When i was younger i would chase down the ice cream truck on my blue scooter and buy a choco taco, a drumstick, and the INFAMOUS 50/50 BAR! I love the orange outside witht the creme filing (uber pause, lol) aahh, this art piece took me back!
From the artist:
My recent work revolves around notions of cultural consumption. I intend to create a tension between what is fun and what is grave in order to pose fundamental questions about the consequences of overconsuming. I employ humor and metaphor to simultaneously disarm the viewer and challenge them to evaluate the larger implications of our culture’s habit for making things disappear.
Dubbed the Lighthouse, the highly eco-friendly house was designed by Potton and was meant to “encourage a way of living that is inherently ‘light’ on the world’s resources whilst combining the practicalities of today’s average homeowner.”
It sits on screw piled foundations (raised from the ground to minimize impact), features a sloping 40-degree roof that captures wind for cooling and ventilation, has triple glazed large windowsto reduce heat loss and also packs photovoltaic panels and built-in systems that would recycle rainwater. Not sure how eco-conscious people are, but I’m glad that a net-zero carbon self built home exists.
view the gallery or build your own “light” house at Potton.
“Don’t waste what is holy on people who are unholy.* Don’t throw your pearls to pigs! They will trample the pearls, then turn and attack you. – Matthew 7:6
As i write this keep Matthew 7:6 in mind. A teammate and i have been talking about everything under the sun, including those things that exist in, under, and above the earth. In this conversation though, we analyzed the principle and theory that says, “if you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. if you teach a man how to fish, you feed him for a life time.” Sounds noble right? Well here’s where the dispute began and also where i used the words of Jesus Christ. Because in a situation of giving, you still have to be wise and discerning.
So, just to share a little bit with you w/o casting these pearls amongst swine (i hope none of you are swine spiritually) this is the gist of our discussion. He felt that teaching a man to fish was noble, genuine, and the right thing to do. And i honestly couldn’t agree more but only in where you’re heart shall start in the giving/teaching process! But take each possible outcome of your actions into consideration and you’ll see how principles (pearls) in the wrong hands can be deadly to the lender, borrower, and bystanders.
Giving someone money with no knowledge of what he will do with it is always risky. We often see the fortunate walk by the less fortunate w/o giving them a dime and think, “how insensitive can this person be?” We’ve also seen the sweet and naive pour out all they had at the time into the person. The danger here lies in having no knowledge of that person’s character, integrity, story and eventually what they will do with the money. Giving a drug addict $25 could cause him to overdose. The flipside, giving a man with a family to feed $5 doesn’t stretch very far either. In just this small example, you can see a person’s intent makes them swine or not. (The fortunate’s giving has to also be determined as holy or a pearl which is always hard to be determined just as is the recipient’s intentions.) Some people will say, “just give the money and go about your business.” Well, people throw crumbs to dogs. Why not take the time to discern what the need of a person truly is? And discernment can be just looking at them (not always the case) or having a conversation with the person to find out what they’re really about. YES! Effective giving/teaching does require some time, wisdom, and genuine concern to want to help.
Now let’s go deeper. As my friend and i continued we went in depth on that example above and came to somewhat of an agreement. But what’s changed my entire perspective on life (and now his too) is learning God’s principles and seeing how those not in the Kingdom of God have used those same principles to become successful in the world, but refuse to praise or worship where the principle came from, while openly and quite blatantly disrespecting God simultaneously. How do you worship the creature more than the creator? In this part of our discussion, we used hip hop for an example being it was a neutral battlefield. (Won’t really go into detail on that but if you’d like to discuss it you can definitely email me. If you’re a hip hop fan though, i will probably offend you and you’re favorite artist.)
The whole point of this blog post is… there are some who you give a principle or “cast your pearls among” and they use it for wicked. When you may have been better off just giving them a fish to get them by for that moment. We often here about riches to rag stories of those who had money and lost it. The cliche that comes to mind is, “A fool with money becomes nothing more than a rich fool!”
i pray i’ve mad you think just a little bit more in how you use what you’ve been taught in your lifetime. Those things that have helped you persevere or the reasons you aren’t as “successful” as you would like to be. They’re all principles. Have you implemented them with full faith? Are your intentions behind them wicked or are they pure? Because the principle will work regardless. God’s word will not return unto Him void. But the principle will bear the fruit of the seed. You plant a bad seed and work the principle (which would be watering and nurturing) then you’re definitely going to get bad fruit (although money, cars, houses, looks “good”) Example: if you’re main objective is just to get rich by any means necessary and you hustle hard and all that good stuff. You’ll probably reach your goal. But your fruit will be bad.
i hope i haven’t casted any of my pearls amongst swine… i guess i’ll know because Jesus said, “they’ll trample the pearls and then attack you.” And His words haven’t failed me nor will they ever!
Another timeless, classic song that will be around forever. i love this… it always puts me in a good mood. so i figure i share it with you all in hopes that in this time of certain tumult, it may put a smile on your face! Enjoy!!
Lamb loin chops are a healthy alternative to the more popular and more fatty lamb shoulder chops. The loin chops have quite enough flavor to stand up to this herbaceous couscous.
Makes 4 servings
ACTIVE TIME: 25 minutes
TOTAL TIME: 30 minutes
EASE OF PREPARATION: Easy
1 cup water
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh parsley
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 pounds lamb loin chops (about 8), trimmed of fat
2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 cup whole-wheat couscous
2 medium tomatoes, chopped
1 medium cucumber, peeled and chopped
1/2 cup crumbled feta
3 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh dill
1. Put water on to boil in a medium saucepan.
2. Combine garlic, parsley and salt in a small bowl. Press the garlic mixture into both sides of lamb chops. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the lamb chops and cook to desired doneness, 5 to 6 minutes per side for medium. Keep warm.
3. Meanwhile, stir couscous into the boiling water. Return to a boil, reduce heat to a low simmer, cover and cook for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and let stand, covered, for 5 minutes; fluff with a fork. Transfer to a medium bowl. Add tomatoes, cucumber, feta, lemon juice and dill. Stir to combine. Serve the couscous with the lamb chops.
NUTRITION INFORMATION: Per serving: 333 calories; 14 g fat (6 g sat, 5 g mono); 121 mg cholesterol; 18 g carbohydrate; 36 g protein; 3 g fiber; 386 mg sodium.
Nutrition bonus: Vitamin C (43% daily value), Iron (17% dv).
MAKE AHEAD TIP: Cover and refrigerate the salad (Step 3) for 1 day.
Here i go endorsing another man (i truly loathe doing that) but besides Hedi Slimane, former Dior Homme lead designer, Rei Kawakubo and Junya Watanabe of Comme des Garcons are two of my top 3 designers. Hailing from Tokyo, these two are the epitome of cutting edge as far as fashion is concerned. Only problem for me is i can’t afford their clohing, until now! Comme des Garcons has hooked up with the affordable yet stylish H&M to design a fall line of clothing for men, women, and children. Though a little more expensive than the normal H&M prices i’m accustom to, CDG has most definitely put together a beautiful collaboration with H&M, only to give H&M another awesome Fall line of *affordable* clothing. You have to love H&M for that, again. i know i do! Anyway, to check out the collaborative & eclectic line go to their website.
I’m speechless! i hope i’m able to reach 73 let alone continue to hoop at that age. Just watch the video and read the article. this is amazing that no matter what happens in your life we can still GET OUT OUR DREAMS!
At one point i said to myself i wasn’t going to post about my beliefs because i wanted to capture the attention of all walks of life. But that is no longer my concern. My concern is presenting the truth and sticking to the foundation of my faith and what this blog is about: changing perspectives, not starting trends and in this case, NOT BECOMING APART OF ONE!
For as long as i’ve known, the topic of Novus Ordo Seclorum has intrigued mw since i first laid eyes on the dollar bill. I wanted to know the history of this New World Order and the symbol of the pyramid with the “all seeing eye” on the top. I even once thought about joining some regimes that are involved with the fundamental design of the New World Order or the One World Government! But then… Jesus Christ saved me and i mean saved me from myself and this world. So its only right, that i shed light on what i know of the darkness for the sake of the Kingdom of GOD, so that hopefully some may turn to Him as He graced me.
There are so many intermingling secret socities that all have to do with the New World Order some trumpng others, but for the most part, if you do your research you’ll see a common denominator in names pop up in each group. A few of the groups are: illuminati, CFR (Council on Foreign Relations), the Trilateral Commission, the NAU (North American Union), of course the UN (United Nations), Skull & Bones, and my favorite, the Freemasons, which is the secret society i almost joined as there are members of my family embedded in this tradition.
As i was doing some of my research, i came across a blog that had some interesting facts. the blog is entitled Kingdom Engineers, which there is a link to under my FAVES. i’m not truly sure who the author is nor do i care to know. i know the truth when i see it. what intrigued me first about their blog was the use of Jewish/Old Testament laws and traditions in relationship to Jesus Christ/New Testament. The Old Testament being type and shadows or ensamples of Jesus Christ. But this authored used the 7 feasts in a way all new to me.
As i continued reading the blog, the author has a post dated June 6, 2008 entitled “Christians Accused of Hate Crimes! (REX-84 Concentration Camps?)” and what i found most interesting is that, he/she has these things posted, with one of them already in effect. That one being the ECONOMIC CRISIS the world is in today because of the fall of our economy. Read along and keep in mind, this was posted on June 6, 2008 (the summer) and watch closely for these other events to occur:
Word has begun leaking from last nights special, closed-door session of the United States House of Representatives.
Not only did members discuss new surveillance provisions as was the publicly stated reason for the closed door session, they were also bluntly warned about:
the imminent collapse of the U.S. economy to occur by September 2008,
the imminent collapse of US federal government finances by February 2009,
the possibility of Civil War inside the USA as a result of the collapse,
advance round-ups of “insurgent U.S. citizens” likely to move against the government,
The detention of those rounded-up at “REX 84” camps constructed throughout the USA,
the possibility of retaliation against members of Congress for the collapses,
the location of “safe facilities” for members of Congress and their families to reside during expected massive civil unrest
the necessary and unavoidable merger of the United States with Canada (for its natural resources) and with Mexico (for its cheap labor pool),
the issuance of a new currency – THE AMERO (Watch all 3 Parts) – for all three nations as the proposed solution to the coming economic Armageddon.
Members of Congress were FORBIDDEN to reveal what was discussed and ABC News via WCPO web site CONFIRMS congress members were FORBIDDEN to talk about it!
“what is worth for one to gain the world and lose his soul in the process?” like i’ve always asked of my readers, don’t believe me!! i want you to go look it up for yourselves. And to those who have professed their faith in Jesus Christ, don’t be scared of those things that seem out of your control. like many of us, we just want to live our daily lives and be oblivious to those things of the world. But Jesus called us, and the job of any saint is to effectively evangelize by spreading the GOOD NEWS. And what better way to spread the Gospel than relating it to things that are actually effecting our daily lives? So please read… THE BIBLE!
there is so much more to be reported on like the RFID chip, the Papacy, and other institutions that work against the kingdom of GOD… LORD willing, i’ll get to the bottom of it all for His glory!
the Geddes Residence is a beautiful shining home with an irregular shape and view to the ocean, built in West Vancouver and surrounded by a very carefully planned scenery. The Geddes Residence is special on the upper level where an outdoor room and a sundeck exist but also on the lower floor where open space is the main characteristic, with lovely large windows and doors. Looks very modern and comfortable, one of the best place for a family to move in.
if you spent one week in this German winter you understand how one could look so vehemently to the spring. global warming definitely doesn’t make it any better. some days we have a Los Angeles winter right around 75 degrees. Then the very next day it’s 10 degrees below pneumonia. So… in light of me looking forward to the Spring and most clothing lines coming out with their Spring/Summer lookbooks, i thought i’d post a few of my most wanted spring essential pickups. Yes they’re eclectic… but keep in mind whose blog this is. Jk jk!
By now if you don’t know my love for Dufflebags then you’re no longer welcomed on this site. No seriously, leave now because you haven’t been paying attention. ok jk jk, but this will be a little something different for me to go with i think. not so much a backpack, which i had to graduate from, but it’s not a duffle bag either. So i’ll just call it a napsack, for lack of a better word!
I’m jus really feeling these shades. i’m not a big eyewear fan, i always felt that it was one of those accessories that was flashy and brought more attention to you than fashionably serving a purpose but still modest. As i get older tho, i realize they’re not so bad as long as they are actually modest and fit my face. We’ll see how well this goes.
i like these just for the simple fact they’re different. High top sandals that look like sneakers. C’mon now. You’re either going to really love them or really loathe them but this shoe definitely doesn’t cause for anything in between. i think Kiroic took a risk and succeeded. i’m going to give them a shot if you aren’t! They come in different colors too but i’ll let you do your own research on that! lol
i’ve been an avid supporter of Blackberry my entire technological career. From nextel to sprint now with AT&T i’ve stuck around. Reason being, they’re great, sleek, dependable phones that fashionably serve a purpose yet they’re modest and sophisticated. With the new iPhone having come out and being a really good phone, i was 95% headed towards Apple but with the looks of this phone, i think i can wait it out till AT&T is allowed to carry them, then i’ll scoop one up. i’m looking around May!! i hope you can do more with bbm than you can on the Curve and other blackberry devices.
(Glasses by Claw Money. Backpack by Botanika x Lorinza. Phone: Blackberry Storm by RIM. Shoes by Kiroic)
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