Nahh, Not hardly.
The control panel here at DP.com was out of service for a minute and when it came back online I was hit with the realization that the internets would not cease to be if I wasn’t part of it. That is some massive ego reckoning for a writer. Who in the world gives us the right to assume that people want to know what we are thinking? This shit here is 100% percent ego.
My trip to Atlanta was filled with reckonings big and small. I was saddened to see my mom getting old. My dad just kind of broke out without breaking down physically. My mom however is being depleted by multiple sclerosis and the loss of confidence in her ability to get herself about. I realized that I was getting old myself. I met up with friends and former classmates who had children in their teens and even twenties.
What have I done with my life? No kids. No college degree. Just a website, with some really generous friends that give me their time and their money. I can’t feel sorry for myself either because this is the life I choose. I wanted to quit the internets because I was feeling like a failure in life and then the website’s admin server was broke. I thought I had nothing at that moment.
I’m over my little breakdown now and I’m ready to get back into the conversation. I’ve been assigned a few projects at my day job that will keep me away from a computer. I will buy another Blackberry this week so that I can stay connected to you folks. Thank you all again. I’m not sure what I would do without you good people to inspire and motivate me to keep on keeping on. Let’s get back to having some fun.
MY NIGGA, I GOTS YOU, LETS DO THIS. WE’RE 24 HOURS AWAY!
An’ no disrespect or knuffin, but yer mom’s got that real purty hair. I see how u light skinted kneegrows be keeping it.
CJ 3x.
realest shit i ever saw.
Keep ya head up fam. This site is not that important… but at the same time it is also that important. Can you dig it?
All I know is, as long as you are here to tell that truth, Ill be down to ride shotgun on it.
Yo Dallas i feel the same way…My hip hop is the only thing that keeps me going, My dad is suffering from MS as well….and i dropped out of high school only to drop out of college…Ur here for a reason though…u bring joy to and inform alot of people out here. peace
it’s 2009 and light skinned is officially back in style.
The internets go hard and netheads gotcha back.
Your mom’s a cutie patootie!! lol…sorry for the corny lingo, but she made me smile. Praying she recovers quickly.
Glad the site is back up…the internets need you. 🙂
Godspeed to your mom, Dallas.
Stay Up & live life.
You’re very welcome DP! True story, if I came here one more day and saw “John Byrne is Hardbody” at the top I was going to send out a search and rescue crew to find your ass. Seriously though, I’m glad you got to go see your moms. I’ll shoot up a prayer for you both.
You can’t quit the internets!
Watching your parents get old sucks. Shoutouts to you & yours.
First and foremost, my prayers for your mom’s recovery! It is really hard to see your parents grow old and realize that you will not have them forever, but we can take the time to love them and reflect on the wisdom they give us. Keep your head up man. As some one that reads your site everyday but stays silent most of the time i have to say that even though the internets will not end without you but it wont be the same. What you do with this blog is create a community for all of us. Your words can range from funny to deep and we all enjoy it. So stay up and realize that you are part of a community that cares.
“the realization that the internets would not cease to be if I wasn’t part of it.”
Speak for yourself.
Also, I don’t even feel worthy enough to comment on that video because it’s far more real than most stuff broadcast anywhere . . . So, simply . . . Thank you Dallas for posting it.
“What have I done with my life? No kids. No college degree. Just a website”
Dude,
It’s not just “a” website, it’s “the” shit !!!
Keep ya head up, you’re the king of the internetS
Glad to see you back homes… My best to Mom Dukes…. We’ll exchange sentiments in person when we connect…
DP DOT COM ain’t just the internets my dude. You’ve created a community up in here. Don’t sell yourself short on some “Its just a website” shit… Its more than that. And those in that community that you created are glad to have you back in the loop.
DP.com isn’t JUST a website. Your words have far more effect than you think. God bless you and your entire fam.
Good to see you back, D.
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DP, sorry that we didn’t link up while we were both in the A last week. I, too was with family that I hadn’t seen in a minute.
I had that same hip surgery a year ago, so I know that the rehab sucks. I can’t imagine what it’s like to do it with MS. But what stays winning, is when someone comes through and shows love while you’re going through it. If my girlfriend wasn’t there for me, I might-coulda’ lost it. In those cold, sterile surroundings, I’d be in my hospital bed, and the sound of her heels clicking down the hall and her voice at the nurse’s station would warm my soul. Your MomDukes is beautiful B, and she’s in my prayers for a speedy recovery…you needed to see each other. You kept it 100, and had the wisdom to reach out. No one can front on your honesty, and Pra’li can’t buy the realness in this video.
Thank you for being you & thanks for the shout, guv’ment and all…Ha!
DP….First and foremost, I am so glad you took the time to be with your mom. Life is precious and fragile and it’s important to let your parents know that you love, appreciate and need them.
My mom battled a tumor two years ago and I will never forget sitting with my brother for three plus hours while they operated on her. We sat there scared of the unknown and I had that big sister fear that I might end up having to be the top dog in our family. When they finally came out and told us that the tumor was benign….we just felt blessed that we had her for a little while longer.
As for this life, don’t stress about school, and your career. If doing this site makes you happy…..that’s really all that life is about. I know I enjoy reading it everyday and it makes the day job a little easier to bear.
Hang in there, stay strong, keep ya head up.
P.S. I sooo heart your mom for worrying about her hair and her skin on camera. Diva to the core!!!
lovely lady! time well spent
that’s real dallas.
i wish your moms the best and i know that she enjoyed having you down here to spend time with……..keep doing your do dallas and we’ll all be here to check you out.
peace
fats
Real good to see you back Dallas. CHEA
CHEA!!
. . . quit the internets?
But the real question is can you stay away from Twitter?
Wish you mom nothing but good health. Don’t worry about your mother or you getting old. Its inevitable, just the way things go. I lost my mother really early and it just really put some thangs in perspective for me. She’s probably just glad that you visited her to show some love.
CHEA!!
LOL @ VEe! ….Twitter is a side-piece filthy whuwah that DP hearts for that instant gratification! He’ll come back to his main squeez once he gets his mind right!
Can’t leave the Nets alone the game needs you!
I have not read any of the comments or the rest of the diatribe after you mention buying another Bberry…but you must know…you provide me with so much valuable information, substance and food for thought, that I think NOTHING of sending my hard earned kronor your way…Make it do what it do and don’t sweat the rest. I GOT your BACK!
PS… My mom is in a assisted living facility; there is no snow in Scandinavia, which is my families lively hood and I make fruit and flower baskets for a living…9 credits short of a Masters of Public Administration…
Make it do, what it do…Stay on your grind for you, me and ChocoFlake, my sister from another mister… LOL!!!
With tears in my eyes and a knot in my throat knowing that MomDukes got to see a movie and to the Red Dumpster…that is why we are here for you. That video from the facility was the end…You are my hero.
Welcome back but don’t worry, you’ll always have people ’cause you’re a leader. Prayers for your mom’s health.
This is the realist shit I’ve ever saw. Thank you for sharing the universal truth: facing the loss of our parents reminds us of our own mortality and of how blessed we are to have them in our lives.
I’ll be in New York in late April. We’ll link up and a cold one is on me.
Good to see you back in the game D…..for real.
*hands folded, head bowed*
Thank y’all for being here.
my aunt is going through the same ish with MS… thats no fucking joke on the human body.
I know peering into the chasm of your mind can get at you, but you undercut yourself too much. You drop gems CONSTANTLY and are ore of the few people I check for every day because you’re so insightful, real, and funny at the same time.
Here’s hoping your mother the best and that her health improves.
Duke…you and your moms will be in my prayers. Glad you’ve decided to hang around, homes. Keep your head up.
Keep Your Head Up (Like Pac Said) Dallas!!!
Your videos are funny, you need to start a podcast on itunes…..
Keep ya head up
Got to this late but glad to see you back on the grind.