Stay in Line like some skates...

The Lineup: October ‘10

What I can’t live without: Playoff baseball.  You couldn’t pay me to watch a baseball game in June but I absolutely love playoff baseball.  To me, there’s nothing like the crowd’s reaction when there’s two strikes on a batter with two outs left in an inning or the feeling of momentum during a late rally.  Must. See. TV.

(UNrelated: Yankees championship dreams – smh)

Probably won't recommend this to be Netflix'd

Burned

My roommate asked me the other day if racism factored in my decision to stop watching the show Boardwalk Empire.  I explained to him that since the show is based in the 1920’s, I expected to see some racism and rather I thought the show was boring.  I then told him that shows almost never bother me because I’ve dealt with racism for so long that most of the shock has worn off.  Later on that day, I realized that wasn’t entirely true.  In fact, there was one movie that thoroughly offended me; so much so that I tried blacking it from memory and refuse to watch it again.  It is truly the worst movie that I’ve ever seen.

Sam Cooke said it, now pay attention.

Growing Pains

Like most men, I have had the same leather wallet for over a decade and if you were to look inside it, you would see a small plastic pocket that is large enough to fit two quarters.  In a world of ATM’s and credit cards, you may have forgotten just why the wallet manufacturers made an attempt to ensure that I have a place for those coins.  Well before cell phones made it into the hands of millions, you kept a quarter or two in order to use a pay phone.

Making you cry...

Love/Work

Would’ve came back for you

I just needed time, to do what I had to do

Caught in the life, I can’t let it go

Whether that’s right, I will never know

Hope you forgive me, never meant wrong

Tried to be patient, it waited too long

But I would’ve came back, would’ve came back for you

- Drake, “Paris Morton Music” (2010)

Stop me if you heard this before…

“I want to be with you, but I’m focused on my career right now”

It is said that men avoid commitment and they use their career as an excuse.  Well being a man who has done the former and has been accused of the latter, I am here to tell you… don’t believe everything that you hear.