You might be Ghetto if you know about the following.....

1. THERE'S REUSABLE BACON GREASE IN A MAXWELL HOUSE CAN IN THE CENTER OF THE BURNERS ON YOUR STOVE.
2. TURNING UP THE HEAT MEANS TURNING ON ANOTHER BURNER ON THE STOVE.
3. THE BATTERIES IN YOUR REMOTE CONTROL ARE HELD IN PLACE WITH A PIECE OF TAPE.
4. YOU HAVE PROJECT HEAT. (NOTE: THIS MEANS THAT YOU HAVE TO OPEN YOUR WINDOW IN THE WINTER.)
5. SOMETHING SMELLS SPOILED IN THE REFRIGERATOR, AND ALL YOU DO IS CHANGE THE BOX OF ARM & HAMMER BAKING SODA.
6. YOUR DRINKING GLASSES USED TO BE JELLY JARS.
7. YOUR FURNITURE IS COVERED IN PLASTIC.
8. YOU RUN TO GET POTS AS SOON AS IT RAINS.
9. THE ROACHES IN YOUR HOUSE ONLY COME OUT WHEN COMPANY COMES.
10. YOU STILL REFER TO YOUR STEREO AS THE HI-FI.
11. YOU REFER TO YOUR DRESSER AS "THE BUREAU."
12. YOU REFER TO THE REFRIGERATOR AS AN ICEBOX.
13. THE BACK OF YOUR TOILET SEAT IS ALWAYS OFF, AND YOU KNOW HOW TO MANUALLY FLUSH IT.
14. YOU HAVE MORE THAN TEN USES FOR VASELINE, AND ONE OF THEM IS SHOE POLISH.
15. YOU DON'T THINK YOU'RE CLEAN UNLESS THERE IS VISIBLE BABY POWDER ON YOUR NECK AND CHEST, AND YOU AIN'T EVEN NO BABY.
16. THE HEELS OF YOUR FEET LOOK LIKE YOU'VE BEEN KICKING FLOUR.
17. YOUR COLLAR IS STILL UP.
18. YOU WEAR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: BRUTE, HAI KARATE, JEAN NATE, OLD SPICE, CHLOE, ENGLISH LEATHER, CHARLIE, FABERGE'
19. YOU USE TUSSY.
20. YOU USE BLACK EYE LINER TO LINE YOUR LIPS.
21. YOUR LIPSTICK MATCHES YOUR CLOTHES.
22. YOU HAVE ROLLS IN THE BACK OF YOUR NECK.
23. YOU WEAR YOUR SHOWER CAP EVERYWHERE BUT IN THE SHOWER.
24. YOU DRY-CLEAN YOUR WASHABLE CLOTHING (E.G., JEANS, T-SHIRTS, BASEBALL JERSEY, ETC.).
25. YOU'VE NEVER BEEN TO THE DENTIST.
26. YOU CLEAN YOUR TEETH WITH A MATCHBOOK OR BUSINESS CARD.
27. YOU CLEAN YOUR EARS WITH A BOBBY PIN, KEY, OR INK PEN CAP.
28. YOU WEAR YOUR CLOTHES WITH A TAG ON THEM.
29. THE ONLY ART YOU OWN IS ON YOUR FINGERNAILS.
30. YOU GO TO THE BEAUTY SHOP FOR A PRESS AND CURL.
31. YOU'VE EVER WAITED SEVERAL HOURS IN A SALON TO GET YOUR HAIR DONE AND YOU HAD AN APPOINTMENT.
32. YOUR DAUGHTER IS UNDER SIXTEEN AND HAS EXTENSIONS.
33. YOU PERM YOUR THREE-YEAR-OLD'S HAIR.
34. YOU HAVE TO PUT A TOWEL ON YOUR FURNITURE SO THAT YOUR CURL ACTIVATOR WON'T STAIN IT.
35. YOU REFER TO THE HAIR AT THE NAPE OF YOUR NECK AS YOUR "KITCHEN."
36. YOU STILL THINK THERE'S SUCH A THING AS "GOOD" OR "BAD" HAIR. (NOTE: IT'S NOT THE HAIR, IT'S THE BRAIN UNDER IT)
37. YOUR BABY HAS A BOW OR BARRETTE ON HER ONE STRAND OF HAIR.
38. YOU NEVER LEARNED TO SWIM BECAUSE YOU COULDN'T GET YOUR HAIR WET.
39. YOUR CHILD THINKS HIS REAL NAME IS LITTLE MAN.
40. YOU CHANGED YOUR FIRST NAME 'CAUSE YOU SAID IT WAS THE WHITE MAN'S, BUT KEPT YOUR LAST NAME YOUR REAL SLAVE NAME.
41. YOU HAVE TROUBLE SPELLING YOUR CHILDREN'S NAMES, AND YOU NAMED THEM.
42. YOU WEIGH MORE THAN THREE HUNDRED POUNDS, BUT YOU CLAIM THAT YOU CAN'T EAT EVERYBODY ELSE'S FOOD.
43. YOU'VE EVER DROPPED ANYTHING AND KISSED IT UP TO GOD BEFORE YOU ATE IT.
I am Ward.......

This mofo say he coming out and now he is y'all hero?????

From the jump let me state my feelings on this news story about the dude being gay because that's what eye do sucka! Being gay is something that a person has to deal with on an individual basis. I don't need to know who anybody else is sleeping with whether its a man or a woman. When I check for sports, I need to know who won, what was the score and how many did the star get! I don't want to hear that some dude likes having sex with men as the leading stat! With that being said, if you are a Christian (pseudo or real), we know how our creator feels about the issue so we really don't have to go there today. Now this back up (non-starter) basketball player is getting props from Pres Obama, Bill Clinton , Kobe Bryant and a plethora of celebrities. To make matters more interesting, people who oppose this openness of a man who enjoys having sex with other men are the now considered the villain, what the freak is up with that? I mean, if its o.k. for someone to say "Hey I like getting freaky with men", why is it a problem for me or anyone else to say "I don't agree with that life style for me and my family and don't need to hear about it from you?". What next, they gonna praise folks for saying that they enjoy having sex with small dogs and want to come out? Does society really feel like Gay folk need our sympathy or support in their time of sexual dysfunctional needs?
                           The Bible says  it is a time and place for everything, so how is it that the time to share this information is during the NBA playoffz? Honestly, I could careless about who the guy has sex with, but when I am watching T.V. with my young kids and they asking me "Why is the man getting congratulated on liking men?" What am I suppose to say...That I agree cause I clearly don't. I know at my job, I am not allowed to speak on my sexual preferences and acts, so how does this mofo get cart bl-ache? If you go to Media-takeout.com and notice/recall they was gonna bust this story back in 2006, but the NBA reached out and asked (paid) the site to not run the story because it meant a death sentence for this dude and others career! So what is the difference you ask? Its all about money and the last days we living in. Since so many people are coming out the closet and they have jobs and money to spend...businesses realize they gotta tap that new market of resources in this changing economy. Isn't it ironic that back in the daze, a black man couldn't use the same toilet, restaurant and school books as whites, but fast forward to 2013 and see that being Gay doesn't have a color other than GREEN! I know several gay people, and we don't discuss sexual preferences and we are always cordial with each other and I am cool with that. I don't go out and protest and march again homosexuals, so it just makes me shake my head when I see the script flipped when someone disagrees with alternative life styles for themselves. Honestly, I am not surprised at the treatment of the story because this happened before in Sodom and Gomorrah. Hummm, remind me again how that story ended again..............I am Ward!

Lately I have been thinking about the times we live in. For years I have hearing that we are living N the last days and actually seeing how bad things are getting. We had the bombings in Boston, the school shootings of innocent children and the people of this great country being divided over not wanting health coverage for people. There are so many more things that deserve mentioning but when its all said and done, we should expect things like this according to the Bible. It is going to get worse before it gets better, but who really believes that? I especially find myself being worried about my children. I, like many parents, only want what is best for my kids, but I really want them to have what the Bible holds out as "ever lasting life". I think they have an ideal of what they need to do to be prepared, but being such a young age, the world just has way to much offer.
Speaking with a woman about making life changes again helped me to realize that people don't want to change. This woman is wanting to get a job/career change while using what she did 50 thousand years ago. Somehow, I just can't see someone hiring someone with outdated skills and no intention of getting retrained- while expecting to earn $17/ hour! I suggested trying to figure out what jobs excite her and targeting her resume to show transferable skills that will make and save the potential employer $$$$. The person in question feels that "she ain't got time for all that", she just wants a job NOW! I understand how the person feels, but then again, since I am really feeling this end of the world situation, it just emphasizes how stubborn we as humans really can be. Point you ask? Quite simply, if we know that we have to make changes to avoid the obvious future, then why not stop fighting it and make it happen.
Change is hard, but doesn't it seem like the people who want it most are "others" and seldom "US"??? I ain't no exception to the rule myself. After I graduated from high school, it took me 15 years to go back and get my college degree. I kept making excuses of how I could make it without doing it with a freaking degree. I did good, I must admit, but I knew that I wanted to complete what I started? Like I mentioned earlier that I want my kids to make it to the new system.....My mother wanted to see her son graduate college too! Change is definitely a challenging situation for many of us, but its really worth it. I am unaware of what your struggle is, but I hope both of us are successful. In the famous words of Michael Joseph Jackson.............Make dat Change!
I am Ward....

How come its good until someone says "I read my Bible!"

At some point in our lives, we all seek the higher power, because deep down inside its what we are programmed to do. At least from my perspective! With that being said, I find it ironic that so many people are divided when one says "I read my Bible"? I, for 1, enjoy reading and find that because of this action I tend to know what it says or willing to research the topics of discussion. Isn't that logical? Take for example that people are so quick  2 shoot down another so called "Christian" but refuse to use the word as the final judge. During this last week, I have been told that "One must be-careful of what they learn because God may not want you to learn to much??????" I heard that God wants Barack Obama to lead the world to the promise land and I was even told from a chronic smoker that God will tell them when he wants them to stop smoking.
True, every one is entitled to their own views and opinions but when we have to start attacking someone with harsh mean words, then I have to step off. Seems like most people who don't want study the word personally, but want to hear to good fight or sparring match between two or more people who are actually trying to learn. At the end of the day, we will find out who was right and who was wrong anyway, but that should not stop us from talking peaceably among ourselves.
I was thoroughly surprised to learn that most wars are over what seems to be religion also. I will be glad when what is written takes places and let what will be........B!
My point is simply this..........Christians and Bible readers, start out with a prayer for understanding, read your Bible daily, and practice what you read and see what happens. And by all means, stop arguing with others, it only makes both parties look crazy!
I am ward.....

Wards weekend in Review......From ballin 2 chillin to kickin it.....I am freaking tired lol...

I am Ward.....

Love is not jealous, but crazy runs deeper than a mofo!

 

Jealousy is an extremely destructive emotion when left unchecked! While it is perfectly normal to feel a twinge now and then when someone appears to unduly admire our partners, but carried beyond that indicates a problem that many folk don't enjoy. I watched a couple argue at Chili's restaurant one night and I felt bad down to my polka dot socks. I realized, this happens everyday all over the world, but why?

I really feel a common root cause of jealousy in most cases is- low self esteem and insecurity. When you aren't feeling good about yourself and insecure over your partners feelings, jealousy rears its ugly head. Ironically this type of behavior can lead a partner to start to rethink the entire relationship!!!!
The scriptures say it is such a thing as natural jealousy and I have an example: Say you are at a party with your spouse. He/she is obviously flirting and acting inappropriately. Hurt and outraged you fight all the way home and into the bedroom.. The issue here isn't about jealousy. It's about your partner making a fool of you in front of others. Identifying the real issue allows you to address the behavior and not play into the jealousy game.  It has nothing to do with wanting anyone else and everything to do with hurting the other party. If this issue isn't addressed and some boundaries laid out, the relationship won't survive.
There is another type of jealous behavior that can turn very ugly. Again, it isn't truly about jealousy, but trying 2  the other person. A person with this type of trait, will question their partner over and over again about their daily activities, call and try and "catch" the other in some imagined wrongdoing and often "stalk" them.  They listen to phone conversations and read things into situations that are clearly innocent. I just can't seem to figure out why these types want to be with someone they don't even trust? By the time they realize what is really going on, it is too late to fix the situation because the other person will have started to become emotionally detached (and if you are like me, there is not coming back from this)  Or they remain virtual prisoners of their own marriage for years. If you are in a relationship that has this qwerk to it, seek professional counselling, at least for yourself lol......
Loving or healthy marriages don't have the need for jealousy or control. Instead, each person learns to value themselves and their mates, leaving little reason for possession and control.
Love needs room to breathe and grow. You can't make someone love you. You can't control another human being. Marriage is about two people hopefully embarking on a lifetime journey of discovery about themselves and each other. It is about staying with someone you love because you want to, not because you have to. You can justify jealous actions until the cows come home, but Wardy feels if your mate is becoming more despondent towards your increased bouts of jealousy and mistrust, you might do better to pack your bags and leave NOW or stop what is destroying your relationship before you find your self -by your self....
I am ward.....

Shut the freak up already- we heard ya!

Let’s face it, we all know people who complain for the sake of complaining. Personally, I complain about poor customer service, while others may complain about a spouse, bad kids, horrible jobs or my favorite……Health complaints! In fact, I want to briefly speak on how to stop complaining about health issues, because studies have proven that feeling good about yourself helps you get better-right? I know it is often easier said than done, but I think I got a solution!


1. Refuse to talk about your health. The more you talk about the health issue, even if it is a freaking common cold, the worse it seems lol! Talking about bad health is like putting fertilizer on weeds. Any who, talking about the issue is a bad habit (something that usually becomes a staple of your conversation after 21 days of attention) that actually bores those who hear you!!!! I feel it makes you appear self-centered and old-maidish (I think that’s a word). Positive people remove that tendency 2 talk about bad health. True, you may get a little sympathy, but you won’t get respect and loyalty by being a well-known health or any kind of complainer!

2. sToP worrying about your freaking health already. It is was it already is and you worrying about it is not going to make it go away, but it will allow your mind to wonder off into directions that it may not have otherwise ventured toward. I can’t tell you how many people speak about chest pain, gallbladder concerns and being overweight! Wardy suggest that you try living life the best you can until the situation gets better or you could just die and then stop worrying about it all together! (I prefer option 1) Every minute you spend worrying about an issue is 1 less minute you take away from living positively.

3. How about being grateful for the health you currently have? Now there is an idea! I see on Instagram some positive sayings like “I felt sorry for myself because I have run down Jordan’s on my feet until I met a man who didn’t have feet at all”. Instead of complaining about “not feeling good”, how about celebrating the fact that you have the health that God granted you today? Its ironic because you don’t see a 3 legged dog explaining to his dog friends about missing his leg do ya? Trust me; thinking positive is a powerful tool to have in your wisdom bag.

4. Keep this fact in mind….it is better to wear out than to rust out. Life is a gift from the Creator to enjoy responsibly. I refuse to waste mine any more. Don’t pass up living by always envisioning yourself in the hospital hooked on drugs sucka.

I been on this positive kick for a few weeks now, and I admit, I feel a whole heck of lot better and confident. I had my share of ups and downs, but I take what is given to me and make plans to get the rest when the time is correct!!!!! #Ward in effect…..

I am Ward…….

Tough Break fo Realz...

Watching the NCAA games, which were actually being played in Napp town , was rather difficult to watch after witnessing that young brutha (Kevin Ware) from Louisville (((break))) his leg. I have not saw anything that horrific since Joe Theisman (NFL quarter back ) had his leg snapped in two, when I was a kid!!! I saw people in the stands crying and looking away due to the gross nature of the break! I looked at the picture again and decided to write about it because 1). It’s ashamed that this guy may not ever walk again and he is definitely not playing “ball” again 2). The college system doesn’t care about him from, my perspective. They will replace their slave/$$$maker, I mean -scholarship player with another -healthy -sucker -tomorrow and no one will be the wiser!

I hope he heals fast and gets his degree because in an instance, his life has changed 4 eva. Sad



I am Ward.....