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Shut Up and Just Do It

// April 29th, 2010 // 1 Comment » // Business, Career, Community, Economy, Government, Health, Leadership, Management, Parenting, What's Up

“Shut up and Just Do It” is my interpretation of this Art Williams (Billionaire) speech given back in 1987. Taking this to heart and thought you might want to do the same.

On Killing Our President

// April 24th, 2010 // 2 Comments » // Economy, Government, Writing

As soon as I saw it, I wanted to comment on this ridiculous Facebook bit:

Dear Lord,
This year you took my favorite actor, Patrick Swayzie (sic). You took my favorite actress, Farah Fawcett. You took my favorite singer, Michael Jackson. I just wanted to let you know, my favorite president is Barack Obama. Amen.

Psalms 23 House

// January 8th, 2010 // No Comments » // Christianity, Community, Environment, Family, Family Values, Government

I wasn’t involved with the Psalms 23 House myself, but my church was one of the collaborators in the project indirectly through Urban Youth Impact. Watch this video to see a homegrown “Extreme Home Makeover”. Much of what is interesting is toward the end, so check it out.

Texas and 32 States Challenge Handgun Bans

// August 11th, 2009 // No Comments » // Government, Hunting

State attorneys general from 33 states, including Texas, have filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court that says state and local handgun bans violate the Second Amendment. The brief, submitted by Texas Attorney General Greg Abbot on behalf of the other states, asks the court to hear a legal challenge against the handgun ban in the city of Chicago, reports the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

Texas Teachers Pack a Pistol

// August 25th, 2008 // No Comments » // Community, Government, Personal

I don’t go a week at work without someone referencing my Texas origin. I think they think I like to talk about it. Sure, it is something I am incredibly proud of, just as any true Texan is. As hard as non-Texans try to get their head around what Texas is really like, they tend to fall back to long persisting stereotypes (some of which are somewhat negative).