The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

What do all those letters stand for? The Hard Part Is Done I Can Be Lazy Now. Know anyone who gets like this? In relationships? During tragic times? I'm starting to see it more and more and it's starting to really bother me. From what I've seen, this complex is most prevalent in relationships and during tragic times in one's life. I'll look at these predicaments separately. I've seen this a lot with relationships. Ever know someone, a guy we'll say, and he's seemingly the nicest, sweetest, most sincere and genuine boyfriend for the first year, but then, when the couple gets married, he stops saying and doing what made the gal fall in love with him and say "yes" in the first place? When he gets home from work, he just grabs a can of beer and plops down in front of the television set. All that hard work and effort paid off. He's married now. There's no need nor reason to keep up the hard work and effort. The mission was accomplished. ...

Anybody remember Dennis Rodman? The basketball player whom pulled down 15-20 rebounds a game, maybe coming away with 4-6 points? He was Mr. Rebound while in the league. I've known a few Dennis Rodmans in my day and no, I'm not talking about it in a basketball sense. I'm talking about it in a relationship sense. Know any people like that? They just bounce around like a pinball from one person to the next. Every guy or gal they date is a rebound. There will come a point where a guy or gal they date is a rebound off of a rebound off of a rebound off of a rebound. That's a lot of rebounds right there. I admit, I've thought about rebounding before, but haven't been able to follow through with it. I tried going out and admitting to myself that I was over an ex, but when I was out and about, I realized I wasn't over her yet. So, I'd be honest about that and it'd be a one-date stint. So, what's it take to rebound? Is there such a thing as a success...

What am I talking about? Racism and interracial dating or marriage. I thought the new debate was on gay marriage. But, no, the debate on interracial marriage is still alive and well, as I've come to discover over the past week. I would like to think of us as a color-blind society, but that would be my naivete getting the best of me. Although, I'm not the most naive' lad out there. I've heard many say that "racism" is no longer present in this country. As much as I want to say it's no longer present, it will always exist, unfortunately. There will always be some people whom believe that their ethnicity is superior to all others or that a certain ethnicity is inferior. While, I do think that the problem of racism is improving in this country, I also think it's becoming more hidden. Some people will just come out with their thoughts and feelings regardless of where they are or whom they're with. But with others, they tend to hide these thoughts and ...