Cerebral Mathematics

Marion and Tim - Locked Up!!

2008-05-17T15:26:00.002-05:00

The Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad said that the surest road to hell is to follow the white race.

What "sane" person would follow someone whose ancestors were once owned by that person?

Disgraced Tim Montgomery sentenced to 4 years in prison and his ex-girlfriend Track star Marion Jones sentenced to 6 months.

This is a clear example of "us" listening to the devil's whispers. Two black athletes, world class at that, now disgraced. Can't even hold their heads up. They wanted to take the easy way out, and this is what happens.

You decide!

Peace

Bible Belt Ignorance

2008-04-23T11:28:00.002-05:00

A sign is causing heated arguments outside of a church in Jonesville.

Pastor Roger Byrd of Jonesville Church of God put the sign up which reads "Obama Osama humm are they brothers?"

Pastor Byrd says the sign is not meant to be racial or political but rather to make people think. "His name is so close to Osama I have a feeling he might be Islamic therefore he doesn't recognize Christ," Pastor Byrd said.

Barack attends Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago.

Eugunia Foster is offended by the church sign. "I'm embarrassed and hurt. I'm surprised a small town like Jonesville still has this separation. It is racial and hatred," Foster said.

Pastor Byrd told News Channel 7 he would ask his congregation to vote on whether to keep the sign. They voted unanimously to keep the sign up Sunday night.

Jonesville Church of God does not have any African American members.

False Religion?

2008-04-14T21:03:00.002-05:00

And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
-Matthew 24:4,5

History of Polygamist Sect

STUDY YOUR LESSONS!

2008-04-14T20:17:00.002-05:00

8. Why does the Devil keep our people apart from his social equality?

Answer: Because he does not want us to know how filthy he is in all his affairs.
He is afraid because when we learn about him, we will run him from among us.

Polygamist Compound Raided

Socialist means to advocate a society of men or groups of men for one common cause.
Equality means to be equal in everything.

Pope Benedict Protects Accused Pedophile Bishops

YOU BETTER KNOW!!!!

Who Is That Mystery God? Part 1

2008-04-12T15:23:00.005-05:00

"The Christians do not believe in God as being a human being, yet they believe in Him as being the Father of all human beings. They also refer to God as He, Him, Man, King and Ruler. They teach that God sees, hears, talks, walks, stands, sits, rides and flies; that He grieves or sorrows; and that He is interested in the affairs of human beings. They also teach that once upon a time He made the first man like Himself, in the image and likeness of Himself, but yet they believe that He, Himself, is not a man or human. They preach and prophesy of His coming and that He will be seen on the Judgment Day but is not man. They cannot tell us what He looks like, yet man is made like Him and in the image of God, and yet they still say that He is a mystery (unknown)."
-The Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad
Message To The Blackman, 1965

The Willie Lynch Letter

2008-04-03T12:34:00.001-05:00

THE SPEECH
"How to control the Black man for at least 300 years"
By Willie Lynch, 1712

Gentlemen:
I greet you here on the bank of the James River in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and twelve. First, I shall thank you, The Gentlemen of the Colony of Virginia, for bringing me here. I am here to hlep you solve some of your problems with slaves. Your invitation reached me on my modest plantation in the West Indies where I have experimented with some of the newest and still the oldest methods for the control of slaves. Ancient Rome would envy us if my program was implemented. As our boat sailed south on the James River, named for our illustrious King, whose version of the Bible we cherish, I saw enough to know that your problem is not unique. While Rome used cords of wood as crosses for standing human bodies along its old highways, in great numbers you are here using the tree and the rope on occasion.

I caught the whiff of a dead slave hanging from a tree a couple of miles back. You are losing valuable stock by hangings, you are having uprisings, slaves are running away, your crops are sometimes left in the fields too long for maximum profit, you suffer occassional fires, your animals are killed off.

Gentlemen, you know what your problems are: I do not need to elaborate. I am not here to enumerate your problems. I am here to introduce you to a method of solving them.

In my bag here, I have a fool proof method for controlling your Black slaves. I guarantee everyone of you that if installed correctly, it will control the slaves for at least 300 years. My method is simple, any member of your family or any overseer can use it.

I have outlined a number of differences among the slaves: and I take these differences and make them bigger. I use fear, distrust and envy for control purposes. These methods have worked on my modest plantation in the West Indies and it will work throughout the South for you also. Take this simple little list of differences, and think about them. On top of my list is "Age" but it is only there because it starts with an "A": the second is "Color" or shade, there is intelligence, size, sex size of plantations, status on plantation, attitude of owners, whether the slaves live in the valley, on a hill, East, West, North, South, have fine or coarse hair, or is tall or short. Now that you have a list of differences, I shall give you an outline of action -- but before that, I shall assure you that distrust is stronger than trust, and envy is stronger than adulation, respect or admiration. The Black Slave, after receiving this indoctrination shall carry on and will become self re-fueling and self-generating for hundreds of years, maybe thousands.

Don’t forget you must pit the old Black male vs. the young Black male and the young Blabck male vs. the old Black male. You must use the dark skin slaves vs. the light skin slaves and the light skin slaves vs. the dark skin slaves. You must use the female vs. the male, and the male vs. the female. You must also have you caucasion servants and overseers distrust all Blacks, but it is necessary that your Black slaves trust and depend on us. They must love, respect and trust only us.

Gentlemen, these kits are your keys to control. Use them. Have your wives and children use them. Never miss an opportunity. My plan is guaranteed, and the good thing about this plan is that if used intensely and properly for one year, the slaves themselves will remain perpetually distrustful.

Thank you Gentlemen.

The Truth of Easter

2008-04-03T12:29:00.002-05:00

The Truth of Easter
by Timothy A. & Kimberly B. Southall Revised January 9, 2001

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Many Christians are unaware of the origins of Easter, which is actually a pagan festival held in honor of idols. In fact, Easter was celebrated hundreds of years before the birth of Jesus Christ. It wasn't until at least 300 years after the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ and the establishment of his church that the celebration of his resurrection began to be intermingled with the pagan practices of Easter. You should know the truth.

Origins of the Word "Easter" and the Goddess it Represents. "Easter" is derived from "Eostre," the pagan Anglo-Saxon goddess, and/or "Eostare," the Norse pagan festival of spring. When God gave the law to the Israelites in the Old Testament, he clearly instructed them not to even utter the name of other gods (Exodus 23:13). Aphrodite, Asherah, Ashtoreth, Astarte, Diana, Eostre, Ianna, Ishtar, Isis, Ostara, Semiramis, Venus . . . call her what you will, but she is one and the same--a false goddess, an idol, worshiped by pagans. And God declares that she is detestable. Asherah is mentioned in the Old Testament quite frequently (Exodus 34:13; Deuteronomy 7:5; Deuteronomy 12:2-4; Deuteronomy 16:21; Judges 6:25-30; 1 Kings 14:15-23; 1 Kings 15:13; 1 Kings 16:33; 1 Kings 18:19; 2 Kings 13:6; 2 Kings 17:7-16; 2 Kings 18:4; 2 Kings 21:3-7; 2 Kings 23:4-15; 2 Chronicles 14:3; 2 Chronicles 15:16; 2 Chronicles 17:6; 2 Chronicles 19:3; 2 Chronicles 24:18; 2 Chronicles 31:1; 2 Chronicles 34:3-7; Isaiah 17:8; Isaiah 27:9; Jeremiah 17:2; Micah 5:14). Ashtoreth (the Babylonian goddess of the woods and nature) is also mentioned by name in the Bible (Judges 2:11-13; 1 Samuel 7:3; 1 Kings 11:5, 33). In every instance, she is an idol which greatly angers God. Inanna, the Sumerian patron of the temple prostitutes (also considered the merciful mother who intercedes with the gods on behalf of her worshipers), is represented with a star inscribed in a circle. There are several scriptures which clearly show that worship of any of the celestial elements (sun, moon or stars) is forbidden by God (Deuteronomy 17:2-5; 2 Kings 21:3-7; 2 Kings 23:4-15; Ezekiel 8:15-16). Ishtar [pronounced "Aes-tar"] (the Babylonian/Chaldean goddess of love and war) and Semiramis (an Assyrian goddess) were both known as the "Queen of Heaven." And the "Queen of Heaven" is specifically mentioned in the Bible (Jeremiah 7:18; Jeremiah 44:19, 25).

What, other than the obvious connection of the words "Easter" and "Eostre" does this goddess have to do with the modern celebration of Easter? Plenty.

Easter's connection with spring and nature. Diana (the Ephesian goddess of sex, fertility, virginity and motherhood) was said to be the source of nature. Eostre (an Anglo-Saxon/Teutonic goddess) was the goddess of the sunrise and spring. Ostara (a Norse/Saxon goddess) was the maiden goddess of spring.

Origins of Hares (Bunnies) and Eggs. According to Teutonic myth, the hare was once a bird whom Eostre changed into a four-footed creature. Thus, it can also lay eggs. The hare is also the sacred companion and sacrificial victim of Eostre. Astarte (a Phoenician/Syrian goddess), on the other hand, was believed to have been hatched from a huge egg which fell into the Euphrates.
Origins of Good Friday. Did you ever wonder why Good Friday is recognized as the day Jesus died and Sunday as the day he arose but yet had trouble explaining how he could thus be buried for three days and three nights? (Matthew 12:40; Matthew 27:63; Mark 8:31; Mark 9:31; Mark 10:34) The answer is simple: He didn't actually die on "Good Friday." The Chaldeans offered cakes to Ishtar on the equivalent of the day we know as Good Friday. When the established church wanted to appease the paganistic people in order to "convert" them to Christianity, they moved the dates accordingly. Jesus actually died on the day of Preparation of Passover Week, which that year occurred on Wednesday (John 19:14, 31-42). Thursday was the Sabbath of the Passover. Friday, Christ was still in the tomb. Saturday was the "regular" Sabbath. Jesus arose after the Saturday Sabbath was concluded, which was the first day of the week, the day we know as Sunday (Mark 16:9; John 20:1). For further clarification of the days concerning Jesus' death, burial, and resurrection, see Matthew 27:50-28:7; Mark 15:25-16:6; Luke 23:44-24:8; John 19:14-20:17. An in-depth study from another author which addresses the timing of Christ's death, burial, and resurrection is also currently available on the Internet at www.thevictor.org/bowen/bowenpp.htm.

Origins of Hot Cross Buns and Fires. Cakes bearing a cross-like symbol representing the pair of cow-horns on the moon goddess, Isis, were offered by ancient Egyptians. The cakes which Greeks offered to Astarte and other divinities were called bous or boun, from which the word "bun" is derived. The Babylonians/Chaldeans offered similar cakes to the "Queen of Heaven." Fires were lit on top of mountains and had to be kindled from new fire, drawn from wood by friction. The fire was then used to bake cakes in sacrifice to Semiramis, the "Queen of Heaven." This practice, along with burning incense, was used in conjunction with baking the cakes and is mentioned specifically in the Bible (1 Kings 11:8; 2 Kings 17:7-16; 2 Kings 18:4; 2 Kings 23:4-15; Isaiah 17:8; Isaiah 27:9; Ezekiel 8:7-12; Jeremiah 7:16-19; Jeremiah 44:19, 25). In addition to the cross imprinted on these cakes representing the horns of the goddess, it also sometimes represented the four seasons or four phases of the moon. Cakes were also offered to or eaten in honor of Apollo, Diana, Hecate, and the moon (also Diana's symbol).

Origins of Lent. The word "lent" is of Anglo-Saxon origin meaning "spring." Lent developed from the pagan celebration of weeping, fasting, and mourning for 40 days over the death of Tammuz (one day for each year of his life). Tammuz (the son/husband of the Babylonian idol Ishtar) was killed by a wild boar and then allegedly resurrected. This mourning of Tammuz is specifically prophesied by Ezekiel in the Bible and is characterized by God Himself as being detestable (Ezekiel 8:13-15).

Origins of the use of the lily. Asherah (a Sidonian goddess) was frequently represented as a nude woman bestride a lion with a lily (symbolizing grace and sex appeal) in one hand and a serpent (symbolizing fecundity) in the other.

Origins of wearing new clothing for Easter. The tradition of wearing new clothing for Easter comes from the superstition that a new garment worn at Easter means good luck throughout the year.

Origins of the timing. The timing of the festival of "Eostar" (the festival of spring) predates the birth of Jesus Christ, and the festival was always celebrated in conjunction with pagan idol worship. In 325 A.D. it was conveniently linked to the full moon on or following the spring or vernal equinox, March 21, when nature is in resurrection after winter. This is also when Easter is celebrated in modern times. The timing of Jesus' resurrection is linked to the Passover rather than to the vernal equinox.

Who celebrates Easter? Witches, who base their celebrations (including Halloween) on the phases of the moon, celebrate Easter. Christians, however, are clearly forbidden from observing this pagan celebration (Deuteronomy 12:30-31; Luke 4:8; 1 Corinthians 10:20-22; Ephesians 5:11). There is a good reason why the early church never spoke of Easter and why there is absolutely no indication of the observance of the Easter festival in the New Testament. (The only exception is a mistranslation in the King James version of Acts 12:4, where it gives the word "Easter" instead of the correction translation "Passover.") It was not an oversight on God's part; Christians simply are not to celebrate Easter, a pagan festival.

Honoring Christ. While there isn't anything wrong with spring, nature, rabbits, eggs, pastries, fires, lilies, or wearing new clothing, doing or observing such things only for "Easter" is either knowingly or unknowingly participating in pagan practices. Christians who do not yet see anything wrong with such practices should prayerfully read and study 1 Corinthians 10:18-11:1.
The intent of most Christians who celebrate "Easter" is actually to remember and honor Jesus Christ. Rather than celebrate His resurrection with worldly traditions, there are biblical ways for Christians.

First, we should call biblical things by Bible names. Rather than using the name of a false goddess, "Easter," Christians should use words which do not dishonor God. Some acceptable terms are "Resurrection Day" and "Resurrection Sunday."

The death, burial and resurrection of Jesus can still be remembered through observance of the Lord's Supper (Matthew 26:26-29; Mark 14:22-25; Luke 22:14-20; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26) and other Christian worship.

Christians should always remember that the focus of the resurrection is Jesus Christ. Surely His sacrifice is enough. Easter eggs, Easter bunnies, and other pagan activities which add worldliness and traditions of men are unnecessary in our observation of Resurrection Day.

A decision to make. You now have a decision to make concerning Easter. In the oft-quoted words of Joshua: "Now fear the Lord and serve him with all faithfulness. Throw away the gods your forefathers worshiped beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord. But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your forefathers served beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord." (Joshua 24:14-15 NIV)
Copyright © 1998-2001 Timothy A. & Kimberly B. Southall

Home

2004-09-16T17:57:00.001-05:00

The road can be a
preclude to the gates of hell.
Home is a heaven.

Cleansing Of A Soul

2004-09-10T20:32:00.001-05:00

Falling water and
falling tears. Both can cleanse and
both can drown the soul.

Bitter Memories

2004-09-08T20:35:00.001-05:00

Bitter memories
gnaw at my soul. How many
tears wash away pain?

The Dubya Administration

2004-09-08T19:00:00.000-05:00

Puffed generals, vain
dolts and sly politicians;
Fools acting foolish.

When you play with fools, you act like a fool. When you act like a fool, you are one.

You decide...

THREE THINGS ABOUT ME

2004-08-25T14:34:00.001-05:00

Ok, here's another one of those silly little questionnaires. I kinda like this one though. Umm, as you can see, I don't have much to write about so I've been doing these questionnaires. *sighs*

THREE THINGS THAT SCARE ME:
01 The thought of dying and not being right with Allah
02 That one day someone is going to push me too far
03 The thought of dying alone

THREE PEOPLE WHO MAKE ME LAUGH:
01 My Father
02 My youngest daughter
03 Comedians

THREE THINGS I LOVE:
01 Allah
02 My Children
03 My People

THREE THINGS I DON'T UNDERSTAND:
01 Women who stay with abusive men
02 Why people try crack cocaine, when its results are so obvious
03 Black people who drive $50,000 vehicles and are renting

THREE THINGS ON MY DESK:
01 My iBook
02 A picture of my daughters
03 My Treo 650

THREE THINGS I SAY THE MOST:
01 Bismillah
02 Praise be to Allah
03 Oh Word!

THREE THINGS I'M DOING RIGHT NOW:
01 Thinking(always)
02 Reflecting
03 Typing this

THREE MEMORIES FROM WHEN I WAS A CHILD:
01 Spending summers in Saginaw, Michigan
02 My grandmother washing my extremely big afro
03 Wondering about who God really was

THREE THINGS I REMEMBER LISTENING TO WHEN I WAS A CHILD:
01 The Isley Brothers
02 Earth, Wind, and Fire
03 Al Green

THREE THINGS I WANT TO DO BEFORE I DIE:
01 Get married
02 Write a book
03 Make Hajj

THREE THINGS I CAN DO WELL:
01 Dress
02 Write
03 Talk

THREE WAYS TO DESCRIBE MY PERSONALITY:
01 Serious but sometimes playful
02 Low Key
03 Protector

THREE WAYS TO DESCRIBE MY LOOKS:
01 Reddish-brown skin(Native American Grandmother)
02 Natural muscular genes
03 Soft, thin, and straight black hair

THREE THINGS I CAN'T DO:
01 Be mean to children
02 Watch harm being done to someone without doing something
03 Drive a vehicle with a manual transmission

THREE OF MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE FOODS:
01 Tilapia
02 Carrot cake
03 Tofu Tacos

THREE THINGS I'D LIKE TO LEARN:
01 Arabic(speak, write, and read)
02 Japanese
03 To play the Violin

THREE BEVERAGES I DRINK REGULARLY:
01 Water
02 Cranberry Juice
03 Smoothies

THREE SHOWS I WATCHED WHEN I WAS A KID:
01 The Jeffersons
02 What's Happening
03 Sanford and Son

Firsts

2004-08-16T18:01:00.001-05:00

First best friend: John
First car: 1987 Mazda 323 (with the Boomin' System I might add!)
First date: A movie, waaaaay back in like 1985 or 1986
First kiss: i don't even remember!
First screen name: wisemindmathematics
First self purchased album: Chaka Khan's "I feel for you", in 1984
First funeral: i don't remember
First pets: a dog named Tiger, a Siberian Husky named "Sugar", and a parrot named "Tweety"
First piercing/tattoo: piercing - 1991. tattoo - 1992
First credit card: 1997
First true love: Monica
First enemy: i don't remember
First musician you remember hearing in your house: the elements! Earth, Wind, and Fire

LASTS
Last cigarette: don't smoke cigarettes!
Last car ride: about 30 minutes ago, coming to the library
Last kiss: actually it was last night, a nice peck o the cheek. while me and my best friends little brother were riding through this neighborhood, we came upon a BBQ. i saw this sista walking getting into her car, and i realized it was an old "friend" of mine who i hadn't seen since 2000
Last good cry: perhaps 2 years ago?
Last library book checked out: "Screenplay : the foundations of screenwriting" by Syd Field
Last movie seen: The Village
Last beverage: chocolate soy milk
Last food consumed: soft-shell taco's with black beans, lettuce, tomato's, soy cheese, and tofu Last crush: Pattie Labelle (I have had this damn crush on Pattie since I can remember! shameful huh?)
Last phone call: this past weekend. called my best friends little brother
Last time showered: this mornin'
Last shoes worn: grey New Balance sneakers
Last CD played: Moby "Play"
Last item bought: an Apple iBook
Last annoyance: having to tell these bad ass, ghetto ass, black children to quiet the hell up b/c this is a damn library!
Last disappointment: this weekend
Last time wanting to die: never!
Last shirt worn: a white t-shirt to work
Last website visited: Ebay
Last word you said: holla!
Last song you sang: Stacy Lattisaws "Let me be your angel" (that song has been stuck in my head for 2 weeks now)

WHAT
What is in your CD player?: John Coltrane's "Love Supreme"
What color socks are you wearing: white
What color of underwear are you wearing?: dark grey
What's under your bed?: monsters and creepy crawlies
What time did you wake up today?: 4:20 am on the damn dot!!
What kind of car(s): 2000 Mitsubishi Mirage

WHERE
Where do you want to go?: Mecca, Africa, London, Paris, and perhaps some uncharted, unmapped, remote village in the country side of Japan
What is your career going to be?: i have no damn idea!! at 31, you'd think i would know, right? hopefully writing...
Where are you going to live?: i would like to live in London or Paris, but that remote village in Japan would be even better :)
How many kids do you want?: i have 2 now, but perhaps 1 or 2 more.

CURRENT
Current music: none
Current taste: vegan gummy bears
Current hair: about 3 weeks over do for a cut
Current clothes: white t-shirt and green basketball shorts
Current longing: a true and meaningful relationship
Current desktop picture: some bullshyt the library has up, but hey, my Apple Ibook will be here next week!
Current favorite artist: Maxwell
Current book(s): The Essential Basho
Current color of toenails: umm, natural?
Current time: 7:33 pm
Current hate: my love life?

RANDOM STUFF
My name is: wouldn't you like to know!
My nicknames are: sincere, baby hair
I may seem: mean and serious
But I'm really: a hilarious and silly person!!
Sometimes I feel: all alone on this big ass planet
In the morning I: always talk to Allah before I begin my day
I like to sleep with: the a/c on cold, even in the winter (something is wrong with me)
If I could be doing anything right now I would be: in that remote country in Japan meditating, and writing
Money is: something that is very much needed in this world. i don't need a lot just enough to maintain my comfort level
Three things I wish I had right now are: a serious and intense relationship, all my bills paid off, and making comfortable money from writing
Three things I have that I wish I didn't are: the sight of death, a feeling of lonlieness, and this need to "confront" people when they say stupid things

Sometimes Necessary, Silence Is

2004-08-15T15:25:00.000-05:00

Even in silence, there is sound.
~~~~

I'm re-organizing my life right now, a re-building if you will, b/c at 31 years of age, I'm not where I should be, or even where I'd like to be. Something has got to give, and it won't be me, feel me? I'm re-grouping my ideas, re-directing energy, both physical and mental. I'm re-focusing on long lost goals, both short and long term. Something has got to change, and it'll be this dismal life that I have put myself in, understand?

I'm having to re-evaluate those that are around me, and decide on who's going to stay, and who's going to have to leave. I no longer have the energy for cowards, liers, decievers, cheats, men who mis-treat women, and women who play games with men. Be it brother, sister, uncle, aunt, friend, or foe - if you do measure up you have to go!(hey, that rhymed!) Don't have time for unhonest people, people who are lazy, people who I deem to be "mental midgets"(got that one from my girl Afeni), and in general people who aren't going anywhere in life, those who have no plans whatsoever.

peace

~~~~

Taking morning tea,
the monk remains in silence-
chrysanthemums bloom.
-Basho

Heavenly Whispers

2004-08-08T15:51:00.000-05:00

Under a quiet tree I seat,
         feeling gentle breezes...
Allah is whispering in my ear.

Quietness

2004-08-05T18:57:00.000-05:00


3am quietness
    i lay in silence - thinking...
endless possibilites

The Unfettered Mind

2004-08-01T19:25:00.000-05:00

Gossip grows like weeds
In a summer meadow.
My Word and I
Sleep arm in arm.
--Sincere
Servant of Allah
21st Century A.D.

.............

~Rise up above the masses of people that are afraid to act!

~Hiding like a Turtle in a shell is not living at all. A Samurai must have heroic courage. It is absolutely risky. It is dangerous. It is living life completely, fully, wonderfully. Heroic courage is not blind...

~A truly brave man is ever serene. He is never taken by surprise. Earthquakes do not shake him. He laughs at storms...

Compassion
Loyalty
Honor...

Detachment

~If you are physically fit and well, you're going to be thinking better.

~A Warrior makes decisions quickly.

~He learns from mistakes and moves on.

~He does not devote mental space to worrying about-
circumstances that he cannot control
people who are energy draining
people who are detrimental to themselves
people who have stopped growing...

~If you knew me, you would understand me. None knows me, so none understands me. I am Light. I am Knowledge. I am Hope. I am Courage. I am Brave. I am Me. I will never give up. I can't give up. I will see things through to the end. I will make my dreams come true.

I am Sincere...

The Mayonnaise Jar and A Cup of Coffee

2004-07-31T10:30:00.000-05:00

When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough; remember the mayonnaise jar and the coffee. A professor stood before his Philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was. So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was. The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes." The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed. "Now," said the professor, as the laughter subsided, "I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important things-your God, family, your children, your health, your friends, and your favorite passions-things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full. The pebbles are the other things that matter, like your job, your house, and your car. The sand is everything else-the small stuff. If you put the sand into the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you. Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your partner out to dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first, the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand." One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented. The professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked. It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."

Please share this with someone you care about. Have a blessed day!!

Peace

A New Beginning...

2004-07-31T10:10:00.000-05:00

Today is a New Day
A New Beginning...

Each and every day
is a chance for
A New Beginning...

This is a New Beginning...

New Things
New Dreams
New Mistakes
New Realities
New Goals...

It's Happening Again...

2004-07-28T15:56:00.000-05:00

Touchscreen Vote Records Lost in Florida

Wed Jul 28, 9:56 AM ET

By HILARY ROXE, Associated Press Writer

MIAMI - A computer crash erased detailed records from Miami-Dade County's first widespread use of touchscreen voting machines, raising again the specter of elections troubles in Florida, where the new technology was supposed to put an end to such problems.

The crashes occurred in May and November of 2003, erasing information from the September 2002 gubernatorial primaries and other elections, elections officials said Tuesday.

The malfunction was made public after the Miami-Dade Election Reform Coalition, a citizen's group, requested all data from the 2002 gubernatorial primary between Democratic candidates Janet Reno (news - web sites) and Bill McBride.

In December, officials began backing up the data daily, to help avoid similar data wipeouts in the future, said Seth Kaplan, spokesman for the county's elections supervisor, Constance Kaplan.

The loss of data underscores problems with the touchscreen voting machines, the citizen's group said. "This is a disaster waiting to happen," said Lida Rodriguez-Taseff, chairwoman of the Miami-Dade Election Reform Coalition. "Of course it's worrisome."

The group is concerned about the machines' effectiveness, following revelations about other problems with the system. Last month, state officials said the touchscreen systems used by 11 counties had a bug that would make a manual recount impossible. Earlier this month, a newspaper study indicated touchscreen machines did not perform as well as those that scanned paper ballots.

Also Tuesday, election reform groups asked a judge to strike down a state rule preventing counties that use the machines from conducting manual recounts from them.

State election officers say manual recounts are not needed since the machines tell each voter if they are skipping a race, known as an undervote, and will not let them vote twice for the same race, known as an overvote. The officials also maintain that the computer systems running the machines can be trusted to count the votes accurately as they're cast, and give the final numbers when needed.

But lawyers representing the ACLU and other groups said the state should require a paper trail in case a physical recount is needed, as it was in the 2000 presidential race in Florida.

"I have concern about votes that are cast but not recorded," said Howard Simon, executive director for ACLU of Florida.

Election supervisors from some of the 15 counties using touchscreens had asked the state if they would need to go through the laborious process of printing screen images of each ballot during a recount.

The Division of Elections then ruled that state law only requires a recount to determine voters' intent, and that it is impossible to question voter intent with touchscreen ballots.

Florida counties without the touchscreen machines use optiscan technology, in which computers read voters' pencil marks on paper ballots, and would be able to do physical recounts in tight races.

Administrative Law Judge Susan B. Kirkland has 30 days to make her decision after receiving the hearing transcript, which is due back in 10 working days.

Florida's voting system has been under scrutiny since the 2000 debacle, when it took five weeks of legal maneuvering and some recounting before Republican George W. Bush was declared president.

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i keep telling people that Bush is going to win another election. most don't believe it, but if Revelations is to be true, then that clown has to win another election, b/c there are certain things that his presidency has to bring forth.

YOU BETTER KNOW!!

Mental Traveling

2004-07-23T11:06:00.000-05:00

first time in blog history where your mind will be taken to this level - prepare yourself.

when EYE relax with thoughts
then my brain hovers the world
my third eye glides with the view like a hawk
defined-my mind is automatic rhymes.

found in the attic
lost you in Asia Minor
find you in amazin beams
EYE am SUPREME.

my mental state
is like a dream stargazer
scarred from the radar
beyond Gods and bombs
airwaves and channels
desert rats and camels
reptiles and mammals.

stand wisdom Daniel
and man who is Samuel.
Ezekiel's gonna overthrow
in trees
in hills and mountains
fountains rivers lakes brooks and ponds
inhabited by rabbits snakes and swans...

energy is solar life
barreling beyond the sun
controller over Jehovah
through the days of Noah.
now with tremendous speed
EYE ride the Octavus seed
Black Sea
Sea of Caspian, Persian Gulf
all the way to the Mediterranean
City of Atlantis
skin is gettin tight as a mantis.

styles = organic
mechanic seagulls
swings over the eagles
soars over the cathedral
built during the medieval
shall remain in the ordained Byzantine Empire.

take you higher
one stage is a mass of fire
but sting like Niger
your archrival Constantine.
Dark Ages got sparked through the stages
3M7 ages
Constantinople ruled mobile,/seeking global.
filled with motion
over the odds of oceans
scan the land
every inch of the sand
never bring plans
animals woman child and man
beasts and fish of every inch length and width
come through the abyss
over Egypt.

I'm a space cadet
from a mind of the highest order
by fasting and prayer
EYE am passing the ozone layer
EYE meditate on the top of skyscrapers
and grow through nature.

then there's paper
the wind that takes ya
quiet as the breath in your nose
appears in the cold
from the depths of your soul
which has no weight
constantly rotating at a slow rate
through the black hole
purple rainbows in Kuwait.
destination-operation alternation of the sun
circuit stars position seasons that weigh a ton
and mortalic through galaxies.
I'm burning
it's like the accomplished
plus the comets keeps turning.
beautiful virgin releases every burden
EYE travel when EYE preheated the urban
hit the firmament
and shock waves are permanent.
rays of children gaze
and stand amazed
so loooong
EYE'm gone to the place Apostle Paul was born
then I move South
all the way to Nigeria
golden tigers
travel all the way to Syria, Mesopotamia
all the way to Syria, Euphrates
to the urban child
these of the high land located near Iran.
fertile crescent
til EYE reach a section from each direction
from East to West
and from North to South
all over the equator
Neptune from the womb of the creator
Sincere dyin sheep in the Middle East
EYE'm almost there
so prepare.

peace

Your Arms Too Short To Box With God

2004-07-16T10:22:00.000-05:00

early natives
related to thrones of David
captured
by some patriots
and thrown on slave ships
they stripped us naked
while they wives picked they favorite
lives were wasted
in the hands of the hated
driven from the garden
now we starvin'
in this modern Sodom
they call it Amerikkka
wordly problems got us at the bottom
the Earth crisis
and the righteous...

Eye stay in ciphers
our life is connected
to the second son of Isaacs
which had a tight grip
on the heels of his brother
revealed to his mother
the elders shall serve the younger
words heard in thunder
down from under
rose and fled to grow in hunger
now it's cold in summer
to slow your slumbers
behold a number-600, 6 and 3 score
the same as Esau
who ate his heat raw
in the time before
they climbed aboard a dinosaur...

Information held behind the doors
we came from the atmosphere
the physical trapped us here
then they gave us crack and beer
in the back of the stairs
please adapt your ears
add or subtract the years
in-form the unwise
and watch the sunrise
from sunset
none-slep, one flesh, one breath...

Devils morale
they caught us playing
with the gold marbles
we wrote novels
now we live life in the bottle
before the devil sold me
to the unholy
because my father told me
I lived like a monk of lowly, lowly, but lowly?
the president just ordered the navy
to hit the borders of Haiti
slaughtered babies
from the waters of Euphrates
maybe they send germs
that polluted our sperm
and made us live with circumcise
in the serpent eyes
and told us certain lies
and each day a servant dies
but in the halls of Pharoah
the walls are narrow
and religion is like a prison
for the seekers of wisdom
now free them, lets feed um', feed um'...

They took the 1st Book of Jacob to Jamaica
promised us 40 acres and a mule
treated like an animal
understand this jewel
brought to the 50 states
Deuteronomy 28, Verse 68
it all relates
1555
is when we first arrived
we tell jokes, wish um', get high, and watch the fish fry...

Just some thoughts

2004-07-09T09:21:00.000-05:00

G.Harris, sent me this link after I posted about one of our people found hanging in Mississippi a few months back. I can remember in the 80's when they would show Alvin Haley's Roots on TV, and then the next day at school, chaos would take place, as we would have to unleash some of that 400 years of depression by dismantling a couple of white kids who liked to let the word nigger come forth from their mouths.

I don't know where you hail from, but I was born and raised in a small town in Louisiana, and I've seen the devilishment that these white people do. I've seen white sheets and burning crosses, it leaves a scar in one's cerebral forever... I remember in 1987, one of my high school friends was dating this white girl. He awakened one morning to find a cross burning in his yard...

No, I wasn't raised to hate white people, but I was raised to always be aware of whom I'm dealing with-be it black or white. My grandfather's father was a white man, and my grandfather would tell us how he was treated way back then by being bi-racial. I was taught that all white people are not evil, and that all black people are not good. I had genuine friends in high school who were white, and we still connect to this very day. There have been times when it was these friends who came to my aid before my own people did, and that in itself left a lasting impression...

My grandfather told me once that the Klan had planned to come through "the black quarters" one time, and with all of those black men that lived there, and had families there, only he and another black man stood on the corner, shot guns in hand, ready to put some red blood on white sheets. He says that that is why, to this very day, that he doesn't deal with alot of the people in our neighborhood b/c they are spineless cowards.

If you can go here, and not feel the blood boiling in your body, then I say something is indeed wrong with you. Maybe you're one of those black people who claim to see the world in greys, instead of black or white? Hell, you may even be one of those blacks who's sleeping next to a white person? I really don't looking at pictures of my people hanging, b/c it brings forth rage that I've worked very hard to keep at bay. No, this generation of whites didn't hang us, but their great-grandparents did, and that same fake superiority complex has been handed down to alot of whites. The whites that I deal with admit that on the whole, white kids are raised to hate all your other ethnicities.

I know alot of you are like, dude, that shyt was ages ago, times are not like that now-was it really? Then why are our people still being hung? How many of you have white friends, but you've never been to their house, have never met any family members, have never gone out somewhere in public, yet at the same time they've met all your friends and family? How many of you are a supervisor at work, over some white people, and how much tension and stress do you get from those whites that you're over simply b/c you're black?

Open your eyes, look around! Everything you seek is right before you, but many of us walk around with blinders...

YOU BETTER KNOW!!

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Sincere...
Destroyer of devilishment
Spiritual development
Astro intelligence
Master of elements
Studies of the Testaments
Doctor of measurement
Mental fulfillment
True wordsmith
Cosmic...

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Life = difficult times and mad crimes
Some pay the price while others refine
Blessed are those who struggle, Allah loves you
Wisdom is the principle thing for Kings and Queens

We near the end, many alliances will end
It's like a sad song from a violin
Trapped like Daniel in the Lion's Den
Tryin to pierce the iron skin of Leviathan.
Souls blowin in the violent winds
Allah help us, if we die in sign,
I hear the trials in the cries of men
That's when the riot begins.
Like things never get better
We forever servin Ebekenezer
Since the days of our ancestors
Slaves to a mad pleasure
Building great architectures
Sharp dressers, smart professors...

I'll start my lecture
I build thoughts like an art director
Show it to you like the film projector.
Blessed are those who struggle
From day to day we all hustle
Comin home with sore muscles,
Scarred faces, and scuffed knuckles.
We all share the same trouble
Seperated couples.
Sometimes it seem like there's no escapin
The evil clutches of Satan
Spendin years in state pens, awaitin patient,
Dreams of a scholarship, ended by a hollow-tip
Politics and numbers slip.

Once-shoved in ships
Now-we Bloods and Crips
Thugs with clips
Niggaz who love the clicks
Hit the clubs and shit
So they can rub their hips
Hugs and flicks
Niggaz with drugs and whips

Cash Rules this Babylon
It's got a worm in it
Corrupt sinners.
In the Gods jeep
With the windows tinted
Sippin Henney
Observin all the clinics,
and liquor spots
They make me want to lick a shot
Through the rooftop
I never seen the glory
In the ghetto it's the same story
Cigarette butts and cold coffee,
Black faces and white mouths,
They cry out for the White House
Ain't no wealth shared, it's Welfare
and poor health care, self scared
It's senseless,
The way they got our black princess
On public assistance
tryin to end our existence

peace

Brotha found hanging

2004-07-02T10:30:00.000-05:00

Found this article while at a friends site. This is the stuff that makes me upset! More so at us, than the cowards that do what they do. Yeah, I know many of you think that things and times have changed, b/c you all can sit with white people at the dinner table now, and that you all can date his children, while things like this is constantly going on! Better Wise up!

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Posted on Fri, Apr. 23, 2004

Man found hanging in tree in Wilkinson County

Associated Press

WOODVILLE, Miss. - Family members say a man found Friday hanging from a tree in rural Mississippi had returned home to fight for his family's land.

The body of 52-year-old Roy Veal was discovered in Wilkinson County, relatives said.

Warren Strain, spokesman of the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, said the body was discovered about midday in a wooded area of the county near Woodville. Authorities declined to identify the man pending notification of relatives.

But Doris Gordon, a Woodville native now living in San Francisco, said the victim was her brother, Roy Veal of Washington state. Thelma Veal, the man's mother, also confirmed the identity.

"They found my brother hanging from a tree with a hood over his head and some papers burned at his feet," Gordon said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press from San Francisco. "It's awful. We don't know who did it."

Read full story here!!

Somehow, a change gon come!!

We got to do better

2004-07-01T10:52:00.000-05:00

These are tough economic times, especially for African-Americans, for whom the unemployment rate is more than 10%. Alarmingly, rather than belt-tightening, the response has been to spend more. In many poor neighborhoods, one is likely to notice satellite dishes and expensive new cars. According to Target Market, a company that tracks black consumer spending, blacks spend a significant amount of their income on depreciable products. In 2002, the year the economy nose-dived, we spent $22.9 billion on clothes, $3.2 billion on electronics and $11.6 billion on furniture to put into homes that, in many cases, were rented.

Among our favorite purchases are cars and liquor. Blacks make up only 12% of the U.S. population, yet account for 30% of the country's Scotch consumption. Detroit, which is 80% black, is the world's No. 1 market for Cognac. So impressed was Lincoln with the $46.7 billion that blacks spent on cars that the automaker commissioned Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, the entertainment and fashion mogul, to design a limited-edition Navigator replete with six plasma screens, three DVD players and a Sony PlayStation 2. The only area where blacks seem to be cutting back on spending is books; total purchases have gone from a high of $356 million in 2000 to $303 million in 2002. This shortsighted behavior, motivated by a desire for instant gratification and social acceptance, comes at the expense of our future.

The National Urban League's State of Black America 2004 report found that fewer than 50% of black families owned their homes compared with more than 70% of whites. According to published reports, the Ariel Mutual Funds/Charles Schwab 2003 Black Investor Survey found that when comparing households where blacks and whites had roughly the same household incomes, whites saved nearly 20% more each month for retirement, and 30% of African-Americans earning $100,000 a year had less than $5,000 in retirement savings. While 79% of whites invest in the stock market, only 61% of African-Americans do. Certainly, higher rates of unemployment, income disparity and credit discrimination are financial impediments to the economic vitality of blacks, but so are our consumer tastes. By finding the courage to change our spending habits, we might be surprised at how far the $631 billion we now earn might take us.

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We got to do better...

This is in direct relation to my 50 things post. We aren't broke, we have money, but we spend it all to make other people rich, other people who just happen to be white. Most of them don't wear that shit. They make it, but we're the fools who wear it! Rims are getting bigger and more expensive, the "chains" around our necks are getting heavier and more expensive, the clothes on our backs are getting tighter, shorter, and skimpier, yet more expensive; while we continue to rent our homes, while we continue to work long hours at low wage jobs in order to live the "superficial ghetto fabulous" lifestyles which we think put us up there with whites. While all the time our children aren't going to college b/c we as parents are spending their college money on alcohol, drugs, clothes, electronics(not computers), cars, rims, and "ice". And in return we're teaching our children these stupid and senseless practices, further breeding in them that "you ain't shit!!"

Why do we have to be so damn stupid!? Why do we have to go to school mad, jealous, and envious of white people b/c they have more? Why do we like being the laughing stock of the entire damn world!? Why do we always have to fall for "fools gold"!? Why do we get mad when white people say that we are "ghetto", yet we're standing there with permed and bleached-blond hair, with blue eyes, although we were born with nappy black hair and dark brown eyes!? Why do we hate ourselves!? When will we realize that we aren't dumb!? Why does it seem like the only way out of the ghetto is through sports, rap, and comedy!? When will we realize that we have a brain, and that we can be more than rappers, athletes, and damn comedians!?

When will we wake up!?
Why don't you all wake up!!

Positive.Education.Always.Causes.Elevation