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I at first said that I would not include this topic, but I feel that I must.

I don't choose a side because I can't put my support behind someone who is more concerned with what is happening in the rest of the world, while our children go abused and our families go hungry. We have millions of people in this country who are dealing with the HIV/AIDS virus, yet we send billons of dollars to other countries to combat it there. I understand that they are poor and have bad medical attention, but charity begins at home and you take care of your own first. We have possibly a million jobs that as a result of the North American Free Trade Agreement have gone south of the border and left our hardworking brothers and sisters out of work all over the country. All of this is happening and our goverment says we are gonna give tax cuts to those who invest lots of money in business who would send our jobs overseas.. I hate to sound my horn but what about those of us who barely make it through a paycheck, those who work to keep this country going and then go home to ramen noodles, or worse nothing at all. We have a whole section of the population that make too little to survive, yet too much for public assistance. I find it hard to make it on my salary, then wonder how my grandfather survives on $689.00 a month when there wasn't alot of options for retirement benefits when you worked in a field most of your life. Why cant we take care of our own. Well I guess we do, if they own a house in the Hamptons, or a summer home on Martha's Vineyard, or a penthouse on the upper east side.

Don't put everything in your name. You will get stuck with something.

If you are signing a lease, put all your names on it.

Sign a roommate agreement. A legal document that sets parameters for the day when you no longer can be roommates, It can be hard to enforce legally, but it gives a starting point for Circuit Court.

When you are looking for an apartment, all of you go. That way you don't get into the legalities of an apartment and then have one of you whine and complain about how they weren't consulted on this or that.

Trust is a topic I could talk about for hours, days, and possibly even a lifetime. You can have what you think is a perfect relationship, yet if you don't have trust in the person you are with, you in a word have "nothing" at all. In the trust you place in someone, you give them your word, your honor, your life, and your soul. You take their word, unquestioning, even when it seems "not quite right". It is when this chain is broken, that the very core of any relationship begins the inevitable breakdown, be it work, family, or relationship based.


*On Discrimination* I dont where to start on this subject. I was raised in rural Mississippi where even to this day Racial Discrimination runs rampant. I was very lucky to have a mother who taught me that color didn't drive the person inside. It might drive what you become in life because of your surroundings, or your means, but deep inside the person is a person, whether they are black, white, yellow, brown, or other. I was always taught instead that there was good people, bad people and that people should be classed in that manor. If you set your place in this world and always look out for others, you will find yourself in that good people class. If you are all about yourself and no one else matters and you are determined for it to be about you no matter who gets hurt, then you are a bad person. Trash I wont even waste space on my site about, as you know who you are. There are many type of discriminations. I only speak of Racial as it was what I was brought up around. There are many types and in my book they are all wrong when used in a bad manor. Whether it be Age, Sex, or Weight, we are all guilty of it at least once in our lives.		*On Friendship* There have been so many times in my life that I have put my trust in people only to have them step on me. There were a few people that I put my trust in only to have it used. You know who you are so there is no need to put your names here. When I call you friend, its for real. It doesnt mean that you are someone I know from the club, someone from the store, someone from work. In my book, you mean something to me, I trust you, and I give the friendship back, regardless of how you treat me. I am the friend to the end and often that causes me to be stepped on, used, and taken advantage of. Some call me Naive, I just say I got a lot of "like" to give. Friendship means to me that I have reached a point in our relationship that I would give you anything I had, even if it was the last one. It means that you can call me at 2am and I will come get you, come console you, or listen to you cry until dawn. It means that even if you tell me something that sounds far fetched, I will still believe you no matter what. It's how I am. I don't regret it for a moment. I wouldn't change it if I could. It feeds my life.

*On Honesty* Okay, Where to start on Honesty. I can't say that I have always been honest in my life, but when I haven't it has eaten at me until I could no longer keep it a secret, and I had to come clean. Honesty has become a way of life for me. There was a long time when if I thought it would hurt you then I wouldn't tell you, but I have come to realize that its better to hurt and get it over with, that to deceive and lead to false hope. When I meet someone, I always tell them, "Tell me what you think when we meet, don't send me a Dear John: letter later." Some people thought I have realized can't do that. They are afraid that they won't get what you came there for, what ever it may have been. If you are honest with me, it could possibly lead to friendship, but if you don't you are just what you are.		*On Life* Life is one of those broad subjects that you can't explain in a paragraph. For each person, it comes with its own definition. Life to some means money, to some its power, to some its control. This is my paragraph so I will tell you that LIFE to me is friends, family, and feelings. Those three things bring to you something more valuable than all the money, power, and control in the world. Life is to be experienced, felt, lived, and dreamed. At the end of each day, you should have no regrets. Don't get me wrong and assume I mean all is okay, but dont punish yourself for living your life. Live it, account for it, take responsibilty for it, and start again the next day.

The Internet So many people are quick to condemn the internet. I stopped telling my mother when I would go to meet people because it got to the point where I would have to tell her at 5:00pm because at 9:00pm we would still be debating the safety of it. Okay here is my take. What is the difference in meeting someone off the internet that having a blind date with someone. I even think its a bit safer, cause in most cases you will know more about the person from the internet that you will the blind date. Life is full of chances and there could be an ax murderer anywhere. The internet has brought alot of interesting people in and through my life. I have won money off the internet. Lots of good things. I have also had to reload my computer system about 10 times due to viruses that slip through my programs. There are lots of bad things there too.		*On Politics* I at first said that I would not include this topic, but I feel that I must. I don't choose a side because I can't put my support behind someone who is more concerned with what is happening in the rest of the world, while our children go abused and our families go hungry. We have millions of people in this country who are dealing with the HIV/AIDS virus, yet we send billons of dollars to other countries to combat it there. I understand that they are poor and have bad medical attention, but charity begins at home and you take care of your own first. We have possibly a million jobs that as a result of the North American Free Trade Agreement have gone south of the border and left our hardworking brothers and sisters out of work all over the country. All of this is happening and our goverment says we are gonna give tax cuts to those who invest lots of money in business who would send our jobs overseas.. I hate to sound my horn but what about those of us who barely make it through a paycheck, those who work to keep this country going and then go home to ramen noodles, or worse nothing at all. We have a whole section of the population that make too little to survive, yet too much for public assistance. I find it hard to make it on my salary, then wonder how my grandfather survives on $689.00 a month when there wasn't alot of options for retirement benefits when you worked in a field most of your life. Why cant we take care of our own. Well I guess we do, if they own a house in the Hamptons, or a summer home on Martha's Vineyard, or a penthouse on the upper east side.

On Roommates Okay, here is a good topic where everyone has a opinion. Its alot like discrimination in that there are good roomies, okay roomies, bad roomies, and OH MY GOD Roomies. Roommates are a part of life these days in our every day struggle to live in the city. Rents go up almost yearly, but our paychecks don't. We have to sacrifice that desire for privacy and share the bills. With that being said, here are my tips for the roomies. Don't put everything in your name. You will get stuck with something. If you are signing a lease, put all your names on it. Sign a roommate agreement. A legal document that sets parameters for the day when you no longer can be roommates, It can be hard to enforce legally, but it gives a starting point for Circuit Court. When you are looking for an apartment, all of you go. That way you don't get into the legalities of an apartment and then have one of you whine and complain about how they weren't consulted on this or that.		*On Trust* Trust is a topic I could talk about for hours, days, and possibly even a lifetime. You can have what you think is a perfect relationship, yet if you don't have trust in the person you are with, you in a word have "nothing" at all. In the trust you place in someone, you give them your word, your honor, your life, and your soul. You take their word, unquestioning, even when it seems "not quite right". It is when this chain is broken, that the very core of any relationship begins the inevitable breakdown, be it work, family, or relationship based.