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Michael Jackson and the B.E.T. Awards: Why People are Hating on the Show »

I hate going to funerals.
The last person close to me that died was my Granddad on my Mom’s side. I was living with my uncle in Pennsylvania at the time, and we drove aaaaall the way down to Alabama for the funeral (which was a LONG over-night drive). We got there early the [...]

Reasons Why Your @$$ is BROKE: You Have a Plan B »

“Don’t spend your time focusing on a Plan B. Having a Plan B leaves doubt that your Plan A will work. Forming a Plan B requires effort, time, and energy that can be used to help solidify your Plan A. So if your Plan A does happen to fail, just make yourself another Plan A.” [...]

Why “Guy Logic” Can’t Deter a Woman from Bad Dating Choices »

I was trolling around on a random website, when I finally came across a good explanation as to why, as men, we can’t use our logical brains to try and convince women to change their bad dating choices!
Oh, don’t look at me like that! We’ve all been in the following conversations before with women:
1. We [...]

Success, Defined. »

I was looking through some of the pictures of people who are “friends” of mine on Facebook (in quotations because I haven’t met all of them personally, but I clicked “accept” when they sent the friend’s invitation nonetheless).
Some of them have photos of themselves in suits or dresses, looking real nice, sitting in an [...]

Dating Advice 4 Men: Excuses = She’s Just NOT That Into You »

The communicative styles men and women use amongst their own genders are quite different from each others. Women tend to use language that is meant to hint or cushion the things they’re asking/talking about, whereas men tend to be more direct.
For example: as a kid, if my parents wanted me to take out the [...]

WARNING: If You’re a Single Woman, it May Be Your Own Damn Fault! (Part 1) »

I clicked on my Facebook account a few days ago, and the first thing that pops up is people’s status updates. (I swear, Facebook is like Twitter now!)
One of my friends, whom is a girl (and who, for the purposes of this note, shall remain nameless) had a status update asking people what they [...]

Reasons Why Your @$$ is BROKE: You Think People Are “Logical” »

One of the biggest reasons why people fail is because they give potential customers too much credit. They assume that if they have a product that is smart, helpful, and has obvious benefits over their competition, other people will see it and “logically” choose their product.
People, however, don’t make their choices based on what is [...]

Chris Brown vs. Rihanna: I’m Not Saying He Should’ve Hit Her, BUT… »

(Note: The following note is based on rumors about the Chris Brown/Rihanna incident.  They are neither confirmed nor stated to be 100% accurate, and are used soley to illustrate the points in my article.)
“I’m not saying he [O.J.] should’ve killed her [Nicole Simpson]… but I understand!” – Chris Rock
This is the yet another blog I’ve [...]

When Is It OK to Hit a Woman? »

The world of the Grammys was rocked this past Sunday – ROCKED, I tell you – with news that two of its performers, Chris Brown and Rihanna, had to pull out 3 hours prior to taking stage.  At the time it was believed they had gotten into a car accident; however, it was later found [...]

Stop Showing Your Dang Breast(-feeding) Pictures on Facebook!! »

For a couple of months now, there has been a controversy brewing over on Facebook. Whereas most controversies stem from illicit photographs or underage kids in compromising positions, this one stems, oddly enough, from the site taking DOWN pictures of women’s breast.
Specifically: there was a woman who had just had a baby, and, in her [...]