Posts from ‘January, 2009’

Minstriel show 2009

I mentioned in the Watching History post about a clip I had seen of Jay Z and Young Jeezy.  The worked hard to support Barack Obama and now they are still talking the same old language( the N**ga word).  I understand Jeezy he was not performing at the Inaugural ball. Jay Z on the other [...]

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Today’s Ramblings

I have been seeing a lot of items dealing with fear lately.  I recently Finished Pushed Into My Purpose ( How God Moved me from fear to Victory).  I consider the book a great spiritual guide for  an christian considering being an entrepreneur.    When I first heard about the book the title caught my attention [...]

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TI thanks God for his trouble

I was checking out the gossip blog today. I saw TI accepting an award and praising God for his trouble that has led to a revelation. I thought people are going to think he’s crazy for thanking God for his trouble. The bible tells us that we should, thank God for the good and bad. [...]

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Journalism

In college I took many classes about Journalism. I remember the class I took where we had to decide which pictures should be published in a newspaper. When I was reading about the US Airways plane in Hudson. It made me  think back to class.  I know technology is changing how news is captured. The [...]

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My Purpose

I am part of an online book reading club and we are reading books from self-published authors. Currently I am reading Pushed Into My Purpose ( How God moved me from fear to VICTORY) by Wanda  L. Childs. When I saw the title I thought I should read this because I am seeking my purpose. [...]

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Fox Network

When I was in college Fox Network was becoming number one. They presented shows that were marketed to a different audience than the traditional broadcast networks. I took a class on Fox to try and figure out what Rupert Murdoch secret was. I had already became a big fan of The Simpsons.  Now I know [...]

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Watching History

I think things were better before the information age in a way. We have watched everything and I would have just preferred to watch the ceremony. Aretha Franklin has had the opportunity to sing at some many historical occasions. Did it seem that Obama was a little nervous did the magnitude of what was occurring [...]

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A day On, not a day off

In 2004 that  A day On, not a day off was the theme for the Martin Luther King Jr. celebration. The first time I remember learning about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was when my mother was in college and she wrote a report about him and told me he was a great man. She [...]

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Community Service

Growing up I was in girl scouts briefly, but I never thought much about community service until it was required for college. To earn my community service hours in college. I mowed grass and I went and played domino’s with an elderly Caucasian lady. I tried to become a part of Americorps when I was [...]

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Wives and Mistress Friends?

When went  got married I knew it was suppose to be forever but  I never thought about how if didn’t last forever it would affect everyone. When I got divorced I wanted to move on with my life and find a step-father for my daughter, but I never thought about having to deal with step-mothers [...]

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