To conclude this discussion on legitimized spending sprees by the Obama administration, here's Mike Huckabee on naming this particular bill.
February 27, 2009
February 12, 2009
Isn't it ironic?
How stupid is it to close Guantanamo Bay? Obama will do a whole lot of back-pedaling.
"We ain't rich yet, but we will be because of Barack Obama!"
Saw a little bit of the Image Awards. Many liberals in the crowd. Interesting how they celebrated Lincoln who was Republican and was not very well-liked during his administration, by both North and South. Lincoln helped to create the Republican party which was based on an abolitionist platform. He also helped to bring about legislation that eventually freed the slaves. Most black people now are Democrats who honor Lincoln and yet don't realize their roots of freedom in the Republican party. All they saw were Democrats John F. Kennedy, who asked for Civil Rights legislation, and Lyndon Johnson, who signed the Civil Rights Act to law in 1964. The public school system does not teach that Republicans made the necessary decisions that led up to the passage of the Civil Rights Act, the first in 1875 with Senators Charles Sumner and Benjamin Butler, then in the 1950s and '60s, led by Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen. The Republicans and Democrats worked together to bring about this much needed legislation, but eventually, the Democrats were given credit for the work simply because it ended up on their desks!
I'm not a big fan of either party, but the Republicans are the closest to representing my views. Or at least they were, somehow they lost a big chunk of their spine and core during the Bush years. The Republicans better start representing the conservatives again and truly bring back the "Party of Lincoln," instead of just going along with the popular trend or what can bring in the most votes.
"We ain't rich yet, but we will be because of Barack Obama!"
Saw a little bit of the Image Awards. Many liberals in the crowd. Interesting how they celebrated Lincoln who was Republican and was not very well-liked during his administration, by both North and South. Lincoln helped to create the Republican party which was based on an abolitionist platform. He also helped to bring about legislation that eventually freed the slaves. Most black people now are Democrats who honor Lincoln and yet don't realize their roots of freedom in the Republican party. All they saw were Democrats John F. Kennedy, who asked for Civil Rights legislation, and Lyndon Johnson, who signed the Civil Rights Act to law in 1964. The public school system does not teach that Republicans made the necessary decisions that led up to the passage of the Civil Rights Act, the first in 1875 with Senators Charles Sumner and Benjamin Butler, then in the 1950s and '60s, led by Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen. The Republicans and Democrats worked together to bring about this much needed legislation, but eventually, the Democrats were given credit for the work simply because it ended up on their desks!
I'm not a big fan of either party, but the Republicans are the closest to representing my views. Or at least they were, somehow they lost a big chunk of their spine and core during the Bush years. The Republicans better start representing the conservatives again and truly bring back the "Party of Lincoln," instead of just going along with the popular trend or what can bring in the most votes.
February 07, 2009
PMABM Newsletter #11
In my effort to look for something from my work at TV-13 on Youtube, I found this video from TV-13 in Michigan:
Mariah Moore, the Eskrimadora. Also known as the American Valkyrie. One thing's sure, this ain't a fat lady singing. More like a young lady swinging - sticks and blades. She's now my new little hero. I don't know about you, but at that age, if my ribs broke in a sparring contest, I would've questioned why I was practicing martial arts. But she kept on going and even won a championship with broken ribs! If a 15 year old girl from the Midwest can take it, there's no reason why you can't.
After watching her videos, I've been motivated to get off my gluts and work on my skills. I'm also looking forward to teaching and coaching again. Did you get that part of the video, that she trains six days out of the week? I recently told Joe one of my motivational/perspective phrases: I'm not obsessed with martial arts, which is why I only train six days out of the week instead of seven. What I mean by perspective phrase is that I won't make martial arts such an obsession that people are left by the wayside and yet I should make the time to practice daily to seek mastery. Balance is the key to anything you do in life, even if you're only known as a martial arts expert, or whatever expert.
I wish I could train six days out of the week. I train as much as I can, though. To be good at anything, it takes a whole lot of conscious effort, discipline, and many, many trips outside of your comfort zone (and maybe even a depletion of funds). By doing so, you develop a good work ethic, which allows you to be good at what you do, which helps motivate your work habits and the cycle continues. You may get to the point that you even like the struggle, but even if you don't, it's best to make the conscious effort to get out and do something. That's my other motivational phrase I've been using recently: Do something, anything! Developing a good work ethic is what makes champions like Mariah.
This promotional video is a little cheesy, but it gets the point across. Mariah seems to be into the modern demo aspect of FMA as well. Watch some of the moves she makes. She does a different style of FMA, but do you recognize a few things?
Also, watch her training and competition videos when you get the chance.
Mariah Moore, the Eskrimadora. Also known as the American Valkyrie. One thing's sure, this ain't a fat lady singing. More like a young lady swinging - sticks and blades. She's now my new little hero. I don't know about you, but at that age, if my ribs broke in a sparring contest, I would've questioned why I was practicing martial arts. But she kept on going and even won a championship with broken ribs! If a 15 year old girl from the Midwest can take it, there's no reason why you can't.
After watching her videos, I've been motivated to get off my gluts and work on my skills. I'm also looking forward to teaching and coaching again. Did you get that part of the video, that she trains six days out of the week? I recently told Joe one of my motivational/perspective phrases: I'm not obsessed with martial arts, which is why I only train six days out of the week instead of seven. What I mean by perspective phrase is that I won't make martial arts such an obsession that people are left by the wayside and yet I should make the time to practice daily to seek mastery. Balance is the key to anything you do in life, even if you're only known as a martial arts expert, or whatever expert.
I wish I could train six days out of the week. I train as much as I can, though. To be good at anything, it takes a whole lot of conscious effort, discipline, and many, many trips outside of your comfort zone (and maybe even a depletion of funds). By doing so, you develop a good work ethic, which allows you to be good at what you do, which helps motivate your work habits and the cycle continues. You may get to the point that you even like the struggle, but even if you don't, it's best to make the conscious effort to get out and do something. That's my other motivational phrase I've been using recently: Do something, anything! Developing a good work ethic is what makes champions like Mariah.
This promotional video is a little cheesy, but it gets the point across. Mariah seems to be into the modern demo aspect of FMA as well. Watch some of the moves she makes. She does a different style of FMA, but do you recognize a few things?
Also, watch her training and competition videos when you get the chance.
February 05, 2009
Intro to Dating and Relationships with PD2
We were at the HUB for youth group. Pastor Deb (aka PD2) gave the lesson. Her youth group tends to be more activity based, so for the entire hour, we were playing a quiz style game while she gave the lesson on sexual purity. This was our introduction to our dating and relationship lessons for the next couple of months.
PD2 separated us all into three teams, Faith Alive youth group being on one team and most of her youth group split into two teams. She would get us to do a Bible drill style game and whoever read the verse first gets a question to answer. If they don't answer correctly, she moves on to the other teams. In the end we placed second after nearly an hour of playing. During that time, we went through several key principles:
Sex should be reserved for marriage.
Don't focus on the physical in the dating relationship.
Girls should wear modest clothing.
Guys should control themselves and be careful at what they look at.
Don't even kiss or make out because it will cause you to sin in one way or another.
Honor God by respecting the opposite sex.
Whoever you date could possibly be another's spouse in the future.
When you're tempted with sexual sin, FLEE!
Take a stand for sexual purity in this sex-obsessed world.
Near the end, PD2 handed out a box of chocolates for us to eat. A few of the pieces were bitten into. Then we checked the second layer and they too had pieces bitten into. By then, I realized it was a metaphor. She used the half eaten chocolate pieces as an illustration of what it's like when someone already has had sex before marriage. It was hard to think about eating the chocolate when someone else has eaten it already.
PD2 separated us all into three teams, Faith Alive youth group being on one team and most of her youth group split into two teams. She would get us to do a Bible drill style game and whoever read the verse first gets a question to answer. If they don't answer correctly, she moves on to the other teams. In the end we placed second after nearly an hour of playing. During that time, we went through several key principles:
Sex should be reserved for marriage.
Don't focus on the physical in the dating relationship.
Girls should wear modest clothing.
Guys should control themselves and be careful at what they look at.
Don't even kiss or make out because it will cause you to sin in one way or another.
Honor God by respecting the opposite sex.
Whoever you date could possibly be another's spouse in the future.
When you're tempted with sexual sin, FLEE!
Take a stand for sexual purity in this sex-obsessed world.
Near the end, PD2 handed out a box of chocolates for us to eat. A few of the pieces were bitten into. Then we checked the second layer and they too had pieces bitten into. By then, I realized it was a metaphor. She used the half eaten chocolate pieces as an illustration of what it's like when someone already has had sex before marriage. It was hard to think about eating the chocolate when someone else has eaten it already.