chivalry

Chilvary
A couple of days ago I had this thought to echo in my head and it's kinda been a thorn in my paw, the thought is Chilvary really is dead, and the culprit doesn't simply stand on one side of the gender fence. 
We men, and I use Men in a general sense because some of us still practice this lost art, we know that it is a shortage of us that was actually raised to appreciate women, not just for how you look or act, but some of us just appreciate your day to day struggle, and seeing as how we know that you lack a selection of us to pick from we don't have to be the best men we can be we can afford to be the middle of the road guy that just gets by on the most basic of whatever it takes to pull you no respect for your struggle or your beauty as a hole, hence the "ain't ish guy" or the "he can be molded guy" or "he's gonna grow up guy." This is where we men take advantage of the fact that Chilvary is dead. We kill it because you let us.
Ladies here's your side of the gender fence, if the standard for a man is so low how can you expect us to treat the way you feel you should be treated? I'm not speaking to or for all women this is just some of the things I see. Men with belts on and yet the pants still sag, and some women call this Swag. Men that'll call you the "b-word" and it's ok? He sleeps around and he's gotta get it out of his system before he settles down and you wait for him? He's got potential, but he's 35yrs old? He beats women, but he's in Therapy? He takes care of my kids, but not his kids? I know this may be a weak era for my gender, but if the standard for being a MAN is so low then Chilvary will stay dead
Just My Opinion 

The Dream Team vs. The U.S.A. Olympic Team 2012

So since the Olympics are over and even during everyone wanted to and want to compare this Olympic team to the original Dream Team, so I'm gonna clear the air for all the people that either never saw, or just plain don't believe any team could be that good. On the 1992 team everyone on that team from 1 thru 5 were respectively the best and second best not on there team but in the league and probably ever and that's no exaggeration. I don't even have to discuss Michael Jordan in his PRIME! I'm actually talking about Barkley, Ewing, Robinson, Malone, Pippen, and Mullin. Nobody talks about those guys, Pippen it could be said that he was a even better on ball defender than Michael Jordan I mean there was no getting around this dude when he didn't want you to score(look at what he did to Magic Johnson for the Bulls 1st Championship or what he did to Toni Kukoc in the Olympics in 92'). Ewing and Robinson come from a completely different cloth of Centers not only could they score but they were athletes Robinson had the speed of a guard and Ewing had a shooting touch of pure shooter hence the title he holds as the best jump shooting center ever. Chris Mullin had the fastest left handed jumper I've ever seen not to mention his all around game was ridiculous just think a more athletic Larry Bird. No on to Charles Barkley here's what a lot of people gloss over Michael Jordan was a unstoppable force in his own right, but the world as a collective knew that, but what the world was not ready for was Charles he is and it could be argued that pound for pound he is the greatest Power Forward to ever play, he was 6'4" could put the ball on the floor, post up, shoot the 3 decent, play defense when motivated(during these prime years he was) and just a all out bully in the NBA and excuse my language, but from what I remember he never cared what he had to do to his opponent to beat them. Now on to the rest of the team Magic Johnson true he was past his prime, but his knowledge of the game was so far beyond everyone else's he could still do anything he wanted to do on a basketball court. Larry Bird was far beyond his prime, but he never really got any real run, but if he was on the court you could just count those buckets. Drexler was the second best Shooting Guard in the NBA only Jordan can stop him, I repeat ONLY JORDAN COULD STOP HIM. I will not leave out Christian Laettner he was the best Collegiate Player during this time and against the 2012 team he would've got buckets. Now the only real weakness on this team was quickness on the perimeter, but the weakness brings about it's strength it's size, the frontline on this team at any given time featured 2 shot blockers in Ewing and Robinson.

The 2012 Olympic Basketball Team now don't get me wrong this team has some serious talent. Nobody has seen athletic ability the likes of LeBron, Durant, or Russell Westbrook. LeBron is a physical abnormality, Westbrook may be the most athletic basketball player I've ever seen in the NBA,Durant may be the best pure scorer I've seen since hell...Tracy McGrady, but not as athletic. Now here is the advantage they have over The Dream the Point Guards on this team would literally run circles around the Point Guards on The Dream Team Chris Paul and Deron Williams would give those guys fits, but it would be nothing going on at the rim for those 2. Now Andre Igoudola would be playing the Scottie Pippen roll on this 2012 team, but he's average by comparison. Now the speed of this team would give anybody problems, but where they when in speed they lack in power and defense there inside presence was Tyson Chandler and Kevin Love.....Kevin Love....Kevin Love....Love is a great rebounder, but defensive stopper? LOL!!! Here's where people are gonna go crazy and hate me or love....Kobe Bryant now at this point in his career Kobe is what Michael Jordan was when he was with the Wizards with a better jump shot, that's a very harsh statement, but it's true. At this point Kobe is on the downside of a amazing career, but he's not the Kobe everyone says, now going against The Dream Team of 92' Pippen and Jordan would've ate him alive and I do mean ate him alive, so in a 7 game series I say it goes 5 games only because The Dream would get bored. The team this 2012 team should be compared to is the 1996 Olympic Basketball Team and that team probably would've beat the by 5

     
 

29

It's always poignant to have a birthday to fall on a Sunday it kinda forces to you to reflect on what God has done for you. In the past year I was blessed to have a son.
Now I don't know the age I realized I wasn't immortal but it had to be somewhere around 5 or 6, but in this past year I realized I actually was, and it's because of Sebastian. The example I show him, the lessons I teach him, the life lessons, and just the time I spend with him will be what carries on, it will be my immortality. At this time I've come to conclusion that my life is no longer for me or that I am seeing it thru my eyes anymore, I live my youth all over again thru the eyes of my son it's beautiful. So this birthday I have it in honor of my little Superstar Sebastian!!

Sebastian

So here's what I've learned since becoming a Parent last November

      A.  Sebastian is more than likely gonna be the "Cool Kid" that gets       

            along with everybody      

            His Mom was the quiet of kid with a sense of humor.  

            His Dad was a class clown with a mean streak.

            I Pray he falls somewhere in the middle.

      B.  He will literally spaz on anyone who FIZUCKS WITH HIS    

            BOTTLE!! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!

      C.  Apples are not his favorite fruit as of today.

      D.  He enjoys his veggies.

      E.  He's a Kanye fan(probably because Ye is a baby too)

      F.  He enjoys a good tickling

      G.  He's not a fan of the Pacifier and I thank my lucky stars daily for 

            it

      H. Long car rides are his best friend

      I. He sleeps as though he has a full time job(but I guess if I got to play at daycare all day I'd be tired         

          too)

      J. He wants to fed himself at all cost because you having the spoon in your hands is stopping the      

         speed at which he can be fed you jack ass

     K. He will not pee on you unless you piss him off(see what I just did there)

     L. As with most people he enjoys a clean diaper and a clean crib.....

 

LeBron

For the record I know this letter will never reach LeBron, but I feel the need to say this so just let me vent: Here's the issue everyone has with this guy, it's not that he isn't taking these game winning shots, it's that he won't even try anymore. I can remember when dude he was in the playoffs against the Wizards when Gilbert Arenas was there and the whole Bron talking to him on the free throw line telling him if he missed that free throw that he was gonna get the ball and win the game, now LeBron didn't take that shot but he made the right decision with the ball bang game over, next round! You know why people love Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Kobe Bryant, D. Wade, hell even Monta Ellis(check the stats on him in the clutch) it's not that they made all the game winning shots, because they missed more than they made, but at least they were never afraid to take the shot. He can't be a true NBA superstar just off his skill set alone anymore, he has to man up and stop being so shook when it comes to those last minutes of the games either shoot or don't shoot, pass or don't pass. Now I'm not bashing the dude I actually want him to get over this fear, anxiety, this problem. I, we need him to do better.

Juvenile

I've been a avid listener of hip hop/rap music for a long time and a lot of good rappers get lost in the shuffle without any fanfare, but down here in the Southern Rap World we have some greats and some not so greats, but the one that always gets lost in shuffle is Juvenile. Now don't get me wrong by no means is Juvenile the best Southern Rapper to ever do it, but the man isn't even in the conversation and he should be! Everyone will probably argue that Lil Wayne is the best thing to ever come out of New Orleans and to come out of the South, but I think that without Juvenile there would be no Lil Wayne, Cash Money, or Hot Boys. Don't get me wrong Juvenile is no longer relevant as an artist, but with out Soulja Rags, 400 Degreez, or The G-Code there would be no room for Lil Wayne to flood the market with whatever it is he is doing right now as a matter of fact it I could argue that there would be no Drake or Nicki Manaj either, but I'll save that argument for another time. In conclusion I would like to say for everyone that thinks or may think that Lil Wayne is or could be the greatest rapper alive remember this he wasn't even the best rapper on his label and if I did a top 10 of Southern Rappers he wouldn't even qualify.

The eve of 28

As I sit here on what is the eve of my 28th birthday, I reminisce about the things I've seen, been through, and been a part and I must say it's been a wild, sad, happy, weird, and crazy ride. I can honestly say that I couldn't have imagined I would be where I am in life. The child of a teenage mother, being abandon by my father, growing up next door to a crackhouse, not having enough food to eat and settling just for wheat bread cause that's all we had(I don't really fool with wheat bread til this day for that reason), sleeping on the floor dodging stray bullets from the shoot outs that was going on in my front yard and right outside my window and pouring salt around my floor pallet to keep the slugs away from my face as I slept. I never expected to make it past the age of 25 not because I was so bad or living so rough I just knew it wasn't promised to me, I always felt like I was on borrowed time or something and to be 28yrs old, to have completely changed my thinking to a point of looking for life's next hurdle and welcome the challenge, to go from the poor kid that didn't have a pot to piss in, nor a window to throw it out of, isn't just a blessing it's actually nothing short of a miracle and for that I am eternally grateful, I have beautiful friends and a beautiful family(sometimes). 27 was nice, but I'm looking forward to 28. I'm not the emotional mushy type, but I love my life and everything in it from the harsh beginning to the smooth sailing I'm experiencing right now. So with that said who's got the 1st round!