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Super Bowl 2016__Evolutionary Swing

I don’t know who thought the Super Bowl kicked off on Sunday at 5:30pm Central Time. It has been a long time coming but I know A Change Is Gonna Come. Sam Cook put it out there. His VOICE carries the reflection of emotions and memories that will trigger the Revolution. If We The People will not Progress and Accept Evolution our Nation will be doom without Progressive Solutions.   What did you see through your lens? I guess it all depends. Were you watching the game?  I saw more than just a Game. I did roll those 50 years back. America came together and push FORWARD.  A brilliant teaching tool was released by the flip of a coin. You got CHANGE.  DIVERSITY led the KICKOFF. Everyone did their fair share.  Time to Roll Back!

I remember sitting on the floor with my son rambling through all of his football and baseball major league cards. He could see the great despair on my face. He would always say, “Don’t worry MaMa one day we will have black quarterbacks.”  When the GAME was the GAME and money wasn’t thrown around like water all the big time quarterbacks were white.  All I could see at that time was Terry Bradshaw, Len Dawson, Roger Staubach, Fran Tarkenton, Bob Griese, Joe Namath, Dan Marino, Joe Montana and Johnny Unitas. If you got a card with Bart Starr’s picture it was a Great Kodak Moment. Another doorway was open by a young man name Doug Williams who played with the Washington Redskin.  He was the only black quarterback at the times paving the way for Randall Cunningham, Warren Moon, Cam Newton, Donovan McNabb, James Winston, Colin Kaepernick, Russell Wilson and Robert Griffin III (RG3).   Teddy Riley crossed over to mix it up with the Gospel Group, The Winans. Yes, it is Time To Make That Change. Rolling my mental processing forward A Change did come. Flipping the coin backward here is what I recall.

My son was so hopeful. He would say, “Time to put a smile on your face.” He would call out Christian Okoye (The Nigerian Nightmare), Marcus Allen, Ickey Woods (fullback), Tony Dorsett, Jamal Anderson, Roger Craig, Walter Payton all of his favorite Running Backs. He carried in his back pocket the cards of Deron Cherry and Ronnie Lott (Defensive Safety favorites).   Underneath his pillow, the cards of Deon Sanders (Corner), Charles Woodson (Corner/Safety) Albert Lewis (Corner) protected him from the Shadow Creeper.  In his shoebox, his ultimate warrior Wide Receivers were placed in those little cellophane pouches.  Jerry Rice, Tim Brown, Mark Ingram Sr., John Taylor and Mark Clayton would last forever. Offensive Lineman and Linebackers were off-limits. My son said he had to keep some secrets. I was cool with that. Roll It FORWARD.

As I watch the game there was an ease of my breathing and no tension on my shoulders.  In Super Bowl 2016  your white quarterback was Payton Manning. On the opposite end of the spectrum, your black quarterback was Cam Newton. There was a Hispanic coach, Ron Rivera.  There was a white Coach Gary Kubiak. Half-time demonstrated a balance.  DIVERSITY was the star.  No headliner could be found to give DIVERSITY the proper introduction. DIVERSITY stood on its own. What a send-off!  As I watch the game I could say,  “ALRIGHTY THEN”  instead of “ALL WHITEY THEN.”  TouchDown for DIVERSITY.  From Remembering The Titans to the movie 42 everyone came together and did what they do. Bruno Mars, Lady GaGa, Beyonce, and Cold Play pointed it out on  Super Bowl 2016 day.  Are you ready to move the needle?

It took years and years of steps and gradual CHANGE.  The INCLUSION of all these UNIQUE people to come together at Levi’s Stadium was remarkable. Fifty years have passed. UnBelievable! Yet Super Bowl 2016 looked so different to me.   Through my lens, I was caught up in the moment of viewing people of different races, ethnicities, and ages. Regardless of their incomes, physical abilities, religious beliefs, sexual orientations and different ideologies these people were all under one roof. The United States of America is under one roof.  If the people in our nation could surround themselves with ACCEPTANCE, RESPECT, UNDERSTANDING, and get over their petty biases we could move the needle FORWARD once again. Our level of tolerance would allow us to embark upon embracing and celebrating the DIFFERENCES of each INDIVIDUAL.   A foundation built with strong SUPPORTS, a SAFE POSITIVE ENVIRONMENT, nurturing with the seeds of EDUCATIONS for GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT moves the needle of DIVERSITY toward monumental CHANGES and PROGRESS.  TouchDown!  We must all do our FAIR SHARE and not complicate things.  One Nation, under GOD, Indivisible, and Justice__ Evolutionary Swing.

 

 

Expendables Vs Recyclables___V.I.P.

Who decided a life could be used only once and discarded?  What gives a person the right to think their life is more important than yours? Would you sacrifice your life to become disposable flesh to watch the person you love flourish? Do you feel it is necessary for you to risk giving up your hopes and dreams to support a person who has no regard for your life? Do you think you are a throwaway? Are you not good enough? Do you feel you are no longer needed? Do you think your friends, family, or spouse are more valuable? Have you ever been told you are replaceable, your services are no longer needed, or you have served your purpose?  Can you believe huge corporations have the mentality they can get anyone to work for them because people are a dime a dozen? You have become EXPENDABLE. The boxing gloves are on and the punches have begun to roll. I hear you loud and clear. It can make you sick but to live the blows and punches are even worse.

Let’s take a look at the opposite end of the spectrum. Whatever a person can salvage and use more than one TIME should be good for the environment.  Aluminum, plastics bottles, newspapers, steel cans, glass, cardboard, mixed papers, and computers are the most used items which have valuable components that can be changed and made into other useful products. One needs to be careful not to get ahold of an item to later find out it can present a great health risk. Plastics bottles can also be harmful to humans. Have you purchased a sports bottle or a sip and go cup?  Not to scare anyone but the controversy has to do with a chemical called bisphenol (BPA) that has been used for many years in packaging foods and in other plastic items.  Research has found that BPA acts like estrogen in the body which can possibly increase the risk of developing breast cancers/cancers, heart disease, diabetes, and reproductive problems. BPA has been banned from babies sip and go cups, packaging infant formulas, and their baby bottles. Have you noticed the new drinking GLASS bottles with screw on lids covered by thick plastic?  You know the ones in all the pretty vibrant colors. Hmmm! The bottom-line, if the FDA said it ain’t no good for babies, it ain’t no good for me. I will say this, the FDA has failed to use their judgment appropriately on items which are toxic and can contaminate our bodies. It is another punch in the face. Get ready to police yourself and use common sense. If you are running low on common sense, just ask a person you can TRUST.  Have you taken out the garbage today? You must learn what is trash. Do some snooping around. Find out and learn what is good for your body, the environment, and what are RECYCLABLES.

Did you know people can become RECYCLABLES?  RECYCLABLES become less human every day and are very dangerous to our society. People who say and do whatever they want, defy laws and make public service announcements saying they will keep their jobs and will not resign or step down are RECYCLABLES. Who will rock the cradle of the mill-billion dollar industry? RECYCLABLES is never held to the same standards as others.   The AFFLUENT syndrome is called AFFLUENZA. Remember Judge Jean Boyd who decided to give Ethan Crouch 10 years for killing 3 people on a drunk driving charge. Her reasoning was Ethan Couch would never understand because of his rich lifestyle. Too rich for jail.  Our justice system straight up failed. Can you believe this Sh… when you can get away with murder because you are too D.. rich? Let’s not forget about the case of  Robert H. Richard IV du Pont who raped his 3-year-old daughter.  On April 2, 2014, Cris Barrish of The News Journal headline article stated, Judge, said du Pont heir “will not fare well in prison.” What the Fock! Superior Court Judge Jan Jurden did not make a superior decision. The Justice system failed again. Gloves are on and the punch is thrown. Total miss! The judge’s brain was in a head-on collision. Her not so superior decision came straight out of hell. Robert H. Richard IV du Pont was sentenced to participate in a sex offenders treatment program. His little girl’s life was destroyed. RECYCLABLE with an extra cancer-causing agent (Mr. BPA himself) gets off because he is too rich. A federal judge in Alabama appointed by yesteryear George W. Bush is facing domestic violence charges. Mark Fuller has been stripped of his courtroom duties but he has continued to receive his $200,000 annual salary. Do you think that Congress will do their job and impeach Mark Fuller who holds a life TIME position on the bench? Who will be brave enough to make him an Expendable? Hey, you could ask for his resignation. Ray Rice knockout punches didn’t start in the elevators. He has a host of followers wearing boxing gloves in the NFL. The punches are thrown at a high rate speed and several cuts are above my eyes. Gets someone in here quick to keep the blood out. It will distort my vision I will lose the fight. Where are you, Harry Reid.? Outside the arena, punches are thrown left and right. I’ll jump on stage with Martha Reeves And The Vandellas and sing Nowhere To Run Nowhere To Hide.

The powers that determine where the RECYCLABLES are repositioned is MONEY. The RECYCLABLES lose their ability to put themselves in another person’s shoes because they get the opportunity to CHOOSE from a long list of INTENTIONAL BEHAVIORS. How serious are the RECYCLABLES problems when money talks and BS walks? They can’t see the seriousness of their problem because money is blocking their view. The RECYCLABLES has CHOSEN the characteristic and trait of ANOSOGNOSIA. Don’t forget the RECYCLABLES think they are more valuable than you. The BIG DADDY DAWGS has demonstrated to the world how it is done by kicking the videotape under the bed and Recycling Roger Goodell. Hey! Roger Goodell is not along. Big Banks and the SNUFFLEUPAGUS of the BIG BEHEMOTH CORPORATE COMPANIES RECYCLE their CEOs and continue to pay them big moo-la. This strategy has practically demeaned and destroyed the middle class. How many folks are out of a job? Who dictates whether or not they keep their job? Why? The money dawgs establishment plays shuffleboard with the lives of their money makers and money shakers. When trouble knocks on their door a concocted syndrome, aka AFFLUENZA is used to get the RECYCLABLES off the hook. The latest concept is TOO BIG TO FAIL/TOO BIG TO JAIL. Maybe we can ask the governor big pimping the Rolex watch how it feels to be an EXPENDABLE. There are holes in the red carpet and VANITY, IMAGE, and PRIDE (V.I.P.’s) have been caught on tape with their drawers down. Teddy Pendergrass left us with a great song. It TIME to get the mill-billon dollar babies on stage to sing I think I bet of let it go. Looks likes it is gonna be a TKO. You think it made you sick. The WOMEN aren’t taking it anymore.

On the FLIP SIDE OF THE CHART, you are viewed as an EXPENDABLE. Society stereotyped people with extraordinary minds, unique abilities, and scrutinize their mental processing. On the FLIP SIDE OF THE CHART, people with the neurological diagnosis have a very difficult TIME understanding the seriousness of their problems because they are not given the chance by their peers. Act out or behave in a different manner and you will not get the results as the AFFLUENT. Intervening with treatment is bypassed. Off to jail, you go or you get killed. You are not on FACEBOOK. The real world has de-friended, punished, and isolated you. The luxury treatment goes to the BIG MONEY DAWGS with the fake syndrome. Say My Name, Say My Name! Okay, AFFLUENZA! Every behavior is viewed as INTENTIONAL if no one takes the TIME to understand a problem exist or learn how to deal with the behavior.

When a disease or a syndrome is found, doctors failed to treat the person and choose the disease or syndrome. You can win or lose by treating the disease/syndrome. Wouldn’t you rather get more wins by treating the person? Doctors get caught up in their numbers. Whatever number I am on the chart my body doesn’t need to be perfect or compete with the person whose body number is a runner or a ballerina. I want to aspire to do the things in life that makes me feel whole. Being able to tie one’s shoes, not having so many social blunders, not being views as a behavior disorder or a violent and dangerous person because people failed to understand the behaviors. These are all great achievements on the FLIP SIDE OF THE CHART. Given a chance it will keep many people from Rockin’ the EXPENDABLE LIST.

Back in the day, it was TINA TURNER who got the opportunity to walk away. I absolutely adored TINA TURNER  but I was certain I could not take the beat up. We tend to want what others have. Are you willing to make the sacrifice?   My daughter loves RHIANNA but she did not like RHIANNA’S scars. Her friend loved WHITNEY HOUSTON and AMY WHINEHOUSE but she can’t figure out who blew the candles out. One of my NANA-WHO-BOOs loves BEYONCE. I bought her a Bee broach for back to school. She pinned it on her backpack. She saw the tape of Ray and Janay Rice. It has struck a nerve and the questions are pouring out. I will leave it there. Showing the video has widened the lens and the playing field’s grass doesn’t appear to be so green.

RECYCLABLES show up TIME and TIME again. The MONEY that is generated by the RECYCLABLES makes them UNTOUCHABLE, UNBEARABLE, and it is hard to respect any of these institutions. The punches are coming in from every direction. What happened that our lives are at the top of the EXPENDABLE LIST? Why aren’t the RECYCLABLES being held accountable? Has the justice system turned into RECYCLABLES? The boxing gloves are everywhere. Coming to the stage let’s give a big round of applause to the OJAYS singing their 1973 hit FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY.