Monday, February 27, 2006

Morning Edition - 2/27/06

Drop and Give Me Seven
Seven soldiers from the 82nd division paratroopers at North Carolina’s Fort Bragg have been punished and three of them will be dishonorably discharged and face charges for pandering, sodomy and engaging in sex acts for money. The three that were officially named were Spc. Richard T. Ashley, Pfc. Wesley K. Mitten and Pvt. Kagen G. Mullen. The soldiers appeared on gay websites selling their image and gay interactions for pay. Military officials have announced that the orientation of the men is irrelevant and that their behavior is what has brought the court martial. They also went on to say that serving while gay is not discouraged, but that engaging in gay acts is against the image of the military and punishable – including discharge.

To Thine Own Self Be True
Being true to yourself is harder than you think. You’ll always have the folks that sincerely care about you having different ideas of what’s best for you. Advice from loved ones is like shoes – sometimes they fit comfortably and sometimes they hurt your feet and are all wrong. Choosing what advice to take and what to place in your advice bank is the tricky part. To combat the feeling that you’re going against your own grain and living someone else’s life, you should always do what feels right in your gut. Remember that failing or making the wrong decision is not as difficult to handle when you know in your heart that the decision was your own. So listen carefully, follow your heart and do what is right for you.

Ski Trip Upon Us
Friday is the BIG day. We’ll be heading to Pennsylvania for our ski trip in the mountains. With a sexy pajama party, a wear what you dare party, a pool party, fireplaces and a healthy dose of sedatives, this is sure to be a weekend to remember. I’ve ordered my ice skates and hope that they arrive in time for my triple axle attempt. By the way, where the heck is my wear what you dare outfit? I’m waiting…

On Blast
We’ve done it before, but a fellow blogger phrased it a bit differently…. What event in your past do you feel if you went back and changed, would alter the entire course of your life? Would you change it today?

Keep passin’ the open windows…

6 comments:

~Ms.Kahlua~ said...

Cocoa...with all the parties planned for your "Ski Weekend"...will there be any actual SKIING???? LOL Have a blast baby!!

Unknown said...

:::: Tap, tap, tap…. Motioning to violin section to begin ::::::

LOL…. It never surprises me how moms always say they’d undergo the torture again if it was the means to acquire their kids… that said, Just Me, I’m confused on yours… outside of the education thing, what the f*ck were you saying?

Anyway, I think I would have either:
1. Gone away to the military in July 1987 and been in a completely different place and a completely different person, rather than chickening-out and remaining in the Bronx OR
2. Actually boarded that plain for Missouri when I was accepted to the University of Missouri-Columbia back in 1987.
Either of these events would have placed me at a difference place and changed the entire course of my life. Chances are I would have been a lot more educated and I suspect would have been exposed to a completely different group of people.

In retrospect, had I finished being raised, rather than living the mean streets of NYC at 15, I think things would have turned out completely different.

Strangely, there are instances in my life that have had such life-altering impacts that it’s hard to pin-point where I would be if just one slight detail were to be changed. Ultimately, I agree Caspar/Petit/JustMe…we are where we’re supposed to be and we’ve undergone what was in our destiny.

Anonymous said...

If I went back twenty years or so and I did not tell this little Puerto Rican boy wearing polyester pants, an acyclic sweater and shiny paten leather shoes that he looked sexy when he was wet, I imagine that my life would be a lot different today. I thank God for making me aggressive…
J’Moo

Unknown said...

AWWWW J'Moo... and to think I was almost going to need to sleep with that boy that night over a few drinks... instead I got stuck with you for over 20 years...Thanks for sticking with me. :)

Anonymous said...

i would do any for some hot young PR Booty "back in da day when i was young..."
J'Moo

Unknown said...

You know what J'Moo...you know how to f*ck a sweet thought up don'tcha!?!