family Seasons for being a part of my blogging world.

Onelove..iriegal