Off Hiatus

Coming back strong next week, promise...

I'm Back!

It's been a while, but I'm back and better than ever! I'm going to start posting regularly again starting next Monday, so keep an eye out. Some items to note:

- The NBA Playoffs have been great. Gotta love how the Hawks are playing with such heart.
- The Ducati 848 is going to be my next motorcycle. I test road one two weeks ago and it was amazing...I rediscovered my love for riding. Fantastic machine.
- New job is going great, I'm loving PR so far!

Holla back soon!

2BP

Could be a tough week...

Well, the 2BP has been going through some personal drama these last few weeks, hence the lack of posts. I'll try to get back on a regular schedule at some point, but don't expect too many posts that set your hair on fire...I will ask that you tell someone in your family that you love them. You never know what each day might bring.

Some Thoughts:

• I think Memphis might be able to pull it out tonight; their guard play is amazing. Rose and Douglas-Roberts are solid
• Top Clinton strategist Mark Penn quits: wow, so much volatility in this campaign...

Well, as I was typing that last sentence, I just got a call from my Dad. Bad news...I'm out for now.

A Lazy Sunday...

So here I am watching a boring Rockets-Spurs game on ABC and Texas-Memphis on CBS. Ugh. I'm pretty sure I stopped caring about college basketball as soon as I left college. Maybe it was the stink of my unrealized career still lingering...or perhaps when you sit down and really watch a college basketball game you see how horribly played the games actually are. When was the last time you saw back-to-back airballs in the NBA? I can't remember. I just watched a sequence in which the Texas PG DJ Augustin airballed an off-balance 3 followed by a nothing but backboard attempt from a Memphis F. Yuck. Here's some quick game analysis:

• Memphis PG Derrick Rose absolutely owns Texas PG DJ Augustin. He's making him look silly.
• Chris Douglas-Roberts is going to be a solid pro
• Why Gus Johnson isn't announcing every single college game is beyond me...
• Leftover Chinese food is horrible, yuck!
  

I Know, I Know...

I promised an editorial. I'm getting there. I was going to write about the crock that is today's justice system but then I got through one draft and hated every word. That took my confidence a bit... so anyway, go here.

This will tide you over until I figure out what I'm going to write about...

2BP

Quite Possibly The Worst Thing Ever

2BP Editorial Coming Tonight...

I have some random thoughts and musing to touch upon later tonight along with a quick list of interesting links to check out. Check back in a few hours...

Great Map

LINK

A fantastic map of the area codes in which Ludacris has hoes...

Spitzer, et al

So, quite the interesting last few days:

Gov. Spitzer gets tagged for tagging prostitutes 7 or 8 times.

Houston Rockets win 19 straight.

Pete Sampras, 36, loses a very competitive match to Roger Federer, 26.

I FINALLY get the dinero to get my Jeep. Fuck you very much BoA and Capital One.

Future-President (knocks on wood) Obama widens his delegate lead with wins in Wyoming and Mississippi (knocks on wood again).

A new study shows that 1 in 4 teenage girls have an STD (WHAAAAA?).

Additonally, I will be on a business trip from next Sunday through Tuesday in the city that once was, New Orleans. I'll try and take copious notes and provide a thrilling account of my time down south. Hopefully I'll have some stories involving, beads, beignets, lack of clothing (not me), and lots of great food. Back soon.

POTUS

The Morning After...

LINK

So here we are, the morning after...I feel a bit unsatisfied. Like a quickie. Used and just thrown away. I'm speaking about last nights election results, of course. I was hoping that there could be some sort of resolution, but Hillary, despite her having no possibility of winning, insists in staying in the race. Not to mention she floated the idea of sharing a ticket with HER as the Prez...ugh. Ok that's enough venting, now let's talk about a much more important issue.

PUPPY INCIDENT

Now I'm sure you all have seen this. Some messed up Marine threw a puppy off a cliff. Don't laugh, this is serious stuff. I mean, this one puppy is waaaay more important than this statistic. I'm so happy the media decided to throw all of their resources into covering the death of this poor, poor puppy when over half a million civilians have lost their lives from this "war".

Sarcasm aside, how messed up are we as a people that we care more about a puppy than the deaths of half a million civilians? That's the disgusting part, not some jackass who gets off from killing a puppy (if the video was real). Let me know what you all think...what's also interesting is how up in arms people were over the Michael Vick thing when PETA killed over 85% of the animals it took in. Nuts.

POTUS

Take Note, Gentlemen

LINK

Man punched over urinal etiquette

A New Zealander ended up in court after punching a man over a breach of urinal etiquette.

Edward Aldridge, 47, punched his victim twice after he used the urinal next to him in a pub in Christchurch.

Aldridge accused his victim of looking at him, reports Metro.

Speaking in his defence, counsel Liz Bulger said: "This incident arose from what I understand to be urinal etiquette.

"When the victim spoke to the defendant he was effectively smirking. The defendant was outraged."

Sentencing Aldridge to 50 hours of community service, Judge Raoul Neave said: "This is exactly the sort of behaviour that makes people afraid to go to town."

New Week, Fresh Start

Big weekend for the 2BP - sold the car, sold the motorcycle....One step closer to financial freedom, I suppose. That being said, I'm pretty sad that the bike is gone. The feeling of riding a motorcycle really is indescribable (sorry for the cliche). I've also been a bit under the weather with some cold/flu/bronchitis combination, I never really can tell the difference. I'll come back strong with reaction on tomorrow's voting results. It's a big day for both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. Let's hope that whatever the results are tomorrow, they are clear and without question. Could be the last hurrah for Clinton.

I'll be picking up my next car this weekend (hopefully Capital One cooperates) so I'll also have some pictures and perhaps video from my exploits with the Wrangler. Also, I want to start a poll for potential names...I've had Veronica, Claudia and a few others, but since this is an American car, it has to be a strong name that elicits chopping wood, exploring, conquering foreign allies and chasing the American Dream...

I've attached a photo of the Jeep, so I'll take some nominations for names and then put them up in a poll...the winner will be announced sometime next week!

Paz

POTUS

Random Thoughts and Meanderings...

Thoughts post 1 Pinot Noir, some good conversation and some alone time...it's rambling time. Everything I'm about to write is completely unplanned and unedited. Apologies for either not making sense or being too brutally honest.

A friend told me today that he thinks life is transient up until you settle down, get married and pop out a few children. I admit being a bit depressed when confronted with his assertion and as a result, I continue to think about my life's transiency even now as I type. I look back at the past decade and yes, it has absolutely flown by. The sojourn that was my teenage years was followed by my early 20s, which has both dragged on at a Billy Madison-esque reading level and flown by at Mach 3. =But what knowledge can I glean from these years? It's hard to take one specific thing away from them, but I feel as if I learned something. But what?

At times, I think that something is an ever-growing knowledge of self. Deep introspection can be a very difficult thing if you aren't willing to be completely honest with yourself. It can be especially difficult if you don't like something about the person you find inside of you. A few years back I found something within myself that I did not like and my response was to try and drown him away with Jack Daniels. Not the best course of action, but at that time I was unequivocally not strong enough to deal with any level of negative self knowledge. How have things changed since then? Another difficult question...I tend to believe that the hard times tested me in such a way that I came out through the storm a far better man. And on that note, I'm spent...

Random Musings after President's Day

I want to apologize to Mr. Silver for not satisfying his thirst for daily reading material. I decided to take President's Day weekend off and concentrate on celebrating our former Presidents with a bottle of Jack and lots of dozing off on the couch. President's Day is an interesting holiday - I fully understand and acknowledge the impact (both positive and negative *COUGH George Bush!) that all presidents have had throughout history. That being said, it's interesting how some companies choose to give their employees President's Day but not MLK's birthday off, and vice versa. Who decides what should be an "official" holiday versus a "floating" holiday? Some kind of council of Fortune 500 HR execs who meet each year in Bermuda sipping daiquiris, sporting t-shirt tan (burn) lines and hitting on the 16 year old towel girl? I really don't know. I submit that we come up with a new national holiday; something that epitomizes where we are as a country today. This could be good or bad. Here's a few examples from the top of the dome:

- National Overeating Day: This is great because we could just go ahead and replace Thanksgiving for what it really is - a day to eat so much you have a hard time not defecating all over yourself after your fourth portion of turkey and mashed potatoes.

- Large SUV Day: On this day, we will commemorate the first time a soccer mom in a Chevy Suburban backed into a parked car while "lugging" her one child and groceries in the back. And wasting a gallon of gas in the process.

- Screw Over/Stereotype a Minority Day: Ever wanted to really stick it to DaQuon, that wily associate over in marketing? Today's your day! You could pass over a well qualified Hispanic man for a promotion, talk "jive" to your Colored, I mean Negro, I mean Black friend or offer some cup o' noodles to your Asian roommate in exchange for some help on a math problem. Wait, that's everyday!!! (Sorry, couldn't resist)

Now it's your turn - any ideas for a new holiday? Let's hear them!

After This Commercial Break...

The 2nd Black Prez has been busy doing taxes, but he shall return! Items to discuss:

- Obama now the frontrunner in the POTUS race

- J.Kidd to the Mavs

- More V-Day Ramblings

- Some other random ish...

Hold Tight, Great Story for Everyone...

What a night! I have a fantastic story that I will tell at some point tomorrow...all you have to know is that I got a knife pulled on me tonight...

Some Afternoon Thoughts...

1. After listening to The Cool so much yesterday, I haven't listened to a single Lupe song once...could I be growing tired of the effervescent, positive hip hop that is Lupe Fiasco? I have Young Buck blasting right now, so maybe that answers that question...
2. Jay-Z is starting ANOTHER record label for talent he discovers (because that Memphis Bleek thing really payed dividens).
3. A certain Manny Santana (you know who you are) has informed me that the next time he sees a certain Danjuma he's going to punch him in the face just for the fun of it.
4. I just read this thing that said "Happiness is a sad song". WTF sense does that make?

Some Random Thoughts...

5 thoughts after working 14 hours today...

1. Who knew Hillary's campaign would be broke so early in the year?
2. I know they get horrible gas mileage and might not be "green", but I'm a big fan of the Jeep Wrangler - every time I see one I think of Clint Eastwood, cigarettes and hunting black bears (man stuff).
3. I really miss skipping class to play basketball for several hours straight followed by 2 or 3 32 oz Gatorade.
4. My man crush on Lupe Fiasco is crescendo-ing to its apex after listening to The Cool twice today (Hip Hop Saved My Life is classic).

And finally...

5. I don't know where my hairline is going, but I'm going to keep chasing it as long as I have the stamina!

Getting Started

So here it is...my attempt at entertaining the masses through the already well played-out art of blogging. I'm planning to tackle a plethora of subjects ranging from women to politics to sports to whatever is entertaining to me that day (websites, random news stories, work stuff, etc.). I encourage feedback and discussion in the comments section. To start this thing off right, here's a few sites/stories I enjoyed reading today:

Politics

Barack O'Drama! - Tomorrow's a big day!
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSN0345866120080204
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/04/roland.martin/index.html

Sports

Vick Ish - A win for Team Vick (if there's anyone left on it)
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3229782