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Happy Days Are Here Again
abor Day has always
been one of my fa- vorite holidays. Not because it means a day off from work, but because it signifies some- thing else far more impor- tant..... the beginning of football season.
For serious fans like my- self this is what makes life worth living. The idea of being able to indulge in our favorite sport 5 days a week for the remainder of the year brings a kind of joy that al- most causes me to shed a
tear.
This season brings even
more excitement than usual for me because both of my teams, Florida State and Tampa Bay, seem primed to do something special. The Seminoles, once again, com- peting for a National Cham- pionship and the Bucs possibly breaking their 10- year playoff drought.
Of course, as a fan, my outlook for these squads is being viewed through rose- colored glasses. But from
what I've seen so far, I don't think my predictions are too far off the mark. Bucs quar- terback Jameis Winston, in particular, looks like he's preparing to kill the league.
Yeah football fans, we fi- nally made it. We survived a scorching summer, a crazy presidential campaign and way too many boring base- ball highlights on ESPN. Now it's our time to turn up.
The pigskin is finally about to take flight. And the only question I have to ask is, are you truly ready to be en- tertained?
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Choose! Confederate Flag Or Zika, Healthcare And Environment
his time, Congressional Republicans have gone
too far! They are holding up $1.9 billion funding that is needed by Florida and other southern states to fight the mosquito-borne Zika virus. Unbelievably, Re- publicans intend to force Democrats to support lan- guage added to the funding bill that would allow the Confederate flag to be flown at federal cemeteries; that would restrict funding and the role of Planned Parenthood; that would cut $540 million in financing from the Affordable Care Act; that would reallocate $107 million from Ebola programs (Ebola affects large African populations), and that would allow the use of insecticides that are harmful to human beings and the ecosystem.
What’s more, Republicans inserted the language, knowing that Democrats support the removal of the Confederate flag from federal properties; oppose in- terference with women’s access to contraception re- sources and counseling (needed by women at risk of sexually transmitted Zika); and defend the restric- tions placed on pesticide use. Ebola funding has al- ready been cut by $107 million to fight Zika.
Two years ago, while double-speaking about the economy and the need for jobs by Americans, Repub- licans blocked passage of the Obama-sponsored Jobs For Americans Act because the legislation would close loopholes that benefitted companies that chose to take jobs overseas.
We, under no circumstances, would call the Repub- lican legislators friends to American citizens when their actions clearly force Americans to choose be- tween fighting the Zika virus and the Confederate flag, the Ebola virus or the environment and health insur- ance. We hope in November’s elections, voters will choose . . . to send Republicans home because they certainly don’t care about their voters.
Execution Time
mpowered Greet-
ings. Execution time is here. The verdict is in. The final judgment has been de- cided. There will not be a clemency. There will not be any pardons on your behalf. You have been on life’s death row long enough. Execution time is here.
You’ve wasted too much time going nowhere and doing nothing of importance. Execution time is here. You’ve spent too much money frivolously with noth- ing to show for it. Execution time is here. Your gifts, tal- ents and skills are valuable resources that have been on lockdown. Not anymore. Ex- ecution time is here.
You’ve allowed yourself to be in bondage to living a life of mediocrity. Well that’s over too. Execution time is here. There will not be a stay of execution. Nor will there be any eleventh hour ap-
peals. Actually there will be no need for you to fight this execution sentence. Why? Because it’s not an execution to die; It’s an execution to LIVE.
You’ve dreamed about this execution. You’ve prayed about this execution. You’ve sought out all types of advice about this execution. You’ve thought about this execution day in and day out. You prob- ably have had some sleepless nights and restless days over this execution. Guess what? Execution time is here.
Today, I want you to do something about it. Put your plan into effect. Execute it. Put some fire under the pot and start your ideas to cook- ing up the success you want to experience in life. Execute the plan to start your own business. Execute the steps it takes to gain more experi- ence and knowledge in your desired industry. Execute the
expansion of your reach by networking beyond your cur- rent circle of friends.
Execute and put into play your leadership qualities that will help you rise to the top and bring others with you. Execute a money manage- ment plan so that you can rule your money and not let money rule you.
Execute the development of a team that works to make your dreams work. Execute automated systems for vari- ous tasks that will allow you to free up time and run your business seamlessly.
Execution time is here. What are you going to do about it?
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Well, obviously Colin has decided not to wait. But will it cost him what he’s waited a lifetime to gain?
Indeed, Kaepernick said he wasn’t “going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses Black people and people of color . . . this is bigger than foot- ball and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way,” said Kaepernick. “Bod- ies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder,” referring to police shootings of Blacks.
Muhammad Ali got away with it by refusing to go to Vietnam. During the 1960s, two Olympic athletes got away with it by raising fists while the National Anthem was played. Now comes Colin. We admire him and others who stand up against injustice regardless of consequences.
But the truth is few police chiefs will admit publicly that some police officers make terrible decisions (mistakes) that end up costing the lives of Black men and women disproportionately, the majority of them unarmed, and it feeds anger, fear and frus- tration felt by Black people who know that some of the killings were not justified.
But sadly, his world today is still close to the world of his slave ancestors – at- tempts to restrict voting rights, millions of Blacks killed in wars while experiencing second class citizenship, etc. Meanwhile, we must all work to make the world change. And that’s where Kaepernick comes in. Football is fun, but it isn’t the world.
Colin Kaepernick: Waiting On The World To Change
S an Francisco 49ers safety Colin Kaepernick’s re- fusal to stand while the National Anthem was being played reminded us of the lyrics from the song “Waiting on The World to Change” by John Mayer . . . “Me and all my friends, we’re all misunderstood. They say we stand for nothing and there’s no way we ever could. Now we see everything that’s going wrong with the world and those who lead it. We just feel like we don’t have the means to rise above and beat it. So, we’ll keep waiting, waiting, waiting on the world to
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