It’s been a minute since I’ve done a “Random” post so…here we go.

Track Star Marion Jones admits to steroid years over a two-year period. *Sigh*
Marion Jones admits using Steroids

Terry McMillan comments on the latest sexploitation, “lemme-tell-all-my-bidness” books. As part of a comment to a blog post on Black Voices regarding Ray J’s tell-all book, Ms. McM weighs in. Tell me, what is we gon’ do? *Sigh* Her thoughts on what sells today are in the comments section of the article.
Terry McM’s comments on Ray J’s sexcapades book

Um, I know a guy who dates a woman he calls “White Chocolate”. She does not like this term. She says it makes her feel as if he’s not really comfortable with the relationship. How come one of his friends sent us all an email today saying that “white chocolate” had been recalled due to suspicions of salmonella?? And that idiot sent it to his girlfriend with a note saying that maybe she and Teena Marie need to go into hiding. AND copied all these people on the email. Then couldn’t understand why she was upset. *smh*
Kraft recalls White Chocolate Over Possible Salmonella Contamination

Hmm…HBO buys rights to book on the Duke Rape Case
HBO & the Duke Rape Case

Ya’ll know ya’ll been doing the Electric Slide all wrong, right? That’s what dude who claims to have created it says. And he’s suing to have all the videos with incorrect choreography removed…he wants them taken off of YouTube, etc. Um…er…yeah
Ya’ll Messing up the ‘Lectic Slide!

Matthew Knowles, father of Beyonce, has a line of “hip-hop” baby toys. Did ya’ll know that? I didn’t. He did an interview with a local DJ. When I heard about the “hip hop” baby toys, I was truly scratching my head. Cause…what ARE “hip-hop baby toys”? Well, I’m glad you asked. His line, “Baby Jamz”, is inspired by his grandson Julez (son of Solange). I went to the site and clicked on music. Nursery rhymes. With hip-hop flava. Many sung by Solange. You gotta listen to “Old McDonald”. When they broke it down? I laughed until I cried. “Old McDonald had a farm. E-I-E-I-O. And on his farm he had a dog. E-I-E-I-O. Whoof whoof. That’s my dog. Woof woof. Uh, that’s my DOG.” I couldn’t even listen to the others. I tell you want, Mr. Knowles is a tryna work it till it goes on strike, huh? Baby Jamz

The Emperor may not have any clothes but the Mayor has no sense. OK, first of all, I don’t understand how you go from having been Lt. Governor to Governor to Presidential candidate to Mayor. Anywho. Man…e’ry week, e’ry single week the Mayor in Richmond makes the news for something. The most recent flap? He’s been trying for a while now to move the school board out of their offices at City Hall. They say they’re not going. Soooo….last week the Mayor ordered folks in to move them. Just pack up their stuff and move it to a different location. Then comes the lawyers, judge giving an injunction to stop the move. School board says that classes might be cancelled the next day due to the disruption. The Mayor’s spokesperson says, “What does the School Board have to do with the day-to-day operations of the School System?” Um. What? Lawd, that man is turning out to be a cantankerous old man for real. And the saddest part? When he was running for President a few years ago, we were ALL over it. *smh* Yo, Mr. Mayor! Why you stittin’ bout that stuff instead of putting firewalls and blocks on internet access for the City? Folks all wily-nily accessing p.o.r..n. sites on City computers. And the news is going out of their way to say that none of the sites accessed were related to children. Um…how bout not being able to access ANY such sites? Or how a cri-mi-nile came to be working in the Federal Courts building, tryna steal stuff? THen you got the nerb (yeah, I said ‘nerb’) to get on TV with your stripped shirt, plaid jacket, and have-mercy-on-me tie. Mr. Mayor, Mr. Mayor, Mr. Mayor. *SMHV* (Shaking my head - vigorously!)

What’s all the ruckus about O.b.a.ma. not wearing his “flag” lapel pin? I know a lot of politicians wore them right after 9.1.1 (and I think Guilano STILL wears his) but many of them don’t wear it these days. I don’t recall anyone asking the other candidates why they aren’t wearing it. Edwards? Clinton? McCain? *Sigh* Wake me when it’s time to vote.

OK. ‘Splain this to me. A woman was arrested earlier this week. Police handcuffed her, put her in the car, and turned to do some other things. Next thing they know, this woman is driving off…in the police cruiser. STILL.IN.HANDCUFFS. Huh? Um, weren’t her hands cuffed BEHIND her? Dang Ma. She gives new meaning to the slogan, “Gotta go, gotta go, gotta go right now!”

Happy Friday!