We Need to Accept Responsibility

The other day i was on my lunch break at work and was rocking out to Eminem's new album MMLP2, and it is amazing! But that's not the point that is a blog post for another day. I witnessed a man throw a piece of paper out the window of his car. Didn't make a big deal about it, just calmly threw it out the window and kept on about his day. It's this kind of behavior that is causing America to fall from grace. Liberals blame the conservatives and conservatives blame the liberals. How about we blame the real culprits! Parents! I feel these are the most influential adults in children's lives. I mean the saying "children are our future" is said for a reason. How can kids think it is okay to litter like this, or how can people look down on gay people for their beliefs? Where do kids learn to hit or be aggressive? Home! They don't learn to be violent through games or violent movies it starts at home. In today's society it's so easy to point the finger at everything else blaming others is an excuse. Communication with your children is essential. My parents had great lines of communication, they didn't treat me like a baby, they didn't treat me like their friend either. They were strict, firm, and loving all at the same time. It starts at a young age but if we take ownership in what kids do then we will be able to let them know that littering is wrong, bullying is wrong, and violence is wrong. It's sad we live in an age where everyone makes excuses and deals out responsibility rather than just accept it. Until this is fixed America is going to continue it's downward spiral. This is just something that's been on my mind.

Sample Chapter

Okay so I am very self conscious about my writing but I need feedback and this is the first time I have promoted my blog or even put anything that I've been working on for awhile. Please be gentle in your critique.

 

The truck turned the corner and headed up the familiar street to the house that Trey had spent most of his life. He didn’t like the circumstances he was coming home to, and felt like a failure for doing it. He parked his black truck next to the mailbox and looked through the passenger window at his childhood home. The familiar door looming in the distance gave him the feeling he was sixteen again coming home from a long day of baseball practice.

     The porch light was on even though the sun was still setting. The grass had been freshly cut. Trey smiled, moving back in with his parents wasn’t what he had in mind but he looked forward to seeing his parent’s everyday. Maybe it wasn’t going to be as bad as he originally anticipated he. Home cooked meals, family, familiarity, but most importantly quiet. He hoped returning home would help with his insomnia.  

     He grabbed his bag from the passenger seat and walked up the front steps. They were wet and had grass stuck to them. His dad must have just finished cutting the grass, something he always complained about but when Trey would offer to help his dad would make up an excuse for him not to help. He liked being outside alone and as Trey got older he enjoyed the same thing his father did. Trey rang the doorbell and waited.

“Who is it?” Trey recognized his mothers voice over the barking dog. He had forgot about their dog Buddy. A little white maultese.  

He smiled. The good thing about being home was seeing his parents on a daily basis. “It’s your wonderful son.” He said.

     She opened the front door and couldn’t contain her excitement. He was wrapped in a hug that caught Trey by surprise. She kissed him on the cheek and scolded him for not eating nearly enough.

“Ed!” she shouted up the stairs. “Your son is here.” Kathy grabbed Trey’s bag and walked him into the kitchen. It was exactly how he remembered it. The refrigerator was the first thing on the left when you walk in. White tile spread across the entire kitchen. A light blue booth with a wooden table attached was in the right corner. The countertop spread across the back of the kitchen with brown cabinets on top and bottom.

     Trey slid into the booth and listened as his mother recounted all that has taken place since he’d been gone. Friends married, neighbors moving on, and the Musker’s ever growing presence in the area making it harder for families to live in peace.

“These peace officers have the right to come into our homes and search our belongings to make sure there is no tie to the Alphas.” Kathy said as she finished making a sandwich and placing it in front of Trey. He couldn’t believe they would do that. Trey had never experienced such things where he was living. He never understood any of the hardships people had taken on. He was isolated in his bubble content on living his life and not focusing on anyone else. He took a bite of the sandwich and there were a rush of feelings coming back to him, the soft bread, and the smell of the familiar kitchen, it smelled like freshly baked cookies all the time.

“They just walk right in the house?” Trey asked with a mouth full of roast beef.

“They leave most of us alone but in the one case where they believe someone is working with the Alphas then they…” she didn’t finish.

“They what?” Trey asked. He could see how visibly upset this made his mother. He thought better of pushing the subject. He grabbed his mother’s hand. “It’s really great to be home mom. I’ve missed you and dad a lot.” Kathy began to tear up. “ I mean I am going to love having home cooked meals and laundry service.” She smiled and hit him on the shoulder.

“You’re going to be helping around the house. Your dad is really excited to have you back.” Trey finished his sandwich and his mother cleared his plate.

“He’s had a hard time with the empty nest.” She began. “When Kelly left it was hard, but when you left he didn’t know how to spend his time. He would sit for hours in your room looking out the window. You should have come around more or at least called.” She was right. Trey had been nonexistent in his parent’s lives for the last few years. He would go home for holidays, stay a day or two, drop off elaborate gifts then head back to the city. He never realized his parents missed him, or his father would be so upset he wasn’t around. His father never showed any emotion or attention, he was very reserved with his emotions and often distanced himself from Trey.

     Ed walked into the kitchen and Trey got up to give his dad a hug. Ed paused for a few seconds looking at his son before gripping him in a hug that made it seem if he were to let go he’d never get a chance to hug him again. Trey reciprocated the gesture and couldn’t help but smile. It felt great to be back in his childhood home. For the first time since he was fired he felt everything was going to be okay.

     A few hours after dinner Trey sat with his father on the couch in their living room watching TV. The living room was all dark brown tile with a black and brown rug that Trey’s dad had fought to keep out of the living room. Stains littered the rug, and the matted felt made it feel warm and welcomed. The TV was set in the back right corner of the room with a fire crackling to the left emitted a warm glow. Pictures of Trey and his sister lined the walls. The dark brown couch was centered in the middle of the room and connected to form an “L”. Ed sat with his feet up in his recliner which faced the TV and was connected to the couch.

“How have you been pops?” Trey asked. This was the first time they were alone together. Kathy was in the kitchen cleaning up. She was humming songs as she finished cleaning.

“Good.” He said. Not taking his attention away from the TV. Trey and his dad never really expressed their feelings and tonight wasn’t any different. He began to wonder if his mother had made up that story about his dad. He continued to force conversation.

“Anything exciting going on?” Trey asked. He didn’t know why he asked, he knew the answer before it was even given.

“No.” Ed answered. Trey got up from the couch and walked to the kitchen to help his mother finish up. Talking to his father was like pulling teeth, he always seemed upset with Trey or resented him for reasons Trey couldn’t even fathom. He stood between the kitchen and the living room, listening to two televisions blaring two completely different shows. Trey couldn’t help but smile, he loved being home with his family.

“Need any help in here?” he asked.

“No sweetie, I’m just about finished.” She replied. She looked to be in a trance cleaning the stove. Trey smiled, he remembered back to his childhood when his mother would tell him and his sister to clean then stop them half way through cleaning because they were doing it wrong.

“I love you mom.” Trey said and headed to his room to figure out what his next step was.

     His room was completely different. His old bedroom had been remodeled. His dark blue carpet and white walls were gone. Light brown carpet covered the floor and light green paint spread across the walls giving the room a tropical feel. It didn’t hurt that there were paintings of palm trees and oceans on every wall. The bed was pushed against the back wall of the room with the dresser at the opposite end. He slid open the closet and still hanging were his baseball uniforms, exactly how he left them.

     He flopped down on the bed and looked up at the ceiling. He laid there for a few minutes soaking in everything that transpired, two weeks ago he had everything he wanted, but he grew a conscious made decision that helped two hundred people keep their jobs. He was fired lost his home and his girlfriend. But just as sleep was about to over power him, he smiled. This wasn’t where Trey pictured himself at the age of twenty-five but he didn’t care for the first time in a very long time he was able to close his eyes and fall into a deep sleep.

I Want What Ted Mosby Has

 

No matter what guys say, or how often they lie about it they all want what Ted Mosby has. Now let me back up for a second and explain. Ted Mosby is a fictional character played by Josh Radnor in the critically acclaimed TV show How I Met Your Mother. The show follows Ted and his friends as he tells his kids about, well how he met their mother. The story spans 180+ episodes and 9 seasons. But back to my point, he searches for love the entire show falling in love with girls only to get his heart broken. I have been an avid watcher of this show and love everything about it, but the epitome of the show to me was the final minute of last nights episode when he is sitting with his future wife and you can see how happy he is. I know this is just TV and that I am extremely bias of the show and glad that after so many freaking episodes we finally get to meet the mother. But I want what Ted has, I want to tell people the story of how I met my wife, (I hope she's still out there) and I want to be so deeply in love with her nothing else in the world matters. I want her to feel the same way about me. I have only really known two couples who share this and my sister and her husband are one of them and my two best friends Joel and Nicole are the others. I used to be the party guy going out hooking up with random girls, and at the time I thought "life doesn't get any better than this" but it's all so fake and meaningless. I want the real thing I want to think about this person as soon as I wake up and I want them to be the last thing on my mind when I fall asleep and hopefully they are lying next to me with the same thoughts. No matter how you cut it everyone wants that, even the guys who say they don't they do. Because guys you're going to get to a point and be very lonely with nothing to fill you but one night stands. I can't believe I just laid everything out there like that..... I can't wait for next weeks episode.

Kaepernick has the golden state of mind

All smiles from San Francisco as the 49ers outlast the Greenbay Packers. The highly anticipated rematch from the divisional playoffs less than a year ago pitted the defending NFC champs and the retooled packer defense. This was going to be the first of many obstacles that will be thrown at Colin Kaepernick who many say is just a running QB. Well 3 touchdowns and 412 yards later Kaep proved he is more than a one trick pony as the 49ers defeated the packers 34-28 in a game that lived up to the hype. Early the pack proved they weren't going to be beat by Kaeps legs, which was fine with him as he shredded the packer secondary for 27 completions (13 to new addition Anquan Boldin) and 3 scores and 412 yards! This kid is an elite QB! He takes what the defense gives him. He's poised beyond his years and it showed with the game on the line and him completing a 15 yard pass to Boldin with 2 minutes left in the game on 4th down. He is only going to get better which is the scary thing and I look forward to seeing what he can do. The best part about this kid is that he keeps his head down and nose in the playbook. Listening to his press conference he is a man of few words when they begin to praise him for his preformance, constantly putting the success on his teammates and coaches. But asked what areas who could improve on he has a lot to say. He knows he has a long way to go and keeps working hard a long with his teammates. More players should take notes on how to work properly. I'm excited!! As he says you have to have that golden state of mind. 

Life Behind Bars: WE BE BLOGGIN'

Life Behind Bars: WE BE BLOGGIN': "Hi!  How are you doing today?  My name is Nicole and I'll be taking care of you!"  Oh man, literally, just typing that annoye...

Two of my dearest and closest friends have joined the blogging community. Before you judge based on the title of the blog they are both Bartenders (Hence the play on word "Life behind bars. Get it?!) For those of you who come across my blog about nothing make sure to check this out, they will give advice on how to talk, order and most importantly tip your bartenders to make sure you constantly get great service every time you go into a bar and order a drink. They have helped me so much with this and I have to say I have gotten plenty of free drinks based solely on these three philosophies they have preached. The bar community is tight knit group who look after each other and getting a closer look is something I am excited to read!! hope you all enjoy.

Ben Affleck As Batman

 

About two weeks ago they announced that Ben Affleck was going to don the cape and cowl and play the caped crusader known as Batman. Of course the internet filled with critics who know better than the studios decide to take to arms calling for Ben to be replaced. These are probably the same people who said Heath Ledger was going to be a terrible joker, claiming he is too pretty and has no range. Well one very scary villain and an Oscar later the late Heath Ledger turned in one of the most iconic roles of all time. Why can't Ben do this? He's not a good actor? The Town is great and he is great in that. Argo speaks for itself. Oh yes Dare Devil! That movie was actually terrible. But can we blame Ben for that?  No. At the time super hero movies were taking over the big screen and studios were trying to crank them out as quick as possible. The script was awful. Mark Steven Johnson was the writer and to give you an idea of what movies he has written (Ghost Rider, Jack Frost, and Elektra) Ben was the product of terrible timing. I still don't think DareDevil is a stand alone character who deserves his own movie. Now Batman on the other hand is an iconic role and in all honesty the cowl does most of the work. I mean Clooney wasn't a bad batman he was just put with a terrible script and a nipple suit. Ben has that playboy look to him and can be flashy and arrogant like Bruce Wayne the biggest challenge is going to be him needing the bat suit. Bale was flawless in dancing the fine line between both characters. The question became who is the real person Bruce Wayne or Batman. If Affleck can do this then he will be fine. He has the resume to give layers to Bruce Wayne and as long as he can put the size on and be as in shape as Bale was then he should be perfect for Batman. Can he still blow it? yes he can but I say we wait til we see at least a still from him in the Batsuit before we want the head of WB on a platter. I think he will do a great job and if they can score Bryan Cranston as Lex Luthor then it is going to be an amazing movie!!

Ichiro Reaches 4,000 hits?

Pete Rose is the all time leader in hits with 4,256. Arguably one of the best hitters of all time. Well Ichiro has just reached the plateau of 4,000 hit but not all of them were in the Majors. He did play 9 seasons in the Nipon League in Japan. No one is saying he has more hits than Rose who has become very vocal about Ichiro's hits not counting. First of all the game is much different today then it was when he played. No one is saying Ichiro should go down in the Hall of Fame (he's a first ballot) as having 4,000 hits unless he actually reaches that feat playing the MLB. The only thing they are saying is that this is still a great accomplishment and after all the bad marks that have recently plagued baseball (yes Pete Rose is responsible for that too) it is good to bring some good news to the game. I feel Pete Rose is just looking for attention. He is one of the most prolific hitters of all time, is he the best? Not in my eyes, but he is up there. I feel Pete is bitter with baseball and who can blame him a lifetime ban for betting? I'd be upset too but he had a chance to cooperate and essentially stood the commissioner up. If everyone took into consideration what some of the greats had to say about every hitter Mickey Mantle has one of the best quotes regarding Pete Rose of all time. "If I had played my career hitting singles like Pete Rose I'd wear a dress." So in conclusion Pete no one is saying he has 4,000 MLB hits which had he played his career here he may very well have. I mean in Japan he only had one season with over 200 hits and in the Majors he had 10 seasons of 200+ hits. One can only speculate where he would be. 4,000 hits is impressive no matter how you look at it. Congrats Ichiro you are a class act and one hell of a ball player.   

PED's Destroying Baseball

Wow! What a sad day for baseball. Nine years ago this man Alex Rodriguez was considered the Lebron James of baseball. He hit for average, power, played unbelievable defense and was an undeniable presence in any lineup. As a die hard member of Red Sox Nation I was excited at the thought of getting him to don the anti pinstripe attire, but am I glad that he didn't. But this isn't a post to talk about the first place sox but to take a look at how far this man has fallen. He isn't the only one to be using and it is very sad they are using him as a Martyr but it comes with the territory Mr. Rodriguez. You want to cheat the game and the thousands of athletes who try and do things the right way but get denied because you are using. You have destroyed your legacy and I was one of your biggest fans, I still use your swing as an example of a great bat path. I just wonder what was going through your head when you decided to use for the first time. I couldn't imagine the kind of pressure you were under but to turn to PED's had to have been in the back of your mind. Everyone homerun you hit, every RBI you knocked in had to have had you thinking "Was that my ability or the substance I was using?" I want to sit here and bash all the men involved in this scandal and taking money from the pockets of athletes that actually deserve to be there but they are going to have to deal with this the rest of their lives and that is a lot worse than any critic or blogger could ever write. Hope they clean up the game and make it a zero tolerance. One positive test and you are banned from baseball for life.

Clouds- Zach Sobiech

I have listened to this song about 5 times already and its a beautiful song. The writer and singer of this song Zach Sobiech was diagnosed with a very rare kind of cancer, and only had a few months to live. he didn't know how to express himself about his situation so he turned to music and he created an absolutely wonderful song. It really makes you think about what is important in life. I was sitting here feeling sorry for myself for not having a girlfriend and where my life currently is but there is so much more to life than that. You need to live everyday like it's your last because you never know what is going to happen. Zach passed away recently and he was only 19 years old. It pains me to know bad things happen to such good people and there are bad people who have good things happen to them. This song really hit a chord with me and I hope I can live my life to the fullest, not partying and getting wasted but trying make other peoples days better and not holding onto anger and always remember that there are things you can't control and have to leave it in the hands of God, fate, destiny whatever you want to believe but every night when my head hits the pillow I want to make sure I've done everything I could to have led the best day possible.

The Great Gatsby

The book "The Great Gatsby" is one of my favorite books of all time. For those of you who have not had the privilege of reading this book must read it. It is about young love in a sense. Jay Gats is a poor man who is in love with a wealthy girl Daisy. They meet while he is enlisted in the war. He acts the part of a very wealthy man to a T and tells daisy to wait for him until he returns from war. Well the day comes and the war is over and he does not return. She waits and waits and waits for him but he does not return. She then falls for another wealthy man Tom Buchannon and he constantly cheats on her, and embarrasses her. A new person arrives in New York (where daisy lives) and he throws his money about throwing party after party. It turns out his name is Jay Gatsby recently rich and people faun for him. Well needless to say there is much more that goes on and I don't want to give away any spoilers. but what I do want to talk about is the movie. Leonardo DiCaprio is to me one of the very best actors of our generation and displays it again. He gets lost in the roll and becomes this Gatsby. Tobey McGuire is sensational as Nick Carraway who befriends Gatsby and comes to adore who he is. He loves the hope that Gatsby has. Daisy (Played by Carey Mulligan) is radiant and makes you fall in love so quick with who she is and at the same time hate her. As the story unfolds the audience is caught up in Gatsby doing everything he can to woo Daisy. The elaborate things Gatsby does speaks volumes to the love he has for her, and you find yourself rooting for the encounter between the long lost lovers to finally take place. When it finally happens and Gatsby starts courting Daisy you aren't involved. It was more the chase everyone was excited for and when he finally got her it was almost anti-climatic. But Gatsby is frustrated with them keeping their love a secret and wanted Daisy to come clean about their relationship. Just like any married woman getting action on the side she didn't want too. She was afraid of the ramifications. it is truly an amazing story and enjoyed it very much. the way the movie was shot gave some people doubt about how good the movie was going to be. It was shot in soft focus more about the vibrant colors and really made the scenes pop. It was very grand scale kind of movie with the elaborate parties and extravagant cars. Almost had a comic book feel to it. I loved the movie, I thought it was masterful and even though the movie wasn't released during award season should still get critical acclaim. I am going to see this again and Leonardo DiCaprio proved why he is one of the best actors out.

Soul Surfer Helps with the Block

So i am sitting in my room, trying to write my way out of the corner i put myself, and it is hard! i mean i have deleted 20 pages or so trying to figure something out. But i can't, no matter what i've tried nothing seems to work. I need to vent so the 20 people who read this a day please bare with me. there is a point in here i promise. well at least i think there is. But while sitting here trying to break through this invisible barrier i was flipping through the channels and came across the movie soul surfer. For those of you who don't know Soul Surfer is a movie about a young girl who is on the verge of becoming a professional surfer when she has a terrible accident. A shark bites her left arm off and she struggles with everyday activities. despite the odds against her she prevails and surfs in competition and wins! it is truly an amazing story and makes you realize the important things in life. this trivial problem i have about not being able to write my out of this block. once i realized how meaningless my block was i was able to navigate my way to a completed chapter and 32 pages! i will put the chapters up here in a bit but i just wanted everyone to remember what is important in life. Don't take anything for granted and live your life with honesty, love, and excitement!!! 

Hyde Park On Hudson

On my lunch today at work i was walking around wallmart for some odd reason and ended in the movie section. of course i had to buy one, Django Unchained was a given so i picked that up and on my way to pay for it this movie caught my eye. "Hyde Park On Hudson". I saw this trailer awhile ago and wanted to see this so bad, but it was limited in release and it kind of slipped my mind with all that i have  going on. But i saw it and had to buy it!! I can't wait to get home and watch this movie. This is a movie about FDR and how he invited the king and queen of england to the United States. (their first visit ever) it looked amazing and FDR is one of my favorite presidents. If any of you get  a chance to watch this please do. Hell i'll let you borrow it!!

Bombing In Boston

As a huge redsox fan Monday April 15th 2013 started out great. The Red Sox won on a Mike Napoli walk off double and looked like they could be a formidable foe to win the AL east. But all that took a turn, 3 explosions rocked the Boston Marathon on a very special Patriots day killing 3, one of which was an 8 year old boy and wounded hundreds of others. What is wrong with humanity? How do we stop such needless violence. And why did they keep showing the blast video over and over again. That doesn't make for good television that desensitizes us to make us believe that it's not that bad. I winced every time i saw it and i am glad i did. No one should ever have to see something like that. I'm pretty sure the victims don't want to see the video any more than they want to relive the horrific ordeal. Would you want your car accident shown over and over again? Probably not so why would we think it's okay to keep watching this? It's unsettling that they even offer pictures about this. Instead of snapping a picture run and help these people. As frustrating as it was to see so much video from citizens and media outlets the videos did capture something that made me proud of humanity. the way people were rushing to the blasts, looking to help others, trying to do anything they could to pull someone to safety or just comfort those shaken by the blast. With all the darkness humanity as brought there is greater light and as long as we a race decide to look out for others ahead of ourselves then we will prevail over anything. In this dark and grave moment i still have hope for humanity.

Hit-Boy - All I've Ever Dreamed Of

I am listening to the first track of the complation Album featuring artists from Hitboys label HS87 and all i can say is wow! he is amazing and to me is going to be the next Kanye West. He produces his own beats and his flow is only getting tighter and better. I don't know what you can say about this guy that's going to be bad, he's done nothing but put out hit after hit after hit. I am going to write a complete review of this album but for now listen to this Album, if you're a hip hop head you won't be disappointed.

DeAndre Jordan Alley-Oop Dunk over Brandon Knight

 

 

This dunk is by far the dunk of the year! What Deandre Jordan did to Brandon Knight was mean and i feel for the kid. He made the right play by going up and challenging Jordan at the rim but it didn't really work out that well for him. I guess he caught up on that hour of sleep he lost. I mean did the ref really have to call the foul on top of it. He should have just let the game keep going. I honestly thought Jordan was getting ejected for assault and battery. But this is what you get with the Clippers, you get electric plays and highlight dunks. Do they have enough to win a championship? I am not convinced but you may want to ask Brandon Knight what he thinks.

Lebron vs Kobe

This topic has been on everyone's mind lately. Will Lebron James be better than Michael Jordan? This is a fair question that cannot be answered today. Michael Jordan is the GOAT plain and simple. He won 6 championships with 6 finals MVP's and more importantly never lost in the finals. When it is all said and done this will be Lebron's achilies heel as well as Kobe's. I don't think Kobe is as great as Lebron James is and i will explain that in here as well. But Lebron could win 9 titles with 9 finals MVP's and he will always be hit with the "had to leave to win" or the "didn't go undefeated" the only person who can say that in this conversation is Jordan. He changed the game of basketball the way Lebron is doing it right now. Jordan left you in awe... scratching your head as to how he was able to do that. Lebron has me giggling like a little school girl with the wonderful things he does on the court. But when all is said and done we really can't have this conversation until Lebron's career is over. But we can discuss Lebron vs Kobe.

Kobe is one of the greatest scorers and players of all time, but he shouldn't be in Jordan's category or ever mentioned in the same breath. All the Laker fans will argue "he has 5 rings" so what? Horry has 7 does that make him better than both Kobe and Jordan? nope! not by a long shot. Kobe only has 2 finals MVP's, which means the first three he won, he wasn't the best player on their team. And it is 100%  true. Shaq carried that team, because when he left they never made it out of the second round, until they traded for a few all stars and then it was Kobe's time to shine. He carved up the league after falling short to the celtics and made sure he left his stamp on the Lakers franchise by winning 2 more championships to put his ring to 5. Again i am not taking anything away from the black mamba or what he's done but Lebron his hitting his prime and doing things no else has seen in... well ever. He got the monkey off his back and doesn't seem to taking his foot off the gas pedal as he is well on his way to another MVP. If the Heat win a title this year and Lebron wins the finals MVP he will signify that he is better than Kobe. Meaning when they won he was the most dominate player on the team with still years to play ahead of him. Kobe is great one on one but he doesn't have what Jordan and Lebron have. Kobe doesn't make his teammates better, as you can see from the dismal .500 season the lakers are having with  arguably the best lineup in sports. Lebron makes everyone better and still gets his points boards and asists. Kobe has never done that. Lebron takes what is given to him in the game. He plays the game the right way, game on the line they bring a double team to Lebron he'll pass to the open man for the shot. People confuse this with shying away from the pressure and i will admit it would frustrate me to see him do this, but then he started demanding the ball, the way Kobe does the way Jordan does and he started getting to basket. He now takes games over late and punishes you inside and when you play off of him to take away the penetration he is having his best shooting year from beyond the arc. Lebron makes everyone around him better, Kobe is great one on one and can shoot over double teams and make em. But it doesn't make him the GOAT or even close. Lebron will never match Jordan but he will surpass Kobe and Laker fans don't want to hear it but it's the truth. Anyone who doubts this is simply in denial.

Welcome to the Land of Misfit Toys

I have been looking for the origin of this for the longest time and have come up with nothing. I might as well say this is the first time i have posted anything in a very long time. It feels good to actually write some things out.. I still haven't heard anything about manuscript and i am starting to get stressed out. I want to have my story told and making money would be a plus but i am more excited because the message i hope it sends. but that is a post for another day. I kept coming across this and i love it, but i wanted to know who originally came up with this? what their state of mind would have been when they thought about this. because to me this quote means going against the grain. it means beating to a different beat. being yourself even if that mean being different. Don't conform because its the cool thing to do. hope you guys think about that. Have a great night and i will be posting more later.