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Relationship Advice from someone Single? Nah...

noreply@blogger.com (Johnny Magnum) — Sun, 02 Jun 2013 05:47:00 +0000

I mean honestly, how the hell can someone who doesn't have a boyfriend/girlfriend possibly give any relevant advice to be taken seriously? I mean if you're not in the situation you can't provide intelligent input right? That's why only sick Doctors can help patients, that's why they only allow female Plastic Surgeons to give Breast Implants, that's why rich folk never listen to their financial advisers or accountants because how could they possible give them good advisement if they themselves aren't as rich as their employers, right?

If you haven't noticed by now I'm implying you are stupid by using sarcasm. The validity of someone's advice should have all to do with the content of their advice, not the assumed position you think they are in. Good Advice is good advice no matter who gives it so don't ignore something just because your ego is too inflated to evaluate without bias, that's a mental handicap on your part. There are many people are single because they are strong enough maintain their standards instead of settling for someone beneath their requirements for the simple sake of saying "I got me a Him/Her." And furthermore, the people who made mistakes, that they learned from, will probably be able to give far better input to those in general situations then someone who has never done so. I mean how smart and quick on your feet do you have to be if you've never had anything go wrong or you've been in a long standing arranged marriage, Hmm? Keep in mind... On the road to success in whatever endeavor, Finances, Relationships, Parenting etc, its best not only to listen to those who made it with no issues, but seek those who hit potholes so that you can make attempts to avoid them or learn to bounce back. Make Sense?

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Fire & Desire / Inferno of Love

noreply@blogger.com (Johnny Magnum) — Thu, 23 May 2013 21:48:00 +0000

Smudge my lipstick with your burning essence,
Set fire to my skin, bring on the pain,
Engulf my body with your fiery pleasure,
Be the inferno to my lust and lets make it flame.

Just one touch baby, Just one touch.
You know My candle can't wait to feel your flame.
Just one touch baby, Just one touch.
I'm melting, sweltering from mess between my legs.

You leave my body erupting in Iconic combustions,
I'll ignite the flames of hell if you ever walk away,
This is more than touching and sinful lusting,
It's your love scorching my heart in every way.

So, just one moment, Please, just one moment.
Say you're mine and that you'll never walk away.
Just one moment, Please, just one moment.
Be the kindle to my candles burning flame.

You Spark an interest that's everlasting,
Fuel a fire that cannot be tamed,
Let me envelop you in blazing passion,
Backdraft with lust and lets make a flame.

Just one touch baby, Just one touch.
You wrapped around my wick, cant wait to feel your flame.
Just one touch baby. Just one touch.
I ain’t puzzled by the puddle left around my base.

You make me feel gassed up when I’m pumpin
Exploding in you is winning I could never lose.
This is more than touching and sinful lusting.
Its your Love cauterizing my hearts wounds.

So, just one moment. Please, just one moment.
Say you're mine and that you'll forever stay
Just one moment. Please, just one moment.
Be the kindle to my wick and its burning flame.

Top 5 Things My Parents Taught Me To Teach My Kids

noreply@blogger.com (Johnny Magnum) — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 23:28:00 +0000

5) Game Night

At least once a month gather the family together for an enjoyable, tech free day/evening of board/card/team games to direct and indirectly teach EVERYONE, not just the kids, how important family should be. This also teaches how to be a respectful winner, gracious loser and even get better at witty retorts because you gotta talk trash but not cross the line and get popped. Hone those trash talkin skills early.

4) Dinner Time

We will eat together, Not only literally but metaphorically. Breaking bread with your people is something your kids should know and understand in every sense that it is used. The time invested in putting in the work necessary to be able to eat a hot meal should be honored, respected and appreciated. Eating whole meals daily is not a luxury i had growing up, so being able to ensure my kids don't take that for granted is highly important.

3) Allowance is to be Earned, Not Expected

I never got a traditional allowance every week or month, and to be honest never even asked for it. When my parents gave us money it was a business proposition really. What's funny is both parents did it independently of each other, they weren't together at the time.

DAD:

While getting bored with how easy school was grades started slipping because i me and my older bro spent time being class clowns and town miscreants, so he made a deal. At the end of semester when we got progress reports in elementary thru high school, he created a monetary scale in lieu of allowance. If we got A - $20, B - $10. A C we got nothing, BUT... A D resulting in us owing $10 and an F $20. At 6-8 classes each, i looked forward to that $140 4 times a year. Never got the max every time, but made me work harder in school the entire time. I learned that sometimes doing good doesn't matter to folks. You have to motivate them with what THEY WANT, and make the means to an end thru what they should be doing. Eventually, hopefully, they will learn valuable lessons along the journey you've embarked them on. Clearly i did and gained tons of knowledge on the way

MOM:

I wanted to play in a soccer league in my town, it cost $30 and there were exactly 31days left to register and i asked her to enroll me. She said lets make a deal, you clean your room, do your chores without me having to ask you, i will give you $1 a day and you can pay for it yourself.

I of course made it like 2 weeks, got lazy, stopped and the end of the month only got $14 and couldn't join. Lesson learned, if you not ready to put in the work, you not worthy of the reward.

(Sidenote: i also started and organized my own soccer league after school with friends that i didn't tell her about which ended up in me getting the ass whooping of my life for lying to her about why i wasn't home on time everyday when she called from work. A Jamaican woman had to stop her from beating me because it was so bad... A JAMAICAN. You may not understand the significance unless you got island family, But i digress...)

2) Expose your kids to religion, don't enforce it

I think what many people do is try to make their kids follow their practices instead of allowing them to. Everything i learned about every religion in existence involved free will. Why take away from your child what your God gave everyone? Even if you don't believe in religion, just spirituality or hell nothing at all, why make them follow you? The very fact you have to force them to instead of explaining why it works for you and why they should try it should open your eyes to the fact that you need to get yourself right mentally. Because clearly you don't have faith in your own ways. Be tolerant and open minded so your kids wont choose their faith or lack thereof ignorantly.

1) Make fear of disappointment worse than physical pain

No matter the amount or severity of whoopings i caught from Pops, Moms, Uncle Mike, Aunt Dollie, Aunt Linda, yeah I'm naming names, eff that (don't beat me tho, for real that's not cool, I'm grown), nothing compared to the immense amount of terror i had/have in letting them down by not being the best i could be. I'm not allowed to be a failure because of them. Regardless of any personal flaws they had they instilled great ones in me that will last GENERATIONS beyond me. I don't want my kid to be afraid of the beating they will receive for getting caught doing something dumb, i want them to not feel its worth risking having me look at them with anything but Pride & Joy for a dumb act in the first place.

But best believe they will still be getting that behind whooped...

What you thought this was? Just cause I'm droppin knowledge don't mean you aint getting popped future kids. Act stupid if you wanna, i been practicing hitting other peoples kids on the sly for years. Try me.

WorldstarHipHop… Cops

noreply@blogger.com (Johnny Magnum) — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 03:29:00 +0000

http://t.co/STQ9G45lcJ

You have the right to remain stupid.
Anything you post can and will be used against you in a court of law.
You have the right to consult an attorney before risking your freedom for cyber popularity.
If you cannot afford an attorney, Sah Dah Tay.
Knowing and understanding your rights as I have explained them to you, are you willing to keep being sheep?

I’m sure this website is not new news to anyone under the age of 35 by now. The site where all random cellphone video captured fights, “ratchet” chicks dancing and your favorite thug artists are doing drugs, drinking expensive liquors and various other parole violating activities to show their fans how “Real” they are. Idiots. It seems to me ignorant Hip Hop artists utilize “Free Speech” as a method to rid themselves of this basic human right that was once a luxury to even have in the first place which is why Hip Hop Culture even exists right now in the first place. Irony at its prime.

I know a couple times on my blog I seem like a conspiracy theorists but I study people, all the time. And you know the dumbest way to enforce your authority over someone? With brute force. Think of all the cultures that used all out force to attack, subdue and control their enemy… what ALWAYS HAPPENS? Revolution, Anarchy, Collapse. But what if you remembered this simple universal truth, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, creed, gender, sexuality… Ignorance is Bliss. Why even tell people they are enslaved? Hear me out…

When you have a group of folk and oppress them, they bind together to overcome ignoring differences to unite and fight against a common evil. Every.. Single.. Time. When you get your back to a wall eventually you have no choice but to fight to survive. Too much to gain with seemingly nothing to lose, Anarchy.

Now when you are too lax in authoritative force you get a group of the few that feel they can do a better job than those in power, and start a militia to overthrow in a lust for absolute power. Too much to gain with seemingly nothing to lose. Anarchy.

But what if you, the one in absolute power, instead created a system in which the oppressed feuded with the oppressed? Where the people with nothing to lose constantly kept each other from uniting without as little outside influence as possible? What if a overseer simply injected hot topics and influencers that people with nothing who craved power chose to revolt against that while giving others power and the immense desire to not give up the little power they did have?

How does this all relate to sites like WorldstarHipHop? Lets see, you have hood rappers with nothing who did everything possible to hide their drug empires from cops in order to provide for the people around them, using their stories to create new lanes that accomplish this goal, legally, and are now in positions to inspire others to do the same as them but celebrated when they get caught doing the very thing in their lyrics they wrote to make money to stop them from needed to do said illegal activities in the first place. Confused yet? lemme simplify.

If you were a cop, your goal could be to get an undercover in training willing to risk their life, start him/her from the bottom to weasel his way to the deepest levels of the criminal empire gaining pertinent information with wiretaps, video surveillance along the way so that they could eventually testify after years upon years of work to bring down the head boss. OR… you can just make it “cool” to tell on yourself by filming your self doing so and submitting it to a public forum voiding any expectation of privacy and use a persons own words/actions against them.

Like I said, I’m not one for conspiracy theories, but if you are a real Hip Hop fan, of the culture, not just the music.. what part of the game is encouraging your “idols” who made it out the hood to get caught doing stupid stuff to get wrapped back into that life? Sounds like undercovers to me. Or maybe I am crazy and if this were true there would be TONS of evidence pointing to this actuality… in unrelated news, peep the below quote.

“The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he doesn't exist.” ~Charles Baudelaire

I’m gone.

Raising Minimum Wage: Great Idea or Great Demise?

noreply@blogger.com (Johnny Magnum) — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 12:56:00 +0000

$7 and some change an hour, seems crazy that people are living off of this huh? I did at one point, it was not fun by any means. Ramen noodles, hot dogs and bread were pretty much my entire diet. So of course seeing Obama talking about getting Congress to raise this to $9 seems like a no brainer great idea right? Eh, i disagree.

Quick history on why this logic is sound. Way back when Henry Ford had an idea, if I pay my employees more than I need to for them to get by, they will have more disposable income and be able to actually afford the cars they make therefore increasing sales and profit.

This time frame when such pseudo-altruism was working is not the same culture we have and allowed to diminish to. The average worker doesn't want to support/invest in their company, work hard or plan for the future. Hell the average consumer would support foreign brands & companies if the price was slightly cheaper. Outsourcing isn't a corporate thing, its as American as Apple Pie now. (Whatever that means).

So to me, raising unemployment rate that sharply does 3 things

1) Rewards the many people (not all) who have no ambition to work hard and get a job making more than minimum wage.
2) Alienates everyone who did work hard to get promotions and positions that make $9-10 an hour now who are not receiving that same $4,000 yearly increase in wages.
3) Forces businesses to make a tough decision: raise prices to accommodate higher average wage or lay people off to cut expenses.

Are you going to keep shopping at the same stores if their prices go up noticeably? If so, that's equivalent to you getting a pay cut to support this minimum wage increase. You ok with that?

Are you going to mind if you bring less money home when taxes go up because unemployment rates increased after you shifted to online shops instead of local anymore because prices went up?

We the people have shown businesses far too often that workers are expendable if it means the price is cheaper to the consumer. The only way to fix this is the people, government is not equipped to regulate a fix. You want businesses to hire more people? Shop there more often. Go to the brick and mortar store, not the online shop (even if its the same company). Create a demand for more workers, more managers, more stores and more opportunities for higher wages instead of more handouts of them.

Flu Shots… Nah, Im Good.

noreply@blogger.com (Johnny Magnum) — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 19:40:00 +0000

Now I’m not all for conspiracy theories and all but this right here? Man listen. We all know the flu comes round every year, I’m sure we are not interested in know how or why it comes seasonally, that isn’t the issue though. What I do know is how vaccines work. You are basically purposely infected with part of the very microbe you are trying to not get in a watered down form so your immune system creates defenses against it. This would be cool, if the Flu didn’t mutate and evolve so frequently.

Problem with people these days is we super medicate everything making our immune systems seemingly stronger, but when it boils down to it makes the very diseases we trying to eliminate evolve far faster than we ever can. What this means is diseases, like any other living thing, have to adapt or perish to survive. So essentially what we are doing is FORCING a living thing to breed to acclimate to its environment, a process that takes many generations, thousands of years in some cases, into doing so yearly. The “bug” is getting stronger and stronger, we are breeding Super Predator diseases by throwing mixtures of chemicals in our bodies.

But on the conspiracy theory side…..

Do you even know what is in your medicinal cocktail? You just figured “if doctors said it, must be cool?” I guess. In the age of information we sure do avoid finding it as much as possible because mad folks get sicker than Flu Symptoms from getting the flu shot… how that make sense? and many people STILL get infected. Furthermore lets be real, in the US we do not have free health care, yet FluShots are given out every year, by random stores, not even doctors offices, stores like CVS, Walgreens and such with no financial benefit? eff that, I am not naïve enough to believe that. yall being tested on as far as I'm concerned, have fun in Tuskegee Part 2. If you don’t get the reference, shame on you. Research it NOW.

Photo Poetry: America the Brave

noreply@blogger.com (Johnny Magnum) — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 01:46:00 +0000

Photo Poetry: Excerpt from W.M.D's

noreply@blogger.com (Johnny Magnum) — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 19:04:00 +0000

Full Poem Available Here

“I Need a Fix” by Johnny Magnum

noreply@blogger.com (Johnny Magnum) — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 23:30:00 +0000

I need a fix..
and the way you struttin’ in them heels raises yo sex appeal
to the point i feel i wanna rip off your panties, kneel,
stick out my tongue and.. whew.. for real...

I need a fix..
cause that lustful feeling you provide when i see your thighs squeezed in them tights
makes me wanna divide them and.. *sigh*

I need a fix..
plus that waistline is callin' me, so i phone for that facetime,
the apple on your back got me wanting to take a bite out then smack,
bend you over and tap that from beh... man.

I need a fix..
and those perfectly shaped breasts that sit up with proper posture on your chest
got me wanting to caress them and press them together then get 'em slick
and bisect them with my Di... shit.

I need a fix..
wit them lips you got? Dag, and I'm mad that you got me feenin' to feel 'em on my shaft
and I know you won't stop cause you's a bad mutha..
Let me shut my mouth.

Cause i need a fix...
So when you gonna fix that?
You busy tonight?

Did the Media make em do it? pt 2 (in-depth analysis)

noreply@blogger.com (Johnny Magnum) — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 20:03:00 +0000

This is a continuation of the article posted on The Info Soup blogsite pertaining to the Colorado Shooting that happened

Something I’ve noticed is that many criminals tend to cite music, movies and videos games as reasons they’ve committed crimes in the manner they have. After a while you have to ask yourself, are they as crazy as the news and police make them out to be? or is there a degree of truth to the controlling nature of where we have been pushed to the brink of mentally and emotionally thru marketing?

Check out some notable Current Events in the news.

Penn State Scandal

We all know of the lifetime of pedophilia Sandusky did to them kids under the willfully ignorant eye of what seems to be the entire administration, community outreach program and local government, but how many 'urban' people that boast "Stop Snitchin' were pissed at these happenings? Seems hypocritic doesn't it?

How does this relate? Well, washed up artists who emancipate themselves from Major labels of many genres are constantly speaking on how they are/were puppets to their Corporate Labels no? You really think the label that keeps your favorite musicians in the limelight won't bend them to their will to control the Public? You really think you determine what is "in" these days? If so, why has Hip Hop just so happened to have migrated from speaking on Trends of the streets to motivate the underdog low social class to change for betterment to telling you to spend your hard earned money you live check to check on so you can purchase all foreign made goods where the Label more than likely has stocks in Corporations that operate sweatshops there? Sound too complicated? Let me simplify... "You scratch my back, I'll scratch yours."

If you think I'm whacked out my brain just remember lil tidbits of info like this:

Run DMC made a song called "My Adidas" because of the shell toe'd shoes they liked to wear before they made it big which landed them a 7 figure promotional deal.

Jump up to the 90's and companies like Avirex gave out free leather jackets to artists in the limelight such as WuTang and Nas as "gifts" to wear in music videos and at photoshoots that otherwise couldn't afford such brands/items growing up in their lifestyle.

Fast Forward to the new millennium and Busta Rhymes makes a song called "Pass the Courvoisier" which lands his management company a promotional deal yet...
Excerpt from NY Times.com (http://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/02/business/media-hip-hop-sales-pop-pass-the-courvoisier-and-count-the-cash.html)

And now you got artists rapping specifically about Companies they own or own stock it. Riddle me this, outside of photoshoots When the last time you seen JayZ in a Roca-a-Fella fit? Puff Daddy in Sean John? I'll wait..... Am I still buggin now?

What brought about this change around the same time the artists reached elite corporate status levels of business? Another astonishing act of happenstance? Or were they now in the ranks of those who know the "unknown"? (And not that illuminati crap either, we talking real Life stuff.)

Artists went from writing lyrics about things they enjoyed normally, to things they wanted but couldn't afford so they'd get free samples, to being paid promote things they care nothing about and now they invested in companies to produce stuff they don't use to influence their listeners to purchase items to help them line their own pockets. You telling me they don't do this KNOWING they have complete control over people? Man listen...

2012 Batman Movie Theater Massacre

Okay okay okay I already know you're like How the hell does this shooting have anything to do with the media or entertainment or corporate Greed, you "reaching". But before you spazz and tell me I'm crazy lemme just let me reiterate some interesting facts for you to extrapolate (not assume) info from.

As we saw above Corporations will easily spend 1-3% of their gross income on Marketing their product(s).

Through Bombardment and Subliminal methods they push products to the public in ads, product placement in shows/movies, payouts and "gifts" to musicians for mentioning them in songs, inclusion in popular video games etc etc etc.

Now peep this...

Members of the sport sporting community, hunters and recreational Target shooters account for $5.5 billion.

The gun industry generates nearly $31 Billion dollars a year in revenues in the US alone... And that's just the Legal stuff not including state & federal governmental contracts.
Cited from: http://www.reloadbench.com/gloss/impact.html

Again: Corporations will easily spend 1-3% of their gross income on Marketing their product(s).

You ever seen a Handgun commercial during Love & Hip Hop ATL? Ever been emailed a Black Friday sales circular on Discounted Bullets? How do certain guns become so popular to people that have never owned one? You think Gun Manufactures are the only Corporations in the world that don't use the same exact Marketing ploys that every other successful major worldwide company uses and still outsells them? Or is it that you are bombarded so hard with it that you are oblivious? Think about it...

Where do most teenagers learn about guns? Where is it they can see which ones work best? Isn't word of mouth still the one of the most effective forms of advertisement? So how is this happening? Where do you hear about/see guns the most? News? Hip Hop? Country Music? Video Games? Movies? You'd be crazy to think the Gun industry isn't using these same avenues to influence consumers into buying their products over the competitors. What better way to show the deadly real world applications of weapons you make then to see them in action on Living beings?

Nah, maybe I am just the far fetched conspiracy theorist, no country would allow such course of action as to unleash weapons onto the public just to see how deadly they were to prove a point in a pissing match... Right?

Also, peep game. I listen to lots of Hip Hop and dabbled in random country songs ex-girlfriends forced me to listen to (don't judge me, she had a 30inch waist and 48inch booty) and the most popular guns are all made from 8 manufactures of 1,100. Another bout of chance that every rapper/country star over the last 15 years from different regions all used/use the same low quality street guns but drive half million dollar cars? Okay then.. There's just no convincing you. This is all an illusion.

PS: for those thinking "The US wouldn't do that to it's own people, check out these intriguing facts:

Smith & Wesson - US (acquired after failing to $30million in debt)
Colt - US (Bankrupt)
Winchester - US (closed & reopened in Japan)
Mossberg - US (Native Swedish Owner) - generating $24 million annually
Glock - Austria
Magnum Research( maker of Desert Eagle) - Israel
Heckler & Koch - Germany
Sig Sauer - Germany/Switzerland

How come all the companies that haven't went bankrupt are all out of country businesses... in Europe? Nevermind, its not like Hip Hop artists boast any other products from corporations from this region in their music. I mean honestly, what rapper would talk about German cars, own Swiss bank accounts or boast European clothing designers? That's just dumb... Isn't it?

Hey, I’m not saying people are not in control of their own actions, because I know for dang sure I am, but I can no longer avoid the fact that TONS of people daily are guided solely by what “Popular” culture deems of them without thinking for themselves. I cant believe any further that this is an unexpected by-product, but a desired effect meticulously planned for by the Corporations that profit off the people by any means necessary. There's too much evidence of pattern for this to be a coincidence.

in the words of @TheCosby… #StayWokeDog

48 Laws of Power: #10 Git from Round Me

noreply@blogger.com (Johnny Magnum) — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 15:00:00 +0000

"Infection: Avoid the unhappy and unlucky."

I don't know how many times I've fell victim not following this very important Law but its hard because of my overly protective nature, and I'm sure many of you have too. What it pertains to is people's negative energy, their aura, their Karma, luck or whatever you wanna call it, it's one in the same. Sadness and Depression are diseases; So much so, in fact, medicine exists to cure those who have too much of either... and its a multi-billion dollar a year seller. As living things we tend to sympathize with others doing worse than us out of caring, guilt and/or feel the need to want to be needed and attempt to help the less fortunate. I can't say I disagree with doing this but you MUST do so with better judgment. Let's look a this metaphorically...

Scenario: A man that cannot swim is in a river drowning, flailing at the arms...

What do you do? Seriously, say it aloud.

Now I'm sure most people's first instinct is "Jump in and save him." Which is a very noble idea but let's evaluate.

#1: Can you swim?

Sounds asinine to think someone who can't swim would try to save a drowning person but since we are speaking metaphorically, how many times have you (or someone you know) tried to help someone with an emotional/financial/physical issue that you/them couldn't get out of alone?
Broke people helping other broke people pay bills, "robbing Peter to pay Paul", people who are bad in relationships giving advice to others about keeping a lover happy, Out of shape folk telling people how to lose weight and diet properly... I know I see it EVERYDAY, don't you? Not saying the information/assistance can't be valid, because it very well can, but it definitely fits the scenario.

#2 Can You Do it Alone?

Do you actually possess the necessary ability to help the drowning man, or just the desire to? You want to try and aid someone but end up in a similar predicament doing so, helping them at your own expense.
And what if you dive in but because of your lack of expertise they STILL drown, now what? Now you feel guilty and just traded places, drowning, hoping someone comes along and saves you as you attempted to do for another. But if someone nearby just saw all the events that transpired, you think they will be just as likely to "dive in" and help you the same? If you saw a man run into a burning building to save someone and get thrown out by a fireball explosion would you run in next? I doubt it.

#3 Is it worth it?

This may sound kinda bad but you really must evaluate if helping someone is worth your time. Let's take that same scenario and ask a few questions...
If you can't swim, why you in the river?
Why weren't necessary measures taken to make sure you wouldn't be in this situation in the first place?
Did you do this to yourself on purpose because you get a thrill out of being saved? Or were you trying to drown?
If I risk myself to save you will you just dive back in?
Did someone else do this to you? If so shouldn't I be watching my back because this is someone baiting me.
Are you the one baiting me just so I jump in to save you as you use me to save yourself?
These may sound like I'm "over thinking" but they are quite common occurrences. People put themselves in harms way to get sympathy all the time, and some do so strictly to use that empathy you feel for them to stab you in the back. You've got to train yourself to think faster so you can evaluate situations thoroughly and still have enough time to act accordingly in the best interest of not only the person seemingly in danger, but yourself.

So before jumping in to save someone else from "drowning" in their problems, make sure you can handle the wave of responsibility and repercussions of such actions. Everyone's misery isn't external, they do it to themselves and if you choose to harbor around these people... It will infect your health, luck & blessings too. Lysol your Life, hang out with those who make sure if they can't swim in their ocean of issues that they were fortunate enough to have a boat, smart enough to bring a life raft, hell even those who trained themselves not to panic because they learned how to float. Everyone in danger aint worth the time, energy & risk to assist. So with the inspiration of the ever so wise hood prophet Project Pat...

Don't Save 'em, if it aint worth them being Saved.

48 Laws of Power Explained: #5 What do You mean to You?

noreply@blogger.com (Johnny Magnum) — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 15:00:00 +0000

"So Much Depends on Reputation, Guard it with your Life."

Like seriously, Do you even care about your image or personal legacy? What will you be remembered for? Is a short moment of laughter, temporary happiness or even feeling of vindication at the expense of self respect and dignity that fulfilling to you? Seems that way for most.

Everything you do represents a part of you. The words you say, jokes you make, charity you provide, how you act/react in anger etc all contribute to the image you portray that can and will be used against you. Those who cannot always be in control to project the facade they want to be known for will be demeaned and remembered as the puppet they are.

Being the loudest, most ignorant and most animated is almost NEVER associated with power. "The strong move quiet, the weak start riots.", "Real G's move in Silence like..." and all that good stuff. Showing that adamantly what sets you off only exposes a severe weakness of yours, now we know how to cloud your judgment.

Appear peaceful, remain powerful.

48 Laws of Power Explained: #18 Solo Dolo

noreply@blogger.com (Johnny Magnum) — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 15:30:00 +0000

"Do Not Build Fortresses to Protect Yourself, Isolation is Dangerous."

Man, where do I start with this one? Do you even see the implications not only physically but emotionally? How often do you see, or maybe even do yourself, that when you get hurt in a relationship with a lover you immediately go to the IDGAF attitude? That is really the weakest thing for you to but you, at that moment, swear you are most in control. But have you ever noticed the people who employ this method are always the ones perpetually hurt by others and unhappy? Can't be a coincidence.

Don't isolate yourself so much from pain out of fear that you are willing to cut off all Happiness and possible personal progressive opportunities to do so, that is NOT Power.

What other areas do you think isolation leads to a snowball effect of eventual self destruction?

48 Laws of Power Explained

noreply@blogger.com (Johnny Magnum) — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 15:00:00 +0000

I've been reading, well studying these guidelines to power written by Robert Greene in 1998, It's pretty impressive. At first I thought it was some random collection of common sense google tweets someone turned into book but it is far more in depth than I'd imagined.

Oddly enough, not to sound conceited, but many of the things I read so far in the book are things I naturally do but never really took time to notice why I do them, or why they work so seeing them laid out and explained gave me a lot of insight as to why I succeed in the areas where I do and am seen as a leader and somewhat intimidating to others even upon first meeting.

I'm gonna be posting some random laws I find notable to events I see or experience depending on the days they happen so stay tuned and you might find out some stuff to help you understand or even reform your actions to gain more power in your everyday life. Won't give you all the secrets though, you gotta read for yourself for all that... (That's Laws.. Nah, can't give yall too much too quick) Stay Tune, first post in 30minutes; Law 18: Isolation is Dangerous.

The Truth in a Joke…

noreply@blogger.com (Johnny Magnum) — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 20:25:00 +0000

“Oh man…. I’m just playin…” How many times have we said this after saying exactly what we meant and upon seeing the other party get offended/hurt use the phrase to quickly diffuse the situation? Often huh?

No matter how many frightened to be themselves people will tell you, the jokes you make tell A LOT about who you are as a person. The very way you formulate was is humorous to you speaks to your mental state and, more than likely, past experiences. I mean honestly, how funny are jokes that have no factual/logical basis to them? Don’t you joke best with friends or people you know more about? Why is that?

Joking is also a subtle way for people to show themselves in a manner they feel more comfortable letting out rather than being completely open and vulnerable in a serious setting. Pay more attention to what people say and how they say it when trying to be humorous and you’ll start realizing more about them as a person then you ever would have coming out and asking them directly.

So make sure the next time you get that “LOL'” after a statement from a “friend”, to evaluate the words before it and see how the people you consult with really think.

9 Days

noreply@blogger.com (Johnny Magnum) — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 05:29:00 +0000

It's been 9 days.

9 days since that 9 grazed ya side,
And 9 days we prayed for you to raise ya eyes...
But 9 ways or prayers been denied.
In 9 days my world's changed from hope,
Cause 1 year past 29 is not the age to go.
Since the time you were 9 I could see you were the type to take control,
A strong spine but a waging soul, wit 9 lives.
Back in 99, I spied you tryna live ya life right but couldn't survive the smite,
Even though you tried to raise me right.
So I strive to utilize what you deprived yourself of,
And that's the knowledge that Hood Respect don't coincide wit’ Self Love.
I need you to be selfish for yourself its- Fight or Flight,
And right now you need to fight for Life.
And even though it just might be- slightly- coincidental,
Since I heard the news new views switched my mentals.
So you can't hit the casket before you hear my kids calling me daddy, Uncle Moe and Trose
Barely speak but I know we close, so far.
We closed off due to tough decisions during close calls.
Didn't write each other, but we were never wrote off.
I'm so lost, ‘cause When I close my eyes
I see 1 .357, or a 9
going through ya Liver- in my mind, while you are living through ya Prime.
So I just need you to rise so I can say...
“Bro, We made it through those Odds.”
And oddly enough, regardless of the outcome or my luck
you'll probably never get to read this, Cause we just- perpetually dysfunct.
Plus- I know that traditionally showing Love is not conducive to ya thug.
So I'll just say, Whoever responsible gonna have to kill me too if we gotta pull ya plug.
Or else they gonna have to suffer…
for at least...
9...
days.

"Renunciation" by Johnny Magnum

noreply@blogger.com (Johnny Magnum) — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 22:54:00 +0000

Renunciation.
Let me enunciate it
Abjuration of faith in the greatness woven in my seams of Fate,
Cause all I seem to see is a buncha hatred.
Only one begotten son in faith,
well I say fuck being ya favorite.
I see how you treat ya Loved ones
and it makes me want to become one wit Satan.
At once I wanted a savior,
But now I want to be the one you save them from.
See I gave you respect
and tried to do what you'd expect of me,
in turn just begged for you to be hospitable.
But that you didn't do,
you just gave me increasing stress,
unequivocal to anything I've ever felt
and felt the need on thanksgiving morning to leave me mourning
while my brother laid gone in the hospital too.
So God, tell me what I should be thankful for
And if there's silence, then say no more...
We're done here.

Pastels by Johnny Magnum

noreply@blogger.com (Johnny Magnum) — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 02:11:00 +0000

My way of wishing @TopSy_CurvEE a Happy Birthday

http://twitpic.com/75ueyt

Significant beauty,

Significance truly is embedded

in the unique Blends of Pastels

comprehended by the Iris lens,

It leaves Special Effects in Awe

The artisticness is scientific,

it's the simplisticness that perplexes

Because the complexities are defectless

when the impurities left in are detected;

It’s The Perfect Flaw.

So if you think its merely

a Gorgeous Painting of a Flower

you're just not getting the Arts gist.

Its more of a Story of Glorious gifts

that reside in the Heart, Mind, Soul

and physical Beauty of the Artist.

She is the Pastels.

Artwork hand painted by @TopSy_CurvEE.

Yin Yang You by Johnny Magnum

noreply@blogger.com (Johnny Magnum) — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:05:00 +0000

Download:

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Yin Yang You by Johnny Mag

She is, I ain't
She's full, I'm blank
She spends, I bank
She draws... and I paint

She can, I can't
She's calm, I rant
She has qualms, I grant
She's palm... and I'm fingers on the hand

She's coffee, I'm tea
She's blind, I see
She winds, I freeze
She's Her... and I'm Me

She's South, I'm North
She's West, I'm East
She's Unprotected, I'm a Fort
She's the best... for me

It would seem were incompatible,
Probable in fact.
But actually it's Logical,
Because Opposites Attract

The Complement vs. Supplement Guide to Dating

noreply@blogger.com (Johnny Magnum) — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 02:34:00 +0000

The opposite of being Happy is not Sad, its Apathy. Many people don't understand why they remain unhappy in pending/current relationships because they don't take the time to evaluate this fact. To do this I have plotted out a simple way to see what type of Qualities you should be looking for in another; so you can not be sad, or numb… but be Happy with someone.

Complement: to enhance a quality to make complete.

Supplement: to fill a deficiency to make whole, or Perfect.

The deficient part of the white is Supplemented by the black and vice versa while the red Complements the same areas enhancing the abundant portion.

Now while these two sound very similar there is definitely a fine line that makes all the difference in the world between you feeling fulfilled, and you feeling bitter and empty. The first mistake you may have made is not knowing yourself enough to know what you want vs. need in a relationship, Most people only selfishly pay attention to the former. You should not be diving blindly into and relinquishing control of your heart to different people on a whim, Make sure they are even worth your time. To do this you must know your Good and Bad qualities to determine first what you NEED from another person, for them to Complement, or increase the potency of that quality; or Supplement, fill the remaining void you are deficient in that instance.

If you know you are typically frantic in situations, would you want someone like you who complements that, joining in your excitedness making you more frantic? Or someone on the opposite spectrum who Supplements the clear-headedness and Patience you are missing to be able to Calm you down?

If you know you are personally strong willed, hard working and determined for success, do you want someone who will complement that by challenging you, positively, to be better than you are? Or someone who Supplements by being lackluster and uninspired so that you feel more important as caretaker?

Believe it or not these may sound like obvious answers but they aren't. Some people like when everyone is as overly excited as themselves because it registers as engaging and there are PLENTY of people that date people they feel are "safe" out of fear of being left or because it makes sense Logically. The important part is to know who you are so that you can make the right choice BEFORE you get in too far with someone emotionally. If you take a little time every week and be real with yourself, write down a quality you've noticed you have and decide whether its Good or Bad for you, then you can determine the Qualities the Yin to your Yang will need to have to make your union complete. Keep in mind, It’s much easier to find what you seek if you know what you're actually looking for.

A Fan of My Fans: @TenaciousTeej - Personally Personified

noreply@blogger.com (Johnny Magnum) — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 02:11:00 +0000

Never have I encountered someone who exemplified the adjective in which they used to describe themselves so Perfectly. Teej, or Boo Thang as I affectionately call her in my mind (shhh, don’t tell on me), is extremely well rounded in the areas of Beauty, Class, Intelligence, Humor, Sexiness and Overall Original Self Expression.

If you are looking for “Run-of-the-Mill” then you wont like her, Sorry. If you aren't about Drama she is very easy to get along with and has all the great qualities as a “One of the Fellas” type female friend with all the “Oh What I’d do to her Given the Chance” attractiveness you’d expect from a woman of her Caliber. Go on ahead and hit that Follow button while I’m being nice and sharing with you.

PS: Tell her I sent You
(Brownie Points On Deck)

Cause & Effect: Internet Shopping Hurting Your Local Economy

noreply@blogger.com (Johnny Magnum) — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 22:30:00 +0000

In this day and age we have so many avenues in which to reach the information super highway easily that all it takes is a flick of the wrist from Phone in holster to World Gather information on any Product, Service or Question ever asked in the History of our Existence, so why go to Retail Stores to shop when you can research, order, purchase without waiting lines and have everything you'd ever need shipped to you from the comfort of your own home?

Many people don't recognize the negative impacts online shopping, both legal and illegally have done to our Local communities. While it has opened up the markets to Mom & Pop shops to compete on a larger scale because of the trends and misunderstood nature of the common shopper it is set to do far more harm than good.

Right now Many retail companies are battling with the Business model that you need people to sell products, as crazy as that sounds think about it... Whens the last time you NEEDED a sales person? How often do you go to a store and need no one except a person to point you in the direction of what you need and a cashier to ring you up? How many times have you used the self checkout line instead of an actual cashier even when there is no line in either? How many times have you utilized the Purchase online and pick up in the store option because you've done all your research? It may seem crazy but the Machines that do the self checkout are more profitable than actual people. Hiring a minimum wage employee, giving them benefits and annual raises, break rooms, specific working conditions actually cost companies Billions of Dollars a year when internet can eliminate most costs, checking out millions of people at once and following all best business practices 100% of the time without needing to be trained or Monitored. With the way things are going, you will see far less people in stores and far more Machines to retrieve and ship these internet orders.

Another HUGE area people don't take into account is Tax revenue. Did you know that if an internet site does not have a Physical Brick & Mortar store in your state that there is no sales tax? That could equate to some very hefty savings from the customer and most would jump right on it, but that is also money taken away from Local Schools, Road Maintenance, the Legal system etc. etc. etc. Aren't we all annoyed with this trend that the annoying out of country Tech Support or customer service agent we have to speak to to get help was a job that could've gone here but Greedy corporations would rather cheaper Labor to pad their pockets? Well guess what? When We purchase things online trying to save a dollar here and there, not recognizing if its an American company we are supporting, then you are that Greedy person using cheap Labor to pad your pockets. Scary huh? You have now become a part of the very same corporate greed community that has setback our communities. And don't even get me started on you Bootlegg Movie and CD people, you will spend $600 on some Fancy European shoes but not $10 to support an artist from YOUR city that you enjoy the music of. You are crippling America but As Long as you look "Fly" I guess it doesn't matter right? Smh.

All I'm trying to point out here is that your community's success is on your shoulders, if you are not willing to reinvest back into it, how can you be mad when the government doesn't either? Step up and go to your local store, spend that extra $3 and purchase locally, get the extra additives that you know you need instead of stealing them all from torrent websites. I'm not saying be a saint, but at least Limit the negative impact you have in your own Neighborhood or else the next time you find you’re not able to get a job because "No ones Hiring" it'll be YOUR fault because the Internet took your job due to cheap labor, not foreigners.

Knowledge In Pain by Johnny Magnum

noreply@blogger.com (Johnny Magnum) — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 03:34:00 +0000

Secret Pain

Disdain

Refrain from speaking to me.

The Holy Spirit goes through me but the evil remains a true beast.

I am truly unique and you speak of solidarity, But I'm a rarity.

One of a kind at one with my mind,

You could never invade my thoughts.

Because I react with instinct, I'm distinct,

My distance from despair has never dissolved…

But this solves my need for drama.

I feel Hopeless,

but know this day I need change like Homeless man campaigning for Obama.

With God imma formulate a plan

Cause I can't let another man control my fate like a suicide bomber for Osama.

I don't need 72 virgins in the afterlife,

I just need to know my purpose after life.

I mean I've been forewarned, but I've been so wrong, and its been so long that…

I don't even know what comes after right; So I have to write.

Cause my prayers are in these pages

I’m tryna get to Eden if u seein what I’m sayin.

We following the leader, not even knowin why

Then we tithing 10% but donating zero time.

It seems the Eve of Destruction is the Apple of the Eye

But this is just my food for thought so I thought yall should have a bite.

It shouldn't have to be this literal,

But it’s critical for your spiritual to not cripple to individuals.

Those quick wit views are not always those quick to do the right thing.

So don't assume fools on teletubes choose who Satan’s crew uses to sell a bright dream,

cause see God made the rules and

God made the Blues,

So only Gods fit to choose what your sadness might mean.

It might seem sometimes that he doesn't Love Us,

But when you're all alone and there's Twilight in your zone be thankful…

You could’ve be devoured by Wolves and Blood Suckers.

Whats the Difference? Being Able to: Buy vs Afford

noreply@blogger.com (Johnny Magnum) — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 19:01:00 +0000

As a finance major in college I found out how to tell the difference verbally in what I always knew instinctively; Its what's called the "Real Cost" of an item. Too often we look to the Price tag of an item and the amount we have in the bank account and make the determination of buying something based solely off that which only leads to uncontrollable debt, overdrafts and inordinate late payment/reconnection fees. So simply put here's the difference:

Scenario 1: You are about to purchase a used car and have saved up $3,000.

In the Able to Buy part of decision making you may start looking at a nice $2,800 Luxury vehicle with low miles in GREAT condition. Sitting in a luxury vehicle will definitely be an ego boost and you know its pretty reliable so it SEEMS like a good buy for you.

But you have to ask if you can actually afford it. What inevitable costs will be bound with the Car that you have not accounted for in the immediate and long term? Is there Sales Tax? How much will you have to pay for car registration? Do you have Car Insurance? How much of a deposit will need to be paid on the car before it can even be registered? How much will insurance be a month and do you have enough in your personal budget to account for it? How much does regular maintenance for the vehicle cost? When will it need to be done again?

Scenario 2: You saved up $300 and want to purchase a new Cell phone and deciding which phone and service you are going to go with.

You might decide you want the latest and greatest phone with unlimited plan and have enough to buy it but again you need to know if you can afford it, not only today, but the rest of the contract term you are signing. Have you checked How much the phone cost upon approval with Tax? Is there going to be a deposit? How much can you afford a month on a phone bill? How much is a carrying case and any other essential accessories you may need?

Scenario 3: You see that your favorite designer is/has released a new shoe, accessory, article of clothing that is unique and a Must have for you.

Now I KNOW yall have all seen this before: a cocky "fashionable" person is wearing some $300 Belt, a pair of $1,000 shoes, $500 purse and/or some gaudy chain/earrings flooding with diamonds but rocking a $5 white t-shirt, some Old Navy $1 flip flops or Flee Market Jordan's and cheap Dingy jeans/shorts yet bragging about their ensemble... word? Witcha Broke Self. If they could’ve afforded it then there would be no need to brag because it would be normal and your entire wardrobe would be of an equivalent nature. See the difference now?

Once you calculate the "Real Cost" of the items you are purchasing you may realize that the thing you can buy is something you actually can't afford to keep. There's nothing worse than buying a new car, phone device, clothing etc. that you broke the bank to get and can't even utilize because there's something else you need to make it look or work proper. Then to make matters worse some over extend themselves to do so and sacrifice something they need for something they want and end up in a cycle of "robbing Peter to pay Paul". Don't fall victim to the approval you seek from others with material things.

Able to Buy vs. Able to Afford

Don’t just jump from A to B, make sure you cover A to A.

What Are Your Thoughts: Mandatory Drug Testing For Welfare Recipients

noreply@blogger.com (Johnny Magnum) — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 17:59:00 +0000

In Florida, as of July 1st, any adult applying for State/Federal aid will have to take and pass an illegal drug screening, at their own cost, before receiving their funds.

As of now their are two main arguments but I want to get everyday peoples thoughts on this matter. A few key points:

Families who paid and did not test positive for drugs will be reimbursed the funds they spent
Testing Positive does not disqualify you from receiving funds, you will simply have to name another person, who tests clean, and will agree to take responsibility for the Benefits.

Those who disagree feel that requiring drug tests on people, without probable cause, receiving governmental aid will inevitably spread to anyone receiving Financial Aid or Grants up to and including college students, science labs and elected officials.

On the other side, People for this revision feel like people are abusing the Food Stamp assistance to receive funds and trade them for cash for drugs while the kids suffer further with no progress for the families.

I want to know how you all feel about this Law that has been enacted as a Drug Deterrent and if it is worth the precedence set allowing the invasion of privacy to tax paying citizens.

Full Article: http://on.cnn.com/jkYUOm