Blacks must nurture cultural centers

Blacks must nurture cultural centers-an article by Yolanda Black.

Enough said.

Words Five Years Later

These are some posts I made five years ago at CollegeClub.com. Wow...
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From the Not looking for anyone... Message Board
posted 11:30 AM September 05, 2000 (15 posts total)
Hi I am from Boston and please e-mail me when you want.


From the Star Trek Message Board
posted 11:59 AM September 01, 2000 (18 posts total)
Check out "In Living Color" They re-run the episodes. I think it on the Fox Family channel. In that same episode, Farrakhan (Damon Wayans) goes to Uhura (Kim Wayans) and says something like,
"My sister, rise up and free yourself from this oppression."

She gets up and is like,

" Im sitting here with this in my ear and I dont know why I have this in my ear!"
She then says to Kirk (the only thing I remember directly)
"I am NOT your chocolate fantasy!"



From the Star Trek Message Board
posted 1:27 PM August 31, 2000 (18 posts total)
This quote is not from any of the series but it came from in living Colors parody of STAR TREK TOS. The ship was captured by Minister Farrakhan and he convinced most of the other crewmembers to mutiny. Kirk (played by Jim Carrey) turned to faithful Spock and pleaded with him not to listen to Farrakhan. Spock (played by David Alan Grier)said to Kirk: "I am bigger than you, stronger than you, more intelligent than you and a better director yet I am still only second in command..." (Of course he joins Farrakhan.)


From the The Muppets Message Board
posted 1:21 PM August 31, 2000 (301 posts total)
For those who watched Sesame Street:
Is it me or does the Count look like a purple Jamie Farr (Klinger) from MASH?



From the Was Papa Smurf high? Message Board
posted 12:59 PM August 31, 2000 (64 posts total)
Okay...
Smurfs:

Regarding the KKK thing---never would have crossed my mind. Interesting thought.

There was a Grandma Smurf. She crept in the last season.

To put up with what he did, I think Papa was definitely smoking something.


Gummi Bears:

I didnt watch this a whole lot and only remember that Bill Scott who did the voice of Bullwinkle did one of the bears and he died and the voice of Grammy Bear was done by June Foray who did Rocky the Flying Squirrel.


Scooby Doo:

Okay heres the story regarding drugs and Scooby Doo as I was told. The artists and writers from Scooby Doo went to school in western Mass. The gang was based on students that went to certain schools there.
Velma was based on Mt. Holyoke College -- all girls supposed to be lesbians.
Scooby was based on UMass-Amherst ---because of the mascot.
Shaggy is Dartmouth --- Hippy dippy and drug lovin.
Daphne is Smith College --- money and hoity toity with a dash of lesbianism.
Freddie is Amherst College -- money again and a little homosexual.

The Scooby Snacks were a metaphor (ouch! An SAT word.)for pot. Thats why Scooby and Shaggy were always hungry and always craving those snacks. Interesting that Scrappy wasnt addicted but Scooby Dum was...
(DISCLAIMER)
Please keep in mind that the character sketches regarding what school was associated with what is hearsay. Im not dissin any school that someone might go to. Also too, Scooby began in the late 60s - early 70s, so those ideas may have been true for then.



From the Cartoon Beating Message Board
posted 12:18 PM August 31, 2000 (54 posts total)
I agree with some of what everyone else said, but to add my own:
From the 70s version of Batman and Robin ---BatMite.

Jem and her sister from Jem and the Holograms

Team Rocket and Professor Oak from Pokemon

Ayeka from Tenchi Muyo

All the characters that used to be on the Disney Afternoon except the cast from "Gargoyles."

The people in "GodZilla."

Barney -- cuz it would be lots of fun.
Pepper Ann too.

The list keeps growing but I only have so much space.



From the The Biker Mice from mars! Message Board
posted 11:56 AM August 31, 2000 (11 posts total)
It sure did kick ass! My character was Moto. He wasnt as charming as Vinnie nor the fearless leader like Throttle but he did okay. I liked the one when they and the people on the train they were rescuing sang about the Midnight Special...


From the Simpsons Quotes Message Board
posted 11:48 AM August 31, 2000 (295 posts total)
Another Ralph one:
It was the episode when the Simpsons did the take off on Twister and the people of Springfield rushed to the Qwiki Mart to get stuff. This old lady picks up Lisa by the head thinking that she was a melon or something and plops her into the basket next to Ralph. With a huge grin he says to Lisa:

"Were going to be baked into a pie!"


Another Lisa one:

Bart gave give "soul" to Milhouse and was freakin because he didnt have reflections and stuff. When the family was saying grace at dinner in Moes new family restaurant, Lisa says the grace and she goes...:Please bles Moms SOUL and Dads SOUL and MAGGIES SOUL and... Bart breaks out of there to track down Milhouse and his "soul".



From the what about strawberry shortcake Message Board
posted 11:37 AM August 31, 2000 (24 posts total)
I remember Strawberry Shortcake and her friends. The scenes I remember arefrom the "Big Apple City" special where she wanted to go on TV or something to do something to save Strawberryland (I remember it was a bake off something)and she meets Orange Blossom, the only Black one on there and she was a painter who paints scenes of places that she had been the day before. She takes Strawberry under her wing and takes her to Spinach Village (parodies were abound!) and they meet Lemon Merengue. When they went to visit her, she was in her apartment looking in the mirror going, "Mirror, Mirror, one the wall whos the fairest of them all? She goes to the other side of the mirror and we find out that there aint no mirror and she looks through the fram and says, "you are Lemon Merengue."
Its funny, a friend and I were talking about this and other cartoons and saying that there would be no way that these cartoons would be shown today, only because of the "pedophile" element of the villians. I mean, he was called the Peculiar Purple Pieman of Porcupine Peak. Up there all by himself. Messing with Strawberry Shortcake and her friends like he didnt have anything better to do. That just goes to show that if you think about something long enough...you draw all sorts of conclusions...



From the CC Update: What's you biggest pet peeve? Message Board
posted 5:58 AM August 31, 2000 (402 posts total)
Guys who spit on the sidewalk.


From the She Said: Family Feud Message Board
posted 1:26 PM August 30, 2000 (113 posts total)
Wont do it and dont do it.


From the TV Racism? Message Board
posted 9:08 AM August 30, 2000 (329 posts total)
Hmmm...well, it seems that the conspiracy that is racism oppresses a lot of people. Thats why we must all do our part to shut it down...
Vive la difference!
As for me, I generally like my sistas to be darker than a paper bag because thats what I look like.
Doesnt mean that I dont like or accept those who are lighter than the paper bag. I just relate better on somethings to those who look like me.


From the TV Racism? Message Board
posted 12:12 PM August 29, 2000 (329 posts total)
Wow...I posted my answer waaay back in May and look at how much this has grown since! I agree with most of what has been said.

One of my pet peeves is the "Black woman lighter than the brown paper bag with features smaller than even Michael Jackson" syndrome that has gripped casting. Im not saying that this is not an expression of Black Beauty but it seems funny that shows like Ricki Lake and Jerry Springer show more of a variety of Black people (in looks anyway)than most "quality" shows.
I agree about BET. I have always said that instead of trying to play in someone elses sandbox, you need to build one of your own. I admit that I havent seen a lot of BET but what I have seen has been repeats of many shows that I had seen as a kid many times. We need to create more original programming that covers all aspects of Black life -- not just the 1860s, the 1960s or street crime. i am not saying that BET only shows those images but we always need more stories! Also too we cant expect BET to do it all alone. We, with Hispanics following second and possibly overtaking in the future, are the largest consumers in this country of goods. WE as a group spend more and build less in assets. We can support a second network that shows the shows that we want to show. There are two stations aimed at the Spanish speaking population -- Telemundo and Univision. Granted, they get a big feed from Spain but I feel that we can do this here. Also too, we need to use the local cable access stations. For a small fee, a person can learn how to produce their own shows and they are viewed in the community. Here where I live, some kids put together a drama that people actually watched. It went off the air this summer because the producers and talents graduated.

Lastly, about others not understanding the need to see themselves reflected in the programs they watch. Many of those people have not lived outside of the US or if they have, they have lived in European countries where they would at least see people that have look liked them. Try living in Japan or South Korea or Nepal. Yes, White Americanism is popular but it is not always the rule. Most people prefer their own standard of beauty.

About the Cosby Show, after the first season, it became like a lot of the other white sitcoms of that time. My chief irritation what at the lack of personality with the kids. And Vanessa in particular checked the brain had in the first season and did some ignorant stuff when she got to be older. Then too the show focused
more on Cliff and Claire (It was after all called the Cosby Show)than the kids. The best thing to come out of the Cosby Show was "A Different World." Originally this was a vehicle for Lisa Bonet, the airhead lighter than light skinned second daughter Denise, who most recently was in John Cusacks "High Fidelity where she did a decent job and was actually DARKER than I remembered seeing her (whether Cusack had her darken up for his movie or if she was lightened for the Cosby Show, who can say?) The show was on life support after its first season until Debbie Allen resuscitated it with more people and more stories that came out of the Black College experience. This show demonstrated that just because a show has a focus on Black Life and an all Black cast, doesnt mean thats not relevant and entertaining.



From the any bi females welcum Message Board
posted 1:24 PM August 28, 2000 (203 posts total)
Anyone in the Boston, MA area is welcome to e-mail me at ladydayelle@collegeclub.com. Are you out there?


From the BiSexual Female WANTED!! Message Board
posted 1:24 PM August 28, 2000 (35 posts total)
Unfortunately, Youre too far South (Alabama) and Im too far North (Massachusetts). Good luck to you!


From the what made you from straight to bi...? any reason or it happened somehow... Message Board
posted 1:17 PM August 28, 2000 (5 posts total)
I think that I was always bi. In my household, you were just straight--end of discussion. I sometimes felt dirty for wanting to be with females in a sexual way. When I became an adult, I became more and more comfortable with these feelings enough that I started to identify with being a lesbian. But, I still felt attracted to men! I didnt know that bisexuality existed as a term or an option. I was taught all or nothing.
Now, I am comforatble being bi. I dont feel like Im betraying any one side or that Im mentally ill. I cant really state a moment or the day I was okay with identifying as bi. I can say that for the past year, Ive felt more comfortable in my skin.

Thats all for now.




From the What do u think? Message Board
posted 12:56 PM August 28, 2000 (16 posts total)
Hi---
I think that you had too much to drink. But more importantly, I feel that if you are asking if that episode makes you bisexual or lesbian that only you can answer that. We can sometimes be attracted to our friends of the same sex for certain qualities but that doesnt mean that anything will come of it.
If your friend doesnt feel the same way as you do, then its best to leave it be and find another like minded person.



From the TV Racism? Message Board
posted 2:53 PM May 10, 2000 (329 posts total)
Some. For example, on shows with ensemble casts like ER and the Practice, Characters of color are background characters and most major story lines that deal with more than one of them concern only racial issues. The white characters are allowed to have the more interesting stories and opportunities to add depth to their characters. For example, on ER, many of the nursing staff are people of color but youd think that they would do a spotlight story on one of them having a moment of truth outside of Carol Hathaway, who yes, is Greek in real life and Russian - American on the show but others are so sorely neglected. Carol is not the only one on there with experience but rarely does someone like Haleh for example or Chuny get to shine.

Words one year later

This is the first anniversary of More Explore, the blog that I have culivated the most over the various blogs that I have.

My first entry was simply: words.

I currently have archived over 200 entries.

I plan to keep cultivating it as well as put together a print version.

Happy Birthday More Explore.

Apparently I am...

Evil




How evil are you?

Talk about branding

"A name you can trust, with results achieved through hard work"

I found this at the late quarterback Johnny Unitas's website.

In Unitas' post-football years he made some money the way many people seem to in their later years-in real estate. This quote is on the website for his realty company, which of course is Unitas Realty.

I really like the sound of it. The sentiment is very "old school," which is somewhat disturbing if we consider it to be an outdated sentiment.

In our era where many things are marketing and everything has to have a "brand," I think that this is a kind of brand that I would like to aspire to be.

My song for 2005

Well, I do like Green Day....
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Your 2005 Song Is

Boulevard of Broken Dreams by Green Day "My shadow's the only one that walks beside me My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating" In 2005, you bummed everyone out. Like you care.

What Hit Song of 2005 Are You?

Yule-December 21

I honestly feel like going...

"On the first morning of the day of pagan Christmas and all through the house many creatures were stirring, even the mouse.
Everyone was lining up their shoes wilth care
Because they would have to walk more than one mile to work and brave the winter air.
The New York Transit strike is in its second day,
While Damon's trade to the Yankees has left many Boston fans with a lot to say.
(and not any of it good...)"

Writing poetry was never a strong suit of mine. I appreciate it but I don't "live it" the way some people do.

All I can really say about the transit strike is...some people will actually add years to their lives by actually walking.

If we were talking LA or another city where walking or biking can be difficult, I might be more angry at the striking union workers. However, we are talking New York, reportedly "the most walkable city in the country."

I do feel for people who live further out, where walking or biking is not feasable.
I also feel for those who are on their feet overnight or all day and whose only respite is their seat on the bus or train. I used to be one of those people a long time ago, so I know all about that.

Also, it is cold. Real cold. Wind chill factor cold. Walking when it is that kind of cold is no fun at all. The weather will be coming up a few degrees over the next few days. That should help.

I am not fan of transit workers. At least, not of many MBTA (Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority) workers. It has been one month and one week since I complained about the T worker who mugged me in the station and was told by the MBTA police that they would keep me apprised of whether this person would be reprimanded by the T. I have yet to hear from the head of the Red Line or even the Complaint Department.

However, how are unions supposed to get their point across that they are serious? If the workers did not strike, then they would have had to settle for whatever the authority would have handed them. I do wonder what has changed. I can see animosity in regards to players being paid millions of dollars threatening a strike.
The workers just want fair and equitable benefits. Admittedly, transit workers put up with a lot from the public. They put up with far more than regular people do and while many are not too poor, they are not pulling in millions of dollars.

If these workers were so disposable, the Mayor Bloomberg would stop shaking his finger and the authority would just hire workers to replace the striking workers, otherwise known as "scabs." However, they are talking about jailing the union leaders...which will then make them martyrs and the strike carries on?


I don't know where and when this strike will end. I hope that it will result in people wanting to walk more because it's healthier and in people taking time not to cheat the toll collector opr bus driver when they can actually pay.

Reply to a post

AAEA or African American Environmentalist Association I first found out about them at their MSN Group. They also have a blog that I read regulary. I know that for some and "African American Environmentalist Association" seems like an oxymoron. Well there are many that care about and are active in environmental issues. I came across this post at their blog:
http://aaenvironment.blogspot.com/2005/12/environment-of-many-black-women.html

and feel compelled to make plain my views on this topic.



Uhhh...as a Black woman who is approaching the age bracket I would say that I would say while it is good to have companionship-a lover-it is not the end all and be all. The situation is what it is. Instead of directing anger at Black men who for whatever reason is not into you, be thankful that you have a life and choices and the ability to give and to receive love.I am tired of hearing complaints about what a sin it is for a Black man to be gay or underemployed or into [insert the name of any race except Black] women. What I don't hear enough of are the Black women who are successful and who have carved out lives for themselves and careers that they are happy with. I drives me nuts that the message to the next generation of girls is that no matter how successful you are and how productive a citizen you are, it means nothing unless you have a man in your life. then you are complete.I also do note that apparently this except speaks to the "plight" of heterosexual Black women who are not gay or bisexual or who are facing a serious illness or that may choose to accept the love and respect of a man who is not Black. A plight that I am sure is real but in many cases is not seeing the forest for the trees.Adoption is an option in regards to children. Last I checked there is an overflowing list of children who seek a loving parent to adopt. Artificial insemenation (ai) is another option for those who want children but who do not wish to adopt.You can also mentor or become a foster parent. By the way, no one "turns" to lesbianism. Your sexuality is just a part of who you are. Just like no one "turns" to heterosexualism. Such a statement is demonstrates misinformation about lesbians and bisexuals. At the end of the day, whether you have the perfect ideal nuclear family with that perfect Black man or not, you die ALONE. You have one shot at life. You can spend it caterwauling about things that you either cannot or should not control and how things should be or you can be thankful for what you have, let go of what didn't work and learn from it and be the author of your own story with you as a hero that is fulfilled by what you accomplished during your time as person.

Get Out

Last night I arrived home after trekking in the cold and slush. I once again vowed never to depend on public transportation again. I was also cursing myself because I allowed my stomach to rule my head. (I decided to buy dinner at the Store 24 instead of forego it).

As I waited for the pot pie I purchased to bake, I picked up a well worn book I had unearthed some time ago. The title is Women Who Run With the Wolves. It is by Clarissa Pinkola Estés. Dr. Estés is a therapist (one of many talents) who has used stories and myths to as a methods of teaching life lessons.

I just happened to open to the section that concerned the story of The Little Match Girl. The Little Match Girl sold matches on the street to bring in money or else risked getting beat by her father who did not seem to care that his daughter was cold and underfed. She goes through the city trying to sell matches to people who are clearly not interested. It gets colder and later. She has not sold the matches and she cannot go home without the money. She sits on the stoop of a building. Across the street she sees a family inside a house celebrating the holidays season. It is a house filled with love, comfort and warmth-things that she does not have. As she gets colder, she begins to strike the matches to try to stay warm. She begins to daydream. Then she begans to run out of matches. Then, her grandmother appears before her. She comforts her and they ascend in a blaze of light. The next morning, the girl is found dead on the stoop.

Dr. Estés' reading of the story is that this girl made decisions that just kept backing herself into corners. She also kept avoiding her problem by daydreaming instead of finding real and practical solutions to her problems.

For example, the girl lit the matches to keep warm instead of knocking on the doors of the homes around her and asking for shelter. Instead of asking people for help (real shelter, a job, some food) she was trying to sell them matches. People, especially females, engage in this behaviour far too often and then live half-lived lives because of it.

Dr. Estés also reminds us that if you are in an untenable situation-you need to get out. What is 'untenable'? Any situation where you are not nutured, where you are beaten down, where you cannot thrive, where the cost of remaining far outweighs the cost of making a clean break.

The Match Girl lived with a father who did not care about her unless she brought home money from selling matches, which he did not share with her. He also beat her when she did not sell any matches.

The Match Girl was also trying to sell matches to people who clearly were not interested in what she was selling. More importantly, they did not care about the fact that there was a hungry, cold child out on the streets selling matches when she should be at home, warm and cared for.

The girl's response to everything was to just go into a corner and give herself up to comforting daydreams. Thus she died, which solved her immediate problems of food and shelter but oh, what she could have been!

One of the last lessons that adults learn as they become adults is when to move on. When to leave or at least, when to leave situations that are just not working.
We all have a very real fear of the unknown or of making a mistake-especially if we grew up in the "Bests the Dead Horse Clan."

As mentioned before, we only have one shot. It is best to live it on your own terms, which may vary from person to person. Living a half-lived life wrapped in comforting daydreams on the sidelines in an environment that you are not thriving in is definitely not living.

Tookie and Death

Well, I too must weigh in on Tookie Williams' impeding execution at 3:01AM (EST).

It has been said that Tookie is guilty.

It has been said that Tookie is innocent.

It has been said that Tookie is guilty but he changed while spending 20 years on death row and has become a force for good. Killing him would make things worse.

I have always been something of a fence sitter when it comes to the death penalty. I believe that the guilty should be punished. The heinous should be executed rather than languishing at the taxpayers' expense. On the other hand, we cannot ignore that the justice system has failed in terms of dealing fairly with those who are Black, Latino, Chinese, Japanese, Indian, poor and other minorities. You can pick up a newspapaer and read on any given day about how DNA evidence or due diligence has liberated some poor unfortunate that was a victim of [insert the name of a prejudice].

I feel that as good as it is to hear that Tookie has changed and that he was trying to affect change, he still committed a crime. He claims that he did not do it but I then question why he applied for clemency since this meant that he wanted a pardon, not that he was innocent.

I think if Tookie's life and death can be deterrent to those who want to rob and kill because they see that as the only way out of crushing poverty, then he did do some good.

Being a "man" means that you have to take responsibility for things that you do, especially when they harm others. Life is fragile and precious. Second chances are rarely granted.

As the saying goes, we never appreciate what we have until it's gone. I suppose Tookie is thinking about that right now.

Another lesson

Well, procrastination is a sin and John Wooden was quite right when he said, "Be quick but don't hurry."

I was given the opportunity to apply for a position that would have brought more responsibility and more money at times.

I allowed self doubt and crowding out of time to distract from completing it.

Consequently, those who found the time to complete the applications and let go of their fear of rejection were announced as having obtained the position.

Not coincidentally, they were men.

What I learned yesterday

I learned two important lessons during the course of the day yesterday that we all should be mindful of.

Lesson #1: Never be a passive participant in life

I took a cab to work because I was running late. I gave what I thought were clear directions and gave a particular direction to my location and I assumed that the driver would find it without me going, "Turn right here." Well I was wrong. I chose to let myself be distracted by various thoughts instead of making sure that the driver was taking the correct route. As a result, I ended up being late for work, when I normally would have made it on time with time to spare. There are times that I worried about being too much of a "backseat driver," but I was shown clearly that when you lose focus, you lose out.

Lesson #2: Be Careful What you Wish For Because You Might Just Get It!

I have particpated in a local chorus for about 6 years. I have had my ups and downs with it. This semester was challenging because of work and other competing interests. It was also challenging because of the music, which I mostly did not connect with this time around and the choral director and the chorus, which I also did not connect as much with this time around.

I did not go to the first two rehearsals since I did not intend to participate this semester. The choral director sent out an email and mentioned that she wanted me and I decided to give it
one more go. The director mentioned sometime ago that she did have an attention span problem which would rear its ugly head at times and try my patience. I am sure that my work schedule tried hers since my flexibility changed from when I first began working with her from some flexibility to "I can come on this date, this date and this date..." I also suppose it was hard for me to still to transition from a situation where I felt included by the previous choral director to one where I had difficulty trying find my place as it were and not succeeding very well.

Well, I managed finally as in years past to find the one or two songs that I could at least like a little in the repetoire and worked as hard as I generally do. I also battled AFS (Alto Fatigue Syndrome). Having tasted mezzo-soprano, I found alto work to be boring at times and unless you're hunting for it, there are no solos for altos that soar and are "pretty."

Add to that, when I found out how the concert would be structured, I honestly wanted to kill the choral director. Why commit murder? Well, she put together this wonderful program and she waits until the week before the concert to unveil it. Also part of my difficulty was not really seeing how all of this hodge podge of music was going to shape up into a solid concert. I took a deep breath and soldiered on.

We performed the concert-the best one yet with the students. Then we found out that the choral director was not coming back. Her reasons were valid-she had a small son and the school where this chorus belonged simply did not support her efforts to make it a strong program.

The latter was so very true. The school would always praise the chorus but that praise did not translate into a bigger budget or even an office for her where she could store music. The chorus was always treated as an afterthought-this was true in her predecessor's case as well. One could argue that the school is known for its education program, so it would make sense that a chorus would be a low priority. However, there are schools who have strong sports teams and strong extracurricular programs that have no relation to the school's concentration.

Before the concert, I determined that I would not return next semester, since I felt that another break (I had taken one in 2004 for a semester) might do me some good. Now, it looks like the break will be longer than I thought.

I began to wonder if there was something I could have done to help her stay. I started regretting the times I felt resentment and frustration. I regretted the times where I just wished that I did not have to go because all I wanted to do was go home. I took the chorus for granted-that it would be around that it. There are many things that was still left for the chorus and myself to do. I had been with the "second coming" of this chorus where it grew from three to twenty three. I remembered "when." Now there would be no next year or next time (at least for now) and that makes me sad.

Voices from Around the World-Lesley University Singers Concert-Tuesday December 6

Voices from Around the World-a Lesley University Singers Concert

Tuesday December 6, 2005
8:00PM

Marran Theatre, Lesley University, 29 Mellen Street, Cambridge MA
http://www.lesley.edu

Admission is free

I am...again...

Your Birth Month is January

You are a natural leader who is able to stand up when no one else can.Strong and powerful, you tend to overshadow those around you. Your soul reflects: deep love, fascination with life, and a distinctive persona Your gemstone: Garnet Your flower: Snowdrop Your colors: Black, dark red, and dark blue

What Does Your Birth Month Mean?

I am...

You Have a Phlegmatic Temperament

Mild mannered and laid back, you take life at a slow pace.You are very consistent - both in emotions and actions.You tend to absorb set backs easily. You are cool and collected. It is difficult to offend you. You can remain composed and unemotional.You are a great friend and lover. You don't demand much of others.While you are quiet, you have a subtle wit that your friends know well. At your worst, you are lazy and unwilling to work at anything.You often get stuck in a rut, without aspirations or dreams.You can get too dependent on others, setting yourself up for abandonment.

What Temperment Are You?

Amazon

So I tried to put an Amazon link in this window and failed miserably...