The 2012 Olympic Uniforms: The USA's True Colors

Good morning Everybody,

I hope the morning finds everyone happy, productive and well intended!  The first few texts I received this morning all hinged on "...it's Tuesday, four more days to go.".  To that, I hope everyone's day flies by...unless your'e off, then I hope your day trickles by as you squeeze out every iota of enjoyment you possibly can during your day of respite.  Enough of the salutations, let's get down to business.

 

I have been following the concerns about the 2012 Olympic uniforms.  It has been said that Americans should be ashamed and that our athletes should be wearing American made uniforms.  Part of the argument is that jobs are being taken away from Americans because the uniforms for the Olympics are foreign made (China).  Another part of the argument is that the team is less patriotic because they are wearing foreign made uniforms.  These notions have rang out so loudly that six Democratic senators will introduce "Team USA Made in America Act of 2012"!  That's right, a law stating that the USA Olympic Uniforms will be made only in the USA.  This piece of legislation- if passed, would take affect in time for the 2014 Olympics.  

My questions is this:  Are we trying to address a problem or are we politicizing an issue?  

Nearly half the clothes in the closets of Americans are made in China.  That's right, half (feel free to look up the statistics folks)!  Not just in my closet or in the closets of Congress, but in everybody's closets!  We should not embarrass ourselves by lamenting over the uniforms of 530 athletes traveling to represent the USA's commitment in WORLD SOLIDARITY.  Just the mere moaning and groaning about it leaves a foul stench internationally.  To sponsor legislation over this issue is petty and trivial!  We have people losing jobs daily, Americans starving from a lack of malnutrition, immigration issues and EDUCATION issues...and we want to waste our time on legislation to have uniforms made in America for an instance that only comes around once every four years?! Are you serious right now!?!  

If you want to change something, change the red tape that makes these textile/factory businesses outsource or go out of business in the first place.  If you want to boost consumption of American goods, talk about that as the issue; but please, please don't politicize and issue as if the solution will bring 1,000's of more jobs or boost American patriotism for our outstanding US Olympic Athletes.  Let's not have our 2012 Olympic Team go to London with this ugly cloud lurking over their heads.

Have a Great Day Folks!

Tada

Where did all the R&B Groups go?

Good Evening Everybody,

For the last few months I have noticed that my iphone playlist has been in heavy rotation while I have been riding around Atlanta.  This is not unusual, as I pride myself on having a well rounded iphone library.  I was talking to one of my friends during our weekly Sunday night dinner and True Blood viewing, and the questions came up, "Where did all of the R&B Groups go?".  

While I was growing up the mere utterance of groups such as: The Commodores, Color Me Bad, Shai, Silk, 112, Envogue, SWV, Xscape, Brownstone, BlackStreet, Ideal, Jade, Destiny's Child, TLC and Jodeci sent instant good music vibrations up down your body.  Those were groups that had harmony, style, great lyrics and soul.  I am not so jaded as to assert that there is not any good music out today.  There are plenty of Artists making good music.  However, what the heck happened to the R&B Groups?!  I mean come on people, why are we listening to Rappers singing?  They are supposed to rap, not sing! All of a sudden, my car rides are being inundated with these bone head rappers, squawking out some weak melody.  Chris Brown and Trey Songz cannot be on every track that needs a good R&B singer; neither can Beyonce nor Alicia Keys. The world (or at least the USA) is not so bereft of soul singers that we have to depend on Rappers to sing, right?  

So, what should happen?  How about we get a group of individuals together who want to form a group and they get together with some awesome song writers (if need be) and give the public what they have been starving for...some awesome R&B groups?!

 

Also, as long as I am making this wish list, how about a group that can stay together for more than two or three years!  I mean Danity Kane would have been awesome today! As would have Destiny's Child (although I am sure they were together for longer than five years...well most of the members) would have made awesome music today.  Missy, Coco, Kandi....can you all help our singers...or even form a group of your own. The R&B groups need you now more than ever!

P.S. - P. Diddy, you created some amazing groups, in the future, could you please ensure that they have some longevity.  Thanks...an avid music fan

TADA

Time to kick it up a notch!

Hello Everybody,

After a year of intensively being back in school, I am back in the Blogosphere.  While being away from my blog I have thought about writing an awful lot.  Also, I am still amazed by the amount of views my blog has received while I have not been writing.
There are so many things that I would like to comment on and tackle.  Before, my blog was ran by random thoughts and ideas that came to mind.  That is fine some of the time. After putting a few feelers out on how I could improve my blog, I came up with the following new directions: social commentary on current events, more pictures, updated pictures and consistency.  That's right, I am able to call myself out on the consistency piece.  To everyone....thanks for peeking in on my blog.  I will be sure to make things more interesting for future posts.

Tada