Today is Friday. I remember growing up it was always "Thank God Its Friday!" even at the Episcopal school. Then that phrase became an acronym "TGIF" and it became corporate. I think Apple-bees took it. I also think ABC took it as well. I used to look forward to the weekend because it wasn't school, now I look forward to it because it isn't work. Speaking of "cool" I remember how adults would try to take things of kiddom and try to pretend they were cool. Growing up in the Rap age there was nothing more embarrassing than hearing a teacher rap. Even hearing Bill Cosby rap just seemed wrong. I suppose that is why whenever I hear Karaoke I get embarrassed for the person singing (unless they are good, which is rare). Then there are the hip words. I was from the pre-ebonics age so our words were a mix of 80s and 90s. Things started off as radical and ended up sweet. I have no idea what the cool words are for today. All I remember is seeing the Bush daughters say "shake it like a Polaroid picture" at an event and thinking, what? Now I hear "all up in my biznezz" and "badunkadunk". I think "badunkadunk" means a large rear end. And of course about 3 years ago "bling bling" was in. Then parents and politicians started talking about "bling" and that quelled that teenage uprising. "Boo-yah" is another one indicating victory. "Chassy" is a hot chick. I am looking for some chassies this weekend. "Crackalackin" - whats going on. Another favorite is my "fo fo" or .44 calibur gun. It makes it seem like the gun has fluffy poodle parts on it. It's my "fo fo". Gonna shootemup with my "fo fo". The key to making these stupid words obsolete is for adults and parents to use them. Thus taking away all coolness away from them. I suppose though the chassy with the large badunkadunks will say we are all up in her biznezz instead of saying Crackalackin. The more you know....

Thought of the Day
But language is a treacherous thing, a most unsure vehicle, and it can seldom arrange descriptive words in such a way that they will not inflate the facts--by help of the reader's imagination, which is always ready to take a hand and work for nothing, and do the bulk of it at that.
- Following the Equator, Mark Twain