Way Too Comfortable

In this day & age the war has began between being a traditional style dresser & these new “I need to wear the loudest most outrageous outfit I can find” people.  Or the "I don't give a damn as long as it doesn't stink" look.  If you do not know what I’m talking about, it’s about that time for a description.

Men, if you put on a shirt or a pair of pants but you need help to take them off like a offensive lineman in football taking off his uniform & shoulder pads, first you should have never put that on.  Oh yeah, YOU NEED YOUR ASS BEAT!!!!  If putting on clothes results in a struggle or bodily harm such as running into an end table or tripping over a shoe because you can’t see as you try to take your shirt off, I don’t want to wear that.  You don't have that many muscles to show off.

Also men, if you’re going to wear a snapback hat, please make sure you have the right size head for those.  There’s nothing worse than to see a guy with hat on the last snap holding on for dear life.  That’s as bad as wearing a too little fitted hat that you’re determined to wear but when you take it off, you have that deep ring around your head because it’s too damn tight.

Women, I have said this before but I don’t think you heard me.  If you wear those spaghetti string sandals or high heels, please make sure that they are the right size & that all toes are tucked in safe.  Not all of your feet are shaped the exact same which results in toes gripping & hanging over the front of the sandal or the poor little pinky toe hanging off the end of the sandal like it was voted off of the island in Survivor.  What makes that funny is some women don’t notice that their toes are everywhere but where they are supposed to be.

And last but not least,  some women need to stay away from spandex aka yoga pants.  I’ve also written about this as well in the past “check the spandex post” & thought that women need a refresher on this.  Spandex are basically form fitting so if you look like you’re wearing baggy jogging pants,  you should have just bought jogging pants because you may suffer from what I like to call noassatall.  If you wear them & they  have holes in inappropriate places or holes period, kill yourself twice.  You can't come out the house like you just got in a fight with a cat & lost.

I understand that people want to dress comfortably & by all means do what you do. But remember there are people out there like myself who have to see this foolishness & highly terrible dress code violation. Follow me on Twitter @wlhoward_psa. Always a pleasure to make you laugh & get you through your day. Until next, stay cool.

The Return of the Not So Angry But Funny Guy

Yes you read the title correctly, I’M BACK!!!! It has been way too long & I have gotten that itch back to put in some input to what has been happening around me. Also I would to thank those of you that have encourage me to get back into writing my blog or writing period. You all are very appreciated. With being said, there have been sights that can’t just go by without nothing being said.

The first is the proper attire at a formal event whether it’s a wedding, social gathering or reunion. Ladies, if you have to keep pulling your dress down during the whole event that could mean two things. Either you have way too much back side that it keep riding up or the other sad truth which is that the dress is too small & you made the wrong decision to wear that which results in this, YOU NEED YOUR ASS BEAT!!!! I got nothing but love for my BBW (Big Beautiful Women) & there’s nothing wrong with wearing your OWN SIZE. Quit trying to compete with these skinny or smaller women.

I’m truly convinced that when some women buy high heel shoes, they should come with a tutorial on how to walk in them. I know that they are trying to go for that being sexy trying to show off look but if you so happen to stumble & fall, you will go from that look to the woman who did the stanky leg as they fell to the ground. If that happens, your night is over. Pack it up, take it as a loss & go home. Like they say in sports, live to play another day.

Since when did one piece outfits become fashionable? And when were they ever considered fashionable? The only ones that look good or cute in them are babies & toddlers not so-called grown ass people. One of the problems is people whether it’s a man or woman see celebrities wear that stuff & think maybe they can pull it off. Stop fooling yourself & please have your own style whether good or bad. There are still people walking around in a grown up onesies but I’ll leave that for another post.

Men, high water skinny pants were never in style & not meant to show off your socks. Again, who are dressing these people? Back in the day, If your pant were getting too small, it was time to buy some new ones. These days, men wear them & show off their socks to coordinate their outfits, YOU NEED YOU ASS BEAT!!!! We have got to stop the madness. That’s not a good look or comfortable walking around like you have a bad wedgie all day.

You don’t know how good it feels to get back to writing & making people laugh. It’s a good feeling & a damn good stress reliever. I’m pretty sure I’ll have some new readers & hopefully pull back in my loyal readers. There will be more to follow I promise you. Be sure to follow me on Twitter @wlhoward_psa. Until the next, stay cool

MN State Fair 2013

Another year and another day at the Great Minnesota get together aka MN State Fair and I have to say that it was wasn’t as bad but there like in years past but there were still some sights that I could just let go by.  It has become inevitable that you’re going to see bad dress code violations and I’ve already tackled that subject in a past MN State Fair post.

Once again before I start in on certain people, I want to say again thank you again to all of the fathers who sacrifice their limbs to fit into a ride made for a small child.  I see women reading this and saying that they get on the rides with their kids and that’s true but you get on rides like the tilt-a-whirl or something where you look like you fit comfortably.  I saw a poor guy get on a ride with his son and only half of him fit in the car.  As the ride went, his face got redder and redder and a look on his face that said “I might really need the jaws of life to get out of this ride”.  Another brave soul who was hanging out of a train with his child said “I may need you to go get some butter to slide me out of here”.  The point I’m trying to make is moms, if the father is on the stocky side or is just big, don’t make them go on the little kids rides.  There are enough rides in that area that don’t require a parent to accompany the child.

One thing I will never do and I will never make my family do is dress everyone the same just to go to the fair or any amusement park.  That’s not a good look and I highly recommend anyone who is seriously thinking of doing that to think very hard before leaving the house.  Why would you want to dress everyone the same in the first place?  Then you wonder why when your kids get older, they don’t want to go to the fair or any amusement park with you because you will have them dressed like Where’s Waldo.  If you’re afraid you’re going to lose someone so that’s why you do that there are two things I can suggest.  One you shouldn’t be going anywhere if you can’t pay attention to where your kids are at because you’re focused on getting a candybar on a stick and two give them the talk that most kids got before they went to the fair or anywhere for that matter either stay close or it will be time to go home if you don’t want to listen.  And to take it a step further,  I saw a family that was on the larger side including the kids wearing different color M&M t-shirts, YOU NEED YOUR ASS BEAT!!!!  There are certain shirts you really shouldn’t wear if you are a larger individual and that’s one of them.  Sure you’re being creative and you think it’s a good idea, but it’s something you may want to stay away from in the future.  Just saying.

You know growing up and going to the fair, I would see people with strollers or electric scooters/wheelchairs and watch them bump into people and run over people’s feet.  I would say that was messed up for them to do that.  Now as an adult with my own kids I can feel their pain, certain people are rude and deserve to get ran over with the stroller or electric scooter.  There’s only so many times people cut in front of you and you say excuse me but they won’t move.  Or even worse is when another person with a stroller cuts off a person with a stroller.  That’s when your patience gets severely tested like trying to find a parking spot in a very crowded parking lot or trying to change lanes on the freeway but they won’t let you over.  When my patience is pretty much shot, I’m the type of parent that will run up your leg with the stroller or get those achilles like when you used to run into your mom’s with the shopping cart at the grocery store because you’re not paying attention.  One day maybe, people will be more respectful of those with strollers or electric scooters.  Either that or I will be writing about road rage the stroller edition.

Everyone who knows me or had read my one of my blog post knows that if you are dressed wrong, I will make sure that doesn’t happen again and get my point across to try to prevent that from happening again.  Of course there are always some dress code violations at the state fair but there’s no need for me to sound like a broken record about it.  I’ve even written about wearing heels to the state fair.  Now it’s time to talk about a certain pair of sandals that are a popular pair of sandals or heels with the ladies.  The type of sandals that I’m talking about are the ones that look like they are from the ancient rome days like in the movie Gladiator with all of those straps.  Those are very fashionable but here’s the problem with those sandals, every woman's feet are not shaped the same.  So when some ladies wear those, their pinkie toe looks like it was pushed out the side and hanging on for dear life between two of the straps.  When I see that I have to wonder either they can’t feel that their pinkie toe is literally dragging on the pavement or they are too embarrassed to try to fix it until they can get somewhere where no one can see them.  So before you buy a pair of those sandals, please make sure that all of your toes are safe, secure and not in danger of falling out the side.

Going to the state fair is always an experience in itself but it’s one everyone should experience at least once in their lifetime.  It’s a chance to spend time with loved ones and hopefully not get in trouble while doing so.  There’s no excuse to not go if you have an opportunity to go.  So if it’s your first time going and you’re not sure about going, treat it like trying a new food, you won’t know if you don’t like it until you try it.  If you don’t like it after you’ve tried it, it happens.  Life is way too short to not enjoy it.  Still thinking of changing the name of the blog to put my own touch on it so I’m willing to take suggestions.  Also comments are well appreciated as well.  Remember to follow me on Twitter @wlhoward_psa.  Until the next time, stay cool.

Thing to Get Off My Chest

Back again with another P.S.A. post.  We are almost done with summer and there have been some rather unusual and “Did I just see that?” sights that I can’t just let slide.  Also it has been a while since my last post.  So I thought I would get some things off of my chest.

When going out with friends, there are a few ways to dress either comfortably, casual or dress to impress just to name a few. Do not try to mix any of the styles or face the consequences of being pointed out of a crowd in public.  There should be no way you should walk out of the house with windbreaker pants with a polo shirt.  But to make it worse, the shirt was maroon & the windbreaker pants were gray and red.  Now you're out in public looking like an off color rainbow. The person reminded of the guy Moly who had the nasty restaurant in Friday After Next.  If you don't know what I'm talking about, please look up the movie.

Isn't there or should there be a bit of a weight requirement to operate a scooter?  I'm really not trying to be mean but when you see a larger individual on a scooter it just doesn’t look right for some reason.  And on top of that you're struggling to control a scooter like riding a bike for the first time, it makes one think.  And if they struggle that bad why do they keep getting back on having the same results?  It may be time get on a bike and start from scratch.

And while we're talking about motorized bikes, is it safe to say that seeing two men on a scooter or motorcycle is not a good look?  Before I continue, I'm not talking about two small or average men I'm talking about two men who look like linebackers in the NFL. I can understand if you're trying to help a friend out with a ride but it you two are built like Patrick Willis and NaVorro Bowman from the San Francisco 49ers, you might want to call the friend with a car, invest in a bus card or a bike of your own.

To the BBW (Big Beautiful Women), I have a few things to say about you ladies.  First thing, biker shorts are really not for most of you.  Well not in public at least.  I'm sorry and I know it’s been hot but there are shorts or nice size skirt you can wear to stay cool.  There's nothing worse than seeing that in public because it looks you're squeezing the life out of your stomach and thighs.  Either that or they decided to bust out and rip open the shorts to get some fresh air. You can still wear spandexs but remember the rules on that which is no holes, stirrups and make sure they fit.  Second, fishnet stockings should not even be in some of you ladies vocabulary.  I know you’re trying to get your grown and sexy on but if your legs look like two big rolls of bubble wrap you might want to stay away from fishnet stockings.  Just saying

I have to apologize for not writing a new blog post in a while.  I have been working on a short story to really get my writing out there to show I can really write and tell a very good story.  I will get back into ultimate writing mode.  I’m also contemplating a name change as well to put my own stamp on it.  I’ve been seeing a lot of Public Service Announcements out there even though they’re not like mine.  When you read this, I would appreciate a comment.  I would to see who is reading my blog and what you think of it.  Also a big shout to everyone on the grind in a positive way and showing that all black are not lazy.  If you want me to shout out your business, website or organization,  hit me up and I can share it with others..  Follow me on Twitter @wlhoward_psa.  Until the next time, stay cool.

You’ve been warned……………AGAIN!!!!!

It has been a year and a half since I decided to put some of my thoughts down on paper and create my blog.  Also it has been way too long since my last blog post so I have decided to reintroduce what I’m writing about to some of those who have started reading my blog in the middle and not read my first blog post You’ve been warned.  As you all should know by now that I love to people watch whether it’s at work, at the mall or anywhere I decide to travel and hopefully bring awareness to some of the foolishness that happens out in the public eye such improper or inappropriate clothing, not thinking before you speak and foolish actions.  I’m happy to say that I have written a lot of blog post and luckily haven’t offended too many people.

I really think I should say this again, if you read my blog and feel that I have offended you or someone you may know chances are then I may be talking about you.  There should be no reason why you can’t read my blog and say “You know, he might have a point” instead of “I can’t believe he said that”.  There is something that everyone has called COMMON SENSE.  Some have a whole lot and use it very well.  Some have just a little bit and uses it somewhat wisely.  Then there are those individuals that don’t use the common sense that they do have.  So with that being said, here are a few things that need to be addressed for 2013

I’m trying not to sound like a broken record because I have already talked about this before but is it just me or does it seem that men that wear skinny jeans pants are getting tighter.  You know, I understand why women wear skinny jeans so that they can show off their figure or lack there of or even way too much of.  So what are some men’s excuses for wearing skinny jeans?  Is because they want to show their figure? Some of the unlikely few that wear skinny jeans call it “swag”.  That’s not swag, more like a flag that that the NFL referees throw for a penalty.  A personal foul for unsportsmanlike conduct for wearing jean that tight.  And to add to the madness, they also want to sag wear skinny jeans.  How is that even possible?  That’s a double wammy.  That’s like farting in a crowded elevator it may be a good idea at the time and feels good but turns out to be a very bad idea.  What I have also noticed that men that wear skinny jeans walk either real slow or real fast.  Most jean material really doesn’t stretch so what I think is why they walk so slow is either their legs are going numb or are already numb that’s why it looks like they are dragging their leg when they walk.  Or the total opposite when they walk fast is to keep from having their legs go numb and/or keep from having their jeans from falling.  Either way, it really doesn’t look right.

Men if you’re going to take a picture of yourself and put on a social media site, let’s try to take a decent picture at that.  The reason I say that is because there are way too many men who are taking pictures of themselves with their shirts off and putting them as their main profile picture.  Here’s where that’s a problem when they take the picture it’s not of them working out in a gym, it’s not of them at the beach or even a photo shoots at a studio.  They decide to take the infamous bathroom picture trying to show their muscles or muscles they think they have.  Come on fellas get it together.  It’s a SOCIAL media site not one of these cheesy dating site where just women look at your profile.  Those are pictures that you can send to a certain person that asks for them.  If you have a friend or friends that are a victim of this please give them a judo chop to the throat and tell them to never do that again.

Now before the women start laughing at the men, you’re not too far on the terms taken bad pictures.  Instead of trying to show off your muscles or lack there of like the men, women forget to make sure stuff is cleaned up in the background before you take the pictures.  Yes you may get a lot of compliments on the outfit you have on to go out to the club or somewhere nice but what about your other outfits that are in a big pile of dirty clothes directly behind you.  And if you have kids, please make sure that they are either with you in the picture or doing something where people would say “Awwww that’s so cute”.  It’s not a good when you take the picture and your kid has your bra and is using it as a hat in the background.

With a new year comes new beginnings and new challenges.  I feel that 2013 will be my year break out in my writing.  I also want to start writing short stories as well.  As long I stay focused on my goals there’s no limit on what could happen.  I want to thank everyone again who keeps reading my blog.  It always feels good to hear good comments about it.  Follow me on Twitter @wlhoward_psa.  Until the next time, stay cool.

MN State Fair 2012

Another year another day at the Great Minnesota get together.  Always fun whether you go for the tons of food they have every year including the growing list of things they find to put on a stick or weird combinations they come up with, the rides, game and of course people watch.

I would like to give a shout out to all of the parents mainly the dads that go above and beyond for their kids at the fair especially the little kids.  It takes a hell of person to go on a little kid ride because they didn’t realize that their child was too little for that ride.  So now they have to try to fold and fit themselves into the ride like trying to fit an offensive lineman into a ford focus, it can be done but highly not recommended.  But it’s safe to say in the end, it’s all worth it when you see a huge smile on your child’s face.  Next year I want to see more moms attempt to fold themselves into the small rides instead of having the dads walk around the fair with a bad cramp from getting in and out the small rides, NO EXCUSES!!!!

Women, what is the purpose of wearing heels to the fair?  Do they not realize that all you do walk and eat?  The fair is not an outside club.  I mean you could just stand in one spot all day but why even go to the fair just to do that.  And if you’re going to wear heels to the fair at least make sure you know how to walk in them.  There’s nothing worse than seeing a woman that can’t walk in heels.  They look like a baby taking their first steps or someone trying to skate for the first time because they’re hugging a wall to balance.

And while we are talking about the women, I do realize that most of the days during the fair were hot so you try to wear something comfortable to stay cool but don’t try to show a little too much if you know what I mean.  Please remember that people bring their kids and families to the fair.  They don’t want to see someone wearing a too little mini skirt with your dirty thong showing, YOU NEED YOUR ASS BEAT!!!!  Why set yourself up for being pointed at and talked about all day at the fair.  Most women know better than that.  Key word is MOST.

I think this year was a record for seeing fanny packs.  But now I do feel some the people that wear them at the fair.  That look hasn’t been since the 80’s but I do understand.  The one’s I really don’t get and are a little too much are these industrial size fanny packs that you can carry a water bottle.  What’s next, walking at the fair with a long straw in the water bottle so you can keep your hand free?  It’s already bad enough that fanny pack are somewhat still style and relevant.

There’s nothing like going to the state fair.  It’s one of the only times you can eat or drink a lot and not feel guilty for stuffing your face.  It’s also amazing how you the crowd changes at a certain time.  You go from seeing comfortably dress adults to out of their mind teens with skinny jeans and ripped up spandex.  Remember to follow on Twitter @wlhoward_psa.  Until the next time, stay cool.

Improper Swimsuit 2

After my first improper swimsuit post, I didn’t think I would be putting another one out after what I saw last summer.  I’m still seeing violations that I wrote about in my previous post and now I’ve seen some stuff I didn’t think people would do.

If your swimsuit has more than two big holes in it, first you need to throw it away immediately and second YOU NEED YOUR ASS BEAT for wearing it out in public. People should know better than that to walk out of the house with their swimsuit looking like it stretched way too far and couldn’t hold together.  Either that or the swimsuit is just that old.  Either way, throw that damn thing away if it has holes in it.

Pregnant women, before you take this the way and don’t get me wrong they can have as much fun at the pool or lake just like every one else but here’s the dilemma, should they be allowed to wear a two piece swimsuit instead of a one piece swimsuit?  Here’s the problem with this situation and what I saw to make me say this but with a two piece swimsuit like a skimpy bikini on some pregnant women, it looks like from certain angles that they are walking around completely ass out at the pool.  That’s not a good look and remember that there are kids at the pools too.  So don’t get mad if a young kid points and say mommy why she just has a top on.  I highly suggest wearing a tankini with visible bottoms or a one piece swim suit to prevent that from happening.  Just a thought that’s all.

I’m really trying to be understanding about certain thing such as an older woman wearing a strapless swimsuit but when the twins if you know what I mean hang to the lower part of your stomach and you have to keep pulling it up every time you get in and out of the water, that’s not a good look and YOU NEED YOUR ASS BEAT!!!!  Gravity has taken over and you’re no spring chicken anymore.  It’s time for a little help to give the elusion that gravity hasn’t taken oven quite yet and get a swimsuit with straps.

When you are in the comforts of home and your backyard, you can wear whatever you would like whether it has holes all over, doesn’t fit right or doesn’t match.  I know that it may sound kind of mean to say those things but when you walk out of your house and around public like that, you are fair game unfortunately. Hopefully you have some very good friends or family that would keep you from walking out of the house like that.  Follow me on Twitter @wlhoward_psa.  Until next time, stay cool

You Can’t Blame the Youth

There has been a lot that has been said about the younger generations of kids.  Some good and some bad but unfortunately the bad has been more publicized instead of find a solution to the problem.  For a start you can’t blame all the youth for some of their misfortunes.  There’s a start to everything that morph into something that had you shaking your head and saying YOU NEED YOU ASS BEAT!!!!  For starters, let’s start with the parents.  Some parents are setting some bad examples and then sending these kids out in the world.

Like the music you listen to as a parent.  It doesn’t matter what you listen to whether it’s hip hop, rock n roll, country or anything else but don’t listen to songs that curse every other word around young kids and then get mad when they get in trouble at school because they told the teacher that they go hard as a m**** f**** in math.  Now you’re at your kid’s school trying to explain where they got it from trying to blame someone else.  I’m not saying to stop listening to your choice of music just remember that if you have kids, especially young kids don’t listen to the most explicit songs around them.  Some radio stations do have decent music to listen without the cursing.

One big thing for me is don’t get mad at a child for wearing certain clothes when as a parent you wear those same things.  For example ladies if you wear shorts that look like a pair of underwear, how are you going to tell a child not to wear that?  Isn’t that the pot calling the kettle black?  As a parent, you should try to lead by example.  And a good example at that like not coming out of the house looking like Lady Gaga, Lil Wayne or some other celebrities that dresses a little over the top.  Also, make sure your kids are changing their clothes and taking baths or showers.  It’s not good to see a kid in the same clothes for a whole week with the same food stain in the same spot.  I know kids have a tendency spill a lot but they are not that accurate to spill in the same spot every single day.  They will add to it too.  And make sure their clothes fit.  Don’t send a kid out in a shirt that supposed to be a long sleeve shirt but the sleeves stop at their upper forearm.

Another real big thing for me is just because you are out somewhere with your kids, that doesn’t mean you can take a break from being a parent.  There’s nothing worse than being out somewhere and seeing kids running all over the place, running into people and getting into stuff they shouldn’t be doing while the parent or parents act like they don’t see them doing that until someone else says something.  Now they get mad when someone tripped their child because they were told to stop running around the store.

Most mothers and father these days need to realize that they are their child’s first teacher.  Not the school teachers or the people that work at community centers, THE PARENTS are the first teachers.  With younger parents, they need to wake and realize that when you have a child, that child becomes your number one priority as well as having a job and setting a good example.  It’s not others responsibility to raise someone else’s kids because that could either be a blessing or a curse.  Follow me on Twitter @wlhoward_psa.  Until next time, stay cool.

Summer 2012

Summer came and is almost over.  It has been hot some days which means people were either at a pool or lake, inside hogging a fan or lounging in their central air conditioning.  I’m going to take this time writing about some things that need to be eliminated for next summer.

Men, we need to eliminate the socks with the casual sandals.  I already got on people for wearing socks with flip flops now it’s time get on these men that wear socks with casual sandals.  I’m not talking about some Nike or Adidas sandals which could be bad depending on the socks and if the sandals are too small or way too big.  I’m talking about a pair of brown hush puppies and you’re wearing a pair of black socks that go to your knees with them.  Usually the victims of this violation are the older generations.  So please if you see any family members or friends in violation, step on their foot and let them know that’s not a good look.

Another violation that some of the older men’s generations commit along with the socks and casual sandals especially the bigger men is wearing a belt and suspenders at the same time on a pair of shorts, YOU NEED YOUR ASS BEAT!!!!  I don’t want to sound mean when I say this but if you’re that big that you have to wear both a belt and suspenders, it’s time to put the remote control to the TV down and/or that box of snack you have been shoveling in your mouth and go for a walk or exercise.  If you know someone that commits this violations, please politely go up to that person, pull their suspenders far enough back that they will snap back at them hard and tell them to pick one.  But you might have to be careful because a lot of the older generation carries blades and don’t want you to get stabbed up.  You may be family but they still might poke you a few times with the blade.

Women, before you decide to buy those cute sandals you’ve seen in the store, make sure they fit your WHOLE foot.  The reason I say that is because I’ve been seeing a lot of women wearing sandals or flip flips that are too narrow for their wide feet.  There’s nothing wrong with having wide feet just make sure that you find the right shoe or sandals.  This isn’t like when I was talking about a person’s heel or toes hanging off the ends of the sandals. The only I could try to describe this problem is like when you walk on the edge of the curb but you keep slipping of the side if that makes sense.

Also women, I really don’t want to be mean when I say this but if your breast swing low looking like two hot water bottles on your chest you should really not wear a tube top.  I know it gets hot out during the summer but when a women wears a tube top but it looks more like a girdle, that’s not a good look and YOU NEED YOUR ASS BEAT!!!! Don’t be ashamed to wear a strapless bra to help the twins out if you know what I mean if you want to wear a tube top.

This goes for both men and women, if people can see your stomach or your back while you are standing up but you insist that the shirt fits you just right, YOU NEED YOUR ASS BEAT!!!!  I’m not talk about when someone lifts their arm and their shirt comes up and then you can see their stomach which can be an unpleasant site for some people.  I’m talking about just standing with arms at their sides.  Everybody does not have abs of steel.  Me being one of them and that’s why I make sure my shirts fit.  There are times when your shirt rides up when you sit down but then you can pull it down though, hopefully.

When I finally post this blog posts, it will be one year that I have been writing this blog.  That may not sound like a lot to some but it’s huge to me.  I’m going to show prove that I belong as well write about other things other than pointing out violations.  I also want to thank everyone who has read at least one of my posts.  It means a whole to hear from people and how they enjoy reading my post.  Follow me on Twitter @wlhoward_psa.  Until next time, stay cool.

Wake Up 3: The Return of the Angry Black Man……Well Not Really That Mad

I know it has been a while since I have written a blog.  But within that time, I have seen random things that make me and some others say WAKE UP!!!!

I will not stop talking about this until people start to realize how stupid it is to walk out of your house in pajama pants and slippers.  Don’t give that excuse that you’re comfortable, you can wear whatever you want or I just threw something on to go to the store but remember this, other people can see you.  This is what I see when I see someone that does that first, it looks like you just rolled out of bed and didn’t wash your ass.  Second, you don’t care your appearance. And finally, YOU NEED YOUR ASS BEAT!!!!  You are not that comfortable wearing that because you get offended every time someone says something.

Speaking of things to not wear out of the house during certain seasons of the year, shorts and sandals in the middle of winter.  It has been a rather mild winter here in Minnesota but you still see people wearing shorts and sandals out of the house.  It’s not 95 and sunny outside in December, it’s more like 30 degrees with a chance of flurries.  Not to mention that there is some snow on the ground.  Not a lot but enough to cover some ice patches. So when they slip and fall, now they are mad because their legs are really cold from the snow.

What makes guys sag their pants?  I refuse to call them men because they don’t dress like one.  That’s not a good look because you walk like you’re a penguin and took a s*** in your pants.  And no one wants to see your dirty underwear laced in grim (use your imagination).  And on top of that, they have the nerve to wear skinny jeans.  Like the hip hop artist Joel Ortiz says “You ain’t cool you wack with your foolish acts, skinny jeans don’t mean your ass shoot, it means your booty claps.”  If you don’t understand what he means, you’re lost.

As people, we need to realize that what you see is what you get on the outside.  You can say that’s not the person I am but your appearance says another thing.  If people see that you care about your appearance and the way you carry yourself & dress, you will earn respect.  It’s the complete opposite when you sag your pants and claim you’re a so-called gangster.  As a black man, the stereo type of the black man needs to be uplifted and torn down.  Follow me on Twitter @wlhoward_psa.  Until the next time, stay cool.

Happy New Year!!!!

2012 is finally here.  I hope everyone had a good time partying on New Years Eve and made it safely with no incidents like kissing on someone you shouldn’t be kissing on because you were full of liquid courage while your significant other was there.  I also hope people have chosen an achievable resolution to start off the year and not something they thought sounded good at the time.  With the start of the New Year, there are some things that need to be stopped ASAP.  For adults, it’s not a good look wearing those angry birds or cartoon characters stocking hats.  If you think they are cool or cute or whatever you want to call them, buy them for your kids.  If you don’t have any kids, buy them for a good friend kids.  If you don’t have friends or any friends that have kids, I don’t know what else to tell you.  And while I have it fresh in my mind, you shouldn’t be wearing back packs that have cartoon characters on them either.  If you have kids, let them wear the back pack or just hold on to the bag.  There’s nothing worse than seeing 6’4” 250 pound man wearing an Elmo back pack on his back with no kid in sight looking like a super sized elementary school kid with facial hair.  In 2012, I encourage everyone to wear the right size clothes.  If you are small, get the right size to fit your small frame.  Quit going to the big and tall store for tank tops when you’re only 5’5” 95 pounds and no muscle. Tank tops are not supposed to be baggy.  On the other end, to the larger people don’t get scared off by how many X’s are on the tag of your shirts or clothes.  If it fits and you look good in it, it’s all good.  Now with that being said, it’s the X’s not a tall t-shirt.  If you are short and stocky, you don’t belong in a tall t-shirt.  The shirt is down to your knees and you look like you have on a night gown.  To the parents, I have two things for you to start being more aggressive with in 2012.  The first is if you have elementary school kids, make sure you help them get dressed properly.  That is the time when they want to be more independent, pick out their own clothes and dress themselves.  Just remember if you let them wear high water jeans now, they will grow wearing high water jeans, for the parent’s sake maybe.  The second one is, make sure that your kid’s hygiene is right before they leave the house.  Make sure they are taking showers or baths and they are using deodorant.  Nothing worse then seeing a high school aged kid who dresses well but smells like they just jumped out of a pile of garbage. 

The start of a new year should be filled with new beginnings, start off fresh and erasing old negative memories.  Never consider anything as a failure but as a way to not do that same thing again.  Follow me on Twitter @wlhoward_psa.  Until the next time, stay cool.

New Year’s Resolutions

2011 is almost over.  It’s time to party and bring in the New Year.  With that comes the question what is your new year’s resolutions?  For some people, that resolution hasn’t change since 1990 but they get away with it because the same person doesn’t keep asking them every year.  Either that or they know you’re not going to stick with it.  Here are some things people may want to stay away from and things that might help get you to your goal.  If you are going to make a resolution to get back in shape start off slow then increase as you feel yourself getting more in shape.  Don’t go out on January 2 and get a membership to a gym or work out facility knowing the only time you will see the gym is when you walk or drive past it on your way to a fast food restaurant.  Also don’t go out and purchase those P90x workouts knowing you can’t walk one block without getting tired.  It’s going to be hard to explain and embarrassing why someone had to call the paramedics to your house because you thought you were hanging in there but blacked out.  If you are single, quit blaming everyone else but yourself on why you can’t find the right person.  Take a step back and figure out what it is that is keeping you from finding the right one for you.  Maybe it’s the sudden yelling outburst.  Or maybe that you’re a grown person and still picks your nose out in public.  Or maybe it’s the uncontrollable farting in public.  Stuff like that.  Also don’t set your standards so high that you let a good person go by.  There are others like getting money and having a drama free 2012.  The only thing I’m going to say on money is get it the right way.  Don’t be out here trying to be something that you are not.  Now you are in prison with some hardcore killers because you thought you were Nino Brown.  The only way to keep 2012 drama free is simple, don’t put yourself in those situations.  If you are over the age of 30, you should already know better.  Too many grown people are still acting like they are still in high school, WAKE UP!!!!

The power of the mind is amazing.  If you don’t believe me, think back to a time when you were in bad situation and remember how you were feeling at that moment.  Now do the same but with a positive situation.  The same goes with getting back into shape, finding “the one” for you and other things.  If you believe that you can do it, you will.  If you don’t believe, nothing will happen.  Whether you think you can or think you can’t, either way you are right.  Follow me on Twitter @wlhoward_psa.  Until next time, stay cool and see you next year.

Road Rage 2- Snow & Ice

It snowed over the weekend here in Minnesota aka MinneSNOWta which makes the roads slippery and with that comes the drivers who look like they just got their driver’s license.  I don’t understand how someone that has lived here for more than 3 years, knows how the roads get and still can’t drive this weather.  The reason I’ll give people at least 3 years is because if you are not familiar with driving in snow or on ice, the first year could be a demolition derby or crash course or however you want to describe it.  The second year may not be as bad after they took their lumps and messed up about 3 cars that first year.  If they learned from their mistakes, they would drive a little more cautious but within the speed limit, try to stay off the roads that are the worst and know how to control a vehicle on ice.  By the third year if it snows they won’t have a problem driving anywhere.  I understand that you need to be cautious in snowy or icy weather but how cautious is too cautious.  If you are only driving 10 mile per hour or lower if that is possible, that’s being a little too cautious and you’re probably going to get stuck depending on how much snow is on the ground.  And on the flip side of that, if you driving over 60 miles per hour on ice, YOU NEED YOUR ASS BEAT!!!!  What makes people think they can speed on ice?  People can’t be in that much of a hurry knowing it’s very slippery.  Another thing that bothers me and other people this time of year is the accidents after an accident.  For those of you that don’t know what I’m talking about, these are the people that cause an accident while staring at another accident because they are not paying attention to driving their own vehicle.  These types of accidents can happen any season but seems like they happen more often in the winter.  If you are driving by yourself and you see an accident, all it takes is a quick glance then you keep it moving.  You don’t need to stare for 5 minutes.  Now you’re mad because you have ran up the back of the car in front of you and smashed the front of your car.  If you have another person in the car, have them give you the blow by blow of what’s going on?  And if you are the other person in the car and you see the driver staring a little too hard, smack them in the head and tell them to keep their eyes on the road.  And last if you are not a good driver in the snow or on ice, you might want stay away from going up or down big hills.  There’s nothing worse than seeing someone stuck trying to get to the top of a hill and not know what to do.  It’s even worse to see someone panic and slam on to their brakes coming down a hill.  I’m pretty sure that everyone who has driven in snow or on ice has had that problem but its how you deal with that problem.  One thing you don’t do is press all the way down on the gas pedal trying to get up a hill because if you hit a dry area, your car is either going to take off and possibly go through the air like an action movie or you take out a few parked cars.  Same can be said about going down an icy hill.  Don’t slam on the brakes.

I don’t want to sound mean when I say this but if you grew up or have lived here for a long time, there’s really no excuse why you can’t drive in the winter.  I understand that accidents do happen but how they happen can be questioned.  Basically, be careful when driving on ice or snow and keep your eyes on the road.  Follow me on Twitter @wlhoward_psa.  Until the next time and I know it’s getting cold outside if you live in Minnesota but stay cool……………………Mentally.

Black Friday – The Aftermath

Another Black Friday has come and gone.  Hopefully everyone knows what Black Friday is but if you don’t, Black Friday is the first day after Thanksgiving that stores have a ton of sales but only have a certain amount of items available.  So if you ever hear anyone bypass Thanksgiving or look at Thanksgiving as the day before Black Friday now you know.  I bet there are a ton of people that are still recuperating from Black Friday.  Maybe they took an elbow to the ribs going for that toaster they wanted, a finger in the eye going for that camera they were looking at or got pepper sprayed by another irate customer for reaching for the same Tv.  It never fails that there’s a few stories that stick out.  The things that I hear and read about on Black Friday are reasons why you probably won’t see me out at a store at the crack of dawn or even out on that day.   First I’m not a morning person so waking up to be at a store at 5am is unheard of for me.  As a matter of fact doing anything around 5am other than going to work is unheard of for me.  And who in there right mind would sit in a chair all night or camp out in front of a store just to be the first to get what they are looking for?  Is it that serious?  For all that, it better be something for them and worth it.  I wouldn’t see it justified to do that for someone else just for them to say it’s not what they wanted But if that does happen, you should rip one of their sleeves off of their shirt, get them an elbow to the side of their head or spray them with pepper spray just so they would know how it felt the day you fought your way in the store to get them something.  Speaking of pepper spray, someone would actually pepper spray another person or people while in the store, WHAT WAS THAT.  Did they feel that threatened by the other person to spray them?  Or were they doing that just so the other people wouldn’t get that last microwave?  You never know what goes through a person’s head at that time.  If you are a timid or paranoid person that you have to pepper spray someone in a store, you shouldn’t have been there.  Another thing is my patience in a parking lot is very low.  If I can’t find a parking spot in at least five to ten minutes at the most, it’s a wrap.  So if I ever decided to go to a store on Black Friday, someone else will have to drive unless they have patience like me because the time limit maybe even shorter on Black Friday or during the holidays period.  I’m getting better with my patience in the parking lot though.  And last I’m also not a fan of big crowds and rude people.  Not into getting bumped into by someone and then have them look at me like I did it on purpose.  With that being said, if I was reaching for the last Blu-Ray player and someone comes out of no where tries push me over to get that, it may get ugly.  They might have to use pepper spray just to get me off that person.  So one false move and it could go down in the store if you know what I mean.

It’s amazing what some people determine as important.  It’s also funny to see how far people would go to get what they want.  This year was the first time I heard pepper spray being used and it wasn’t the police.  I hope everyone got what they went to that store.  If not, you pretty much wasted gas on a blank journey.  Follow me on Twitter @wlhoward_psa.  Until the next time, stay cool.

Happy Thanksgiving

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving.  For some families that celebrate Thanksgiving, it’s a time give thanks to what they have, spend time with the extended family if they are in town and for the sports nut men and women in the family, to watch the football games all day.  But it’s also the kick off to the holiday season.  For some families, it kicks off the first leg of the ugly sweater contest Thanksgiving edition.  I really don’t get how some people get a sweater that makes them look like an over sized turkey and think that is fashionable.  Do those people realize that there are ugly sweater contest that they would probably dominate.  The bad thing is that the designers make money because some people just buy those sweaters just for ugly sweater parties and contests.  Another event that has really been magnified because of a show is eating.  It has taken on another meaning with Man vs. Food on.  I have a feeling some people are going to create their own personal challenges. How fast can I eat the whole turkey before anyone notices or can they eat two pies in 15 minutes.  And finally what every man and some women do on Thanksgiving is watch the football games before, after or even during the football games.  Now depending on when they eat and how much they eat, it could turn into you watching the game or the game watching you.  Hopefully the games will be good this year so then they don’t fall asleep.

I may joke a lot and point out certain things but I’m really thankful for waking up everyday, for my family, friends, making people laugh without offending anyone and the support I’m getting from people who have read my blog.  I hope everyone has a safe and happy Thanksgiving.  Follow me on Twitter @wlhoward_psa.  Until the next time, stay cool.

Wake Up 2

I know it has been a while since I wrote a blog.  There has been a lot going on so I decided to write another WAKE UP blog. I just have a few more random thoughts to get off of the brain again.  It finally snowed here in Minnesota over the weekend and I’m still seeing people wearing sandals, WAKE UP.  There is snow on the ground and it’s cold outside but people are still wearing sandals.  I know it didn’t snow that much but if there snow on the ground, it should be time to put the sandals up until next spring. Maybe their feet are as tough as raw hide.  And if they are that rough, would you want them to rub their feet up against you while watching a movie?  Stuff like that makes me want to throw a snowball at certain people.  And speaking of open toe shoes for women, why do women still wear stocking with open toe shoes?  Isn’t that running the risk that you might tear your stockings with those razor blades that you call toe nails?  Then you are wondering why your foot is cold because your toes sliced through your stockings.  And finally for the women, is sequin still in style? I’m not talking about just the design on the shirt but the whole shirt is sequin.  Whenever the light hits your shirt, you are blinding everybody in that area with you shirt.  Men, if I see another man wearing a scarf with a short sleeve shirt thinking that’s a nice style, I’m going to choke them with their own scarf.  When you take your coat off, take the damn scarf off too.  You’re not a celebrity.  If you are between the ages of a high school kid to a grown person, STOP WEARING LITTLE KIDS BACKPACKS!!!!  It makes no sense to see high school senior or a so-called grown person wearing an Elmo from

Sesame Street

backpack, YOU NEED YOUR ASS BEAT!!!!  Do they know how stupid that looks?   You are big as hell with a little backpack made for LITTLE KIDS.  That just shows how many followers are around instead of leaders.

There are so many things that make you want to say WAKE UP.  As a society, we all need to realize that.  If you wear a backpack made for little kids and then wonders why you are treated like a little kid. And as for as the still wearing sandals in the winter time someone really needs to step on your foot in some big moon boots.  Follow me on Twitter @wlhoward_psa.  Until next time, stay cool.

Liquid Courage

For those of you who don’t know what liquid courage is, it’s a little extra confidence someone gets after a certain amount of alcohol is consumed.  Now with that being said, you might see a lot of things when you go out that probably make more sense if you know what condition some of the people were in.  Here are things to avoid or help to avoid if you are a true friend.  Liquid courage will not get you a record deal.  No matter if you think you sound like Keyshia Cole and try to play every one of her songs in the juke box or request them from the Dj, to everyone else at the bar you sound like Keyshia No.  Diddy or Jay-Z is not walking through those doors to give you a record deal.  Liquid courage will not make you stronger.  So if you are 5’3” 105 pounds wet, just because after a few drinks you think you take the guy at the end of the bar who is 6’5” 240, chances are you might be calling 911 to have the paramedics remove his shoe from your butt.  Liquid courage will not give you sex appeal.  Instead of you thinking you are looking sexy and everyone is looking at you because you good.  What they are really saying while they are laughing is “Did you just that drunk chick fall?”  One of the only good things liquid courage does for you is gives you confidence to talk to that man or woman you have been looking at all night.  Depending on your condition at the time you make your move will determine whether or not you are getting that number.  If you are slurring and spitting in the person’s face as you are talking, you might or will get a drink thrown on you.  If you can compose yourself to look somewhat decent, you might lucky and get that number.

It’s amazing to see how much more confidence someone has after a few drinks.  Now what they do with that confidence can be hilarious as well.  Just make you sure you don’t hear these words the next day from a friend “I can’t believe you did that last night.”  Also make sure that if you do have liquid courage running through you system that you have ride home and don’t climb your drunk butt behind the wheel of a vehicle.  Follow me on Twitter @wlhoward_psa.  Until the next time, stay cool.

After Halloween

I remember the last thing I said in my Before Halloween blog was choose your costume wisely.  I think I’m going to vent a little bit.  I really don’t understand why people want to get their sexy back on Halloween of all days but don’t regularly dress like that.  And it’s not just women, men were trying to act like they were super models in what looked like a little kids costume, WHAT WAS THAT.  It’s just not right seeing a grown man wearing basketball shorts like he played basketball in 1950 when he is 5’8” and weighs 280, YOU NEED YOUR ASS BEAT!!!!  You know it’s cool to be very creative with your costume but it’s not creative when it takes you 30 minutes to get in a costume just to cut it off of yourself when you are done with it.  Women, I warned you to cover up what ever you didn’t want be seen.  If you suffer from noassatall, don’t wear a short skirt.  That only looks like you have a very long back with a crack in it.  And to the ones with too much junk in the trunk, don’t wear a short skirt either.  It’s not covering everything up back there and you are getting the married men in trouble for staring.  Another thing, not everyone wants to see your chest.  No matter if they are real, real fake or hang like 2 hot water bottles, Cover them up.  You are not Janet Jackson.  If you were to have a wardrobe malfunction, you won’t get a lot of attention.  The only attention you will get is when you get kick out of the party.  Finally to some parents you get a big YOU NEED YOUR ASS BEAT for letting your kids go out as a school girl, Lady Gaga or any celebrity where clothing is optional.  I wanted to kick those parents in the knees and chop them in the throat for that.  I really don’t know what else to say about that.

Shout out to everyone who put real thought into there costume and kept it clean to a certain degree if they were with kids.  If you were one of those people who only had costume just to try to win a costume contest and not just to have fun and party, chances are you probably didn’t win the contest.  Follow me on Twitter @wlhoward_psa.  I’m also starting to put some funny quotes on there as well.  Until the next time, stay cool.

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