Why Can't We?

With February being Black History Month, you should know that it's time of remembering the important people and events in the history of the African Diaspora. However, I'm not writing this post to honor famous figures and leaders, but more about referring to civil rights.

Through the 1900s there was a great outcry of African American men and women calling for the world to look at them and call them brothers and sisters. In today's world, that call has been long since answered. No longer do we face the type of situations this country once did, though sadly there is the occasional happening.

There is probably no greater achievement in the world of today, than that of this country's Democratic candidate for president, Barack Obama. But great achievements in America's government just don't lie with Barack, there is also the 66th United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

When this country was founded, and I'm referring to the drafting of the Declaration of Independence, there is a key phrase that I believe continues to go slightly unnoticed. Thomas Jefferson, a slave owner and this country's third president, wrote the words, "...a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal." And today we certainly live by these words, but I don't think we have truly learned to live by them. If we did, Al Sharpton would be out of a job; if we did, nobody would pull out their Race Card; if we did, we wouldn't make it a big deal when white men support Obama, and Hispanics back Hillary, and having a Mormon or Baptist candidate wouldn't be an issue. If God in Heaven can look down on us and say red and yellow, black and white, we are precious in his sight, than why can't we?

Happy Valentine's Day!

Ah, Valentines. It's that day that really means something to...Hallmark. Yes Valentines is perhaps the one day out of the year where the most cards are given, and the second day next to Halloween, that includes candy. This is a day where roses, cards, candy, and other gifts are presented to that special someone, or maybe just your fellow third graders. Whatever the gift may be, all contain a message of love. A day of national love - could there be anything more beautiful in the world?

Yeah, actual love to all. But I don't want to go down that Debby Downer road, it's Valentines so let us stay positive. And to be honest Valentines day is pretty special, a day to finally stop and think about the people we care about, though we should of course be doing that every day. But maybe it takes a day of focus to really do such a thing.

So if you're spending time with that special someone, or sitting in a bookstore with the new Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issues wishing you had a special someone, remember that there is someone out there who loves you. Whether it's mom, dad, other relatives, spouse, girl/or boy- friend, or even your 70 lb. shar pei who loves you for rescuing her.

So anyway's, roses are red, violets are blue, I'm done with this post and so are you. Happy Valentine's Day!

Super Bowl XLII

What a game it was! The Super Bowl, is perhaps the one football game most watched out of all of them. And this one did not dissapoint...well maybe a little, depending on which team you were for. For a while it seemed the New England Patriots had the upper hand, but out of nowhere the New York Giants, led by MVP Eli Manning, came to take the trophy home. Even if you weren't a football fan, but still tuned in, odds are you couldn't help but get into the game. Making the winning move was the pass from Eli Manning to Plaxico Burress making the winning catch. Once gaining the advantage, the Giants made sure they stayed at the top, making sure to bring Tom Brady down. And down he went, but at least he has Giselle Bundchen who might be able to bring him out of this loss.

This game is being said to have been the most-watched Super Bowl in history, with 97.5 million viewers. It was also the second-most-watched TV program in the U.S., following behind the 1983 M*A*S*H series finale. The final score was Giants 17, and Patriots 14, of Super Bowl XLII.

Favorite Super Bowl XLII Commercials: