Or understanding for that matter. I have come across people who try their best not to buy anything over the internet. They tell me it is because they just don’t know what they are getting. Even though they have pictures, reviews and customer feedback, some people just like to… Read full post »

The Vulkon convention in Orlando Florida is a star trek convention were a few of the stars of the show will come and speak and you can take pictures of them and people sell various things and talk about the shows they love.

Far too often these conventions are the focus… Read full post »

New series, the rules covers the do’s and don’ts on a variety of topics with the blunt sarcastic honestly with a comedic flair you can expect from J.A. Laraque. Since I decided to launch this on Halloween, let’s start there shall we?

If you don’t decorate make it up with… Read full post »

The great thing about life is if you open your mind and are willing to learn you can continue growing forever. Far too often people believe once you reach a certain age that is it, you have learned pretty much all you needed to know and experienced pretty much all there… Read full post »

From The Huffington Post:

In the midst of a staggering obesity epidemic in the US, KFC has doubled down on a high-calorie menu choice. KFC is now offering a "sandwich" which consists of bacon, two kinds of cheeses and sauce between two pieces of fried chicken. That's right, fried… Read full post »

Perhaps what I am about to write about is a no-brainer. I personally would hope that most people can see the thinking behind the issues I will be discussing in the memos, but just in case here it is.

What I am trying to do is look beneath what… Read full post »

My mother was a nurse and very knowledgeable with home remedies as well. When I was sick, my mother made sure not to overload me with drugs that would do nothing and instead treated me with many simple remedies she used growing up that worked wonders for me. The extremely few… Read full post »

I watched Joan Walsh on Hardball talk about Glen Beck and his comment calling the president a racist. She talked about how people like him and others project their own racist feelings on to others to fan the flames and cause more racial division.

I have to agree 100% with… Read full post »

I remember having a discussion with a friend of mine. I was trying to explain to him how Santa Claus was not real. I told him it was impossible for a man to deliver all those presents in one night and had proof that his parents had bought him those Charismas… Read full post »

About twelve years ago I was driving home with my friends in my car. We were a couple of teenagers in my fire red Nissan Sentra. I had dark tints on my windows, a neon license plate and was playing loud music.

We were pulled over and the first thing… Read full post »

Much has been talked about over the last few weeks regarding what is being called, “political adultery”. There are many people out there who have taken this opportunity to talk about the changes in society toward marriage itself. For a long time, people have believed that marriage is beco… Read full post »

Life is complicated. There are so many things to do in a day and even when you are being lazy, you are much too busy to worry about something or someone else. Ever try to pick up a new hobby, or start watching a new television show that is now in… Read full post »

When Barrack Obama was sworn in on January 20^th a discussion continued that started soon after he won the nomination for the Democratic Party. One of the opening questions to the conversation is will the first black president begin a new day for African Americans?

While I personally would… Read full post »

Is it just me or does the media like to interview those of us with, how should I put it, less than a Grade A intelligence? I am a current events and news junkie. I am the kind of person who will flip between the cable news programs so I can… Read full post »

You can choose your friends, but not your family. That old saying never had much relevance to me. Growing up, I had no real issues with my family. I loved my mother and though we had differences, we had an understanding and a friendship that allowed us to work though any… Read full post »

There are few symbols in history that bring out as much emotion as the swastika. Forever tied to one of the darkest times in human history the swastika for many stands as a symbol of hate. However, this symbol’s past goes back farther than the Nazi party it has more recently… Read full post »

The dollar sign is one of the most recognizable icons in the word. The symbol signifies currency and has been used in everything from pop culture to computer programming language. Even at an early age the dollar sign was imprinted into the minds of children from cartoon money bags and play… Read full post »

When you say you talk white the term talking white, 99% of the time means proper English and when you say someone is acting/talking black, 99% of the time they mean it in a negative way. Just because black people use and except this doesn’t make it ok, I personally know… Read full post »

With a new day in America there are many out there across this great land that do not feel the light and warmth of victory upon them. The obvious first would be those who did not support Barack Obama. In this case the path to understanding is found within reflection. This… Read full post »

So here I figured that going to a small library on a Saturday morning would get me into vote real quick, boy was I sadly mistaken. The place opened at nine and there was a line since 7:30.

I went to the Coral Reef Library on SW 152nd Street in… Read full post »

How many times in your life have you been told that what you really wanted to do should be avoided because it is too soon? Most of the time the phrase “Too Soon” is used when you are young, it is attached to indicate that your maturity is not yet at… Read full post »