(sings) Mi life soon sort out, so mi nuh worry, oooh, my coffee soon ready… (/sings)
Ok, people, in the meantime, I don’t love every single song by Mr. Vegas, but I definitely love “Man ah Gallis”. See it in HD by following this link right ‘ere.
In the spirit of Mr. Vegas’ song, I give you the Star’s poster girl, Shaneva Shand.
Happy Friday!
Today’s Facebook status was so long, I decided it was worthy of a blog post. Here it is:
Mad Bull was visited by two Jehovah’s Witness women this morning. Because he has mellowed with age, and because one of the women reminded him of someone he knows (< insert name of bredrin in high school here > ’s Mom) , he didn’t behead them or have them drawn & quartered as he would usually have done. Instead he calmly accepted their books, gave tham a $4.00 donation and turned them away with gentle words (then threw the books away).
You know what I saw the other day? I saw a girl “rush” a man, straight! For those of you who aren’t from Yard, let me explain… I saw a girl pick a man up, which is not that uncommon nowadays, but in this case, it was extraordinary!
I mean, the woman behaved like a Jamaican man picking up a woman, yo! (Incidentally, I hear the Honduran men are just as bad as the Jamaicans, if not worse! Thats a story for another time though… ) She did it right in my office, in front of everybody. She was very upfront with it, and straight to the point. She pursued the man relentlessly (with words), and it was like she wouldn’t take no for an answer! And to top it off, she did it while enduring teasing / admonishment from onlookers… and you know what? She was successful in getting at least his digits and a promise for him to accompany her out on a boat over the long weekend! (This is a married man, BTW, a consultant who is here for a short stint.)
It was very interesting to watch and listen to, because I have never seen a woman behave that way! She just put herself out there without fear of rejection, and in front of everyone, just like that! (* smh in amazement *)
Given what I am accustomed to, I had mixed feelings on the matter… I felt good for her in that she was so confident and also, about how she just went for what she wanted, and got it. At the same time, I felt like it was a bit distasteful to see her throwing herself at the man like that.
I guess she just wanted a piece real bad….
Another thing I found real interesting was this whole deal with Miss England… Just the other day, I surfed through the Miss World site and noticed that a black woman had been chosen as Miss England. Since I am black (or at least, I think of myself in that light, as some will tell you that I am not) I was interested, and so I did a little read up on her. She is Rachel Christie, niece to Olympic gold medallist Linford Christie, who although he competed for Britain, was Jamaican born.
Rachel is the first black woman ever to hold the crown for Miss England, and, also interesting, she is an athlete as well. She is supposed to compete in the next Olympics for Britain, in the Heptathlon.
I was pleased for her.
Then last night, a sistren on Facebook posted a link which was to a story about how Rachel had to relinquish the title. Why? Because she punched another woman in the face! :shocked:
Apparently the woman (who was Miss Manchester in the Miss England competition) showed her a text which was supposedly from Rachel’s man!
When I heard about it, I felt a bit let down, and indeed, when I was telling this woman I know about it, I did say to her, “She want a good SLAP!“. And no, I wasn’t talking about sex. 
Still, I can imagine how it went… she probably had in a few, right, and probably Miss Manchester has been a hater bitch from day one, exalting herself upon poor Rachel, and always trying to put her down, and saying bitchy stuff to and about her. Then, in the club, she comes up and tries to throw this text message in Rachel’s face! Ah who tell her fi go do dat! POW! 
You know and I know that this is probably how the whole thing went down! (If it didn’t go like that, it NEARLY go so!) She probably had it coming to her. Its just unfortunate that Miss Manchester caused this now, when the Miss World is just around the corner.
In the comments on the same link on Facebook, a guy said that she was just a thug. I countered by saying, “I disagree that she is a thug. If she makes this sort of thing a habit, then maybe, but if it was an isolated incident, well, we all have our bad days, don’t we? Its just a pity it had to happen while she was involved in the whole “Miss England” thing. Just my two cents…”. The guy has responded by saying, “if you had a bad day with an isolated incident of punching someone at a nightclub because your feelings got hurt then you might be a thug too.”.
Like I said, it is not the best way to behave, but we all have bad days, don’t we? Characterizing the woman as a thug because of one unfortunate incident is a bit rough, IMHO. What do you think?
I also found it interesting that Rachel’s runner up is a decorated soldier (decorated for something she did while in action in Basra). She has been given time off from her duties as a soldier to take part in the Miss World. I wait to see her picture with bated breath! Maybe they should pose her in her Miss World bikini brandishing a Heckler & Koch MP5! What do you think? 
First a potential Olympian, and then a soldier! English beauties are very interesting indeed!
Dog Pack Attacks Gator In Florida
At times nature can be cruel, but there is also a raw beauty, and even a certain justice manifested within that cruelty.
The alligator, one of the oldest and ultimate predators, normally considered the “apex predator”, can still fall victim to implemented ‘team work’ strategy, made possible due to the tight knit social structure and “survival of the pack mentality” bred into the canines.
See the remarkable photograph below courtesy of Nature Magazine.
Note that the Alpha dog has a muzzle hold on the gator preventing it from breathing, while another dog has a hold on the tail to keep it from thrashing. The third dog attacks the soft underbelly of the gator.
Not for the squeamish… Click on the link below to see the photo.
There is no ice in the fridge. That sucks, because yeah, I can turn the ice maker on, but by the time it starts producing ice, its going to be bed time. stbm.
I feel like crap. I think I am coming down with a bug or something… I am feeling aches and shit coming on. Hopefully a good night’s rest will get rid or it though. I’m probably just tired.
I sent my Mom some money by one of those money transfer companies. When she went to collect it, they told her they had no info on any transaction from me to her, can you believe it? Guess what the problem was! When I checked the receipt, I found that the guy who processed it for me, despite transcribing the info from my driver’s license, put down my first name and my middle name, Mad Aloysius, instead of my first and last, Mad Bull. Whussup wit’ dat?
Huh? Oh yeah, muy name is Mad Aloysius Bull. Whats wrong with that? Cho. Gweh!
I was supposed to be in Florida tonite. I didn’t end up going tho. My bank is sending me on a training course but there was some kind of scheduling problem and it got postponed. Didn’t really bother me still. I prefer to go with others from my bank, and now maybe that is the way things will work out.
I finally persuaded Natty to watch Californication with me. She found it interesting, but the wayward lifestyle of the main character seems to annoy her a bit.
I have been being a bit bad. I haven’t been going to the gym as regularly as I should. 
Oh, by the way, it turns out that I have been giving the ice maker in my fridge a bum rap! It made the ice in no time. Sadly, the drinks are done, so is my bath and so I-man a go bed. Bye…
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to go and check out Miss Jamaica’s wardrobe. Just click on the picture below if you are up to the mission.
Song of the day: Contagious, by Trapt. If you can’t handle the No. 1 mission, then do mission 2 (or do them both if you like ). Watch the music video.
Enjoy your day. Laterz!
So I’m reading the Friday Compass… MBJr. is nearby. He says to me, “Dad, do you think we could go to a movie? What is showing at Caymana Bay?” As I leaf through the Compass looking for the advert by Hollywood Theatres, I buck up an article which says that the Vatican has put out some changes that they think will woo Anglican pastors (or are they priests) to the Catholic fold. I exclaim, “But don’t Anglican can married! What the baxide dem a talk bout. Me haffi read dis!”.
As always, when I get excited and break into the unintelligible (to MBJr.) patois, he wants to know WTF is up?
“What are you reading, Dad?”, he asked.
I said, “Nothing.” because I wanted a chance to read the story, but he wouldn’t accept my attempt to sidetrack him. “What’re you reading, Dad? Tell me!”.
I decided to tell him. “It appears that the Catholic Church has made some changes to how they operate that they are suggesting may woo some Anglican priests to turn back to Catholicism. You see MBjr., this interests me because the Catholics (wrongly, IMHO) do not allow their priests to marry! The Anglicans ARE allowed marry, I believe! This makes me wonder what exactly these changes the Catholic Church have made are! You are a Catholic, you know, even though you hardly go to church. You were baptised as a Catholic, anyway…”.
“I know.”, MBJr. replied.
Every now and then I flirt with the idea of going back to church. In these flirtations, I think about taking MBJr. with me. Not Natty, she is immovable. She naw go. And I can understand that, because she has NEVER been a regular attendee at any church, as far as I know. I decided to use this moment to drop in one of my church going hints.
I continued, “When I was little, my Mom and Dad used to force me to go to church. Because of that, I eventually stopped going. I was trying to rebel against their rules, you know, but it eventually became a habit. Still, it is not a bad idea to go to church sometimes, you know?”.
I looked at MBJr., wondering what he thought of my implied suggestion. He replied, “What are they showing at Caymana Bay, Dad.”. 
I was watching a blue movie the other day, given to me by a guy at work. It was one of those parody X-Rated movies. I think it was a parody of the TV Show “Friends” or something like that. It was okay.
What was interesting about the movie to me though was this ‘tramp stamp’ that one of the starlets in the movie had. It was a pretty intricate tattoo of a butterfly, really pretty! I noticed it when the girl was getting it doggy style, with the camera shooting from above the girl’s back. I was finding myself becoming mesmerised by the butterfly as the girl moved back and forth, and it was like I became more interested in watching the movement of the butterfly than concentrating on the actual activity that was taking place.
It then occurred to me that this might be one of the benefits of tramp stamps. Some guys have issues with coming too early, you know? We have all manner of tricks that we use to try not to come early, such as thinking about something else like a cricket match, or about shyt at work or about a video game or something, anything to distract them from the pleasurable sensations that they are experiencing, but for some guys, the tricks don’t work.
Now when a woman has on a tramp stamp like this butterfly I was talking about earlier, well, if you can get mesmerized by the butterfly or whatever tattoo the woman is wearing and it distracts you from the ‘work at hand’, thats probably a good thing! It might just work out for the guys (and hence for the women), don’t you think?
While we are on the issue of tramp stamps, check this one out:
Now thats a REAL tramp stamp, huh? Note, this is NOT the butterfly that had me mesmerized!
Wheel & Come again!
I have a little joke to share with you. Its been a long time since I last did that, right? Here goes…
Junior , the Jamaican is on ‘Who wants to be a Millionaire’; and has
reached the $1 million question. MeredithVeira says, ‘Right Junior , this is for $1 million, and remember, you still have two lifelines left, so
please take your time. Here’s your question: What type of animal lives in a Sett?’
‘Is it:
A) Badger
B) Ferret
C) Mole
D) Cuckoo?’
Junior ponders for a while and says, ‘Backside Meridith, mi not sure; gi mi di 50-50.’
‘Right, Junior , let’s take away two wrong answers and see what you’re left with.
‘Badger’ and’Cuckoo’ are the two remaining answers..
Junior has a long think, then scratches his head and says, ‘Blouse an’
Skirt Meridith, mi still nuh know, mek mi phone mi island bredren.’
‘So who are you going to call?’ says Meridith.
‘Hmmm, Ah tink I’ll call Selwyn in Mandeville, Jamaica.’
So Meredith phones Selwyn in Mandeville. Selwyn, this is Meredith Veira from ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire’. I’ve got Junior here, and with your help he could win $1 million. The next voice you hear will be Junior .’
‘Wha gwaan Selwyn? Where mi money deh…? Anyway, ansa dis an we quits. What type ah hanimal mek im yard in a sett? Is a badger or a cuckoo? ‘
‘Is a badger, man.’ says Selwyn without hesitation.
‘You sure, bwoy?’
‘Definite. Wanundred purcent. Abadger. Definitely.’
‘Right, tank yu man.’
‘I’ll go wit di eediat bwoy Selwyn. The answer is a badger.’
‘Final answer, Junior ?’
‘Yeh mon, Meridith, final answer.’
‘That’s the correct answer. You’ve won $1 million!’
Cue wild celebrations.
Next morning Junior calls up Selwyn: ‘Bredren dat was a blood-fire ansa laas night bwoy, yuh cumgood!
How you did know sey badger yard is a sett?’
‘Me nevah know’, replies Selwyn, ‘but everybaddy know cuckoo live inna clock!’ :lol:
Ah bwoy, dat one mek mi belly side hot me, di way me laff! I hope it was good for you too.
Anyway, I man ago buss it! Peace!
Hey all. I saw the above on someone’s wall on Facebook and thought it was funny so I stole it and then shared it with you. Does that make me like Robin Hood or wah?
Anyway, here is a snip of my Twitter updates this morning… Maybe you should read it from the bottom up, I dunno… Try it both ways and tell me what you think.
madbull4 Ra$$! Some big rain ah drop outside! You want to see how Simba just scooted into his crate! :^) Ah bwoy, the life of an ‘outside’ dog…
madbull4 (sings) All i want to do / Is be more like me / And be less like you … (/sings)
Ok, I know, thats not Silversun Pickups…. I like Evanescence too.
less than 5 seconds ago from webmadbull4 I should go & do some crunches and leg lifts and stuff like that soon too. When you don’t see me, I gone, seen?
7 minutes ago from webmadbull4 Uhoh! Natty is up! I guess she’ll soon be on my ass to get ready 4 work. :^|
9 minutes ago from webmadbull4 Yay! The coffee ready! I saw some white chocolate mocha creamer in the fridge & so I tried it. Not bad, but french vanilla still my fav.
11 minutes ago from webmadbull4 @brownsugawoman Hi back! Have a great day, y’hear!
18 minutes ago from web in reply to brownsugawomanmadbull4 Ok, coffees perking. Eating a banana & taking my vitamins while I wait. Went back 2 the gym last nite. sum ppl actually remembered me, yo!
19 minutes ago from webmadbull4 I want some coffee now. I guess I better go make some … soon come.
29 minutes ago from webmadbull4 @StunnerJ How dat taste? It sounds good! :^) RT @StunnerJ Drinking Appleton and white cranpeach…
about 1 hour ago from webmadbull4 Mornin’ all. Up too early again, but acceptably so. Listening to the Silversun Pickups.
about 1 hour ago from web
Yeah, I know it wasn’t a proper post, but I got writer’s block or something. TTYL.
Hullo. I changed my Desktop background in Windows again. Yeah, I got up really early, maybe 3:30am or something and Facebook was boring at that time, and I didn’t have anything to do, and so, in my state of idleness, my background picture caught my attention and I though to myself, “It REALLY is time for that picture to go, you know!”.
The picture above is my new background. It is a picture of the waterfront in George Town, Grand Cayman. It was taken from the roof of the parking garage at my office, which is somewhere between seven or eight floors up. (Yeah, I know that is nothing big in some people’s books, but in Cayman, that is pretty high up!) The picture was taken at about 5:30 pm.
I know that picture is not much of a big deal, but for some reason, I like it. Some of the places shown in the picture are the Bayside Mall (a mall in name only), the Hard Rock Cafe, that store / restaurant that I think is owned by Guy Harvey, and the Atlantis Sub office.
I changed my background because…
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