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Sometimes the wife and kids make fun of me, calling me curmudgeonly. 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I received product samples and a promotional item as a thank you for participating.”\n\nThere's not much to primp about when you're a dad, or at least it's highly unlikely that there's much time to do so with all that is on our plates. Much of this by our families. 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Enjoy... it's delicious!\n\n\nWith summer officially upon us, now is the perfect time to share my favorite Italian Ice cream spot with you... Paolo's Gelato Italiano in the Virginia Highlands. It is the best ice cream in Atlanta. 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At the very end of 2012 I very quietly proclaimed, \"I will be restored.\"\n\nToday is exactly five months and twenty-four days since I uttered this statement.\n\nHow To Inspire The Dad In Your Life To Be His Best All Year Long\n \n\nToday is also almost a year ago to the day (June 22, 2012 to be exact) I was laid off from what I thought was my dream job. And don't get me "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16127873662624779\/posts\/default\/3937835865269640304"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16127873662624779\/posts\/default\/3937835865269640304"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.makesmewannaholler.com\/2013\/06\/7-principles-self-restoration-how-to-restore-yourself.html","title":"How To Restore Yourself in 2013: 7 Principles of Self-Restoration"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"E.Payne"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/10528770883222243631"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16127873662624779.post-2832599374319776039"},"published":{"$t":"2013-06-19T06:30:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-06-19T06:30:02.300-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Family"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Relationships"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"The Soul Man"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"TV Land"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Twitter Party"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"#TheSoulMan Twitter Viewing Party 6\/19 10:30PM EST"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"\nYou read the interview with Cedric and Niecy Nash, now sign up and join in on the fun of a Twitter party hosted by BlackAndMarriedWithKids.com. If you're on social media, Twitter parties are great ways to interact and connect with new folks with similar interests and ideas.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Click To Tweet]\nJoin me \u0026 @blackandmarried for #TheSoulMan Twitter Viewing Party on Wed. 6\/19 10:30-11:30PM EST "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16127873662624779\/posts\/default\/2832599374319776039"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16127873662624779\/posts\/default\/2832599374319776039"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.makesmewannaholler.com\/2013\/06\/thesoulman-twitter-viewing-party-619.html","title":"#TheSoulMan Twitter Viewing Party 6\/19 10:30PM EST"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"E.Payne"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/10528770883222243631"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-xfkgJu27soI\/UcFsg2KppUI\/AAAAAAAAD3Y\/5xLzPSYohVc\/s72-c\/TheSoulManTVP.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16127873662624779.post-4961047497741114811"},"published":{"$t":"2013-06-17T07:59:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-06-17T10:18:51.613-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Cedric The Entertainer"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Interview"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Jackie Bledsoe Jr"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Niecy Nash"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Soul Man"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"TV Land"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Talking 'Domestic Sexy' and The Soul Man Season 2 with Cedric the Entertainer and Niecy Nash"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"\nI had the opportunity to talk with Cedric the Entertainer and Niecy Nash about the new season of The Soul Man, which begins this Wednesday (6\/19) at 11pm ET on TV Land.\n\n\n\n\nThis is a guest post by Jackie Bledsoe, Jr.  Jackie writes a Family Leadership blog at jackiebledsoe.com, which helps men grow in their most important roles.  The roles as husband and father.  He is the creator of the series,"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16127873662624779\/posts\/default\/4961047497741114811"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16127873662624779\/posts\/default\/4961047497741114811"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.makesmewannaholler.com\/2013\/06\/talking-to-cedric-entertainer-and-niecy.html","title":"Talking 'Domestic Sexy' and The Soul Man Season 2 with Cedric the Entertainer and Niecy Nash"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-oEXYcolDBks\/Ub72u62COCI\/AAAAAAAAT70\/U98g2kXq47U\/s72-c\/Blog+post+pic+-+makes+me+wanna+holler+-+TheSoulManTVLand-462x260.png","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16127873662624779.post-1270740188282480778"},"published":{"$t":"2013-06-14T16:58:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-06-14T16:58:46.339-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Father's Day"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Father's Day 2013"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fatherhood"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Parenting"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Relationships"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Father's Day is for FATHERS: A Public Service Announcement"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"\n Father's Day Is For FATHERS: A Public Service Announcement from E.Payne on Vimeo.\nWhen it comes to fathers and Father's Day we always hear about what men need to do to be better fathers, etc. You never hear this conversation in advance of Mother's Day. 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To my surprise, she called out to me before I was able to introduce myself thanks to her \"knowing me\" via this blog, my writings elsewhere and my appearance in Men Ain't Boys. 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I've read countless stories of heroic actions taken by canines in the face of danger and\/or destruction. I married into a family of animal lovers. 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Every time I used the brakes my car would shake. On the streets it was somewhat noticeable. On the highways and at high speeds it was furious. I knew it was time to take the car in when my daughter asked, \"Daddy, what's wrong with the car?\"\n\nTurns out the problem was very fixable. 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In my iPhone, in a window and often times at night. I look at it and don't understand it, where it came from, why it exists, who it is and why is it attached to me. It's my face staring back at me asking the same question, maybe for the same reasons. How did I get here? Yesterday I was graduating high school and as lost about life as I wanted to be. 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Make sure you check it out! 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In my\ndown time you will usually find me on the couch watching some of my favorite celebrity\nchefs do their thing. 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Everyone isn't a comic book reader and everyone doesn't have a wild imagination, but with the technology of visual effects having caught up with the minds of the artists and writers who put ink to page and brought the characters of our modern day mythology to life, superhero flicks being runaway blockbusters is irrefutable "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16127873662624779\/posts\/default\/5122699860060165279"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16127873662624779\/posts\/default\/5122699860060165279"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.makesmewannaholler.com\/2013\/04\/the-superhero-complex.html","title":"The Superhero Complex"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"E.Payne"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/10528770883222243631"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/YLorLVa95Xo\/default.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16127873662624779.post-4384753083249923003"},"published":{"$t":"2013-04-16T15:07:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-04-16T15:13:42.822-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"American History"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Black History"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fatherhood"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Husbands"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Jackie Robinson"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Jackie Robinson - Legend, Sports Icon, Father"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"\n\n\n\nThis pic sums it up. But, to learn more about Number 42, click here.\n\n\nThoughts? Please, let me know in the Facebook or Disqus comment sections below.\n\nWe can also talk about it on Twitter at @EPayneTheDad.\n\nPrefer Facebook instead? Please Like the Facebook Page if you haven't already.\n\nEnjoyed this post? Download my parenting book for less than a cup of coffee.\n\n\n\n"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16127873662624779\/posts\/default\/4384753083249923003"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16127873662624779\/posts\/default\/4384753083249923003"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.makesmewannaholler.com\/2013\/04\/jackie-robinson-legend-sports-icon.html","title":"Jackie Robinson - Legend, Sports Icon, Father"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"E.Payne"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/10528770883222243631"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-PLkbJXSE9vo\/UW04ZPBp9VI\/AAAAAAAADuE\/j5-wYYjYYIE\/s72-c\/family-group-1f1cd063246f625f6937e871f67ee6c31d1c42d7-s6-c10.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16127873662624779.post-8110655583460836934"},"published":{"$t":"2013-04-15T00:21:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-04-15T00:27:16.211-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"College"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fatherhood"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Inspiration"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Marriage"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"New Orleans"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Relationships"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Travel"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"New Orleans, Beignets, and College Days"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"\n\n\nRight now, I'm sitting in a hotel lobby just outside the French Quarter siphoning off some free Wi-Fi like everyone around me who is sitting on these oversized, overused, butt-dimpled couches. The warmth of the sun bathes me and partially blinds me as I type these words. It is a motley crew that darts back and forth past my square of comfortable, but posture-damaging furniture. 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It's been almost two weeks since I posed for my wife here (she rolled her eyes as soon as I posed). Although it's only been a short time I feel like I've been gone for centuries. Each day the \"magic\" fades just a bit more than it did the day before. 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Didn't you sign up to be bothered? But in order to effectively do this you have to be strong enough in heart to soothe rather than react in kind to their dilemma. You also have to be selfless enough to recognize "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16127873662624779\/posts\/default\/5199892961385169236"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16127873662624779\/posts\/default\/5199892961385169236"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.makesmewannaholler.com\/2013\/04\/how-to-deal-with-your-spouses-moods.html","title":"How To Deal With Your Spouse's Moods"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"E.Payne"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/10528770883222243631"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-XPdsFJUb9wI\/UVmmTmpCgnI\/AAAAAAAADrg\/mVyUr_luEyE\/s72-c\/small_5966651715.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16127873662624779.post-987233139462200447"},"published":{"$t":"2013-03-29T12:53:00.001-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-03-29T12:53:32.139-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Easter"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Family"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Good Friday"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Spirituality"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Good Friday?"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"\n The roads were clear this morning. There's barely anyone in my office. There's talk of Easter in the air. And it took me half of the ride to my daughter's school for me to realize today is Good Friday.\n\nWhen I mentioned this aloud to myself in the car my daughter asked, \"What is Good Friday?\" \n\nI felt terrible as I answered, \"The day Jesus died.\"\n\nLast week we were away at Disney and the "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16127873662624779\/posts\/default\/987233139462200447"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16127873662624779\/posts\/default\/987233139462200447"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.makesmewannaholler.com\/2013\/03\/good-friday.html","title":"Good Friday?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"E.Payne"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/10528770883222243631"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-FLFjrKNlkgk\/UVWvm1RzShI\/AAAAAAAADrA\/_0R4m-98Cos\/s72-c\/large__3441325117.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16127873662624779.post-3812807118486630913"},"published":{"$t":"2013-03-27T11:53:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-03-27T11:53:59.522-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Girls"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Lingerie"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Parenting"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sexuality"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Teens"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Victoria's Secret"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Should Victoria's Secret Make Products For Teen Girls?"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"\n\nYesterday I stumbled across an open letter from a father of a 3-year old girl to Victoria's Secret addressing their launch of a line of underwear for young teen girls. Technology is one thing. Soda, cigarettes and fast food is another. They all can and should be debated, but underwear (lingerie)? You can see the product line here. You decide if you want your daughter wearing these and\/or you "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16127873662624779\/posts\/default\/3812807118486630913"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16127873662624779\/posts\/default\/3812807118486630913"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.makesmewannaholler.com\/2013\/03\/Victorias-Secret-Teen-Line-3-2013.html","title":"Should Victoria's Secret Make Products For Teen Girls?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"E.Payne"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/10528770883222243631"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-fB8a5cGuBDo\/UVMUHiwFqkI\/AAAAAAAADp4\/mUsszuzhu18\/s72-c\/small__82945847.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16127873662624779.post-6123098100725977752"},"published":{"$t":"2013-03-26T12:12:00.003-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-03-26T12:12:47.144-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Budgeting"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Family"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Family Savings"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Finances"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Financial Planning"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Money For College"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"How To Create A Household Budget | INFOGRAPHIC"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"\nHaving a plan is key to living the kind of life you'd like to live. Upon facing married, parental life, many men complain of not wanting to lose their lifestyle. And most do, not because they have to but because the expense explode, coming from every direction and rather than manage it, spouses like to point fingers at each other.\n\nHaving a budget isn't the same as getting on a diet even though "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16127873662624779\/posts\/default\/6123098100725977752"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16127873662624779\/posts\/default\/6123098100725977752"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.makesmewannaholler.com\/2013\/03\/how-to-create-household-budget.html","title":"How To Create A Household Budget | INFOGRAPHIC"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"E.Payne"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/10528770883222243631"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16127873662624779.post-6408723336607894092"},"published":{"$t":"2013-03-20T10:34:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-03-21T08:28:33.417-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Disney World"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Magic Kingdom"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mickey Mouse"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"vacation with the kids"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The Magic of Disney"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"\n\n\nEven driving up to the \"gates of the city\" last night was magical. Although it was late, the wife and I woke up our daughter (her first time here) so she could know where she was.\n\nIt took her a long time to calm down. \n\nDo you remember your first trip to Disney? How old were you, who were you with and what was it like?\n\n\nphoto credit: Express Monorail via photopin cc\n\nThoughts? Please, let me"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16127873662624779\/posts\/default\/6408723336607894092"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16127873662624779\/posts\/default\/6408723336607894092"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.makesmewannaholler.com\/2013\/03\/photo-credit-express-monorail-via.html","title":"The Magic of Disney"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"E.Payne"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/10528770883222243631"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-qG077YLvcj8\/UUnIw7fUJeI\/AAAAAAAADos\/x86MZrwmONY\/s72-c\/small__3096574067.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16127873662624779.post-2534214792564652939"},"published":{"$t":"2013-03-15T10:59:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-03-20T11:27:48.599-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Marriage"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Men"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Relationships"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Women"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"A Public Service Announcement: Marriage Is Not Child's Play"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"\n\nI state the following only because at times I have been guilty of it myself: There is a game of love, but love is not a game. Marriage is not for the faint of heart nor for children. You are in this together for the sake of each other to make two better together than apart. To enjoy life and make it rich in ways money can't provide. It isn't a competition. It isn't about being right and your "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16127873662624779\/posts\/default\/2534214792564652939"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16127873662624779\/posts\/default\/2534214792564652939"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.makesmewannaholler.com\/2013\/03\/stop-playing-games-in-your-marriage.html","title":"A Public Service Announcement: Marriage Is Not Child's Play"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"E.Payne"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/10528770883222243631"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16127873662624779.post-1520251466082158722"},"published":{"$t":"2013-03-14T12:39:00.001-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-03-17T11:18:19.601-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Healthy Relationships"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Marriage"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Men"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Relationships"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Women"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Marital (Sexual) Intimacy"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"\nFile this under: AHA MOMENT OF THE DECADE\n\nA couple of days ago a woman was complaining to me about her husband when she suddenly interrupted herself and said, \"You know I should probably be more intimate with him...We'd probably get along better and it probably would help me from being stressed out. But it's hard.\"\n\n\"There's a reason intimacy is supposed to exist between married folks,\" I said."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16127873662624779\/posts\/default\/1520251466082158722"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16127873662624779\/posts\/default\/1520251466082158722"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.makesmewannaholler.com\/2013\/03\/marital-sexual-intimacy.html","title":"Marital (Sexual) Intimacy"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"E.Payne"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/10528770883222243631"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16127873662624779.post-7743076749660268929"},"published":{"$t":"2013-03-11T12:17:00.002-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-03-11T12:19:01.819-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"About Me"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Inspiration"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Life"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Life Is (Not) Too Short"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"\nOver the weekend my oldest relative, my Great Aunt Ruth, passed away at the milestone age of 101. She outlived her husband, all of her siblings and a large number of those who came after her. She was my grandmother's sister, a proud, tall woman who wore her long silver hair in a thick braid down her back. In this instance, the adage, \"Life is too short...\" doesn't apply. So the question is, "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16127873662624779\/posts\/default\/7743076749660268929"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16127873662624779\/posts\/default\/7743076749660268929"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.makesmewannaholler.com\/2013\/03\/life-is-not-too-short.html","title":"Life Is (Not) Too Short"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"E.Payne"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/10528770883222243631"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16127873662624779.post-6668152172232297375"},"published":{"$t":"2013-03-08T16:10:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-03-08T16:10:36.318-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Inspiration"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"International Women's Day 2013"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"This Life"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Women"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"International Women's Day: There Is No Box"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"\nThere is no box, just as there is no finish line. There are no limitations, short of those laid out by the laws of physics and even then there are workarounds. \n\nMy mantra since college has been \"I cannot submit, I will not submit, I refuse!\"\n\nI have a little girl who enjoys being \"girly\", playing dress up and princess and plenty things having to do with the color pink. But she is also a dancer,"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16127873662624779\/posts\/default\/6668152172232297375"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16127873662624779\/posts\/default\/6668152172232297375"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.makesmewannaholler.com\/2013\/03\/international-womens-day-there-is-no-box.html","title":"International Women's Day: There Is No Box"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"E.Payne"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/10528770883222243631"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/N3hTSrwyUtw\/default.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16127873662624779.post-627191937324537213"},"published":{"$t":"2013-03-04T10:52:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-03-04T10:52:03.540-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Inspiration"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Personal Development"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Self-Help"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The Case For Never Being Too Old"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"\n\n\nPlaying the piano was a pastime and talent of mine growing up. When speaking about me to my parents, the teachers I had stopped just short of saying I was gifted. Well, at 17 and filled to the eyeballs with rebellion I showed my parents. I abandoned the piano --- one of my most favorite things and my life has been worse off for it.\n\nUntil now.\n\n\nI had to muster up a lot of courage to overcome "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16127873662624779\/posts\/default\/627191937324537213"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16127873662624779\/posts\/default\/627191937324537213"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.makesmewannaholler.com\/2013\/03\/how-to-become-a-more-well-rounded-person.html","title":"The Case For Never Being Too Old"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"E.Payne"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/10528770883222243631"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/-3go0Vqrj8M8\/UTS9btP_h_I\/AAAAAAAADkk\/28Tn3lmiK7Q\/s72-c\/blogger-image-504658407.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16127873662624779.post-3388335226991178203"},"published":{"$t":"2013-03-03T09:39:00.001-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-03-03T09:41:07.161-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Inspiration"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"This Life"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Who Will Take Care Of The World If You Won't?"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"During a pivotal and particularly dismal time in my life when I was 19 years old I was talking to my father and I remarked flippantly, \"I don't care...\" \n\nInstead of going off on me he paused, appearing almost bewildered and asked, \"Son, if you don't care, then who will? Who will take care of the world if you won't?\" \n\nNo words ever had a stronger impact on me than these and they have been my "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16127873662624779\/posts\/default\/3388335226991178203"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16127873662624779\/posts\/default\/3388335226991178203"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.makesmewannaholler.com\/2013\/03\/who-will-take-care-of-world-if-you-won.html","title":"Who Will Take Care Of The World If You Won\u0026#39;t?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"E.Payne"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/10528770883222243631"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16127873662624779.post-1557666231289797141"},"published":{"$t":"2013-02-28T12:44:00.001-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-02-28T12:44:37.631-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Family"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Father To Son"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gun Violence"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Life Lessons"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Parenting"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Another School Shooting..."},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"\nThere was a shooting at my son's high school yesterday. The student who brought the gun to school accidentally shot themselves and it ended right there (a la Plaxico Burress). The rumor is the person had it on their person to protect themselves from some beef brewing in their life and not to attack someone else. It happened first thing in the morning and my son asked to come home. We obliged, "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16127873662624779\/posts\/default\/1557666231289797141"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16127873662624779\/posts\/default\/1557666231289797141"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.makesmewannaholler.com\/2013\/02\/school-shootings-on-the-rise.html","title":"Another School Shooting..."}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"E.Payne"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/10528770883222243631"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-JPFwz1pUtsg\/US-XWRVexyI\/AAAAAAAADi8\/DC26oJ0Bb-c\/s72-c\/image004.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16127873662624779.post-3970688627928197196"},"published":{"$t":"2013-02-25T14:02:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-02-25T14:02:03.738-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Entertaining At Home"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Food Porn"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mondays With Michelle"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Pinterest"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Recipes"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Recipes on Pinterest"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Entertain at Home With Pinterest: Mondays With Michelle"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"\nHappy Monday foodie friends!\nBig, BIG things happening in my house the last few weeks months. My partner is publishing her first book and her Book Release Party is coming up this Saturday. You can imagine what our week looks like. Not to mention that I am also catering the event. 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And yes, that is a kid chef with Chef, Marcus Samuelsson.\n\n\n\nThoughts? Please, let me know in the Facebook or Disqus comment sections below.\n\nWe can also talk about it on Twitter at @EPayneTheDad.\n\nPrefer Facebook instead? Please Like the Facebook Page if you haven't already.\n\nEnjoyed this post? 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And I can't wait to share some of my good news with you as I am allowedable.\n\nAs a new friend I met put it, I am doing what I am supposed to in order to \"position myself properly\" to receive God's blessings. (Tangent to be continued in a later post).\n\nPart of this restorative process for me was to join a discussion "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16127873662624779\/posts\/default\/7185496778234381290"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16127873662624779\/posts\/default\/7185496778234381290"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.makesmewannaholler.com\/2013\/01\/the-power-of-dad.html","title":"The Power of Dad"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"E.Payne"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/10528770883222243631"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16127873662624779.post-7076629720547527814"},"published":{"$t":"2013-01-27T22:51:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-01-27T22:51:12.660-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Amazon Kindle"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Anthony Anderson"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Black Colleges"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"college scholarship"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"High School Seniors"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Higher Education"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Teens"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"UNCF"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"UNCF An Evening of Stars"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"#UNCF An Evening of Stars"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\nActor-comedian Anthony Anderson, co-star of  NBC’s Guys With Kids, hosts the 34th annual UNCF An Evening of Stars® Educating our Future Presented by Target.  The show premieres nationwide on Saturday, January 26 (check local listings for stations and times) and airs on BET Networks on Sunday, January 27, 2013 at 10:00 p.m. EST. 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Try your best to do it sooner, rather than later.\n\nThoughts? Please, let me know in the Facebook or Disqus comment sections below.\nWe can also talk about it on Twitter at @EPayneTheDad.\nPrefer Facebook instead? Please Like the Facebook Page if you haven't already.\nEnjoyed this post? Download my parenting book for less than a cup of coffee."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16127873662624779\/posts\/default\/2442909362465140133"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16127873662624779\/posts\/default\/2442909362465140133"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.makesmewannaholler.com\/2013\/01\/how-to-communicate-with-your-wife.html","title":"How To Communicate With Your Wife"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"E.Payne"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/10528770883222243631"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-QOs6cg6qJtw\/UQQbDkm5vhI\/AAAAAAAADUo\/i4I9kGYd4-4\/s72-c\/Communication.png","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16127873662624779.post-4993176074618432405"},"published":{"$t":"2013-01-24T17:58:00.001-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-01-25T00:47:10.937-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"College"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"college scholarship"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"High School"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Posse Foundation"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"teenagers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"university"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The Posse Foundation: A Scholarship Option For College"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"\nAttention Parents: For those of you with teens who are getting close to college-age, specifically high schoolers in their junior year or younger. I'd like to suggest the Posse Foundation as an option for you.\n\n\n\nThe time to act is when your child is a junior in high school. Make sure they are tuned in with their high school counselors and make sure their counselor(s) are aware of Posse. 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Please see the details below from the Raising America event page:\n\n\n\n\n\nDo you have concerns, \nideas, wishes or dreams you would like to see mentioned on an upcoming \nepisode of Raising America? Here’s your chance to chat with Kyra \n"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16127873662624779\/posts\/default\/739237593183724079"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16127873662624779\/posts\/default\/739237593183724079"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.makesmewannaholler.com\/2013\/01\/join-first-raising-america-twitter-party.html","title":"Join The First Raising America Twitter Party"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"E.Payne"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/10528770883222243631"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-3FHLHB36pMA\/UP6ziEk1CkI\/AAAAAAAADSI\/gkIF0BkkalA\/s72-c\/RaisingAmerica.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16127873662624779.post-7444786347473944479"},"published":{"$t":"2013-01-21T12:48:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-01-21T12:48:17.476-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"African American History"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Barack Obama"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Great Speeches"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Martin Luther King Jr."},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Racial Equality"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Martin Luther King: The \"I Have A Dream Speech\""},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"\nAs far as speeches go, this one is pretty amazing. For it's content, it's delivery and what it went on to stand for in the American psyche.\n\n\n\nIn 2013, my hope and prayer is that this speech, along with President Obama's Inaugural address today will resonate in our hearts and minds for longer than just the emotional moments in which they were delivered.\n\nThoughts? 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I talked about it with my wife in the real world but deep down inside I feared what might happen if this show made it to the airwaves. What would all the babies who watch TV unsupervised think? How would they be impacted by this nonsense? What would all the people who buy into reality TV believe? 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Thanks movies this statement has been raised to dramatic proportions, but it is so unbelievably true. 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She'll explain it all below in her first, inspirational and informative post for 2013!\n\nI know it has been a very long time, please forgive my absence  I started a new job at the end of last year and it has me zig zagging all over the world! 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Dress 'em up or dress 'em down. They just work. Where women's  shoes are in style today and out of style tomorrow, the wingtips you own  today will be the ones you'll own as a grandfather.\n\n\n\n\nFrom the personal collection...\n\n\n\n\n\nThoughts? Please, let me know in the comments below. 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Do a little more kissing in 2013.\n\nI'd love to hear what reasons you have for kissing (keep it PG please)? Do you kiss the one you love (or like)? \n\n\nThanks for reading! Follow me on Twitter at @EPayneTheDad."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16127873662624779\/posts\/default\/7269782960785012626"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16127873662624779\/posts\/default\/7269782960785012626"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.makesmewannaholler.com\/2013\/01\/kissing-is-good-for-your-mental-health.html","title":"Kissing Is Good For Your (Mental) Health"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"E.Payne"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/10528770883222243631"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-yglFG4Ztq-8\/UOyJRTus6_I\/AAAAAAAADL0\/EURl4bSF7ww\/s72-c\/480287_10151369290014673_1882764237_n.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16127873662624779.post-9033520959607168686"},"published":{"$t":"2012-12-31T22:07:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-01-25T00:53:47.182-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"2013"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Inspiration"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"New Year"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Restoration"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"7 Ways To Restore Yourself in 2013"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"\n\nBut where shall wisdom be found? 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Especially when it dawned on me that I have a couple of Kindle books available for sale. So I drastically reduced the prices and wanted to share these sales with all of you. Writing has always been a dream of mine (if this blog is any indication) and it is a blessing to be able to share these works with you.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA book of no-nonsense common "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16127873662624779\/posts\/default\/8213241678477211592"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16127873662624779\/posts\/default\/8213241678477211592"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.makesmewannaholler.com\/2012\/11\/cyber-monday-book-sale-blowout.html","title":"Cyber Monday Book Sale Blowout"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"E.Payne"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/10528770883222243631"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ICFRtf6rovg\/ULPn_ZRPzUI\/AAAAAAAADB8\/0WFBt2g_KYQ\/s72-c\/Dad_Cover_Fancy.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16127873662624779.post-4985805451376702721"},"published":{"$t":"2012-11-22T12:14:00.003-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2012-11-22T12:14:32.552-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Family"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Holiday"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"thankfulness"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Thanksgiving"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Happy Thanksgiving!"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"\n\n\n\n\nMay your homes and hearts be filled with gratitude, love, family and happiness.\n\nHappy Thanksgiving.\n\n\nThanks for reading! Follow me on Twitter at @EPayneTheDad."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16127873662624779\/posts\/default\/4985805451376702721"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16127873662624779\/posts\/default\/4985805451376702721"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.makesmewannaholler.com\/2012\/11\/happy-thanksgiving.html","title":"Happy Thanksgiving!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"E.Payne"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/10528770883222243631"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-tIlTDAxtJR0\/UK5ctq4noWI\/AAAAAAAADAo\/2seMKRUW5GQ\/s72-c\/thanks.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16127873662624779.post-9220873114994356930"},"published":{"$t":"2012-11-21T11:04:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2012-11-21T11:04:45.622-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mondays With Michelle"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Thanksgiving Day Recipes"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Turkey"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Mondays With Michelle: Thanksgiving Edition"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"\nHappy almost Thanksgiving! Who doesn't love this time of year? Yes, it can be a little hectic (especially at the grocery store) but most people (myself included) look forward to this time every year. Weather its a small family dinner or a huge potluck, yumminess is always expected. \n\n\n\nMy partner and I are planning on a very small group for our Thanksgiving fest, so instead of preparing a big "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16127873662624779\/posts\/default\/9220873114994356930"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16127873662624779\/posts\/default\/9220873114994356930"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.makesmewannaholler.com\/2012\/11\/How-To-Thanksgiving-Turkey-Recipes.html","title":"Mondays With Michelle: Thanksgiving Edition"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-CkJoHXbAf_4\/UKkX0_lqdOI\/AAAAAAAACiM\/QhFjETept30\/s72-c\/FN_TurkeyRoulade_057_s4x3_lg.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16127873662624779.post-8548713123177481548"},"published":{"$t":"2012-11-11T23:53:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-01-15T20:44:18.563-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Braun cruZer Face"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Men's Grooming"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Men's Style"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mustache and Goatees"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Give Your Face A Lift With The Braun cruZer Face"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"\nAs someone who began shaving my head a decade ago, my grooming needs are virtually non-existent. 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I actually just wanted to prove that I could write to the powers that be in the publishing world. Maybe then I could get that book deal I coveted in my twenties. But something funny happened along the way: I became a blogger and nowadays I'm told I'm a messenger of sorts on the subject of marriage and family. 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Look at it from the right perspective and don't point fingers.\n\n\n\n\nWhen your wife is feeling anxious, depressed, crazy...whatever, instead of trying to figure her out, try your best to reassure her.\n\nDo you truly know your wife? \n\n\nDo you know her hopes "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16127873662624779\/posts\/default\/8753869743936685308"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16127873662624779\/posts\/default\/8753869743936685308"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.makesmewannaholler.com\/2012\/11\/3-Ways-To-Love-Your-Wife-And-Make-Your-Marriage-Work.html","title":"Marriage"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"E.Payne"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/10528770883222243631"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-0nlUef2iRRo\/UJfahjb-cCI\/AAAAAAAAC8o\/ycFMyTvD3zk\/s72-c\/WeddingRings.png","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16127873662624779.post-3299395213153165282"},"published":{"$t":"2012-10-29T14:07:00.002-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2012-10-30T11:06:23.001-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Family Fun"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Halloween"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Halloween Recipes"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mondays With Michelle"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Mondays With Michelle: Happy Halloween!"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"\n\n\n\n\nHappy Halloween foodie friends!! 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Follow me on Twitter at @EPayneTheDad.\n\n"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16127873662624779\/posts\/default\/2235865126210700366"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16127873662624779\/posts\/default\/2235865126210700366"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.makesmewannaholler.com\/2012\/10\/Why-Fatherhood-Is-Great.html","title":"Fatherhood Is..."}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"E.Payne"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/10528770883222243631"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-AqL49i_N_Ys\/UH7AoAHxIDI\/AAAAAAAAC4A\/pnUxs-5ZT1s\/s72-c\/FatherhoodStart.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16127873662624779.post-9077233114773844250"},"published":{"$t":"2012-10-15T18:53:00.001-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2012-10-15T18:58:31.500-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Eating While Travel"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mondays With Michelle"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Regional Fare"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Travel"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Mondays With Michelle: Yummy Travels"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"\nI have been doing quite a bit of traveling over the last couple of weeks. 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This local pumpkin ale was so good!\nTo the right is a bison "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16127873662624779\/posts\/default\/9077233114773844250"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16127873662624779\/posts\/default\/9077233114773844250"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.makesmewannaholler.com\/2012\/10\/regional-travel-dining.html","title":"Mondays With Michelle: Yummy Travels"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-HwsiGDtH03g\/UHyDSGM_iSI\/AAAAAAAACdM\/TUjOUG-p6Nc\/s72-c\/IMG_0720.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16127873662624779.post-8233371194939680168"},"published":{"$t":"2012-10-11T14:30:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2012-10-11T14:30:02.624-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"End Child Marriage"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"International Day of the Girl"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"This Life"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"October 11 Is International Day of the Girl"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"\nToday in 2012, is the first-ever International Day of the Girl...\n\nAs the father of a girl and knowing that my wife was once a girl everyday is Day of the Girl. 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What are you doing?\"\n\nI answered, \"Checking some emails, baby.\"\n\nShe said, \"You can do that when you get home. There's electricity there for you to do that.\"\n\nI looked over my shoulder at her, completely wise beyond her years, put my phone down, "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16127873662624779\/posts\/default\/5678901854651157850"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16127873662624779\/posts\/default\/5678901854651157850"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.makesmewannaholler.com\/2012\/09\/how-to-spend-quality-time-with-family.html","title":"What Really Matters"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"E.Payne"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/10528770883222243631"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16127873662624779.post-1754996599657850921"},"published":{"$t":"2012-09-20T07:00:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2012-09-20T08:49:03.976-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Brotha Tech"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"CASA Family Day"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Eat Dinner With Your Children"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Effective Communication"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Healthy Eating"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Michelle Saulters"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Teens"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"How To Use Dinner To Communicate With Your Teen"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"I often find myself frustrated with the glaring deficiencies in my teen son's ability to communicate --- what he's saying, what he means, where he is physically at. He says he'll be somewhere when he needs to be picked up but without being a psychic I know beforehand once I arrive he'll be somewhere else, or just not outside waiting for me. 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Follow me on Twitter at @EPayneTheDad."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16127873662624779\/posts\/default\/9193130575484212605"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16127873662624779\/posts\/default\/9193130575484212605"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.makesmewannaholler.com\/2012\/09\/wordlesswednesday-blackgirlsrun.html","title":"#WordlessWednesday - #BlackGirlsRun"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"E.Payne"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/10528770883222243631"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-_R_6mN2lxv4\/UFn8XoJ7fhI\/AAAAAAAACj4\/XhdpbEvo4CE\/s72-c\/photo(11).JPG","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16127873662624779.post-5522947778776332907"},"published":{"$t":"2012-09-17T09:30:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2012-09-17T09:30:02.297-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"DIY Food"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mondays With Michelle"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Recipes"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Mondays With Michelle: DIY Foodie Projects"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"\nHappy Monday Foodie Friends!\n\n\n\nI don't know about you, but I love a good Do-it-yourself project, especially ones that bring some extra yumminess to your kitchen (and save you some $)! And although it's a little early to be thinking about the holiday season, these two DIY projects also make for wonderful gifts for your foodie friends and family. \n\n\n\nHomemade extracts...\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen is the last "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16127873662624779\/posts\/default\/5522947778776332907"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16127873662624779\/posts\/default\/5522947778776332907"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.makesmewannaholler.com\/2012\/09\/do-it-yourself-recipes.html","title":"Mondays With Michelle: DIY Foodie Projects"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/--kxMx7B6Ikg\/UFOZZNU4qoI\/AAAAAAAACcA\/ob0xO-uaSBs\/s72-c\/582587_513028005379132_515736407_n.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16127873662624779.post-9055106492425872141"},"published":{"$t":"2012-09-16T21:29:00.002-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2012-09-17T00:31:16.004-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"5K"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Black Girls Run"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Diet And Exercise"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fitness"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Road Racing"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"WorkingOutAt40"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"UPDATE: #WorkingOutAt40 Fitness Challenge"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Since I announced I was committed to losing 10 more pounds via my workingoutat40 fitness challenge I have since been sidelined --- primarily by myself. 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Unexpected because the true intention of the trip was to attend a send-off for one of my wife's young cousins --- he enlisted with the Army. My wife did everything, arranged for the room, rented the car (a minivan - my arch nemesis of vehicles) for the very long, but manageable drive from Atlanta to Virginia "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16127873662624779\/posts\/default\/4193146446469545610"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16127873662624779\/posts\/default\/4193146446469545610"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.makesmewannaholler.com\/2012\/09\/What-To-Do-When-Visiting-Virginia-Beach.html","title":"Virginia Beach Magic"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"E.Payne"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/10528770883222243631"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-9YYV_kd2A8Q\/UFG0QLYcGII\/AAAAAAAAChQ\/GD_V4VZoOa4\/s72-c\/VBeach-2012-EP-MMWH.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16127873662624779.post-7515403653806722562"},"published":{"$t":"2012-09-10T12:31:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2012-09-10T12:31:53.866-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Father To Son"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Parenting"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Teens"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"This Life"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"In Trouble DOES NOT Equal Disown"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Lat week my teen got into trouble - that kinda trouble that you hear other people's children's parents talking about when they are talking other people's children. We didn't wait for him to come home, we called him out at his school. We, admittedly more his mother than I, let him have it in spectacular, old school fashion. Should he ever have kids he now has a story to officially tell them.\n\n"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16127873662624779\/posts\/default\/7515403653806722562"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16127873662624779\/posts\/default\/7515403653806722562"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.makesmewannaholler.com\/2012\/09\/how-to-raise-teens-in-trouble.html","title":"In Trouble DOES NOT Equal Disown"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"E.Payne"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/10528770883222243631"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16127873662624779.post-9002552433591852294"},"published":{"$t":"2012-09-05T11:55:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2012-09-09T13:22:50.481-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"eBay"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"eBay Mobile"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"eBay Parent Panel"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Selling on eBay"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sweepstakes"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Enter To Win $25,000 During eBay's Seller-bration "},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"\n\n\n\neBay is celebrating the 100 millionth listing on a mobile device with a gigantic $25,000 sweepstakes!!!\n\n\nWhy: Parents are constantly on-the-go between soccer practice,  carpool, errands and never-ending household chores. Selling unused household items on eBay to earn extra cash to fund new  items, activities or splurging on a massage is definitely borders on necessity; however, time is "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16127873662624779\/posts\/default\/9002552433591852294"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16127873662624779\/posts\/default\/9002552433591852294"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.makesmewannaholler.com\/2012\/09\/enter-to-win-25000-during-ebays-seller.html","title":"Enter To Win $25,000 During eBay's Seller-bration "}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"E.Payne"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/10528770883222243631"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-shqJWnJVpj0\/UEdxgIUAn-I\/AAAAAAAACe0\/ZK84gbhbPbg\/s72-c\/ebay+25k+Sellerbration.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16127873662624779.post-1499280665672690828"},"published":{"$t":"2012-09-04T11:54:00.002-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-07-09T13:57:43.802-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Love"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Marriage"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Relationships"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"5 Ways To Show Your Wife You Love Her"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"\nI wish I could say I'm the most doting of husbands, but I'm not. 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