Too Funny!

THANK GOD IT'S FRIDAY!!!!!! Get your boogie on, get your boogie on!!! Get your boogie on, get your boogie on!!! Get your boogie on, get your boogie on!!!

Black is Beautiful

Smile

"Smile On, Pass it On"

Wanna be Startin' Somethin'

Lift Your Head Up High
And Scream Out To The World
I Know I Am Someone
And Let The Truth Unfurl
No One Can Hurt You Now
Because You Know What's True
Yes, I Believe In Me
So You Believe In You
Help Me Sing It,
Ma Ma Se,Ma Ma Sa, Ma Ma Coo Sa
Ma Ma Se, Ma Ma Sa,Ma Ma Coo Sa

Embarrassing moments in Black history

This is a reply I recently sent someone:

I didn't watch that idocracy that was "American Gangster" either, but I (unfortunately) saw all the BET ads for it ... just the way they presented the show and just the fact that they would do this show to acknowledge these people, tells me that there was some glorification going on ... so sad. There was some quote I heard in an ad, it was one of the most ignorant things my ears have captured.

Yes, BET is an embarrassment to the Black community ... what happened to the good ole days of Teen Summit (and YSB magazine), Bev Smith, Tavis Smiley, and Donnie (assuming you're in my age range). I will never forgive Mr. Bob Johnson for selling out. I guess the price tag on his soul was $1.44 billion dollars? (So cheap)

Sadly, I don't get TVOne in my neck of the woods.

Well, I just wanted to do a Diana Ross on you and "reach out. and touch. somebody's hand. make this world a better place. if ya can." :)

The Environment

Ideas from Al Gore on the Oprah Winfrey Show:

You are not helpless in the fight against global warming. Gore goes inside a Lowe's Home Improvement store outside Nashville, Tennessee, to show you the five things you can buy that will help solve the climate crisis…and save you a few bucks!

• Compact fluorescent light bulbs: These energy-efficient bulbs cost less than $4 and are produced by major corporations like GE. If every household in America switched five regular light bulbs for five fluorescent bulbs, it would be the equivalent of taking 1 million cars off the highways for a full year.
• Outdoor solar lighting: These yard or patio lights cost less than $20, and they don't burn any electricity or produce any CO2.
• Programmable thermostats: Though these thermostats cost from $50 to $100, they can actually cut your heating and cooling costs. Set the setting so it's a little bit cooler in the winter and warmer in the summer when you're not in the house. A difference of 2 degrees can reduce a home's CO2 emissions by up to 9 percent over the course of a year.
• Air filters: Changing the air filters in your heating and cooling systems regularly can knock 2 percent off of your CO2 output each year.
• Electric hot water heater blanket: Hot water heaters use a lot of energy and generate a lot of CO2. A blanket costs less than $18 and can cut your home's CO2 emissions by almost 4 1/2 percent.Gore says that when you're shopping for major home appliances, look for the Energy Star label. "This is a signal that you're getting an environmentally efficient appliance that's going to save you money at the same time," he says.