Thurs Morning Old School Drive Time Jam

Published in July 30th, 2009

Remember the one that got away? Or how about the one you just could never seem to get it together with or for? Were you really trying to put your best foot forward to try and make it work?
Take a listen to this dusty from yesteryear that used to smooth out your speakers.
On the platter […]

Tuesday Tunes…Something In The Past

Published in July 28th, 2009

Posted by Marty in General Interest

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Here’s one of my favorites from days gone by. It’s by a group called One Way out of Detroit. They are one of those groups whose name I had heard but could never associate them with their songs on the radio. Glad I finally made the association on this one. And if you were wondering […]

Old School Friday Meme - My Theme Song

Published in July 24th, 2009

Posted by Marty in General Interest, Music

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This one was easy. M.C. Hammer got me going many-a-day on Tuskegee’s campus. Had to get motivated from that old cinder block dorm in Alphabet City to the engineering building to ingest all of those equations (LOL).

Hammer don’t hurt ‘em!!! Whoops, collegiate flash back.
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Lessons from the Secret Life of Steve McNair

Published in July 22nd, 2009

Posted by Marty in Society

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What if Steve McNair had read my post from March of 2008 on restricting your sexual appetites. Do you think it might have helped? How about the one I wrote on basic estate planning from February of last year? Might his wife have not been left with such a big mess to unscramble today? It’s […]

Philadelphia Freedom 21st Century Style

Published in July 22nd, 2009

Posted by Marty in Politics, Society

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No I’m not talking about the Elton John classic referring back to the Colonial days of freedom fervor in Pennsylvania but a more modern incarnation of that spirit.
In case you missed it, Philadelphia, Mississippi recently elected its first ever African American mayor. I think Andrew Goodman, James Chaney and Michael Schwerner might be in heaven […]

35th Annual DuSable Museum Arts & Crafts Festival

Published in July 18th, 2009

Posted by Marty in General Interest, Society

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We had a good time at the DuSable Museum of African American History’s annual arts and crafts festival last weekend. After a good day of church last Sunday morning it was time to spend the afternoon exploring another of Chicago’s numerous cultural gems.

There were lots of artists showing their various traditional paintings, multimedia paintings and […]

No Exemptions, No Excuses

Published in July 14th, 2009

Posted by Marty in Faith

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This was the title of the sermon from Pastor James Meeks of Salem Baptist Church of Chicago a few Sundays ago. For those of you who are regular members of a church you know that sometimes your pastor/bishop/elder has to preach directly to their parishoners to help them get back on track. This could be […]

I Got A Hunch You’ll Love the Baseball Bunch

Published in July 7th, 2009

Posted by Marty in General Interest, Society

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One of my favorite sports shows prior to the ESPN “all sports all the time” era was a Saturday morning show featuring a manager who coached against my hometown Cardinals, a retired catcher who called games against my Red Birds in his playing days and baseball’s most popular mascot from San Diego. If you were […]

Blogging While Brown Review - Cheryl Contee and Naoko McCracken

Published in July 3rd, 2009

Posted by Marty in Blogging, Politics, WordPress Tips, twitter

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Cheryl Contee a.k.a. Jill Tubman of Jack & Jill Politics and Naoko McCracken a WordPress rep gave a joint panel on “Using the Latest Tech Tools To Grow Your Blog”. I’ll start with Cheryl’s piece first.
Cheryl emphasized the point that when you have made the decision to convert from one blog platform to another (ex: […]