Before Halloween

Halloween is a couple of days away.  Most people have already gotten their costumes and are ready for the parties or work.  To the ones who haven’t gotten their costumes yet, here are a few tips that you might want to take into consideration.  Is it just me or women’s costumes starting to expose more and more each year?  With that being said to the big women out there, if you are thinking of going that route you might want to put something else either on top or under your costume to cover up what you don’t want to be showing.  Either that or you really shouldn’t have bought that costume.  Now you’re trying to drop it like it’s hot at a party and all of a sudden you’re ripping out of your costume like the incredible hulk and find yourself showing something that shouldn’t be seen in public.  Another good tip for women is to try to stay away from outfits like a school girl, girl scout or cheerleader.  Then you wonder why we have some child molesters out here looking at little girls because of what they saw on Halloween.  Men, try to stay away from wearing a super hero costume.  That’s just your alter ego talking and wanting to come out one night without people calling them crazy.  Dressing up as aqua man is not a good look just because you think you are him and want to play in the tub.  And I don’t want to see any man wanting to be a chip n dale dancer, STOP THE MADNESS!!!!  They were chosen to be that for a reason.   Parents, stay away from dressing your kids like certain celebrities.  I saw a show where these parents dressed their kids up like Julia  Roberts in Pretty Women knowing she played a prostitute in the movie and Dolly Parton with fake boobs and fake butt for a competition, WHAT THE **** WAS THAT!!!!  What are you teaching your kids by doing that? Are the parents dressing the kids like that because they can’t?

Halloween is a time to dress up, be creative with your costume and have fun with your friends.  Remember kids want to be what they see on Halloween so choose your costumes wisely.  Follow me on Twitter @wlhoward_psa.  Until the next time, stay cool.

When Keeping It Real Goes Wrong

The reason I’m calling this blog that is because I see too many people who think they tough only when they are with a group of friends, want to talk tough on the phone aka telephone tough guy or do things to people they think they can get away with it but are quiet as a mouse when they are around certain people.  And it goes so well with what I’m writing.  I saw a few of those moments when it went wrong.  I saw someone throw an empty plastic bottle at a guy on a motorcycle, WHAT WAS THAT.  Now I don’t know what was going through that person’s head for them to throw the bottle and throw it at someone else or why they chose to throw it at someone on a motorcycle.  But I’m pretty sure they weren’t expecting the other person to turn around and come back.  So instead of standing there to see what was going to happen, they decided to duck in a restaurant not knowing the person on the motorcycle saw where they went.  You know someone was about to get there ass beat when you see someone go out of a door you’re not supposed to go out of.  I was hoping to see the some action but never did.  Another time was when I saw someone get put to sleep.  When you run your mouth while you are drinking and not paying attention to your friends going outside to smoke or to the restroom, you might want to chill out and be aware of where your friends are at.  Now they are coming back from the restroom and outside smoking to find you laid out on the ground.  Too much liquid courage in your system now you are getting carried out of the bar talking about what happen.

Those are just few situations that happen when keeping it real goes wrong.  I’m sure that people have a lot more and I’ll probably have some more to tell you as well.  Follow me on Twitter @wlhoward_psa.  Until the next time, stay cool

What you see is what you get

What you see is what you get can be one of the realest thing that comes out of a person’s mouth these days but only if you ask the right questions.  Well some people would say that is giving too much information when you do not really know the person yet and I would say you are right to a certain degree about that but then you might want to tell the person you are talking to and getting to know about your alter ego before they find out by surprise.  Now you look confused when they do not want to talk to you no more because they met batman when you were trying to hang from the ceiling fan, WHAT WAS THAT.  Or let them know you are a thrill seeker.  They were thinking you were being romantic one evening by going on a helicopter ride but you forgot to tell them until they were getting in the helicopter that you are going to be jumping out of the helicopter.  Now you are mad because they smacked you upside your head before running to their car.  Or let them know you like to wear wigs and your hair is really short.  Now you are mad because when you open your door, he looked at you and ran to his car because you did not tell him you look like Grace Jones without your wigs.   And what happens when what they tell you, you don’t take them seriously?  And how could you take them seriously?  If someone told you that they are a nudist and only wear clothes to work or on a date, would you believe them or wait until they answer their front door in nothing but slippers and glasses.  Or they don’t believe in deodorant, perfume or soap.  Now you’re trying to figure out who smells like hot garbage in the restaurant.

There are many scenarios with this one both good and bad.  The main reason for this is to keep it real.  A lot of people think they have to put on a fake personality or something they do not normally do or leave out certain details for others to like them.  Be yourself, crazy or not because that all you know how to be.  Follow me on Twitter @wlhoward_psa.  Until next time, stay cool  

Loud Perfume/Cologne

How can you describe the scent of too much perfume or cologne on someone other than being loud?  I don’t mean loud as in a high volume of sound that could hurt your ears.  I’m talking about loud in terms of if a person has too much perfume or cologne on that the scent makes your eyes water.  I’m talking about so loud that when that person leaves the room, the scent lingers for hours in that room after they are long gone.  Now you have to keep a door or window open with a fan going so you head won’t hurt from inhaling the fumes like paint.  Don’t get me wrong, using perfume or cologne is a sign that a person takes care of themselves, shows some style and depending on what kind of perfume or cologne people wear how much money they have or wish they had.  But what do you say to someone who uses way too much?  Everyone has encountered someone like that.  If not, chances are you are that person that I’m talking about.  You have to have an incredibly bad sense of smell to not know how loud you smell or just don’t care how loud you smell.  If you do have a bad sense of smell and don’t think you smell loud, take a look around the room and see how many people’s eye is watering or people starting get headaches because there is no decent ventilation in the room at the next meeting.  They are not crying because they think your presentation was that good or head hurts because they may be hungry.  What ever happen to just a few squirts of perfume or cologne could last you all day?  Now we have people who smell like they take a bath in it.  And what I can’t stand is when someone that smell very loud hugs you and their scent seems to overtake the scent of whatever you have on now people are looking at you like you stink.  Or when someone walks by and the smell hits you.  Now that person got you smelling yourself as if you walked through the perfume isle at the store.

I really don’t know what to say about that other than if you think you need that much perfume or cologne, maybe you should take a better shower or bath or whatever you do to wash your ass.  Follow me on Twitter @wlhoward_psa.  Until the next time, stay cool

WAKE UP!!!!

This is a chance to get whatever is bothering me off my chest and into writing at this moment.  It may be some very random thoughts.  My first random thought is if you are going to the mall or on a date with a woman, you shouldn’t wear a fitted hat that is too small for your big head and afro, a sweat shirt, baggy jeans with holes in them and sandals with some off white socks because they are dirty, WHAT THE **** IS THAT!!!!  Isn’t it in one way a man’s job to impress the woman with how they dress?  And that’s not saying too much about her taste either if she is out with him looking like that or she just won’t say anything and not talk to him again after the date.  To the parents of elementary school age kids, I understand that some of you have some pretty independent minded kids but please make sure that your child or children are dressed properly before they leave the house for school.  There’s no reason for your child to come out of the house with one of those stocking cap that you only see their eyes with a dress on looking like a serial killer at recess. And parents remember coordination.  Don’t have the kid coming out in something wouldn’t even wear as a kid.  Got the kids out with an orange flower shirt with some bright red pants and blue socks, WHAT WAS THAT.  Put some matching outfits out for them and have them choose one of them to wear.  Help them out a little.  And last, when was it ever fashionable to come out of the house still wearing pajama pants and slippers?  That deserves a WHAT WAS THAT and a YOU NEED YOUR ASS BEAT!!!!  Only two things I can think of when you come out in pajama pants is one you really don’t care how you look that’s probably why you don’t have a boyfriend or girlfriend and two you probably didn’t wash your stinking ass before you left the house.  If your feet hurt that bad that you wear house slippers in public, maybe it’s time to go see a foot doctor.  That’s not a good look walking around the mall in some torn up house slippers with some ashy feet.  WAKE UP!!!!!

That actually felt good to let that out.  People need to wake up and realize if you want people to care about you, you need to care about yourself.  And parents if you have a good fashion sense make sure you kids do too.  They don’t need to copy you style.  Just make sure they coordinate there outfits.  Follow me on Twitter @wlhoward_psa.  Until the next time, stay cool.

Road Rage

There is nothing funny about road rage.  Oh wait, yeah there is as long as no one gets hurt.  The sight of a grown person having a temper tantrum in their car like a little kid is hilarious.  But what causes road rage?  I’ve came up with some ways that could help prevent road rage from both ends as an angry impatient driver or the timid driver that the impatient driver is angry at.  First, if you are a timid driving meaning you act very nervous and scared when driving anything and drive way under the speed limit, you shouldn’t be driving.  As a matter of fact, how do those people pass their driving test?  And who was the instructor?  If you don’t know where you are going, get directions and map quest or GPS where you are going.  There is nothing worse than being behind someone who doesn’t know where they are going.  Now you are hitting your break every block now because the car in front of you is looking for a certain street and the person behind you is getting mad and having a temper tantrum.  Now from the other side, if people would give themselves enough time to get where they need to go, they would have to run up the back of the car in front of them or swerving in & out of traffic on a one lane street.  If you leave yourself some time and be patient, there won’t be any need to scream at the top of your lungs in your car because the timid driver in front of you is going 15 miles per hour.  One thing that both sides make it worse for road rage is merging into on-coming traffic.  Here’s the difference, the timid driver would cut you off as they are driving very slow and they might be paying attention to the car in the next lane.  As you past them and look over to their car, they usually are too scared to even look at you.  The impatient driver will cut you off as they zoom past you knowing who is in the next lane.  If you are able to catch up to them and look over at them, they are looking right back at you daring you to say something or give them the finger.

There are a lot of things that could easily be prevented if people would just take a step back & think, is it really worth it.  It’s amazing how the little thing things turn into huge problems.  Be patient.  Life is too short to dwell over petty stuff.  Follow me Twitter @wlhoward_psa.  Until the next time, stay cool

Fall Season Confusion

It’s officially fall in the state of Minnesota but it has been feeling like summer for September and part of October so far.  With that being said, there has been a large amount of confusion on what to wear during this time.  There are people mixing two seasons into one that are making for some very interesting combinations.  I saw a guy standing at the bus stop with a stocking cap, t-shirt and shorts, WHAT WAS THAT.  The problem was its 80 degrees and he had a stocky cap on like there was a chance for flurries in 80 degree weather.  I also saw a guy wearing a sports coat, button up shirt, slacks and sandals, WHAT WAS THAT.  If he was standing on the corner to cross the street, I think I would have ran over his ashy toes for that one.  And guys quit wearing boots with shorts.  This is not New York or a music video from the 90’s.  Women are not too far behind when it comes to wearing boots with shorts.  I’m talking about any type of boots for woman.  Ladies be patient the snow will be falling soon.  Why walk out of the house like that?  And who said that was fashionable?  That’s not a good look wearing Uggs with some short shorts suffering from noassatall (space it out).  On the flip side ladies, why wear an over sized sweatshirt with short shorts?  Now you look like all you have on is a sweatshirt unless you lift that up to show you have some shorts on.  That makes no sense.

There’s nothing like living in Minnesota or maybe any state where it’s officially fall season but still feels like summer.  I can only imagine what other styles that other states have.  Hopefully I will have a chance to travel and see what outrageous styles are out there without seeing them on TV.  Follow me on Twitter @ wlhoward_psa.  Until the next time, stay cool.

Fat Moment 3: Eating at a Buffet Restaurant

It’s not uncommon when you go to any buffet restaurant that you may see a lot of plates at people’s tables as you walk to your table.  Now here’s the question, how many times did they get up to get those plates?  I know I probably sound like a broken record by saying this, fat moments can happen whether you are big or small.  A lot of small think just because you are small but eat enough for three people, you get away with it because you are small.  Not when I’m around you won’t get away with it.  There’s no reason to make only one trip to get some food and come back to the table with more than one plate of food.  I saw a person going back to their table with four plates stacked with food, WHAT WAS THAT.  They looked like a waiter bringing the table its food.  Some people fail to realize that it’s a buffet restaurant.  The food is going nowhere unless you are at a nasty restaurant.  If you see one piece of chicken, be patient.  They know the chicken is running low and they will be bringing more chicken out.  There should be no reason for you to cut in front of someone in a buffet line to get a piece of chicken.  Now you’re about to get in a fight with a senior citizen in the buffet line over a piece of chicken.  That’s not a good look getting jumped by a group of seniors with canes because other seniors will come to another senior’s rescue and getting kicked out of a buffet restaurant.

When going to a buffet restaurant remember to pace yourself.  Why grab three plates right away and then realize you can’t finish the third because your eyes were bigger than your stomach.  Another thing to remember is patience.  If they see a family that resembles the Klumps, they are ready to move fast to get the food out.  Follow me on Twitter @wlhoward_psa.  Until next time, stay cool

What Was That?

I think it’s about time for me to come up with my own catch phrase instead using someone else’s even though  it seems to work for what I’m writing. It’s time to change it up just a little bit but keep it moving. Have you ever seen something and thought I really didn’t just see that?  Those moments I’m going to start calling WHAT WAS THAT moments.  There will still be some You Need Your Ass Beat moments.  Here are a few I have seen that are WHAT WAS THAT moments.  I saw someone wearing some baggy high water jeans, WHAT WAS THAT.  Did they not try the jeans on before they left the store?  And why didn’t someone say something to them about his jeans.  That can’t be a style.  Another was I saw someone with finger waves, WHAT WAS THAT.  I thought this was 2011 not 1991.  What’s next, the jheri curl will make come back?  And speaking of hair, since when did having neon color hair become a fashion?  Nicki Minaj and Lady Gaga got these women out here looking very wrong.  Women, one thing to remember if you are a darker skinned person you might want to stay away from the bright color hair because at night, it will look like an invisible person with bright hair walking by.  Stick to just highlights in your hair.  I saw a person driving a car with a helmet on, WHAT WAS THAT.  From the outside looking in, that didn’t look right.  I mean if you need to wear a helmet while driving a car, you shouldn’t be able to operate anything.  I know that I don’t know the whole story but for real.  And last, I saw two guys on a motorcycle, WHAT WAS THAT.  Need I say more?  That’s not a good look on so many levels.

It has a while since I have written a new blog and I appreciate everyone who has checked out my blog, passed it on to your friends and spread the word.  It also make me feel good that I haven’t pissed that many people off  too.  I’m going to keep going until the wheels completely fall off and even then I’ll find a way to keep it moving.  Follow me on Twitter @wlhoward_psa.  Until the next time, stay cool.