Let me apologize in advance for the 1 day delay. I've been studying as finals are coming up. Plus I have been drawing a blank lately trying to come up with new ideas for a blog. Like I say, I try to stay away from ridiculous topics and I keep it positive and, at times, silly. I'll keep it quick and talk about role models.
I would hope that we all have people in our lives who inspire us to be better than average. Go the extra mile!! Be all you can be!! Insert your own cliche here!! Seriously, how do expect to be a hard worker if you have no real examples in front of you? Its like a virgin trying to be a porn star! Someone has to show you how it's done!!
I have been blessed to have many examples in front of me. My family members, from the Dome Ranger, a.k.a. my father, to my sisters, have all inspired me in their own way. My nephew, who is younger than me, serves as an definite example of what hard work can bring. I watched my boy J (nicknames will be referenced to protect the guilty) go from a party loving enemy of sobriety to a college graduate/paralegal/super conscious individual who, after a 5 minute conversation, will make you rethink your life plans. I guess watching all of these people make moves toward reaching their goals gets me thinking to myself: Umm 5head, lets get a move on!!!
There were many years where I lived very reckless. All I wanted to do was party, play with lady parts and sleep. Now, as I get older, I realize that I have a lot of influence over people. There are folks that (gulp!) actually might be inspired by my moves and success. It wouldn't be fair to them if I give less than 110%. I'll sum it up with 2 points: 1). You are never too old to be inspired, and 2). You are never too old to inspire. If you remember that, meeting your goals and expectations will be a breeze!!!!
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Sunday, April 22, 2012
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Club Guy
So I was in the gym today reacquainting myself with the weights. 225 lbs 13 times on the bench press? Embarrassing!!! Someone will be in on the regular to regain his strength....and dignity......and manhood!!! Anyway, these 2 guys I knew struck up a conversation with me and they talked about going to a club tonight. I started looking at these dudes and a thought came to me. I wondered what type of club guys these dudes were? There are many different kinds of club guys out there. Lemme name a few!
THE WALLFLOWER= This guy is one of 2 types of wallflowers. Either A). The wallflower who is scared of life and will not approach anyone for a conversation (see Nice Guy from prior blogs), or B). Guy who thinks he looks so good that women have no choice but to approach him. He stands there with a drink in hand thinking to himself, "This shirt cost $100.00. It looks so good, I wouldn't be surprised if a dude tried to bag me tonight!!" He thinks a woman will come over to him and say, "OMG!! That shirt is not only awesome but looks expensive!! Will you do me a favor and take me home and make love to me, PLEASE!?!" Yep, That Guy!
ONE DRINK AWAY GUY: This guy is one drink away from either having the greatest night of his life or having to be beaten by security or tasered by cops. This guy is trying to drink just enough to maintain the great buzz he has going on. But he ALWAYS orders that extra Long Island Ice Tea to send him over the edge. When he's buzzing, he's fun!! Women are attracted to him because they see him having a great time and want to join in on the fun!! But then he has that last drink and BOOM!! He turns in to......
LIKES TO FIGHT GUY: When you see a guy with a bloody nose and half his shirt out yelling at no one in particular, you're looking at likes to fight guy. When he's drunk, he thinks he is the toughest guy in America and that he's one knockout of a bouncer away from becoming a contender in UFC!! If your boy walks over to you and says, "See the way that (insert derogatory term here) is looking at me," walk out the club because you are about to be arrested on the charge of having a douche bag in your crew who deserves to get his ass beat!!
OLD GUY AT THE CLUB: Our favorite!! The guy who is in his late 30's to early 50's who should be at home chillin!! Nope!! He saw the sign at the door that said,"Your youth is here!! Come inside to regain it!" Now, I will stop you clowns yelling that, "Well 30 is the new 20" nonsense right now! 30 is 30 is 30!! Go try drinking like you were 20 and tell me how that 30 year old body feels!! Alright then!! Old guy at the club is either single and doesn't have his stuff together yet, or single with a kid and is going out because "he can't stand his baby mama! ....gets on my last nerve!" He has no problem approaching a female. Chances are he will use game he learned back in 1992 and just give it an update to get a number. I remember going to the 56th Fighter Club in Long Island, NY like 10 years ago and saw this old guy with a cane and rocking a 3 piece pink pimp suit with a fedora!! He just stood there, then saw a woman he was interested in, stepped on the dance floor and did the most awkward 2-step I have ever seen!! Hilarious!!
There are many other club guys, like shiny shirt guy, the predator, perverted look guy. etc. I may talk about them in a future blog. But if you go out tonight, you just might spot on of these guys (Or one of these guys could be you!!!) Hmmmm.........
8th Blog Done! follow at www.twitter.com/thefakejcoston or go to www.massiveinternetradio.com (support the movement). and Facebook, of course. Deuces!!!!
THE WALLFLOWER= This guy is one of 2 types of wallflowers. Either A). The wallflower who is scared of life and will not approach anyone for a conversation (see Nice Guy from prior blogs), or B). Guy who thinks he looks so good that women have no choice but to approach him. He stands there with a drink in hand thinking to himself, "This shirt cost $100.00. It looks so good, I wouldn't be surprised if a dude tried to bag me tonight!!" He thinks a woman will come over to him and say, "OMG!! That shirt is not only awesome but looks expensive!! Will you do me a favor and take me home and make love to me, PLEASE!?!" Yep, That Guy!
ONE DRINK AWAY GUY: This guy is one drink away from either having the greatest night of his life or having to be beaten by security or tasered by cops. This guy is trying to drink just enough to maintain the great buzz he has going on. But he ALWAYS orders that extra Long Island Ice Tea to send him over the edge. When he's buzzing, he's fun!! Women are attracted to him because they see him having a great time and want to join in on the fun!! But then he has that last drink and BOOM!! He turns in to......
LIKES TO FIGHT GUY: When you see a guy with a bloody nose and half his shirt out yelling at no one in particular, you're looking at likes to fight guy. When he's drunk, he thinks he is the toughest guy in America and that he's one knockout of a bouncer away from becoming a contender in UFC!! If your boy walks over to you and says, "See the way that (insert derogatory term here) is looking at me," walk out the club because you are about to be arrested on the charge of having a douche bag in your crew who deserves to get his ass beat!!
OLD GUY AT THE CLUB: Our favorite!! The guy who is in his late 30's to early 50's who should be at home chillin!! Nope!! He saw the sign at the door that said,"Your youth is here!! Come inside to regain it!" Now, I will stop you clowns yelling that, "Well 30 is the new 20" nonsense right now! 30 is 30 is 30!! Go try drinking like you were 20 and tell me how that 30 year old body feels!! Alright then!! Old guy at the club is either single and doesn't have his stuff together yet, or single with a kid and is going out because "he can't stand his baby mama! ....gets on my last nerve!" He has no problem approaching a female. Chances are he will use game he learned back in 1992 and just give it an update to get a number. I remember going to the 56th Fighter Club in Long Island, NY like 10 years ago and saw this old guy with a cane and rocking a 3 piece pink pimp suit with a fedora!! He just stood there, then saw a woman he was interested in, stepped on the dance floor and did the most awkward 2-step I have ever seen!! Hilarious!!
There are many other club guys, like shiny shirt guy, the predator, perverted look guy. etc. I may talk about them in a future blog. But if you go out tonight, you just might spot on of these guys (Or one of these guys could be you!!!) Hmmmm.........
8th Blog Done! follow at www.twitter.com/thefakejcoston or go to www.massiveinternetradio.com (support the movement). and Facebook, of course. Deuces!!!!
Friday, April 6, 2012
I Got The Power....to VOTE!!!
A few weeks back, I wrote a blog called "The Challenge" which was designed to get you off your lazy rumpus and help you accomplish that special something you have been putting off!!! If you took the Challenge, how are you doing? Are things changing at all in your life for the better? If they are, good. That's what's supposed to happen. If they aren't, just remember the phrase "Rome wasn't built in a day." Pain breeds character. Stay on the path and watch the magic happen!!
Now onto the main topic of today's blog: Voting!! First things first!! I'M NOT TELLING YOU WHO TO VOTE FOR!!! This is not me stumping for either party. This is me telling you the importance of voting and why we should not take it for granted. A lot of you think voting only matters when there is a presidential election. But what about voting for your Congressman? They only represent your state and form laws and policies that will shape your life in the future!! How about voting for your city councilmen or women, judges, mayors, etc? They are the ones making decisions for the towns and cities that you live in. Don't you think that you should know what the heck is going on in your own backyard? What I'm going to do is give you an extreme example of the power of voting that, hopefully, you can relate to.
It's 4 A.M. Sunday Morning! You have just had the greatest club night ever!! You got 10 phone numbers, the hottest girl in the club kissed you on the dance floor, and you were able to maintain your buzz the entire night without getting drunk!!! You were the man (or woman)!! You want to celebrate this night with a cold shower because you were ON FIRE!!! But the water won't run!! Shower, sink and the toilet (in which you dropped an epic log) don't work! You say, "Ill sleep it off and take care of it later." Afternoon comes and you call the water company to see what's wrong!! They tell you,"Sorry, But during the last election, there was a referendum voted on and passed by the citizens of the town stating that between Sunday and Tuesday, every week, there will be no running water! It's their way of saving money as water prices were rising!! It only passed by one vote! Did you vote?" Then you hang up the phone and scream in frustration because that crap you left in the toilet is starting to stink up the house!
Now I know this is a ridiculous example. But it's designed to show you that, although you may not think so, your vote counts. Voting is the one thing in America that is equal. It doesn't matter how much money you have. One man/woman= One Vote!!! When you go to get your Drivers License, they also give you the option to register to vote, leaving you with no excuses!! For many of you, your grandparents (and great grandparents) died for the right to vote. Don't take it for granted or think that because you don't have a certain amount of money that you don't count. A lot of times, political parties take advantage of your reluctance to vote! Take back the power and VOTE!!
Now that you are ready to vote, I would advise you to do a little research on the candidates. I'm not telling you to write a 10 page paper on a candidate. All I'm saying is to check what their positions are on issues that appeal to you. If you like lower taxes and the candidate you like has a history of raising them, they may not be the one you want to vote for. Also, don't be afraid to question a candidate's character. Lets say you do a little research and you find out that your incumbent Congressman has a $50 a day coke habit and films himself break dancing in a Rodeo Clown outfit while "making it rain" with taxpayer dollars! (I know, I know!! He wouldn't be wearing a rodeo clown outfit! I crack myself up!) Again, ridiculous example. But, if you get a chance, google the name Marion Barry! Enough Said! All I'm saying is to do some research on the issues and character of the candidates and make you own decision. It doesn't necessarily have to be down a party line. Vote for who you think would perform the job the best.
I tried to keep this as short as I could because I didn't want to bore you with statistics and phrases that would rack your brain. But I think you get the gist of what this blog is about!! This fall, VOTE!!! AND DO IT THE RIGHT WAY!!!!
7th Blog Done!! follow me on www.twitter.com/thefakejcoston or www.facebook.com !! Also you can now find this Blog on www.massiveinternetradio.com which you should be checking out anyway for the latest and greatest in radio hits and awesome mixes!! Next Week's Topic: Don't know yet (I'll let you decide!)
Now onto the main topic of today's blog: Voting!! First things first!! I'M NOT TELLING YOU WHO TO VOTE FOR!!! This is not me stumping for either party. This is me telling you the importance of voting and why we should not take it for granted. A lot of you think voting only matters when there is a presidential election. But what about voting for your Congressman? They only represent your state and form laws and policies that will shape your life in the future!! How about voting for your city councilmen or women, judges, mayors, etc? They are the ones making decisions for the towns and cities that you live in. Don't you think that you should know what the heck is going on in your own backyard? What I'm going to do is give you an extreme example of the power of voting that, hopefully, you can relate to.
It's 4 A.M. Sunday Morning! You have just had the greatest club night ever!! You got 10 phone numbers, the hottest girl in the club kissed you on the dance floor, and you were able to maintain your buzz the entire night without getting drunk!!! You were the man (or woman)!! You want to celebrate this night with a cold shower because you were ON FIRE!!! But the water won't run!! Shower, sink and the toilet (in which you dropped an epic log) don't work! You say, "Ill sleep it off and take care of it later." Afternoon comes and you call the water company to see what's wrong!! They tell you,"Sorry, But during the last election, there was a referendum voted on and passed by the citizens of the town stating that between Sunday and Tuesday, every week, there will be no running water! It's their way of saving money as water prices were rising!! It only passed by one vote! Did you vote?" Then you hang up the phone and scream in frustration because that crap you left in the toilet is starting to stink up the house!
Now I know this is a ridiculous example. But it's designed to show you that, although you may not think so, your vote counts. Voting is the one thing in America that is equal. It doesn't matter how much money you have. One man/woman= One Vote!!! When you go to get your Drivers License, they also give you the option to register to vote, leaving you with no excuses!! For many of you, your grandparents (and great grandparents) died for the right to vote. Don't take it for granted or think that because you don't have a certain amount of money that you don't count. A lot of times, political parties take advantage of your reluctance to vote! Take back the power and VOTE!!
Now that you are ready to vote, I would advise you to do a little research on the candidates. I'm not telling you to write a 10 page paper on a candidate. All I'm saying is to check what their positions are on issues that appeal to you. If you like lower taxes and the candidate you like has a history of raising them, they may not be the one you want to vote for. Also, don't be afraid to question a candidate's character. Lets say you do a little research and you find out that your incumbent Congressman has a $50 a day coke habit and films himself break dancing in a Rodeo Clown outfit while "making it rain" with taxpayer dollars! (I know, I know!! He wouldn't be wearing a rodeo clown outfit! I crack myself up!) Again, ridiculous example. But, if you get a chance, google the name Marion Barry! Enough Said! All I'm saying is to do some research on the issues and character of the candidates and make you own decision. It doesn't necessarily have to be down a party line. Vote for who you think would perform the job the best.
I tried to keep this as short as I could because I didn't want to bore you with statistics and phrases that would rack your brain. But I think you get the gist of what this blog is about!! This fall, VOTE!!! AND DO IT THE RIGHT WAY!!!!
7th Blog Done!! follow me on www.twitter.com/thefakejcoston or www.facebook.com !! Also you can now find this Blog on www.massiveinternetradio.com which you should be checking out anyway for the latest and greatest in radio hits and awesome mixes!! Next Week's Topic: Don't know yet (I'll let you decide!)
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