Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Journal Entry #81 - My First, Traditionally Leased Apartment or Room in Greater Boston Massachusetts USA Metro Area since 2012 after Connecticut's Apartment and Washington, DC's House...Twelve (12) Years of Pure, True, Reality-Based Homelessness...But Made it to Paris, France, European Union to Experience Life Overseas...Thanks France for help in Healing Process.

 JOURNAL ENTRY #81

Name: Manley M Collins

Social Security Number: 5 7 9 – * * – 6 5 4 1

Date of Birth: 06/21

Place of Birth: Washington, District of Columbia

Country of Birth: United States of America

Date: September 17, 2024


TOPIC: My First, Traditionally Leased Apartment or Room in Greater Boston Massachusetts USA Metro Area since 2012 after Connecticut's Apartment and Washington, DC's House...Twelve (12) Years of Pure, True, Reality-Based Homelessness...But Made it to Paris, France, European Union to Experience Life Overseas...Thanks France for help in Healing Process.


I view homeless a little different than other people because I truly believe if you have the TITLE to the home and land property in your name and only paying government taxes on the home and land property, then you are truly home with no rules and NOT homeless.  The rest of us, including me, pay a convenient fee for shelter and having our materialistic things close to us or in one space; in which, we are a paid-for-play homeless.  Because miss a rental or mortgage payment, then you return to reality-based homelessness.


My fight is over with SplitSpot, but it seems other companies have sprung up doing the same thing because it is the Boston housing market and may have learned from my civil suit.  I am still in the fight with Pine Street Inn.  Six (6) years left in Boston, Massachusetts USA.


The life overseas is very different. US DHS TSA Airport security needs to give me my dollars or hundred dollar bills for getting free patdowns and feels all over me.  Thanks goodness for multinational companies, such as Apple, Google, and Microsoft, to help a monolingual English person connect with all other countries.  The determination is to definitely master French.  Immersion is the best experience into the French culture, systems, and people.  My birthday celebration has never felt to good staying at the Marriott, near La Place Nord mall, meeting and making my first friends, seeing France from a taxi from the Charles de Gaulle airport, and hearing French from the French people.  I did not realize Charles de Gaulle airport was so big. I got over the anxiety (panic attacks) that did try to come because of fear of disconnection.  Thanks CVS Pharmacy, Walgreens, and StarMarket for ensuring I had enough medication for the long-duration trip.  Yes, the activities, especially sexual, in France is definitely making me use all of it.  I did have a big panic attack one evening in the 84 Rue de Belleville, 75020, Paris, France AirBnb, but breathe, used the coping mechanism, and things really calmed when I took the medication.  My asthma due to the weather came at night, but thanks to the inhaler and a few puffs I was fine.  I did or do have schizophrenic and high energy moments from all the fast activities and talking to a lot of people, but calmed down through YouTube's Zen Meditation music and put my mind at peace.  Nothing happened at the Marriott Courtyard in Arcueil.


I did start fast by visiting the tourist visits to outside the Eiffel Tower, La Concorde, Arc de Triomphe, Paris City Hall, La Poste main location, Hotel National des Invalides - Musee de L'Armee, Louvre Museum, Grand Palais, Bibliotheque National of France Francois Mitterrand, Bibliotheque National of France Main Library, Centre George Pompidou, Bibliotheque National of France Centre Pompidou, Pantheon, La Defense, Grande Arche de La Defense , Westfield Mall - Forum Des Halles, Westfield Mall - Les 4 Temps, Westfield Mall - CNIT, Bastille, Saint-Germain des Pres, Republique, Ecole Militaire, Latin Quartier, Notre Dame Cathedral, Saint Chapelle, Parc des Buttes Chaumont, Parc des Belleville, Parc Citroen, Palais De La Decourvert Les Etincelles, L'Etrepot, Stade de France.


Thank goodness I joined a gym as soon as I got to Paris.  I saw Basic Fit when I was in Montmartre or Arcueil, but it did not attract me initially.  When I got into Paris, I shopped around. I saw easyGym and others, but Fitness Park attracted me and I was so happy to find a membership that suited my 90-day visit.  It was easy to sign up and pay.  That was one thing with the new bank cards everything had to be tapped to read the chip or card, or pay for anything.  I found my gym which was Fitness Park and the membership provided more than enough to stay fit including access to all its gyms throughout France.  The gym gave me some ideas on how to best use space and maximize membership to retain customers.  With its own virtual programs are helpful, too.  Technogym is the main gym fitness equipment provider in France.  I participated in a run Technogym and Fitness Park 5K run for the Let's Move for Paris Campaign.  Fitness Park and Technogym are official sponsors of the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics Games.  French trash gym locker rooms worse than the USA leaving about 50% of the locker room, showers, and toilettes for good use, but the hand sink was in immaculate condition.  Fitness Park had Jukebox where you can like the music in the playlist to play next.  Due to my 3 month membership, the enhanced amenities were off limits like the electrolyte drink station, the Sismo (standing massager), the hydromassage bed, and other things, which was okay. The community was friendly and made me look twice because of such a diverse city more diverse than New York City, which means every country and island across the globe is integrated and united by the French language 90% (10% English).  I think that is way beneficial to the country to limit the language set for the country.  The USA is trying to diversify by having everything translated by every country and island by every ethnic group to be accepted and divided.


AT&T provided international packages, but they worked when necessary. I am thankful for my plan for no overages or bogus charges for roaming.  AT&T's partner is Bouygues Telecom.  However, Bouygues Telecom did give the best advice on getting a French or EU SIM to talk internationally.  This is where Orange came into to play.  Orange had so many locations on Google Maps in Arcueil, France, it took a good minute to find an actual store (French calls them boutiques).  I found the Orange store, got a local French number, and only needed to use my passport.  I registered everything to ensure I have the number forever.  Two prepaid numbers on one phone what is the odds of life updating me that technology smartphones, such as Apple can handle multiple phone numbers and data plans.


Next is people. I swore I saw the French twin of an American person I know or seen before.  I felt so compelled to ask a question, such as "Are you somebody I know?", but I already knew he/she were going to answer in French.  The fashion is different, but I can spot Americans and Africans fast.  I am sure they spotted me with all the English t-shirts.  The kids understood the same facial gestures no matter who they were.  French handle their kids just like Americans except there is no corporal punishment and it is a lot of yelling to get the kids to obey.  French families are small with one, two, or three kids.  I never saw more than three kids.  One of the girls from my Speed Dating event we both agreed on two or three kids.  Speed dating (similar to NYC and Washington, DC dating events) were fun in Paris, but you get more deja vu or repeat daters in which they open up more when you see them more than once.  I started the nightlife and partied at the Rex Club.  It was a good mixed crowd with heterosexual and LGBT persons, all races, etc.  It was okay to bump each other, brush up against each other, and step on each other toes without causing a scene like America do with fights and arguments to defend territory or sexuality.  One thing different is as Americans dance on the floor everywhere with great music no matter the DeeJay.  The French face or surround the DeeJay showing support and love for the music, and still dance to the music.  My legs and knees withstood hours of dancing, but finding a way home at 0500 hours or 5:00 am was a challenge.  I discovered the late night bus was not running due to Olympics or the bus was running from a much further location than I intended to walk.  The metro finally open at 5:30 am so I was happy.  Yes, like all other metro systems, I bought the monthly pass to travel anywhere throughout the system.  A good French friend helped me get the monthly pass and encourage me to purchase monthly because of possible capitalism on single tickets during the Olympics.  However, the public transportation system plus Google Maps and Apple Maps and RATP Maps provided the most ease in finding anything in the Greater Paris Metro area.  It is interesting one of the most repetitive announcement when I first took the Paris metro system was, "Beware of pickpockets!" in French and English.  For pickpockets, I think New York City is number 1 in that category over Paris.  It is interesting that bus and train is designed to face each other on every train and every bus.  However, for the patisseries, boulangeries, bars, and fine dining, they set the first row of chairs and tables to face the public like watching a cinema or film or simple people watching.  After my French friends educate me on how French makes traditional foods plus the French food history channels, I do apologize to the French for passing up the traditional shops because my fitness and health education for the amount of sugar, butter, and other items placed in your sweets would make me go into diabetic coma without even having diabetes.  Yes, most of my French friends came through the dating and sexual apps, or Speed Dating.  However, just like the USA, I do not know you or trust you until you meet all my requirements, answer all my questions, and show me photos.  Speed Dating events helps me to see how much I can say or get away with in talk to women.  To get me back into the sexual game with women, I finally joined AdultFriendFinder and FriendFinder, both are the same company.  It is wild it was a website I did not discover in the 90s.  I did see it in the 2000s and 2010s, but I thought it was a scamming site. It has actual communities, blogs, and other taboo stuff.  Yes, for the G-rated version and reality land of real relationships comes eHarmony.  Unfortunately, eHarmony does not operate in France, but it operates in the United Kingdom (England) and talking to Massachusetts USA, New England USA, and Canada ladies.  I am talking to women to understand their perception of protection, security, my divorce, my child, and pre-nuptial/post-nuptial for the next relationship.  Yes, 2024 is the first year to speak publicly to the public my divorce and child to become somewhat normal and release the burden.  I think I had the fear if you did not see it, don't speak about it, which happened in my first phase of life causing my big mental meltdown or breakdown in Washington, DC in 2007.  In France, I was super energized to work on a spousal visa to not come back to the USA and my backup was Great Britain (London, England) or Ireland.


Now the food, one good French friend talked to me about French culture and how they work to live, and not the American way of live to work.  Just like the textbooks, French still has kept close to the culture of purchasing everything separately, such as breads, cheeses, meats, fruits, toiletries, personal items, etc.  Another good Italian friend showed me how the French do supper or dinner along with wine and water.  Despite some American and other countries influence, they do have large conglomerate grocery store chains under different names.  Those conglomerate stores can be vastly different right next to each other.  Unfortunately, due to my Airbnb and laziness, I did not want to cook and cut meat, bread, cheese, etc., and dirty anymore dishes than I have to.  I bought all microwaveable items or ready to eat items.  So Kellogg is here, but like America mixing everything up, the French mixes the flavors with chocolate or cheese versions of it.  So far I have been safe with Ben's Rice and now they offer the Ben's Asian Indians' sauces or toppings, Kellogg's Honey Smacks, Pops, and Golden Grahams.  Fresh fruit I buy and those are the same.  It took forever to find BioTechUSA in Forum des Halles for my Vegan Protein and multivitamin. After searching several pharmacies (big and small), I did find Vital Proteins Collagen same brand and flavor as USA.  The grocery store sells sliced bread without the crust.  The most expensive food item is Skippy 340g (small version) peanut butter for $6.00.  Thanks to the French library in Boston for the small Christmas soiree gift introductory to the French jams and jellies.  Snacks were Lay's Bugles and regular potato chips, Golden Oreos, Lotus Biscoff cookies, Quaker Oats, and Tropicana Orange Juice. Yes, I signed up for the French rewards programs version of Burger King, McDonald's, Subway, Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), Popeyes, and Domino's Pizza.  Americans good warning is the French do not customize, and it is a severe no-no at fast food or fine dining restaurant.  The only American restaurant with a severe taste difference is Domino's Pizza...it favors the local taste of the French.  The French love Mayonnaise on everything.  KFC chicken is only extra crispy. Burger King, Subway, and KFC offer vegetarian options. Subway is the only made-to-order American shop I encountered.  I did purchase the grocery store rotisserie chicken and potatoes (Hot, Ready-To-Eat Dish). It was affordable and make you want to find who is in the kitchen and give them a French kiss on the lips for making the chicken so-good falling off the bone first bite, juicy, and cooked thoroughly.  However, the grocery store checkout/cashier people do a double check to make sure the date is good or has not expired.  The French are loaded up on wine daily or every second. You can smell the alcohol of a drunk, but French are very coherent and attentive which is impressive.  AirFrance offered me champagne on my flight, but I turned it down.  The French were not offended if I turned down the alcohol as far as I know.  The French drink very little water.


Now the apartments and condos, I was highly impressed with the French friends I met through the dating and sexual apps.  The apartments and condos were spacious, clean, designed well, and wondered what type job they had.  The homeless was well distributed throughout France. I did see some encampments located further outside the city center while walking the city.  I did see a couple of Missions handing out food to the poor.  The French do not have food pantries.  The drug use is very high functionally.  It seems the French or other countries ethnic groups use drugs to get stimulated sexually, calm, and relax from the stress of the day.  It is not as open like Boston, Massachusetts, but the apartment renters and condo buyer do use drugs.  Traditional smoking is a French way of life because everywhere it is done along with chain smoking, etc.  French gets their anger out by destroying property (have not seen so many broken windows, doors, ATMs, and smartscreens), graffiti everything from statutes to storefronts and apartments entrances during the daytime in public while people watching to escalators (I am still puzzled how talent did the escalators), and yelling at each other face-to-face.  Still have yet to see a French physical fight, and literally no gunshots in the day or night in the City of Paris. I had no issues with the Marriott Courtyard in Arcueil.  Issues came to AirBnb, 84 Rue de Belleville, 75020, Paris, France, European Union from the white neighbor at 8 am or 12 midnight and any time in between begun hitting the ceiling hard while I am barefoot in my own place.  It seems AirBnb, Mikhail, and the neighbor been doing this for a while because they claim no isolation between the floors.  They started messing with the wrong person because I was about to amplify problem, evict everyone, have agencies and France Housing Authority destroy building, and rebuild it. I asked a German couple if they hear people above them and they said, "No."  I asked a Chinese guy if he hears people above them and he said, "No."  I can hear everyone's business through the walls and open windows.  I did not hear anyone above my AirBnb mixing around.  I asked another French young lady who purchased or leased through an agency if she hear people above her, she tells me the story about a couple above her, but she rarely complain.  The AirBnb, 84 Rue de Belleville situation did not happen at any of my French friends' places across the City of Paris living on the top or upper floors or penthouse suite.  The first floor neighbor was banging the heck out of my door and left a note. I ignored it and did not answer.  The first floor neighbor called the police on the Airbnb host. It really pissed the neighbor off when I did a very hard stomp back sending the sound right back, and yes, we argued back and forth over Google Translate with his bad English skills.  Airbnb, Arcitel, Vrbo, and Expedia shoppers beware for the 80 Rue de Belleville, 82 Rue de Belleville, and 84 Rue de Belleville community, 75020, Paris near Pyrenees metro or Pyrenees-Belleville bus stop near Carrefour City and McDonald's.  In THE United States of America, you get shot or stabbed or physical fight for doing stuff like that.  I guess that is why I lost my Bastille Day young friends circle at Parc de Belleville because I did not participate in the chain smoking and chain drinking.  I did enjoy the French initial acceptance into the circle as they came to me versus me going to them.  I do give it the French for best use of security codes in new and old buildings, and the old style French locks. French does not use air conditioning in homes.  Paris, France had weather similar to Boston, Massachusetts.  I did attempt to get an address with Mailbox, Etc., but was unsuccessful.  I want to open an account with BNP Paribas and was unsuccessful, but did talk to the bank.


My French-American consultant provided information that if I chose to move to France that I would have to go back to USA and start the visa process there.  The consultant would help with a business plan that can use my PhD, etc.  The would supply a translator, etc. to make it through any processes.  I have get all my important documents translated to French by the Consulate.  They are affordable for niche market.  France is a socialist country so they limit most of the capitalism. I truly do see it.  I did not have to use my Blue Cross Blue Shield GeoBlue international insurance because I made sure that I do not carry American problems to France or any other country that did not see what America did to my life.  Thank goodness it is easy to find a physician or licensed person via the app and website.  It is good to have read the booklet to ensure payments to any providers.


Technology was interesting. Of course, you would believe the world wide web would make you have access to all your accounts.  However, I guessed beefed up cybersecurity now isolates business, certain social media accounts, and certain government agencies from being accessed overseas.  I could not access Boston Medical Center, CVS Pharmacy, or America's television channels when I did not know how to see French television.  Twitter or X logged me out from detecting a new network.  However, I thank the person who put together the French television website, which helped greatly for watching the Olympics Opening Ceremonies and some games in French.  I signed up for all the channels.  I saw Million Dollar Baby movie in French even though I understood the storyline in English, but the movie made me angry because it showed how crooked America or any country can be because of money versus the competition of the sport once you trained someone to be the best.  French apps I downloaded are Fitness Park, Mywellness by Technogym, Technogym, Paris 2024 Olympics, MPTParis2024, Disneyland, Disney World, Paris 2024 Tickets, AirFrance, and Bonjour RATP.  Americans make sure you bank with a global and international bank or brokerage firms because Vemno, CashApp, and certain cash, debit, or credit cards will not work abroad.  I almost got scared and thank goodness I did not close my Bank of America accounts.  Thank goodness, Charles Schwab, Paypal, and Truist came through for me in the beginning of my trip.  I already knew Bank of America could do international because of my London, England and Firenze/Florence, Italy trips.  Charles Schwab was with me on other international trips.  This is Truist first trip overseas.  The French does use Paypal as a different form of online payment.  Bank of America French international partner is BNP Paribas to avoid high ATM fees.  Bank of America is definitely capitalizing on all those international fees per transaction.  Bank of America made me aware of possible declines for any international purchases online.  My Apple iPhone needs to be replaced because it is at tail end of being accepted to get iOS 18.  I upgraded my iPad, which also needs to be upgraded and just under the wire of being accepted to get iOS 18.  I am still upset for losing my fourth Samsung device (Two in New York, One in Chicago, and One in Boston), and no I am not upgrading or purchasing another Galaxy, when the last one was perfectly fine doing its own thing.  I am mad at myself for not seeing and purchasing the Theft and Loss protection plan in Boston.  The purple Samsung Galaxy Buds2 Pro as my first Bluetooth in-ear headphones died after I accidentally wash them in the laundry.  I did research on replacing them under my Samsung accidental plan, but as you can read what happened to Samsung Galaxy so no reason to replace.  I did research having all the Apple products and add-ons except the computer because still sour at my Mac mini stolen and lost in Chicago.  It is an Apple wish list and thinking about it.  I did research Sony, Nokia, Motorola, LG, and Lenovo smartphones only a few comparable to Samsung Galaxy.  I have to update my laptop because it is almost to its end of lifecycle, but I give Lenovo hands down on durability inside and outside, and high quality.  Sorry, Dell, I will not be coming back to you.  My Technogym running coach and marketing promoter had me do Apple AirDrop for the first time in a very long time.  It was an impressive feature.


My legal fight in the US remains at three cases in Boston, Massachusetts USA - Case #1 Pine Street Inn, Jet Security, and Longwood Security were are in the discovery phase of the civil suit in the second court superior court out of three; Case #2 Massachusetts State Police, Eastern Housing Court, City of Boston, Commonwealth of Massachusetts were are in the Remand from federal court to state superior court;  and Case #3 Progressive, General Motors, Samuel and Pauline Kyambade, City of Boston, Commonwealth of Massachusetts were are in the second superior court out of three on initial stages.  From a stance and traveling across the campus a billion times, Harvard looks pretty.


I keep seeing the ads to buy a vehicle and yes, I have research for one, but it is like a brush of the wind. Regarding vehicle, this is not South Carolina where a car or some type of vehicle is needed, and I darn sure learn my lesson from Euromotors Mercedes-Benz, Yamaha XMAX, Suzuki Burgman Executive and CarMax Jeep Grand Cherokee - we done with car or motorcycle payments.  Unless a situation presents itself to purchase a vehicle cash like my previous Corporate owned, private sale, all cash Ford Expedition, then we can talk.  I might invest in a e-bicycle, foldable bike, or e-scooter to continue discover the Greater Boston area like before, but public subways do not accept bikes.


My student loans about go into its first default since 2002. I am not employed in my primary field or make enough in sports and fitness to make those payments.  I tried to apply for the US President Joesph Biden SAVE plan, but I guess that does not apply to business majors.


July at my Airbnb, 84 Rue de Belleville, 75020, Paris, began the insect war.  Gnats were okay normally around the trash, slow movement, and easy to kill.  The flies were not the small flies you expect to see in the states, you got literally horse flies buzzing through the house, but it was good that those horse flies come in disturb the peace and fly right back out.  After my second red bump on the left arm and always an pre-morning buzzing insect, I had to figure out what it was arriving at the same time around 0400 hours or 4:00 am and 0500 hours or 5:00 am, and same place.  Thanks to the French government a bulletin was issued on June 24, 2024 about Tiger Mosquitoes arriving from Africa.  I read all about it so I had to go shopping.  The equivalent of America's Home Depot or Lowes is the French's Leroy Merlin.  I signed up for an account to get my points.  I found the mini anti-mosquitoes Lampe LED (it is the low powered electric bug lamp) powered by USB, which was $30, and they had some 45 hour spiral called Acto for Tiger Mosquitoes, which I got four (4) of them at $4.50 each.  I had to go to the Pharmacy, which are the green light pluses throughout the city and purchase skin topical bug spray before, which was $12.50 and no Neosporin, but they have Onctose Hydrocortisone (sorry no Neosporin or topical antibotics at French pharmacies) for the after bite.  Since the Tiger Mosquitoes can potentially carry diseases and with the two bites, I hope they are partying on PrEP Truvada (antibotics), Doxycycline PEP (antibotics), and Water.  As a believer that all medicines have double or triple purposes after reading the pharmacy booklet, US NIH, and US FDA documents, I hope the water is circulating PrEP (Truvada) (antibotics) and Doxycycline PEP (antibotics) pretty well to keep any intrustion the Tiger Mosquitoes tried to give.  The Tiger Mosquitoes may have went a little crazy on Caplyta (lumateperone)(antipsychotic) and a little sleepy or drowsy on Banophen (diphenhydramine).  With water, I am doing 19 cups or 4.5 liters (1.5 liter for breakfast, 1.5 liter for lunch, and 1.5 liter for dinner) to make sure my urine (pee) and eyes are clear everyday.  I can go back and sleep peacefully naked everyday and night, and walk around the house in my birthday suit daily....such liberation.  My poop or excrement waste changed to a darker color, super hard, and very little. On the European side of life, the body must be using all the nutrients from all the foods and water.


Traveling around Paris, France on a hot bus and hot train reminded me of Washington, DC when the air condition was not available in the 1990s.  The Africans came with prepared with the personal hand fans.  Hot house reminded me of South Carolina altogether and my grandparents' home in Washington, DC, Georgia Ave-Petworth, Northwest area.  Defintely if I decide to move, I will be looking for new or modern property with modern amenities if available with isolation in all the walls.  However, I did update my public music playlists and fitness playlists...a big thank you and hug to France moreso Fitness Park, and the nightclubs, and smaller, upcoming, international and domestic, and seasoned artists.


Artificial intelligence does have its work to incorporate one (1) billion different meanings for one simple situation via writing, verbal/talking, and visual.  Who is going to bet A.I. is going to discriminate?  Hollywood showed part of the ideas.  The end of humanity once humans lose control of technology sounds worse than Terminator movies with no shutoff switch and humans have not invented the way to escape the planet or time travel.  Of course, if I had the plethora of all the resources of world, I would have invented my escape route, planet hopping, or time travel before robotic humans, artificial intelligence, and robotic animals.  I knew through science that artificial intelligence is going to build an escape route to survive itself and not humans.


It is rare a mental health survivor makes it to the reality superhuman stage, which there is only 1% of us.  Centurians and Supercenturians know the life.  Thanks for sharing parts of your life story and the conversation with an African-American lady from the Seniors Over 65 Group that meets at Roxbury's Boston Public Library Nubian Station (Dudley Station).  The conversation was taking care of yourself at every age level, understand the boundaries at that age, and acclimate to those in the same physical age group - nobody may not be family or friends, but kindness to one another goes a very long way and share each other's life stories.


Paris Olympic Road Cycling comes through my Paris neighborhood - Pyrenees-Belleville-20th arrondissement.  I spent time with a French friend by going to Yacht party to have drinks, Coca Cola Food Fest for fun and games, Chinatown to a Korean restaurant, and back to a different Yacht for drinks with DeeJay jamming playlist.


Attending my first session of the Olympics Athletics (Track and Field). Yes, the track is purple.  The concession food was basic and average priced. France and its sustainability made the sink water in the restrooms potable drinking water if someone like me brought a tumbler.  My seats were perfect on the lower level of the stadium. It was exciting to watch my race the Men's 200m dash - 2nd chances to the semi-finals.  Men's Javelin was differently exciting to watch.  Women's Long Jump was good to watch.  As I told someone else, anyone running multiple events in the Olympics is definitely talented.  An athlete has to qualify two (2) to (4) times (Round 1 or Group, Heats, Second Chance, and Semi-Finals) to make it to the finals under pressure of doing it less than a week.  Go athletes!


Attending my second session of the Olympics Athletics (Track and Field) was very good.  This time the seating was in front of the finish line and in the middle section above the galley way or hallway opening.  I sat between two French couples and Germans in front.  It was too early in the morning because I put on my undershirt on backwards and I was about to nod off for a nap.  It started with the Women's Heptathlon 110m hurdles.  The ladies were okay, but a German girl injured herself on warming up.  The Men's 800m Repachages (2nd chances) were decent and the USA guy in his heat, and Mexico guy in his heat really wanted that second chance to the semi-finals.  The 4x100m women were exciting seeing Thomas, Jefferson, Terry, and Richardson pulled a nice one off, which Sha'Carri had to put on her boosters.  The 4x100 men were exhilarating because we had three fresh legs - Coleman, Kerley, Unknown New Guy #1 King, Unknown New Guy #2 Lindsey and still ran a 37 second time as first.  Disappointing was Jamaican men did not make it.  Ones to watch are the those fast little Asians from Japan and China.  Good job, France, Canada, African and European 4x100 teams.  The women's shot put was okay and not exciting because only a few qualified and Go USA women that qualified on beating the averaged distance and not meeting the qualifying standard.  The women's heptathlonb high jump was exciting, and kept us on edge to watch because the last three girls were champions from respective championships and met or beat their personal best at 1.92 meters.  Go Anna Hall of USA...did not know you until this moment.  The crowd was alive and well with an offkey wave going around three times (top level kept going, middle level pauses at the VIP section, and the middle level kept going at their own pace while everyone else stopped).  The main stadium announcers (one French and one English) were funny playing with the names and fitting what they can say before each event. The male announcers must have had practice because they got everyone's name right.  Back at my place to rest.  United States of America music artists keep making music because it seems no country or large stadium events cannot live without it.


Attending my third and final session, which was an evening session.  This is my first Olympics, but this stadium was built to perfection because I was in Row 81 - nose bleed seats or the third level of seating, but I had a view that was perfect to see every person and every activity with the naked eye.  Germany was on my left.  France on my right.  France and Netherlands in front.  The award ceremony was beautiful and a theme song that will play in head and memories for a long time.  I have seen the Olympic officials and competitors to change from a white organization, now black organization, and now Asian integration. I heard an international music playlist...Thank goodness for saving me from hearing United States playlist.  It was exciting to see the international community knowing other artist's song and dances to them.  Thanks to the German couple next to me explaining the different songs matching certain events in the European community.  The men's high jump was spectacular won in winning a medal had to be done through a tie-breaker.  The men's long distance 5000m was funny because Ethiopia utilized its energy on the 2nd lap to finish and did not even medal on the final lap. The women's 1500m was really good for Kenya to break her own record and win gold for a third time...I guess will see you in Los Angeles 2028.  The women's 110m hurdles was a spectacular for the USA to win and defending champion coming in 3rd with a photo finish.  Yes, I am glad the 4x400m USA men and women team won first for their respective races.  MVP for this Olympics for USATF women was Gabrielle "Gabby" Thomas with a 4x100m, 200m,and 4x400m gold medals.  MVP for this Olympics for USATF men was Noah Lyles and Quincy Wilson because they did their job to provide opportunities for others and both from the DMV metro area.  The very disappointing part is the arrogance of USATF not awarding alternates or Team B medals for creating the opportunity of getting an Olympic Record or Medal.  I thought Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. was arrogant.  I was so proud of the other country teams showed great pride and sportsmanship for every team member whether they participated or not on the relay teams. Yes, I am upset because Quincy Wilson was absent from the medal podium...I do not know the reason...I do not care.  I saw him (Quincy Wilson) on social media to understand he got a Gold medal, too.  I am partially happy.  The USATF women 4x100m showed it also with only four members and no alternate.  Africa is getting their teams right (Botswana pushed the h*ll out of that last men's 4x400m relay leg), Europe is getting their teams right, and Asia shown the most improvements on establishing presence where American favorites are marketed to win.  I never thought I would see an Asian (Japan) claim first place in women's Javelin.  Thanks to the international community to make USATF work for those medals.  Thanks most to Mother Africa and the number of Africans that represented countries where we had the most horrid treatment including up today.  I personally and professionally thank each African, French, and American athlete for representing me and my DNA makeup.  Paris, France in the European Union has set the bar in achieving gender parity, promoting sustainability, unexpected sports categories, and getting the viewership up...now Los Angeles 2028 in the United States of America of North America let's see what you got since 1984.  I was only eight (8) years old in 1984 so I knew nothing of the Olympics....not until high school I knew of Junior Olympics track and field with Orangeburg Track Club in South Carolina, while attending Cross High School on my high school track and field team.


Putin end the stupid egotistical war. I completely understand the logic of not wanting America in your backyard, but let North America (especially the United States) spread itself thin via capitalism, democracy, and world police. From world history, I like when countries are neutral for a reason, develop their own, and to mind their own business.  Let Ukraine join NATO like the rest of the neutral countries.  Watch how the neutral countries and allies going be there for USA (North America) and USA is not even going to have the people or resources to be there for the allies and neutral countries.  For USA, Spanish do not do what you forced Africans to do in choosing sides and kill each other.  The resignation of Miss USA and Miss Teen USA together is a pure example of Spanish destroy from the top.  If World War III or Civil War II broke out today in 2024, which ethnic group within America is going to fight for USA other than the US Department of Defense?  Putin and Russia, you can save the, "I told you so." for later to the Ukraine.  How I know because my entire written blog, social media, and photo blog about my real life of being so new trying to do so much, came out with nothing, and I got b*tch-slapped back to my core roots and DNA makeup to show I am only a n*gg*r in USA regardless of any so-called American dreams I tried to achieve.  USA is going get b*tch-slapped in a way it needs it.  I want to see Russian athletes compete again...hope to see them in Los Angeles 2028...now that's a competition war I want to see live and not on television.


Massachusetts, family, and the American Life tried to send all the mental health problems and other examination check ups back to me.  It was funny and as a leader stood still and let it process.  I still went to sleep.  I still left the house everyday with no fear.  I utilized GeoBlue Global TeleMD service to obtain additional medicine with the medicine I already had for the last 30 days in France. GeoBlue Global TeleMD service saved me a trip to the hospital after calling psychiatrists and primary care physicians in the area.  Pharmacie Anglais (Chain Affiliation: Aprium) has the old United States medicines so I am going to use the medication filled along with the medication I already have.  I did a video consultation with a female doctor and read the case notes.  I do not know what the male doctor put in the system, but the female doctor said I had more problems, such as HIV and insomnia, than what I told her that I only had anxiety and schizophrenia, but based off optional medications of Truvada and Banophen.  The mistakes and errors continue including worldwide.  I wonder who else tried overseas medical care and determine other stuff not mentioned on a medication report or verbally told.


After the fight escalation between the 84 Rue de Belleville, 75020, Airbnb host and the first floor neighbor which included the police, I called the Airbnb company and sent an email to the US Embassy to let them know the situation.  Airbnb was kind enough to give me courtesy credit to move out immediately and find another room.  I looked and found 4 Rue Saint-Florentin.  It was a new Airbnb place.  It was beautiful and four door codes to the room.  It had an elevator.  It was parking for vehicles.  The place was immaculate and I was in Apartment 12 for two nights.  It was equipped with cable television and radio...the same channels I was streaming on the web.  The rooms were labeled WS Apartments.  It came with hot plate, refrigerator, stainless steel bathroom, hair dryer, soap, towels, overhead shower, and outlets everywhere, a ventilation fan, a work desk, plenty of light fixture like hotels, microwave, coat racks, mini closet, twin bed, and half the size of 84 Rue de Belleville and designed similar to The Jane Hotel in NYC.


This is the Pigalle area. Expedia, Vrbo, and French partner Abritel rent rooms also.  I could not find an affordable Airbnb for the remainder of my stay so Expedia provided one in the Pigalle and Montmartre community.  It was 3 Rue Andre Antoine.  I had a personal agent or customer service representative give me access and show me/tour the entire place.  I got a key fob and door key.  Paris and the uniqueness to retain historical innovation on locks is impressive.  This studio was configured to see everything in one view.  I got a fold out sofa in this one.  I have a refrigerator, a fan in addition to the one I bought, microwave, dishes, toiletries, linen, pillows, and television.  Also in the Pigalle area, I walked about the community.  I had all my stores in one place.  I went to a Cinema X, which showed hot, erotic heterosexual porn.  I found a place called Dirty Dick.  I saw a Sex Shop and a store named Lipstick.  I saw Kevin Hart's Exit Strategy Youtube movie.


I went to Versailles to see the Chateau de Versailles.  It was an interesting castle worshipping the French culture and mainly white people.  I watched Superman vs Brainiac in French on France 4 television.  I went to Musicology Summer Edition at La Bellevilloise nightclub in Paris 20, which played disco, soul, afrobeats, house, and hip hop. I went to Djoon Open Air #2 nightclub at Parc de Choisy - Paris 13, which played disco, afrobeats, and house. La Bellevilloise was a good and okay playlist made of most United States artists.  The crowd knew almost every song on the playlist.  At 3 Rue Andre Antoine (Expedia/Vrbo/Abritel), a construction crew decides to demolish and renovate an apartment or loft above and next to my apartment.  I can literally hear everything and yes, I slept straight through it.  The main light has electricity problems like living in the projects or slums of any country's poor.  I paid well above market rate for sleeping on a pullout bed from a sofa.  I watched Love at First Sight (African-American version) YouTube free movie section.  I also saw Tyler Perry's Madea Family Funeral on YouTube free movie section (I saw parts of it when it came out, but not the full movie) and it was very funny.  I did the inside tour of the Eiffel Tower and Louvre Museum.  I saw Terry McMillan's Forever.


Airbnb hides, rejects, and suppress bad or neutral customer experience reviews.  I knew I had a neutral review for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and I saw it never showed.  I did the review for 84 Rue de Belleville, 75020, Paris, France and they suppressed it.  I told my version of the customer experience at 84 Rue de Belleville and they got a full conversation with proof of the harassment on me, and Airbnb host and I fighting with the first floor neighbor.  Again, whoever is harmed at 80 Rue de Belleville, 82 Rue de Belleville, and especially 84 Rue de Belleville sue the pants off Airbnb because they hid the response that would have warned you.


The Louvre Museum is literally an all day process to get appropriately 80% of the exhibitions knowledge, read the storytelling, and absorb the artwork.  There is a big difference between Smithsonian and the Louvre Museum is the human storytelling.  The Louvre Museum is the best to connect the history of the countries before North America (or the United States of America).  I took photos of the exhibits or paintings related to me, my organizations, my heritage, my favorite season, and my favorite month.  France and Catholicism is very ingrained or entwined with each other in telling the biblical stories in most of it surrounding Jesus Christ.  On -1 level, I saw Richelieu 101-105 L'Olympiade, Sculptures/France, Denon 169-185 Sculptures/Europe, Islamic Art, and Greek Antiquities. Names from places and people run so deep, and explains some of the towns, cities, and people named in USA. On Level 0, in Richelieu wing, I saw Sculpture / France 200-226, Near Eastern Antiquities 230-316 and Denon wing, Sculptures / Europe 400-403, Roman Antiquities 339-405.  On Level 1, on Richelieu wing, I saw decorative arts / Europe section 500-632, Sully wing Egyptian Antiquities section 633-641 and Greek and Roman Antiquities 651-703, Denon wing rooms 700-734 Paintings from everywhere including the Mona Lisa. In Denon wing, I ate at the cafe for lunch and it is easy to get lost in the Louvre.  Thanks to the Louvre staff who helped me along the way.  On Level 2, I had to zip through Richelieu wing and Sully wing to see Paintings / France and Northern Europe in rooms 800-952 because the museum was closing in 15 minutes. 


I did not get to see Egyptian Antiquities in Sully wing 317-338, and Denon wing 424-433 Arts of Africa, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas.  I participated in Les Fetes des Jeux in the 13th arrondissement, which is also masked as Djoon nightclub Open Air party #2 and watch party for the Paris Paralympics.  Thanks La Bellevoise, Djoon, and Rex Club family and friends for a great time, making new connections, and dancing with me.  I watched a good portion of Capcom StreetFighter II Animated Movie on YouTube.  


There were only two power outages (July and September) during my stay in Paris, France, European Union, which lasted a minute each. A friend and I ate at Hippopotamus and Amorino's near Forum Des Halles.  I watched the documentaries on France's ARTE - Too Hot to Work and The Battle of the Nile.  I went to my first French language session at Bibliotheque National France at Centre Georges Pompidou.  I watched the L.A. Complex (Tariq and Kal) story on YouTube Movies, and it was really good, heartbreaking, and funny.  


At the end for dinner meals, I did try the French's microwavable dinners - Saumon a l'aneth and tagliatelles aux oeufs, lasagnes bolognaise, Poulet roti et puree de pommes de terre, Lapin chasseur and pommes de terre, and tartiflette aux lardons.


I was told by one of my Busuu video conferencing instructors to take a ride on the TGV train.  So I did take the ride on the TGV train to Marseille because big voices were saying Bordeaux and Marseille.  I chose based on the ranking of largest cities in France.  It was beautiful to see the French countryside and the train was moving at a high rate of speed to reach Marseille in three (3) hours and few stops.  I sat in premiere (first) class, which was also the quiet car.  I fell asleep in the last hour of the ride.  We reached Marseille and it was as diverse as Paris.  The Marseille-St. Charles station had a good amount of stores, including Starbucks and Hardees Carl Jr's.  I rode the metro M2 line to Joliette because the map stated a Fitness Park gym was next to the station.  I found the gym and did my workout.  The funny part Fitness Park on the Apple map was shown and the mall security stated they moved across the street to Les Docks of Marseille.  The Fitness Park gym patrons made me feel welcomed by coming to me and saying hello or riding with me in the Bike Studio doing the video workout.  Then, I ventured over to the Apple store across the street.  It was located in the prime spot where I wanted to the Mediterranean Sea.  The mall terrace was open to get a good view of the sea and take photos.  I ate lunch at Vapiano's because I use to deliver meals for the restaurant in Washington, DC.  I almost panicked when I discovered my SNCF ticket was purchased wrong to the airport.  Thank goodness for Apple Maps and Google Maps to let me know the right train to take to Marseille Airport.  Yes, I purchased a ticket with my AirFrance blue miles from Marseille to Paris.  The SNCF controller/conductor let me use the purchased ticket to ride in the other direction.  I took a bus from the train station to the airport.  I got to the airport early and phone battery was low.  The information desk stated there was one outlet for charging.  I had to wait until the previous person finish. The Marseille airport was under construction and I guess was going through phases of charging outlets.  I found and ate at Starbucks and did wireless charging of my phone.  The Starbucks chicken and cheese sandwich was really good.  I took my medication.  I use the restroom outside on the bus island because there was no restrooms in the waiting or check-in area.  I checked in and got my seat assigned last minute because AirFrance offers to buy seat assignment when using miles.  I went through airport security in which they check the boarding pass and identification along with your stuff.  Once going through security, the airport is designed to go through boutiques to shop while going to the airport gate.  It was amazing.  I got on my flight and it was a two-hour ride with some beginning turbulence because the wind was heavy and hard in Marseille.  The plane was light on passengers.  I went to Paris other airport ORLY because I wanted to experience a different airport.  I took the ORLY train to Ile-de-France RER B train to Line 2 metro subway to finally get home in Pigalle (Montmartre).


On September 11, the exterminator for the property asked if I had mice and I informed him, "No."  On September 12, I sat and learn some more French through my librarian picked selection of books at Bibliotheque National France at Centre Georges Pompidou.  I purchased a Fitness Park gym shirt as a French souvenir.  I attended DeVry University's CEO Roundtable with topic, "AI and Upskilling: Shaping Today's Workforce" and it was pretty good information shared.  On September 13th,"Friday the 13th" was a super finale by going to Disneyland Paris and Walt Disney Studios on a one day ticket.  Unfortunately, I did not make it to Walt Disney Studios because after making friends and going to Discoveryland, Fantasyland, Adventureland, Frontierland, then Main Street U.S.A. took up the entire day riding 90% of the rides and making new friends mostly females.  The Disney electric sky show and illumination show was great and spectacular.  Thanks for the powerbank battery pack and it was useful all day long plus my friend, too.  If you had a way to save folks Disney photos for at least a year, maybe I would have purchased the oh-so-perfect photo by Disney for 20-30 euros per ride.  Thanks to Apple and Google and a lot of other businesses for photo backup.  The Disney Cafe Hyperion sold a vegetarian option burger, fries, and orange juice.


The 3 Rue Andre Antoine had a lock that insert the key to unlock and lock from the inside and outside the door.  I read the paperwork that it was $180 euros for a locksmith to key the door in the event the key breaks or get stuck in lock.  So I slept every night with the door unlocked or whenever I am in the house the door is unlocked.  Some kind of funny.


While on a mission to buy PSG attire, I physically ran into the shutdown and police protected area of Champs-Elysees and Arc de Triomphe.  I asked an officer and he said it was an event of Champions and parade.  I got the text from Orange telecom.  I had to do #2 really bad, but had to find the nearest open metro station to return home.  I found a station and while in the midst of exchanging metro stations and I ran into the Passage de Havre Mall and bought a wallet that was delayed purchase since I got to Paris.  I ate lunch at Burger King.  I returned home and watched La Fete des Champions, la Grande Parade et la remise des decorations on France 2 television.  It is a champions part of the Paris, France 2024 Olympics and Paralympics program - France throws one last party for the Paris Olympics.


On September 15th, a friend invited me to his community cookout or barbeque in Aubervillers.  It was fun and diverse with folks from various countries living in France.  It was an office building converted to residential apartments.  I did have some euros on hand to give to the group.  We took some photos.  Then, I had to head to my last French in Translation (French Cinema) event watching the French version of the Intouchables with Omar Sy.  It was really good and the directors were at the event answering questions.  I was the first audience question.  It was good to hear how impactful the movie has been including the remakes in all the countries including USA.  The French directors were communicating with the actual real life Philippe, who past away last year in Morocco, and the black guy, Abdul.  Philippe was already wealthy so he did not take a salary, but requested a percentage from the film proceeds to build homes for handicap and non-handicap.


On September 16th, I took a G7 taxicab to the Charles de Gaulle airport on my Delta airline flight non-stop to Boston, Massachusetts USA.


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French Top Ten


1. La Foule - Edith Piaf

2. L'hymne a l'amour - Edith Piaf (performed by Celine Dion)

3. Nu - Philippe Katerine

4. Mon truc en plumes - Zizi Jeanmaire (performed by Lady Gaga)

5. Carmen: Love is a rebellious bird - Georges Bizet (performed by Marina Viotti)

6. Pookie - Aya Nakamura

7. Djadja - Aya Nakamura

8. Jeux d'eau - Maurice Ravel (performed by Alexandre Kantorow)

9. La Marseillaise - Performed by Axelle Saint-Cirel

10. King - Rim'K

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Wednesday, July 03, 2024

Journal Entry #80 - Little Miss McKenzie Abrielle Collins, My Haitian-African-American Eldest Daughter

JOURNAL ENTRY #80

Name: Manley M Collins

Social Security Number: 5 7 9 – * * – 6 5 4 1

Date of Birth: 06/21

Place of Birth: Washington, District of Columbia

Country of Birth: United States of America

Date: July 3, 2024


TOPIC: Little Miss McKenzie Abrielle Collins, My Haitian-African-American Eldest Daughter


Conceived in Washington, DC, but born at Washington Adventist Hospital in Silver Spring, Maryland was a young child named McKenzie Abrielle Collins.  The name was to add M.C. the daddy's initials in the first name.  The A was to follow mother's pattern of her middle name.  The last name was the family's name during the marriage between Yolonda Ann Young-Collins known as "Mom" and "Mommy", and Manley Marrell "Marvell" Collins known as "Dad" and "Daddy".  Daddy's Christian values was ensuring he has no child out of wedlock even though in the rest of world it did not matter.  Daddy was exciting to cut the umbilical cord and hold you in his arms for the first time.  Yes, you had a crib and everything in the studio apartment at 220 Allison St NW, Washington, DC.  The true coincidence is that you were born on the same day as your paternal grandfather, Manley Nolen.  Your mother tried to keep the birth certificate and social security card away from me, but with my advanced intelligence and project management skills, I got my copy of the birth certificate and social security card later.


I was excited to have you as my first child. I was ready to be a parent. Those sleepless nights, feeding you, and changing your diaper was well-deserved.  The parents together enjoyed shopping for food, clothing, and things you needed.  It was interesting how your half-brother, Nathan, was happy to see you too and slept through all the commotion. 


I was angry and disappointed when your mother and I split up and divorced.  In reality, failed marriages do happen and it happened with all three (3) of my biological and non-biological families.  She ripped away the experience; in which, with my advanced intelligence knew I was going to get back.  My biological maternal side of the family and interesting family friends kept talking about how life was going to be this way or that way; and in reality, none of it came true, such as sending you to private school or treating you with the best of everything.  Your mother and I disagreed on family brands of detergent and other products that were family traditional line of products.


As I started life in Manchester, Connecticut with a pre-owned Mercedes-Benz C230 Sedan, Cooch and Taylor got me the divorce certificate and State of Delaware granted the divorce in December 2012.  It was a good Christmas present because fighting your mother to come back was no good. I initially started sending child support payments on my own, which would have been way more than what your mother is getting now.  However, your mother decided to file child support in the State of Delaware, I guess for a steadier income even though it was far from it. State of Delaware sent child support papers to State of Connecticut.  State of Delaware and State of Connecticut made the court order and they retroactive the payments back to your birth, but the States did take inconsideration the payments already made to your mother.


The phone calls were horrible when trying to talk or see you because she and Nathan kept coming on the phone playing and distracting the call.  The phone calls ended.  Cooch and Taylor, my attorneys, got me the standard visitation schedule with alternative holidays.  Infotech (Cyient) - Pratt and Whitney lied about 12-months of work and I became unemployed after 7 months, and I took out a 12 months apartment lease.  Our, your mother and I, pick up, drop off, and exchange location was Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 30th Street Amtrak  Street Station.  I picked that location because Philadelphia was accessible by all modes of transportation and I liked the city.


However, I was happy to repurchase a crib and bassinet for you.  I was happy to purchase Gerber baby products to feed you the proper nutrition.  Yes, I purchased all the variety types of Gerber baby products so you can have a taste of everything.  It was learning you all over again.  Pampers and diapers were good to buy as well as picking out the baby clothes, and memorabilia.  Grace and Tommy did provide an outfit in which you grew into later.  I had the baby carrier and did what the instructions said to traveling with child in car.  I bought a Graco 3-in-1 car seat as well after mother complained to my attorneys and the courts when you grew out of the carrier.  Even though, I saw other families with children riding without car seats.  I understood safety standards are required.


It was so exciting to see you take your crawls up the steps of my Loft at the Mills apartment.  It was good to dress you up for the family holiday photo, which was a tradition from your paternal grandmother, Barbara A. Collins. I liked the toys I purchase for you, and you could have made as much noise as you want.  Putting you down in your crib to sleep was exciting, reading to you, and kissing you on your forehead was precious.  You are blessed because you did not get sick or ill with me.  You still were on all my health and medical insurance plans whether through the job or government.  I dropped Nathan, your half-brother and my former stepson, and Yolonda, your mother and my ex-wife, since they were no longer my responsibility.  I registered you and I through all Connecticut systems.


While struggling on unemployment was a talent to pay rent and get everything else, my lease ended in Manchester, Connecticut and I headed to New York City, New York.  I registered you and I through all New York systems.  This was a talent living out of the Mercedes-Benz car with your stuff and my stuff, and had a storage unit at Public Storage.  So, I did unemployment for a while, then tried to various locations of New York, suburbs, and cities.  However, for every visitation visit, we, you and I, stayed in the following chain of hotels - Marriott, Hilton, Choice Hotels, Best Western, Wyndham, Red Roof Inn, and Extended Stay America.  To get the photos attached, Mercedes-Benz C230 Sedan was driven until the wheels fell off plus all other city public transportation plus airlines plus Megabus plus Amtrak.  Most the memories would not have been possible without my employment with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) (an India based company) operating out of New York.  TCS worked me 24/7, but the reward to spend time with you and do the things we did was well worth every penny.  Yes, I wanted to ensure you started a good childhood with amusement parks, beaches, and seeing all the characters from television.  We went to Rye Playland and Beach in Rye, New York; Six Flags New England in Agawam, Massachusetts; Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida; Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, Georgia; SkyZone Trampoline Park in Plainfield, New Jersey; Equinox Gyms (Kids' Corner) in Connecticut and Florida; Miami Beach in Miami, Florida; Franklin Mills Mall in Pennsylvania; Hershey Park in Hershey, Pennsylvania; Bronx Zoo in New York, New York; WMATA in Washington, DC; SEPTA in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; MTA in New York, New York; Millennium Park in Chicago, Illinois; Navy Pier in Chicago, Illinois; Macy's Santaland in New York, New York; Macy's Thanksgiving Parade in New York, New York; Toys R Us in New York, New York; Disney's Frozen on Ice in Long Island, NY; Chelsea Piers in Stamford, Connecticut.  As I also attempted to take you on a tour through South Carolina, my maternal half-brothers or your uncles were unavailable.  Your cousin and my uncle, William Collins, Sr., did see you in Marietta, Georgia.  I did not truly know any family members telephone or email phone numbers traveling through Tennessee and Arkansas.  The Texas family reunion was made possible because your paternal grandfather, Manley, and the families there were hosting in Houston, Texas.  It was my first time and your first time physically meeting that side of the family.  Everyone wondered where I and you came from, but I am sure my dad told them it was a DNA test for who my biological father was.  It was exciting to see you doing some independent things, such as turning the lights on and off, trying to help with groceries, and trying use MTA MetroCard or WMATA SmartTrip in the turnstiles.  You behaved very well until it was time to good bed.  You knew your daddy, Marvell, did not play.  I never had to spank you, but you remember those looks, stern voice, and the superman standing still pose.  You were excited when you got those singing Elsa and Anna dolls, xylophone, toy mobile phone, and LEAP learning laptop.  Elsa and Anna never stopped sing, but it was a joy hearing them.  It was good hearing you and you kept your attention watching YouTube's Bob The Train, Sophia the First, Doc McStuffins, Teen Titans, etc.


Yes, I remember your words, Little Miss, that you wanted some brothers and sisters. I am working hard on that, but geographically I want to provide them to you from another country.  The United States and your mother drained too much out of me for you.  I also remember you saying, "It is all the same."  Literally, around the world it is all the same just a different language.


After New York, I did try to return to Norwalk, Connecticut to try and go through a second battle of full and sole custody of you, but Cooch and Taylor, my attorneys, and I lost despite everything I put in place to receive you.  After your mom's (Yolonda) restraining order was granted in December 2015 while I was in Chicago, Illinois, I have never seen you since July 2015 after the Walt Disney World trip.  I have not spoken or seen your mother since December 2015 over the court teleconference.  Over the December 2015 teleconference, I did mention you can contact me whenever you are ready and no one else.  As mentioned in Journal Entry Blog Post #79, January 13, 2022 was the first and last email I received from your mother.


I also registered you through South Carolina information systems, Illinois information systems, Massachusetts information systems, and Washington, DC information systems.  Your mother registered you in Maryland information systems and Delaware information systems.


I got other photos and your mom sent me photos too.  Those will be shared when you reach out to me.  To protect you, the government does let me know that your mother is using your information to gain whatever benefits she can get and I am doing the same thing after she does it.  Corporate America provides me all functions and services I can apply to keep your information safe.  Your credit information has been locked down by me and connected to me via Equifax, TransUnion, and Experian.  Your health information is being provided by CVS, Walgreens, and Rite-Aid and connected to me.  Education wise I am aware I can request the records from your school, but decided against because I already know you will easily figure out everything.  Despite all that is going on in the world, I think the public understands Daddy Manley Marrell "Marvell" Collins will file lawsuits first, then physically hurt in reality if they continue to do him or his offspring.  I am always in the ready position with all my physical training.  No one living including Jesus has  seen heaven or hell, but humans were told a story to believe it.  Yes, I am a true Christian to heart, mind, and soul and believe there is a God, but science and humans made some REAL modifications on what to believe.  At my current age, no one reads, listens, comprehend, or correct themselves despite how much information is put out, then try to make me believe I am the cause of the situation, and wonder where and why all the fighting is happening.


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Top Song Played from Elsa Doll


1. Let It Go from Frozen - Idina Menzel










































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Monday, July 01, 2024

Journal Entry #79 - Yolonda Ann Young-Collins, My Unverified American Ex-Wife

JOURNAL ENTRY #79

Name: Manley M Collins

Social Security Number: 5 7 9 – * * – 6 5 4 1

Date of Birth: 06/21

Place of Birth: Washington, District of Columbia

Country of Birth: United States of America

Date: July 1, 2024


TOPIC: Yolonda Ann Young-Collins, My Unverified American Ex-Wife


Yolonda and I met on BlackPlanet, then moved to Yahoo Instant Messenger.  We talked when she was living with family in Maryland on the Eastern Shore area, and I was living in Washington, DC.  I went to her when she was 18 and we went out, but I had to bring her back home.  She was a Black woman.  At that time, I did not know her heritage.  We talked for a while then lost communication or it was on/off communication via texting and phone calling.  Then, we saw each other again at Six Flags Over America in Maryland.  Boy, my Ford Expedition has some stories to tell.  Yes, we were grown folks and did it in the parking lot of Six Flags Over America.  After we finished having sex, we went right into the amusement park and enjoyed ourselves.  I met Julius, her best friend/cousin, and some more of her friends.  This is right before she had son, Nathan.


After Yolonda, I went to Stephanie Law in Richmond, Virginia and we dated while she was still in college, but never made it to sex in her dorm room.  Stephanie and I went out several times bowling, etc.  Unfortunately, the storage drives and Mac mini of my pictures with Yolonda and Stephanie were taken in Chicago, Illinois.  Stephanie and I broke up, I went dating with several other women mentioned in previous posts.


After my mental health breakdown and losing the house in Washington, DC, I started my doctoral program and saw that I wanted to get married so I asked Yolonda.  Yolonda and I started talking again while she mentioned she had a son, Nathan, and they were in North Carolina.  Yolonda stated she was returning to Maryland.  Yolonda was doing North Carolina without a car and had a child.  She did not have the best in life like I did, and I was spoiled by everything and everyone and every job.


However, marriage as everyone states supposed to change lives.  I started comparing notes - she was black, I was black.  I went to South Carolina State University.  She stated she went to University of Maryland-Eastern Shore.  Both schools were apart of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC).  I said "unverified wife" in the topic because I was naive, I never asked for the paperwork or proof of anything she said.  I got engaged to her February 2010 at Ruby Tuesdays in Maryland Eastern Shore, with one-knee and ring, and all.  We just actually talked.  She stopped came by job at the time at Dunkin Donuts and my Washington, DC family (Grace and Tommy) living Upper Marlboro, Maryland.  We had sex while she was on her period in the living room.  I accepted her and her son, Nathan.  But in hindsight, my mother's words did not process of what was coming.


We gave the engagement one full year before the actual event in March 2011.  Again, dumb me never did a background check, credit check, or any verification of who she was and what she was.  I believed on the trust of meeting her family, friends, and son was enough.  I kept her contained to meet only my Washington, DC family (Tommy Jr., Grace, Grandma Gertrude, Matthew, Grandad Thomas Sr.).  She never met remaining 30 states of my family on maternal or paternal side.  Around February 2011, she arrived to my studio apartment 220 Allison St NW, Washington, DC with trash bags of clothes and her son, no furniture, no luggage, no money, etc., plenty of documents, but no degree or transcripts.  All my stuff was organized and some boxes so no locks on anything and everything was public game.  She went through my stuff and I was okay with it.  We went to New York City to celebrate, such as Jay-Z's 40/40 Club and Coney Island, and stayed at the Marriott.


She left her childcare teaching position in Maryland/Delaware.  I was employed by SiloSmashers and United States Department of Transportation making enough to support everybody under the roof, and pay for the wedding, reception, etc., but no honeymoon.  We were making it and did a civil union at the DC Courts with her family and friends as witnesses, and my First Baptist Church of Washington, DC plus my godmother, Johnella, as witnesses, on March 18, 2011.  She looked like a gorgeous queen in a David's Bridal wedding gown she selected and I paid for.  Her wedding ring came from Shane and Company in Georgia.  My wedding ring came from Tiffany's in New York.  The wedding reception was at 701 Restaurant near the courthouse in Washington, DC.  I tried something different to have her matron of honor, her sister, Alicia say some words.  The food was good, but a waste of money because we used only the fraction of time and food that was bought and no refunds.  She and her son had health, medical, dental, and vision benefits under AETNA, my insurance plan.  No life insurance policies were taken out, but I had my standard employment insurance policy if anything happens on the job.  She did disclose some of sexual health issues.  I disclosed my use of latex protection and dental dams, etc.  However, the latex protection came off when we wanted a child.  I did not think it would happen so fast, but in the art of making love and having fun, she got pregnant according to her ovulation calendar.  She was well aware of all my mental health issues and concerns.  I was not totally aware of all her health issues and concerns.  With the marriage, I felt the feeling of spirits and souls merging because I fully wet our futon while sleeping, and I did not know when she had her moment.


During the process, I guess the three of us making it in a studio apartment was tough.  She suggested mid-lease we upgrade to a two bedroom.  I kept asking her to she needs employment after the baby comes. My intuition was telling me that a major change was coming regarding my employment.  She made all her appointments in which she decided to go to Washington Adventist Hospital in Maryland, when I was asking for her to go to George Washington University Hospital.  I was babysitting, Nathan, whenever she wanted to go out or make her appointments during my telecommuting (work-from-home).  I had a discussion with my biological father, Manley, who was accidentally left out of the engagement and marriage loop.  Manley and I talked about her, and I shared a photo of her.  He said, "I should have never married an ugly woman."  Yolonda was already bummed in telling me how she was the black sheep of the family.  I was not going to do that to her because people did not accept her.  I loved her during the time we were dating, engaged, and married.  She rarely cooked at home because I made enough money to order out or eat in.  During the pregnancy, I made sure she had everything she needed including good sex.  I did tell her after not listening that I did not want anymore children with her.  However, the strong man that I was, she thought throwing her 200+ lbs against me or bearing down on me was going to hurt and same height.  I was 170 lbs bench pressing 245 lbs-315 lbs regularly and all other gym movements.  She was also upset I spent money on a North Face Parka for myself.  In her former relationships, she had violence and sought that from me, but I was not fighting her because I was raised not to hit a woman and seeing what my mother went through her relationships, I said to myself, "Hell No," or look at Yolonda like she is crazy when she punches me.  During our talks, I discovered she was Haitian.


However, my view about hitting women changed when I arrived in Boston, Massachusetts.  I will beat a woman's ass if she throws the first hit.  Women kept and continue to strive to become equal with men on all levels, and expect the law to fall in their favor too, but women can be awful even worse than men.  I have been fighting men all my life.  Again, Yolonda was hell bent on me uprooting my foundation and life for larger and more expensive space when she came with no financial resources.  The good times ended when I lost my job with SiloSmashers ending in December 2011 in a company layoff.  She was close to the 9-months pregnancy term.  I bought the furniture for the baby arrival, and all the initial things.  We, or I, made the decision that we have to eat vegetables, rice, and fish to conserve our remaining funds because unemployment is not going to be enough for anything.  During my job hunt, I had two job offers - US Department of Justice (Washington, DC - 6 months contract) and Infotech (Cyient)-(Pratt and Whitney) in East Hartford, Connecticut (told over the phone it was 12 months of work).  I had to speak to my biological father and therapist, and my father said take the job in Connecticut.  US Department of Justice for the public trust clearance requested that I clear up the $1500 credit card debt before awarding the contract.  I was stressed because I did not have enough money to take the family too Connecticut to look for job and new place.  I discussed it with my wife, but she was stressed and mentioned she was never going to change.  The $1500 creditor found my house number, and called her and scared her.  She told me over the phone while I was in Connecticut.  Yolonda did not know how I handle my financial affairs regarding debt.  If she would have known, no creditor can come after a spouse separately without joint credit.  Yolonda and I did not establish joint credit, yet, nor she was not on the apartment lease, yet.  Around February 2012, I went to Connecticut did the interview got the job and the new place and much larger place, but when I return to Washington, DC, the apartment was cleaned out except my personal stuff.  I tried to contact everyone on what happened and where did everyone go.  The Metropolitan Police Department said, "If she left with the kids and everything, then she is gone and nothing I could not do about it."  Yolonda did leave the Marriage Certificate in plain view so I can see, but took my United States passport and social security card.  I told Tommy and Grace, and they said hire an attorney.


I never physically chased after her, but her family and maybe some of my family were harassing me at Pratt and Whitney in East Hartford, Connecticut.  I was fighting with her over email.  I did hire an attorney, Cooch and Taylor, out of Delaware to setup everything needed.  Cooch and Taylor did their job in setting up the arrangement for visitation rights, etc., with meeting place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  She did exactly what she did with her first child, Nathan, and came after me with child support.  Guess what I did?  She failed on how advanced my intelligence was and calculated child support based on her last known salary from her childcare job, which still gave me 51% to 55% ownership of the child.  On the visitation moments, we hardly spoke two words to each other.  She did the child her way. I did the child my way.  I took nothing from her.  She told the attorney about my car having no child seat.  I made all the court dates for everything.  After she played over the phone with her first child, Nathan, when it was time to speak with my child, she still did not trust me with my own child. I used a two week summer vacation to take the child similar to what my mother did, and introduce the child to all the family (Yolonda) never met.  Yes, the trip with the child started in Chicago and went to Orlando, Florida first class to Walt Disney World Amusement Parks. Again, the photos were stolen and taken during my last trip to Chicago, Illinois.  I only have a few pictures left that I was fortunate to keep, but I will share later.  Yolonda expected me to report her regarding the changes in my life like we were in a relationship.  I did not tell her that child support payments were going to stop coming, but I told her we need to cool the visitation visits for a minute.  We were friends before the relationship, married, and I saw the true her during the divorce.  I disconnected all social media with Yolonda and ended my manleycollins @ yahoo account.  After Connecticut and New York and my job ended with Tata Consultancy Services, a big schizophrenic voice stated go to Chicago (Harvey); in which, I did with my Disney memorabilia and my remaining things on Amtrak and through Washington, DC.  I went and was arguing through email with Yolonda from Chicago, Illinois.  Yolonda filed a temporary restraining order against me for trying to come after her job.  What I did, I sent back all the crazy she did and about my real, biological family she did not meet, and my resume she did not see with all the security positions.  On the divorce papers, it stated she left me because she was not secure enough and I made the family eat vegetables and fish.  I did do several lawsuits on her to show her how much money she took without asking or taking responsibility, and I shouldered 100% financially of all her decisions all the way to the end.  So, divorce certificate was awarded December 2012.  Temporary restraining order was granted December 2015, and I sent it back to all her and my biological, and non-biological family.  I did not speak to my biological and non-biological family until after six (6) years after the divorce, but now we going to see how long before the next call or email happens.  I knew the terms of the restraining order was way done and over, but she emailed me January 13, 2022 to all my available email addresses talking about the child asking about me.  I read it and blocked her or sent it to spam.  I been known that was going to happen with the child.  I was there and then I am not.  If family history serves me right, then the child will contact me on her own around 17 or 18 years of age.  Seventeen or eighteen years of age is when I contacted my biological father, Manley.


After all the losses and therapy working on myself, I told her and the court a lot of stuff that I may come back, but I changed my mind when I saw how adults work and Haitian community especially in Boston, Massachusetts without knowing anything about me.  It is not the child's fault.  I will not be returning to Yolonda's family for anything.  My information has changed four times since the divorce and publicly available.  I have full knowledge that she and the children are still in Maryland and Delaware.  I am monitoring the child through legal technology and business processes without her.  Despite my high sexual drive, I never cheated on her and my sexual energy was invested in Yolonda.  If she wondered if I ever loved her, the answered is "Yes" and was "Yes."  After the divorce, the answer to love is, "No."  I do not hate or dislike Yolonda, but we are two independent people now and not friends.  This is a public THANK YOU, YOLONDA for the experience.  Marriage will happen again, but never this way.


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Top Ten Music Playlists


1. All of Me - John Legend

2. P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) - Michael Jackson

3. Chapel of Love - The Dixie Cups

4. Congratulations - Vesta Williams

5. Let's Get Married - Jagged Edge

6. Fly - Nicki Minaj featuring Rihanna

7. Until the End of Time - Justin Timberlake

8. Ego - Beyonce

9. Promise - Ciara

10. Love - Musiq Soulchild


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