November's Editor's Note

by Cashana ©  2009

My muse left me this month.  I have been trying to come up with a topic to wax poetically about for 2 weeks and I finally had to surrender to defeat.  I have nothing.  Absolutely nothing.  But I do have some random thoughts some funny, some not so funny and mostly me being sarcastic.

On November 10, 2009, John Muhammad, one of the DC snipers, will be executed.  Wow, they didn’t waste any time with this one.  Normally, a person on death row can be there for upwards of 20 years before they are executed.  He was convicted in 2003.  Yep, this one will go in history books as one of the shortest times a defendant has sat on death row.  My thoughts on the matter are I could care less about Muhammad.  I cared more about John Malvo.  Because unless you have a close family member in prison, you will never understand the confliction one feels about the death penalty. 

I am so sick and tired of seeing and hearing about Chris Brown and Rihanna I could spit bricks.  Enough already!  I’ve said it before neither one of them is a role model for children.

Anybody seen the pictures of Sammy Sosa?  OMG!  He has lightened his skin to the point he is almost unrecognizable.  He is saying he has had skin rejuvenation and the lighting of the picture was off.  Yeah, right.  Why can’t we be happy with what God has given us?  I guess it is too easy.

We need healthcare reform.  When I read the reasons why some of our own representatives have voted against the bill, I can almost see their point.  However, when I see folks on television saying their baby cannot be covered under their health insurance because the baby was born with a heart defect and that is considered a pre-existing condition, I am mad and sad.  Something is dead wrong.  Insurance companies are dictating how we are treated by doctors.  How many of you have had to call your doctor and tell them I need to change my prescription because my insurance doesn’t cover it?  Have you ever been in the waiting room in the emergency room and seen how they triage folks?  You get quicker service with medical insurance.  Ask folks who this has happened to.  When you look at other countries that provide medical care for all their citizens, it just looks like in America all we care about is keeping the rich, rich and the poor even poorer.

I’ll never listen to Akon’s I WANT TO LOVE YOU the same ever again. Ugh, the uncut version is awful and demeaning.  

Every time it rains, my aunt’s telephone stops working.  You would think after coming out 3 times this would be fixed.  Nope.  Went out again this week when it rained.

Hunny Bunny has the flu.  Bless her heart. 

Did you all see the lady that was mauled by the chimp on Oprah Wednesday? (Yeah, I am extremely late with this newsletter)  I started crying.  Then I thanked God for my blessings and prayed for her.  She is a lot stronger than I would be.

I am reading RHOA Nene Leakes biography and Serena Williams’ biography.  Want to guess which one I will finish first?

My cousin Kay has the flu.  Bless her heart.  Now I am getting worried, but I will not claim it.

How does your teenage child have a job and you don’t?

I want some minx nails.  Only because they will not chip. 

This Is It was fantastic.  I started crying within the first 5 minutes because it became painfully obvious, Michael Jackson is dead.  Wow.  His concert was going to be AMAZING.  Everything from the props, dancers, lights, pyrotechnics, his voice, the dancing was on point.  His talent was mirrored in this documentary and watching him was riveting.  I cannot wait to purchase the DVD.  Worth my $10.  That will probably be my last movie for the year. 

Thanksgiving will be interesting this year.  Gail is doing most of the cooking.  Again this should be interesting. 

Family is interesting during the holidays.  Last year one of the cousins brought his fiancée who had already eaten.  She decides she will eat again.  Nothing wrong with that except her ass threw up in her plate talking about she hasn’t had a bowel moment in over a week and she was constipated.  And people wonder why I limit my time with distant family.  Their asses are crazy.  Certifiable.

There is nothing like Thanksgiving with the family.  I am sure this year will be no exception.  I pray for everyone during this season.  Blessings to all!