It's Hard Being Black and Gifted...
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Was it a normal size BMX bike? If so, how did you reach the pedals? Or was it a toy/miniature BMX bike? I’m so confused. I guess I’m not black and gifted.
Well played... Get them to put their time, effort, and commitment into reading, and then leave them with a cliff hanger...
Well played sir... I approve this method.
WTF is up with her neck?
This ^
Gifted people came to that realization in Kindergarten when their teacher would have them read to the class while she went for a smoke.
Or that kindergartener realized it because their classmates were watching puff the magic dragon, and they were walking down the hall to 6th grade for reading classes.
They're not realizing their giftedness at age 20-something.
And gifted doesn't mean anywhere near as much as taking action, working hard, and working smart. World is full of gifted people. What it needs more of are winners.
Nice troll though.
The title was a reference from Half Baked. If you haven't seen the movie, it's pretty funny.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meaJYMni-D4"]Samson gets me Lifted - YouTube[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meaJYMni-D4"]Samson gets me Lifted - YouTube[/ame]
As much as I wanted this thread to die a slow death, I felt a weird obligation to finish what I started. CCarter approved..
Here I am, pregnant wife, no car, no job. I can't rub two pennies together. I remember many a restless night wondering where I could come up with the start up capital to fund my new business. I had a bit of cash, but it would only last me a few months of bills - and if I used it as start up, I wasn’t making it even one month.
To top all this bullshit off, my father was basically on his deathbed. He had hepatitis C, which he never took care of and it had deteriorated his liver so bad, he was in desperate need of a liver transplant. To complicate his condition further, he had diabetes. At the time it wasn’t looking good for my Pops and I spent many nights sitting in the hospital wondering if “this was going to be the night”.
Now there is a reason I tell you this. While this was all happening, I had lunch with my Mother and begged her to lend me $5,000. She said she didn’t have it. In fact she said “she didn’t have it” about 20 times. I think she saw the desperation in my eyes and gave me one last hope. She says to me “you know your Dad has a credit card with a $20,000 limit. If you are responsible and pay the bill you can use it to get started.” My Dad and I have the same name (he is the 3rd I am the 4th) so I had no problem using the card or deflecting customer service reps when they called about “suspicious activity”.
Now, I understand that this was a scumbag move, but desperate times call for desperate measures. I will say, I only used the card for 5 months, paid it in full and ripped it up once cash flow wasn’t an issue. Oh, and by the way, my Father magically made it through. Guy it like a cat with 15 lives.
I’m pretty pumped at this point. I contact Jason and set everything in motion. He shows me how to set up a Yahoo ecommerce store, how to use Paypal, integrate the backend, set up Google Adwords etc. Within 3 weeks I had everything set up. I was ready to rock. All I had to do was turn Google Adwords on and let the sales flow in.
In the meantime, my wife is about to pop. The day before I was about to launch my business, my wife conveniently goes into labor. It was exciting yet nerve racking all at the same time. Fortunately we had a healthy baby girl and we were home within 3 days. Next I had to figure out how to take sales calls in a one room apartment with a brand new baby in the house. Fun times I tell you…fun times.
Once we got settled in, it was time to let the Adwords rip. I had spoken to Jason that morning he explained he would be there if I had any questions or needed help. This was roughly around 9 am. By 1 p.m I had 7 sales. I was taking phone calls and it was just crazy. I had a million questions for Jason, but it was like he just disappeared off the face of the planet. I’m thinking to myself, what the fuck is this dudes deal. It’s the first day in business and this he is MIA. He finally calls me around 10 pm that night drunk as a skunk. This is the first time I ever experienced the wastoid who was to become my mentor/partner.
Ultimately, Jason ended up dying in a car crash running from the cops. He had already been to jail multiple times and had 4 previous DUIs. I am guessing his mind set at the time was, there was no way in hell he was going back to jail (he had told me there was no way he was gong back in previous conversations). From what his wife told me, it was snowing that day and Jay had lost control of his car, hit an embankment and died instantly. It was very sad, but honestly I saw it coming a mile away with him. I wasn’t surprised when I got that phone call.
The rest is history. Nothing really exciting after that. I got out of the targeted traffic business in 2010, got heavily into Craigslist marketing, then SEO. Got sued by Craiglist in 2011, which is a whole other story in itself. Maybe after a night of Adderall and beers, I’ll tell that story.
Here I am, pregnant wife, no car, no job. I can't rub two pennies together. I remember many a restless night wondering where I could come up with the start up capital to fund my new business. I had a bit of cash, but it would only last me a few months of bills - and if I used it as start up, I wasn’t making it even one month.
To top all this bullshit off, my father was basically on his deathbed. He had hepatitis C, which he never took care of and it had deteriorated his liver so bad, he was in desperate need of a liver transplant. To complicate his condition further, he had diabetes. At the time it wasn’t looking good for my Pops and I spent many nights sitting in the hospital wondering if “this was going to be the night”.
Now there is a reason I tell you this. While this was all happening, I had lunch with my Mother and begged her to lend me $5,000. She said she didn’t have it. In fact she said “she didn’t have it” about 20 times. I think she saw the desperation in my eyes and gave me one last hope. She says to me “you know your Dad has a credit card with a $20,000 limit. If you are responsible and pay the bill you can use it to get started.” My Dad and I have the same name (he is the 3rd I am the 4th) so I had no problem using the card or deflecting customer service reps when they called about “suspicious activity”.
Now, I understand that this was a scumbag move, but desperate times call for desperate measures. I will say, I only used the card for 5 months, paid it in full and ripped it up once cash flow wasn’t an issue. Oh, and by the way, my Father magically made it through. Guy it like a cat with 15 lives.
I’m pretty pumped at this point. I contact Jason and set everything in motion. He shows me how to set up a Yahoo ecommerce store, how to use Paypal, integrate the backend, set up Google Adwords etc. Within 3 weeks I had everything set up. I was ready to rock. All I had to do was turn Google Adwords on and let the sales flow in.
In the meantime, my wife is about to pop. The day before I was about to launch my business, my wife conveniently goes into labor. It was exciting yet nerve racking all at the same time. Fortunately we had a healthy baby girl and we were home within 3 days. Next I had to figure out how to take sales calls in a one room apartment with a brand new baby in the house. Fun times I tell you…fun times.
Once we got settled in, it was time to let the Adwords rip. I had spoken to Jason that morning he explained he would be there if I had any questions or needed help. This was roughly around 9 am. By 1 p.m I had 7 sales. I was taking phone calls and it was just crazy. I had a million questions for Jason, but it was like he just disappeared off the face of the planet. I’m thinking to myself, what the fuck is this dudes deal. It’s the first day in business and this he is MIA. He finally calls me around 10 pm that night drunk as a skunk. This is the first time I ever experienced the wastoid who was to become my mentor/partner.
Ultimately, Jason ended up dying in a car crash running from the cops. He had already been to jail multiple times and had 4 previous DUIs. I am guessing his mind set at the time was, there was no way in hell he was going back to jail (he had told me there was no way he was gong back in previous conversations). From what his wife told me, it was snowing that day and Jay had lost control of his car, hit an embankment and died instantly. It was very sad, but honestly I saw it coming a mile away with him. I wasn’t surprised when I got that phone call.
The rest is history. Nothing really exciting after that. I got out of the targeted traffic business in 2010, got heavily into Craigslist marketing, then SEO. Got sued by Craiglist in 2011, which is a whole other story in itself. Maybe after a night of Adderall and beers, I’ll tell that story.
