Venezuela: coup and counter-coup
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Sharon teaches Powell a lesson over breakfast

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Minute Marriages
New census figures reveal that young American women are walking out on their husbands in record numbers.

"Of the more than 1 million women in their 20s who marry this year, fewer than half will be with the same spouse five years hence, having exhausted the prospects of eternal love in what are now called "starter marriages" - halfway houses between living together and a second marriage that produces children"

I'm not an expert on relationships, but I've been in my marriage long enough to know that relationships are not to be taken lightly. Marriage can be difficult (I know) and require work, understanding, tolerance and patience. Wifey and I have managed to come close to those ideals but we know better than to take each other for granted.

Race VS Education


In America today, education has become a far better indicator of socioeconomic status than race. Sure there are still issues to be addressed in the arena of race relations but I think that those that play the divisive victim politics game take the focus away from the real gains that have been made.

"In 1980, barely one in two blacks over 25 in the U.S. held a high school diploma. Today that figure is just under 80%. For blacks in the 25-29 age group, the figure is 86%, the same as for whites. And in less than 20 years, the number of black college graduates has doubled."

Surely these educational strides underpin black monetary gains, but they also speak pointedly to the current state of African American affairs and should serve as a reminder that our economic future depends on our ability to recognize our potential, and use the resources and opportunities available in order to create a destiny of our own choosing.

Hacker attacks on the rise
Imagine waking up one morning to discover all your personal information has been stolen.
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This story is for my friend Bill V. who moved to Florida a few years ago. Be careful buddy.

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Via ( GigPosters.com) Sometimes you feel like a nut.

Credit to Bennet. Via(CSM)

Rays of Inspiration
Life in General demands a certain amount of equanimity.[?] Don't waste time and energy getting angry and shaking your fist at things you can't control. Forget about luck, forget about what you think life ought to be and accept it for the exciting, unpredictable affair that it is.

Truth - Probabilities - Possibilities - Lies
"Nothing can now be believed which is seen in a newspaper. Truth itself becomes suspicious by being put into that polluted vehicle... Perhaps an editor might begin a reformation in some such way as this. Divide his paper into four chapters, heading the 1st-Truths. 2nd-Probabilities. 3rd-Possibilities. 4th-Lies.

The first chapter would be very short." -- Thomas Jefferson, 1807

Interesting quote, the book that I'm currently reading: Into the Buzzsaw touches on that subject.

"Award-winning journalists reveal the disturbing fact that the press in the U.S. isn't as free as the public would like to believe. Nearly two dozen reporters, at some risk to their careers, disclose run-ins with corporate or government powers-that-be which have prompted them to reevaluate the significance of journalism in a free and open society."

Those annoying Telemarketers
I got tired of those interrupting telephone sales calls, so I did like many across the country and signed up for one of those "no-call" lists that bar telemarketers from calling your line. I was suprised to find out that some charities and credit-card companies are exempted from most no-call lists (TG for my caller ID). I also propose that a "no-call/spam" list be established, many marketers that can no longer call are taking their tactics to cyberspace.

Tiger Woods successfully defends his title.
Jack Nicklaus and Nick Faldo have some company in their ultra-exclusive fraternity. Tiger Woods cruised to his third green jacket -- and seventh major -- on Sunday, shooting a steely 71 at Augusta National to join Nicklaus (1965-66) and Faldo (1989-90) as the only repeat winners of the Masters. Tiger has certainly positioned himself as one of the Greatest to ever play the game.

I added an Official Disclaimer page with the usual legal stuff as it relates to this site. I prefer to have certain things in writing in case there's ever a misunderstanding.