Am I The Only One Having Issues With Blogger?

Dear Blogger,

Thanks for providing this free format to express my views and opinions.

I really appreciate it.

But MY GOODNESS........can you PLEASE get your network together?

 I can't log in to my blog.

 I'm having issues editing my posts.

I can't see who is following my blog.

What's going on!?

Help me out fellow bloggers-

Am I the only one having this issue?

Signed,

One Frustrated Blogger

My Mental Battery Has Been Recharged

Here in The Board Room, I've always tried to provide an angle that challenges the normal way of thinking when it comes to social, political, and religious issues.
Yeah, I know....... I haven't done many religious blogs-but TRUST me, they're on the way. I just hope you're ready.

As you may have noticed lately, I've been slacking. I can't tell you how many times I've sat here and started writing something only to delete it and shut my computer off.
At first, I didn't understand what was going on.
I knew what I wanted to write and how I wanted to write it.
But for some reason, my mind would always go in a different direction.
Although I hadn't lost my passion to express my views, I thought I had lost my passion to write.
I remember one night I sat at this computer, look at the screen and said,
"Forget this blog."
"Forget this book I've been working on for almost a year"
"FORGET EVERYTHING!"
I mean, I was ready to COMPLETELY give up on this vision.
Oh yes, I have a vision.
I'm sure some of you think this is just another blog , but it's not. It's bigger than that.
I'm talking about a vision so big that only God can make it happen.
But if I can keep it 100- I don't think it was the vision I was doubting. I think I was doubting God. 
I'm sure many of you have NEVER doubted him before, but I'm telling you, I was starting to doubt God.
Why? I don't know.
Well, maybe it's because I experienced some things this year that has thrown me for a loop.
Let me ask you a question:
Have you ever tried to do the right thing but all the wrong things kept happening?
(Ok, nevermind-maybe it's just me.)
Anyway, a few months ago I realized I needed a break.
I needed a vacation.
I needed to recharge my battery- my mental battery.

This past weekend I celebrated my 40th birthday by treating myself to a weekend getaway at
The Westin Diplomat &Resort in Hollywood, Fl. <(click on the link)
That's right, you read correctly, I treated MYSELF to a weekend getaway.
I didn't go with my boys and I didn't take a date.
It was just me!
I arrived at the resort Friday afternoon and stayed until Monday morning.
Many people have asked me, "Why would you go to Miami/ Fort Lauderdale by yourself?"
Others have said, "I couldn't go somewhere like that by myself. I would have to go with other people."
I say to those people,  if YOU can't enjoy spending time with you. How can you expect OTHERS to enjoy spending time with you?
Oh, I did meet a few new friends. It seems I never meet a stranger.
*side note* The women of other races (especially the Cuban women) love the brothas down there.
(that blog is coming tomorrow)
Needless to say, I had a good time. A REALLY good time!
I went to old school hip hop and 80s night. I took a water taxi down the coast. I enjoyed my company for three wonderful days.
It allowed me to recharge my mental battery and it also allowed me to see some things about ME that I couldn't see while I was in my normal environment. I strongly encourage all of you to every now and then, get away from your normal environment and recharge your mental battery.
You'll be amazed how it will change your entire perspective.
Now, I can't wait to get home and write.
I can't wait to read the headlines of the day and share my thoughts here in The Board Room.
And I also can't wait to manifest this vision God has placed on the inside of.

Stay tuned

Sunday Praise & Inspiration

Neo Soul Saturday

30th Anniversary of Bob Marley's Death

May 11th marked the 30th anniversary of the death of Bob Marley.
He died of cancer (or so they say) at the young age of 36.
I'm not old enough to remember the impact and influence he had on the world while he was living, but I remember the first time his music impacted MY life.
It happened during my days at Alabama State University when me and the rest of the Birmingham crew would ride around 5-6 deep in Dwayne Carlton's Blue Chevy Blazer with all the windows up on our way to Top Flight Disco & Lounge.(insert your own thoughts)
Somehow, the  lyrical content in his music became embedded in my brain and changed the way I looked at the world. Honestly, it made me a rebellious, radical, outspoken young man who would question every aspect of life. Maybe that's part of the reason I'm the way I am today-I don't know. But I do know the message in his music is just as relevant today as it was 30 years ago.
Case and point: 

Now, Jill Scott Is A Racist?

For years, decades, centuries, a certain group of people in this country have believed that their way of life is the ONLY way of life. Everything else is strange, exotic or classless.
That's how many people on the right have described the "White House Poetry Slam".
They've done everything in their power to discredit this classy event as something that is unacceptable and "un-American".
But even I was shocked by some of their tactics this week.
First, it was President Obama was palling around with and glorifying that cop killer rapper Common.
When that didn't gain any real traction, they turned their attention to Jill Scott.
Matt Drudge and the people over at the Drudge Report-THE source of info for the right, called this beautiful (and sexy)
Mother
Actress
Entertainer
Philanthropist
Entrepreneur
 A RACIST!
*I had the same reaction you're having as you read this*
 They came to that conclusion after reading an Essence magazine article in which Jill expressed her disappointment of finding out a former male friend married a white woman.
(That's another blog for another day)
Jill Scott is a phenomenal woman and to reduce her to the level of a Rush Limbaugh should be an insult to every woman of color (any color).
Unfortuantely, it's not!
The more I read, the more I found out that it was a black woman within the Conservative movement who tipped off Drudge and the right wing media about the article.
The woman wasn't named but if I had to guess, it was probably someone like Angela McGlowan.
She's the black woman who ran as a tea party "favorite" in Mississippi. She was such a favotite that she finished with less than 10% of the Republican vote. SMH!
It's amazing how WE will sell each other down the road to gain favor in the eyes of certain people. Guess the Willie Lynch theory is alive and kicking.
Does this sound like a racist to you?

Nearly Half of Detroit's Citizens Are Illiterate?

The National Institute For Illiteracy recently reported that 47% of the ADULTS in the city of Detroit is illiterate....47%
That's what the report says and since the report says it, it must be true, right?
Let me ask you something:
Have you ever noticed that certain people and certain organizations poll a select group of people to get the desired result they want?

Example: FOX "news" is STILL reporting that almost 38% of "Americans" believe President Obama wasn't born in this country.
Do you think they poll anyone who doesn't watch their propaganda news network? OR, do you think they poll the people who view their website and other outlets that drive home the "birther" issue?
 Probably the latter, which is why the people of Detroit should be marching in the streets, protesting this report.
I refuse to believe that almost half of a city's ADULT population can't read or write.
I mean sure, last year their school Superintendent admitted he was illiterate, but I'm sure he just slipped through the cracks-right?
Let's start calling on the people who conduct these reports to publicly show the areas they studied and show the criteria they based their final decision on. Because a charge THIS serious is grounds for a lawsuit. That is, IF the report is false.

Herman Cain Wins Fox News Debate (Surprise Surprise)

Remember a couple of months ago when I told you how the GOP will try to use this man as the answer to Barack Obama? Well, they're starting early. Herman Cain won the FOX "news" debate last Thursday. This, despite not appearing to know his right foot from his left.
From the clips I've seen, this man is no more ready to be President than Sarah Palin. But the GOP doesn't care. Their plan is to use this pawn Herman Cain to take away some of the "black vote". Yes, I know it won't happen, but that's how they think. 
They think we don't pay attention to the political games that are played and truth be told, many of us don't. But that's why I'm here- to make sure that you are fully aware of the motives of people like Herman Cain.

Sunday Praise & Inspiration

WOW!

What a week we've had here in Birmingham. I have so many friends who lost everything except the clothes on their backs. After seeing some of the devastation up close and personal- I'm so GRATEFUL for what I have.