Larry Smith: Why you will fail to have a great career

Cold hard talk right here......

The Season of Insanity Ends on South Beach

No return to MSG. An off season of questions now begins again. I think I've had enough of the stress for one year.....

Geraldo Blames The Hoodie More So Then The Killer

By now I'm sure most of you have heard the remarks of Geraldo Rivera as the Trayvon Martin case and its various layers effect the nation. Geraldo, while not faulting the victim, does basically place an unusual level of blame on the clothing young Trayvon was killed in vs the stereotypical views of his murderer. No matter WHAT you wear there is no true connection to what happened in Florida that night. This falls very much in line with the train of thought many rape victims deal with. Being told that the way you dress aided in giving signals to warrant or invite sexual aggression is a common occurrence.

Geraldo spoke of the "Gangsta" look and while there is much that we as culture people do to create or feed into an "Angry or Bad Guy" type image, to judge all books bu there covers is silly and implies that we as adults can't tell the difference between fact and fiction. Is every wild haired white man a potential serial killer? We've already become hyper reactionary to the various "looks" of the Middle East and Muslims in general. 9/11 gave the nation ample reason for that. The Black American stereotypes are as old as this nation and Trayvon was the most recent reminder.

What gets me the most is that Geraldo is essentially asking us to accept the negative views and twisted images our society has of Black people and change OUR actions to comply with them. It is as if we should just accept this view and the potential of harm or death with it without a cry of objection at all.

Well, by now you know silence is NOT how we will react to this. Honestly I think there are other kids Mr Rivera should be worried about.

After the Jump check out  hypocritical Geraldo rocking his favorite fashion piece.......

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Knicks Leaders Openly Seek Answer For Poor Start

I don't over react. I know that this NBA season will be an odd one for a number of reasons, but with all that said the Knicks have too much talent to be in the position they are in. I've never been a fan of coach D'Antoni and the way the Knicks built this team while positive in the overall layout is now completely void of the quality guard player needed to succeed in the league today.

Following Saturday nights double OT loss to Carmelo's old team Denver, there was much soul searching in the NYK locker room.

“A bunch of stuff comes into mind when I’m just sitting here just thinking,” Anthony said. “Maybe I should take the blame for the games that we’ve been losing. The offensive struggles. The coaches do run the offense through me so I’ll take it. I’ll take that blame.”

Anthony is playing hurt and has the shooting percentage to prove it. He's made 35 of his last 105 shots since spraining his left wrist and right ankle. As a result, Anthony revealed he is considering shutting himself down until he gets his body right. He plans to address his medical status with the Knicks’ training staff on Monday.

But Anthony’s issues aren’t just physical. Eleven months after the celebrated trade with the Nuggets, he and Stoudemire are struggling to develop any chemistry. And Anthony, aware of the criticism around him, acknowledged that he could be the problem — maybe.

“I think we as a team need to do a better job getting Amar’e the ball,” Anthony said late Saturday. “I don’t know. I have the ball in my hands, maybe it’s on me. Maybe I need to get him the ball a little bit more. Help him out with that.

“I don’t know. Me and Stat will talk, probably tomorrow, Monday, try to figure it out together. If I’m doing too much I want him to tell me. I want the guys on my team to tell me if I’m doing too much and we’ll handle him like that.”

“Maybe I need to stop shooting a lot I don’t know,” Anthony said. “It’s just a bunch of stuff that goes through my mind right now. Obviously, that’s the case when the shots are not falling. You start thinking that maybe you’re shooting too much.

“For me personally, as one of the leaders of this team, the way the offense goes through me, maybe I shouldn’t put all the blame on myself but that’s just me. I’ll take it. I can deal with that. I can deal with that pressure.”

Legendary DJ Spinderella Has A Few Words For the New Wave of Celeb DJ's

I can't say I'm mad at her. In the end folk can do what ever they like but it does come off as a gimmick and a trend.

Things I Hope Don't Make It To 2012

Yeah critical, judgmental, opinionated, yes I'm all that at times and wrapping the year up I'ma throw out a top 10 list of things I hope don't make it to 2012. This isn't a celeb bashing list so there's no wishing for less Kardashians in the new year. This is what I see done by the regular folk that always has looking at my screen like this......

So, let's not waste anymore time and dive into my "Hope I don't see you in 2012" List

10. Adults sounding like kids on FB- I always thought that as you get older certain things stopped and an automatic maturity kicks in. This is not so as I've witnessed adults (40yrs and older) littering Mr Zuckenburgs social network with the most GHETTOFIED nonsense I've ever seen in my life. You can not reclaim your youth via the Internets and informing us of your multiple baby daddy issues is well.......not a good look.

9. Indirectly Direct TMI- This is a slick one that I call the "I see what you just did" posts. The casual statements that slide in the mention of "I'm going to get a Brazilian wax" or "Damn I hate how my hair looks after a night of sex" etc,etc...... You get my point. Wanting to share something clearly private without seeming like you want that attention is no longer cute. Lets reclaim privacy again.

8. Tasteless Online Imagery- Ok, ok, Beauty is in the eye of the beholder I get this, but men and women alike are violating with some of these thirsty ass bathroom photo shoot images. If that's the image you want to send to the masses then invest a few dollars and get legit shots taken. Your ass poked out or your 6 pack doesn't hide the dirty mirror or laundry behind you.

7. Fictional Social Life- I'ma need people that utilize the Social Internets and do so via mobile devices as well to be aware that FB and Twitter usual show what device your posting from. Android, Web, BB, etc....so DON'T inform the masses that your "living it up having the time of your life" when I know you're home and you dont even realize that "Via the Web" just exposed your fraudulence. Keep it real.

6. No Simping- My God I feel like some of y'all would easily risk catching a charge to get some pu$$y. Leave these women alone. If she ain't interested keep it moving. You coming out of pocket, dropping $ in her paypal, and aint even smelled the girl in person. No Bueno.

5. Less EXPERTS more FANS - One thing I can say is that the Internets are an interesting place to chop it up with sports fans. The Knicks, Giants & Yankees fan bases are massive which this true blue NY'er loves. BUT, I really hope for the pseudo Sports Analysts to fall back a bit. Opinions are great, educated talk is wonderful but if you aren't getting paid or making a living off it spare me with the "I'm always right" Sports God talk. If you were THAT on point with it you'd be on ESPN not on twitter while at the supermarket. Let's tone it down a bit.

4. Fewer Comedians - Why does everyone swear their funny? I feel like the online comedian is many times supported less by people that think their funny then people that feel that laughing and cosigning them will somehow result in a better chance of sex. Just a thought.

3. True Female Sports Fan - This relates to #5 a bit. It's funny cuz I've been on these Internets since the late 90's and many folk I saw then I see or know now. I know who is legit with their sports fandom. True support that is a year round thing during the season, pre season and off season. Now with the speed and reach of technology we have people that were NEVER riding like that for a squad online making more noise then the guys. You reciting career stat lines and season totals straight off of Google. Jacking other folks post and tweets, not for a genuine love of the game but because "guys love a girl that loves sports". Let me be real on this. We men like women that can enjoy sports with us, but if the goal is a mixture of sports and sex then your excitement shouldn't surpass ours.We don't need you as "one of the guys" Most of the women I know that legitimately love sports like that will tune guys out during the game. THAT'S REAL. My homegirl says "Don't take me out to a sports bar cause you'll get ignored all night." All I'm saying is keep your intentions pure.

2. The "N" Word - It's already known that I don't like this word but whats ill to me now is that I hear it much. much more from women then I do from guys. I continue to express that what you speak reflects what you are around. You say "N***as aint this, that and whatever" cause you fill you're area with N***AS!!! I've seen both sides of the it and I'm sorry but when I think of the ladies I know that don't communicate in that way and I think of who they keep around them, there's a connection. They deal with Men in socializing and in business. What we speak is what we are. Let's clean it up ladies.

1. Digital Insanity - What I mean by this is that we all have things that we want to improve and change, but more often then not I see us complaining about the same issues while changing nothing about how we handle those issues. Doing the same thing again and again won't return a new result. At some point you need to acknowledge that. Stop ranting to the people and sit that ass down in front of a mirror and re-evaluate what the real problems may be.

No One Wins During the NBA Lockout

David Stern, the commissioner of a 26-team league with 30 franchises, who can't seem to understand why they're not making money. Gee, I wonder, David. That's a real head-scratcher. Once considered the greatest commish ever, Stern could have gotten creative about ways to change the revenue stream, protect the owners, incentivize overachieving players, add a play-in tournament for the 8-seeds, get sponsored jerseys, merge two struggling teams, take advantage of the Chicago market (by adding a second team there) and any other idea that could have prevented us from missing games, and instead, just did the second grade bully routine of "You have too many cookies, I WANT SOME OF YOUR COOKIES!" before finally bending to a reasonable place these past two weeks. But too much damage was done. Now it's a staring contest and a dick-swinging contest. Nobody wins. Everyone loses. 

Via Bill Simmons @ http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/7100999/avoiding-lockout-red-sox

Attractive Ups & Downs

Nothing is sexier then a woman that goes after what she wants, especially if she wants you......Nothing is a bigger turn off then a woman that really doesn't know what she wants and or how to get it when it's right in front of them.

-Nightfall

Japan Before & After Pix Via Satellite

..........my god.........

Disney Puts Princess Fairy Tales on the Bench

The staple of Disney Animation for decades has been the princess plot. Now it appears that Disney is looking to change with the times and give their royal "happily ever after" theme a rest. This can be good and bad in my opinion. If it results in more well rounded characters that young girls can relate to then great. But whats wrong with a little childhood fantasy? Why are we killing off our kids classic imagination? Based on the reasoning below I'm curious what direction Disney will go in.  

Disney has decided not to do any more animated fairy tale movies for awhile, a 73-year tradition that made it the top children’s and family studio in Hollywood.


Thus, TANGLED will be the last animated fairy tale movie for a long time.


The biggest reason cited for this change is that girls no longer view princesses and getting married to be the ideal.

Via Los Angeles Times

“By the time they’re 5 or 6, they’re not interested in being princesses,” said Dafna Lemish, chairman of the Radio and TV Dept. at Southern Illinois University and a self-proclaimed expert in the role of media in children’s lives. “They’re interested in being hot, in being cool. Clearly, they see this is what society values.”

Police Seize the Firearms of Heavy Ink President After Online Story

You remember this guy from the post not to long ago that followed the tragic shooting in Arizona. Well it seems the "Boys" got wind to the story's buzz on Comic Alliance and decided to make a move on Mr. Travis Corcoran.

Peep the Details below:

After reading the recent inexcusably irresponsible blog post from Travis Corcoran, the president of the online comics retail store Heavy Ink, lauding the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in Arizona and encouraging the shooting of other politicians, we recently wrote an editorial condemning his actions and encouraging comics fans to consider whether they wished to continue giving him their business.

We expected some controversy, comments with angry political rhetoric, and blowback from outraged creators, all of which occurred. What we didn't expect? That the police would read our article, and then confiscate all of Corcoran's firearms and ammunition and notify the federal authorities.

Although we did not personally send the information to the authorities, it appears that someone pointed them to our site where they learned about Corcoran's comments, as the Boston Globe reports:

Bongiorno said police found the comment reposted on ComicsAlliance.com in a story that said Corcoran first made the comment in a blog. Bongiorno said Corcoran has since redacted the comments, but police consider the threat to be credible until they can prove otherwise. Police have also contacted federal law enforcement agencies about the comment.

The offending blog post -- and the entirety of Corcoran's blog -- now appears to have been taken down or is otherwise inaccessible. The Boston Herald story notes that Corcoran has not been charged with a crime, although his firearms license has been suspended and a "large amount" of weaponry seized while police investigate his comments and whether they constitute a threat to U.S. members of Congress.

Cats and Twitter Birds......

 
Just as I was about to write this I realized that I spoke on this topic before. This previous post unfortunately still holds true and for some reason it's really bothering me. Hopefully you've taken I moment to click the link and read what I wrote in Aug. Now back to the present, understanding that female aggression is just a fact of life I don't expect to see random ladies complimenting each other on their outfits or holding doors open for each other BUT why must the opposite negative extreme be so common place.

"I can't stand her", "Who that bi**h think she is?", "She needs to sit her ass down.", "Bi**h go kill ya self", "Bye Bi**h", "Oh you ain't Beyonce!", etc, etc, fucCin' etc... Really?? I mean really is it that serious? you have all right to express negative opinion or feelings towards something but damn must it be so over the top. I could blame reality T.V shows like Real House wives or Basketball (non)Wives but you know what, I'm not gonna do that cuz it's a cop out. This isn't the first wave of these shows so people know what type of b.s their co signing.

While going about my business on Tweetdeck the amount of filth and trash spewed from the mouths of  women I don't know and women I do know literally hurt my heart. And this is not limited to black women only. This isn't limited to rants about T.V shows. I shake my heads ladies ATTACK each other with force and venom as if they were protecting their only child. So wasted energy......And as I said before we men see it. We speak on it and it factors in big time. Nothing kills a sense of affection more then an unruly, wicked mouthed woman.....

I guess I should hold my breath to long for this behavior to change and just further embrace those I have around me that are able to avoid such acts.

Um In Case Your Curious.......They're Still Dead..................

Lady Gaga posted thispic via her twitter page to signify her digital death in on going the Keep A Child Alive “Buy Life” Campaign. It would seem the public isn't going for the campaign concept. Obviously I'm not surprised.

So far, a little over $183,000 has been raised which means, the participating celebs may be absent from twitter for quite a while. It has been deemed a disappointment because these celebs have millions of followers (Lady Gaga – 7 million, Kim Kardashian – 5 million, and so on), however, the campaign is moving at a slower pace than expected.

- Necole Bitchie.com

Blog Challenge Day 5

It gets a lil ugly today. I'm supposed to post an image of something I hate. Hate's a strong word but I think this works for the theme.

Republicans...............Nuff Said

Follow Up on the Florida Father that Stood Up with his Bullied Daughter

I'm with him a 100%!!!!

“Where Were You When Tupac Died” R.I.P. Tupac

Top 5 Dead of Alive? Troubled Soul? Future Revolutionary Leader? It’s hard to believe thatTupac has been gone since 96 his presence is still felt in Hip Hop. This documentary simply asks Where were you when Tupac died? Snoop, Eminem, Jada Pinkett Smith and a few others answer a question that many of us wondered.
More 2pac after the jump.

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The Public Journey of Love.......Love is like Hot Dogs

I've realized something. I enjoy and appreciate the end product of love but I have no real desire to watch the process of love in action 24/7 through the wonder of social media. I feel that it's privacy more then ever that give a relationship that special something that separates it from our other many relationships. When I hear my friend has started a new relationship I wish the best and genuinely hope for good times and a happy ending.(get ya minds out the gutter) Anyway, what will turn me off from that feeling is when my daily browsing of fb, blogs and whatnot are now spammed with a flurry on "my boo, my baby, my love, etc,etc...."

Don't get me wrong, do what ever you want. I just may have to step back and separate from the process. It's kind of like hot dogs. I like them but I'm sure if I watched exactly how their made I'd no longer want one. In relationship terms that translate into the following : Quality over Quantity always wins out. You don't get points for how many ways you can name dropped your significant other. So if you have a good day that was made better and you want to express that then cool. But every single up and down thought doesn't need public exposure.It just makes u seem bi polar, confused, obsessive and crazy. Example, "I'm sitting on the toilet and thinking about my baby in the other room." Ok, put the iPhone/BB down.

It's just interesting to see the way communication is handled these days......oh well.

*This post was cosigned thru a convo with Evie.So I dont feel so crazy for these thoughts.*

Hate groups descend on AZ......

.....what took y'all so long???

Damn....Boondocks Delayed

Creepy ass Costco >:(

So I ran into COstco to pick up a few lil things. I make my way around passing baby clothes, diapers, oversize bozes of food, etc,etc....get my stuff check out and make my way to the exit. On my walk out there is a large display of sample coffins.....yes I said coffins. Costco sells CASKETS!!!!!! WTF!!!!!

That's taking the idea of 1 stop shopping a lil too far for me.