Life is a blessing that is granted to us from God (for me all honor and praise goes to Jesus the Christ). Our ability to think, create, strategize, believe, comprehend, and etcetera, all came as a part of that blessing.
The Internet is a tool created by man with an ability given to him from God. The intent of the Internet was to create a virtual environment that would allow us the freedom to research, learn, purchase, communicate, conduct business, and etcetera, from anywhere in the world at any given moment.
Now that we have an understanding of how I view both of these things, I can get into my point. I cannot agree with people when I hear them say, “The Internet is the Devil himself”, or phrases similar to that point of view. The Internet in its pure intended state is a blessing in my opinion. The problem with the Internet is the people and the way they have decided to use it, not the creation of it. That is why the Internet is a scary virtual parallel to our physical world and that state that our society is in today. Theft, pornography, explicit language, exploitation, drugs, viruses, racism, news, radical ideas, visual art, literature, music, church services, sermons, family pictures, accomplishments, mail services, phone calls, and more, all exist on the Internet just like inhabit our physical society.
With all that we know about the Internet and the immorality that it can expose us to with ease, we must do the same thing that we do in our physical society to combat this from happening in our virtual world. Do not part take in it. Get software that will limit your surfing parameters to only allow your household to navigate to websites that you use for the needs in your life. Block the pop-ups that you get when surfing. In the same manner that protect your body by taking vitamins and meds; protect your PC by using virus protection software and running periodic health checks. Stop going to websites that you should not go to, clicking on links that you should not click on, and stop lying about what happened when your computer suffers the consequences. Set time parameters on how long the internet is accessible in your house. Do you remember the phrase “nothing good happens after midnight”? If you do not stay out all night or allow your children to do so, then why is Internet access granted for you and your children all night.
In conclusion, we must stop blaming others around us for what we do not take ownership and responsibility for. I am not saying that life and the Internet does not make it hard for us to be the righteous people that some of us would like to be. I am saying that we must realize everyone does not want to be righteous and we cannot let them prevent us from what we would like to be. We must stay educated about what we can do to set the proper boundaries in place for not only or children and their PCs, tablets, and smart devices, but for ourselves as well. Stop thinking that everyone else needs to be policed, monitored, or restrained, and you don’t.
He is basically looking at reforming our economy by pushing the agenda of growing our small business sector, growing the economy for the middle class, and reducing our deficit. He is also discussing ways to assist college students with avoiding major debt. He wants to bring the troops home and re-invest the monies spent on war back into our economy.
I will be posting tweets about the NBA Draft coming up, Football Camp coming up, Golf tournaments, and even some baseball. Stay tuned for a podcast show that I will be working on with a friend of mine soon. The show will address many different sports topics and other issues that are important to us and our communities throughout this country.
President Obama is set to take the stage moments from now as I type this very blog. I could only do all of the things that I have done this week with the strength and encouragement of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I am very thankful and grateful to be in position to receive such blessings. The Lord has used Information Technology as a medium to put me in places where I can experience many things, grow as a leader/person, and network with people to build important relationships, while carrying the Holy Spirit and His truth inside of me the whole time. This is truly a gift and something that I can share with my kids and one day their kids as well. Who would have thought that the little kid from the "Mean Streets of Detroit", would be in position to support the "first Afro-American" President in our Nation's history. It just goes to show that you never know what your futures holds, but you always know who holds your future. Amen!!!
Those who followed my twitter handle "@BigTymeReportin", already know that my picks yesterday did not pan out. I wanted the Ravens to win over the Pats and the 49ers to win over the Giants. 
Okay, now that I have cleared the air, I am pulling for Eli and the Giants to bring this trophy on home. There are so many angles about this game that I could mention, but I am going to go in a total different direction. I am going to ask all of you a question: If Eli Manning wins a second ring, is he better than Peyton Manning? Sound crazy right...well not exactly. In every sport when people are comparing two awesome players, they begin speaking on the championship accomplishments between the two. For instance, is Kobe better than Jordan? Most people would say "NO", Jordan has 6 rings and Kobe has 5. Is Brady better than Montana? Most people would say "NO", Montana has 4 Superbowl wins and Brady has 3. Okay, if that is the criteria for who the better player is, then I have to ask the question again: If Eli wins a second ring on Feb.5th, 2012, is he better than Peyton?
