Bert - The Minute Man

I rode that night with my good friend Paul Revere , we rode for liberty .
My name is Bert I owned a farm down the road and those selfish Redcoats of Britan wanted to take it away from me .
To my surprise there was a man that had a plan , he wanted to stand up to these Redcoats.
I worked on my farm all day and night , but to my dismay the British King taxed me and wanted to soon take it away.
I could not sleep at night knowing there was no freedom , and my wife and children feared for their lives.
I sat along the the river watching this ship , it belonged to the British King . It struck fear in the eyes of the innocent people as it had sixty-four cannons . It watched everyone like a hawk ... those who fled to escape the Red Coats would probably lose their lives . Was there such a man that would dare flee these Red Coats ?
One day I was walking in Boston and noticed a man in his shop . He was a silversmith and a fond one at that as he made teapots , cream pots , buckles , bowls , spoons , jugs , and cups. I looked around at his fine work as I could not believe one man could form such fond objects such as these .
I had very little money in my pocket , but I wanted to purchase something for my wife.
" No ! No ! Your money is no good here my friend ," Paul said waiving me off as I reached into my pocket.
I was shocked as my face went blank and my hands were numb. How could a man work so dilagently on these objects and not want a sum of money for a hard days' work ?
Paul and I talked for awhile and he was very adiminte about one thing in particular.
" I want liberty for all fellow men such as yourself fine sir . I believe the King of Britian has no right in making you follow his logics or follow him in the fear of losing what you have worked so hard for."
Paul's face was as bright red as the flames lighting up his silvershop . This silversmith had brass; no man I knew would dare express himself in the streets of Boston . I watched as Redcoats lingered , but Paul still spoke of liberty as he talked with his hands and tugged on his blue coat as blue as the sea .
He said Bert there is a way for such liberty for I will ride under the midnight moon . I spoke to him about being caught by the Redcoats. He said such an ordeal he would risk , but he would not get caught. He spoke of crossing the stream and having men waiting for his arrival because there were fellow brethern out there that wanted such liberty and believed in Paul's logics.
I waved farewell to my new friend . He waved me on as Paul said , " We shall meet again!"
As soon as I arrived to the farm my wife ran out. She was yelling at the top of her lungs.
" The Redcoats will be here ! Their coming for our guns , gunpowder , and Jim down the road said their taking some of our men ... oh no!" she shouted as frieghtend as can be.
I would have been frantic and fearful for the well-being for the people of Medford , but I just could not help but hear the words of that brave optimistic silversmith from Boston.
When the night came I gathered my family and locked the doors. I heard the Redcoats were near . People were running around in panic , as they were in doubt what would come.
The moon went down I could not help but yell out , " He will soon be here ... He will soon be here ! "
My wife asked me , " Who will be here ? Who will be here?"
I soon stood up from my chair and there he was ... he was here .
" He is here ... He is here ," I yelled at the top of my lungs .
My wife asked me , " Who is here ? Who is here ?"
I opened the door and there he was ... he had kept his word . He had men with him ready to go. They were on horses and held laterns . I opened the door and I let him in .
" Dear let me introduce to my new found friend ... his name is Paul the Silversmith from Boston," I said to my wife.
" Their here ! Their here ... the Redcoats are here," yelled a man running into his house.
Paul gave me a smile and I grabbed my rifle from the closet ... We ran down the road and into the night . We gathered everyone we could sight .
" What are you men doing ?" asked a waving Paul down.
Paul just smiled at me and said to the man , " Fighting for liberty ... would you like to join in?"
The man told us to wait for him. He soon returned with a box of filled with guns , gun powder , and his neighbors followed him.
" I am ready my friend ... let's take on these Redcoats!"
Paul couldn't help but smile from ear to ear as he let out a gutwrenching laugh.
This my friends was how Paul Revere formed the Minute Men that rode into Lexington to fight for freedom and form the land we call the United States of America .

A Gift For Baby Phant

There once lived an Elephant named Ello and that lived with his wife Ella , and they had a little elephant baby that they named Phant.
Baby Phant was a handful .Though he ate his spaghetti , oranges , and green beans ; Baby Phant was never satisfied with what he wanted to drink.
Ello would give his little Phant milk , but he would go ... oooh yuck !
Ella would offer her little Phant ice tea , but he would go ewwww ... and then give that devilish grin when his bottle would going flying across the room ... Weeee !!!
Ello would get grumpy , as he would groan and grunt . Ella would go , " Oh dear! Its a stage our little one is going through.
Every night after dinner Ello would go outside along the fence. He would meet up Bubby Bear and Gino Giraffe . They all would laugh when Ello would grab a rootbeer and pop it open in disgust .
" Hows the wife there Ello," Bubby Bear would ask .
Ello would grunt , " Goood " .
Gino knew how to fire up Ello and he would .
" Say there Ello ! Hows that boy of yours !"
Ello would mutter , " Fine I guess ."
Gino would turn to Bubby , and Bubby tried to hold in a laugh and try to stop Gino from starting trouble .
As everything would seem calm , the three would attempt to take a sip of their frosty rootbeers.
Ello held the can to his lips and suddenly Gino bellowed , " Say Ello what's the boy been dinking lately ? !!!!"
Ello would get red in anger , and Bubby would shoot rootbeer out his mouth , as he could no longer hold a gut buster of a laugh .
The two roll on the ground laughing as Ello would dromp his feet towards the house.
Ella sits up reading her book and Ello turns out his nightlight and shuts his eyes.
The overhead light comes on and Ella turns and asks , " What's wrong dear?"
" That gosh darn kid of ours ! He will not drink anything! Darn it ... Darn it ! Darn it !"
Ello hears Baby Phant crying and goes into his room .
Baby Phant says , " Dink Dink Dink !!! "
Ello yells , " What in the Blue moon are you babbling ... Ella what in flying jets is dink ... dink ... dink !!"
Ella rolls over from a peaceful sleep and says , " I believe Baby Phant wants a drink dear!"
Ello mutters , " Here we go agian," as he lifts Baby Phant from his crib.
He sits his son down at the table and sits him in his high chair .
Baby Phant lips his little elephant hands in the air and yells playfully , " Dink ... Dink ... Dink !"
Ello scans the fridge to see what's inside .
" Hmmm ... Orange juice ... Grape Juice ... milk ... and ice tea ... oh and some pine apple punch ," Ello says gathering up the beverages and approaching the table .
" Would you like some Orange juice?" Ello asks his son .
Baby Phant says , " Yee Yee !"
Ello hands the Orange juice only to hear Baby Elephant say , " Muck ! Muck ! ," as he pushes the orange juice off the table.
Ello puts his hand over his eyes and then looks at his baby son .
" Would you like some Grape Juice boy ?" Ello says composing himself .
Baby Phant nods and says , " Yee Yee !"
Ello hands his son the grape juice hoping this is it !
Baby Phant cringes his trunk and yells , " Blah Booo ! "
Ello puts down his head down as he watches grape juice pour into his lap .
Ello shakes his head and looks up at his son .
" How about some milk son ?" Ello finally asks trying to bite his tounge .
Baby Phant smiles at his father and shakes his head up and down .
To Ello's dismay his son spits the milk out his trunk and yells , " Heee Hee ... Horray !"
Ello wipes the milk from his face and groans , " Oh my ! I can't please this boy ... I wish my dear were here !"
Ella walks into the room and gives her husband a pat .
" Would like to try it dear ?"
Ella grabs the ice tea and offers Baby Phant a glass .
He just smiles and says , " Noooo ! Noooo ! "
Ella laughs and gives Ello a hug and says , " Well dear keep trying ... I'm heading back to bed."
Ello puts his hand on his chin and stares blankly at the pineapple punch.
" I do not suppose you would like to share some pinapple punch ... would ya ?" Ello asks taking a long drink himself . He finally lets out his hand and offers his son a glass .
Baby Phant shakes his head , he doesn't even attempt to try a sip ... he just closes his eyes.
Ello puts his head down he feels defeated , he hears a silence so he decides to close his eyes .
" Dink ... Dink ... Dink ! ... Dink ... Dink ... Dink ! " yells Baby Phant as he awakes his father from a long period of dozing off .
" I can't take this ... I can't ! I can't !" yells Ello in a rant .
He grabs his son and carries him out of the house and down the street . The neighbors all look out the windows as they hear the tromping of Ello's feet .
" Where is he taking his boy this hour of the night ?" a neighbor asks .
Gino yells out the window , " Maybe he is putting his boy on a six A.M. flight!"
Ello knows there is only one person that would put up with such confusion . His father Elvan who stayed up with Ello when he was a wie little Elephant chap .
Ello races to his father's door ... he is pleased to see the light on !
Before he could reach the steps the door swings open . It is Elvan in his silver robe and matching slippers , and he has a pipe hanging from his mouth.
" Come in my boy ! I just was on the horn with Ella ... she says your in quite a pickle !"
Ello just shakes his head and says with a sigh , " I suppose I am Pop ."
" Oh cheer up old boy ... there has to be something I could do ... I pulled off a miracle time to time you know ."
" How's that Pop?" asks Ello .
Elvan just takes a puff of his pipe and says with a chuckle , " I hushed you up time after time ... your mother couldn't shut you up !"
Elvan looks at Baby Phant and waves hello .
" So little chap you need something to wet that whistle of yours!"
Ello lets out a moan , " I offer him orange juice , grape juice , ice tea , pine apple punch ... and milk ! ... Nothing seems to please this boy he doesn't want a drink !"
Elvan strokes his chin and then smiles a delightful smile . He walks over to the fridge and opens it up.
" Awe ... Awe ... Yes indeed I have something that just might work!" Elvan bellows out .
He comes to the table and sets down a gift box.
" Go ahead little one ! See what is inside ."
Ello looks on as he is curious himself .
Baby Phant lifts the top off and says , " Wooo Woow !!! "
There before him is sparkling glasses of cola . Elvan twists the cap and his grandson's eyes light up as he hears the fizzles . Elvan takes a sip and smiles at his grandson .
" That's the ticket little one ... would you like some," Elvan asks .
Baby Phant raises his hands and says , " Plez Plez Plez! "
Elvan walks over and says , " Open Open !! "
He pours the cola into Baby Phants mouth . The little one swallows and to Ello's surprise nothing is spit out .
Baby Phant just looks around and then says , " Mo Mo Mo ," as he reaches out his small elephant hands.
Elvan hands the gift box to Ello and says , " Well my boy ! I believe my job is done!"
Ello thanks Elvan before he and Baby Phant leave , and Baby Phant waves at Elvan as happy as can be.
Ello is happy that his little one is happy , he watches in delight when all the way home Baby Phant yells , " nite nite nite !"
Ello puts his son to bed , and then climbs into the sack himself . Ella asks what Elvan did .
" I guess a little cola goes along way dear ... that guy is a pro what can I say ?!!!"
The two sleep for hours with no interuptions as it has been a long day . The two awake at noon as Baby Phant is still sound asleep in his room. Ello and Ella decide not to wake their little one , as they decide to go back to bed themselves .

SHAQ Will Be Back ... #1 Target ... KOBE .

Kobe Bryant uttered the words , " I got one more than Shaq," at the Game 7 post-game news conference , as he smirked his punk-ass off about winning another NBA title.
Congradulations Mr. Bryant ! You are a target for the ... The True Superman of the NBA ! I have a feeling SHAQ is loving that and it will motivate him to spoil your projected Three Peat ! But then again it wouldn't surprise me if he settles the rift between him and Dwight Howard ... as slaps on the Orlando Magic blue and white to end his career with another title down south.
Does Lebron want Shaq to return ? From the looks of the eastern conference semi-final chaos that ended in a loss to the Celtics one would think not. Knowing Lebron though , he will see to it SHAQ is back in the middle in Cleveland ... even if he comes off the bench.
When it comes to SHAQ he loves when ingreats like Kobe Bryant add fuel to his fire. Truthfully if O'Neal decides not to return to the Cavs he cannot be blamed. The guy deserves to win at least one more championship before he calls it a career , and it has to come with derailing the Lakers title-train.
Now Superman has put on his cape once before as he helped Dwayne Wade win a title ... could a Heat Quest for the Title Part 2 be in store ? I think its too obvious ... Pat Riley would have to be apart of this . As much as the Magic comeback would be satisfying to watch ... Shaq is not guaranteed a title ... A Phoenix return would be good , but lets face it ... there is nothing there ! The only place that Superman can comeback and contend for the O'Brein trophy is in Cleveland alongside the King ... He did say he would win one for the King ... In three years one title can come out of it all . The Cavs need to add Chris Bosh and make a few adjustments in role players ... then the title is a lock. Who will coach the new-look Cavs ? Will it be Phil ? How about Larry Brown ? Anyone want Byron Scott ? Very tough to say who the bench boss will be ... I have a feeling someone unpredictable will show up ... Who does King James want ?
SHAQ is looming around somewhere waiting for Lebron to decide ... I am sure James won't disrespect SHAQ . I am sure the King and the Marketable Big Man will stand side by side again looking to do what the Celtics couldn't . Kobe's 3 Peat will be spoiled and SHAQ will say nothing as if to say ... " Don't ever disrespect me again!"
SHAQ will win one more .

Dina Manzo Quits ... YAWN !!!!

Well it wasn't the show she signed up for huh ! Its a shame isn't it ! So what happens to Dina Manzo now ? She will have to leave Bravo for HBO or something or E perhaps ! Who carrrrres !

She thought the direction of the show would be different ... excuse me when I hold in my tears of laughter ! Its a reality show dumbass ! You bring the drama and people watch ... Nobody wants to see fun little things you speak of . They want to see the fancy dinner ware flying ... you bitching when a foe runs up the dinner bill ... uninvited . I thought you were a rebel Manzo ... you got an ex-convict for a bodyguard ... this was your swawn song for leaving a big ass pay day ? Na !! I think Bravo just said keep the fancy car , house , and everything else you mooched off of us putting your over-rated self on camera each and every week ... and get the hell out !

Manzo called the show poison and she couldn't get rid of it because she was under contract . Excuse me while I'll get my metaphoric violin out and play it ... then rip out all the strings before I bash it on the ground . Watching this bs every week as you had people do week after week ... hello you get paid to be and deal with the bitchiest of bitchy !

Manzo and Danielle Staub were having an off-camera dram-sode . Staub was rumored of making up lies and sending bogus texts about Manzo ... all the little things that keep women and maybe even men watching the tv week after week for this beat and played out series.

It always seems that when these reality show egos leave they have beef with one another , but the camera rolls and they meet at some resturant to add more redness to the beef ... until its bloody rare and the envy is let loose ... metophoric head bashing and mind games and such go astray ! Why not meet at a fancy pancake house and dump mable syrup on each other ... dumping coffee on each other? ... A splash of orange juice in your face !

Just get your own damn show and be done with it ok Dina ! You didn't dissapoint any of your fans because your still getting paid and are living in an over-priced living space ... driving around in a car thats value you can save third world countries ... so save us the trouble and Shut Up !

Enough Izzo Chat Please !

To all the basketball minds out there ... did you consider this guy only won one national title (2000 over Florida) . Its great that he compiled all these Big Ten conference wins and he is the all-time winningest coach at Michigan State , but truthfully it will not mean anything at the NBA level ... Why ? The guy has to win in Cleveland with alot of expectations. This is not Larry Brown , Rick Pitino , or John Calipari for that matter. If Izzo is a bust in the NBA he'll tarnish every Michigan State had ever cast upon him ... A successful coaching legacy .
Why even look into such a task ? Starting all over and jumping into the daunting task of trying to contain the mega powers and egos of the NBA ... your kidding me right ? Izzo is a wreck as it is come Saturday afternoons ... picture the guy come April/May of next year in a Game 6 with Orlando or Boston with pressure mounting on every X and O . He'll be dripping in sweat and Rick Pitino will be sittng at home shaking his head going ... Ugh Tommy you could've been done in March ! He makes enough money to buy his own NBA team someday and he could lose every game for the Spartans next season ... and the guy would still have the Michigan faithfull behind him. Go to Cleveland and ruin all that go head.
I would much rather see Coach K go to the Cavaliers than Tom Izzo ... If Coach K left Duke for a shot to coach King James you can't hate on the guy. Coach K is Duke basketball because he built the basketball-empire out of ruins. Tom Izzo has been at MSU since 1995 and only has one national title ... how about that blowout to North Carolina ... did Izzo get a memo that the Spartans were in the national title game ?
All this texting , snubbing of reporters , and wanting to talk to Lebron in the flesh ... what for Izzo ? If you want to make a lump some of cash and consider yourself a pro coach go coach the Cavs . Just say I want the cash ... don't leave Michigan State players , recruits , and fans waiting. Pretty much you leaving just shows how greedy the NBA will make you. Hell ! Billy Donovan was smart enough to head back to gator-country. You obviously know there is alot of pressure on you , but Lebron doesn't seem to mind. That would be a hint that King James figures there are so many more qualified coaches out there that wouldn't mind signing up for a pay day with the closet thing to his airness soaring through the air , as he sells out city to city every NBA season.
Izzo in the NBA has no marketing texture . Noone will be hmming and haaaing about him on ESPN , TNT , or ABC because the guy will probably make people go ... Damn he should have stayed in college ... that's when Kobe is hoisting another O'Brian trophy at the end of the season. The Cavaliers should look into Larry Brown... at least if he can't get it done ; everyone will go he's a burnout anyway !
Its just sickening these college coaches that leave pro sports' fans wondering what if then they blow their possiable legacy . Money might talk but it chokes you because it gags the over-priced and over-rated minds who think that the pros are easy as college. Larry Brown only got it done in Detroit because he mest up so many times that the Pistons finally thought up a way to win. There is nothing impressive about college coaches leaving the top in college with only one national title and a handful of conference title to their credit. If he left right after the 2000 national championship year , Izzo would have been more respected . You can't leave a program with a mouthful of bitterness ; a blowout to the Tarheels still is keeping Spartan fans up at night !
Stay in Michigan Coach Izzo ! The Cavaliers fans want to win a championship ... not just their conference year after year ... Stay in school fool !

New Karate Kid Movie ... Yawn !!!

The Karate Kid with Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan ... I rather watch a boring episode of The View !
Seriously ! How many remakes are Hollywood producers going to jam down our throats as we waste gas and valuable time digging our fingers in popcorn and chugging soft drinks waiting for these boxoffice eyesores to end.
Childhood stud moves to China ... meets girl and bully gets jealous... then there is hip-hop dancing and fights involved ... Oh boy let's go watch ... Na thanks ! How much dancing and childhood fights on the big screen can one stomach ? Then Jackie Chan starring as the school maintance worker ... anyone ready for some martial arts action down in the boilerroom ? How about a broom to the face with a backflip ... followed by a High Ya kick !!!
There is a cultural difference between the kid and his crush ... oohh aww ... she plays the violin how nice ! Then there is a disapproving teacher who thinks she should be bearing her mind in her work instead of going around with the bow-wow looking kid who is acting like Chuck Norris . We are in 2010 and their throwing karate movies at us still ? Shouldn't we be watching hightech cars flying in the air with big muscular heroes and attractive women fighting gangsters out of New York City or LA ? Instead we are watching an urban city kid moving to China with his mom ... You could've least put Yao Ming or Eminem in the movie ! Hell I'll settle for Kid Rock!
Wikipedia gives away the whole movie ... even the ending ! Classic ! It just shows you how this movie will be when an electronic encyclopedia gives away every factor of a movie... That's funny !
So I won't give away the big clincher of this upcoming box office bust ! Just want to say its the typical thing that happens in all martial arts movies ... The villian takes a cheap shot and the heroe walks out on top.
A definate 1.98 movie at the local video store !

Being Present is Art Work

In Russell Simmon's book DO YOU ! ... He speaks how being present is the most powerful step to realizing your potential.

A great Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh once expressed , " The miracle is not to walk on water . The miracle is to walk on green earth, dwelling deeply in the present moment and feeling truly alive." ( Also a quotation from Russell Simmons DO You ! )

I can add my own experiences and input to the logic of being present.

One who feels life is the same thing but a different day needs appreciate their surroundings around them. I believe that there will be life after death that you will be able to enter the world again as anything. I want to enter as a dog.

The dog starts out as a puppy that is innocent and perfect. It attracts attention right from the start as its head is pointed upright and body is relaxed in growing with the air it breathes and the surroundings it walks. Though closed in ... a puppy dreams of what could be. It usually pays no attention to parking of older dogs because it is slowly learning how the world is and what could be. Its much more interested in tasting food and drinking water ... being playful with people and other dogs.

A dog soon becomes immuned to being taught right from wrong ... walking around upright as it knows its domain ... also a dog uses its presence as a form of curiosity. When a dog barks at another animal , it uses the art of being present because it is using its mind and vision to explore the unknown and what could be. When a dog walks around either on a leash or astray it uses the art of presence because the mind sends messages of what could be around the corner. The dog already uses its developed ability inorder to approach something unpredictable.

Another example of being present is one who listens and doesn't respond verbally. One might laugh or give a look of understanding or confusion , but without that present person ideas and expression are meaningless. Presence develops growth around the earth's surface. There has to be people , animals , plants ect . inorder to live a productive life.

One feeling his or her breath is characteristic of presence being an art. You are appreciating a simple thing that leads to bigger and greater things. You are able to breathe air inorder to walk the earth and smell the freshness of the world , and you can take your dog for a walk and express your ideas with friends and those you just met.

Taking a step outside your house is art because you are taking on what is , seeing what could be , and taking steps towards what to come. Those who swim , run , play basketball , ect . use presence to mold stronger bodies , minds , and souls because they are sending messages to their bodies that creates movements and natural highs that lead to a happy and healthier life. A heart beating a mile a minute after an explosive cut to the basket ... A cramp after an unsettling bending of the knee during a track workout ... or the leg kicking out too far it sends pains to your abs during a swim race ... this is presence as art because these individuals are exploring potentials through being in a zone ... it comes through taking what already and exploring what has yet to come.

The first step to anything you wish to accomplish is being present . Being present is using what you already have , and with that one can take steps towards what could be. You hold what it takes to accomplish ... You just have to search deep within yourself . This all starts with Presence.