eBay w/its failed logic & bureaucracy decides to take on Overstock & Liquidation.com: http://bit.ly/k5doL Fail whale!
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Video Created by Bishop James "I Feel God" Brown on Recent HD Camcorder Giveaway
Seeing this video made it all worthwhile!
Monday, March 09, 2009
Sunday, March 08, 2009
Saturday, March 07, 2009
Friday, February 20, 2009
Hailey's Class Coloring @ Atlanta History Center
Earlier today I chaperoned along with several other parents a field trip that our kindergardeners took to the Atlanta History Center.
Although I have been there at least three times before for corporate meetings and networking events, I never went into the exhibit hall areas which were very cool.
The children heard speakers reenact the Buffalo Soldiers and the NAACP's Walter White as well as about the Harlem Renaissance, early Atlanta history, and an exhibit on the 1996 Centennial Olympics held in Atlanta, GA.
We will definitely visit again with a smaller or with more time to slowly take it all in.
Peace!
Although I have been there at least three times before for corporate meetings and networking events, I never went into the exhibit hall areas which were very cool.
The children heard speakers reenact the Buffalo Soldiers and the NAACP's Walter White as well as about the Harlem Renaissance, early Atlanta history, and an exhibit on the 1996 Centennial Olympics held in Atlanta, GA.
We will definitely visit again with a smaller or with more time to slowly take it all in.
Peace!
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Criteria That Makes Octuplet IVF Plan Logical As Sick As It Is
I just returned home minutes ago from running to the post office and heard the following NPR radio program which has totally clicked within me unlike any other explanation has about the series of events that led to the octuplets recently born in California.
NPR host Michel Martin made an introductory statement that was so innocent and essential but yet easily overlooked to the segment entitled California Octuplets Raises About Ethics, Fertility that I wish the full statement was heard online as well but it does not appear to be at this point in time. I have sent a message to Ms. Martin and I hope that NPR adds the full introduction.
Unfortunately I cannot remember the exact phrase that was used but all we need to know is that Martin's statement innocently included the names Angelina Jolie and Nadya Suleman in the same sentence.
The introduction was so pure and succinct that I doubt Martin knows how laser like her statement has connected the dots to me that nothing has come as close to connecting.
It is my belief that a recognized or near subliminal fascination with Angelina Jolie is the missing link in Suleman's quest to have such an expanded family size given everything about her on paper.
The first moment I saw Suleman I instantly told my wife that she was attractive but I could not put my finger on what it was that implied something was out of the norm in her demeanor and beauty strictly from the neck up.
As a fan of the FX show Nip Tuck, I also thought that Suleman possibly had some plastic surgery on her lips or face since her right side of her mouth looked a little odd.
But to hear the name Angelina Jolie mentioned in the same sentence with Suleman, the dots quickly come together like a mosquito to a zapper.
This is still my own personal conclusion but like a hungry dog on a meat wagon, you will have to come up with something very good to get me to change my position:)
Although it is as macabre and paranormal than I prefer to contemplate for a period of time, bells are ringing like a game show jackpot being hit with 100% pure accuracy.
The closest explanation that I had before hearing the names and instantly seeing the link was it was a combined sign of generational forces (Suleman and her parents all inclusive) that made Suleman's decisions more logical in her own mind because nothing is logically associated within anyone else's.
The Holy Bible lets us know that God wanted us to be fruitful and multiply but He expressed His desire for us to have a helpmate in the process.
My prayers go out to the family and hopefully the same pit of faulty logic will be closed to others in a non-abusive way to the individuals and society at large.
May heaven help us all.
Peace!
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Check Out My Contest to Win HD Camcorder! I AM GIVING 1 AWAY TO 2 WINNERS!
Good morning All,
Take the time this morning or soon to view a contest where I will be personally giving away 2 HD camcorders at:
Be sure to enter yourself as well and share the news with others since you can win one directly or indirectly through referring a winning entry!
Peace,
Roney
Here is a YouTube video recorded shortly after the first HD camera arrived this morning!
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Unexplainable & Undetermined Reason For Posts Not Showing Up:(
I usually don't check for every post to appear on my blog unless some new code has been added. I thought that everything was sufficiently automated to avoid repetitive checking.
But today I see that my assumption has been totally wrong and numerous posts that should have been appearing have not.
I do see that my posts on Wordpress have not fallen through the cracks at all, so it may be time to consider moving everything over there.
I will double check from now on and especially drill down to find out what has created an appearance of being too busy or focused elsewhere with my attention.
I have been creating posts but they simply have not been showing up.
It's time for change in 2009 and this is a good time to do so:)
Peace!
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Agent Bush Dodging Shoes A La The Matrix
Now you have seen the evidence of the red pill first hand:)
If one can dodge a war intentionally, then dodging shoes can be done during lunch recess!
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Tuesday, December 09, 2008
The Blackbird Browser's Greatest Strength Is Also Its Greatest Weakness
Within the past 4 days, news of a new web browser named Blackbird was announced and targeted towards the African-American online community. Immediately the biggest irony to me was the attention it received from those technological pundits outside of the African-American digital community. Historic trends outside of the recent US presidential elections (only to some small degree still) consistently indicate that whenever there is anything geared toward benefiting and enabling the communication skills of African-Americans, the enabling technology whether human or machine must be savagely demonized from coast to coast and time zone to time zone nationwide for the entire world to see.
One would have thought that there was a digital reenactment of Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat on an afternoon commute home or something and yet, I believe this has occurred. Quite frankly, I was going to move to the back of the bus myself until I saw a post on TechCrunch minutes ago. Robin Wauters reported very dismissively the release of the browser and stated:
"I'm not entirely sure if it is enough of a proposition for African Americans to download and install a completely new browser, with all the customization tools that are already built into most recent builds of the popular browser applications.
Then again, I'm definitely not the target audience, so hard to judge. Any African American readers who want to try it out and come back to weigh in here in the comment section? "
The problem with this report of the Blackbird browser is that Wauters should have done more than nano-sized superficial research far before submitting this article to the website's editor and that TechCrunch is suffering from the same cultural blindness that is par for the course throughout the web2.0 world in that most tech reporters, editors, pundits, gurus, and experts alike already have the ability to make virtually all minorities invisible outside of entertainment and sports industries within the United States. One, I doubt that there are any minorities within these companies and then two, I doubt that they are given any attention beyond that given to the janitorial staff or a nuisance. Some things common to those suffering from such group thinking is like the old slogan of the 7-Up soft drink: Never Had It, Never Will.
As a result, all comments in print and online alike questioning whether the creators of Blackbird have wasted their time or not have swiftly placed their votes on the day after Election Day or on Inauguration Day itself where the votes do not count or matter at all.
After seeing the injustice given to Blackbird browser, I finally installed it after downloading it yesterday.
The first thing that I noticed about the Blackbird browser is the ticker tape news stories scrolling from right to left near the top of the browser which is mildly cool. Although the color scheme of Blackbird is to be expected when targeting the African-American community (basic black plus some bright color found in a fruit--laugh if you want to but look at any product distributed Coca-Cola or other food/beverage aimed at African-Americans for proof), the primary social networking features route users back to the same online venues (Myspace, Facebook, or the usual e-mail accounts) that already exist. No newly created value is offered as a result.
The initial assumption that Blackbird naively makes is that they falsely assume that past browser users and interested parties in the browser will always have the browser available on their computers. As anyone who has worked outside of the home can tell you, one is most likely not allowed to download and install software on a computer at work. Therefore the reach of Blackbird is crippled out of the gate. Anyone who has taken the time to review data provided by The Pew Internet & American Life Project would have readily noticed this. The vast majority of African-Americans online have their access provided while they are working (and again, the interested parties are not likely to be able to install the software to their computers).
I thought that Blackbird would have been smarter instead about building a targeted online community or providing the digital African-American community with a greater span of reach and networking ability. But instead at this point, it seems that the creators of Blackbird have fallen prey to the same corporate group think that previously ignored them. The biggest feature never seen before is found ultimately within the video section where several channels are found. The video section is where I believed Blackbird has its greatest opportunity while I see that it has yet to seize the opportunity there in its hands. The second misstep of Blackbird clearly made that can be rectified and improved upon is found within the video channels. Upon clicking on a video channel, one may readily view the videos available. But one is still locked into using the browser as the only means to view the videos.
I clicked on a video channel title and hoped to be able to view the same video on the Blackbird site itself (by copying and pasting the link of the channel itself) just in case I was ever away from a computer with the browser installed (or save the page to Delicious , Diigo , or any other social bookmarking site of choice), but instead I received the notice "You can access this information only with the Blackbird Browser. Click here to download the Blackbird Browser now." This faulty logic basically means that e-mailing a video link to someone else is never going to work unless one checks in advance that the receiver has Blackbird installed already. So the effort again is crippled out the gate but fortunately can be modified to actually work.
Blackbird is currently thinking like the old AOL in a world where Myspace, Google, Ning, Firefox, and RSS feeds operate with executive privilege. The opportunity that exists like a golden goose for Blackbird or anyone else looking to monetize any culture or community does not raise the bar of entry before the company itself enters but afterwards. Blackbird should create a plug-in for the Mozilla browser that can work with existing Firefox users and then allow the content being sent to its browser to be accessible on its website and embeddable anywhere on the internet period. Proceeding forward with a browser-only mindset weakens the targeted community and makes one falsely believe that it possibly cannot self-organize and find others of the same cultural interests.
Currently Blackbird has a Civil Rights mindset when a Barack Obama approach is preferred and welcomed. Most people online regardless of race and culture actually have more in common from a socioeconomic and cultural perspective than they would allow themselves to imagine offline. Whoever allows this paradigm to be broken down online and offline will create more value than any browser or technological tool has before it. But wait, Obama has already written this textbook:)
Blackbird has until Inauguration Day at the very latest to demonstrate that it can offer change in a way that is not fenced in like AOL of yesteryear and Facebook of today. This is the only digital change we can believe in. No other excuses, niche offers, or considerations will be accepted or tolerated. I would like to see the Blackbird team continue to make the needed changes quickly and then offer a social networking platform where sub-communities of niche interests can be created and networked at will across the entire digital world.
Peace!
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Leftover Mashup for Sunday Dinner
I just finished the contents of this plate from leftovers of two separate meals from the weekend and it is a good thing that only one serving was prepared!
The dinner featured tilapia with cocktail sauce, the pasta (made by Stouffer's with not enough chicken pieces remaining), and hush puppies was so good that I know there is not a restaurant nearby with this combination on their menu:)
It really felt like a great culinary experience where cool worlds collide!
I topped it off with Minute Maid Tropical Fruit juice and the single serving is going to make the nap taken in a few seconds not feel so guilty!!
I missed the vegetables though and totally forgot that fresh salad was right in the frig:(
Enjoy the rest of your weekend too!
Peace!
The dinner featured tilapia with cocktail sauce, the pasta (made by Stouffer's with not enough chicken pieces remaining), and hush puppies was so good that I know there is not a restaurant nearby with this combination on their menu:)
It really felt like a great culinary experience where cool worlds collide!
I topped it off with Minute Maid Tropical Fruit juice and the single serving is going to make the nap taken in a few seconds not feel so guilty!!
I missed the vegetables though and totally forgot that fresh salad was right in the frig:(
Enjoy the rest of your weekend too!
Peace!
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Left Brain or Right Brain
My wife sent this to me as someone sent it to her. I initially why is my wife sending me subliminal, naked images of Beyonce turning around:)
Check it out and see which way is the lady turning to you. To see her turning in both directions is weirder than just seeing one direction.
Peace!
******
Which way does she turn for you?
This is really amazing. Read the information below. This will drive people crazy for hours.
If you see this lady turning in clockwise you are using your right brain.
If you see her tuning the other way, you are using left brain.
Some people do see both ways, but most people see it only one way.
See if you can make her go one way and then the other by shifting the brain's current.
BOTH DIRECTIONS CAN BE SEEN.
Experimentation has shown that the two different sides or hemispheres of the brain are responsible for different manners of thinking. The following table illustrates the differences between left-brain and right-brain thinking:
Left Brain Right Brain
Logical Random
Sequential Intuitive
Rational Holistic
Analytical Synthesizing
Objective Subjective
Looks at Looks at
parts wholes
Most individuals have a distinct preference for one of these styles of thinking. Some, however, are more whole-brained and equally adept at both modes. In general, schools tend to favor left-brain modes of thinking, while downplaying the right-brain activities. Left-brain scholastic subjects focus on logical thinking, analysis, and accuracy. Right-brained subjects, on the other hand, focus on aesthetics, feeling, and creativity.
If you look away, she may switch from one direction to the other.
I found that if I just look at her feet or relax and look at the floor where the reflection shows, she will switch direction!
Friday, November 07, 2008
Great way to locate web2.0 sites by reverse engineering
I just discovered a site via FriendFeed that should help anyone locate a web2.0 site that one may not have found otherwise:)
The site User Name Check was primarily designed to help you locate other sites where a given user name is still available or already in use, but the compilation itself should help one locate web2.0 sites as well.
Otherwise, think of it as a potential branding tool.
W00t!
Peace!
Even As An Obama Supporter, I Find This Funny:)
Only in America is it possible to find the following video funny!
But the difference is that many lives have been enlightened and destiny and purpose has been discovered through this election season.
We can join the naysayers in laughing now, but let's fire up our own engines to fully transform America and the rest of the world!
Obama Win Causes Obsessive Supporters To Realize How Empty Their Lives Are
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
Welcome to a Brand New Era with the Obama Victory!
Needless to say, we either went to bed within a new night or have awaken to a brand new day and era. US Senator Barack Obama is the first African-American president-elect of the United States of America!!!
As I am now watching the playback of how and why Obama won, I am remembering how this election was won primarily by the northeast, the educated, the young, and the technologically savvy.
The work and healing that has to be done requires that healing and uplifting focuses on the targets of residents of the southern states below the Mason-Dixon line, the uneducated, the old, and those thinking that the internet, cell phones, and web 2.0 websites will simply pass as the fads of the Pet Rock, Rubik's cube, or Beanie Babies.
The coalition of the progressive whites, Hispanic, and African-American voters have forever changed the landscape and spirit of America.
I urge each of us to do whatever we can not only for our families, but for our neighborhoods, our communities, nation, and world.
My political views were initially shaped by dinner table conversations with my parents, but my collegiate experiences at Francis Marion College in the mid to late 80s have had a greater imprint than I really care to remember.
Seeing years ago firsthand scores being changed on intramural athletic fields, tests and examinations being widely accessible within white fraternity houses, the contempt of supposedly cutting edge white professors, and the distinct lines of borders socially drawn while we were yet consistently and feverishly working to improve the quality of life overall for the entire campus and give hope to the minority body on campus has indeed made me cynical in the years after graduation.
But guess what? Standing where we are today and viewing the new reality of what is upon us and to come, I now know that our individual and collective efforts were not in vain.
Each one of us has been given a full measure of faith and now with that same faith, we will now enlighten the entire world one by one person, place, and idea worldwide.
Any veils and shrouds of possibly being a victim or disenfranchised minority student and American has been shredded and permanently destroyed forever!
There are some who are now bitterly exclaiming that the country has gone down the tubes and their country has sold them out while never asking themselves the same questions in the elections of 2000 and 2004. To these same people, I ask that you join me in asking them to look around the world and pay close attention to the faces, the souls, and the hope and dreams of people and ask if all could be wrong now of all times?
I now just received a phone call from a friend and former coworker and realized that my entire work history has been virtually under Republican administrations and the years of Clinton's administration have been the most financially rewarding and consistent.
But I would gladly repeat the harsh years of not being able to state for the record that I possessed a MBA degree just to get back to this point of Obama's victory not just for America but for the world!
Opportunity has returned and it is undeniably visible and the entire world is basking in it like sunlight.
Let us encourage one another and see what the limits of new era are and if there are any limits other than what we place on ourselves!
May God bless each one of us and the world and may God bless America!
Peace!
Tuesday, November 04, 2008
Here Is My Election Night Activity!
I voted early a few weeks ago, received the free Starbucks coffee today, and made telephone calls in support of US Senator Barack Obama's presidential bid on Election Night!
Saturday, November 01, 2008
Celebrating 21 Years of Entrepreneurship on November 1st
Today (November 1st) is my 21st entrepreneurial anniversary!!!
The date is a critical turning point in my life because out of the experience , the rest of the dominoes in my life have occurred to lead us where we are today.
I am truly humbled after realizing how the dots are connected.
Be blessed!
Peace!
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Interesting Day from Girl Scouts to Democratic Political Rally!
Today has been a stunningly, great day and here are a few thoughts in a QuickTime movie video that came to me as a result.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Nice Fuze taste test this evening!
I bought 6 bottles of Fuze today just to our own informal taste test. They were priced at $1 per bottle at Publix grocery store nearby. I thought that they were much higher a few years ago and never bought one until today.
Since I am going from the photo and do not have the actual bottles near me, I may maim a name or two so forgive me in advance.
The most distinguishing thing that surprised me is that most of them were clear with flavors added while a few either had coloring or a creamy color.
My preference turned out to be for the bottles that were 90 calories versus the 10 calories that the rest had except for the Black & Green Tea which had only 60 calories according to my wife.
So the Peach Mango was a personal favorite and the Banana Colada.
My wife really liked the Black & Green Tea especially after buying and hating a Fuze Green Tea recently.
The pink bottle with the pomegranate and acai tasted so sweet that we thought it had an artificial sweetener like Splenda or another competitor. We could not believe that it tasted so sweet to have such a low calorie amount.
My wife shook the pink bottle up a little and then it tasted as one would expect.
The Strawberry Melon was good too and it has strawberry, watermelon, and cantaloupe flavorings.
The Strawberry Guava has 90 calories, so it was a winner in my book as well:)
Overall, I am a new fan of Fuze and need to check its stock price. I bought and sold Jones Soda a year ago and enjoyed when it took off.
I remember when Fuze had the hype as well, but for some reason I have not heard or seen anything to indicate that it still has the buzz and for this reason is probably why it is so affordable now.
But this is a sweet spot on another level especially as an investment.
Peace!
Since I am going from the photo and do not have the actual bottles near me, I may maim a name or two so forgive me in advance.
The most distinguishing thing that surprised me is that most of them were clear with flavors added while a few either had coloring or a creamy color.
My preference turned out to be for the bottles that were 90 calories versus the 10 calories that the rest had except for the Black & Green Tea which had only 60 calories according to my wife.
So the Peach Mango was a personal favorite and the Banana Colada.
My wife really liked the Black & Green Tea especially after buying and hating a Fuze Green Tea recently.
The pink bottle with the pomegranate and acai tasted so sweet that we thought it had an artificial sweetener like Splenda or another competitor. We could not believe that it tasted so sweet to have such a low calorie amount.
My wife shook the pink bottle up a little and then it tasted as one would expect.
The Strawberry Melon was good too and it has strawberry, watermelon, and cantaloupe flavorings.
The Strawberry Guava has 90 calories, so it was a winner in my book as well:)
Overall, I am a new fan of Fuze and need to check its stock price. I bought and sold Jones Soda a year ago and enjoyed when it took off.
I remember when Fuze had the hype as well, but for some reason I have not heard or seen anything to indicate that it still has the buzz and for this reason is probably why it is so affordable now.
But this is a sweet spot on another level especially as an investment.
Peace!
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
So Many Gadgets, So Little Time!
Too many electronics have made me drool lately and everyday I receive an announcement to let me know that another one is now available for me to purchase at a discounted price.
In some cases, I know that the holiday season may make some increase in price normally but we are not at that point nationwide.
So fortunately unless there is a strong business need, I am going to rest on the sidelines for now:)
Peace!
The Babies Know!!
The photos below are cool, great, and awesome until you get to the last set:)
Then you instinctively know why it went down like it did!!!
Have a great day!
Peace!
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Class Reunion Weight Loss Concierge.com Goes Live!
Today we are releasing for public consumption a home study and support network for people looking to lose weight entitled Class Reunion Weight Loss Concierge.com and the site is already up and running!
My real life story of losing 40 pounds is fully documented and I am still in progress to lose another 20 to 40 pounds especially since I have not done any physical activity to lose the weight. I went to a kickboxing free class back in April which did help in the long run, but no one has to immediately join a gym in order to lose weight.
Small tweaks to your daily lifestyle is enough to throw your entire mind, body, and soul into a lifestyle to lose any amount of weight that is desired.
There is also an affiliate program for anyone that may be interested in earning money by simply turning people onto the software and course.
A lot of work in terms of memory of what happened went into creating the course and I have already released it from my ego to be a blessing to someone who really needs it more than I do. Therefore I am not emotionally wrapped up in any short-term victories or defeats through sales, feedback, and anything else that could undermine the entire effort.
But the course works and if it strong enough to work for me at the rate that it did, I am sure that others will be blessed to lose any amount of weight to make going back to their class reunion, a wedding, or any other special occasion a happy moment versus wallowing in self-pity and low self-esteem.
In this light, the entire time line has been a blessed one!
Peace!
Friday, October 03, 2008
Friday Night Dessert: Mrs. Smith's Dutch Crumb Apple Pie!
My girls and I just had this Mrs. Smith's Dutch Crumb Apple Pie a la mode with Cookies & Cream ice cream. There is enough cinnamon there to create a sandstorm!
It is so rich that only one serving can be enjoyed:)
At this rate, it will not see Monday for sure:)
Although my wife is a Mrs. Smith herself, she did not make this concoction:)
Peace!
It is so rich that only one serving can be enjoyed:)
At this rate, it will not see Monday for sure:)
Although my wife is a Mrs. Smith herself, she did not make this concoction:)
Peace!
Documented Instability of McCain
If one is unfit to lead, they should do a better job of concealing it. McCain raises his personal instability on a flag pole!
Wednesday, October 01, 2008
All That Is Needed Now Is Palin Moonwalking:)
This may be the joke of the year! She walked straight into the baseball bat and then did a 180 degree turn to flee:)
Laughs don't get any better than this!
Go Obama!
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
With Campaign Co-Chairs Like This, Who Needs An Opponent?
Fiorina could not run HP without spying on the board of directors, but it looks like she knows John McCain very well indeed:)
Monday, September 15, 2008
Why Get Mad if You Wanted to Flip Flop?
No amount of lipstick can fancy up this pig!
He talks, he forgets, and then he gets mad when you remind him of his own words!!!
Audacious!
Everyone Should Not Run for the Exit at the Same Time:(
When a failure tells you to stay in a burning house and that everything is okay, he or she actually speeds up the stampede versus projecting calmness and strength.
Own your failure W & GOP!
The flight to safety is on!
McCain's Memory & Mouth are Disconnected Clearly!
McCain talks and then forgets his own words.
A pathological liar he either is or is becoming.
No One Can Help Those Who Refuse to Read or Watch Financial News!
Does he ever read the news or have any financial professionals helping him with his knowledge much less his campaign?
Talk about clueless!
McCain is now a blackmailer?
I could not believe that McCain's own mouth could blame Obama for the tone of McCain's own political ads.
I guess he is another war monger after all:(
Tuesday, September 09, 2008
Indeed Justified, But Not Forever Entitled
Indeed Justified, But Not Forever Entitled
By Roney Smith Copyright 2008. All Rights Reserved
Hebrews 12:1-3 KJV
Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset [us], and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of [our] faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.
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This morning another driver made a left turn to drive from a stationary position to get right in front of me versus allowing me to drive by first. From the near whiplash experienced due to having to suddenly brake, I could tell that there was a young boy in the front passenger seat, the car tax sticker was highly visible in addition to the license plate appearing in high definition, the white Mitsubishi Galant was from Houston County, Georgia, and if not for the condensation on the rear window that was not wiped off or rear window heater in use, I would have been able to give you the mileage and amount of fuel remaining in the vehicle.
Does anything of this successfully indicate to you that I was highly enamored with the driver's actions? I know not:)
Through this experience that will assuredly be repeated at some point in the oncoming future, the unadulterated, unbroken vibe that was fresher than morning coffee was clearly broken by the other driver.
I was agitated. I was ignited. I was in flames.
But as I mentioned recently with "Forgiveness Trumps All Dysfunction and Ignorance", the other driver was simply doing the best that they could do.
There are people that will go to great lengths to displease us intentionally and there are some that can achieve the same effect with very little effort at all.
So the above Scripture came to me minutes later to remind me that I had the pressing need to lay aside the weight that would so easily ride me like a pony at a state fair for the rest of the day.
I also fully understood that in the middle of fully being justified to feel that way that I did, I was not entitled to feel the same way much longer beyond the time that the healing Word of God made its presence felt.
The challenge today is to identify where are we experiencing pain currently as well as historically from earlier generations. Although some pain may be temporarily justified, we have to release the pain in order to allow healing to exist within our lives and in the lives of others. Otherwise, the grudge against someone else does more harm to the holder of the grudge than to the person to which the grudge is directed.
You risk getting more mud on yourself that you intend to throw on someone else. Through picking up the dirt, cocking your arm and hand backwards to throw it, and the release itself is a 3 to 1 ratio to get yourself dirty versus the opportunity to dirtying someone else. As I am beginning to understand even more from my own first book Every Seed Has The Divine Expectation of Much Fruit (Writers Club Press, 2003, ISBN 0595262260), there is always the presence of seed, divine expectation, and much fruit whether for good or evil.
So from the challenge we must progress to the greater opportunity that exists on a higher level, frequency, altitude, and attitude from the depths that would become our short, intermediate, and long term tomb if left uncontested.
Since we were given an opportunity for death and burial, we must ask, seek, and knock upon the mind of God to understand where the resurrection needs to spring forward and leap higher within our lives and the lives of the world around us.
Through the guidance of the Holy Spirit, we are able to experience not only our natural senses on a different level but to see the invisible, taste what was previously kept away by the enemy (even if the enemy was ourselves and our former way of thinking and believing), touch the future, smell what is present in heaven before it is in earth, and hear the unction of God straight from the throne of God directly or what is communicated by God through the mouths of others.
Only through God are we ever able to imagine, know, and experience what we are entitled to which is only meant for our good!
When we live, move, and have our being in Christ, our direction and position raises our faith to the place where we are certainly and inevitably justified.
The just shall live by faith and the justification is permanently guaranteed when we truly seek that which we are entitled to.
Peace!
By Roney Smith Copyright 2008. All Rights Reserved
Hebrews 12:1-3 KJV
Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset [us], and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of [our] faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.
****************
This morning another driver made a left turn to drive from a stationary position to get right in front of me versus allowing me to drive by first. From the near whiplash experienced due to having to suddenly brake, I could tell that there was a young boy in the front passenger seat, the car tax sticker was highly visible in addition to the license plate appearing in high definition, the white Mitsubishi Galant was from Houston County, Georgia, and if not for the condensation on the rear window that was not wiped off or rear window heater in use, I would have been able to give you the mileage and amount of fuel remaining in the vehicle.
Does anything of this successfully indicate to you that I was highly enamored with the driver's actions? I know not:)
Through this experience that will assuredly be repeated at some point in the oncoming future, the unadulterated, unbroken vibe that was fresher than morning coffee was clearly broken by the other driver.
I was agitated. I was ignited. I was in flames.
But as I mentioned recently with "Forgiveness Trumps All Dysfunction and Ignorance", the other driver was simply doing the best that they could do.
There are people that will go to great lengths to displease us intentionally and there are some that can achieve the same effect with very little effort at all.
So the above Scripture came to me minutes later to remind me that I had the pressing need to lay aside the weight that would so easily ride me like a pony at a state fair for the rest of the day.
I also fully understood that in the middle of fully being justified to feel that way that I did, I was not entitled to feel the same way much longer beyond the time that the healing Word of God made its presence felt.
The challenge today is to identify where are we experiencing pain currently as well as historically from earlier generations. Although some pain may be temporarily justified, we have to release the pain in order to allow healing to exist within our lives and in the lives of others. Otherwise, the grudge against someone else does more harm to the holder of the grudge than to the person to which the grudge is directed.
You risk getting more mud on yourself that you intend to throw on someone else. Through picking up the dirt, cocking your arm and hand backwards to throw it, and the release itself is a 3 to 1 ratio to get yourself dirty versus the opportunity to dirtying someone else. As I am beginning to understand even more from my own first book Every Seed Has The Divine Expectation of Much Fruit (Writers Club Press, 2003, ISBN 0595262260), there is always the presence of seed, divine expectation, and much fruit whether for good or evil.
So from the challenge we must progress to the greater opportunity that exists on a higher level, frequency, altitude, and attitude from the depths that would become our short, intermediate, and long term tomb if left uncontested.
Since we were given an opportunity for death and burial, we must ask, seek, and knock upon the mind of God to understand where the resurrection needs to spring forward and leap higher within our lives and the lives of the world around us.
Through the guidance of the Holy Spirit, we are able to experience not only our natural senses on a different level but to see the invisible, taste what was previously kept away by the enemy (even if the enemy was ourselves and our former way of thinking and believing), touch the future, smell what is present in heaven before it is in earth, and hear the unction of God straight from the throne of God directly or what is communicated by God through the mouths of others.
Only through God are we ever able to imagine, know, and experience what we are entitled to which is only meant for our good!
When we live, move, and have our being in Christ, our direction and position raises our faith to the place where we are certainly and inevitably justified.
The just shall live by faith and the justification is permanently guaranteed when we truly seek that which we are entitled to.
Peace!
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
Google's Chrome Delivers!
I've made the new Google Chrome web browser my default browser this evening after reading a Google produced comic on its features and benefits earlier today.
It is as fast as I thought it would be.
It is not yet available on a Mac without some under the hood work, so I have left it alone there until an official Mac version is ready.
But it has the stability and speed that Flock, Firefox 3, and MS Internet Explorer could never demonstrate.
I still have Safari on both the PC and Mac and Chrome beats it for speed so far.
Try it out and I'm sure that you will love it as much or more than I am.
Peace!
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