Black men, Black men, Black Men

There are two things that I don't like: male bashing and stupid people. The scary thing is that I am about to combine the two.

So yesterday, I was heading home and towards the elevator in the building. I saw one guy standing already waiting and he saw me.

(Sidenote: He's was interested in talking to me. Let's called him "Mark." He used to wait for me after work. He once asked if he could come over and bring some wine. And I was like "For What?" He told me he was moving and I was like "Good for you." Becuase I wasn't interested in talking to him, he started acting funny. Here's the reasoning, he's always home in the middle of the day or waiting on someone to do something for him. I know why I am around during the middle of the day: I am covering some event or person. And honestly I think he is a girl. I don't have time for that.)

Anywho, I decided to check my mail. BTW I had four bags with me and I was struggling. Another guy came in smiled and said "Hi" as he checked his mail. I was trying to gather my belonging when the elevator arrived and they all proceeded on. They all saw me and no one held the elevator for me. I started thinking "What the hell?" I know their mother taught them better, but they decided to act like they have no common sense and/or courtesy. Now I can give the guy who checked him mail the benefit of the doubt because he ran to the elevator. I know he couldn't do much else. Once you press the button to go to a floor that's it. The occupants have to hold the elevator.

This has happened before in this building. I once had bags of pillows and approached the building door. "Mark" and two other guys were standing there. And they all stood there. No one offered to help me. How can you not help someone when they need help? I was told that if I had my ass or breasts hanging out they would have helped.

I have tons of stories about black men and this building who don't help.

HaHa

Sometimes it is so fabulous to know that I am not the only person thinking something.

So with too much time on my hands, I tried checking out Yahoo! On the homepage is a link about "Saved By the Bell." If you haven't heard Jimmy Fallon is trying to get the actors together for a reunion on his late nite show. So far, Mr. Belding (Dennis Haskins), Lisa Turtle (Lark Voorhies), and AC Slater (Mario López) have agreed to the reunion. Zack Morris (Mark-Paul Gosselaa) ris scheduled to be on the show tonight, so let's see what happens. After that Samuel "Screech" Powers (Dustin Diamond), Jessie Spano (Elizabeth Berkley) and Kelly Kowpowski (Tiffini Thiessen) will be the hold outs.

http://www.hulu.com/watch/64987/late-night-with-jimmy-fallon-saved-by-the-bell-reuniting-the-cast

(Sidenote: I really like Jimmy Fallon. He's such a geek. And that is why I like him.)

Also on the Yahoo! page are stories about two other tv shows "The A-Team" and "Facts of Life." The writers from getback.com commented about each actor and "Where are they now?" Well first up for "Facts of Life" was Kim Fields. And in her little bio was the line "Five years after "Facts" wrapped in 1988, Kim joined Queen Latifah and Kim Coles in the cast of another popular sitcom, 'Living Single,' FOX's African-

American answer to 'Friends.'"

The million dollar question: How can "Living Single" be FOX's African American answer to "Friends"? "Living Single" first aired in 1993 and "Friends" followed one year later. So what show is really inspired by the other? This could be a mute point, but what Yahoo! posted and claimed as facts brings up a couple of things.

First, do you your research before you start claiming the sky is purple when it's really blue. Second, hire an editor. The third thing is so simple, look it up. Looking up this info on these two shows would have taken like five seconds. Some people are just ill-equipped to writers. Just because you have something to say does mean that people need to follow you.

So this was general point about this topic. I was planning to go the web site to bitch and moan. But some people had already beat me there and I was truly truly happy. Supposedly, the writers have corrected the situation, but it hasn't happened on the Yahoo! page yet.

Is it appropriate to tell someone their fly is open?

This morning I was on my way to 47th Street to meet someone who didn't show up and I took the bus. As I was waited to let the two men off the bus I noticed that one needed to zip is fly.

I was torn because I had on my jeans where the zipper fly keeps coming down. I didn't know if I should say something. I wasn't sure what impression he would have because I saw that he needed to zip his fly.

Here's why. This actually happened to me when I was in Wal-Mart in a couple of weeks ago checking out plants. This man was standing in the corner "looking at plants" talking on his cell when he went "Miss" and kind of pointed down. He really looked like a pervert and not because he was looking at my crotch. He could have been drinking something and he would have looked like a pervert. That just might be nature.

Then he did it again. I said,"Huh?" and he pointed down yet again and said, "Your zipper." I looked and was like "Oh. Thanks."

So while I thought he was a pervert, I was grateful he told me that my zipper was down. That's what I keep thinking about that guy who was on the bus. But I don't know? And I won't know because I said nothing.

I felt bad afterwards because he crossed the street like he was going somewhere and then came back and his fly was still open.