Riffs and Rants

Is it just me or does anyone else believe that men also have monthly periods? I don’t retain water, and I haven’t sat down and charted when they come and go, but I swear I go through regular cycles of moodiness, horniness and irritability. And there ain’t no pill for it neither.

I’m seeing all these young boyz walking around with their pants hanging off their butts. In the middle of winter! Are they freezing their asses off just to look cool?

And if prisons started making inmates wear suits and ties, would young Black men imitate that too?

Everybody (on the right) is making a big deal over Howard Dean’s “enthusiasm” following the Iowa caucus. Unlike Bush, at least Dean can name all 50 states.

Four years ago, Al Gore was criticized for being brainy, yet somewhat dull. Now Dean is being picked on for being animated and outspoken. What do people want, a president who is stupid yet likeable? Duh, we already have that!

Dean went to college, worked hard and studied medicine.
Bush went to college, partied hard and took drugs.
There’s a big difference.

I have to get parochial for a moment. The New Jersey Nets basketball team is about to be sold to a real estate developer who wants to move them to Brooklyn and build a brand new arena with office towers right downtown. I think this is the stupidest, most disruptive idea that could every befall a community. It would displace thousands of residents, destroy neighborhoods and local businesses, create congestion, traffic jams, air pollution and not benefit anyone other than a few already rich people. Aside from the fact that New Jersey deserves to keep a team more than New York City and Brooklyn need another one and that it would be easier to build a new arena in Newark, this is just more of the overbuilding of this city and lack of regard for the people who live here that must be stopped. I don’t even live there, but I hope people all over New York will stand up and oppose it.

You know you’re getting old when your medicine cabinet actually has medicine in it. And when you don’t dare travel anywhere without taking them all with you. At my age, that little purple pill is far more necessary than the blue one.

Every day we are getting a few more minutes of sunlight. It feels good to leave the office when it’s still bright. Changes my whole mood.

8 comments ↓

#1 karsh on 01.22.04 at 1:42 pm

I’m loving seeing sunlight as I leave work - doesn’t make me feel like I’ve wasted the whole day. Do you think the changes in attitude and temperament have to do with the changes in season?

#2 Anitra on 01.22.04 at 3:21 pm

I unfortunately am not even noticing extra sunlight up here in the great white north of Minnesota. And I’m really overdue for some extra sunshine.

And yes, I believe men have periods. No menstruation, but periods nonetheless. :) Nearly every man I know goes through his “moments.”

#3 madame butterfly on 01.22.04 at 10:12 pm

yup. men have those moments too. im enjoying the sun..albeit in the 50-60’s

#4 Renaissance Sistah on 01.22.04 at 10:12 pm

men having periods… hmmmmm!!!! that just may be the case - for some. lol

#5 James on 01.22.04 at 11:44 pm

I love seeing a little more sunshine each day. It means that spring is coming even if I am in California. Hang in there Bernie!

#6 j. brotherlove on 01.23.04 at 4:45 pm

You really should use that “grumpy” “horny” thing to your advantage. I do.

#7 Bernard on 01.28.04 at 2:57 pm

Hell, here I was thinking I was going through my second puberty and you bring this up…. dayam… now I’ll need to re-think this… hahahah. As for the pill thing… I know what you’re saying… dayam. hahahahah.

#8 Christopher David on 01.30.04 at 5:41 pm

Trust me Bernie, I get mine, and when I do it ain’t cute! I become that moody, easily irritable pisces everyone loves (not) with a sh!t load of venom to spit.