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Hello all. I just discovered this forum a couple weeks ago. Very cool space brotha Troy has created. 👍 In that time, I've read through some of the topics to get a "lay of the land" especially among the most active participants. 😁 I'm glad to see the exchange of dialog; opinions and ideas shared here. Hopefully, I can add my 2 cents as well. 😎

OMG! You just read me like a book …and you probably don't even know how deep it goes but this is truthdotcom! It is exhausting - especially when I have to stifle the " I told you so" in the aftermath. And yes, as a journalist, I'm used to other people's words LOL!

@peeonear: Oh, stfu. You just proved everything i said about you with your silly illustrations, made-up lies and the wishful thinking that pollutes your warped imagination. Mel and Chevdove are my girls, and Mzuri and I go waaay back, so i aint mad at her. She means well. She just has bad judgment when it come to adopting mutts like you. i don't have any rank or status on this board so your accusation about me feeling threatened by other women who sign on here is your desperate attempt to portray me as being insecure about a position that i relinquished and your being worthy of my jealousy. Dream on, you dufus wanna-be. Come get him, Mzuri, his diaper needs changing. 🤣👉 (💩)

You have plenty to say, but not being heard is exhausting. I post mostly other people's words.

Ever since I was a wee lad, family and friends have called me professor D (PD). I've always had some knowledge of and/or an opinion about everything. 😁 The PD thing has stuck with me through adulthood and even as a musician. By profession, I'm civil servant (federal gov't). Whenever I decide to retire, I'll open a sports bar where I'll be able to talk about everything, cook and play music. Thanks for the welcome all. I'm not a social media guy. This is an awesome spot. Glad I found it. 😎

@DelAnd what is a "mandala"? i am still stumbling because we don't use language in the same way. I need to re-orient my mind and not take your words literally. How does one "read" a painting? is that the same as "interpreting" a painting? A painting can speak to me so is that the same as hearing it? A color pleases my eyes but does not inspire me to connect with time. I've previously given you the information about my date of birth and i think that is probably the most significant date in my life: August 18, 1933, @ 1:30 pm central standard time. i do have a persistent experience of shifting back and forth between parallel universes. It's like i am about 5 minutes ahead of myself in one universe, which makes me 5 minutes behind that in a parallel universe.

************************************************************************************ I could be wrong but I believe that all this trans rights business gained traction when President Obama appointed the lesbians to the Supreme Court. And I don’t mind them having their rights either, but it should be equal rights, not their rights supersede everybody else’s. I’ve had a couple of encounters with these fruit loops and I don’t understand why they think they fit in. I could see it if an effeminate petite type wants to play dress-up and pretend that he’s a girl, but if he’s built like a lumberjack, then no, stay in your closet and wear your lady thongs underneath your Duluth clothing or whatever it is that lumberjacks wear. Don’t expect me to have a conversation with you about beauty products and gumbo recipes, and treat you like you’re a real girl. ************************************************************************************

So, LBJ (LeBron James) decided to reveal that he's been vaxxed. When asked if he would encourage others to get the jab, he said it was their decision. Of course, some folks in the media didn't appreciate his response. They felt that he should use his platform to promote the jab. After all, he's taken a stance on voting, police brutaility and other issues that matter to him. Interestingly, they told him to shut up and dribble when he spoke up regarding the NBA/China issue. Black folks with a platform are still slaves, er, pawns on the Chess board of white supremacy. Fame and money do not equal exemption. 😎

Yessir.👍 At 92 years old, NF Jr is still dropping jewels of wisdom. I know he's a hard read and listen to many folks. But, I hope that a future generation will discover his book and use his teachings/suggestions accordingly. 😎

Biologically, a man can produce many kids within a year. However, a woman can only carry to full term ONCE wthin the same period of time. Now, imagine a world where men were free to procreate without the burden of responsibility. Marriage became the solution. You break it, you buy it. 😁 The institution of marriage was created for the benefit of women and children especially when they could not take care of themselves. Marriage has little or nothing to do with love as evidenced by the fact that in some cultures, it is arranged. An Indian couple arranged to be married were asked about love. They burst out laughing and asked what that had to do wtih anything. Their belief is that over time, the couple will grow to love each other whatever that means. As mentioned above, marriage is really a business arrangement used to maintain and pass along wealth and power. Considering that we have neither wealth nor power under the system of white supremacy, black folks really don't have any business getting married. 😁 Seriously, marriage can be a great chess move when folks use it for purpose and not as a prison. 😎

8 billion people on the planet Earth right now. Only a catastrophic could wipe out humanity. We have no way of knowing if/when the universe will self-correct in that regard. However, we can rest assured that shortly after the day we were born, the count down to our end began. The world ends every day for thousands of people on the planet. I believe the leading cause of death is a birthday. The next one could very well be the last. 😎

************************************************************************************ The first thing that Black folks need to do is reject people that say this type of nonsense. ************************************************************************************

At some point during Rona I decided to listen more to the stars. The first two readings it told me stop talking.

@Delano: I can dig that. Very Zen...all about spaces and pauses...the impact and subtleness of silence...the sound of one hand clapping...reading between the lines, The power of silence is a discipline i'm learning late in life. it figures that you and Mel are on the same wave length. i forgot that you 2 pronounced yourselves to be gemini twins. Mel and Del.

************************************************************************************ @Pioneer1 Great comments, as usual. I agree with everything you wrote and always learn so much from you. I also believe in “To each his own” and “Live and let live.” I do not care what other people do, I just wish they would keep it to themselves. And I don’t want to encounter any weirdos in the ladies room. Is that too much to ask? ************************************************************************************

************************************************************************************ Most Black people don’t even know whether they are Conservative, Progressive, Liberal, etc. so this needs to be defined. I am Conservative because I believe in old-fashioned family values, marriage should be a man and woman as written in the Bible, pro-life, less government, right to bear arms, America, and Capitalism. Those are some of my values that come to mind. ************************************************************************************