tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61755282024-03-13T11:04:14.394-04:00WHERE THE WRITING'S ON THE WALLMelvin Griffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16760488131495429683noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6175528.post-14214981192495652822022-01-22T14:07:00.000-05:002022-01-22T14:07:18.580-05:00 You still there?Hello, long time-no-speak at,
It has been over two years; the world has changed and, so
have I.
My brain does not work the same; I still have not seen the
last two episodes of ‘Game of Thrones’ and, really don’t care how it ended. The
things that peaked in my interest and kept me occupied are no longer available
since, the changes in my life; I have spent the last two Melvin Griffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16760488131495429683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6175528.post-24031955061560147582020-04-21T12:47:00.000-04:002020-04-21T12:47:00.728-04:00Good Night!
Good night and God bless you Mrs. Robinson-el where ever you may be.
Melvin Griffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16760488131495429683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6175528.post-60985297686711881272020-04-01T13:30:00.000-04:002020-04-21T13:35:43.428-04:00Calling Me a Hero Only Makes You Feel Better
I work in a grocery store. All this grandiose praise rings insincere.
Working in a grocery store has earned me and my co-workers a temporary status. After years of being overlooked, we suddenly feel a sense of responsibility, solidarity, and pride......
.....I’m grateful to be acknowledged for the risky work we’re doing. Being in an environment where morale is up despite global Melvin Griffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16760488131495429683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6175528.post-66172887242979730662020-01-26T14:45:00.001-05:002020-01-26T15:02:44.208-05:00A Poem For LucyMelvin Griffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16760488131495429683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6175528.post-69871080872555532632020-01-17T12:49:00.000-05:002020-01-18T13:03:27.236-05:00You Reap What You Sow
But, you want others to rescue you from the weeds and briers of your
decisions.
Generally speaking, humans are born
with free will and a capacity to learn right from wrong, good from evil and,
hot from cold; how many times did you have to be instructed not to touch the
burner on the stove when it is ignited – probably just once.
There is an individual who is very
close to me who hasMelvin Griffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16760488131495429683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6175528.post-11304567532541741242020-01-13T15:21:00.000-05:002020-01-13T17:14:15.361-05:00Hello Snowflakes
DISINFORMATION CAUSES BRAIN DAMAGE
MAYBE DO A LITTLE RESEARCH BEFORE YOU POST
Incapable of forming an independent opinion, those lacking
in critical thinking skills allow others to manipulate their reality with
specious claims and rhetoric that, they willingly accept at face value; my
brother-from-another-mother has fallen into that trap.
Please forgive me for digressing but, there Melvin Griffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16760488131495429683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6175528.post-32044408518407226532019-12-25T16:45:00.000-05:002019-12-25T16:45:07.877-05:00The build up for the big let down.Thanksgiving to Christmas.Melvin Griffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16760488131495429683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6175528.post-62157572258249742192019-11-20T20:40:00.000-05:002019-11-20T20:40:38.156-05:00Cellphone Cases
Women
Your brassieres were not made to be cellphone holders; it just looks trashy.
"Be Better."Melvin Griffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16760488131495429683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6175528.post-35686801785963320592019-11-18T16:32:00.000-05:002019-11-18T16:32:12.152-05:00I'm Back.Not that I went anywhere.
You know, I could get on here every day and highlight the things that appeal to me or, piss and moan about the things that don't; doing so would quickly allow you to draw a profile of me and, what I believe is and, is not important.
Just for today, I am evaluating the degrees of self importance on the Internet; what is it worth and, what will one do to achieve it.
Melvin Griffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16760488131495429683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6175528.post-83529885648111327232019-07-04T10:41:00.002-04:002019-07-04T10:42:31.884-04:00July 4th - Independence DayJust for today.
I am going to give independence to my thoughts; the weight of life is too much to bear.
I hope tomorrow is better.Melvin Griffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16760488131495429683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6175528.post-88630568072901199282019-06-28T14:50:00.001-04:002019-06-28T14:50:52.638-04:00
It's no wonder folks got a "kick" out of this. It won first prize by a landslide. #TrumpResign pic.twitter.com/Uydw8gKZ4j
— Dave Smith (@Dave_catch22) December 21, 2018
Melvin Griffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16760488131495429683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6175528.post-1390375474758120882019-05-13T19:48:00.000-04:002019-05-15T19:50:24.979-04:00The Ties That Bind
RELIGION
Religion is the glue that hold society together; it also keeps it S-O-S; "Stuck-on-stupid!"
Melvin Griffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16760488131495429683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6175528.post-79968669417556129042019-04-24T17:04:00.001-04:002019-04-24T17:04:52.939-04:00Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away.
NOW IT LOOKS AS IF THEY ARE HERE TO STAY...
Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow, creeps in this petty pace from day to day, to the last syllable of recorded time;And all our yesterdays have lighted foolsthe way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!Life's but a walking shadow, a poor playerThat struts and frets his hour upon the stageAnd then is heard no more.
Homer (as Macbeth)
Melvin Griffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16760488131495429683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6175528.post-17455694675233070962019-04-03T19:24:00.000-04:002019-04-03T19:24:17.167-04:00Mom used to say, "Enough is enough; too much will make a dog sick!"
#ME (the flock) Too
This shit has gotten out of hand.
Quick digression into history; 20 years ago I was involved
in a custody case over my child with his biological mother. As a means to gain
her ends, she reported to the police that I “Threatened” her. I was arrested on
Domestic Violence charges; I fought this and was eventually found “Innocent”
(not ‘Not Guilty’, IN-NO-CENT!).
Melvin Griffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16760488131495429683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6175528.post-64202626295274031422019-03-28T14:51:00.001-04:002019-03-28T14:51:44.905-04:00Personal Rant
Can you hear me now?
It really "tries my nerves" to try to communicate with someone with a *Free* / Cheap cell phone that came with the pay-as-you-go plans. The plans from Boost, MertoPCS and Cricket, the ones that are "Lifelines" dangling from the main Cell Phone providers.
There is an issue with audio quality with those phones and, typically, they are provisioned for lower "quality" Melvin Griffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16760488131495429683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6175528.post-59351750496768264482019-03-17T12:50:00.001-04:002019-03-17T12:56:22.871-04:00Just Sickening.Check out @mcspocky’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/mcspocky/status/1107198892704219142?s=09Melvin Griffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16760488131495429683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6175528.post-41098257465820658442019-03-04T12:43:00.000-05:002019-03-04T12:43:51.414-05:00Compassion or Co-Dependency?
As seen on Facebook
This really struck a chord with me when I read it because, I could only imagine how many unfulfilled lives there are out there with the same aspirations that were never met or achieved because they didn't get what they "deserved."
Melvin Griffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16760488131495429683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6175528.post-77681491830871610052018-12-30T09:24:00.001-05:002019-03-04T12:39:13.987-05:00Gentrification threatening neighborhood.Check out @BaddJusteu’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/BaddJusteu/status/1079380446729916416?s=09Melvin Griffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16760488131495429683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6175528.post-12154255557467295362018-09-22T14:20:00.000-04:002018-09-22T14:20:56.563-04:00My World
A Fair Representation of my Brain
"Up" is constantly changing!
Melvin Griffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16760488131495429683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6175528.post-44232484301782246352018-08-17T12:36:00.000-04:002018-08-17T13:24:04.124-04:00
#Madisonville Bridge
There is a bridge in Madisonville –
a railroad overpass to be exact, its claim to fame is that it tears the top off
of trucks and other vehicles that dare to use this main traffic artery called
Madison Road. The overpass was possibly constructed
during the WPA era, if not earlier; it now stands as a monument to progress or,
the lack thereof. This is a short Melvin Griffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16760488131495429683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6175528.post-81820141620000868882018-06-20T09:32:00.001-04:002018-08-12T13:22:57.065-04:00GTFOH!Check out @BaddJusteu’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/BaddJusteu/status/1009427611603361795?s=09Melvin Griffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16760488131495429683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6175528.post-90172658471661880322018-05-23T15:02:00.000-04:002018-05-23T15:02:07.042-04:00Just Call Me Overly Sensitive......NOT!
GOOGLE Rousing the Rabble with Racist Reporting
From the front page of Google NewsAt first glance your immediate reaction is, "A African-American Male is responsible for the death of a Law Enforcement Officer."That's BULLSHIT "Journalism."Real Headline:YADKIN COUNTY (WTVD) --The man sought in a pursuit and crash that killed a North Carolina State Highway Patrol trooper has been arrested.After Melvin Griffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16760488131495429683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6175528.post-21154761932411785732018-04-01T13:47:00.000-04:002018-04-19T13:49:27.392-04:00
What's up with this guy's "Body Language?"
Insecure, Angry, Afraid?
If you haven't noticed, look at the people surrounding him, they all seem comfortable while, this fellow seems to be concentrating on a hard bowel movement.
Melvin Griffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16760488131495429683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6175528.post-91245419480237593032018-03-21T13:24:00.000-04:002018-04-19T13:24:43.237-04:00
Spam, Spam, Spam!
Look Bruh, I love you like a brother because, you are my blood brother but, your Online Marketing Ploy is affecting my Internet experience even more than Google Ad Services; you are killing my Twitter feed and owning my Facebook content.
I'm gonna try to let you back into my feed; please moderate the SPAM.
Melvin Griffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16760488131495429683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6175528.post-60957036451413580482018-02-21T13:12:00.000-05:002018-04-19T13:14:34.537-04:00Yes, I know it's been a while.
Why Waste My Breath (Bandwidth).
It has been a while since I've add anything to this blog because, it has been the "Same-Old-Shit / Different Day". There is nothing that I could say that hasn't already been documented about these times we are experiencing.
I am an old man in a relatively young country compared to other countries like
England, France, Germany and China. The United states Melvin Griffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16760488131495429683noreply@blogger.com