Kanye was right...

the gift that keeps giving (i.e. like herpes, but...you know, never look a gift sore in the mouth). GWB caught wiping his hands on Bill Clintons Penis (no, arm) after shaking the hand of a black man. Damn Kanye was right! that makes twice Mr. West was spot on. think i need to make a button now. (below is the second of the "twice")

Words to the wise...

As I Develop The Awakening Mind I Praise The Buddha As They Shine
I Bow Before You As I Travel My Path To Join Your Ranks,
I Make My Full Time Task
For The Sake Of All Beings I Seek
The Enlighted Mind That I Know I'll Reap
Respect To Shantideva And All The Others
Who Brought Down The Darma For Sisters And Brothers
I Give Thanks For This World As A Place To Learn
And For This Human Body That I'm Glad To Have Earned
And My Deepest Thanks To All Sentient Beings
For Without Them There Would Be No Place To Learn What I'm Seeing
There's Nothing Here That's Not Been Said Before
But I Put It Down Now So I'll Be Sure
To Solidify My Own Views And I'll Be Glad If It Helps
Anyone Else Out Too
If Others Disrespect Me Or Give Me Flack
I'll Stop And Think Before I React =
Knowing That They're Going Through Insecure Stages
I'll Take The Opportunity To Exercise Patience
I'll See It As A Chance To Help The Other Person
Nip It In The Bud Before It Can Worsen
A Change For Me To Be Strong And Sure
As I Think On The Buddhas Who Have Come Before
As I Praise And Respect The Good They've Done
Knowing Only Love Can Conquer In Every Situation
We Need Other People In Order To Create
The Circumstances For The Learning That We're Here To Generate
Situations That Bring Up Our Deepest Fears
So We Can Work To Release Them Until They're Cleared
Therefore, It Only Makes Sense
To Thank Our Enemies Despite Their Intent
The Bodhisattva Path Is One Of Power And Strength
A Strength From Within To Go The Length
Seeing Others Are As Important As Myself
I Strive For A Happiness Of Mental Wealth
With The Interconnectedness That We Share As One
Every Action That We Take Affects Everyone
So In Deciding For What A Situation Calls
There Is A Path For The Good For All
I Try To Make My Every Action For That Highest Good
With The Altruistic Wish To Achive Buddhahood
So I Pledge Here Before Everyone Who's Listening
To Try To Make My Every Action For The Good Of All Beings
For The Rest Of My Lifetimes And Even Beyond
I Vow To Do My Best To Do No Harm
And In Times Of Doubt I Can Think On The Dharma
And The Enlightened Ones Who've Graduated Samsara

New York state...

the new Jay-Z song about NYC (Empire State of Mind) has really grown on me. smooth raps by Z and that hook by Miss Keys just flow to make a really great song about the best city in the world. to sit and wonder what it must be like to have the city in the palm of my hands like Jay...damn. so i started to think about some of the other NYC songs that i have liked and i can only think of a couple. maybe if some day traffic to this site increases (why it would, i have no idea) then if you have a personal fav throw it into the comments and i'll put it front and center in some "updates". here's the Jay-Z video:

the next song i love about NYC was on Big Pun's album "Yeeeah Baby". track #5 New York Giants. i have just an ok stock Honda system in my car but this song sounds unbelieveable in it, i can only guess how mind blowing it must sound in a major system. on top of it the song is a great team song (unlike the lame ass Vikings fight song by Prince. love the Prince, but sometimes i'm not on the same page. oh, and lets not even talk about The Super Bowl Suffle). give it a try and buy it and pump it in the car, a must.

the last, but not least, is the Beastie Boys on their album "To the 5 Boroughs". it is track #12 An Open Letter to NYC. New York City, the Beasie Boys....that's all you need to know.

so there you go. no damn "new york state of mind" Sinatra bullshit. NYC and hip hop. East coast.