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This is my spot were I "think out loud." Often sarcastic sometimes humorous but always enlightening personal blog of mmog37. Enjoying this journey called life and writing about the things that influence my world the most...Faith, Family & Friends

More Obama Drama.....

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I can't say that I didn't see this coming...the whole drama between Obama and Wright, and I hope that Obama didn't think it was going to be as easy as getting everyone singing "Yes We can..." Sometimes the truth is a hard pill to swallow...but that doesn't mean we should abandon it for lies that feel better...more on this later.

Ten signs that you are a tech junkie

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Modern technology has come a long way. In fact it seems that before you can even get used to something there is a new and improved version available. Actually I remember one of my college instructors, telling me that usually once you buy a computer or modern technical appliance, it is virtually obsolete once you leave the store. It would appear that he was right, seems like there are new televisions and faster computers and better phones coming out every day.

With all of these modern day gadgets and techno devices, everyone is becoming a bit of a tech junkie. I was surprised one day when I came in late, or should I say early in the morning, and being the tech junkie that I am decided to check my emails, as my email opened, my instant messenger informed me that one of my contacts/friends was online. I thought to myself who would be up at this hour online, and I was shocked to see that it was my mother, who is the last person I would have suspected to be a tech junkie.

In any case it is getting kind of hard not to be a tech junkie, I wouldn't admit it before but I truly am one. What about you, are you a tech junkie? Can you go without being plugged in?

Here's Ten signs that you are a tech junkie:

10. The first thing you do everyday is check your emails.

9. You are walking through the store getting funny looks from people and you realize it's
because you still have the television remote in your hands.

8. You don't know how to use the microwave in the hotel room, because it doesn't have push
buttons nor a digital display.

7. The batteries die in your remote and you don't know what to do

6. When you are talking to people face to face, your fingers are texting along as you speak.

5. You are sitting across from your wife, I mean colleagues and you are instant messaging each other.

4. You no longer have any complete words in your vocabulary, just abbreviations like ROTFL,
LOL, BTW, IMO

3. You actually use the above abbreviations in your professional correspondence.

2. You can't find your way to the store 3 blocks away without the use of GPS.

1. You think Blackberry is a life saving device and not a juicy fruit that grows on a vine :)


So tell me...are you a tech junkie?

Is God Really Good?

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A lot of people are unaware that Africa has become a sort of dumping ground, for marketing and promotional material from record companies in the U.S. Many of the young people there are being blasted with images and messages about bling and hustling and promiscuity.

But then there are young people like Renee "Da Sage" and his buddies The Levite Clan, who are doing all that they can to help counteract those negative messages and images and showing the young people of Uganda that there is a better way.

I was fortunate to cross paths with this group and it is pleasing to see that they truly have a heart for God.

Summer Movie List...

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All work and no play...you know the rest. I haven't been to the movies in a good minute, partially because my last visit to the movies left a bad taste in my mouth (I'll tell you about that later) In the meantime, here are a couple of movie clips from some of the movies that I think might be pretty interesting to check out this summer.

Hancock


Indiana Jones


Dark Knight

Sports Gear: The New Gang Uniform?

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You learn something new everyday! I guess I am a bit tardy to the party, I was just sitting and watching a video clip my wife sent me. It turns out that these days gang members are upgrading from the typical colored bandanna, to sports jerseys and baseball caps. Gang members are adopting sports team logos as their own and turning the team name into a gang related acronym. As a result of this uniform change many unsuspecting people are getting drawn into the gang violence for merely displaying their team spirit or for supporting their favorite sports franchise.

As I sat and listened to one of the young gang members talk, it became even more clear to me why we need more responsible adults interacting with our younger generation, serving as teachers and mentors, because unfortunately these kids are making things up as they go, and unlike the cowboy and indian games of yesterday, people die as a result of these games being played today.

I wonder how many parents are unaware of this and are dressing their kids up in the latest "gang attire" and sending them off to school. After watching the video with my wife, out of curiosity I did a quick web search and discovered that apparently some of the makers of the sports gear are not only aware of gang members wearing their sports gear; some of them are custom making their items to appeal to the gang members. How crazy is that?


Social Expirements are Fun...

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I have heard it said before, that if you really want to find out who your true friends are, start telling them no. The people who are your true friends might be disappointed or even upset, but they will eventually understand and remain friends with you. On the other hand those who are merely around you for what they can get out of you or for what you can do for them, most likely they will get upset and seeing that you no longer have a purpose for them, they will cut you loose.

It's a perfect way to lose some dead weight. I wanted to do something crazy for my birthday, and since I don't drink or do any drugs, I came up with the idea to conduct a social experiment of my own, after all you can have the most fun at other people's expense, especially when they don't know what you are up to.

The experiment is basically to start saying no and being frank, with some of the people in my circle. Not everyone as some of the people in my circle have stood the test of time and have been there with me no matter what. I'm only targeting those people who I have my suspicion about, the people who only seem to remember my phone number when they need something, and the people who think I am the coolest as long as I am saying things they want to hear or things that they agree with.

I started the experiment yesterday and the results so far are both interesting and amazing, i can already see a big reduction in the number of emails, im's, and text messages that I normally receive. If this keeps up, my productivity during the day is going to sky rocket.

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Dine With Me...Friday's Feast 4/25

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Appetizer

Name something you would categorize as weird:

Weird the first thing that came to mind as weird, was an incident two days after I had bought my new truck, I was having lunch at Olive Garden, I came out after lunch to discover one of the windows off track, and the air vents all broken, my first thought was that someone tried to break in, after a closer look however I discovered that the spare tire in the back had exploded and the pressure knocked all of the vents off and forced the window off track. When I called the dealer and tried to explain what happened, he was being flippant with me because he thought I was making excuses to return the truck...he apologized when he saw the exploded tire.

Soup

What color was the last piece of food you ate?

Ummm, it was a rich dark blackish brown color...a big fat piece of Devil's Food Cake...now I know why they call it that...


Salad

On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being highest, how much do you enjoy being alone?

Hmmm, I actually enjoy being around people but at the same time I enjoy some time alone with myself to refocus and regenerate...I would say I'm about a 5 I'm cool either way


Main Course

Fill in the blank: I will _________ vote for ___________ in _______.


I will Not vote for The Loser in the Next election.


Dessert


Describe your sleeping habits.

After ten years in the military I have discovered that I am at my best with only 5 hours of sleep...less than that and I am irritable, more than that and I am groggy all day....maybe I could have put this as my Appetizer :)


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Random Thoughts for Thursday...

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Well the fun is over...
My day of being treated like king for a day has come and gone. I had to wake up early this morning to punish myself in the gym for eating way too much cake and ice cream yesterday. Due to my birthday I didn't get too much work done. I did manage to publish an article at ac content. It was a fun piece sharing 40 Random (but true) Facts about yours truly, I think it will make you smile :).

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Lately I have been amazed at all of the different social networking sites and tools there are. I just signed up with twitter (you can keep up with my tweets @mmog37) I feel so important now that I have followers LOL, Seriously though I have been learning a lot from the different tweets, and have discovered a ton of resources. Are you a twitter? What do you think of it, new way of keeping in touch or just another distraction?
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One more day till the weekend, better get moving or I will be working this weekend instead outside enjoying the weather. How's this for some weird news, a bear trainer manages to get himself mauled by his bear...

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The Lord's Prayer...

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this is too cute. My wife showed this too me yesterday, I couldn't help but smile hope it does the same for you as well.

Billy Blanks Kicked my Butt...Now It's Time for the Rematch!!

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Several years ago my wife decided that I oops I mean we, needed to start taking better care of myself. She enlisted the help of Billy Blanks to get me up and moving. I have to be honest I started off pretty good, after all I had done a little bit of kick boxing in my "younger" years.

I started off with the little introductory workout and it was cool, not too bad. I eventually worked my way up to the 20 minute workout he had and we were cool with that. Seeing a little bit of progress and the return of my youthful vigor and figure I decided to try for more.

Feeling confident I accepted his eight minute advanced challenge it was indeed challenging, but I hung in there. Then I made the dummy move, in a moment of excitement combined with a small amount of delusional grandeur I decided that I could take him on in his 1 hour ab challenge. I suited up and the match was underway.

I came out swinging and kicking... and kicking... and kicking...I'll spare you the gory details...but let's just say that Billy kicked my but right back to reality. I haven't spoken to him since, choosing to bike ride or nature walk to maintain my physical fitness. I hear him calling sometimes in the early morning as other people are hanging out and training with him...but I respond by turning up my headphones as I ride away on my bike.

I am starting to think that it is time for a rematch between he and I. After all I am turning forty, and am feeling kind of spry. In fact I'm feeling a lot like George Foreman when he came out of retirement to do a little butt kicking himself. Yeah...I think I can take Billy Blanks...you might not want to watch this...because this time it's not gonna be pretty!

Now excuse me while I go talk with Mr Blanks..."Hey Billy!" "Get Over Here!"



While I'm begging and pleading with Billy, you can check out some real martial arts masters:

Easy Like Sunday Morning...

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It's shaping up to be a fairly decent day, it's supposed to be as warm as 72 degrees. I have a pretty busy week ahead of me, so I think I will get outside and soak up as much of the sun as I can. In fact I think I will brush the dust of the grill and fire it up today. :)

I have less than three days to go before I hit the big four zero. I was chatting with my nephew about it the other day, he was teasing me and asking if I was feeling any "mid-life crisis" pressure. I told him not at all. To be honest I really don't feel any different. I have been making a big deal about turning forty, and for some people it is a dreaded thing, for me it is an accomplishment that I wholeheartedly welcome. The sad reality is that a lot of my peers have not made it to this point.

Recently I was troubled and saddened as I read about the passing of Sean Levert, who was only 39 years old, who in my opinion died way to young as did his older brother. So for me turning 40 is not something that I take for granted or even take lightly.

In 40 years of living I have survived being shot at, cut with a chainsaw, a heart murmur, being run over and left for dead to name a few things; and yet I am blessed to still be here enjoying life surrounded by thee most beautiful family there is...so I'm not dreading turning 40 I welcome it and say bring on the next 40 years cause I 'm ready :)




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4 days to go...

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I had a pretty interesting week. As I have been getting back on track with my own personal writing, I have been doing a lot of research and personal reflecting. Add to that my rapidly approaching 40th birthday, my youngest child became a teenager this week, my wife's birthday next month and my 18th Wedding Anniversary the following month. Needless to say I have had a lot going on in my head, which is turning out to be a good thing as I have a lot of new material for some upcoming articles to be published.

My reflecting was put on pause for a brief moment while I was trying to wrap my mind around the fact that we actually had a real earthquake here in St Louis. In my last post I joked about missing California and how the earthquake almost made it feel like home. :) I'm enjoying my time in St Louis, but there are some things that I really miss about California. Things like going roller blading with the family at the waterfront in Vallejo, Ca. Or making a run for a Loco Moco, at the L&L Hawaiian Barbeque. Most of all I miss just sneaking away with the wife and going to Ocean Beach in San Francisco. Just before we left Cali, we went there and were behaving like little kids running up and down the beach seeing who could catch and release the most crabs.

In addition to the places I miss going to, I also miss visiting with some of my friends and family members, we still keep in touch, but I miss those regular get togethers when we would have good food and enjoy each other's company. Hopefully during our travels this year we will get to spend a lot more time with them.

I had the privilege of being one of the writer's interviewed by AC Content producer Donald Pennington, the interview went live this week, you can see it here "Meet MMOG37." I also published a short piece a reverse interview of Donald. I also committed some of the things I have been reflecting on to print in the article "Memories of an Urban SAHD" I think you will enjoy it.

Question: Did you feel the earthquake the other day?

Earthquake!

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For the last few months I have been missing living in California. Missing my trips to the beach. Missing driving up to the snow in the morning and in the evening being back down at the beach. The one thing I wasn't missing however was the tremors and the earthquakes.

I was sleeping kind of hard when I felt some serious shaking going on. My first thought was that I was having a dream that I was back in San Francisco. However when the shaking kept going I realized I wasn't dreaming. Since I am in the Midwest, the last thing I was thinking was earthquake, even though that is exactly what it felt like. I knew I wasn't crazy because my wife woke up also.

Still unwilling to call it an earthquake we chalked it up to wind or a storm or maybe even a low flying airplane. After a quick check nothing damaged I went back to sleep, several hours later I felt the same thing again. Checking the news I discovered that it was actually an earthquake, and an aftershock that was responsible for my early morning shake up.

Who would have thought, a 5 point earthquake in St Louis, MO. For a brief moment it almost felt like being at home LOL

Friday's Feast...

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Been a long time since I played...enjoy


Appetizer

Name a color you find soothing.

ummm that would be green.

Soup

Using 20 or less words, describe your first driving experience.

Scary, I was 7, it was in an old truck and it wasn't automatic and I couldn't reach the pedals.


Salad

What material is your favorite item of clothing made out of?

Cotton, it's an old sweatshirt?


Main Course

Who is a great singer or musician who, if they were to come to your town for a concert, you would spend the night outside waiting for tickets to see?

That's easy...I can't think of anyone that I idolize or love that much to go to that extreme, especially now with technology like it is...I can see em on tv or the internet any time.


Dessert

What is the most frequent letter of the alphabet in your whole name (first, middle, maiden, last, etc.)?


That would be the letter A, it makes an appearance in first middle and last.



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Children Laughing...

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Yesterday as we celebrated my daughter's birthday, my family and I had a few laughs looking back at some of the funnier moments over the past few years. As a parent one of the things that warms my heart the most is hearing my children laughing.

It's true that life isn't always fun, but when we have those moments we should definitely take advantage of them. I do my best to prepare my children for some of the hardness that they might face in life, and part of that is done by merely teaching them to look for the good and to appreciate the joyful times that God blesses them with.

I see so many people frowning and super serious, I wonder if they realize that a little laughter goes a long way. After all even the Bible declares that a cheerful heart (laughter) is like good medicine (Prov 17:22) Even medical professionals are starting to recognize the healing power of a cheerful heart.

I guess as always we are a bit tardy, as God has always known about this. I know he laughs when His enemies plot against him, and He has let us know through His words that it is His joy that is our strength. Lately though I wonder if He ever just sits and finds Himself tickled as He observes His children. I can't help but think that He does.

One of our traditions as a family is to have the birthday person give gifts as well as receive them, in keeping with that tradition, my gift to you today is the gift of laughter...there is always something infectious about hearing/seeing a baby laugh...my grandson would keep me entertained for hours merely by me saying "Yo daddy eats CHIPOTLE!" I still haven't figured out why that was so funny to a infant. In any case check out the following videos and have a good laugh.

Time Flies...

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Wow!
Time really does fly when you are having fun. Today my youngest becomes a teenager. Happy B-Day May-May!

It seems like it was just yesterday when she was still running around the house in her baby walker with a candy bucket on her head. The misses and I used to get hours of entertainment out of her. Of all things to play with, she had an attachment to a green laundry basket. She had one hundred and one different ways to play with that thing. Sometimes it would be her turtle shell, other times she would hide under and then other times after she had exhausted herself, she would collapse and fall asleep in it like it was her own custom bed.

Over the years she has earned the nickname the guru, as she is often saying things or giving advice that you would not expect to be coming from a kid. I recently published an article regarding one of those incidents. In Lessons From a Master Teacher, I wrote how she very cleverly taught her older sister a lesson.

As we celebrate her birthday today, we are grateful for the times we have shared and that God has blessed us to see another year together as a family. We realize that children truly are a blessing. Prayerfully and hopefully we do all we can to teach them all that they need to know, and that we also live in such a way that they see Christ in us and are encouraged to seek a closer walk with God themselves.
Happy Birthday May-May!

BARACKY: THE MOVIE

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Thanks johndobbs.wordpress.com for posting this. I was dragging a bit today and saw this. It was hilarious, I love it.

Luv Him Like I do!

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All this looking back really has me appreciating the fact that I have made it this far. I'm Lovin the Fact that God Lves me the way He does and I am Loving Him right back....excuse me while I Luv Him Like I do!

Still Looking Back...

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The closer I get to my birthday the more I keep looking back at where I have come from. I can't help but feel extremely blessed. I have seen situation after situation that God has truly delivered me, and true to His Word He has never left me nor forsaken me. I can also see many areas where I have grown and matured in my thinking process. It's kind of funny because as I look around now I see a lot more young people with that same faulty kind of reasoning I had. The good thing is that there is hope for them, so when I see them all ready to "flat blast" everyone that they think is doctrinally wrong...I just smile. Sometimes I try to talk with them and see if they are open to reason...but most of the time they are right and there is nothing anyone can say or do to change their mind.

In any case I am truly glad to be alive, to be here in a place that I never thought possible. I take nothing for granted because many of my peers are no longer here.


I started off talking about looking back, I was amusing myself thinking about some of my awkward/ironic moments I came up with five of my favorites:


5. Sitting at the computer last year, eating a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, while reading a breaking news story about peanut butter contaminated with salmonella poisoning. Sure enough I had one of the poison jars...glad I bless my food first...and yep I finished eating my sandwich

4. After a major storm last year, I went outside to check things out. Saw a bunch of roofing tiles and shingles on the front lawn...I said to my wife, "Awww, some poor sucker just lost his roof" guess who the poor sucker turned out to be...you got it it was from my roof on the back of my house.

3. When my daughter was born at California Pacific Hospital in San Francisco, I was standing outside of the nursery window watching them give her her immunization shots. While standing there waiting, another family walked up to see their newborn. I was the only black person there, and my daughter was extremely light. I noticed that all of a sudden the family next to me stopped talking, out of the corner of my eye I noticed that at the same time all of them turned and looked in my direction and then back at the babies as if they were trying to figure out which one I was there for.

2. One calm warm summer night with absolutely no wind or breeze, I was woken up at 2:00 am by the police who informed me that a perfectly good tree from across the street had decided to drop one of it's branches on my car. The police didn't see the car because the limb was so big, he was just checking because the neighbors told him the car was under there. Thank God my insurance was paid up.

1. My all time favorite ironic moment. I was riding my bike home from work. I had just spent the last few months getting into shape. I ran every morning, and rode my bike to work and then back home for lunch and then back to work. One day I was riding home for lunch, I decided since I was being all healthy why not be safe as well. Normally I would ride right in the middle of the street...on this particular day I decided to be safe and ride on the sidewalk. As I was rounding a curve, some knucklehead came around the corner onto the sidewalk...hit me backed up and then ran over me and left me for dead on the side of the road...so much for being safe huh?




how about you got any awkward/ironic moments?

You won't like me when I'm angry...

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As a kid I used to love reading comic books. Actually I still read some of them. I love the fact that the last few years many of the comics I read as a kid are coming to life on the big screen. I'm currently working on a comic book myself and I can't wait until it's done. In the meantime I am also waiting on the next installment of the Incredible Hulk to come out. Here's an exclusive sneak preview along with an interview of the original Hulk, Lou Ferrigno enjoy!

Doing the Impossible...

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The year 2008 will mark several landmark achievements for me. In fact I wouldn't be exaggerating if I said that I would accomplish the impossible this year. Let me explain.

As a child my father was convinced that my siblings and I wouldn't live past our teens. He was convinced that either Jesus would come back soon or the Apocalypse would take place. As a result of his fear, he never made any plans for us as teens or young adults. After hearing his view point for some many years...by default I actually grew to believe that I wouldn't live to be an adult, and like my dad I didn't make any plans in that regard.

Flash forward many years and I am on the threshold of my 40th birthday, and have children of my own, the youngest of which, will become a teenager this year as well. In addition to that I will be celebrating 18 years of being happily married...another event that I never thought would happen.

If I were to be honest this is all uncharted territory for me,having not planned for this moment and never considering being at this point. I feel that I am in a spot that I have not only not planned for, but also really haven't seen modeled before me, so each and every step holds within in it an element of uncertainty. Yet in the midst of this "uncertainty", I have a peace that many would not understand.

My peace comes from the realization that I haven't made it this far on my own, and that if I want to go further I must yield to the one who has not only guided me thus far, but has also been provider, protector and most of all my friend.



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Girls Gone Wild?!!!!!

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Apparently so....


It would seem that lately the girls are becoming just as violent or even more so than boys. Used to be that girls were more prone to fussing and arguing and talking bad about each other. True you had your occasional fight...but that wasn't the norm. Nor was it was normal to expect girls to run in packs and brutally beat someone.

Another major story in the news has everyone questioning what is going on, and whether or not girls are becoming more violent than boys? I don't know what is going on but...someone better start taking a closer look at what is going on...after all these are future wives and mother's...


Teens Behaving Badly



Whose to Blame?

Tropic Thunder...the return of blackface?

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I read a blog the other day where someone was ranting about hollywood returning to blackface. Apparently they were upset about a movie being made by Ben Stiller, in which Robert Downey Jr. plays the role of a black man with make-up on.

I didn't know what to think, I know that Ben Stiller usually pokes fun of things, so I was sure there was more to it than what the person had seen or heard. I had the chance to see some of the previews over the weekend, and the whole thing makes a bit more since to me now...I grabbed a copy of the trailer so you can see for yourself...what do you think?









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Back In The Saddle...

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I'm finally getting back into the swing of things. I had been pursuing a lot of other things and my personal writing was being neglected. I had forgotten how much fun writing really is.

I've added a widget in the sidebar so you can keep up with some of my published work. I'm also working on finishing my book. I will keep you updated and may even share a few sneak peeks. I promise that if I mention you in the book, I will change the name...just kidding.




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Stay Home!

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I wonder what exactly it is going to take to make us wake up. How much stuff is enough? While we are off chasing the American dream are we leaving our children behind?

The other I day, was saddened as I read about a group of nine year olds who plotted against their teacher, the plan was to crack the teacher over the head, handcuff and then stab the teacher. Their plan included creating a diversion and even a clean up crew.

In a recently published piece I posed the question: Is America Raising a Generation of Natural Born Killers?


We really need to start paying attention....

Stay Home...Propaganda









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Still Dreamin 40 Years Later

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Video Perspective on "The Dream"

I Have Dream Speech




The World remembers Dr King

40 years later....

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I have been thinking about the past a lot lately. As I am approaching my fortieth birthday, it is also been 40 years since the assassination of Dr Martin Luther King Jr.

Maybe because I am getting older I am getting more nostalgic reflecting on things of the past. I was working on a piece for AC Content, I tried to filter through my thoughts on whether or not our younger generation actually "gets it" or if Dr King is just another good guy in the pages of our history books. You can read the article and discover my conclusion here.


As I sat going through my thought and reflecting on Dr King's legacy and contribution, I found that I also began reflect on my own contributions (or lack thereof) toward society. Have I done anything noteworthy or anything that would effect change?

Approaching the 40 year mark has me reevaluating some things. One thing I am discovering is that it takes a bit more work to do some of the thing that I used to take for granted. Even little small things like taking the time to relax and enjoy life seems like a task.

With all of the things on my "Have To Get Done List" it's easy to get all busy and caught up in working,and not stop to just relax and have fun. Somewhere in between making a mark and enjoying life, there is a happy balance. My goal for this year is to find that happy middle ground.

What about you...have you found it yet?



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Outta Control!

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It used to be every once in awhile that you would hear about some kid being bad and disruptive at school. Then it progressed to the occasional occurrences where a kid or kids would show up at school and arrange an impromptu target practice. It would seem that with each new case that involves violence at school, the culprits are getting younger and younger.

I was actually shocked and disturbed to hear about a group of 9 year olds who plotted to assault their 3rd grade teacher. What bothers me is that these youngster were organized, having assigned each other task like look out and clean up after the dirty deed was done.

The plan was foiled when one of the students spilled their guts, officials found the kids prepared with a heavy glass paper weight, rope, a rusty steak knife and duct tape. The plan was to crack the teacher over the head and then tie them up and stab them. Apparently the students were upset because the teacher had scolded one of them.

It might just be my opinion, but things started heading down this track when kids became armed with information that said that parents and authority couldn't doing anything to them. I have personally seen little kids hold their parents hostage by threatening to scream child abuse.
I served notice to my children early on that I would prefer to be able to reason with them, but should they give me a reason I had no fear of knocking them the heck out! Having grown up under a heavy handed father I can't stand or tolerate the abuse of a child, but I think that we have lumped discipline of any kind into the abuse pile, and now we are seeing the results of it. Children at younger and younger ages are committing some of the most violent crimes and they do so with little to no remorse.

I used to complain a lot about the fact that my dad beat my tail on the regular, but on the flip side I can see now that if he hadn't...I am pretty sure that I would have been one of those evening news stories or worse I'd be dead!

I think we need to make an adjustment, I'm not for beating or abusing a kid...but we need to do something to restore some order. If a group of renegade 9 year olds isn't enough to get our attention....I'm not sure what will.




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