Sunday, December 30, 2007

2008 Contract

GOT THIS FROM BOB HORD, VIA HELEN BUNTING:


2008 Contract

After serious cautious consideration.....your Contract of Friendship has
been renewed for the New Year 2008!

It was a very hard decision to make. So try not to screw it up!!!

My Wish for My Friends in 2008

May peace break into your house and may thieves come to steal your debts.
May the pockets of your jeans become a magnet of $100 bills. May love stick to your face like Vaseline and may laughter assault your lips! May your clothes smell of success like smoking tires and may happiness slap you across the face and may your tears be that of joy. May the problems you had forget your home address! In simple words ............

May 2008 be the best year of your life!!!

Friday, December 28, 2007

Prove Them Wrong! A New Year's Resolution To Live By Everyday

(This posting is unedited, and is how it aired in its entirety. I have cleared up the open spaces and pulled the paragraphs together, but the copy has not been altered..Calvin)

THIS FROM DOUG RELEFORD:



Prove them wrong. Please pass this on! After Reading it..
Do something for somebody every day for which you don't get paid.
- Albert Schweitzer, philosopher, musicologist, doctor

Statement Read On NYC Radio Station Regarding Black People - READ!!!!

BLACK PEOPLE, PLEASE, READ & HEED. POIGNANT.

The sad thing about this article is that the essence of it is true. The
truth hurts. I just hope this sets more Black people in motion towards
making real progress. Chris Rock, a Black comedian, even joked that
Blacks don't read.

Help prove them wrong! Read and pass on.

Please Note:

For those of you who heard it, this is the article Dee Lee was reading
this morning on a New York radio station. For those of you who didn't
hear it, this is very deep. This is a heavy piece and a Caucasian wrote
it.
Dee Lee, CFP
Harvard Financial Educators
Dee Lee

"THEY ARE STILL OUR SLAVES We can continue to reap profits from the
Blacks without the effort of physical slavery Look at the current
methods of containment that they use on themselves: IGNORANCE, GREED,
and SELFISHNESS.

Their IGNORANCE is the primary weapon of containment. A great man once
said, "The best way to hide something from Black people is to put it in
a book." We now live in the Information Age. They have gained the
opportunity to read any book on any subject through the efforts of their
fight for freedom, yet they refuse to read. There are numerous books
readily available at Borders, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon.com, not to
mention their own Black Bookstores that provide solid blueprints to
reach economic equality (which should have been their fight all along),
but few read consistently, if at all.

GREED is another powerful weapon of containment. Blacks, since the
abolition of slavery, have had large amounts of money at their disposal.
Last year they spent 10 billion dollars during Christmas, out of their
450 billion dollars in total yearly income (2.22%).

Any of us can use them as our target market, for any business venture
we care to dream up, no matter how outlandish, they will buy into it.
Being primarily a consumer people, they function totally by greed. They
continually want more, with little thought for saving or investing.

They would rather buy some new sneaker than invest in starting a
business. Some even neglect their children to have the latest Tommy or FUBU, And
they still think that having a Mercedes, and a big house gives them
"Status" or that they have achieved their Dream.

They are fools! The vast majority of their people are still in poverty
because their greed holds them back from collectively making better
communities.

With the help of BET, and the rest of their black media that often
broadcasts destructive images into their own homes, we will continue to
see huge profits like those of Tommy and Nike. (Tommy Hilfiger has even
jeered them, saying he doesn't want their money, and look at how the
fools spend more with him tha n ever before!). They'll continue to show off to each other while we build solid communities with the profits from our businesses that we market to them.

SELFISHNESS, ingrained in their minds through slavery, is one of the
major ways we can continue to contain them. One of their own, Dubois
said that there was an innate division in their culture. A "Talented
Tenth" he called it. He was correct in his deduction that there are
segments of their culture that has achieved some "form" of success.
However, that segment missed the fullness of his work. They didn't read
that the "Talented Tenth" was then responsible to aid The Non-Talented
Ninety Percent in achieving a better life. Instead, that segment has
created another class, a Buppie class that looks down on their people
or aids them in a condescending manner. They will never achieve what we
have. Their selfishness does not allow them to be able to work together
on any project or endeavor of substance. When they do get together,
their selfishness lets their egos get in the way of their goal Their
so-called help organizations seem to only want to promote their name
without making any real change in their community.

They are content to sit in conferences and conv entions in our hotels,
and talk about what they will do, while they award plaques to the best
speakers, not to the best doers. Is there no end to their selfishness?
They steadfastly refuse to see that TOGETHER EACH ACHIEVES MORE (TEAM)

They do not understand that they are no better than each other because
of what they own, as a matter of fact, most of those Buppies are but
one or two pay checks away from poverty. All of which is under the
control of our pens in our offices and our rooms.


Yes, we will continue to contain them as long as they refuse to re ad,
continue to buy anything they want, and keep thinking they are "helping"
their communities b y paying dues to organizations which do little other
than hold lavish conventions in our hotels. By the way, don't worry
about any of them reading this letter, remember, 'THEY DON'T READ!!!!

(Prove them wrong. Please pass this on! After Reading it..)

Sunday, December 16, 2007

CELL PHONE vs. BIBLE

GOT THIS FROM WILLIAM FUGATE:


I wonder, ......

what would happen if we treated our Bible like we treat our cell phone?

What if we carried it around in our purses or pockets?

What if we flipped through it several time a day?

What if we turned back to go get it if we forgot it?

What if we used it to receive messages from the text?

What if we treated it like we couldn't live without it?

What if we gave it to Kids as gifts?

What if we used it when we traveled?

What if we used it in case of emergency?

This is something to make you

go....hmm...where is my Bible?

Oh, and one more thing. ..Unlike our cell phone, we don't have to worry

about our Bible being disconnected because Jesus already paid the bill.

Makes you stop and think 'where are my priorities?

And no dropped calls!



P.S. DO WHAT YOU THINK GOD WOULD WANT

YOU TO DO WITH THIS E-MAIL.

Monday, November 26, 2007

"You Say" "God Says" Bible Verses

HANDY LITTLE CHART FROM DORIS CALLOWAY

God's Positive Answers:


You say: 'It's impossible'
God says: All things are possible (Luke 18:27)

You say: 'I'm too tired'
God says: I will give you rest (Matthew 11:28-30)

You say: 'Nobody really loves me'
God says: I love you (John 3:1 6 & John 3:34 )

You say: 'I can't go on'
God says: My grace is sufficient (II Corinthians 12:9 & Psalm 91:15)

You say: 'I can't figure things out'
God says: I will direct your steps (Proverbs 3:5- 6)

You say: 'I can't do it'
God says: You can do all things (Philippians 4:13)

You say: 'I'm not able'
God says: I am able (II Corinthians 9:8)

You say: 'It's not worth it'
God says: It will be worth it (Roman 8:28 )

You say: 'I can't forgive myself'
God says: I Forgive you (I John 1:9 & Romans 8:1)

You say: 'I can't manage'
God says: I will supply all your needs (Philippians 4:19)

You say: 'I'm afraid'
God says: I have not given you a spirit of fear (II Timothy 1:7)

You say: 'I'm always worried and frustrated'
God says: Cast all your cares on ME (I Peter 5:7)

You say: 'I'm not smart enough'
God says: I give you wisdom (I Corinthians 1:30)

You say: 'I feel all alone'
God says: I will never leave you or forsake you (Hebrews 13:5)


PASS THESE ON. YOU NEVER KNOW WHO MAY BE IN NEED!

Thursday, November 22, 2007

The Bible and Iraq

FROM MARY CATHY PRIDE, VIA THELMA WATTERSON:
VERY INTERESTING-

1. The Garden of Eden was in Iraq

2. Mesopotamia, which is now Iraq , was the cradle of civilization!

3. Noah built the ark in Iraq

4. The Tower of Babel was in Iraq

5. Abraham was from Ur, which is in Southern Iraq !

6. Isaac's wife Rebekah is from Nahor, which is in Iraq !

7. Jacob met Rachel in Iraq

8. Jonah preached in Nineveh - which is in Iraq

9. Assyria, which is in Iraq, conquered the ten tribes of Israel

10. Amos cried out in Iraq !

11 Babylon , which is in Iraq , destroyed Jerusalem

12. Daniel was in the lion's den in Iraq !

13. The three Hebrew children were in the fire in Iraq (Jesus had been in Iraq also as the fourth person in the Fiery Furnace!)

14. Belshazzar, the King of Babylon saw the "writing on the wall" in Iraq

15. Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon, carried the Jews captive into Iraq

16. Ezekiel preached in Iraq ..

17. The wise men were from Iraq ..

18. Peter preached in Iraq .

19. The "Empire of Man" described in Revelation is called Babylon , which was a city in Iraq !

And you have probably seen this one: Israel is the nation most often mentioned in the Bible
But do you know which nation is second?
It is Iraq !
However, that is not the name that is used in the Bible.



The names used in the Bible are Babylon , Land of Shinar , and Mesopotamia ... The word Mesopotamia means between the two rivers, more exactly between the Tigris
And Euphrates Rivers



The name Iraq , means country with deep roots.

Indeed Iraq is a country with deep roots and is a very significant country in the Bible.

No other nation, except Israel , has more history and prophecy associated
With it than Iraq

And also, This is something to think about: Since America is typically represented by an eagle.



Saddam should have read up on his Muslim passages .. ..

The following verse is from the Koran, (the Islamic Bible)

Koran ( 9:11 ) - For it is written that a son of Arabia would awaken a fearsome Eagle.. The wrath of the Eagle would be felt throughout the lands of Allah and lo, while some of the people trembled in despair still more rejoiced; for the wrath of the Eagle cleansed the lands of Allah;
And there was peace.
(Note the verse number!) Hmmmmmmm?!

Monday, November 12, 2007

10 RULES FOR THANKSGIVING DINNER AT MY HOUSE

From Doris Calloway:

This made me laugh until I was crying!!! And despite what my mom thinks, I did not make up these rules although I may adopt a few of them!

Print and give copy to each guest that enters your home.


10 RULES FOR THANKSGIVING DINNER AT MY HOUSE



1. Don't get in line asking questions about the food. "Who made the
potato salad? Is it egg in there? Are the greens fresh? Is the meat
in the greens turkey or pork? Who made the macaroni and cheese? What
kind of pie is that? Who made it? Ask one more question and I will
punch you in your mouth, knocking out all your fronts so you won't be
able to eat anything.

2. If you can't walk or are missing any limbs, sit your tail down
until someone makes your plate for you. Dinner time is not the time for
you to be independent. Nibble on them darn pecans and walnuts to hold
you over until someone makes you a plate.

3. If you have kids under the age of twelve, I will escort their
little tails to the basement and bring their food down to them. They
are not gonna tear my darn house up this year. Tell them that they are
not allowed upstairs until it's time for Uncle Butchie to start telling
family stories about their mommas and papas. If they come upstairs for
any reason except for that they are bleeding to death, I will break a
foot off in their tails!

4. There is going to be one prayer for Thanksgiving dinner! JUST ONE!
We do not care that you are thankful that your 13 year old daughter gave
birth to a healthy baby or your nephew just got out of jail. Save that
talk for somebody who gives a darn. The time limit for the prayer is one
minute. If you are still talking after that one minute is up, you will
feel something hard come across your lips and they will be swollen for
approximately 20 minutes.

5. Finish everything on your plate before you go up for seconds! If
you don't, you will be cursed out and asked to stay your greedy tail
home next year!

6. BRING YOUR OWN TUPPERWARE!! Don't let me catch you fixing yourself
a plate in my good Tupperware knowing darn well that I will never see it
again! Furthermore, if you didn't bring anything over, don't let me
catch you making a plate period or it will be a misunderstanding.

7. What you came with is what you should leave with!! Do not leave my
house with anything that doesn't belong to you. EVERYBODY WILL BE
SUBJECTED TO A BODY SEARCH COMING AND GOING OUT OF MY DOMAIN!!!

8. Do not leave your kids so you can go hopping from house to house.
This is not a DAYCARE CENTER! There will be a kid-parent roll call every
ten minutes. Any parent that is not present at the time of roll call,
your child will be put outside until you come and get him or her. After
24 hours, I will call DHS on your ignorant tail!!

9. BOOK YOUR HOTEL ROOM BEFORE YOU COME INTO TOWN!! There will be no
sleeping over at my house! You are to come and eat dinner and take your
tail home or to your hotel room. EVERYBODY GETS KICK THE HELL OUT AT
11:00 pm. You will get a 15 minute warning bell ring.

10. Last but not least! ONE PLATE PER PERSON!! This is not a soup
kitchen. I am not trying to feed your family until Christmas dinner! You
will be supervised when you fix your plate. Anything over the
appropriate amount will be charged to you before you leave. There will
be a cash register at the door. Thanks to Cousin Alfred and his greedy
tail family, we now have a credit card machine! So VISA and MASTERCARD
are now being accepted. NO FOOD STAMPS OR ACCESS CARDS YET!

Thursday, November 8, 2007

Why God Allows Pain

GOT THIS FROM MARY C. PRIDE:

Subject: WHY GOD ALLOWS PAIN...really good
Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2007 19:31:02 +0000



This is one of the best explanations of why God allows pain and suffering that I have seen...

A man went to a barbershop to have his hair cut and his beard trimmed.
As the barber began to work, they began to have a good conversation.
They talked about so many things and various subjects.
When they eventually touched on the subject of God, the barber said:
"I don't believe that God exists."

"Why do you say that?" asked the customer. "Well, you just have to go out in the street to realize that God doesn't exist.
Tell me, if God exists, would there be so many sick people?
Would there be abandoned children?

If God existed, there would be neither suffering nor pain.
I can't imagine a loving God who would allow all of these things."
The customer thought for a moment, but didn't respond because he didn't want to start an argument.
The barber finished his job and the customer left the shop.

Just after he left the barbershop, he saw a man in the street with long, stringy, dirty hair and an untrimmed beard.
He looked dirty and unkempt. The customer turned back and entered the barber shop again and he said to the barber:
"You know what? Barbers do not exist."
"How can you say that?" asked the surprised barber.
"I am here, and I am a barber. And I just worked on you!"
"No!" the customer exclaimed. "Barbers don't exist because
if they did, there would be no people with dirty long hair and untrimmed beards, like that man outside."

"Ah, but barbers DO exist! That's what happens when people do not come to me."
"Exactly!" affirmed the customer. "That's the point! God, too, DOES exist!
That's what happens when people do not go to Him and don't look to Him for help.
That's why there's so much pain and suffering in the world."

If you think God exists, send this to other people---
If you think God does not exist, delete it!

BE BLESSED & BE A BLESSING TO OTHERS !!!!!!!

Have a Good Day

Monday, November 5, 2007

Inspirational Prayer

This from Gail Evans, via Betsy Pierce:


JUST 19 WORDS:

GOD OUR FATHER.. WALK THROUGH MY HOUSE AND TAKE AWAY ALL MY WORRIES
AND ILLNESSES..
IN JESUS' NAME.

AMEN

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Race Trends in Sullivan & Washington Counties

GOT THIS NOTE FROM JEFF FLEMING, ASSISTANT KINGSPORT CITY MANAGER FOR DEVELOPMENT:


Race Trends in Sullivan & Washington Counties

A local realtor recently asked for trend data for race and immigration in Sullivan and Washington Counties, which prompted me to share this info with you.

Sullivan County contains Kingsport-Bristol, while Washington County contains Johnson City.

From 2000-2006...

=> Washington: White population increased 7% to 107,018 (93.6% of the total population)
=> Sullivan: White population decreased 1% to 146,842 (96.6% of the total population)

=> Washington: Black population increased 14% to 4,669
=> Sullivan: Black population increased 26% to 3,629

=> Washington: Asian population increased 41% to 1,103
=> Sullivan: Asian population decreased by 63% to 244

=> Washington: Hispanic/Latino population increased by 50% to 2,225
=> Sullivan: Hispanic/Latino population increased by 15% to 1,255

=> Washington: persons with 2 or more races increased by 19% to 1,236
=> Sullivan: persons weith 2 or more races increased by 54% to 1,632
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Jeff Fleming | 2212 Sheffield St | Kingsport TN 37660 | 423-229-9381

1907 to 2007: What's Changed?

THE YEAR 1907 This will boggle your mind, I know it did mine!

The year is 1907.

One hundred years ago.

What a difference a century makes!

Here are some of the U.S. Statistics for the Year 1907 :

************************************

The average life expectancy in the U.S. Was 47 years old.

Only 14 percent of the homes in the U.S. Had a bathtub.

Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone.

A three-minute call from Denver to New York City cost eleven dollars.

There were only 8,000 cars in the U.S. , and only 144 miles of paved roads.

The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph.

Alabama, Mississippi, Iowa, and Tennessee were each more heavily populated than California.

With a mere 1.4 million people, California was only the 21st most populous state in the Union.

The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower!

The average wage in the U.S. Was 22 Cents per hour.

The average U.S. Worker made between $200 and $400 per year .

A competent accountant could expect to earn $2000 per year.

A dentist made $2,500 per year.

A veterinarian $1,500 per year.

And a mechanical engineer about $5,000 per year.

More than 95 percent of all births in the U.S. Took place at HOME .

90 percent of all U.S. Doctors had NO COLLEGE EDUCATION!

Instead, they attended so-called medical schools, many of which were condemned in the press AND the government as "substandard."

Sugar cost four cents a pound.

Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen.

Coffee was fifteen cents a pound.

Most women only washed their hair once a month , and used Borax or egg yolks for shampoo.

Canada passed a law that prohibited poor people from entering into their country for any reason.

Five leading causes of death in the U.S. were:
1. Pneumonia and influenza

2. Tuberculosis

3. Diarrhea

4. Heart disease

5. Stroke

The American flag had 45 stars.. Arizona, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Hawaii, and
Alaska hadn't been admitted to the Union yet.

The population of Las Vegas , Nevada, was only 30!!!!

Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and ice tea hadn't been invented yet.

There was no Mother's Day or Father's Day.

Two out of every 10 U.S. Adults couldn't read or write.

Only 6 percent of all Americans had graduated from high school.

Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all available over-the-counter at the local corner drugstores. Back then pharmacists said, "Heroin clears the complexion, gives buoyancy to the mind, regulates the stomach and bowels, and is, in fact, a perfect guardian of health."

There were about 230 reported Murders in the ENTIRE U.S.A.!

Now I sent this to you and others all over the United States, possibly the world.. in a matter of just Seconds!

PASS THIS ALONG!!!!!

Just Try to imagine.....

What it may be like ....

In another 100 years !!!!!!!

NEVER Dial" 90#" On Your Phone!

This was sent to me by a friend.

90# on Your Telephone

I dialed '0' and asked the operator who confirmed that this was correct so please pass it on . . (l also checked out Snopes.com..this is true, and also applies to cell phones!)

PASS ON TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW

I received a telephone call last evening from an individual identifying himself as an AT&T Service Technician (could also be Telus) who was conducting a test on the telephone lines. He stated that to complete the test I should touch nine (9), zero (0), the pound sign (#), and then hang up. Luckily, I was suspicious and refused.

Upon contacting the telephone company, I was informed that by pushing 90#, you give the requesting individual full access to your telephon e line, which enables them to place long distance calls billed to your home phone number.

I was further informed that this scam has been originating from many local jails/prisons.

DO NOT press 90# for ANYONE.

The GTE Security Department requested that I share this information with EVERYONE I KNOW.

After checking with Verizon they also said it was true, so do not dial 90# for anyone !!!!!

PLEASE HIT THAT FORWARD BUTTON AND PASS THIS ON TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW!!!

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

* I support immigration*

FROM FLOYD PERRY:


*This is my country. **
Let me make this perfectly clear! **
**
THIS IS MY COUNTRY!** **
**
And, because I make this statement **
DOES NOT** mean I'm against immigration!!!
**
YOU ARE WELCOME HERE IN MY COUNTRY.** **

Welcome to come through like everyone else has.
Get a sponsor!
Get a place to lay your head!
Get a job!

Live by **OUR** rules! **
Pay **YOUR** taxes! **

And **LEARN THE LANGUAGE LIKE ALL OTHER
IMMIGRANTS HAVE IN THE PAST!!!** *
*
AND PLEASE DON'T DEMAND THAT WE HAND OVER OUR
LIFETIME SAVINGS OF SOCIAL SECURITY FUNDS TO YOU
TO MAKE UP FOR ''YOUR'' LOSSES.** **
**
If you don't want to forward this for fear of offending someone,
then **YOU'RE PART OF THE PROBLEM! **
**
When will **AMERICANS STOP** **giving away **THEIR RIGHTS???** **

We've gone so far the other way ... bent over backwards not to
offend anyone. But it seems no one cares about the **AMERICAN **
that's being offended! **
**
**WAKE UP America !!!** **
If you agree ... pass this on.
if you don't agree ... delete it!!! *

Monday, October 22, 2007

National Black Out Day, 2007

GOT THIS FROM THE GRAYS:

Subject: National Black Out Day
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2007 16:00:39 -0700 (PDT)
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2007, and SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3

Please mark your calendar!!!!!

Please spread the word. This is soley optional, however, we must take a stance.

National Black Out Day on November 2nd¦ Do not make any purchases on this day but please do not make any major $ amount purchases, the day before or the day after because then the Black Out will be of no effect.

This is from 102.5 radio station (Atlanta); they are asking their listeners to spread the word for those who may not listen to the station. This is the second phase from theJena 6 and many other cities and people of color are facing similar situation like the Jena 6.

NO PURCHASES¦ NO PURCHASES¦ NO PURCHASES¦ NO PURCHASES!

NO PURCHASES NOV. 1, NOV. 2 OR NOV. 3

Thursday, October 4, 2007

BEWARE OF PAPER IN THE BACK WINDOW OF YOUR VEHICLE

GOT THIS FROM TACIA PRICE..I HAVE CHECKED IT OUT, AND IT IS AUTHENTIC:

NEW WAY TO DO CAR JACKING

(NOT A JOKE)
Heads up everyone! Please, keep this circulating...
You walk across the parking lot, unlock your car and get inside.

You start the engine and shift into Reverse.

When you look into the rearview mirror to back out of your parking space, you notice a piece of paper stuck to the middle of the rear window. So, you shift into Park, unlock your doors, and jump out of your car to remove that paper (or whatever it is) that is obstructing your view.

When you reach the back of your car, that is when the car jackers appear out of nowhere, jump into your car and take off.
They practically mow you down as they speed off in your car.

And guess what, ladies? I bet your purse is still in the car.

So now the carjacker has your car, your home address, your money, and your keys. Your home and your whole identity are now compromised!

BEWARE OF THIS NEW SCHEME THAT IS NOW BEING USED....

If you see a piece of paper stuck to your back window, just drive away.

Remove the paper later. And be thankful that you read this e-mail.
I hope you will forward this to friends and family, especially to women.
A purse contains all kinds of personal information and identification documents, and you certainly do NOT want this to fall into the wrong hands.


Please keep this going.

Thank you.
Lieutenant Tony Bartolome
Bureau of Investigations
Florida Highway Patrol
P.O. Box 593527 Orlando, FL 32859

Monday, September 17, 2007

Do You Know This Man?

GOT THIS FROM SONYA SNEED:


" America 's High Tech "Invisible Man"
By Tyrone D. Taborn

You may not have heard of Dr. Mark Dean. And you aren't alone. But almost everything in your life has been affected by his work.

See, Dr. Mark Dean is a Ph.D. from Stanford University . He is in theNational Hall of Inventors. He has more than 30 patents pending. He is a vice president with IBM. Oh, yeah. And he is also the architect of the modern-day personal computer. Dr. Dean holds three of the original nine patent s on the computer that all PCs are based upon. And, Dr. Mark Dean is an African American.

So how is it that we can celebrate the 20th anniversary of the IBM personal computer without reading or hearing a single word about him? Given all of the pressure mass media are under about negative portrayals of African Americans on television and in print, you would think it would be a slam dunk to highlight someone like Dr. Dean.

Somehow, though, we have managed to miss the shot. History is cruel when it comes to telling the stories of African Americans. Dr. Dean isn't the first Black inventor to be overlooked Consider John Stanard, inventor of the refrigerator, George Sampson, creator of the clothes dryer, Alexander Miles and his elevator, Lewis Latimer and the electric lamp.

All of these inventors share two things:

One, they changed the landscape of our society.
Two, society relegated them to the footnotes of history.
Hopefully, Dr. Mark Dean won't go away as quietly as they did. He certainly shouldn't. Dr. Dean helped start a Digital Revolution that created people like Microsoft's Bill Gates and Dell Computer's Michael Dell. Millions of jobs in information technology can be traced back directly to Dr. Dean.

More important, stories like Dr. Mark Dean's should serve as inspiration for African-American children. Already victims of the "Digital Divide" and failing school systems, young, Black kids might embrace technology with more enthusiasm! if they knew someone like Dr. Dean already was leading the way.

Although technically Dr. Dean can't be credited with creating the computer -- that is left to Alan Turing, a pioneering 20th-century English mathematician, widely considered to be the father of modern computer science -- Dr. Dean rightly deserves to take a bow for the machine we use today. The computer really wasn't practical for home or small business use until he came along, leading a team that developed the interior architecture (ISA systems) that enables multiple devices, such as modems and printers, to be connected to personal computers.

In other words, because of Dr. Dean, the PC became a part of our daily lives. For most of us, changing the face of society would have been enough. But not for Dr. Dean.. Still in his early forties, he has! a lot of inventing left in him.

He recently made history again by leading the design team responsible for creating the first 1-gigahertz processor chip.. It's just another huge step in making computers faster and smaller. As the world congratulates itself for the new Digital Age brought on by the personal computer, we need to guarantee that the African-American story is part of the hoopla surrounding the most stunning technological advance the world has ever seen.. We cannot afford to let Dr. Mark Dean become a footnote in history. He is well worth his own history book.


PLEASE FORWARD THIS TO EVERY BLACK PERSON YOU KNOW

Wednesday, August 8, 2007

Message From Bert Lanauze

Form: Bert

Today's Message of the Day is:

Life is short, Break the rules, Forgive quickly, Kiss
slowly, Love Truly, Laugh uncontrollably, And never regret
anything that made you Smile.

Send to all the people you love and don't want to lose in
2007, even Me....

If you get 3 back, you are a great friend

Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we're here
we should Dance....

Tuesday, August 7, 2007

"About Blacks"---By Bill Cosby

GOT THIS FROM THE GRAY'S, ON ITS WAY TO WILLIAM EARL EVANS
"About Blacks"---by Bill Cosby

Fw: Fwd: A must read article by Bill Cosby


MUST READ: For all who really care about Blacks
By BILL COSBY



The Reverend Jesse Jackson almost never gets upstaged and few had ever
seen the Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson cry in public until last month.
Jackson invited Bill Cosby to the annual Rainbow/PUSH conference for a
conversation about the controversial remarks the entertainer offered on
May 17, at an NAACP dinner in Washington, D.C., when America's Jell-O
Man shook things up by arguing that African Americans were betraying
the legacy of civil rights victories. Cosby said, " the lower economic
people are not holding up their end in this deal. These people are not
parenting. They are buying things for their kids . . . $500 sneakers .
. . for what? But they won't spend $200 for Hooked on Phonics!"

Bill Cosby came to town and upstaged the reverend by going on the
offense instead of defending his earlier remarks. Thursday morning,
Cosby showed no signs of repenting as he strode across the stage at the
Sheraton Hotel ballroom before a standing room only crowd. Sporting a
natty gold sports coat and dark glasses, he proceeded to unload a
Laundry list of Black America's self-imposed ills. The iconic actor and
comedian kidded that he couldn't compete with the oratory of the
Reverend but he preached circles around Jackson in their nearly
hour-long conversation, delivering brutally frank one-liners and the
toughest of love.

The enemy, he argues, is us: "There is a time, ladies and gentlemen,
when we have to turn the mirror around." Cosby acknowledged he wasn't
critiquing all blacks . . . just the 50 percent of African Americans in
the lower economic neighborhood who drop out of school, and the
alarming proportions of black men in prison and black teenage mothers.
The mostly black crowd seconded him with choruses of Amens.

To the critics who pose, it's unproductive to air our dirty laundry in
public, he responds, "Your dirty laundry gets out of school at 2:30
everyday. It's cursing on the way home, on the bus, train, in the candy
store. They are cursing and grabbing each other and going nowhere. The
book bag is very, very thin because there's nothing in it."

"Don't worry about the white man," he added. "I could care less about
what white people think about me . . . Let them talk. What are they
saying that is so different from what their grandfathers said and did
to us? What is different is what we are doing to ourselves."

For those who say Cosby is just an elitist who's "got his" but doesn't
understand the plight of the black poor, he reminds us that, "We're
going to turn that mirror around. It's not just the poor, everybody's
guilty."

Cosby and Jackson lamented that in the 50th year of Brown vs. Board of
Education, our failings betray our legacy. Jackson dabbed away tears as
he recalled the financial struggles at Fisk University, a historically
black college and Jackson's Alma mater.

When Cosby was done, the 1,000 people in the room all jumped to their
feet in ovation. Long after Cosby had departed, I could not find a
dissenter in the crowd. But in the hotel corridor I encountered a
vintage poster for sale that said volumes. The poster, which advertised
the "Million Man March", was discounted to $5 dollars. Remember the
Million Man March in 1995?

Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan exhorted a million sober,
disciplined, committed, dedicated, inspired black men to meet in
Washington on a day of atonement. In 2006, perhaps all that is left of
that call is a $5 dollar poster. We have shed tears too many times, at
too many watershed moments before, while the hopes they inspired have
fallen by the wayside. Not this time!

Cosby's plea to parents "Before you get to the point where you say 'I
can't do nothing with them,... do something with them."Like: Teach our
children to speak English. And that there's no such thing as "talking
white". When the teacher calls, show up at the school. When the idiot
box starts spewing profane rap videos, turn it off. Refrain from
cursing around the kids. Teach our boys that women should be cherished,
not raped and demeaned. Tell them that education is a prize we won with
blood and tears, not a dishonor. Stop making excuses for the agents and
abettors of black on black crime. It costs us nothing to do these
things. But, if we don't, it will cost us infinitely more tears.

We all send thousands of jokes through e-mail without a second thought,
but when it comes to sending messages regarding life choices people
think twice about sharing. The crude,vulgar and sometimes the obscene
pass freely through cyberspace, but public discussion of decency is too
often suppressed in the schools and workplaces.


I passed this article on. Will you?

Saturday, August 4, 2007

"20 Things To Remember"

FROM ROBIN RUSSELL: TWENTY THINGS TO REMEMBER

1. Faith is the ability to not panic.

2. If you worry, you didn't pray. If you prayed, don't worry.

3. As a child of God, prayer is kind of like calling home everyday.

4. Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape.

5. When we get tangled up in our problems, be still. God wants us to be still so He can untangle the knot.

6. Do the math. Count your blessings.

7. God wants spiritual fruit, not religious nuts.

8. Dear God: I have a problem. It's me.

9. Silence is often misinterpreted, but never misquoted.

10. Laugh every day -- it's like inner jogging.

11 The most important things in your home are the people.

12. Growing old is inevitable, growing up is optional.

13. There is no key to happiness. The door is always open. Come on in.

14. A grudge is a heavy thing to carry.

15. He who dies with the most toys is still dead.

16 We do not remember days, but moments. Life moves too fast, so enjoy your precious moments.

17. Nothing is real to you until you experience it; otherwise it's just hearsay.


18. Its all right to sit on your pity pot every now and again. Just be sure to flush when you are done.

19. Surviving and living your life successfully requires courage. The goals and dreams you're seeking require courage and risk-taking. Learn from the turtle, it only makes progress when it sticks out its neck.

20. Be more concerned with your character than your reputation. Your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are. No matter the storm, when you are with God, there's always a rainbow waiting. Leave gentle fingerprints on the soul of another for the angels to read.

WHICH ONES ARE YOUR FAVORITES?

Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Cell Phone vs. Bible

Wonder what would happen if we treated our Bible like we treat our cell
phones?

What if we carried it around in our purses or pockets?
What if we turned back to go get it if we forgot it?
What if we flipped through it several times a day?
What if we used it to receive messages from the text?
What if we treated it like we couldn't live without it?
What if we gave it to kids as gifts?
What if we used it as we traveled?
What if we used it in case of an emergency?
This is something to make you go ...hmm...where is my Bible?

Oh, and one more thing.. unlike our cell phones, we don't ever have to
worry about our Bible being disconnected because Jesus already paid the
bill.....IN FULL!

Pass this on to everyone you know that has a cell phone.

Makes you stop and think..
One more thing: no dropped calls!!!!!
And no robot answering machines either.. 24/7

Sunday, July 22, 2007

Riddle Me This!

80 percent of Kindergartners solved this riddle
But only 5% of Stanford graduates figured it out!

Can you answer the following question in one word?

1. The word has seven letters.
2. Preceded God.
3. Greater than God.
4. More Evil than the devil.
5. All poor people have it.
6. Wealthy people need it.
7. If you eat it, you will die.

Did you figure it out?
Try hard before looking at the answer!

Did you get it yet?

Give up?

Brace yourself for the answer.


The Answer is:



NOTHING!

NOTHING has 7 letters.
NOTHING preceded God.
NOTHING is greater than God.
NOTHING is more Evil than the devil.
All poor people have NOTHING.
Wealthy people need NOTHING.
If you eat NOTHING, you will die.


Send this Brain Teaser to your friends!

FROM FLOYD PERRY

Pecans In The Cemetery

Subject: FW: PECANS IN THE CEMETERY
PECANS IN THE CEMETERY


On the outskirts of a small town, there was a big, old pecan tree just inside the cemetery fence.
One day, two boys filled up a bucketful of nuts and sat down by
the tree, out of sight, and began dividing the nuts.
One for you, one for me. One for you, one for me," said one boy.
Several dropped and rolled down toward the fence.
Another boy came riding along the road on his bicycle. As he
passed, he thought he heard voices from inside the cemetery. He slowed down to investigate.
Sure enough, he heard, "One for you, one for me. One for you, one for me."
He just knew what it was. He jumped back on his bike and rode
off.
Just around the bend he met an old man with a cane, hobbling
along.
"Come here quick," said the boy, "you won't believe what I heard!
Satan and the Lord are down at the cemetery dividing up the souls.
The man said, "Beat it kid, can't you see it's hard for me to
walk."
When the boy insisted though, the man hobbled slowly to the
cemetery.
Standing by the fence they heard, "One for you, one for me. One
for you, one for me..
The old man whispered, "Boy, you've been tellin' me the truth.
Let's see if we can see the Lord."
Shaking with fear, they peered through the fence, yet were still
unable To see anything. The old man and the boy gripped the wrought
iron bars of the fence tighter and tighter as they tried to get a glimpse of the Lord.
At last they heard, "One for you, one for me. That's all. Now
let's go get those nuts by the fence and we'll be done."
They say the old man made it back to town a full 5 minutes ahead of the kid on the bike.

FROM ROBIN RUSSELL

Thursday, July 19, 2007

"I'm Honored To Call You Friend" (It's not a funny.. but it DOES make you think!

Dear Lord ...
I know you're watching over me
And I'm feeling truly blessed
For no matter what I pray for
You always know what's best!

I have this circle of E-mail friends,
Who mean the world to me;
Some days I "send" and "send,"
At other times, I let them be.

I am so blessed to have these friends,
With whom I've grown so close;
So this little poem I dedicate to them,
Because to me they are the "Most"!

When I see each name download,
And view the message they've sent;

I know they've thought of me that day,
And "well wishes" were their intent.

So to you, my friends, I would like to say, !
Thank you for being a part;
Of all my daily contacts,
This comes right from my heart.

"God bless you" is my prayer today,
I'm honored to call you "friend";
I pray the Lord will keep you safe,
Until we write again.

FROM DORIS CALLOWAY

Sunday, July 8, 2007