tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146262852011-04-21T19:18:25.397-04:00The Daily FixThe Daily Fix is about my random addictions. The internet, road tripping, movies, music, or any other random nonsense that enters the mind of a life junky.The Daily Fixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13397755641512577227noreply@blogger.comBlogger171100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14626285.post-1143044302589744902006-03-22T11:18:00.000-05:002006-03-22T11:18:46.886-05:00http://apps.rockyou.com/rockyou.swf?instanceid=15367070" quality="high" wmode="transparent" bgcolor="..000000" width="426" height="320" name="rockmyspace" align="middle" allowScriptAccess="never" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" />The Daily Fixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13397755641512577227noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14626285.post-1137630580565486862006-01-18T19:21:00.000-05:002006-01-18T19:29:40.576-05:00 Courtesey of Booker RisingMayor: New Orleans To Be "Chocolate" AgainMayor Ray Nagin told a crowd at a Martin Luther King Day march that the city will be "chocolate" again. "We ask black people...It's time for us to come together. It's time for us to rebuild New Orleans — the one that should be a chocolate New Orleans," said the moderate Democrat. "This city will be a majority African American The Daily Fixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13397755641512577227noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14626285.post-1136979794458348142006-01-11T05:00:00.000-05:002006-01-11T06:43:14.513-05:00It feels like it has been a millenium since I've had the time to get a internet fix. I'm not back to because of a New Year resolution. I 've just been battling poverty and the life of the unemployed. Its funny how a slight change in employment has changed so much of my views. I'm not exactly sure just how yet, but I'm sure it has. I mean other than the constant thought of working minimum wage jobThe Daily Fixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13397755641512577227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14626285.post-1132071175253479442005-11-15T11:12:00.000-05:002005-11-15T11:12:55.266-05:00You are a Social Conservative (35% permissive)and an... Economic Moderate (55% permissive)You are best described as a: Centrist <!--this width sets social axis, center is 169--> <!--this height number economic axis, center is 206--> <!--this cellholds the image--> <!--this width sets social axis, center is 169--> <!--this height number economic axis, center The Daily Fixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13397755641512577227noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14626285.post-1128099416433108272005-09-30T12:41:00.000-04:002005-09-30T13:33:03.990-04:00While reviewing this blogsite I wanted to capture it because the words take how I feel about the Iraq war. The blog is called The Life of Brian written by a 23 year old Iraqi veteran. It highlights a soldiers perspective on justifying the politics of our leaders. Another reason why it is important to be involved in the elections of government officials and leaders. I am certainly not in a The Daily Fixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13397755641512577227noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14626285.post-1126285344655498652005-09-09T13:00:00.000-04:002005-09-09T13:02:24.660-04:008 Tips On How To Avoid... ...Dealing With Racial Dimensions of the New Orleans Tragedy, As Taught To Me By Television And The Web:1. Admit that poverty disproportionately affects Black people, but DO NOT think about why that is.2. This is not the appropriate time for questions. The appropriate time for questions is when nobody cares anymore.3. Take anything that has racial implications off the The Daily Fixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13397755641512577227noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14626285.post-1126197315395967262005-09-08T11:00:00.000-04:002005-09-08T13:11:55.803-04:00Why oh why does it take someone like Kanye West saying W. doesn't care about black people before a discussion on Race in America ensues?I can't stand results of questioning the race factor, but being African American myself I can not deny how racism can be a factor in everyday life? How can the every day obstacles be overcome? Why does racism play a part in African American life? In my short 27 The Daily Fixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13397755641512577227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14626285.post-1125463615479371122005-08-30T22:00:00.000-04:002005-08-31T13:28:01.256-04:00MC vs Rap?I've been on a couple of blog sites and majority of these Eastcoast cats think that Eastcoast MC's are the end all be all to Rap music. I do agree that some of these cats have skills. However, my personal opinion is that no matter how good an MC is if the production is off I will not buy it. Simple.. I also hear how cats keep it real... My problem with keepin it real in the music scene The Daily Fixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13397755641512577227noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14626285.post-1124463258389246322005-08-19T09:00:00.000-04:002005-08-19T11:19:08.343-04:00Today Tuskegee Airmen were having their 34th annual convention. The convention is a venue for the Tuskegee Airmen and the current Pilots share stories. The newslink is here. Tuskegee Airmen Recall Segregated Military"The Tuskegee Airmen were the first group of black fighter pilots allowed into the U.S. Army Air Corps. Even after they were admitted, though, many commanders still didn't believe The Daily Fixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13397755641512577227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14626285.post-1124256119222235312005-08-16T21:00:00.000-04:002005-08-17T12:29:35.543-04:00Diamonds in my mouf! Over the weekend I had to come to terms with something that has been on my mind for some time. Thats right folks gold teef. Let pop culture tell it Gold/ Platinum teeth are the hottest commodity since rap music. I'm from tha south! I gots them diamonds in my mouth! Yuh! It seems nowadays you can't go anywhere without being hit by jeweled teef. I wonder who started the trend The Daily Fixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13397755641512577227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14626285.post-1124155605806048882005-08-15T21:11:00.002-04:002005-08-17T12:31:43.710-04:00I have to post a couple of pics since my fiance' thinks I am always up to something on the internet. The Fix's Partner in Crime.The Fix and Partner making silly in the cameraThe Daily Fixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13397755641512577227noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14626285.post-1124072041729571752005-08-14T20:00:00.000-04:002005-08-16T12:18:59.763-04:00Addictions gone wild.I must admit the whole fishing thing has been ridiculous. It seems once my interest has been turned in a certain direction I'm like 100% there. There is no in between no half steppin it's all or nothing. The problem is I want to do it all. The downside to all of this adventure is I loose interest just as quickly as I find it. I've been fishing multiple times a week since May The Daily Fixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13397755641512577227noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14626285.post-1123488154089209222005-08-08T03:39:00.000-04:002005-08-08T04:24:01.133-04:00Fishin Success!Well, this time around I will just share the few events over the weekend. I caught my first pike! It was an off the chain experience being that I had never really even seen one up close. I spent the first part of Saturday on a boat looking for pike. I even went so far as to get the pike bait which I spent about 6 bucks on. Needless to say that stuff didn't work. I thought the bait The Daily Fixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13397755641512577227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14626285.post-1123254145367268182005-08-05T09:00:00.000-04:002005-08-05T11:49:44.726-04:00Summer Fix (Gone Fishin!)There is fishing and then there is fishing.My pops used to tell me about different styles of fishing. You can go with the old worm bait. The simplest and most versitile fishing. There are minnows, this method of fishing we used to catch some gamefish. Fishing with minnows I've even caught a few turtles and snakes. Then theres noodling. My pops used to be the kind of guy The Daily Fixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13397755641512577227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14626285.post-1122614079257615972005-07-29T00:00:00.000-04:002005-08-14T22:53:29.046-04:00 Lend me a Tree?Last night I was watching television and this guy comes on explaining how he's balling out of control. ( the last I heard, this was still relevant slang for living well ) if you haven't seen it, very snazzy commercial. It starts off showin a nice house, manicured lawn, nice vehicles, membership at a nice country club all the while the guy is smiling and talking about all of these The Daily Fixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13397755641512577227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14626285.post-1122431335927599442005-07-26T21:00:00.000-04:002005-07-29T00:03:19.290-04:00Super Size Me, Or Not!Today I saw the shockumentary on the in`s and out`s of eating fast foods on a regular basis. In particular McDowell`s. The flick is about a guy who lives on McDonalds for 30 days. Three meals a day! After watching the movie I can remember reading a Yahoo article about Golden Arcs no longer offering Super size meal portions. Needless to say I almost cried.. I thought I was atThe Daily Fixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13397755641512577227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14626285.post-1121969249915016552005-07-21T14:00:00.000-04:002005-08-14T22:48:03.433-04:00AIDS Vaccine Failure shows promise for Blacks and AsiansI was reading the internet a few years ago and ran across this post about the first AIDS vaccination. Appearantly there is work to be done, however this report did not create a buzz to my knowledge nor have I seen any updates. http://www.vaccinationnews.com/dailynews/2003/February/FirstAIDSVax24.htmLong-awaited results from VaxGen's trial ofThe Daily Fixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13397755641512577227noreply@blogger.com0