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If folks are that busy they shouldn't be dating. If folks aren't doing anything worthwhile or constructive, they definitely shouldn't be dating. IMO, American society is definitely conditioning male behavior to be less assertive and aggressive. The equivalent of pulling a lion's teeth outta its mouth. They want males to be more sensitive to everything. I call it the pussification of men. Unfortunately, too many boys are being raised by women. A mother can teach her son how to be caring and compassionate. She cannot teach him how to be a man. However, by design, real men and women will connect. Survival of the fittest. Without it, humanity ceases to exist. Alpha-males don't need coaching and/or a pep talk. They know what to do when it comes to getting a woman's attention. I definitely remember those days when males and females seemed to be more attracted to each other like magnets and they had no problem with public displays of affection (PDAs) The times have changed and it looks different but folks are still hooking up and showing PDAs. Just a matter of being in those spaces. Movie theaters, shopping malls and school and college campuses are filled with it. Ao, I'm not overly concerned that dating will become exclusively virtual nor will old skool male/female interactions be compromised. Pheromones still exist.

Unfortunately, the government won't blow up the electoral college in favor of the popular vote. I think SCOTUS justices should definitely have a term limit of no more than 10 years on the bench.

Cynique, thanks again for starting another canvas thread on my behalf. Check out the harmony and orchestration on this cut: Another one of my favorite vocal groups.

Agreed. Apparently, both men and women are so busy working that they are too lazy, er, don't have time to meet each other in social settings. These folks prefer to let a profile separate the chaff from the wheat. There's several problems with that concept but a few stick out: 1) nobody can list everything they're looking for in another person nor their own strengths and weaknesses 2) pictures lie 3) pheromones cannot be transmitted through a computer Yet, between social media and a pandemic fueled isolation, folks may end up here: Hopefully, I'll be dead and gone when "Computer Love" becomes real: I'd hate to be the one having to explain the good old days.

I doubt it will go that far but if so, I'm guessing national guard would get called up similar to during protests. Before that happens, I'm thinking they'll ease up on the vax status mandates.

Since I cannot start a thread, I'll keep using others... Hair...Synthetic or Real or Magic Marker Around these parts there is no shortage of beauty supply stores. Of course, most of them are not owned by black folks. From cute to ridiculous, my sistas seem to have a deeper appreciation for showing off fake hair or human hair that once belonged to someone else in the form of a lace front or weave. Brothas aren't exempt. They're wearing toupees or using a shoe polish like substance to fill in the hair that's either gray or missing from their head and face. Seems black folks took more pride in their natural look once upon a time. Just wondering why they're spending so much time and money trying to look pseudo-European or searching for the fountain of youth.

She's also a huge football fan and a musician. So, she may be watching the game or playing piano or both.

It's not that I couldn't get into the Four Freshmen. I've just been spoiled by the harmony in Soul music.

Agreed. I do not have contempt for white people. I take issue with the system of white supremacy.

Reads like Gen Powell had Parkinson's disease and cancer. He was vaxxed. Yet, they're reporting the achoo virus pushed him over the edge. IMO, Gen Powell and Condoleezza Rice were two of the smartest folks in the GWB Jr administration.

Cynique, I'm from Washington DC aka Chocolate City: I'm all over the planet when it comes to music.

Stevie is one of the greatest living composers. Let's go back to Chicago: We canI do this indefinitely.

Radio is limited by bandwidth whether it's FM (Frequency Modulation) or AM (Amplitude Modulation). The signal is limited within a radius or region. Syndication is how those conservative talking heads thrive in getting their messages across the country. The radio stations pay to broadcast them. XM Radio is satellite based which allows one station to broadcast its content across the entire planet. So, black folks would have to buy AM and FM stations throughout the country and at least one XM station to broadcast iour own content.

Guilty as charged your honor. Most relationships are established where we live, work and play. At work, folks spend 20-40 hours per week. That's plenty time to passively get to know someone. No silent 1st dates (movies) and/or food & beverage outings. At work it's just casual conversations. Every day. I have zero personal experience with dating sites because I'm an old skool dinosaur. I prefer to hunt in the wild and rely on the laws of mutual attraction. I see why marriages fall apart. Coworkers spend more time listening to each other's wants, needs, desires and problems.

Awesome that your life has been great but America has plenty explaining to do for what it has done and continues to do.

Many lessons have been learned since the last stock market crash. Economists have implemented moving goal posts,, er. fail safes to insure that it doesn't happen again. That's why they like to play with interest rates and debt ceilings. Again, former POTUS GWB Jr. called it a house of cards. I agree. Currency isn't backed by anything nowadays. It's all in the cloud.

I like to believe I'm a fairly knowledgeable person. But, I cannot recall a single time in America's history when it was great or better. Throughout America's history some group of people has been slaughtered, oppressed, marginalized, etc. The American people have been anesthetized and desensitized to the inhuman conditions and burdens placed on others but sh8t has never been sweet for some folks.

Yep. Unfortunately, instead of hanging out at Dunkin Donuts and pulling folks over for stupid sh8t, the police wil be sitting in the parking lot of Dollar Stores and Walgreens waiting for Trick or Treaters, er, shoplifters.

Part of Bill Cosby's downfall was mentioning that he wanted to buy a network TV station. White folks didn't forget about it. They play the long game. Waited about 20 years to bring those old charges against him. Many n8gglets aren't watching broadcast TV and they're definitely not listening to the radio neither FM nor AM...what's that to them. Nowadays, AM radio is the equivalent of what a rotary phone with a cord on it would be to a generation of folks growing up with smartphones. However, your point is taken. We should be purchasing all forms of bandwidth like it's a cheap stock and using it to program messages that inform, unite and uplift our people.

Cynique, with Chaka, Isee your "Through the fire" and I raise with "Everlasting Love": Rest assured that regardless of how long we're allowed to exist on the planet, it's borrowed time. We can only make the most of it.

Technically true. However, race lines were drawn a long time ago. We have deal with the reality of how it's being used. IMO, folks need to wrap there minds around the fact that there are only white and non-whites (people of color). Firstly, that will eliminate any confusion regarding race. Either you're white or non-white. Then, we can tackle the real issue of racism.

I'm totally fine with my position. Not all medicine is good for all patients. As black folks, we shouldn't run around doing everything white folks do.

Yep. I think that's as good as it's gonna get until we buy a cable channel.

Nope. I would hope that Michael B. Jordan would turn down such a role.

Prison doesn't make a heterosexual man gay. The experience might make him a victim. But, he's still a man unless he chooses to stay that course. Otherwise, every man who's ever had a prostate exam or colonoscopy could be considered gay.