...The anecdote of my life...

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

...Happy Hump Day!...

Sunday, March 4, 2012

howdy!
Hope that you guys had a great weekend!
We have made it to another Sunday!
Here are your LoL moments for this week!
Hope that they make you giggle if not smile

Enjoy!

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Friday, March 2, 2012

As March has quickly approached, i am sad to see how fast this year is moving!
A previous post i shared that each day in February, i post black history facts on my Facebook status. I started this a few years ago and i have gotten a lot of positive feedback from people enjoying me sharing the facts that i find on my status. I did not even consider that soooooo many people would even care about the facts that i shared but apparently some people awaited each day to see what i would share! I am happy that i was able to use social media to teach my peers something new.

As promised, i am going to post some Black History Facts that i learned and shared over the past month. Hope that you guys learn something as well :-) Enjoy!

On this day (Feb 1st) in 1865 the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which abolished slavery, was adopted by the 38th Congress.

On this day (Feb 2nd) in 1915 Biologist Ernest E. Just receives the Spingarn medal for his pioneering in cell division and fertilization. Also, Scientist and mathematician Benjamin Banneker is credited with helping to design the blueprints for Washington, D.C

On this day 9Feb 3rd) in 1956 Autherine J. Lucy becomes the first black student to attend the University of Alabama (she later graduated getting a master’s degree in education).

On this day (Feb 5th) in 1884, W. Johnson patented the Egg Beater.

Nathaniel Alexander was the first to patent the folding chair. His invention was designed to be used in schools, churches and at large social gatherings

After the success of Negro Digest, publisher John H. Johnson decided to create a magazine to depict the positive side of black life and black achievement. The first issue of his publication, Ebony, sold out in a matter of hours. An additional 25,000 copies had to be printed immediately to meet the demands of the public

Thomas L. Jennings was the first African-American to receive a patent in 1821. It was for a dry-cleaning process in 1821. He used the money earned from the patent to purchase relatives out of slavery and support abolitionist causes

History has credited Thomas Edison with the invention of the light bulb, but fewer people know about Lewis Latimer's innovations toward its development. Until Latimer's process for making carbon filament, Edison's light bulbs would only burn for a few minutes. Latimer's filament burned for several hours

Henry Brown created what is now known as a "strongbox", a metal container to store money and important papers that could be locked with a key.

Both Condoleezza Rice and Martin Luther King, Jr. started college when they were just 15 years old. She studied political science at the University of Denver; he majored in sociology at Morehouse College in Atlanta.

The hair brush, lawn mower, cellphone, refrigerator, and the air conditioner were all the fruits of African-American inventors

Granville Woods invented numerous devices relating to the railroad including a system of overhead electric conducting lines, air brakes and a telegraph system that allowed communication between moving trains. And Joseph Winters invented a fire escape ladder in 1878

David Crosthwait, Jr., who created the heating system for New York City's Radio City Music Hall, holds 39 U.S. patents and 80 international patents pertaining to heating, refrigeration and temperature regulating systems

The first sociology department in the U.S. was established by educator and civil rights leader, W.E.B. Du Bois.

Sarah E. Goode invented a bed that folded up into a cabinet in 1885. Contrary to popular belief, she was not the first African-American woman to receive a patent, but the second

James West's research in sound technology led to the development of foil-electret transducers used in 90 percent of all microphones built today and in most new telephones being manufactured. West holds 47 U.S. and more than 200 foreign patents on microphones and techniques for making polymer foil-electrets. He was inducted into the National Inventor's Hall of Fame in 1999

Lewis Temple revolutionized the whaling industry with his invention of the toggle harpoon in 1848.

Radio personalities Hal Jackson and Percy Sutton co-founded the Inner City Broadcasting Corporation (ICBC). They also acquired WLIB, which became the first African-American owned and operated station in New York

Mark Dean along with his co-inventor Dennis Moelle created a microcomputer system with bus control means for peripheral processing devices. This invention allows the use of computer plug-ins like disk drives, speakers, scanners, etc

Hirman R. Revels of Mississippi was sworn in as the first Black U.S. senator and first Black representative in Congress in 1870

African-American inventor Garrett Augustus Morgan created the gas mask—then became renowned for using his mask to save workers trapped in a toxic fume-filled tunnel

Before he was a renowned artist, Romare Bearden was also a talented baseball player. He was recruited by the Philadelphia Athletics on the pretext that he would agree to pass as white. He turned down the offer, instead choosing to work on his art

Tice Davids, a runaway slave from Kentucky, was the inspiration for the first usage of the term “Underground Railroad.” When he swam across the Ohio River to freedom, his former owner assumed he’d drowned and told the local paper if Davids had escaped, he must have traveled on "an underground railroad." (Davids actually made it alive and well.)

Architect Paul Williams mastered the art of drawing upside down so that he could sit across from (not next to) white clients who didn’t want to sit side-by-side with a black person

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...WoRdLeSs WeDnEsDaY...

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

I found this on Pinterest...and i will print this off and frame it in my office!

Some great rules to incorporate into your life!

Hope you guys are having a great February 29th Hump Day!! :-)

I was thinking of trying SOMETHING NEW!

Want to do a Facebook Fan Page Like & Blog Hop!

Link Your Facebook Fan Pages and Blogs Below!

Was trying to spice things up around here so just wanted to see how this would turn out.

No Complex rules...no im not going to force you to take my button or anything. Just wanting to try this out and see how it works :-)

Trying out some Blog Hops for this week :-)

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...LoL sUnDaY...

Sunday, February 26, 2012

happy Sunday everyone!!
Hope that you all had a great week!
I know i had a very BUSY week (hope to post pics soon!)

Hope that you have enjoyed your weekend.
Here are your LoL moments for this week :-)
ENJOY!

***READ THE TEXT on the screen of the item they are trying to sale...LOL!!!***

uuuuum....what is this about?

Ru Paul for the next president!! LoL

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...KiNkY CuRlY...

Thursday, February 23, 2012

What does February mean to you?
To me it is a HUGE marker if my heritage and culture.
February is Black History Month.

A few years ago, i made it a goal to learn one new Black History fact each day of February. And to help my fellow peers along so they could also learn some important history, each day i post that new fact as my facebook status. I have gotten AMAZING response from all of my peers in the social world as they are learning new and interesting things about African American culture.
From inventors, pioneers, actors, singers, or young professionals African Americans have done a lot to help build the country that we have today.

Another reason i did it was to also teach people that there were other people who had major influences on our culture other than the usual popular names that you usually hear (like Martin Luther King Jr, Malcolm X, President Obama...)

The last post of this month i will post some of my Black History facts that i learned and shared during this 2012 Black History Month.

I have a friend that works at the local television station and she also decided to pay homage to Black History month as well this year. She made a series of stories to educate the people of our community of influential African American people right here in our own community. She also talked on African American culture that can be seen today but some people do not really understand. Here is the story my friend is doing (and YES i was lucky enough to be apart of it :-) ) It may help to let some people know a little more about the African American Culture and some of the things that we do.

Part 1:

Part 2:

You can read more about the story here:
http://www.heartlandconnection.com/news/story.aspx?id=723081#.T0bSYvHeA4U

Black History is American history. And i hope that i am able to teach my nieces, nephews, and someday my children more about the African American heritage and what we have done to contribute to improving society.

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...WoRdLeSs WeDnEsDaY...

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Over the past few months i have been "detoxing" my life of people who just do not deserve my time.

I am a very giving and loving person and once you are my "friend" i pretty much treat you like family. Well over the years i have learned that some people just like to take advantage of my kindness...and it is for that reason i have started to cut the cord on some "relationships" with people that i know

Some people it was easier to do than with others...but i know that it was for the best.

I do not want a part time friend! I want a friend who will be there when they say they will be there. and i take that mentality when i am in any kind of relationship. I guess i have set high standards for the people that i am around but i do not regret it! I look at all the friends that i do have and i LOVE every second i am around them. I have such an amazing group of friends that i do get people tell me quite frequently that they wish they had friends like mine (or they wish i could be their friend and hang out with them more...LoL) i guess detoxing the part time people is a good thing and can be seen by other people

I like to live a drama free...very happy...up beat...up lifting life

All of my friends put in 110 % effort when it comes to being there for each other and anytime we plan a trip or go somewhere we are the center of attention because we all get along so well and just have an amazing time.

So don't be afraid to let some people go! it may be hard at first...but if it is better for you in the long run sometimes you have to do what is best for you!

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...LoL sUnDaY...

Sunday, February 19, 2012

hello everyone!
We have made it to another Sunday!!
Hope that everyone had an amazing week and a great weekend!
I know the weekend always goes by too fast for me!

Here are your LoL Moments for this week!
Enjoy :-)

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...WoRdLeSs WeDnEsDaY...

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

...def some words of wisdom to live by...

...learn to forgive...but that does not mean you have to forget...
...learn from those moments that were not the best...
...but do not let those bad moments hold you back from being a happier better person TODAY!...