Last night during our church instrumental rehearsal, I had the opportunity to speak to some of our soon-to-be high school Juniors about my education and career. While the purpose of our ministry is to use the talents we’ve been given to glorify God, the adult leaders in the group felt it was also important for us to make sure the youth could benefit from some of our life experiences as they prepare for college. We didn’t want to lecture them about the “old days” and we wanted it to be in a relaxed environment where they could ask questions. (more…)
I found the Mocha Dad’s blog on the blogroll of the African American Dad. I’d heard of the Mocha Mom’s organization, so it was cool to see another positive, black father sharing his experiences with his readers (it’s also a plus that he’s from Houston). This is a really good blog and the questions posed in his posts make you think about your role as a parent. Here’s a little more info on the Mocha Dad before you check out his site:
I am a native Houstonian who has traveled around the around the world. I graduated from Howard University and have worked as a mover, photographer, controls manager, quality manager, construction project manager, eBay and Amazon seller, and freelance writer.
In addition to raising kids and holding down full time jobs, I have published work in the books “Paper Thin/Soul Deep” and “The African American Book of Values” and in magazines/newspapers such as Essence, Upscale, The Houston Chronicle, Katy Magazine , Folio Weekly and Emerge.
I enjoy music, reading, photography, and surfing the web. But my greatest joy comes from spending time with my wife and three kids.
This will be the headlines in the next couple of weeks because Oprah is giving out coupons for a free two piece of grilled chicken, two individual sides and a biscuit at participating Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants. Kudos to KFC on this deal because we know anything Oprah advertises sells out fast. This will definitely make the Chick-fil-A cows job a lot easier.
Just know this is a limited time deal only. The coupon is available for printing from 9am CDT 5/5/09 to 9:59pm CDT 5/6/09. You are limited to 4 downloads of coupon and it is redeemable at participating KFC locations in the U.S. from 5/5/09 to 5/19/09, excluding 5/10/09. Guess I know what my lunch will be for the next couple of days. Here’s the link.
Okay, I was up late last night working and happened to be watching the Colbert Report. This clip had me ROFL because it made so much sense. The original intent of the non-partisan TEA parties were to protest the excessive spending of both political parties. But it seems the Republicans took the cause on their own shoulders to remind everyone they are the party of lower taxes.
My question is, how many people who attended were really there to protest government spending? Government spending has been out of control for the past seven years, so why is everyone in a tizzy about it now? I’ve been saying for a long time, that future generations are going to have to pay for the choices made buy our government. You can only keep taxes low for a while. They have to go up at some point. Don’t they? You can’t fight the war on terror, fix the economy, fix the health care crisis and improve education without spending a little cash.
I know it’s been a while since I’ve posted something, but I couldn’t let this one go without commenting. I’m sure everyone is aware of the Rush vs. Steele battle of the words so I won’t go into it. I guess Steele finally found what his party really thinks of him and has been put in his place by the “real” face and voice of the Republican Party. I was doubtful from the beginning when he was chosen because it was an obvious move by the Republican party to put a black person in the spotlight.
While I’m sure he was qualified, Steele became a victim of tokenism. Now don’t get me wrong, being the token doesn’t mean you’re not qualified for the position. It’s not for everyone and most of the time it’s not worth your time. But it does allow you to open the door for others like you.
But in this case, Mike my man, you’re not doing so well. Apologizing to Rush is the worst thing you could have done. Yes he does have a huge following, but you should have stuck to your statement. Just ignore him like the rest of us do. We know he’s all about ratings. But what’s done is done and I’ve hoped you’ve learned your lesson. Like Sarah Palin and Bobby Jindal, you need to learn your place in the Republican Party. You just can’t go off thinking you’re running stuff. You see how it worked for them.
This is pretty cool. Check out this photo of President Barack Obama’s Inaugural Address. Check out some of the snapshot images also. I think my favorite is the one of Justice Clarence Thomas sleeping. Chaney and Newt don’t look too happy to be there also. See if you can find them and others as you zoom around the photo. Talk about hi-def! Have fun.
I made this Gigapan image from the north press platform during President Obama’s inaugural address at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC on January 20, 2009. It’s made up of 220 images and the final image size is 59,783 X 24,658 pixels or 1,474 megapixels.
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I think what bothers me the most is the apology. If you don’t like black people, that’s cool. Just don’t punk out when things get hot and offer up an apology when people “freely express” their opinion about you. I seriously don’t think he believes people wouldn’t get upset about it when they found out. To all those who feel race isn’t a touchy subject, here ya go.
While President Bush is pardoning people before his term in office ends, Sarah Palin gets the opportunity to pardon an Alaskan turkey. I’m sure the turkey appreciates that has he watches his boys get slaughtered on camera during an interview with Palin. While I’d like to leave Palin alone, she really needs to stop giving us material to go after. I wonder if Saturday Night Live will do a skit about this interview.
Happy Thanksgiving and enjoy your turkey dinner. I know I will (what can I say, I’m carnivorous).
The man hasn’t even been sworn in yet and the political cartoons about is first day are already coming. With any president you’re going to have critics, but let’s give him a chance! Remember, GW still has until January 20th to reek more havoc on America.
While I may not agree with the overall message, I thought the cartoon was funny. It reminded me of something I’d see on South Park and the old school Batman scene really cracked me up. Whether you agree with Obama’s policy or not, he was the best man for the job. No one thinks he’ll fix all the problems we face as a country over night. It took eight years to screw it up, so I think it’ll take a little longer to fix it. Change is scary for a lot of people (me included), but in the end we tend to see it wasn’t as bad as we thought it would be.
I received this in an email. Every time I look at it I just bust out laughing. It just doesn’t look right. I guess it won’t sink in for me until inauguration.
