I'm just sayin' Volume 7
I’m just sayin’ Volume 7...
1979 was a good year...While pouring over this months issue of Essence Magazine while overindulging in grapes and SportsCenter; I learned that two of my favorite artists are the same age as me...Corrine Bailey Rae and John Legend. They are both 27, holding it down and I love it! Upon further research, I found that most of my favorite artist were born in the 70’s and make success look so good...so for all you 80’s babies who want to talk smack about us, well me, being old...Let’s just look at all of the Grammy winners (John Legend, Jill Scott, India Arie, to name a few...) and future Pulitzer Prize winners (me) who are holding it down...thank you....
The University of California Football Team...The weather was great, a nice and toasty 80 degrees, the student section was packed with a sea of blue and gold and my Golden Bears came Roaring onto the field ready to blow out UDUB.... well...not quite but at least we won and we are still ranked number 10 nationally in the BCS poll...however, the Tomfoolery award goes to Marshawn Money Lynch for the “Commandeering” of the cart and the “ghost riding of the whip” across the field to celebrate the victory. The Astroturf will have tire tracks for quite a while, commemorating the event, but man that was the funniest thing I’ve seen in quite some time...Marshawn let us know that no matter “Who’s Domicile” it is...Oakland is always in the Building....touché Marshawn...Touché...
The Laundry Mat... This weekend I found myself at the Laundry Mat for the first time since I used to sit on my mothers lap. It was actually very interesting because, as it was Berkeley, there were a slew of interesting characters simply minding their own business. There was the woman with the green felt short set, that reminded me of something a Christmas elf or a leprechaun would wear and hot pink knit hat with the bobble on top sitting inside of the basket and rolling herself around by pulling on the tables and machines as she passed by. When the man who ran the place told her to get out, she told him that the snakes were going to get her if she got out and that she was almost finished so just leave her alone or else she will force the snakes to get him....I think the best part was watching her unload the laundry onto her lap and then watching her roll herself back over to the table so she could fold her clothes. Just another ordinary day in Berkeley. Of course there were the typical college students who sitting on the awkwardly angled benches busily typing away at their laptops and pouring over their biology books. The only real problem I had was the asian student who approached me and accused me of stealing his backpack. His excuse was that “I was sitting next to you...” my reply after I gave him my famous blank stare that always makes people feel stupid was “I have not seen your backpack, but I did see you leave and go outside, perhaps you should not have left your backpack unattended” he then demanded to look inside of my basket...I looked down at my basket which was mostly empty sans my laundry bag and the Gayle Jones book I was hoping to get to read, looked back at him and told him to go ahead....of course he knew he was wrong and unless I threw his back pack in one of the washing machines that I didn’t have it. Why is it that every time I go to church and hear a good word, somebody always wants to try and make me go to jail...I’m just sayin... Other than that, I had a good time at the Laundry mat...I was in and out in 2 hours flat, I got some free candy and was able to check that off of my things to do list for the day....
And now for the first annual “Doing Too Much award”: This award goes to the Automobile Industry. I saw a commercial for the new Lexus that parallel parks itself for you, literally, the car maneuvers the wheel and fits itself into the parking spot while you sit there with your hand in the air and waving them like you just don’t care... At first the concept sounds interesting but upon further thought, this is kind of scary. First they invented this On Star system that follows you where ever you go, under the guise that they will help you out in times of trouble. But really, it’s just another way for the government to track us. It has been my experience that a cell phone and a triple A card will do the exact same thing without a satellite following my every move. And if that isn’t bad enough, now we have cars that drive themselves? What happens if that function breaks down, which all cars eventually do and your car decides it wants to make a left turn when you’re trying to go right? Has anyone seen the movie Christine?!!! What kind of super crazy microchip does your car have that enables it to park itself?!!! That is just crazy! Next thing you know we’re going to wake up with a government official asleep on our couch and following us around because it’s just easier that way. And while that would create more jobs...I’m going to go ahead and veto that idea... They are tracking us...they’re probably reading this blog right now...(shout out to Big Brother...what it do?!!) I’m just saying. Things are getting less and less confidential and this is only the beginning. You know they started putting identifying microchips in animals...who do you think is next?
I’m Just Sayin....
Peace Y’all
B
