Political Paradigm Change - A Short History

Published in February 29th, 2008

Here’s an interesting snippet from the March 2008 issue of neatoday magazine. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Liberia’s president since 2006, and the first female leader of any modern day African nation - there were a few in ancient times by the way - has made slow but steady headway in changing the country’s fortunes after years of […]

Derrick Ashong Is Happy to Tell Why He’s an Obamarite

Published in February 28th, 2008

Posted by Marty in Politics

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This one speaks for itself. Watch the two TouTube videos from this blog post on the Think On These Things blog about why young Derrick supports the Senator from Illinois.
The first link is a man on the street type of interview and the second is a personal video by Derrick in which he gives […]

Do You Understand the Delegate Process?

Published in February 27th, 2008

Posted by Marty in Politics

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If you’re as confused as most people, here’s a great link from CNN that explains it all. It’s an interactive graphic explaining how the Republicans and Democrats handle delegate assignment.
As the primary/caucus season comes to a close and the national party conventions get closer, the candidates will begin to use their powers of persuasion to […]

Are You Ready To Die?

Published in February 27th, 2008

Posted by Marty in General Interest, Society

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More importantly, is your family ready for you to die? If God called you home right now would everyone concerned be ready for the event? There are a number of practical matters to keep in mind as relates to leaving your family on solid footing when you die. Recent deaths in the family just bring […]

Check Out the St. Stephen Temple Choir CD

Published in February 22nd, 2008

Posted by Marty in Faith

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When I was in Louisville for my father in-law’s funeral a couple of weeks ago I got to stop by my old church, St. Stephen Baptist, in the California neighborhood. This was the place where I saw for the first time with my own eyes as a young man how a church does effective outreach […]

Thursday Night with Bond…James Bond

Published in February 21st, 2008

Posted by Marty in Music

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I’ve been jamming to my Duran Duran Greatest Hit’s CD the last couple of days and my favorite song by far is A View to A Kill. It has a great bass line for a rock and roll song. The bass is my favorite instrument if you haven’t figure it out by now and the […]

I’m Back in Circulation

Published in February 16th, 2008

Posted by Marty in General Interest

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Hey people. Sorry I’ve been off the radar recently. We had a death in the family and it’s taken the last couple of weeks to catch up with myself. After my test Wednesday I should be able to get back to regular posting again. I just got a new laptop too so I can type […]