12:42pm and I'm working on a holiday. Behind 2 days. May be time to take on some new partners.

7:16pm and I am dealing with a whining 5yr old and a dissapearing 13yr old! Can I go old school and utilize the belt!?

9:20am and I just read a good article about understanding men. Ladies you should read this and really listen to it! http://ping.fm/MCmp8

8:28pm and I had a very productive day, did my first short run t-shirt order, updated 2 websites, got the lawn mower serviced, school work time!!!

3:58pm and God closes our eyes when he wants us to see... FAITH! BOOM!

10:38am and I'm thinking its time for real men to stand up and inspire future men. Free mens retreat Jun04-05 http://ping.fm/Da6qe

9:15pm and I've learned to follow my own heart in business. Thankful for my mentors who guide me in the right direction and never doubt my abilities. Thankful for God who keeps me sane and strong enough to continue forward. Thankful for family and friends who constantly encourage me!!!!

1:02pm and I am doing multiple websites, graphics, t-shirts, working out, and school work all while trying to be a husband and father... Talk about a challenge!

11:54pm and I'm doing school work on mothers day :-(... 2 labs, 2 quizzes, then got drawings and a website to do. I pray that my mom, my wife, my mother-in-law and all moms have a blessed day and trust that I love them all!

10:51pm and I'm tired of my son Niree lying & being led by neg influences. So important that we stay on our kids and not give up - Im On IT!

Echoes of Lost Generations – 05/02/2010

I finished my school work early today
Still fighting the feeling of depression
Refusing to give in to any doubt
Refusing to surrender to negativity
I march on
Cautiously
Picking my head up to face tomorrow
I've volunteered to teach art at Westridge Church
For their 2010 vacation bible school
I looked at my credit report today
My score considerably low
As I have not used a credit card in almost 10 years
Crazy how you have to borrow money
To increase your credit
Crazy how you can be denied jobs because of this
So we can not get good jobs to help pay off debt
Based on our bad debt
Its like modern day slavery
But it applies to all races
I watch as banks and lending companies feed off the poor
Their high interest rates keeps us in bondage
All the while we taunting us with threats of low credit scores.

sadness...

I've been living by my own creed for the past few years
If I can't pay for it, then I do not need it
If I can't afford it, then I have to suppress my wants
I save my money
I spend only what is necessary
I refuse to be owned by a system that I have so little control over

that is my vent for today

God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.

Living one day at a time;
Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
Taking, as He did, this sinful world
as it is, not as I would have it;
Trusting that He will make all things right
if I surrender to His Will;
That I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with Him
Forever in the next.
Amen.

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9:14am and I'm up doing school work, editing Get Christ Like.com and watching Beetle Juice with Jett. He;s been beggin to watch it all weekend..

Echoes of Lost Generations - 05/01/2010

Today is the first day of May
My youngest son turned 5 Yesterday
I’ve been kind of depressed all month
Work is hard these days
I feel like I’m not the man I used to be
All because of income
Crazy how salary seems to define who we are
Could not even buy my son a birthday gift
And my wife asks me why am I depressed
Worked through his 2pm party on Friday
Trying to secure enough funds to pay bills for the month of May
I hate that society is set up to appear that salary defines us
I refuse to bend
I’m studying those that have fought traditional systems
Watching Melvin Van Peebles’ Sweet Sweetback
One of the first African American movies produced
With no backing from Hollywood
So many people blazed trails
So many have fought battles and lost wars
So many have sacrificed their souls
Just so that we have a road map to winning
We define our own success
And success should not have a dollar amount wrapped around it
It should simply have a switch that states
Happy or Unhappy
And so I refuse to quit trying
I refuse to allow the actions of others
To determine my fate.
I feel reborn
Like it is time for a new start
I’m surrounded by problems and heartache
Engrossed in job loss and discontinued unemployment
Its 12:33am and almost tomorrow
I’ve been working since Friday
And still have so much to do.
I’m fighting disappointment right now
Disappointed that I can not be everything to everybody
I can not be in more than one place at one time
Yet others continue to pull me in seperate directions….
My eyes are closing and I’m fading in and out…
I’m signing out, Good Night


Mario D’Andre Robinson
CEO – Brand Manager at www.8robinsons.com
CD – Creative Director at www.heroesofwebdesign.com

10:30am and Jetts 5yr old birthday is on party number 4! We need some party ideas and some food!