Garrard McClendon will be speaking at Christ Universal Temple on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 7th, at 10:00 a.m. The church is located at 119th and Ashland in Chicago. His speech on "Forgiveness" is sure to open your hearts and encourage you to release the negative baggage in your life.
Get fired up before the Super Bowl, with this empowering speech from Garrard.
J. Ivy lights up the newsroom on Garrard McClendon Live. Check out his in-studio interview and performance on GML. Also, see his website by clicking J.Ivy.
Ike Carothers
The primaries are tomorrow and you will get your chance to vote for your favorite candidates. But try to make sure they aren't corrupt.
Ald. Isaac "Ike" Carothers pleads guilty today to federal corruption charges according to the Chicago Tribune. The Carothers' deal would sentence the fallen alderman to 28 months in prison with fines of $250k. Why would an alderman who gets paid $110K / year feel the need to accept kickbacks for favors? Tell me why Ald. Carothers will not be your candidate of choice in the future.
He admitted to accepting $40K in home improvements - Bob Villa, Tim Allen, This Old House, and Tool Time - did afford him renovations to his crib, but was it worth the quarter of million dollar fine and 2 years 4 months in prison? Tribune reporters, Jeff Coen, Todd Lighty, and Bill Kissinger wrote that , "Carothers joins a long list of crooked aldermen who have helped solidify
Carothers admits to one count of failing to report home improvements on his income taxes, and accepting items of value for supporting a zoning change.
He basically gets off, Isaac Free, avoiding a 13-month sentence. Sometimes it pays to plea-out, because prosecutors may drop wire fraud and mail fraud charges.
Twenty eight aldermen have been found guilty of wrongdoing since 1972. Is there something in the water?
Carothers' father was also convicted and sentenced to 3 years in prison for nearly the same offense - like water for chocolate - like father, like son.
When I taught high school English, many moons ago, I had the great pleasure of introducing "Catcher in the Rye" to my students. J.D. Salinger's work made it easy to get teenagers to read. The story and main character helped. Holden Caulfield's rebellious nature captures the hearts of young people and Salinger's look into the protagonist is still an accurate depiction of teen angst and fabricated bravado.
I will miss J.D. Salinger - the man - but his works will live forever.
The question is....what will you use an iPad for? Currently, I will keep my iPhone and old G4 laptop and desktop CPUs. They do my dirty work for me all day and night. After 4 overhauls of my older Apple products, I am still satisfied with the Cupertino products. My iPhone has become my new computer...besides MS Word, I use the iPhone for everything.
So what about the iPad: 140,000 Apps, web, email, photos, and video...e-reading, and then the virtual elimination of paper. I will buy one when the price dips and when my G4 conks out. I love it, but I will wait until the price drops and the Apps increase 3-fold.
Will you buy an iPad? Let me know.
