Funny Lessons Learned From Mary Jayne:

When I was around the age of 22 my sister had just turned 18. it was during these times that we began to hang out with one another as young adults. She was finally able to get into the nightclubs with me. It was then that she started to share her men stories with me. She once said to me, " Rickey, sometimes I wish that I wasn't so attractive, because I always get these men with stank breath in my face that always seem to want to use "H" and " P" words !" It was at that moment that I started to be a little more sympathetic to women. It also caused me to come more correct on my approach as well. 
I am so thankful that I was blessed with sisters.

Taxi Cab Nightmare

Recently, my car blew a head gasket. Therefore, I had to become dependent on the local cab companies for transportation. 
I had plans to go to a funeral for a friend of the family. First, I needed to go to Wal-Mart for a few items for the house.
I called the cab company. I waited for about 20 minutes before they showed up. When they arrived, they did so in an unmarked gray Hyundai. When I opened the rear passenger door, it had stains on the back seat, the floor had not been vacuumed, and it smelled like a wet dog. 
I asked the driver why the car had no signs on it. She said that recently cab drivers had been robbed and they didn't want to be identified as cabs. 
I then proceeded to ask them about the ungodly stench of the vehicle. She said that sometimes that a lot of their passengers don't shower, hence the smell. I didn't believe them because the driver themselves did not look sanitary.
I talked about them until I reached my destination. I was just that upset. 
When I tried to call them back, they did not answer. So I was forced to walk home, in my suit, in the rain. 
I ended up missing the funeral. 
The moral of this story is this:  
Whenever you are at the mercy of needing a ride from someone, sometimes it is best that you suffer through your discomfort in silence.
If not, you might end up stranded and forced to hoof it in an inclement weather situation. 

Cutting Corners

Recently, I went to get a haircut at a beauty school because my favorite barber was unavailable. The student that they stuck with me was cutting my hair for the first time. The instructor told them what to do and then she left them alone. The student totally forgot what the instructor had said, but commenced to cutting on me. I told them to STOP. I said, that if you don't know what to do ,then stop and ask for assistance. They got another person to help them finish the job. Even though they totally screwed up my haircut, I told them that they did just fine. I knew that if I had went off on them that they would not get over their fear of cutting another person's hair for a while.
After I left the shop, I caught up to my friend and they edged me back up to normal.
The moral of this story is this:
If you want a quality job done right, do not go cutting corners. It may end up costing you more to fix what you want to have done right in the first place.

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So You Think You Can Dance? C'mon then

Once upon on a time on a Saturday Evening at Club Elevations I got up the nerve to ask the hottest woman in the room to dance. At first she declined my request because she said that she was married. I asked her if her husband was there and she said, " No, he's back home in San Diego."
So I got bold and said, " Listen, tomorrow, you can get on a plane and go back to being Mrs. Whomever, but tonight I just want to dance with you."
She got up out of her seat and said," So you think you can dance, then c'mon and let me see what you've got then!"
We did every line dance imaginable such as The Chinese Checker, The Chicago Bus Stop, The Bunny Hop and much more. She even came out of her heels to dance with me.
We stayed on the floor until one of us tapped out.
It was me that ended up tapping out.
She told me at the end of the night that her name was Nikki and I never saw her again.
I learned a valuable lesson that night.
I learned that to never under estimate anyone when it comes to a challenge.
You might receive a little more than you were prepared to handle.

5 Lessons Learned from Old J.C.

On July 20, 1982 in Russellville, Arkansas , my mother re-married an older gentleman by the name of J.C. Clemons Sr. I was turning 5 years old the year that this happened.
A couple of years later we would move into our new home located  at 66 Goldmine Springs Road. 
From the time of my elementary years until the time that I became an adult, I lived in this home under the guidance of this man. 
I won't lie. Not every day was a sunny day in that house. In fact, there were more days of chaos than were necessary. Regardless of how chaotic is was, I managed to learn a lot of valuable information from him concerning women. 

Lesson 1: Always pay attention to your woman's eyes when you are speaking to her. There are of one two things that are going on when she is not looking at you. 1. She could not be very interested in what you have to say. 2. She could be hiding very valuable information from you. You'd better hope that it is not the latter. 
Lesson 2: Always make sure that you if you have a woman at home raising your kids that you do what you can to separate her from that chaos from time to time. It does wonders for your love life and it helps her to maintain her sanity. 

Lesson 3: When it comes to your woman, you have to listen, but you don't have to agree with her. 
During odd hours of the day, your woman will want to talk to you. The topics may not be something that generally interest you, but you have to give her your undivided at all times. 
This is highly important because if she has to feel as if she has to confide in other men about her problems, it could give old Jody a window of opportunity to try and steal her from you. 
Also know that no woman can be stolen from a man unless she was already thinking about leaving.

Lesson 4: Make date night a mandatory night at least 3 times a month. Do it so that you can keep Jody away from your door. Enough said.

Lesson 5: If you get a woman that acts as if she is a human calculator, she will be good at saving you money. Also don't get into arguments over her collections of coupons. You may save more money than you realize. 

All of the lessons that I learned from my stepfather proved to be bulletproof. 

Sadly, On April 8th of 2010, our family said goodbye to him as he lost his battle with lung cancer. 
Our family has not been the same since his absence.  I wanted to share his lessons with the world in order to insure that his legacy lives on. 
I hope that these lessons are as helpful to you as they were to me.