Soooo…I’m up this morning listening to The Tom Joyner Morning Show, anticipating hearing Jaheim SANG live this A.M. when they drop a bonus (for me anyway) - Jacque Reid interviewing Bishop Thomas Weeks, III.

In-ta-rest-ing. Course you get all the usual lawyer-speak…”ongoing case…caution client…can’t speak about that”. It ALWAYS leaves me wondering what da heck da point is of the “interview”. Ahhhhh, but you say, Bishop has a new book available for sale. “What Love Taught Me”. (SIDENOTE: I don’t know what happened in that parking lot BUT I do know that it ain’t have JACK to do with LOVE. Now you know what I mean in my promo stuff for “Love’s Reparations” when I say that for far too long, we’ve called LOVE out of its name. *SIGH* Perhaps I should send off a couple of copies to the estranged couple.)

Anywho, what I found interesting about the interview is that Weeks says he never touched Bynum and that the REAL question is where did the bruises come from. Wow. He claims that pics were displayed online and to TV stations BEFORE the po-po.

AND that Bynum wanted to be the “next” Oprah. (Lawd, can ya let Oprah FINISH being Oprah? Dang!) Really? R-E-A-L-L-Y? Wow. Poor Gayle.

Last week while listening to the same radio show, they had Tyler Perry on promoting the new episodes of “House of Payne”. The Morning Crew had recently spent time interviewing the cast from “This Christmas” (Gabrielle Union, Morris Chestnut, Fasion Love). When TJMS crew asked Tyler about “This Christmas”, he asked why they had to take a swipe at his movies by having characters named “Ma’Deah” and “Joe”. He was serious. I thought he was joking. But um…nope. Wow. He did wish them well and say how glad he was that more movies for/about us were being made. Sooooo….you know, I didn’t even make the connection between “Ma’Deah” and “Joe” until he said it. Why? Cause I know many folk with a “Ma’Deah” and um…”Joe” is also very common. *shrug* I don’t think anyone was trying to bite Tyler’s jock but then…that’s just me.

In my mini-therapy session (translation: housecleaning spree), I came across a box of books. Yummy! (Well, MOSTLY Yummy!). I picked up one & thumbed through it. I stumbled across this comment in regards to Jill Scott….the author thought Jill Scott was “too snotty for a fat girl”. W-T-F?? So we excusing snottiness if it comes in size 0-12 but anything over size 12 is unflattering? See, I pretty much find snottiness unattractive regardless of size. I always took it to be one-size-fits-all and not becoming on ANYONE. (Not to say that I’ve ever heard anyone say Jill was snotty…other than in this book…that I’m mad is even in my possession - it was quite accidental, trust me - so…no, I’m not giving the title.)

Have you read the story about the white teen who is now president of the student chapter of the NAACP on Georgetown University’s campus? She was elected last year. Folks are surprised. Why? While it’s not widespread, there are other white leaders in other chapters of this organization. Some folks are bothered by it? Why? “White” is a color right? Ok, I’m being silly but….some of these same folks looked like they were ’bout to have a stroke when I mentioned that there are white students matriculating on the campuses of “historically” Black colleges in large numbers (I’ve been told that there are some “historically” Black colleges that are now “predominately” White.) Does that bother you? That a non-white person would lead a chapter of the NAACP? Or that some “historically” Black colleges may now be “predominately” White? *shrug*

I’m just saying….let some folk tell it and ALL of the above is some M-E-S-S. Supersized.

Oh…does anybody write/sing ORIGINAL Christmas songs? I mean, I love “Joy to the World”, “Silent Night”, etc. as much as the next person BUT…is SWV’s version THAT different from Vanessa Williams or Patti LaBelle, etc? I’m just saying…

Now if I can just get the Latin version of “O Come All Ye Faithful” out of my head…we had to learn it in 4th grade in Ms. Dotson’s class. I guess I was so scared of her, I’ve held onto it all these years. What? You never know when you might run into her. Shoot, I keep telling ya’ll my hometown is small as my house. Ya’ll thought I was kidding? Ha!

And um…Michael Vick goes to court again today. So…downtown is going to be a hot, crowded mess today (and you KNOW folks gon’ be out there - it’s supposed to be 72 today). Translation: J’s interview will NOT be happening today. Hmmm…now that I think about it, it prolly means more of that riveting news coverage breaking into tv programming all day while they report “nothing”…”Michael Vick entered court through the back doors today since he’s already serving his sentence”, “Michael Vick has arrived at court just minutes before his sentencing is to begin”, “Protestors and supporters have lined up near the courthouse”, etc. How ’bout ya’ll just wait and give us the news AFTER the sentencing has been levied?

**UPDATE: 10:50am -23 months….that’s the sentence…23 months…less than the 60 many had hoped/lobbied for, more than his co-defendants…$5100 fine; 3 years of supervised probation…

Why did this woman just ask what he wore to court? What do YOU think he wore? By the time today’s sentencing rolled around, Vick - having already turned himself in - was a PRISONER…complete with black/white jumpsuit and prison number. Sheesh! The man turned himself in a few weeks ago - he’s a prisoner. AND…what frigging difference does his ensemble make? Sweet Jesus part the sky!! UGH!!