It appears as though we have reached another Sunday! I love Sundays for their sheer laziness and indulgence - sleeping in late, BRUNCH (Because who doesn't love brunch ... and bloody marys or mimosas?), lounging around all day, marathons of various intelligence-reducing-reality-television delights to tickle your fancy ... what's not to love? Well, they also mean catching up on different odds and ends, taking care of last minute chores, and finishing up last-minute details before the beginning of a new work week (for my 9-to-5 readers out there). SO, get out there and really enjoy the remainder of your weekend, folks! Whether that means sitting around your house, reveling in doing absolutely nothing, or getting out and enjoying this beautiful (albeit cold) weather we're having - enjoy your Sunday! Now, on to the Weekly Rewind...
January 9 - Jay-Z and B.I.C. release "Glory"
The lyrics of this song pretty much speak for themselves. It was really nice to be made privy to some of the more personal details of Jay and Bey's struggles with conceiving. Knowing what I do now, I stand my my earlier position that it doesn't matter whether or not the rumors about Beyonce's pregnancy were true. I don't know about you, but I can't wait to see what "a pinch of Hov [and] a whole glass of B" turns out like!
NPR blog, The Two-Way, reported on Monday that police in Madison, Wisconsin arrested Beezow Doo-Doo Zopittybop-Bop-Bop, after receiving several complaints that the man was prowling around a neighborhood park.
*record scratch* Yes, you read that correctly. The man, formerly known as Jeffrey Wilschke, legally changed his name last October to Beezow Doo-Doo Zopittybop-Bop-Bop. I can't help but laugh at this story (considering that his last arrest was for grinding marijuana in another Madison park, and no one appears to have been hurt, I think it's safe to say that he's relatively harmless). You know, like a fairy tale character.
Indiana mom Dynesha Lax got creative with her tough love method of raising her 14-year-old son, forcing him to stand on the side of the road wearing a cardboard sign advertising his indiscretions to passing motorists :
Well, that concludes this week's Weekly Rewind! Last week was a bit stingy on the crazy, but I've got a good feeling about what's to come this week. Y'all come back now, ya hear?
Wow! The first week of the new year has really shaped up to be quite eventful. If this is any indication of what's to come in 2012, you'd better fasten your seatbelts, folks. With an election year, leap year (At least we get an extra day if it really is the end of the world, right?) and the end of days all looming before us, this year promises not to disappoint. Let's take a look at what craziness happened this week, shall we?*
Hmmm ... did I miss the memo? I didn't realize that the entire African-American community received food stamps. Is this some part of the fine print on the slavery reparations that I overlooked? African-Americans should expect to receive the following: forty acres, one mule, and an endless supply of food stamps...? Forget the food stamps; I want to know who I need to call to formally "demand [a] paycheck."
On Thursday, Good Morning America and The Today Show aired a video diary allegedly recorded by Casey Anthony on October 13, 2011. The video, recorded in an undisclosed location, showed Anthony sporting a freshly bleached blond bob. Anthony spends four minutes talking about painfully dull topics such as buying a new computer, her plans to post video diaries more frequently, adopting a dog, and the improvements in her life since the trial. She made no mention of her daughter, or any hopes for justice for Caylee. Perhaps this is because she is fully aware of the Fifth Amendment's prohibition of double jeopardy? I'm just saying ... you'd think she would be on a non-stop hunt for justice for her baby girl.
Several parents of third graders who attend Beaver Ridge Elementary School in Norcross, GA were outraged to find questions referencing slavery and beatings on a math assignment given to the children for homework. WSB-TV reported:
District spokeswoman Sloan Roach said that the teachers were trying to do a "cross-curricular" activity, and that the questions were an attempt at incorporating social studies lessons into math problems. However, with no apparent historical context whatsoever ... the explanation is shaky, at best. I'm not quite sure how anyone could possibly think that questions such as these are appropriate in any way, shape, or form. In a nation that has not participated in the slave trade in nearly 150 years, to reference such an obviously inflammatory topic in such a flagrantly casual manner to eight year olds (or any year olds, for that matter), is unacceptable. That's two strikes for the Georgia school system, if you ask me. I've never really considered home schooling my child before (perhaps because I don't have a child), but with the constant barrage of improprieties, I'm starting to worry what my [hypothetical] child will (or will not) learn in school. Add that to the long list of things to worry about when I become a mommy.
Beyoncé Knowles and Jay-Z welcomed Blue Ivy Carter, a healthy baby girl, into the world on Saturday in New York at Lenox Hill Hospital, according to E! News. Rumors swirled throughout Bey's pregnancy, with several different conspiracy theories circulating:
The alleged details of the actual delivery did nothing to quiet the rumors. According to reports by TMZ,
At the end of the day, does it really matter if she was pregnant or not? The couple is notoriously private, and obviously don't care to divulge the dirty deets regarding the pregnancy. Is it really any of our business, anyway? For those of you who just have to know, maybe you'll get lucky, and Beyoncé will show the world her C-section scar. Here's to healthy, [undoubtedly] happy, Blue Ivy! Congratulations, Carter family!
A cashier was fired from a New York Papa John's Pizza for identifying an Asian-American customer as "lady chinky eyes." Minhee Cho posted a picture of the offending receipt to her Twitter account with the caption, "Just FYI, my name isn't 'lady chinky eyes.'"
Within a day, her post became viral, with over 200,000 views. Papa John's issued the following statement, "This act goes against our company values, and we've confirmed with the franchisee that this matter was addressed immediately and that the employee is being terminated. We are truly sorry for this customer's experience."
Really?! ... soooooo ... that's just it? They're sorry? I wonder if the cashier even bothered to ask this poor woman her name, or if he just thought he would be proactive and use an obnoxious identifier, instead. Did he forget that the name actually appears on the bottom of the receipt? Or maybe he thought it would be funny to add that sweet little racial slur, just to see if she was paying attention. What an ignorant slug. Racial slurs are SO démodé.
Well, that concludes this week's edition of the Weekly Rewind. Join me again next week for more noteworthy news and "Oh, no they didn't!"s. Bonne nuit, my sweets!
