Carolyn's Opinions - March 2014

Singer Chris Brown was thrown out of anger management rehab and was immediately tossed into jail. He will stay there until April 23rd. Mr. Brown has continued to be under court jurisdiction since he beat up singer Rihanna in 2009. Clearly, several stints in rehab could not rehabilitate Chris Brown. Maybe jail will.

Legendary R&B singer James Brown died in 2006, but is still buried in his daughter's back yard because the family is fighting over his 100 million dollar fortune. Pitiful.

Some hospitals are allowing long term patents to receive visits from their pet dogs. It improves morale. I hope they extend these visits to all hospitals, and allow cats, too.

Belated Black History Info from Wikipedia: Jester Joseph Hairston (July 9, 1901 – January 18, 2000) a Kappa Alpha Psi member (1925) was an American composer, songwriter, arranger, choral conductor, and actor. His notable compositions include "Amen," a gospel-tinged theme from the film Lilies of the Field and a 1963 hit for The Impressions, and the Christmas song "Mary's Boy Child".

Talk show host Conan O’Brien has the thinnest legs I have ever seen on a man. He’s 6’4” and his legs look like stilts. When he does his monologue, it’s very distracting.

Good for Jimmy Fallon for bringing comedian Joan Rivers back on The Tonight Show after a 26-year ridiculous banishment. This courageous act shows his maturity and clout in show business. Boo on Jay Leno. Long live the new King of Late Night!

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The Day After Tomorrow

There must be a reason why they keep showing the movie The Day After Tomorrow, about global warming and catastrophic climate changes, on television, released in 2004. Scientists said the movie was propaganda. Considering the extreme climate changes we’ve been experiencing lately, maybe it’s becoming closer to the truth. Maybe we need to start learning Spanish and thinking about moving below the Equator.

Question: Why do scientists say it’s not possible for the Earth to have another Ice Age?

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6 Reasons to Break Up with Your Man

Basketball star Dwayne Wade and actress Gabrielle Union were recently engaged. The pair had a close relationship for over four years. They then decided to take a ‘break’ away from each other. This was due primarily because Ms. Union had two movies scheduled back to back. Distance was an issue between the two.

During their break Mr. Wade had a baby with a close friend of his, the ex-girlfriend of Damon Wayans Jr. Four months later, the 32-year old Wade and Union got back together. Wade gave the 41-year old Union an engagement ring, which she accepted. This begs the question, if your man had a baby during a break in a relationship, would you take him back?

The term ‘break’ is one that needs to be explained and specifically defined. Technically, it usually means that a couple is separated and no longer a couple for a period of time. People are doing all kinds of things during a ‘break’ these days. And they usually believe that whatever they do during that period should not be held against them.

Taking a break means you are on a vacation from the relationship. But what you do during a break and with who should factor into whether or not you get back together. In my humble opinion, here are some circumstances about which I think it should be very difficult to go back into a relationship.

1. Your man has a baby with a woman during your break. This is such an egregious situation that it should now be called the “Union Break”

2. He has a baby by your best friend

3. Your man went back to his ex-girlfriend. Specifically, the one he had before you.

4. He dated your best friend - exclusively

5. He openly dated a coworker of yours

6. He married, and then divorced your best friend. If dating a best friend or having a baby by your former best friend is not enough, certainly his marrying your best friend should end one, if not both, relationships

Union says it was a mistake to schedule so much time away from Wade to make two movies. I say it shows his short attention span. Surely she will have to be away from Wade in the future for months if she plans to continue her acting career.

Why she took him back is a mystery. Still, the one good decision she plans to implement is to require her and Wade to sign a pre-nuptial agreement. She now understands his propensity to stray, and signing a pre-nup will ensure that her money, if not her heart, will be protected. .