WORZALA'S WEDNESDAY WORD 8-22-07

Today's Wednesday Word is "real" as in "It's always important to 'keep it real'."

"Keeping it real" means to act in a way that shows others that you have not forgotten where you come from. For example:

-Paying for the pizza when you all order in
-Hanging out on the front porch with the gang like you used to
-Coming back to the old neighborhood to visit
-Taking care of your parents

Michael Vick, aka Ron Mexico aka Ookie aka The Defendant, decided that a good way to be "keeping it real" was to become involved in dog fighting. Raising dogs, training dogs, hosting dog fights, if it involved dogs and fighting, Vick was "allegedly" a part of it. Why? Because he is a very talented, very rich person and apparently he felt it was desperately necessary to be "keeping it real" lest his friends think he had changed.

Thanks to his need to be seen as cool in the eyes of people that watch dogs kill each other for "sport", Michael Vick is now facing up to five years in prison. And not white collar prison.

Bravo Vick! You'll be the coolest guy in a jumpsuit!

Should have listened to Dave Chappelle, man. Should have listened.