At the beginning of 2009, I shared my perspective on Mondays as I sought to strip myself of the “live for the weekend mentality.”
While driving this (Monday) morning, I could feel the dreadful energy outside – dreading what should be perceived as the “refresh button” of our lives: a new day, a new week. . .a new beginning that should be welcomed and not loathed.
I wanted to capture my thoughts in that moment, so I used the AudioBoo app on my iPhone. Sometimes I forget about this tool; although it has a smooth interface and the sound quality is excellent.
Here’s my two minute dose of self-encouragement on this “misunderstood” day of the week:
Until next time. . .
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Always the authoritative type, he presided over my first wedding. I remember him standing there in his robe and sneakers – commanding me to “kiss the bride.” I had never kissed a girl before and it was the ickiest feeling in the world. I wasn’t ready for marriage and, after it was “annulled” three days later, he was there to help me get over my failed relationship with Now&Laters and Jolly Ranchers candies. It was the perfect therapy for a fake ceremony conducted on a school playground in 5th grade.
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Pulled another all-nighter and I’m still awake. My long awaited Friday Favecast episode featuring Eric Roberson, has just dropped on the site and on iTunes. Aside from the sleep deprivation, I am beyond ecstatic. I dreamed about this day. What it would feel like. How the sense of accomplishment would wash over my senses as I set out to turn a thought in my mind into an incredible tangible.
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Eric Roberson is one of my favorite soul singers on the planet. His new album dropped today and his fans have been rejoicing among the 17 new tracks that are incredible. I was blessed to interview Eric for this week’s upcoming Friday Favecast (8/28).
His current single, “Can I Borrow You,” paints a playful picture of a young man pursuing another man’s woman for a few shakes on the dance floor. The song is infectious and very soulful; however, the subject matter is the prelude to a beatdown IMO 
I sat at my desk, contemplating over this tremendous day for Erro’s latest offering, and started getting my doodle on. Check out what can happen when borrowing goes wrong after the jump.
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Women are known for underlying currents of meaning in their rhetoric. Men are traditionally more direct; however, we do have underlying meanings as well. Our “language” is much easier to decipher.
Gentlemen, I’m not about to break the “man code” and spill out our secrets. I’m just attempting to balance the spectrum of knowledge. I doubt anything I write will be a major breakthrough in male-female interpersonal communication, but it should produce a chuckle or two:
Glossary of Terms
01. HUH? Typically follows a question a woman has asked. We’re either lying about something or don’t want to address what you’re saying (ex. Lady: Where’d you go last nite? Man: Huh? *insert argument here*)
02. YEAH, OKAY… We are not listening to you – we noticed the pause after your sentence and knew to fill it with a feedback response; thus, giving the illusion that we’re listening. A great solution is for you to change the subject to something worth talking about.
03. BUT I’M SAYING… We’re not (really) saying anything. This is our “time procurement phrase” giving us an opportunity to create an elaborate, Lord of the Rings epic level fable – passing for an excuse.
04. I LOVE YOU We wanna have sex.
05. I MISS YOU We wanna have sex.
06. YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL/PRETTY/FINE/SEXY/CUTE We wanna have sex.
07. IT’S MY TREAT and YES, YOU CAN HAVE CHEESE ON IT (followed by a smile) We wanna have sex.
08. WOW, ARE YOU LOSING WEIGHT? We wanna have sex.
09. SHOE SHOPPING on FOOTBALL SUNDAY? YEAH, I’M DOWN! It’s not a team/match up we’re interested in watching/not feeling well/feeling guilty about something you don’t know about (yet) . . .and we wanna have sex.
10. [insert supermodel/actress/singer here] IS OKAY, BUT SHE’S NOTHING COMPARED TO YOU, BABY. We wanna have sex.
11 (BONUS). LEMME COOK U BREAKFAST. We wanna have sex…twice.
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you’re welcome.
Until next time…
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