tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281743072024-03-19T07:15:25.574-04:00the adventures of an extroverted wallflowerDiary and Thoughts of a Nuyorican-Queer-B-Boy-Nerd thriving in Connecticut.
by Allan S.Allan S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12635557185803235179noreply@blogger.comBlogger896125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28174307.post-36097632782638582502021-02-03T16:53:00.004-05:002021-02-03T16:55:52.807-05:00Charisma, Uniqueness, Nerve, and Talent on Display<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbndObx0s56S7UZCG2zlPvWG6WmEhiSrnzPiVYuEcFm8GsIYXIsKE_HKrW1JuBoFCm5-MEwRFH3e_2q9qjyz8_CrMJnRJ02Vinb1xOZbNBfNc0DyPh0PIxzFK8v2Xwr-Ph1xa63g/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="489" data-original-width="388" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbndObx0s56S7UZCG2zlPvWG6WmEhiSrnzPiVYuEcFm8GsIYXIsKE_HKrW1JuBoFCm5-MEwRFH3e_2q9qjyz8_CrMJnRJ02Vinb1xOZbNBfNc0DyPh0PIxzFK8v2Xwr-Ph1xa63g/w225-h284/image.png" title="Artwork by Cheyne Gallarde" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div>RuPaul's Drag Race gives me the oh ah sensation that I need at the end of the week. Do not call me on Fridays from 8:00-9:30. I will not take that call. I live for the creativity, the kiki, the shade, and the conflama. </div><div><br /></div><div>Back in 1985 when I use to see RuPaul scandalizing the stages and streets of the East Village I never would have thought he would become an international star. RuPaul has made some serious bank and changed the culture of drag and brought it to a wide audience. Good on you...Ru.</div><div><br /></div><div>BTW, I went to DragCon about 2 years ago. I gagged at this event because a significant percentage of participants was tween and early-teen girls! Who would've thunk it? If you are blessed to live long enough you get to see a lot. </div><div><br /></div><div>Artwork by: <a href="https://cheynerama.com/">Cheyne Gallarde</a></div>Allan S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12635557185803235179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28174307.post-20795490178221355092021-01-24T14:15:00.003-05:002021-01-24T14:15:51.952-05:00Me In Lemming Mode<p> I went over the cliff with the Bernie meme fad. Here are my contributions to the kiki. I digged how Sen. Sanders had a giving-zero-fucks vibe at the inauguration. Also, very cool he raised a lot of money for charity with the meme hoodies that sold out. Keep on, keeping on Sen. Sanders.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPGIjyeW_wBiTG_LDw5TgjQAV9riE2saUPZdcboxO_9qqL4dZ4PVWSrXZSAZk1NdAmK6MTqm-ZhzcK7F7jXZhk41wfvFyQ9VRQbEbHSByeh8PUM8vvE_x1E3fa2ZxoR-U0WdxjoA/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="325" data-original-width="447" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPGIjyeW_wBiTG_LDw5TgjQAV9riE2saUPZdcboxO_9qqL4dZ4PVWSrXZSAZk1NdAmK6MTqm-ZhzcK7F7jXZhk41wfvFyQ9VRQbEbHSByeh8PUM8vvE_x1E3fa2ZxoR-U0WdxjoA/" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9iTaUGoLrmaq9py8iZ2NH9nYgNp7BkXCICPbA6hGInoYNHG0T8NeubfxiR52Y49mzTLT2AlHiDHYsAWLOGDvPCTiVb-lrP4yF8X6tZB8YIiKSOQHqnn_LwOEdtyS9eabajza8ag/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="329" data-original-width="591" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9iTaUGoLrmaq9py8iZ2NH9nYgNp7BkXCICPbA6hGInoYNHG0T8NeubfxiR52Y49mzTLT2AlHiDHYsAWLOGDvPCTiVb-lrP4yF8X6tZB8YIiKSOQHqnn_LwOEdtyS9eabajza8ag/" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfRpEi70ApOEkFCNo29I_qf1-0H3RhCl0oNBlHe9Nbzs0awB0KBJufXGJFIBtp7Ng4BaLEr7c2LN9CHiLNJ3nPsPjshbWBA6_axmY1XcXgWF_iK4AdErQjUkLshhA9MPlUcHlCAw/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="359" data-original-width="442" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfRpEi70ApOEkFCNo29I_qf1-0H3RhCl0oNBlHe9Nbzs0awB0KBJufXGJFIBtp7Ng4BaLEr7c2LN9CHiLNJ3nPsPjshbWBA6_axmY1XcXgWF_iK4AdErQjUkLshhA9MPlUcHlCAw/" width="295" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>Allan S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12635557185803235179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28174307.post-11494415693779525922021-01-12T19:25:00.001-05:002021-01-17T20:33:34.953-05:00Notes from the Apocalypse - The Insurrection Edition <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSUU3tmhm4YQrpdcxCr_k4-V7n2Lyxi0WIhgxplkfI8O4sLtX5BMJaKS2mrIIKCz4yKiuGJ0YmHf-WJVphkhAFaOcWThyX5S9KV0GTlxH1i80hi3A_WI8fQo5FbPcQzsAIc7LH6A/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="415" data-original-width="485" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSUU3tmhm4YQrpdcxCr_k4-V7n2Lyxi0WIhgxplkfI8O4sLtX5BMJaKS2mrIIKCz4yKiuGJ0YmHf-WJVphkhAFaOcWThyX5S9KV0GTlxH1i80hi3A_WI8fQo5FbPcQzsAIc7LH6A/" width="280" /></a></div><br />Agent Orange took fucking up to a whole new level. The brainwashed mob were already doused with conspiracy theories, propaganda, and their own hatred - they reeked! All Agent Orange had to do was light it up, and he did. Agent Orange would rather see it all burn down, instead of walking away. Hey, malignant narcissism is really ugly. <p></p><p>Did ya see Karen crying because she got shoved and had her mug sprayed with mace? What did you think was going to happen girl? She thought the "revolution" was going to be like Black Friday at Walmart. </p><p>I saw a meme that said 2020 went home, put on a wig, and came back posing as 2021. Putin is doing cartwheels at the Kremlin. </p><p>The Walt Disney Company is not happy right now. They trying to recoup losses after Rona is done. A civil war would be a huge inconvenience for all the big money makers. Like Ms. Rene posted in her blog...this bullshit made money-folks nervous. </p><p>Oh, and white privilege was on full display. Motherfuckers took selfies, souvenirs, and the majority of them walked away without a scratch. BTW, some dirty cops on the Capitol police force. </p><p>GOP fuckers that objected to the electoral votes...ya done fucked up. You better update your profile on LinkedIn. </p><p>I shudder to think that this was just a lame practice run. The madness aint over yet! Stay tuned.</p><p><br /></p>Allan S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12635557185803235179noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28174307.post-26837565372576357762020-09-26T12:45:00.003-04:002020-09-26T12:45:47.104-04:00Notes from the Apocalypse - The Educator's Episode<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5AuqgqdEdurdohOaKMCHaQRbW1Zmh4rqimUtHFhyphenhyphen2RQmi4ZWkuc7k5Iq-KXXHvNQ75QkvNeDLlz3-6xSv1hewxPURhFOBHBkAyx8O3NOyduvBlV9J_BAUjQCn9cVlrkGv7vPlMw/s933/Screen+Shot+2020-09-26+at+12.10.05+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="526" data-original-width="933" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5AuqgqdEdurdohOaKMCHaQRbW1Zmh4rqimUtHFhyphenhyphen2RQmi4ZWkuc7k5Iq-KXXHvNQ75QkvNeDLlz3-6xSv1hewxPURhFOBHBkAyx8O3NOyduvBlV9J_BAUjQCn9cVlrkGv7vPlMw/s320/Screen+Shot+2020-09-26+at+12.10.05+PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>So here is a scene from one of the virtual-classrooms I used during summer school, hence me in shorts and a t-shirt. Yup, Mr. S keeps it casual during the summer. Let me catch y'all up on the haps.</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>I spent the summer teaching myself how to use technology to teach students remotely. This remote learning was never a part of my coursework when I did my teaching certification. I am grateful that this older dog was able to learn some new tricks. </li><li>My district started the school-year with us doing remote teaching for the first 10 weeks. This decision by the Board pissed off the superintendent...She then tried to lay a guilt trip on the Board by saying parents need "childcare" in order to go to work 😠 and if we didn't go back parents would start home schooling their kids 😂 and the cherry on her whack sundae was her saying if the teacher really did love their students they would come back🖕. She is not ready for prime-time. </li><li>BTW, the Board voted for remote teaching because the buildings were not ready with PPE and not fully compliant with CDC and OSHA guidelines. Yay for safety first!</li><li>My K-3 students are adapting to our interactive Meets session. The first few days they were intrigued with seeing themselves on the computer screen, therefore I was entertained while seeing the kiddos make all kinds of funny faces. Ya gotta love 'em.</li><li>I had to remind a few parents that when their child is off of mute, the other students and I can hear their private conversations and the use of profanity in the home. So this week I learned that Mrs. So-and-So thinks her older son's girlfriend is a "lazy bitch." LMAO.</li><li>I hope when these 10 weeks are up we have the green light to go back into our buildings...remote teaching is double the work, and some of my students need the in-class teaching. Learning remotly aint for everybody.</li></ul><p></p>Allan S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12635557185803235179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28174307.post-18754019749680936582020-03-31T19:19:00.001-04:002020-03-31T19:20:35.331-04:00Notes from the Apocalypse. <img alt="Monkey Portraits — Jill Greenberg Studio" class="n3VNCb" data-noaft="1" jsaction="load:XAeZkd;" jsname="HiaYvf" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55b786cce4b0abd99ecbcb5a/1555603094811-RFSVT275O3QW9QA1WKAP/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kGtK_Rw0BErBRQ9mrXWFUNB7gQa3H78H3Y0txjaiv_0fDoOvxcdMmMKkDsyUqMSsMWxHk725yiiHCCLfrh8O1z5QPOohDIaIeljMHgDF5CVlOqpeNLcJ80NK65_fV7S1Ufa7oZ0GC85iGMKh7Ugfp3RFJEP1_mVmWplq0LOcrS49HEtpeUcSyPvx3ZU54WYPZQ/9915753123_b65df1cbc2_o.jpg?format=1500w" style="height: 430.933px; margin: 0px; width: 400px;" /><br />
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<li>REM's <i>It's the End of the World as We Know It</i>, has becoming this unwanted earworm that I have been battling with for weeks. The only cure is long-sessions of listening to other music that puts me in a different headspace (stay tuned for that post).</li>
<li>Without any warning or preparation, teachers in my district have been asked to utilize various platforms to provide "distanced learning" for our students. What has blown up is the long standing issue of the digital divide. I work at a Title 1 school, our students are on the have-nots side of that divide. Many were given Chrome Books, but don't have wifi service at home. </li>
<li>Plus, I work with grades K-3...my little friends are confused, and their parents are overwhelmed. It sucks.</li>
<li>I now know two people that have died from COVID-19 related complications. </li>
<li>My BFF since 1985 is home sick with it, and my play-niece's 46 y.o. uncle is in the hospital for 4 days now, battling this damn virus.</li>
<li>My sister and nephew are on edge in NYC. Thank god they are both germaphobes and are obsess about avoiding other people's cooties. </li>
<li>Since March 12, I have been out of the house only 4 times. When I do go out I just feel anxious. Luckily, where I live we are not densely populated. </li>
<li>I had to put my FWBs on pause. So between not going outside and social distancing (no FWBs), I am vitamin "D" deficient. </li>
<li>I thought about harm reduction and only bought healthy food for the quarantine. No junk food, because I would have probably ate it all in one day. </li>
<li>I am curious to see what the world and my world will become when we come out of this plague. </li>
<li>Stay healthy. Stay safe. Stay home (as much as possible).</li>
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I am going to wait a couple of days before I peep some of this impeachment hearing stuff. I continue to feel this "aint nothin' gonna happen" ache in my belly. The GOP is operating as if it said, "Devil take the wheel."<br />
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So, what I am going to do is show up for life. Give it my best. Then, when I peep and have to defuse from the madness occurring in the cesspool known as DC, I will turn to music, because ya know music is the answer. Here are some tracks that put me in good types of feelings:<br />
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Depending on my mood my interpretation of this video ranges from it being about the second coming of Christ; the rise of a cult leader, or, alien beings taking control of the planet -- city by city. Check it out and tell me what you think.<br />
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Sun Glitters - <i>They Don't Want To Let You Know</i><br />
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This track makes me kinda sorta want to hang with Esther while grooving to it. There are some great remixes out there, but here is the pure and uncut version.<br />
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Millionyoung - <i>Chlorophyll</i><br />
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I find the lead singer's voice very sexy. The beat is sexy, The vibe is sexy. Go feel sexy.<br />
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Lonnie Liston Smith - <i>Expansions</i><br />
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I gotta have some positivity in my playlists at all times. I gotta hear lyrics that speak of love, peace, hope, and happiness. I went deep in the crates for this classic.<br />
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Herb Alpert - <i>Rotation</i><br />
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Okay let's wind it down good people. You can chill and chat with this jam at your next get-together with fam and/or friends. It will put everyone in the right mood.<br />
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<br />Allan S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12635557185803235179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28174307.post-44733732757561364402019-06-04T15:09:00.000-04:002019-06-05T16:24:24.438-04:00He Continues To Come Up Short.<img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D8K9vmhXkAY7m_P.jpg" />Allan S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12635557185803235179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28174307.post-89274930886999561612019-02-20T16:51:00.000-05:002019-02-20T16:51:38.771-05:00Karl's Turn at Metamorphosis<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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You can't ignore two things about Karl Lagerfeld: he created amazing fashions for over 30 years, in an industry that is always ready to give you the chop, and from his mouth came wit and at times venom. He created a world around him that was beautiful, excessive, so not PC, and uniquely all his. A true iconoclast, inspiration, and complex human. I wonder if in his metamorphosis if he will go to a new realm where he finds a world where all of his fantasies have manifested or come back as a Birman. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is how a fashion house with over $5 billion in revenue puts on a show. Karl was not trying to hear about a budget.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And the Fendi woman gets a taste of Karl's passion for design.</td></tr>
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Allan S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12635557185803235179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28174307.post-22738180224912054202019-02-07T23:26:00.000-05:002019-02-08T09:04:27.633-05:00Feeling This Fantasy<img height="400" src="https://pixel.nymag.com/imgs/galleries/thecut/2019/02/paloma/1i.w768.h768.jpg" width="400" /><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Alejandro Gómez Palomo, whose namesake label, <a href="https://www.thecut.com/2017/06/photos-palomo-spain-spring-2018-show-paris-mens-fashion-week.html" style="box-shadow: rgb(208, 2, 27) 0px 1px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #d0021b; outline: dotted 1px; padding: 0px;">Palomo Spain</a> served up some gender-fuck/gender-fluid eleganza at his recent NY Fashion week show. I am so feeling this fantasy. I am ready to live in this world!</span><br />
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<a href="https://www.thecut.com/2019/02/new-york-fashion-week-mens-palomo-spain.html"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Get into the conflama.</span></a>Allan S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12635557185803235179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28174307.post-6631608419822101992018-12-06T13:56:00.000-05:002018-12-06T13:56:13.674-05:00Having To Play Nice with Others....Sucks<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stomachs were turning.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hilary giving zero fucks. Her thought bubble would read, "I don't see you bitches."</td></tr>
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One of the things I am no longer good at is tolerating someone I despise, in order to conform to social etiquette or norms. I will sit on the other side of the room and pay you no kinds of attention. Fuck the half-ass smile, fuck the handshake, fuck a head nod acknowledging you. We don't like each other, so lets keep it real and keep apart. </div>
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I am sure the Obamas had to dig deep to summon the let's-play-nice gesture. Proximity was not their friend this time around. However, Bill should have hanged tough with Hilary and averted his gaze away from Agent Orange. Hats off to Hilary for the laser-focused shade. </div>
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BTW, a real hood funeral, with this much animosity among the mourners, would have ended up in a brawl.</div>
Allan S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12635557185803235179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28174307.post-5125822073947815782018-11-21T10:54:00.000-05:002018-11-21T10:54:04.818-05:00Strega Nona and I Go Way Back<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Lights, camera, action! Look at me in teacher-mode. I recently did a book talk for Scholastic on the Caldecott classic <i>Strega Nona</i>. It's one of my childhood favorites.<br />
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FYI, during filming we had to stop every five minutes because the building's smoke alarm system was being tested and NYC transit could be heard rumbling through a nearby tunnel. It was a hoot!<br />
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<a href="http://www.judynewmanatscholastic.com/blog/2018/11/book_with_many_classroom_use/">Click here for the full video</a>.Allan S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12635557185803235179noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28174307.post-48985167981029232412018-11-07T09:27:00.001-05:002018-11-27T21:02:10.863-05:00And The Beat Goes On<img alt="Image result for smiling monkey" height="213" src="https://image.shutterstock.com/image-photo/smiling-monkey-portrait-260nw-202138222.jpg" width="320" /><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So glad Election Day has come and gone. It was stressing me out. Feeling good about the huge voter turnout and that Dems got control of the house. Phew! Here are some other highlights:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;">The first Muslim women were elected to Congress.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Millions of people in
Florida had their right to vote restored.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">A Republican beloved by
the NRA lost her congressional seat.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">The first openly lesbian
woman was elected mayor in Florida.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">The first openly gay
governor in U.S. history was elected in Colorado.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Texas elected two Latina
congresswomen for the first time.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">A Democrat won in Kansas,
beating Kris Kobach.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">The first Native American
women were elected to Congress.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">An anti-discrimination
bill was saved by voters in Massachusetts.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Anti-union and anti-education Scott Walker is no longer Governor of Wisconsin</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Seven governorships went to Democratic nominees.</span></li>
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There was zero gag on Mueller's team when they heard about this stunt. I am sure the reaction must have been, "What took them so long?" Next step was to make that phone call.<br />
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BTW, if there is no blue wave, we are soooo doomed. Just saying.<br />
<br />Allan S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12635557185803235179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28174307.post-91070921922270868022018-08-26T17:57:00.003-04:002018-08-26T17:57:42.410-04:00Music Is Still The AnswerIt's been a minute since I posted some of the music that is taking care of my mind, body and soul. I hope you like.<br />
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This woman is cool. Her homegirls are cool. The song brings me back to those days of young heartache and insecurity.<br />
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Some chill vibe from a group out of Wadsworth, London. I've read somewhere the lead male singer is queer. Who cares? His voice is all kinds of sexy to me.<br />
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I first heard this on SYTYCD (which has some fierce dancers this year) and was blown away. Travis Wall choreo a contemporary number to it, which was on point. I digress. This version brings a Alex-clicking-the-light-on-and-off-while-masacara-runs-down-her-face feel to this song.<br />
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Okay, enough of the sads. Seinabo mixes in thoughts of empowerment with a love gone wrong.<br />
<iframe allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UUWid7BetA8" width="560"></iframe>Allan S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12635557185803235179noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28174307.post-29039560691145421282018-07-03T12:38:00.001-04:002018-07-03T12:38:53.322-04:00My Visual Medicine<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
During these trying times, I have found the need to put my eyeballs in the direction of something that will lift my spirits. Often, I turn to the fantasy of fashion to take me away. Here is some couture confections from Schiaparelli Fall 2018. You are welcome.</div>
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<br />Allan S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12635557185803235179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28174307.post-32822299520522156702018-01-02T16:14:00.000-05:002018-01-02T16:14:08.381-05:00It Will Get Ugly Before It Gets Cute<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://ningyorenee.blogspot.com/">Oba Renee</a> and I are on the same page regarding our anticipation for the drama that will unfold in 2018. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">I am expecting the following:</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">1. name calling</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">2. back stabbing</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">3. disappearances</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">4. pleading the fifth</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">5. pleading insanity</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">6. finger pointing</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">7. binge eating followed by purging</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">8. drug use and abuse</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">9. tears</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">10. cheers</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">11. retractions</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">12. redactions</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">13. people taking it to the street</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">14. we interrupt this program...</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">15. breaking news moments to the 10th power</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">16. frequent use of the words collusion, cabal, and conspiracy</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">17. mucho smdh</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">18. conflama</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">19. cutting deals</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">20. piss tape</span></span>Allan S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12635557185803235179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28174307.post-18360391495789630332017-10-06T10:34:00.000-04:002017-10-06T10:34:02.489-04:00Yeah. So. Like. Umm....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A lot of island Puerto Ricans are talking to me about how
Puerto Rico needs a reboot, and that they hope the rebuilding will improve
housing, infrastructure and most importantly, get rid of corruption. Lordy,
that is a tall order. I am hoping the amplification of unity the people on the
island are feeling will motivate them to fight that good fight to make that
wish list become reality. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Gun laws are not going to change as long as the NRA keeps putting
politicians in their pockets. There is a significant group of people in this
country that follow the twisted logic that guns don’t kill people, people kill people.
Plus, firearm industry makes over 11 billion dollars annually. Too many of the
1% eat off that plate. Sit down bitches! The children being killed in Sandy
Hook didn’t change anything, plus all the other mass killings. Money and guns
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Agent Orange is consistently revolting to see, hear and
watch. I just hope Mueller and crew are finishing up their reports. I want my
copy leather-bound. That mofo Chump has a huge karma bill that is long overdue.
I wish payment would have started with a Puerto Rican throwing that roll of
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Lately, I have been indulging in a full skin-care regimen. I
am keeping it organic, with a vitamin-c face wash, followed by rose water spray
toner, then a vitamin-c serum, and finishing off with a shea butter
moisturizer. My skin is servvvving! Hey, I’m going to be 50 next year. Gotta
keep it cute. Boo-Kay!<o:p></o:p></div>
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This week should be quite the week of testimony, that will pour more shit down, this shit storm of a presidential administration. However, I am not getting my hopes up for impeachment proceedings, because the Repubs are rolling with Agent Orange as long as he is helping push forward their conservative agenda.<br />
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<span style="color: #111111; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;">Jonathan Chait over at NY Mag had this take on it: "Trump is faithfully supporting the conservative agenda, so most conservatives faithfully support him. Their concerns are pragmatic ones about his effectiveness on behalf of their common agenda, rather than moral objections to the legitimacy and propriety of his actions."</span><br />
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<span style="color: #111111; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;">For the full article <a href="http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/06/republicans-wont-impeach-trump-no-matter-what-his-crimes.html">click here</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #111111; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;">I am going to keep my sparkling wine in the ice box until that straw, breaks that back.</span>Allan S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12635557185803235179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28174307.post-11230177856620900552017-05-30T11:09:00.001-04:002017-05-30T13:24:14.198-04:00Deja Vu Ton<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Koons got them monthly bills to pay, so he collaborated with Louis Vuitton to create the above. Here is my problem. I feel like I've been done seen this art-meets-bags thing before in several iterations, variations, preparations, etc. etc. I 'memba seeing bags similar to these hanging on the awnings in Chinatown way back in the day. Well, everything old is new again. I guess.</div>
<br />Allan S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12635557185803235179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28174307.post-35698763773024464562017-05-30T11:02:00.002-04:002017-05-30T11:02:20.670-04:00Damien About To Catch A Bad One<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I laughed till tears came out of my eyes, and a snort went through my nose, back when Agent Orange made Damien (I mean Jared) in charge of just about everything. This kid, with his delusional thoughts of grandeur, fits right in with the Trump family. I expect him to cave in rather quickly. It's easy being a bully as a slumlord to people less empowered. However, the Intel Community doesn't play. I wonder if he has a piss tape.<br />
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<br />Allan S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12635557185803235179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28174307.post-11165663423157586022017-04-03T13:51:00.000-04:002017-04-03T14:02:41.991-04:00C'est La Vie<iframe allowfullscreen="" class="giphy-embed" frameborder="0" height="272" src="//giphy.com/embed/srxPV3LXyXmak" width="480"></iframe><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/liza-minnelli-srxPV3LXyXmak">via GIPHY</a><br />
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I realized today that I had not posted for the entire month of March! Wow! I am being lazy...or as Fran Lebowitz would say... I was being slothful.<br />
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Well, this past month I turned 49 years old! I am grateful. However, I am also seeing I need to continue to evolve in certain areas of how I "do me" on this planet. It is still some of the same old issues regarding making time for family and friends, as well as being better organized. You know the usual stuff. <br />
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I also feel I need to invite some more travel and a bit of scandal into my life. Not sure how to get the scandal part done. I aint trying to be some middle-aged dude acting the fool out there. Stay tuned.<br />
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With that said, I noticed I need to pull back on the newsfeeds regarding Chump aka Agent Orange and crew. It is not healthy for me to see this shit show of an administration on a daily basis. I just wish the situation would move over to the fast lane on the Nixon Highway. Poof! Be gone already!<br />
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Here are some music and music videos that I've been obsessing over recently:<br />
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This is exactly how I feel it goes down, when it finally goes down.<br />
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I first heard this choral cover of Radiohead's Creep watching the Viktor & Rolf couture show a couple of years ago. I was so glad when I found it. BTW, these guys cover several other songs in the choral style. Ovah!<br />
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A clever cocaine love song.<br />
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This is still a great song to play, while you get dress for a night out<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XzV7FiuDYKo" width="560"></iframe>Allan S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12635557185803235179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28174307.post-91875489532771482202017-02-17T12:24:00.003-05:002017-02-17T12:24:51.695-05:00A Kiki for Friday<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "San Francisco", -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.24px;">This morning on the Tom Joyner Morning Show, the following joke was made" "Donlusional Trump's press conference was so bad, I was waiting for Gene Gene, the Dancing Machine to come out." I cracked the hell up. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "San Francisco", -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.24px;"><br /></span>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "San Francisco", -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.24px;">For you yungins Gene Gene would usher out an act that was gonged on The Gong Show. What was The Gong Show? Google it.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "San Francisco", -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.24px;">Here is Gene Gene in action:</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.24px;"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: San Francisco, -apple-system, system-ui, .SFNSText-Regular, sans-serif;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ACpNVD5GMUw" width="560"></iframe></span></span>Allan S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12635557185803235179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28174307.post-53877146260974167852017-02-07T14:02:00.001-05:002017-02-07T14:02:09.105-05:00First I'm Up, Then I'm Down<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I am living for these porcelain cans! I want several scattered around one of the corners in my living room. <br />
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I wonder how much they cost. Things are pretty pricey these days. For example, it costs $200 million to get the Secretary of Education position.Allan S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12635557185803235179noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28174307.post-4420397204290462642017-01-26T15:50:00.002-05:002017-01-26T15:51:30.632-05:00Went Through The MoFo Looking Glass<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Hey good people, I am just showing up for life everyday as best as possible. The biggest challenge has been me trying to minimize the amount of time my eyeballs views the madness of the Orange King's side-show. So, I read a bit about the bullshit going down, read about something I am genuiely interested in, listen to some tunes, and watch a bit of ki-ki on the tube.<br />
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With that said, I am grateful to have seen the Goddess energy rise up on Jany 21. I am joining that band wagon. I need to do my part to shut it down on the D.C. folks that want to turn back progress and put the genie back into the bottle.<br />
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Here are some tracks to transform your head space (apply as needed).<br />
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Anohni - Drone Bomb Me<br />
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Ibeyi - River<br />
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I knew the Trump situation was going to be a shit show, but I had no idea it was going to include some watersports. The reality of a Trump presidency is reaching new heights of absurdity. Trump has gone for too many years, undiagnosed and untreated. I am waiting for the pending implosion.<br />
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Also, the looks on his grown children's faces speaks volumes. They are gagging that not only is daddy really disliked, he is also really stupid, and really a freak. Those offspring are struggling to reconcile the fantasy of their father with the reality of their father. Oh and they are pissed because they wanted to have a kiki being the princess and princes of D.C. Alas, not really happening.<br />
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With all that said, make no mistake I am having moments of mini-panic attacks. At the end of the day he gets sworn in Jan. 20th. He's gonna have time sitting at the desk, in the oval office, and damage can still be done.<br />
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I then have thoughts of the real D.C. folks waiting to go in and give this not-one-of-us lunatic a lavish boot out of town via an impeachment. That thought makes me find a happy place.The child in me wants to wake up from this nightmare. Ouch. Pinching didn't help.<br />
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