Reality
Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one. ~Albert Einstein It is what it is. ~ Angie Swafford I had a very unusual, wonderful, unexpected, crazy, confusing, disenchanting, uplifting, inspiring, completely SURREAL Memorial Day weekend… and I am sure that you all know exactly what I mean. Life is each and every one of those things on any given day. But this weekend, I got to par-tay with a bunch of teenage girls – including my beautiful daughter Blakelee – and some very, very good friends who are, at this point, mi familia. (And for a girl who doesn’t...
Read MoreEven If It’s a Lie….
Liars are fryers. Man, if that were true, I’d have been burnt toast many, many, MANY times over! I think that if there is one thing we have gotten good at as a society and as individuals, it’s lying – to our employers, to our children, to our significant others, and especially to ourselves. It’s like a hot dog vendor at a baseball games, “Lies! We got yer lies right here! Big ones, little ones, white ones, dark ones, and for a discounted price, we even got yer whoppers!” When I was about ten-years-old, I was visiting with extended family at my grandpa’s house. Now I...
Read MoreYou Make Me Feel…
I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. ~ Maya Angelou Feelings – nothing more than feelings… too often in life we get so wrapped up in what WE want, what WE need, what is good for US and OURS that we forget that there is an entire world full of hurting people around us that could simply use a little bit of time, love and tenderness. Corny? Perhaps… I came from a very poor family. How poor were we? We were poor in every meaning of the word; no money, no communication,...
Read MoreDerrion Albert, E-Fame, and Revenge
Trading senseless beatings and revenge for e-fame and deserved family. Welcome to America! How may we strip you of your integrity? . . …. UPDATE: Four teenagers have been charged with first-degree murder in Derrion Albert’s beating death. Silvanus Shannon, 19, Eugene Riley, 18, and Eric Carson, 16, all of Chicago, were charged as adults ordered held without bond. Eugene Bailey, 18, was also charged with first-degree murder and will appear in court Tuesday. Prosecutors declared Albert an “innocent bystander” in the fight that led to his death. * * * * * Chicago...
Read MoreEp69 – Interview with Terry Ward
. After attending 36 schools from K-12th grade, Mr. Terry R. Ward is no stranger to sacrifice. He had no father and no positive role model. Discover how he rose from the gutter of life to a successful Father, Husband, and businessman in the community. Interview with Terry Ward Popularity: 3%...
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