Can Not Deal With This EXTREME Cuteness

I think my head just exploded from the adorable factor.

I think I may have to break down and get a pup this year.

Un-Surprising Statistic: Nearly 60 percent of black children can't swim

The Associated Press reports that 60 percent of African-American children can not swim.

As a black woman (yet not "African-American" so maybe this doesn't apply to my people) these numbers are not surprising.

You see America, black people don't want to get their hair wet. Simple. Chlorine and salt water are mortal enemies of press-and-curls, weaves, waves and tight curls.

Also we are not a fan of the inevitable snot trail that runs out of your nose when you emerge from underwater (you know what I am talking about).

In addition, if anyone is familiar with urban public pools you know that on a given day you can find a smorgasbord of waste products floating in the water from discarded baby diapers, to Popsicle wrappers to the perennially favorite, human feces.

For the full story you can go here and learn about new learn-to-swim programs launching in inner-cites.

P.S. Just in case you think I am totally serious, the AP also explains that ability to swim in tied to socio-economic status and level of education, NOT race alone duh.

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This really made me giggle. Courtesy of Best Week Ever, here is their response to the fact that Brad and Angelina did not get married this weekend.




Chuckle...

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Happy Friday

Really sloooww news day today. As I struggle to not fall asleep at my desk--enjoy this blast from the past.

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I know I am late with this video but this is so cute and hilarious. I love the noise Charlie makes when he bites plus the fact that he is as big as his brother. AND how cute are the accents!

Veggie Monster

You know how some little kids are afraid to eat their vegetables--is this what veggies look like in their mind?

Hot Guys From The 90's That I Wanted To Do When I Was Underaged, But Wouldn't Touch Now

I trust that the title speaks for itself.

From time to time I'll do installments on guys who peaked in the '90s during my tween and teen years when my bangs were way too short and had not grown into my nose or forehead. I looked kind of like this:



Back then in my mind I totally thought had a chance with these guys if I could only make it to Hollywood or win a coveted role on The Grind or Soul Train. But alas.

The first up to be profiled on HGFTNTIWTDWIWUBWTN (how to do like that for an acronym?) is former hottie now major nottie--D'Angelo.

Back 1995 in when D'Angelo hit the scene with his album Brow Sugar women were up in arms. I mean who can forget that video for "How does it feel?"






Flash forward a decade and now homeboy is out of shape and out of work. Sad. I'm hoping he will hit the gym and make a comeback but I think he lost some of his teeth which may impede the whole sex symbol thing. Either way he's talented and I could and still would listen to his music and appreciate way back when...





Up next on HGFTNTIWTDWIWUBWTN : David Burns from season seven of The Real World: Seattle

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I want to punch Keira Knightley.

She gets on my damn nerves. Every article I read about her she comes off as an obnoxious petulant child who desperately wants to position herself as a tough independent woman but instead comes of like every lame bad girl poseur walking through the malls of America (or the U.K. )

Here is a quote from her December Elle Magazine cover story:

“What really sets me off?” Knightley asks. She’s leaning forward on the edge of a couch in a stance that suggests a boxer waiting for the bell. “Anything. I mean, really anything. I’m a moody bastard. Actually, I’ve been banned from reading newspapers because the way they’re written angers me so much. If I want an opinion, then I’ll read the opinion part of the newspaper. I do not want it when I’m trying to get the facts. I get incredibly angry. It really f--ks me off. See, I have to calm down about it.”

Seriously I think she would be in a better mood if she ate something.

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This photo makes it seem like Tom Cruise's disembodied midget shadow is haunting Katie. Resistance is futile.




Source : Dlisted

The Cholate Rain Saga Continues

Which of Michel Jackson's bastard children would you rather be with Tay Zonday or Evan Ross?

Enjoy Tay's new remix to Chocolate Rain.

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I felt the need to create a list of celebrity bodies that make me uncomfortable.

I'll start with male celebs that you don't expect to be ripped with overly developed physiques.

Danny Bonaduce:
Sweet child star becomes roid-rage prone reality show flunky. Creep factor: 7 out of 10



Ben Stiller
Comedian who often plays the bumbling under-dog but apparently spends lots of time at the gym. Creep factor: 5 out of 10



Carrot Top
I don't know why he is famous. His red hair, bad plastic surgery and pumped up body make him look like some sort of evil clown. Creep Factor 35 out of 10

Why!!

Check out Sandra Rose for pics from the 2007 Dirty Awards for reasons 257-271 why Black Please will never rise up and overcome.

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For a sample look below to see reason number 261 a person called "Lil 3 Feet." Is that a toddler with grillz?

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It's hilarious that DeVoe of Bell Biv Devoe has a real estate company in Atlanta.

AS A MEMBER OF THE RENOWNED GROUPS NEW EDITION AND BELL BIV DEVOE, RONALD BOYD DEVOE JR. FOUNDER AND CEO OF DEVOE BROKER ASSOCIATES HAS ESTABLISHED HIMSELF AS A PIONEER IN ENTERTAINMENT AND NOW REAL ESTATE!

DILIGENT, KNOWLEDGEABLE, AND EXPERIENCED REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS ARE READY TO ASSIST YOU. WHETHER IT'S WITH BUYING OR SELLING; FORECLOSURES,LAND OR COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES, WE WILL MAKE IT A POINT TO PROVIDE SUPERIOR SERVICE WITH INTEGRITY. WE HANDLE EACH AND EVERY CLIENT'S TRANSACTION AS IF IT WERE OUR OWN

This song will definitely be played at my wedding

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She is gorgeous, her baby is super cute and now that she is nursing, her boobs may be bigger than my head.




Source: People.com