KEEP CALM - Its 100 Degrees Outside

What’s really good people?

This has been a special week for the family; our dear and beloved SoSo turned the Big TEN this week. What a SPIRIT? What a SOUL? POUND for POUND there is nobody Stronger. SoSo you are such an inspiration and a source of STRENGTH. The First Lady of the "Kool Keedz" Love iz Love! P    

Ok people; let me get focused…

What has been making the news? Let’s see I can talk about the Martin case but that would be too easy. RESPECT to the Martin family. I could talk about why during Ramadan the days just seem too long and never end. I can talk about how everything you buy now from department stores come in boxes and you have to assemble yourself which can take up a full day. I can talk about football season is around the corner and that means NFL fantasy football drafts and English Premier League soccer opener is less than a month away. Let's Go!

What I will talk about is this HOT as you know what DMV heat wave out here for a week straight now. It is literally 98 degrees outside everyday and all that comes to mind is am in Nigeria all over again running the streets, chasing after Danfo buses en route to school and seeing people grinding everyday in that blaze.

This weather and heat in the DC area this past week is something different though. I mean it is so hot outside that I refused to get out of my car today on more than one occasion today. These next several weeks just makes you want to hide inside until a winter storm surfaces in November. Anyways let the countdown to fall begin seriously.   

So how exactly do my peoples back on the continent of Africa do it everyday? It is all a state of mind. When am home and I see people from food vendors, school boys and girls, the working class all pushing through the daily 90 plus degree weather with no complaints it is awe-inspiring.  I rarely hear Africans ever discuss or complain about the unpleasant conditions they wake up to daily. That is because they are too focused and fixated chasing after the coin to feed their families and loved ones.  

Here in the states and oversees we can afford the comfort and luxuries of running water and electricity that is not solely dependent on generators, indoor plumbing, etc. It is after you become exposed and grow accustom to this subtle amenities in life that you can no longer tolerate or go back to a highly substandard way of living. It is this invaluable exposure for the masses that will ultimately turn Africa and Nigeria around, a lifestyle that is not deemed only affordable and assessable for the elite.

Keep a Cool Head