Category Archives: poems

Inspirational__You

by Linda Ballard

WHOOP! WHOOP! Kansas City I’m so glad you came here. Who are YOU!  Y’all will find out. I wanted to start early.  Wow! you are having too much fun. Shanice is carrying the tune I Like Your Smile. See what happens when you do your job. The Do-Nothing Posse don’t like your style. Hey! I see you are cool with that. Whew! You have been cracking on the brothers. You showed the world who are the rats. You did your job too well. When you woke up in the morning you were determined not to fail.  There is so much music rotating around in my head. My head began to swell.  I started singing the Jackson 5 Enjoy Yourself. Does this ring a bell?

It was Tax-Free Weekend and I needed some BIG TIME HOPE. I knew when I roll up on the job it would be on like rope-a-dope. Float like a butterfly and sting like a bee. I filed everything including EEOC. This is what happens when you do your job. Home Office gets pissed off and turn into a lynch mob.  I understand why you are laid back, calm and very cool. You can’t see what is happening to you when you are angry and acting a fool. That’s exactly what they want you to do is get mad and come unglued. DANG! If the question is ever asked, Did anything change? Hell to the ye-ah! It went from bad to worst. What The Ha Hell are they trying to do?  Stop trying to put GRANNY WHO BOO in a  hearse.  Just to let you know I am a grandmother and this is the name my grandchildren call me.  All because you have done your job so well,  this is what becomes of the situation. The company finds ways to strike back.  It’s another form of retaliation. Snoop and Dr. Dre you are on. It Ain’t Nothing But A G Thang Baby. You think I’m going to let WAL-MART drive me crazy. It’s like this and like that and like this and ugh!  I will chill until the next episode. To MSNBC this is WHY the BIRTHDAY BROTHER has to be smooth and not explode.

Evelyn Champaign King would sing SHAME. It is a low down dirty SHAME. The Legend from Australia would bellow out SHAME. You would think The Legend was confronting Tony Abbott ( Prime Minister of Australia)  once again. The Legend is not going for anyone who will not speak out against the banks. Elizabeth Warren is in and Hillary Clinton would be out. It is a SHAME if WAL-MART don’t think I  haven’t notice the following:

1.) Closing the service desk at 10:00 p.m. instead of 11:00 p.m. and leaving all the trash, claims, and 50 to 60 carts of  returns. Who’s counting?  Hey, the other shifts are on a register all day. Why?  WAL-MART is not being a job creator. Bernie Sanders would say, hire some D.. people and share the wealth. Where are the Veterans? How many has been hired?

2.) Not having people scheduled  appropriately for TAX FREE WEEKEND. Excuse me! We do not have people on a regular day. Why? There is NO PLAN TO HAVE PEOPLE ON OVERNIGHT.  Think about it. Would you really try to have additional people overnight when an associate  has decided to hold WAL-MART accountable  and have an outside agency peep into their drawers.   Sure it is all about cutting total store hours.  Who is WAL-MART really looking out for?  Whose story would that be?  Were there ever any hours designated for overnight?  Would WAL-MART fly under the radar and cut store hours for profit? How much pressure would it put on each  shift to force many of the associates out especially the associates who made $10.00 or more an hour? What about the associates whose pay are maxed out? Well, you don’t have to worry about the BLACK, BROWN, or TAN. It would be our last stand.  Oh, we can’t leave out 40 plus and elderly.  How much change and frustration will they be able to take  at that age of trying to find a new job. Let’s rile the base and give them more red meat than they can eat.  Sooo everything can be blamed on the BLACK CSM. Shut Up! No! Get out of here! I don’t mine being mirrored after Inspirational__You. It lets me know I’m handling my cool.  When you get angry you become the ignorant A.. Fool. Tis a toast on your birthday! You have taken us all to school. 🙂

3.) Why would I notice the picture has been taken down in personnel of the Assistant Manager who said I could not do my job?   Are we to assume  he doesn’t work there until he can be recycled to another store. Hmm! I wonder WHY he is still working in the store up until the 8th or 9th of August?  Why does this Assistant Manager has the opportunity to go to a market store?  You think if this had been a BLACK BROTHER he would have the OPPORTUNITY to be given another position or a Tap on the shoulders.

4.) Why would I notice the 11.8 million dollar CEO was not a DISRUPTIVE INNOVATOR  and was pushed out by the 9.6 million dollar  man who had already picked an ASIAN successor. I wonder how many people will be resigning on the  9th of August or transitioning into other stores? Strange when I look back at the months April-July  there seems to be a correlation between the time I received the focked up evaluation and a strong period of getting rid of associates. Even the CEO, BILL SIMON is on the out. At least he will remain a consultant.  Is there a bigger plan in the works to transition WAL-MART associates to all go part-time.  Hmmm!

5.) Why would they put the new assistant female manager by herself on a tax-free weekend and not schedule a co-manager to help her get through one of the busiest TIME in WAL-MART season? Is it me?  Am I seeing another Hater-aide pattern developing against this manager to one day becoming a  Co-manager? Remember she is a FEMALE.  Don’t forget about  the ONLY Black Assistant Manager that was put overnight. They brought in a WHITE female Assistant Manager to balance out or hide what they had done to the BLACK ASSISTANT MANAGER. This is the manager that got left by herself  on TAX FREE WEEKEND. Who comes to her rescue? The Dark Night with his BLACK and SHINING ARMOR to help a sister out.  Don’t you think this was really  decent of the Dark Knight?  The LEGION would say, “SHAME” trying to kill 2 birds in one stone.  “SHAME.” I just love  the LEGION. He is a real Australia media celebrity.

Ted Kennedy’s mane would fluff up. The Lion’s roar would bring excruciating pain to the Brother or the company who wasn’t  willing to set up appropriate accommodation for the disabled. Ted’s paw would reach out and extend itself into the air.  A mighty thrust of wind would strike down the BEHEMOTH COMPANY out of  Lion’s despair.  Now a Brother who is Hated so much couldn’t even go there.  Why? Big Eddie said it on his show. The Brother is Black.  Are you tripping?  What have you been smoking?  Tell me it is not crack. We are not trying to put the lens of the camera’s eye of the Canadian Mayor. There will be no stereotyping because the U.S. has crackheads, whack-heads and government criminal players.

Just off the top of my head, I could see the changes because I’m not angry. Thank you Inspirational__You. The analysts were all horrified to see you get stigmatized. It was a SHAME how they tried to constantly penalize and never wanted to apologize.  Are you really surprised? The opposite end of the spectrum did not think you were residential. Who tried to destroy your credentials? Get a piece of the Rock. It wasn’t Prudential. Now, who looks Presidential.

Billy Preston got it right the first Time. Yes, Nothing from Nothing leaves Nothing. You got to have something if you want to be with me. Love the words to that song. So it is Time to move forward.  We need to keep in step. When I heard you were coming to town I jumped to my feet. I grab a glass of sparkling water and I was dancing doing the YEET. My son stops by with his sandwich in his hand eating on some baloney.  He said hold up mom this week we’re stepping to the SCHMONEY. I know this may sound crazy. Smooth Operator once again showed the world who is lazy. Not one bill was pass as he laughed and laughed.  Who looks absolutely amazing?

You weather the storm of Bluffs and Dares.  It doesn’t matter about your white hair. I hope people are paying attention to the skills you have taught. Inspirational__You just couldn’t be bought. You move forward, evolve, and fought and fought. The DO-NOTHING bill passer once again got caught. I could never have seen this much. NO WAY! The Brother who taught me his skills, it is his BIRTHDAY.  Happy Birthday! BARACK OBAMA

Inspirational__You

by

WHOOP! WHOOP! Kansas City I’m so glad you came here. Who are YOU!  Y’all will find out. I wanted to start early.  Wow! you are having too much fun. Shanice is carrying the tune I Like Your Smile. See what happens when you do your job. The Do-Nothing Posse don’t like your style. Hey! I see you are cool with that. Whew! You have been cracking on the brothers. You showed the world who are the rats. You did your job too well. When you woke up in the morning you were determined not to fail.  There is so much music rotating around in my head. My head began to swell.  I started singing the Jackson 5 Enjoy Yourself. Does this ring a bell?

It was Tax-Free Weekend and I needed some BIG TIME HOPE. I knew when I roll up on the job it would be on like rope-a-dope. Float like a butterfly and sting like a bee. I filed everything including EEOC. This is what happens when you do your job. Home Office gets pissed off and turn into a lynch mob.  I understand why you are laid back, calm and very cool. You can’t see what is happening to you when you are angry and acting a fool. That’s exactly what they want you to do is get mad and come unglued. DANG! If the question is ever asked, Did anything change? Hell to the ye-ah! It went from bad to worst. What The Ha Hell are they trying to do?  Stop trying to put GRANNY WHO BOO in a  hearse.  Just to let you know I am a grandmother and this is the name my grandchildren call me.  All because you have done your job so well,  this is what becomes of the situation. The company finds ways to strike back.  It’s another form of retaliation. Snoop and Dr. Dre you are on. It Ain’t Nothing But A G Thang Baby. You think I’m going to let WAL-MART drive me crazy. It’s like this and like that and like this and ugh!  I will chill until the next episode. To MSNBC this is WHY the BIRTHDAY BROTHER has to be smooth and not explode.

Evelyn Champaign King would sing SHAME. It is a low down dirty SHAME. The Legend from Australia would bellow out SHAME. You would think The Legend was confronting Tony Abbott ( Prime Minister of Australia)  once again. The Legend is not going for anyone who will not speak out against the banks. Elizabeth Warren is in and Hillary Clinton would be out. It is a SHAME if WAL-MART don’t think I  haven’t notice the following:

1.) Closing the service desk at 10:00 p.m. instead of 11:00 p.m. and leaving all the trash, claims, and 50 to 60 carts of  returns. Who’s counting?  Hey, the other shifts are on a register all day. Why?  WAL-MART is not being a job creator. Bernie Sanders would say, hire some D.. people and share the wealth. Where are the Veterans? How many has been hired?

2.) Not having people scheduled  appropriately for TAX FREE WEEKEND. Excuse me! We do not have people on a regular day. Why? There is NO PLAN TO HAVE PEOPLE ON OVERNIGHT.  Think about it. Would you really try to have additional people overnight when an associate  has decided to hold WAL-MART accountable  and have an outside agency peep into their drawers.   Sure it is all about cutting total store hours.  Who is WAL-MART really looking out for?  Whose story would that be?  Were there ever any hours designated for overnight?  Would WAL-MART fly under the radar and cut store hours for profit? How much pressure would it put on each  shift to force many of the associates out especially the associates who made $10.00 or more an hour? What about the associates whose pay are maxed out? Well, you don’t have to worry about the BLACK, BROWN, or TAN. It would be our last stand.  Oh, we can’t leave out 40 plus and elderly.  How much change and frustration will they be able to take  at that age of trying to find a new job. Let’s rile the base and give them more red meat than they can eat.  Sooo everything can be blamed on the BLACK CSM. Shut Up! No! Get out of here! I don’t mine being mirrored after Inspirational__You. It lets me know I’m handling my cool.  When you get angry you become the ignorant A.. Fool. Tis a toast on your birthday! You have taken us all to school. 🙂

3.) Why would I notice the picture has been taken down in personnel of the Assistant Manager who said I could not do my job?   Are we to assume  he doesn’t work there until he can be recycled to another store. Hmm! I wonder WHY he is still working in the store up until the 8th or 9th of August?  Why does this Assistant Manager has the opportunity to go to a market store?  You think if this had been a BLACK BROTHER he would have the OPPORTUNITY to be given another position or a Tap on the shoulders.

4.) Why would I notice the 11.8 million dollar CEO was not a DISRUPTIVE INNOVATOR  and was pushed out by the 9.6 million dollar  man who had already picked an ASIAN successor. I wonder how many people will be resigning on the  9th of August or transitioning into other stores? Strange when I look back at the months April-July  there seems to be a correlation between the time I received the focked up evaluation and a strong period of getting rid of associates. Even the CEO, BILL SIMON is on the out. At least he will remain a consultant.  Is there a bigger plan in the works to transition WAL-MART associates to all go part-time.  Hmmm!

5.) Why would they put the new assistant female manager by herself on a tax-free weekend and not schedule a co-manager to help her get through one of the busiest TIME in WAL-MART season? Is it me?  Am I seeing another Hater-aide pattern developing against this manager to one day becoming a  Co-manager? Remember she is a FEMALE.  Don’t forget about  the ONLY Black Assistant Manager that was put overnight. They brought in a WHITE female Assistant Manager to balance out or hide what they had done to the BLACK ASSISTANT MANAGER. This is the manager that got left by herself  on TAX FREE WEEKEND. Who comes to her rescue? The Dark Night with his BLACK and SHINING ARMOR to help a sister out.  Don’t you think this was really  decent of the Dark Knight?  The LEGION would say, “SHAME” trying to kill 2 birds in one stone.  “SHAME.” I just love  the LEGION. He is a real Australia media celebrity.

Ted Kennedy’s mane would fluff up. The Lion’s roar would bring excruciating pain to the Brother or the company who wasn’t  willing to set up appropriate accommodation for the disabled. Ted’s paw would reach out and extend itself into the air.  A mighty thrust of wind would strike down the BEHEMOTH COMPANY out of  Lion’s despair.  Now a Brother who is Hated so much couldn’t even go there.  Why? Big Eddie said it on his show. The Brother is Black.  Are you tripping?  What have you been smoking?  Tell me it is not crack. We are not trying to put the lens of the camera’s eye of the Canadian Mayor. There will be no stereotyping because the U.S. has crackheads, whack-heads and government criminal players.

Just off the top of my head, I could see the changes because I’m not angry. Thank you Inspirational__You. The analysts were all horrified to see you get stigmatized. It was a SHAME how they tried to constantly penalize and never wanted to apologize.  Are you really surprised? The opposite end of the spectrum did not think you were residential. Who tried to destroy your credentials? Get a piece of the Rock. It wasn’t Prudential. Now, who looks Presidential.

Billy Preston got it right the first Time. Yes, Nothing from Nothing leaves Nothing. You got to have something if you want to be with me. Love the words to that song. So it is Time to move forward.  We need to keep in step. When I heard you were coming to town I jumped to my feet. I grab a glass of sparkling water and I was dancing doing the YEET. My son stops by with his sandwich in his hand eating on some baloney.  He said hold up mom this week we’re stepping to the SCHMONEY. I know this may sound crazy. Smooth Operator once again showed the world who is lazy. Not one bill was pass as he laughed and laughed.  Who looks absolutely amazing?

You weather the storm of Bluffs and Dares.  It doesn’t matter about your white hair. I hope people are paying attention to the skills you have taught. Inspirational__You just couldn’t be bought. You move forward, evolve, and fought and fought. The DO-NOTHING bill passer once again got caught. I could never have seen this much. NO WAY! The Brother who taught me his skills, it is his BIRTHDAY.  Happy Birthday! BARACK OBAMA

Who Needs An Entourage?

by Linda Ballard

He was the Lion who Roared. He made it clear. He was standing at that podium along and 20 fold strong (inner strength).  He bellowed out Steve Winwood’s song, Roll With Me Baby. Only Ted Kennedy words sounded more like this. What price does working men and women have to pay?  At what cost? How much more do you BLOOD-SUCKERS want? We have been doing this Sh… a long TIME and nothing has been achieved. How much more do we give?  Stop your D… Greed. I can’t roll with a bunch of Do-Nothing Mother-Others. I have a meeting with the Isley Brothers. They are taking care of business. Can’t you see? We have worked to do.  It’s our job baby.  By the way, sometimes it takes a RECOGNIZABLE person to get the job done or draw attention to an issue or laws that may get overlooked. As a Kennedy, we pride ourselves on education,  enactment of disability laws, human rights, women rights, and universal health care. There is a lot of Sh… to do and as a Kennedy, I am not waving knee-deep in the Do-Nothing-Brothers BS rhetoric. Are we looking at the movie Million Dollar Baby?  Everything on the table is a million dollars plus. You mean to tell me these Fock-heads in Congress can’t  raise the minimum wage. Come on now 10 years have passed. Two Dollars! Okay, I will not start the next sentence off with NEGRO PLEASE. 🙂  See there, I’m learning. Don’t get upset. This is no disrespect to TED KENNEDY. It is only the remix to TED’S speech. His speech is seven years old. Nothing is wrong with an update.  The people and our nation are still receiving the same stellar performance.   Listen to Mary J. Blige song, I Can Do Bad All By Myself.  Who Needs An Entourage?

Who Needs An Entourage that carries dead weight or can bring dead weight to your playground? Sooo if a person acts aloof they just might understand the entourage is on TOUR and have no PLAN of Action, even when given specific direction. It will neither be a productive day or a fun day for rewards. Don’t you love it? Surrounded by a bunch of crazies who are definitely not leaders. Have any of these people ever made a decision on their own? Will any of these people challenge a directive that is wrong?   Strange!  The cheap luggage you are hauling needs an upgrade.  Excess baggage has a tendency to try to upstage the most important person whenever they are let out of their cage.  Oh God! Here it comes.  Something ridiculous happens. It happens because you are surrounded by Ignorant A.. people. The entourage who is all Show and No Tell. What The Hah Hell! Throw out the old stencils and pick up a set of new pencils.

 

This life skill lesson is way overdue.

It’s  hard to learn who to pick and choose.

We started talking about Ted Kennedy.

He roared with passion, desire, strength, and energy.

 

Don’t be desperate when you are looking for a friend.

Dig deep inside yourself and look deep within.

It takes many years to know what you are all about.

Running around with an entourage can be the wrong route.

 

What can happen when you hang out with a large crew?

It draws attention not to mention your A…  can get sued. 🙂

I picked up the paper and this is what I read.

A crew of 16 in a bar fight and 3 left for dead.

 

The key to your entourage is to have something in common.

Stop rolling with the brazil nuts, cashews, and please drop the almonds.

Surrounded by too many nuts made your A… look crazy.

You don’t want to be the one pushing up daisies.

 

The Haters and the NAE-SAYERS are totally out of control.

Stop listening to the little minds talking trash from the toilet commode.

These are the shot-callers who will never denounce a directive.

They have never had an original thought or their own D… perspective.

 

Life can be hard, complicated, and rough.

We are sick of the BS and ENOUGH is ENOUGH.

Always give Credit where Credit is Due.

Even if the individual Focks Up, you will know who to sue. 🙂

 

Sometimes one has to sit back and be in their gangster lean.

Always watch the Brother who is attempting to demolish one’s self-esteem.

For all my Brothers and Sister who may not even have a clue.

Time for a TRUSTED GRAND GUARDIAN who will point it out to you.

 

It has been revealed to the world and it is not the past.

All the suffering and hurt made it last and last.

HATRED and RACISM are undergarments in camouflage.

Sooo now you understand,  “WHO NEEDS AN ENTOURAGE?”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Can you Do The NaeNae?

by Linda Ballard

Perfect Time! Whew!  Are you ready? Let’s rock this. Get It!  Get It! Bend those knees, rock those shoulders from side to side.   Now throw one arm up at a time and whip it. Don’t be stiff with it.  Yeah! That’s it! Do it Do it.  Throw in some extra moves What!   It caught me and everyone in the nation off Guard. I know we can sing one of Monica’s Song. It’s One Of Them Days when I want to be all along. Don’t take it personally. Come on! Michelle  O pulled it off.  She is in step with TIME. What was she doing?  Her Dougie dance. So now it is Time to move on with the decision that was designed for the LIFESTYLES of the RICH and FAMOUS.  Yeah, Baby! Ricardo Montalban got tired of playing the white suit. He jumps ship and went was no man has gone before.  RACE  is the Final  Frontier for the Robe Brothers.  Afraid Captain Smooth Operator (OB_1)  the first by the way Bi-racial commander-and-chief, would actually move our nation forward.   Sure the people and the nation’s balance is thrown off. Don’t worry we can still do this if we just keep up with the latest step and rock the dance.  The conservatives at the opposite end of the spectrum will not have the last say. Never forget with progression there are 24 hours in a day.  Once again! Bend your knees, rock your shoulders from side to side, throw one arm up at a TIME and give it a presidential wave.  You can do the NAENAE. Hey!

Right There! The latest step. Are you keeping up?  The grand-babies want you to bust a move and get in the groove.  Are you up on the latest everything?  I hope you are up on the languages.  Be ready to step out, lean forward, and communicate. Give yourself some wiggle room when a decision lands on your doorstep and it is not the answer you’re looking for. Just remember the people and the nation isn’t doom. Don’t be paralyzed by a decision encased in a package of the out-of-date fruit of the loom.  Come on now. There will be no more COURTING the Undateable.  Are you out of step with TIME?   Do you understand the rap and rhyme? If not step back and make a way for those who can pave the way. Let the crew wearing the blue shake it off and start anew.  The Robe Brothers are out of sync. Talking about a decision that really stinks.  It was an absolutely horrible play.  We know who CANNOT do the NAENAE.

Hard Choices breaks down to giving people an opportunity to have more than just one choice. When you look at the choices being played down you realize no poll can measure what each one of these individuals can offer. Sooo stop playing down the other contenders who can throw their hat into the ring without their hats getting thrown back. Check this out. When polls are done in the medical world guess who gets left out. The majority of the polls that are taken are done for men and not women.  Right! Right! Women are thrown into the medical mix. There is boo-coo research handed down which helps men only.  Women aren’t considered nor included in these studies.  Women just have to go along with the program and take medicine which will not benefit them. Why? Let me know when the first man has a baby, menstrual cycle, and hassles with pre and post-menopause.  So whoever is out there doing all this D… polling I hope they can keep in step, bend your knees, move those shoulders, work their body along with their mind. Throw your arms up one at a TIME. Give it a strong presidential wave so you can do the NAENAE.

Take a look at the polls waiting for a woman to be elected. The woman who is out of step and has not made it clear what her policies are.  The woman who doesn’t want her own husband defending her.  Here is a woman who can give her spill to flirt with the nation. A woman who will be a proud grandmother soon. What will happen when the grand-baby gets older and grandma can’t evolve or relate to the boo-boo? Will grandma be able to keep up? Will she be able to dance?  Anybody care to take a poll?  The little miniature adult can and will give grandma a spanking of her life. One thing about children there are no boundaries. If you are fake, a liar, mean green stinky machine grandma you will know. I hope grandma can come out and play. Through the lens of the little one let her remain the latest, the greatest and kicking it to the NAENAE.

Ratings are down on a man who is actually doing his job.  A man who can use his penmanship to right the wrongs of the knuckleheads who can’t sign a bill into law for background checks. A man who knows an entourage is exactly the body of people who surround him and are not effective. They only want to be just as important as the person they surround but does not have the matching skill sets.   Would anyone like to take a polling on the Robe Brothers?   The last White Hopes now pimping Ricardo Montalban white suit jumped ship and got Lost In Space. Take a poll of the man who holds a gavel and cannot pass a farm bill and piss in the toilet straight.  Where are the poll and their D… pen on all the Brothers that are senators, congressmen who are under investigation for being your ROYAL SLEAZINESS?   Poll that Sh… because we all know it is true grit. Check this out. A poll will not give you the self-determination to brace yourself for the rough spots in life.  A poll will not be there to ensure your survival of the BS (and the Bush Sh..)  we lived through. The BS  and the Bush Sh… blinded the ratings for the true downgrade of the real culprit who focked up the economy.  Smooth Operator had to come in and do some operating to diminish the BS and the Bush Sh… In order to do our fair share, we must handle our  SH…  Smooth Operator taught me it was not reading between the lines but it is the BOTTOM LINE. Here is a BROTHER who deserves a break today. WHY? He can do the NAENAE.

Who are the people who are misinformed?  Does it really matter what they say?   Who are the people who are out of step, out of their mind, and not flexible with keeping up with the TIMES? Ahhh yes, polling is gathering information for your own personal agenda. It doesn’t matter if the contender can’t keep in step or LIE. How about another Margaret Thatcher to please the eye? In the real world, there is no poll to define who you are as a person. Who needs a poll to say what you have decided in your mind and in your heart what you can achieve or cannot achieve. Right There! If you take mind and heart out of the equation it reveals the peek-a-boo I see you to those who did not pick up their shield of armor and proclaim compassion, empathy, and support.  The opposite end of the spectrum demonstrates the true meaning of FECKLESS.  Yes, my Brothers and Sister, these were the people who showed their Monkey A… and was incompetent, irresponsible, worthless, and RECKLESS. Just a friendly reminder to always keep people with these traits or characteristics at bay. These are the Brothers and Sisters that CANNOT do the NAENAE.

I GOT A PEN.  I love to write. People get pissed off about what I ink. Sooo this is what I would like to share. What I found out throughout my life when I open my mouth people did not like the words they heard. I was not good at paraphrasing to ease another person pain when their A… really stunk. Here we go with the smoothie of a lie. I did not attend weight watchers to watch what I said or how much weight my words would affect people’s feeling. I did not have the style, charisma, and charm to shoot the BS and Breeze up through a person’s nose and out their A…  I never found it difficult to call a person out.  I would even stick out my tongue in the mirror and say to myself, well I can’t retrieve those words they are gone. One of my girlfriends called me BABY BRASH A… and HARD TACKS. She would say I could nail a person to the wall and never look back.   Strange, many of the people around me gravitated toward me. I was surprised I had any friends or an inclusive community. You think old dagger tongue would run everyone away.    An elderly lady, we called her GRANNY, told me this was the TIME when people wanted to be told the truth and not lied to. GRANNY said as TIME changes I would need to adjust those liver lips.  The world was changing. People would rather be lied to than told the truth. GRANNY is now in heaven on this INDEPENDENCE DAY. What a revelation! Even GRANNY rocked it to the NAENAE.

Later in life, I had a son who sounds just like me. He struggled with families, friends, and enemies. I understand it now. Granny was right.  My son could be killed for the very things I said years up the road. Just one wink and a blink ago a policeman, an attorney, or a person who wants to play super cop can take my son right out of the box. It is essential and mandatory to open the conversation about RACE and MENTAL ILLNESS. That could have been me years ago but the world was in a different phase. Even though my son has been diagnosed with a neurological neurobehavioral disorder he does not fall under the category as the AFFLUENT. An attorney placed a dagger in my heart when he said a young man was killed because he had a big mouth.  This same attorney was on the case of a young man who lost his life trying to defend his life.  The president was criticized for saying this young man could have been his son.  A court system who could not adjust to change and denounce race because they could not say the rules of the court has mold and decay. My point__exactly!  The Justice System is light bright white, out of touch, and CANNOT do the NAENAE.

It is hard for the Robe Brothers to accept change.  Same Game with different players who want to keep their old rules (constitution) for their outdated world. It was hard for many people in the nation to accept our leader.  The opposite end of the spectrum said whatever they wanted to say. Intentional behavior failed the people and the nation and was totally out of step.  The AFFLUENT got away with murder,  what they said and how they acted.   Too strung out and to the extreme right, the conservatives will never be able to go Dancing With The Stars. This is what it is all about. Never assume a person knows the rules. You must be willing to teach the rules. The behavior will manifest out of the frustration of not knowing. Don’t walk away or give up. Help walk the individual through changes so they can adapt and transition in or out certain situations.  Step by Step.Those who are out of sync,  lose their balance, appear awkward and rude do not choose to fail nor display INTENTIONAL BEHAVIOR The rules must change in order for growth and development. Are you ready to bend your needs, rock them shoulders from side to side, throw one arm up at a TIME,  give it the presidential wave, and add more movement to the mix. Yeah!  That’s it! Get It Get It. What You Say! You can do the NAENAE. Hey!

Can You Do The NAENAE?

My Friend With The Yellow Pen

by Linda Ballard

My Friend With The Yellow Pen I made sure I put my eye drops in. This is the message I will send:

Doug McMillon, Ceo of Walmart,  I have read the Syllabus, SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, WAL-MART STORES, INC. v. DUKES ET AL.    I just wanted to add to the Roberts Courts decision-making process. This is how it looks from the FLIP SIDE OF THE CHART.  Doug McMillon, it just can’t be all about WAL-MART.   The CEO stepped upon the stage and had a YOUTUBE MOMENT.  I am not a HATER. Two thumbs up and a WOOPTY-DOO for the Walmart stock associate, IWALANI JANANN MUIFA OPUPELE PSZYK who was promoted to an assistant manager.  The video Walmart Associate Receive Promotion Live On Stage gave validation to the unjust ways of  Wal-Mart’s promotion practices.   The native-born Hawaiian moves from store 1456 in Evanston Wyoming to store 1461 in Rock Springs Wyoming.

Now let me move this story over. There are so many associates across the nation who has been standing in line and waiting for years for their turn to be promoted into a program which is practically non-existence due to their race.  The associates who do their jobs so well are tight cast in.  It is a detrimental sin. Associates have stood by and watch management’s Families, Bro’s, and In-laws (FBI)  crush their dreams while they are pushed back to the floor to remain.  Near the end of their shift, they had to go to the back room and bend once again.

Reading through the Syllabus, the Ceo, Doug McMillon, demonstrated the following on stage.  The appointment of an associate for the assistant manager program carried out by the tap on the shoulders whether they deserve it or not.   I am not saying she doesn’t deserve it. Did Doug McMillon stop and think about all the associates that have worked for WAL-MART for many years vs. two years?   Dreams shattered and stolen for all the associates who will be overlooked because there is no real assistant manager program to apply for. What are the criteria for the assistant management program?  What will IWALANI JANANN MUIFA OPUPELE PSZYK training consist of?   There is no written information on what she will be training for.  How can other associates apply?  Where is it posted? Is it on the Wal-Mart wire? Anytime management wants to pull a rabbit out of their  A.. they will. WAL-MART has the rights to change their policy and procedure at any given TIME to benefit their needs. “WAL-MART works for WAL-MART.”  Wal-Mart has a No-Fault Policy.  The state I live in, which is Missouri, is a No-Fault State.   It will never be Wal-Mart’s fault.  Why?  You can terminate your relationship with Wal-Mart at any TIME for no reason. Wal-Mart can divorce you any TIME for no reason and keep all their money throughout the entire season. I want to make it clear to Robin Thicke, Harry Connick Jr., Sarah McLaughlan, and Pharrell who sings Happy. Next TIME you guys get your A…on stage please do your research and learn this company has treated many of their associates, especially women,  pretty D… Crappy.

It has nothing to do with Wal-Mart D…  size.  It keeps the associates in the dark and confused by all the LIES. This Behemoth is a true monster but Walmart keeps it legal.  The Roberts Court is not Ladybug friendly.  It has swooped down like an eagle.  The Roberts Court has adjusted its safety belt and voted against women so they cannot find their way around the town. The great directional boulder has been removed and the Roberts Court is taking strategic steps to take Title Vll Of The Civil Rights Act Of 1964 down.  Who will the people turn to if EEOC is kicked out the door?  The Roberts Court will win a victory and the laws quote the raven,  “Nevermore.”  The Women Of Walmart who filed workplace discrimination will dance to Beyonce Run the World(Girl).  Wal-Mart v. Dukes must go forward to give the same pay and promotion to women a Rump-Shaking Twirl.   The Roberts Court has weakened the laws in Wal-Mart v. Dukes. Didn’t the Koch Brothers and Citizen United follow the same suit? The Roberts Courts have not invested in the people as far as my lens can see. The Roberts Court has turned their backs and invested in the money tree.  Why was Clarence Thomas ever in this case? Doesn’t he have a problem with women and race?

MC HAMMER broke it down to the  ADAM’s FAMILY GROOVE.  We do what we want to do and say what we want to say.   We are the WAL-MART FAMILY. Keeping it legal is their key. Are they wrong? Yes!  Internally Wal-mart is out of step with today.   Did they listen to their lawyer they hired years go to cut out the BS? NO! Wal-mart VCR is flashing 12:00. The Operational Manuel is Home Office Operating everything and taking responsibility for  NOTHING. D…! Soooo to NAN ARON and KATRINA VANDEN HEUVEL thank you so much for supplying all that wonderful information at http://www.afj.org. It is TIME to share with you how our store operates unfairly. I hope this help the Roberts Court with their decision-making process.  If Judge Roberts worked in this store he would realize racism is alive and will continue to thrive. Racism has not taken a nose dive.

1.) Store #2857 has a 90 day treatment program. New associates are hired and fired before, on and after 90 days. It is impossible for all the new hires to have an attendance problem or productivity problem when they have never been properly trained.  What! The majority of these associates were African Americans and other diverse races. This is very important. Some of the associates were not allowed to get their exit papers. Whatever is written on your exit papers determine whether you will be rehired at Wal-Mart in 30 days.  Longtime associates that are fired can now be rehired at a much lower wage.  Associates  will be in a total rage. To later find out their exit papers were written dirty to enslaved and caged. This is not an OPPORTUNITY when you are fired to later find out you have been robbed from another job.  Shut Up!

2.) It shouldn’t take years to become a cashier. One young lady who is a stocker has waited years and years to be trained on the register.   At least 8 years that I know management has held this young lady, (Samka) back.  She asked and beg but have received nothing but static and  flack. The door greeter, JESUS, wants to come inside out of the rain.  He only wants to be trained in another area in the store.  My GOD! Can this Brother be placed at the door? The carts and the weather has taken its toll.  Jesus little old soul has been drenched and is cold.  You would not believe how hard the associates work and bust their A..  These associates should never have been bypassed. It is TIME for their Pay and Promotion without a doubt or a notion.  Supreme Court Justice John Roberts is there any way to set the wheels of Justice in Motion?   CEO Doug McMillon this is why Wal-Mart is sued and the court cost can run into billions. It has nothing to do with WAL-MART being so BIG. It has everything to do with how Unfair Labor Practices are rigged. There is no Justification for RETALIATION and DISCRIMINATION.  No company should to be too BIG to be tried, convicted, and JAILED.  There should NEVER be a company too BIG to FAIL. This is a special SHOUT OUT to Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Attorney General Eric Holder, and Secretary of Labor, Thomas Perez, and Senator Bernie Sanders.

3.) Speaking of old, Victor  Salve (Jack), Vicky Salve (Janice, Sue, me) and the rest of the gang who are no longer the BOLD  AND THE BEAUTIFUL.   We are  viewed by Wal-Mart as the OLD and LESS DUTIFUL.  Why?  We can think.   Our VERA WANG SWANG is gone and management thinks we stink.  We are no longer the anointed. Why? Our bodies are laced with liniment and  ointment.   Age plays a big factor. Seniority has no place. If you are salary capped (you must be white) you have run your last race. African Americans don’t make it that far. Why? We are forced out, fired, and if you are Black you are made to feel like you ain’t no superstar.

4.) In the 13 years I have worked for Wal-mart there were only 6 black assistant managers.  What happen?  Well, One stepped down and was force out. Three transferred with no hope and lots of doubt.  Co-managers was the position they all hope to be. They did not get a pat on the back,  a tap on the shoulder, no YOUTUBE MOMENT to see.  It was all downhill for at least 7 years. An African-American has arrived, oh my dear! Mr. Ricky started his TIME overnight. Not one white male assistant manager had to deal with this fight. Why did the store manager not start Mr. Ricky off right?  Every white male and  white female assistance manager started in the day. I hope Mr. Ricky is not being set up for failure and can continuing his stay. Do Say! Do Say!

5.) To Emanuel, Rose, Solome, Japanese, to our latest cashiers Brie and Ashley. I have fought for years and years over all the horrible controversy.  This is for all of the overnight crew. Your Promotion and Pay Increases are long overdue. It is Time for you guys to take a stand and fight. Do not waver,  do not accept NO for an answer nor take flight.  Do not crumble, stutter or stumble. In life risks are taken and one will fumble. Tony,  Daniel, Brady, it all feels so rotten, messed up and shady.  You guys are pretty D… smart. The tap on the shoulder for the assistant manager who was chosen didn’t come close and they aren’t the state of the arts.

6.) CSM Marie, I am so sorry you have been treated so poorly.  Just remember one thing I truly adore you.  It is has only been 3 months and you put in for a transfer. When a transfer is pending you may get deferred. CSM Cynthia I will miss you too. Has it only been three months?  I hated they kept you out to the floor and not let you come up to the front. Just to let you know there is always a target on my back.  Every new management that comes into their job is to get promoted by attacking the one who is Black.

7.) Baby BOI from the grocery side. You lost your whole night crew. Every one of the 6 Blacks were under surveillance. What the Ha-Hell did they all do?  About 6-8 cashiers were fired all at one given TIME. The majority were mostly black. Can somebody tell me what’s up with that?   It’s a shame and a D… crime. This is the moment you would not believe. I am tired of being deceived. ZMS Jackson understands how we are perceived. It keeps us down so we can’t succeed. Certain Co-Managers has told the floor trained associates not to come to the register when I call. So now WAL-MART is in the business of not serving the customers at all. Our front end is rated by Consumer Report 67 out of 100 stores with poor customer service support. Wal-Mart is not standing tall. Do you really think this company is too big too fall?

8.) What really hurts me most of all. I know my back is up against a brick wall.  This is what the FLIP SIDE of the CHART needs to see.   This Wal-Mart store lack the knowledge to accommodate and hire people with disabilities. Wal-mart has not worked well with students who are trying to get their degrees.  Alisha who served this store for many years was not appropriately accommodated and needed a better deal. Like her job back for real.

9.) Yes,  I was dealt a mighty blow when the floor trained associates refuse to show. The customers cut coupons, and price match adds. What! Walmart not serve the people, D… this is really bad.  The Assistant Manager stated I had only one single skill set. It was communicating and serving the people. I guess my job has been met. I serve the people and I have no regrets. See Chris Mathews when I asks too may question like Why, Why not, What if.   I have failed to follow Directives. Brian Murphy watch and see what I will get. It is not a lack of curiosity. The order came from the top.  CC doesn’t want to take responsibility. Just like Wal-Mart, we all know they are both guilty.  The shoe is about to drop.

Sooo NAN ARON and KATRINA VANDEN HEUVEL this is another Wal-Mart story. The Roberts Court needs to come to their senses and send  DUKES out in a blaze of glory.  This is my footprint in the sand to encourage my employees to take a stand.  Title VII of the Civil Rights Act Of 1964 will regain its strength and run the marathon length so the Roberts Court will be unable to say “nevermore.”

My Friend With The Yellow Pen I’m glad you are listening in. I can understand being afraid walking down a dark alley. When it got too crowded  I had feared at the pep rally. When your house has been robbed and torn apart. Violating one’s belongings will strike fear into any women’s  heart. I have never seen so much anger, frustration,  and fear as the associate’s clock in at Walmart.   My Friend With The Yellow Pen one day I hope it will all end.

Just Last Wink And A Few Blinks Ago__Eye Guide

by Linda Ballard

What did you do with the other story?  It’s there  What made you change your mind?  The last visit to the eye doctor. What happen?  Everything!  I got into this conversation and I thought if I get out of this office with my eyeballs attached to my head  I will be batting more than 1000. Was it intense?  Intense isn’t the word. It changed the meaning of See all you can See. Here was this young African-American male explaining to me what will happen once I go beyond the door. He was so encouraging and so knowledgeable about eye diseases. He stated he was not diagnosed early with glaucoma. When he was diagnosed with glaucoma it had taken a toll on his left eye and it was beginning to work on his right eye.  He shared some very interesting information.  He stated depending on your race, open-angle glaucoma is 3 times more likely to affect African Americans and 6 times more likely to cause blindness in the African-American community compared to non-Hispanics whites. Is that the type of glaucoma he had?  He mentioned pigmentary glaucoma, secondary glaucoma, congenital glaucoma,  and we got off into the different types of treatments.  To be honest with you I don’t recall him saying what type of glaucoma he had.  I remember him saying whenever he was active his eyes would hurt. He did say his eyes would get red.  There was Times he felt nauseated and he would vomit a lot. He said he no longer could see out of the side of his eyes and everything looked like he was seeing through a tunnel. Then the lights went out in his left eye.

This young man got into the Did you know conversation. Whew! If I didn’t know I know now. He said the reason why so many people go blind is they do not follow their doctor’s plan especially taking the eye drops. Most people feel no pain so they think they’re okay. They stop taking the medicine and so much damage is done to their eyes. It gets too late and the damage cannot be reversed.  Stick to your treatment. Find out how long the treatment will last. What do you do if your eyes are not responding to treatment?   Do you need a special diet?  Can exercise help my condition? If I continue to drive are there any extra precautions or special arrangements I  should make. I noticed it was many people scheduled.  It takes 2 or 4 hours per person. I truly appreciated the conversation. It was this young man was trying to prepare me.  He sensed I wasn’t afraid.  Why?  I came prepared with those questions people are afraid to ask.  Whatever the doctor rolled out on me I was going to make the doctor sing Michael Jackson’s Let’s Dance Let’s Shout Shake Your Body Down To The Ground.  I care about my Eye Guide and all the people, places, and things I have not seen before the Wink goes on the Blink. Here are some of the questions you need to ask your doctor.

1.) What is glaucoma?

2.) What type of glaucoma do I have?

3.) What causes glaucoma?

4.) Was it another condition that causes me to have glaucoma?

5.) Is glaucoma hereditary?

6.) Can diabetes, vascular disease, or hypertension cause glaucoma?

7.) What is eye pressure?

8.) What is the range of eye pressure?

9.) How often should ones eye pressure be measured?

10.) How much damage has been done to my optic nerve?

11.) What is my prognosis?

12.) What type of treatments are available?

13.) Do we take the next step and move to laser if the medicine (eye drops) doesn’t work?

14) Shouldn’t  surgery be the last recourse? Why?

15.) What happens if I  go without treatment?

16.) What types of medication are offered?

17.) What are the results of the medications and side effects?

18.) How will this medication interact with other prescription medicines I’m taking?

19.) How often should I have my eyes checked even after the eye pressure goes down?

20.) Who out there knows their eye pressure, (IOP) intraocular pressure?

21.) Why don’t you get an early start? Exactly!

Special Note: This is not 50 Cent singing 21 Questions featuring Nate Dogg.

I felt it was an honor for this young man to reach out and try to comfort me. One of the greatest honors in my life are the people who have included me in their lives.  They were born blind, had eye injuries that later caused blindness but still, they were willing to share their experiences with me. They were not bitter.  Strange how we look through our lens and do so much damage to our perception by sending the wrong message to our brain using the wrong elements of HATRED blocking the fluids in the eye.  Hatred is not a medication that can cure any disease. Hatred is not a POWER that can lift one out of poverty. Hatred cannot bring success but only duress.  Hatred is the key element for absolute BLINDNESS. Hatred has led men who have never fought in a War to leave a Soldier behind which is AB-SO-LUTE-LY MINDLESS. Hatred is the Cadillac of Cataracts to denounce the individuals whose skin is of Ebony, Bronze, and Ivory.   Stale Old White Men with profound Glaucoma needs emergency surgery.  What happens when you cannot look through the lens of one’s eyes and accept change or diversity? The pressure builds up and before you know it Hatred has destroyed your perception of we the people, our nation, and the presidency who has been all he could be.  It was Just Last Wink And A Few Blinks Ago__Eye Guide has given me another life’s lesson to See all that one can See.  Truthfully!

 

Open Mind, Open Heart__Open Door

by Linda Ballard
  • Scene: Unexpected visit up in the house on Mother’s Day. The  Conversation between the mother and daughter is spicy and has the flavor of Maharaja Chai Oolong Tea.  It opens the door for Validation to open the lines of communication. Let’s Get This Party Started.

Smokelbg:

Get in here! What a surprise! I did not expect to see you today.  I thought you were visiting with your friend and their family. I hope you did not go out your way to stop and see mom because it is Mother’s day.  What have I always taught you?  365 Days out of a year and the honey poured over the heart makes it all clear! Every day I will be kicking it.

Boo Boo:

Mom, you are still rhyming. Do you think you can get through this conversation without sounding like you are rapping? I love you for it and you keep it real.

Smokelbg:

No!  Who needed this learning style to keep from being super bored in school. Just a friendly reminder to let you know good habits die hard and I ain’t dead yet. Hah! Your brother reminded me early this morning everybody got some SLIM SHADY in them.

Boo Boo:

What does that suppose to mean? Does he think I’m Slim Shady?

Smokelbg:

Absolutely not!  I will not say this is a poor choice for a song to use as an example. On the Flip Side Of  The Chart, I could have stated you have the characteristic of NLD. In the case of SLIM SHADY, Marshall Mathers aka EMINEM, basically states don’t go hating, imitating, or race-baiting because it is all about diversity.  Focus on being true to yourself so you don’t feel the need to hide from oneself. These elements can reach out and touch me, you, and many folks across the sea. This is just another form of AT&T.  In the case of NLD (Nonverbal Learning Disability), I will lay it out so you can see.

  • Today this Sh… is not about Reading, Riting, Rithmetic (3Rs)
  • I did not send you to school for 12 years of your life and college for you, not development friends and relationships.
  • We are dealing with the social/emotional aspect of your life.
  • You have the right to choose a female for your wife.
  • Whatever role in the relationship you play.
  • In this TIME and year of 2014, it will not ISOLATE you today.
  • People are viewed as unstable, disable with no sense of community.
  • INCLUSION is the key which is one of life’s many opportunities.
  • There are similar characteristics that encompass NLD.
  • It is TIME to engage in an Open Mind, Open Heart__Open Door for Immigration and LGBT.

Boo Boo:

Momma is riding her soapbox today. I know as you would say, mom, “It is better than being the wicked B… of the West and those D… RED SHOES led me to my own backyard.”  It really didn’t make sense to go to Egypt to find myself when I could have stayed at home and kept my money in my pocket.  Pilgrimage!  Now I realize to water the flowers in my backyard and address the issues at home. How long have you known, mom?

Smokelbg:

It doesn’t matter what I have known or how long. What mattered was embracing the fact you made a life choice you could live with. Embracing your decision would never take away from the fact that you are my daughter. It is impossible to separate Blood of my Blood and Flesh of my Flesh.  I have stated on many occasions we can only live one life at a TIME. There are people in our society who feel the need to live your life when they have made such poor choices of living their own life.   Do you know how hard it is for some people to make a decision knowing there may be consequences and they can become an outcast?  Think about the people who are judged unfairly, outcasts because they process information, their environment, and the people within their environment differently.  Being born with an extraordinary mind, unique abilities, and multi-level learning style should give the people who are diagnosed with other exceptionalities and NLD an Inclusive Community.    It is not their choice to be ISOLATED. It is not their choice to fail.  Do you think your brother wants to be viewed as the odd man out or the nerd machine because of his UNINTENTIONAL NEUROLOGICAL BEHAVIORS?   It is understood by me, others, and the psychological community your brother and those who share his playground are not Emotionally Disturbed. The flesh of my Flesh and Blood of my Blood not one ounce of TIME need be wasted because of your life choice. Not one ounce of TIME should be wasted because of what he was born with and the struggle with his decision-making process.  Not one ounce of TIME should be wasted if a person is in an accident,  suffer a stroke,  a gunshot wound to the head, and it alters their lives forever. Do you throw the love and support away because what once had the appearance to be normal and accepted by our society is no longer.  Mark Kelly and Congressman Gabby  Giffords along with Robin Roberts, Ellen DeGeneres,  Quincy Jones and many others were faced with adversities and they hung tough.   TIME can be added to one’s LIFE when you Open Mind, Open Heart__Open Door.

Boo Boo:

What happens when he reads about me or himself?  Will he be ashamed of me? Will he be saddened and view himself differently? Will he think I have deceived him?

Smokelbg:

You would only deceive yourself.  He already knows.  He has never stopped loving you. You always have supported him and he has stated he will be there for you. When you got into fights in school he would always say, “My sister rolled out somebody today because they tried to say something crazy about me.”  The hardest lesson was teaching him and you it was not the way to handle the situation. Especially in this day and age of gun violence.   It is a life lesson for your brother to look down on this paper and to know that he has a support system. It is an ultimate life lesson for your brother to look down on this paper and not look down on his life. It is a life lesson when you circulate love, acceptance, adaptability.  I was never able to pimp the wings of untraditional/nonconservative methods. It helps lengthen and strengthen my playing field. Will the choices one make cause friction?  Why? Will the choices one is unable to make causes friction? Why?  The choice you made led people to perceive you as different. Being born with what people perceive as different or fail to understand is not a choice of the individual who is born with differences.  Faulty perception rests on the head of the perceiver and one who is perceived as different. UNINTENTIONAL vs INTENTIONAL! Will it be Gravity?  Will it be Friction?

Boo Boo:

My greatest life lesson for today and going FORWARD is making the decision, accepting the decision and to know it can or will be consequences for my life choices.  I will cease to fear to address who I am and I will no longer hide behind what others desire for me to be. My life is not a covert operation. I will no longer slither through the back door.  I will Open Mind, Open Heart__Open Door. What brought you to this brink of accepting what people fear so much?

 

Smokelbg:

Learning the lesson of Losses and how to respect the Loss as a gain. Sitting in the front row or in the CHAIR knowing I gave it my all and I did my best.  There shall be no regrets.  When people demanded 100% I knew in my heart where to stop so I would not drop at the end of the day. The demand for 100% was their perfect.  They had to deal with their perfect because it only involved satisfying them and no one else.  I am not perfect and one should never give it all away.   Embedded into one’s soul something needs be left to fight back.   I know what 100% looks like for me and it is caring for others.  You have to be able to identify UNREALISTIC DEMANDS. Those who are unable to identify the UNREALISTIC DEMANDS need to have them pointed out by someone who can be trusted.   You land in tattered shoes and you must choose. Reality is the shock of one’s dues.   I would be able to take the loss and learn the lesson to gain and maintain my strengths. The loss would tilt the needle toward my weakness. In return change and adaptability would shift the needle and strengths would be built.  You know what Boo Boo? You think this is Happy Mother’s Day. No sweetheart!  I am so Happy to be your mother and proud of your life choices 365 days out of the year.  Well, most of your decisions. Open Mind, Open Heart__Open Door.

 

Unjustifiable__Negative Evaulations

by Linda Ballard

You are you and I am me.
Evaluations should be based on INDIVIDUALITY.
Your performance should not be based on a group.
Sooo I would collect from all the D… troops.

I would raise hell and hit the floor.
It is TIME for you to knock on an OPEN DOOR.
Should I get an F because the store manager got one?
It is like treason which is unreasonable because this BROTHER is done.

Why is your help documented on paper only?
You suffer for years and years, isolated and left lonely.
Thanks to all the people who offered and helped.
I am sorry you were chastised and eaten like kelp.

Sooo all your help went out to the floor.
It depends on the manager who knows the score.
I understand now why they make you wait.
This is how managers retaliate.

The store performance went to hell.
Under whose tick-tock did it fail?
Whose shrinkage was 1.3 mill?
Hiring more people would be a wiser deal.

One should not rob Peter to pay Paul.
Taking from the floor was not successful at all.
All the people on TIME TASK cannot finish their jobs.
So don’t coach or bully them, I find it rather odd.

Are you berated, bullied, under surveillance, and stripped of one’s dignity?
These conditions will never produce an employee’s loyalty.
My God, this is straight up Gross Misconduct.
Termination should be immediate, what the F….!

That F has really circulated around the town.
It reached out and touched many on my workaround.
It hampers your ability to make it to the top.
What! There are only 10 points and 8 were dropped.

Get your last year eval compare and contrast.
Somebody needs to answer all the questions you will ask.
WOW! There is a big discrepancy.
Point out what is wrong. I don’t think it is me.

Do not be afraid to go through any OPEN DOOR.
I got my pen, paper, Title VII of 8-I of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
The F you received represents the Fight.
Educate yourself, no fear, no flight.

To discriminate against associates who have been there too long.
It is inexcusable/unforgivable and totally wrong.
Of course, it is wrong to discriminate because of age.
It is unreasonable to work your A… off for only the minimum wage.

Who is seeking out the person who has capped out of their salary?
Is it the one your Evaluation was based on not INDIVIDUALITY?
Store Manager, Group, and Store Performance are not me.
I hope walking through the OPEN DOORS one can plainly see.

Do you do the store manager job?
I looked at my paycheck and I think I’ve been robbed.
We all tried our best I must confess.
Is this what happens when the store ends up in a mess?

What happens when you receive an unjustifiable negative evaluation?
This is WHY “NO ONE WILL EXCEED EXPECTATION.”
What is contained in Title VII of 8-I of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
Age Discrimination in Employment Act, American Disabilities Act, Equal Pay Act,
prohibit retaliation by an employer, employment agency, or labor organization because an individual has engaged in protected activity and there is so much more.

Thank You, Lawrence O’Donnell and the MSNBC CREW.
Don’t forget to visit eeoc.gov–Title VII of  the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Updated version)

#2857 Disruptive Innovation___Those Who Are Disruptive

by Linda Ballard

Today is the day of resurrection. Yesterday was Easter Sunday and it is TIME to rise from the grave on mighty Monday. The nail holes in the palm of my hands were deeply driven. The impression of the thorns upon my forehead mounted my skull like a perfect crown. The stone was quite heavy to move but it is TIME to lift the burden of many. By now you understand my favorite question is WHY, Why Not and What If the Sh.. works. Doubtful Thomas no need to Doubt. The Do Nothing People have lost their Clout. Just like 8 million+ on Obamacare. Yes, being creative and gaining the TRUST of the people is pure empowerment and Healthcare will do its share. Sure the people who ask those WHY questions get on the nerve socket. This goes out to all the negative minds and nonbelievers who totally Dissed. Taking the Risk turned into heavenly Bliss. This is SHO-NUFF Disruptive Innovation if one must insist.

It is all about discovery or exploring the world around you to become the new Wrecks-N-Effects person who is so driven to Rump Shake the World Up. On The Flip Side Of The Chart, Christopher Columbus can’t get into his costume in a timely manner to explore. Connecting the dots on issues that are totally unrelated makes it hard for Christopher Columbus to navigate his world. He has a problem with TIME, boundaries (people included), judging/calculation and organization. If you try to change his outfit into Madam Frankenstein the experiment will blow the lab apart. Why? It is simple. Moving from old to new concepts or doing things in an untraditional manner with alternative methods causes one to be unable to adapt to change, transition into a new role, and be creative. Don’t forget the eyepatch over one eye which causes faulty perception. Whatever Christopher Columbus observes may cause his behavior to DISRUPT because he is not getting the full picture. Unintentional Disruption! The socialization process or networking will be cut short.

The bees wings are clipped and there will be no spreading of pollen. Reproduction of innovative ideas will cease to exist and growth will not transform the mind into a flower that will blossom due to ISOLATION. The questions asked by Christopher Columbus will not be altered nor paraphrase making him out to be rude, discourteous, and challenging the ones who feel they should not be challenged. Attention to detail digs deep into the soil and plows out the weeds. How will you behave? How will your mental processing be influenced? How will your life skills and social skills be affected? Why do we do the things we do?

Flip this over and go to the opposite end of the spectrum. Take the characteristics of becoming Madam Frankenstein, connecting the dots to related/unrelated issues and make the associations, observe through a new pair of eyeglasses instead of the eye patch. Have you got on your lab jacket? Are you ready to experiment and try new ideas? From old to new will get you through if you’re willing to try. Being able to mix it up with Black to Beige, to Brown. You let the world know you are down with the LGBT community and there are no frowns. Inclusion is the process of cross-pollination from race to race, culture to culture, and from sea to shiny sea. The wings are attached to the bee. Hit or miss taking the risk to challenge the challenger but in return to constantly challenge oneself. The breeze of knowledge whisk through the mind to change the way people look at the world, what can be done differently with speed and accuracy, and how people learn. Disruptive Innovation plays the greatest part in WHY, WHY NOT, and who said it won’t work. Don’t give me that What if Sh… unless it is on a positive note. What if it becomes a success? Did you try? Why Not?

Do you see the number in front of Disruptive Innovation? I thought I would be creative and an innovator. It is the store location of the Walmart I work in. I think this is region 43. Glenda Davis and Jarrod Jones (816-246-6364) would be the contact person for Home Office. Doug McMillon, CEO of Walmart and Bill Simon, U.S. President, and CEO, I have been through the open door so many TIMES and now it feels like our DO-NOTHING CONGRESS. Many years ago I was told by a manager that has transitioned out of the store, “Walmart works for Walmart” and not for you. That would be me. All-righty-Now! In 2007 I filed a PD-57 Red Book against a Co-Manager. PD-57 states when it is necessary to conduct an investigation regarding possible violations of Walmart policies, the investigation should be handled promptly and thoroughly. I guess HOME OFFICE did not feel the need for necessity. Therese Renzetti is still there to this day. My request fell through the crack. This Co-Manager got so many complaints and finally, she had to go to classes to learn how to interact with people (associates and management team). From that day forward a pattern of constant abuse, retaliation, psychological duress and a negative campaigns was set into motion against my son, me, and many of the associates who are berated by Co-manager Therese Renzetti. This one is for Secret Agent RA-RA. Remember the lady who made the promise to State Representative Bill Kramer and United State Senator Ron Johnson who knew about Bill Kramer’s behavior. Everyone knows but nothing is being done. Hold that thought. On April 24th it will be Time to evaluate my son. Up 99 TIMES. Shot down 99 Times. Enough is Enough! The President only does 2 terms and I have served 3 and 1/2 terms at Walmart. Eric Holder, Attorney General stood his ground against Darrell Issa, chairman of the Government Reform Committee. Harry Reid, Senator Majority Leader stood his ground against Mitch McConnell, Senator Minority Leader. President Barack Obama stood his ground with Congress, the Supreme Court, John Boehner, Speaker of the House, Vladimir Putin and many others. He is still standing. Therese Renzetti has never ceased her abuse and her management by intimidation and retaliation. I will stand my ground because the psychological trauma has been profound.

On April 9th, I stood my ground against a member of management, Richard Fransen, who talked down to me and said I had poor planning. At night we pulled the registers and he got angry because HE did not ask if the register had money in it. He rung the customer out and had to go get a bag of money to pay the customer $4.85. I took care of the customer. Another customer had to leave a cashier’s line because she did not have a liquor license. Richard Fransen did not have a liquor license and I addressed him. One week later on Wednesday the 16th, on the same day, Richard Fransen gave me a negative evaluation. He stated I would never exceed expectation and he called me weak. The Co-manager tried to say it was his opinion and it does not reflect the way she feels. Wow! Richard Fransen did not have a liquor license on Wednesday, April 9th. He came up to the register for Support manager’s Jacob alcohol and passed liquor over the counter on April the 17th. I hope he had a liquor license. It should be mandatory for any employee that comes in contact with alcohol should have their liquor license. Why did Richard Fransen do my evaluation when on several occasion he had coached my son and cut his work hours? I was given a verbal for 8 minutes, another associate was given a verbal for  22 sec. and once again my son was coached for 11 mins. You see where this pattern is going.

You know what is poor planning. When it is the Easter holiday weekend and there are no cashiers to meet the customer’s demand. #2857 is 67 cashiers down. Management is down 300 hours nightly. Friday #2857 had 7 call-ins. The grocery side is terribly understaffed. There is no proper equipment to clean the store. Our store is dirty. #2857 have no good walkie stacker. A trash compactor is always breaking. If you had equipment who would work it? The grocery side suffers. Our cash registers are broken and the band played on. The store manager walks around making the rules as he goes and does D… well what he pleases. His threatening behavior has overwhelmed the associates? Do you really think they would protest or stage a boycott against #2857? What is a democracy? It must be pretty tough living in Michigan where every day of your life there are those emergency manager laws and no D… emergency. Home Office! For real, When Randall Addison has plowed up the condos and rules from the mansion. Retaliation will come to those who reach out to HOME OFFICE. The new rule under the open door policy should state the doors of the church is open to whom you trust. Who in their right D… mind want to see the member of management dress in the HIGHLANDER OUTFIT. The one who is causing the DISRUPTION.

You talk about TRUST Doug McMillon. In your TV interview, you stated TRUST was a huge issue. I left a notebook on top of the podium only to have my rights violated and page 3 torn from my book. That didn’t take long. I called for the book on Sunday at 12:38p.m. The CSM said the book was not there. I called back and the book was returned at Sunday at 11:55p.m. Since the page was torn I will continue to stand my ground on the Store Manager’s Behavior. David Corn, Chris Hayes, Steven Kornacki I will move this story to #1802 SW Wanamaker Road Topeka, Kansas (785-271-6485) where Randell Addison was the store manager. Bring back the story. I know the story. The story has not changed neither the abuse. Why would Doug McMillon bring a store manager from another store off the clearance wall to inflict pain, humiliation, guilt, and shame on another store? Why are you recycling Managers who are so Disruptive and not Disruptive Innovators? No one will stand up because of FEAR and the FEAR of losing their job. I am not afraid. The suffering in the store has been great and it is TIME to bring in your problem solvers. It is bad when the customers start making negative remarks about how they hear the store manager talk and disrespect his management team. I have been told of the horrible backlash I will receive. Too late I have lived it already.

Doug McMillon and Bill Simon are you excited about the stores abroad and the stores at home are left to suffer? Doug McMillon talked up the UK. Bigger is not always better. Big Stores are layered with the same Traditional Icing internally while the new cakes of today use mousse instead of icing. If you try Nutella Spread with roasted almond with coconuts it pretty darn tasty too. Too many of the older associates are being banished. Just because you see the white or gray hair it doesn’t mean we are not the great problems solvers. We are not ready for the nursing home. We could be the next Disruptive Innovator with wisdom to Boot. Walmart has a Horrible Image Problem and has lost their Legacy. How will you go about solving this problem? In the April edition of Shop Smart on page 8, Whatever you do, if you really short on TIME, skip Walmart, which got the most complaints about not having enough checkout lanes. I guess a person isn’t shopping smart if they shop at Walmart. Check this out. In the May Edition of Consumer Report on page 21, Walmart is ranked 67 at the bottom of the list. Wow! It got dark circles under its eye. My Evaluation reflects it is all my fault for not controlling the lines. I get an F in May too when it is only April. Man! I’m not in every store. I don’t do the scheduling nor the hiring and firing. So now it’s all my fault. Soooo… did management supply me with the necessary means to do an effective job? Not if I got an F in May already. Dang! I can’t control what I have not been given. Where does that leave the manager Team? On the register to be punished for their evaluation for not getting their job done. Management will never exceed expectation if they are set up for failure. You call this an Opportunity. The same vicious cycle happens to floor trained associate who cannot complete their job for being on the register. It will take the floor, cashiers and other employees forever to climb out of the poverty level if you locked down their salaries, downgrade them on evaluations, and continue to cost the taxpayers $6.2 billion in Public Assistance.

Every person has to do their fair share. Does Walmart start from the Top down? The President starts from the Middle out. Well, since I’m the low man on the totem pole I guess I need to start my program from the bottom up. Looky Here! Looky Here! There is a man on every base. Doug McMillon your overall salary was 9.6 million dollars last year. Bill Simon salary was broken down like this. Simon salary was 899,732. His bonus was 3,558,426. Bill Simon awarded stocks were 6,544,249. Bill Simon out of nowhere money was 213,615. Whew! This brought Bill Simon up to 11,216,022 total. I can’t work in a company and not know what is going on in the company. That’s not cool!

Check this out Doug McMillon and Bill Simon if I’m singing the Beatles tune It’s Been A Hard Days Night on The Night Shift song by the Commodores I am also singing Everyday I’m Hustlin by Rick Ross. Why can’t you give back and dance with me on Pharrell’s Happy and bring your employee’s salary up out of the poverty zone by increasing the minimum wage? Start there with your IMAGE. In my neighborhood, Walmart is known as the Welfare Pimps. Does Walmart want to wear this Red badge of Shame! So in the World of Disruptive Innovation Big Eddie from MSNBC would say DWIT (Do Whatever It Takes). Let’s go opens some doors. Go to Ed Show, MSNBC, CNN, Salon.com, Think Progress, Demos.org, Media Matters. Lawrence O’Donnell, Granny loves being young with all that social media. Get in touch with Human Rights Commission in your neighborhood who will actually file an EEOC complaint about you. In Missouri the number is 573-522-1023. Get in touch with NAACP (816-421-1191). If you want to get in touch with EEOC directly 816-421-1151. Fair Employment Practices Agencies (FEPAs) and Dual Filing have their own laws prohibiting discrimination. They enforce laws that are similar to EEOC. Depending upon your case these agencies may offer greater protection. Visit your website, one of the innovative tools of today, and see what FEPA has to offer. All that modern technology that puts you on the GRID. WOW-WEE!.

By the way, tonight the cameras will be rolling. Do you know too much camera activity on the job is a violation of your rights? Is it the left side of my profile too pretty for Walmart. Maybe they just want a photo-shoot. Whoever removed page 3 out of my notebook at Walmart did exactly what I expected. Years ago I had mail myself a letter to Walmart and it got open by mistake. See There__I Get This. Don’t forget to request the laws from Missouri Department Of Labor And Industrial Relations__Missouri Commission On Human Rights (MCHR). Don’t wait too long. Complaints under Missouri Human Rights Act must be filed with MCHR within 180 days of alleged discrimination. Federal law allows 300 days for filing employment discrimination complaints with the Equal Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and 365 days for housing discrimination complaints with the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Make it good because I know you will dig up something. As I will say to the President of the UNITED STATES, “You just can’t make this SH… UP. #2857 Walmart is being Disruptive. Find out who your problem solvers are.  Don’t forget to review the Laws the National Relations Board have for you.   The National Labor Relation Act (NLRA of 1935) section 7-Rights of Employees and section 8-1 (A) Unfair Labor Practices.  Changing the world! Changing Walmart! Become a Disruptive Innovator!

I like to send a Special SHOUT OUT to ELIZABETH WARREN for creating the CONSUMER PROTECTION FINANCIAL AGENCY. You ROCK!

Working The Mo__Joe

by Linda Ballard

It happens all the Time on the Flip Side Of The Chart. When our mouths open the words devour our friends, family, and associates. Our mannerism can be awkward and the words cut like a sword. We spit out the hard-core TRUTH but it is not welcomed. We ask a lot of questions and we really want to know “WHY” It is our style of learning. Most people feel like we are interrogating them. What pissed us off is when we discovered you have no factual information. What happens after this encounter? Pure Isolation and we have to walk home from the D.. golf course. It’s too much for the opposite end of the spectrum. The Flip Side Of The Chart golf’s game has been permanently called off. We made lots of enemies for today. All our donors slipped away. Well, You know it makes me wanna shout. Kick my heels up. Throw my hands up. Throw my head back. Come on now! Say you will. I really appreciate this tune by the Isley Brothers. I found just the man who wears his tongue with honor just like he carries his wakizashi sword when he guards our president. A Friend INDEEDY when it’s SHO-NUFF NEEDY.

This Brother did not MUDDY the WATERS. JOE BIDEN got his MOJO working. Not only MUDDY WATERS but a lot of people understand what it feels like when your hoo-doo/voodoo, charm, charisma, fire, and passion doesn’t work. You are not appealing. The drive and power are gone. Check the gas. The tank is on E. Rejection stares you in the eyes and makes it clear to get a loss and take a hike. You’re not going to be the next Boss Of The Mic. Bottom line, you stink! Go on down the road and get a stiff drink. Bust a move JOE and whip out your Fire and Desire song by Rick James and Teena Marie. What the people don’t understand is you hold an awesome key. Joe is Joe and not a Hillary want to be. This is the key which unlocks Joe’s personality. This is one of his greatest strengths because when he speaks it is not with a forked tongue. When the words come flying out of his mouth and Joe videotapes his A… everyone knows Joe is TRUE TO FORM. Biden isn’t a malicious person and has NO INTENT to do harm. Acceptance is the KEY. Say it with me, Holland Cooke and Zerlina Maxwell, “Let Joe Be Joe” and let Me be Me.

The only problem is when I am me I don’t get Joe’s treatment. Joe can work the room because he has the Va-Va Vroom. When I open my mouth I will be shown the door real soon. It was the intonation of Joe’s speech that sweeps the people off their feet. The pitch in my voice led to my total defeat. This is what happens to the people who struggle with social skills. When there is impaired social interaction, eye contact is avoided, all the cues for proper communication are missed. If you can’t read a person facial expression serious may turn to funny and funny can turn into anger. The Flip Side Of The Chart struggle with the swerve to curve paraphrasing. Paraphrasing is a “SMOOTHIE OF A LIE.” It masks and covers up what you really need to tell a person. The MO__JOE is working it. On the opposite end of the spectrum, Mitch McConnell works it. See There. Do you get it? Paraphrasing is a delay tactic. It delays the inevitable.

Biden has Lou Rawls song gliding off his lips. He is a Natural Man. Come on down Joe and take a stand. Joe walks across the ice to meet the everyday people and he will mingle with the band. He is out and about doing what Ordinary People do. This Vice President has never come across as a star. He’s swimming, skating, and he loves his car. He is Just a regular Joe. For Real! His blubbers, gaffes, or social blunders are accepted right away. Joe’s voice can roar like a lion with thunder. He was informing Paul Ryan, Joe doesn’t play. Biden’s smile, the distance he holds when he talks to people, his great ability to reach out and embrace the living and to preach at your funeral once you’re dead. Into each life, rain will fall. Biden will catch a train to embrace the smallest of the small. (children or included). Joe is There in the mix. He is not the candidate of a quick fix. Joe wants it, deserve it, and he is no Tricky Dick Nix.

Why do you think every person in their right mind wants to be the Pope? It is not because he is dress to impress. He turned down the fancy Pope Robe and the fancy Pope House. The Pope doesn’t drive a fancy car. For a minute I thought I was referring to Warren Buffett. He sneaks out at night to be with the people and he has definitely made the connection. The Pope of Hope is in the mix. The Pope of Hope is a legend Starting Here Starting Now. He will be Forever, For Always, For Love. Luther Vandross would agree on Here and Now. Pope Francis has chosen to be Ordinary People. John Legend rocked that song. The talk to me Pope is not viewed as the Dude at the Pearly Gates. He is in reach and concrete. Check it out! It is the level of comfort Pope Francis has incorporated into his unlimited heart and soul. I wouldn’t be intimidated or feel as if I have to say 22 Hail Mary’s just to talk to Pope Francis. I wouldn’t be nervous because the Pope makes you feel at home and not along. I can relate. It nice to have a rap session before I get to the pearly gates.

You want to be able to relate and share life experiences whether or not it is a male or female. Here’s the deal Hill and Bill! You have the BUZZ, lots of money, and the experience. Is Hill connected to the people? Hill has dangled and pranced around like an entitlement queen. I am not feeling the Ann Romney Syndrome. I’m not waiting for Hill because there are a lot of good women in the democratic party who can step up to the plate and rock the shoes as President. Don’t throw my Sisters under the bus. I named the women in my tweets whom I thought it would be hard as hell to defeat. Bill recently walked out on the stage as if the president didn’t exist. Ooooh! That was a very bad move on Bill’s part. When you make moves like that it MUDDY THE WATERS. Do not change the Pledge of Alliance to One Nation Under God Divisible. Hill and Bill have become disrespectful to the Republicans. It is to the Republic for which we stand One Nation Under God INDIVISIBLE. If Hill and Bill continue on with the strategy of trying to make the President of the United States, Barack Obama, Invisible, before his term is over you, will divide the Democratic party. The Koch Brothers and the whole Republican crew will be so happy. I do not wish to explain to my grand-babies anymore that the president is not Bill Clinton. Nor do I wish to have them in fear if Hill gets in will Bill take over. You talk about the Banks are too Big to Fail. Well, you set Hill up as Too Big To Fail. Hill can strike out again by losing the African Americans, Latinos, Asians, and
other diverse votes. This race should be for the people and the nation and not ran on one’s ambitions of personal gain. Bill may feel the need to fulfill Hill’s I.O.U. The people and the nation need another great leader that can work the Peace Deals. End of Story.

Working The Mo__Joe swings it swords in many directions. Once you Muddied the Water it becomes the Chris Christie Syndrome. Like my Boi said he can tell the people anything because he is a trained lawyer. Hills a trained lawyer also. She is qualified to do many things. I need to know who Hill rocks, the Corporate Crats or the People. There is a lot of money flying around and it can work against Hill. Hill will be working with an impoverished, underprivileged nation of people who don’t TRUST the government to do what is morally right. Hills hawkishness may work against her also. Many people no longer want to be caught in another war. Especially a make-believe War Hill validated. That really wasn’t cool. I haven’t heard Hill come out on her friends in Arkansas. Joe and President Obama praised Costco. What is Hill’s position on Walmart? This Behemoth company battled for women’s rights. I never heard Hill speak out. What is her belief on Opportunity for the people who work so hard, underpaid, and still needs government, assistant? Are you trying to protect an extra wallet for your campaign? Are you packing any of the Wall Street F.. You money around? Bring It! What is your Stand Hill? I want to know the Deal.

Bottom line, before I lay my head to rest I want to feel our country has fallen into the hands of the next GRAND GUARDIAN. On the Flip Side Of The Chart “Trust”
ranks very high on the Priority List. We tend to be too TRUSTING or too NAIVE. The UNINTENTIONAL BEHAVIORS gets SCREWED. The Opposite End Of The Spectrum has the same problem. With Intent there lies the agenda of suppressing the vote and serving ones on purpose and becoming wealthy. Wow! Believing in TED CRUZ (Mr. No Plan Of Action), Chris Christie (Under the YUM YUM Bridge), (re-electing) Scott Walker, John Kasich (sign the bill to suppress votes and cut women’s health care), Rick Perry (Trap Law whose mine is trapped inside), along (with Mississippi Burning) Governor Phil Bryant, Bobby Jendel (a road scholar who has been on the D… road too long), Rick Snider (Mr. Emergency Manager Law and there is NO D… Fire). Sam Brombeck (needs a new calculator). Are you getting my DRIFT?
I hope it all adds up.

The Strategy for BIDEN is too keep Working MO__JOE and glide with self-determination and you will keep the congregation. Work it like the POPE. Hell-of-a-lot of HOPE! Don’t Muddy the Water with the F… You Money.