How Long Should A Vehicle Last?

If I ran the world, the formula would be...

MSRP* / 1000 = HLSAVL


*Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price, In US Dollars.

B-B-Q

I just returned from my cousin seventh annual Nigerian barbecue over the weekend. As usual, it was a smattering of food, drink, music, and people.

It wasn't until he reminded me this was the seventh, did I realize it had been going on for that long. He started it on a fluke, and with only a few of us. These last few years, the crowd easily hit fifty or sixty.

Now per Seth Godin's advice, I going to start my own spectacle.

Five Things Guaranteed To Make The World A Better Place

1) Smile.
2) Say good morning to everyone you see before lunch.
3) Give a tourist directions.
4) When someone asks you for spare change, give him or her a dollar instead.
5) Babysit.

Don't feel restricted to just five.

Raise Your Expectations

I was in church this last Sunday and the speaker asked everyone who wanted a job, to come up to the alter for a blessing. The numbers were staggering; at least 15 to 20 percent of the congregation. Score and scores of people stood there with me and there was no shame in it.

The speaker went on to say that those who came up didn't just want a job, they NEEDED a job. Moreover, they needed to believe that God would not only provide a job, but the exact job for them. The ideal job for them, not just a "good-enough" job.

It's easy to ask for just enough, or kinda all right, instead of what we really want or need in life. The fear is that others may be managing with less, or we don't deserve what we are asking for, or worse, we'd better not shoot for the moon or we may hit our toe instead. Now more than ever, we must listen to Mark 5:36 (NIV), when Jesus says, "Don't be afraid, just believe."

Remembering Why We Are Independent

I just saw The Great Debaters and am reminded that freedom and independence and democracy are ratified by each of us one debate at a time. Whether the parties be North vs. South, Red State vs. Blue State, Choice vs. Life, Mac vs. PC, or Eva Mendes versus Eva Longoria.

Some Things I've Learned From Michael Jackson's Death

1. Have a will with funeral / burial instructions
2. Find your calling as early in life as possible and be remarkable at it for as long as you can
3. Find a healthy balance between external success and internal success
4. Have someone in your life that has the authority to pull you back before you go off the deep end
5. The ill you do in life will adversely effect your legacy.
   

Dirty Diana or South Seeking Sanford?

It's a toss-up as to whether Michael Jackson or Governor Sanford would be most likely to make a grown man blush due to T.M.I. (Too Much Information).