Back to the regularly scheduled programming. . .

In a moment of twisted humour, I looked up the infamously famous baby getting kicked by a break dancer video clip on youtube. However I didn't find the version that had the slowed down moment of impact...instead I found a version that takes two things that are highly amusing to me: unintentional violence and sound effects from the old Street Fighter 2 games.

Enjoy -- I did:

25 today. . .

Damn!!!!!!  Time does fly.  I've been told numerous times that I am an old man (relatively speaking) -- what did I do to combat that stigma this weekend?  Bought myself a PS3, watched UFC and consumed way too much alcohol.  Another typical weekend I suppose.  But shout outs are in order for the dozens of people who posted on the wall, text messaged, blackberry messaged or showed up this weekend. 

Episode 15 of Gordon Gartrell Radio

Gordon Gartrell Radio - Episode 15

FINALLY!

Staring down 25

With the 25th birthday in about 9 days, I have come to a conclusion that I am getting old(er).  Is it normal to want to go back in time in re-do certain instances in time?  It's been a topic that has been running through the mind lately.

On one hand, going back with the wisdom of past experiences could right a numerous amount of wrongs.  On the other hand, the ability to re-write ones own story in life would cheapen the experience itself. 

I guess I'm glad there are no mulligans in life.  The only thing to do is to approach each day as a clean slate.

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Side note

Crazy song by Black Milk which was posted on Okayplayer.com called Set Go. Check it out!

This song will be on repeat for the rest of the year

Wale's killing it on this one alone. Attention Deficit is already a Day 1 purchase.



The white flags will be out for this one at the next Ghanaian function I go to, I'm puttin money down on it.

Low Tolerance

It seems people are bent on being the most obnoxious S.O.B.s (I guess the S can stand for Spawns in order to be an equal opportunity acronym).

On the positive side, Mike Vick is on an NFL team. However the thought that it's alright to openly rip on the guy is also back in the forefront. Quite frankly, ripping on Mike Vick for dogfighting in 2009 is about as lame / outdated as the following:

• Making, "Superman is a cripple jokes" with respect to Christopher Reeve
  
• Making fun of Vanilla Ice
• Making fun of Hammer's bankruptcy
  
• Holding on to your conspiracy theory about OJ doing back in 94
• Getting angry over someone's middle name (ie. Barack Hussein Obama)

And any other display of ignorance could really be added to that list.

Vick has done his time and he's attempting to re-establish his life. The real outrage with respect to athletes and the law would probably be more accurate with the Donte Stallworth case. 24 days in prison for a vehicular manslaughter? The degree to which people are jaded amazes me everyday only because there are much larger issues on the table on a daily basis. Society needs to focus on the task at hand and not the miniscule, fringe aspects.

Hopefully another blog post in the near future, don't hold your breath though.

Newest impulse purchase. . . The Blackberry 8820

I now have a full appreciation for the song in this clip

I'm just tryin to approximate Barack Obama for the rest of 2009. Aside from the Blackberry, future personal changes will include a return to the basketball courts at warmer temperatures.

- El Duque AKA El Presidente once the blackberry comes in.