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A friend of mine invited me to a screening of Will Smith’s new movie, “I AM LEGEND“. Of course, I didn’t really know what to expect since the trailer doesn’t tell you much, but as you can tell by my title, I wasn’t impressed. As a matter of fact, I was thoroughly dissapointed.

Although I won’t tell you the movie, I will tell you that if you watch movies like I watch movies, you will find so many flaws in the character that you will find yourself cheering for the ‘dark seekers’. Humans have contracted a man-made virus that has infected almost 98 percent of the world and have become these “animals” that live in the darkness and are most powerful at night. Sound familiar…I thought so. They reminded me of the vampire mutations in Blade II, which believe it or not was a better movie.

This film was like watching Will Smith try and do his best Tom Hanks (from Cast Away) impersonation. He was on screen so much that I can almost tell you how many grey hairs he has in his beard. He did a good acting job, but the story line and character was weak. Hopefully, it will be a success because if not, Hollywood’s not as forgiving as Black people.

Since $10 is hard to come by for a movie these days, I AM LEGEND is a good bootleg and will be even better On Demand, but is at its best when you can watch it from home.

Okay, now after all the BCS mess, I will go out on a limb and make my NCAA Bowl predictions. I won’t bother with some of the bowls that we don’t know of like the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl between Utah vs. Navy on Dec. 20 ( I guess anyone can have a bowl, huh). I decided to stick with the New Year’s Day and after bowls. The big games.

Now that #1 is clear, the #2 spot is set, but not without some controversy. Both Virginia Tech and Georgia feel like they should have a shot at the National Chanmpionship, but who the hell wants to see VT or Georgia in the big game except for people from VtT or Georgia? That’s what I thought.

Anyway, I love this time of year because it won’t be long before you can turn on the tv and watch a game at anytime. Who cares if it’s the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl? With new tv shows in short supply, I’d take a crappy bowl game over ‘I Love New York’ anyday.

Here are my picks and remember you heard it here first. Read the rest of this entry »

Today, I went out to put up my x-mas lights. Sounds easy enough, but I’m here to tell ya that the sh*t ain’t easy. For over 2 hours I was unwinding and twisting, looking for the broken bulb, trying not to fall off the ladder and finish before I froze my ballz off.

I love Christmas as much as the next guy, but for the first time I realized why people have their lights up til Valentines Day. I won’t be that bad because I hate to see it, but now I understand. So next year, my yard will be full of pre-lit trees and bushes or I will have my lights up before Halloween.

When I told a friend of mine that I put my lights up today, he sent me this video and asked if my lights can compete? Before you take a look at the video, just know that my lights don’t even blink. Enjoy!

Somebody needs to get a life! I’d love to see this synched up to James Brown’s “Santa Claus, Go Straight to the Ghetto.” If you don’t know what I’m talking about, click here to listen. Now that’s X-mas music…thanks mom and dad.

They say inspiration can come from anywhere. Well today, out of nowhere, I was inspired by Shawn Carter aka Jay-Z. We didn’t meet or have a conversation or anything like that.
I was actually sitting at home, watching mid-day tv (nothing good is ever on), channel surfing and I came across Jay-Z’s 2004 Fade to Black concert at Madison Square Garden.

Now, I have never really been a hardcore Jigga fan, but I do like some of his songs. What inspired me Read the rest of this entry »

Sometimes I get so caught up in the trials and troubles of everyday life, that I forget to pray and thank GOD for the many blessing he has given me. But my greatest blessing, reminds me every night to be thankful. Before I tuck him into bed he ask can he say his prayers? I have taught and listened to him pray over the past couple of years and I can hear his voice and prayer getting stronger and stronger. He says it with conviction and I love hearing it.

Lately, just thoughts of my son’s voice when he prays, reminds me of how blessed I am. Of course, that started me to think about how GOD feels when he hears his children praying to him. It’s has to be a wonderful feeling because it’s a wonderful feeling for me to hear my son pray. (Click on the link above to listen)

For all the blessings, God has given me, the least I can do is pray.