An Environmentally Conscious Jesus Presentation

Wow. Watch first. H/T to A Little Leaven, which is an AWESOME blog! Check out the original article.



So, I watched this video and couldn't decide if Jesus was the Savior of humanity, or if he was really concerned with recycling and global warming. I mean, the speaker equated violence, war, terrorism and the AIDS pandemic with global warming. And what are "Jesus' resources"? I'm doing my best to refrain from profanity, as I've mentioned my Lord and Savior several times, and I've also asked Him to work with me on my dirty mouth. But, seriously. I see this, and I want to puke and cry all at once.

I don't believe in Jesus because he "heals the planet" or any of that other jazz. I believe in Jesus, because he took me out of the depths of destruction, and gave me LIFE. Make no mistake, without Jesus, I was on my way to a drug overdose due to my rave days, a sexually transmitted disease (which, praise God I never got), physical death and to hell. I wasn't headed to a world where people "damage the planet and our relationships". I was headed to the complete and eternal separation from God.

Seeing that video which turns Jesus into a namby pamby tree-hugger makes me angry.

Let me make it clear. Jesus came for one purpose: to restore man's broken relationship with God, by paying the consequences of our sin through His death. He doesn't care about us "damaging the planet". He came to save our SOULS.

Leave Phelps Alone

H/T to Robert Guest for the vid.

Why are people stressing over Michael Phelps smoking weed? It's not his job to be a "role model" to any children except HIS OWN (when he has them). I left a comment at Robert's blog about my thoughts.

I Don't Want a Black History Month

Listen to Morgan Freeman.


Like Morgan says, "Black History is American History". Black history month is a divider. White people are upset, "Hey, no White History Month!". Black people are upset, "Of course they gave us February for Black History Month...it's the shortest month!".

When I was in school, I hated Black History Month with a passion. Why? I grew up in predominantly white areas, which often made me the only black kid in the class. So, during that special month, teachers looked to me as some sort of "expert" in black history. While some would say I have narcissistic tendencies and should have loved the attention, it was annoying. I hated (and still do hate) being singled out for things because of my race. I wanted attention. But I wanted attention for being Yemi Ogunbase. Not for being Yemi Ogunbase the black kid.

Although I didn't want the Steelers to win the Super Bowl (but the refs overruled me on that), I was happy. Why? Because their head coach, Mike Tomlin is black. Now, that sentence doesn't make sense. Give me a sec, dear reader. I'm glad he coached the team to victory, because he was the SECOND black head coach to coach his team to a Super Bowl victory. Now, everyone can shut the hell up about it and stop pointing it out! I'll feel this same way if we elect another person of color to the office of President of the United States. I just want people to stop focusing on it!

Black History Month calls attention to all this crap. Yes, it is historical. A generation ago, these ideas seemed like pipe dreams, and special attention was needed. However, 40+ years after the passage of the Civil Rights Act, and we're still hung up on race? Wake up people. Wake up. Black History Month just rehashes the way things used to be. Most of the perpetrators of the racism my parents and grandparents experienced are dead, dying or scared as hell (because of the economy). Yes, there are racists out there. But, from my experience, black people are a hell of a lot more racist than white people.

It's 2009. I'd like to call for a burial of Black History Month.

Go Read Cory Doctorow's Book "Little Brother"! Now!

I just finished an awesome novel. It's titled "Little Brother", and was written by Cory Doctorow. It's very reminiscent of Orwell's masterpiece 1984. I don't want to give anymore away...which I have a tendency to do.

A lot of you know that while I love our nation, I hate the direction our nation has gone in. Security theater, silencing of dissent by screaming "tolerance", etc. While reading the book (which is available for purchase, and also for free by clicking here), I realized that any of the scenarios Doctorow has masterfully penned, could take place here!

With that said, go now, and download or purchase "Little Brother".

Equality! (But Not Really)

I'm up late right now, due to a combination of caffeine and a messed up sleep schedule. I was actually headed to bed, but then I saw that the Australian Open is on. I know, I know. You're asking, "Yemi, you watch tennis?!" Yes. I watch tennis. Right now, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are dueling for the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup, which goes to the winner of the Australian Open. Right now, we're in the 3rd set, which has just gone to a tiebreak. Winner of this tiebreak will be up 2 sets to 1. I watch these two great competitors, and I got to thinking. Years ago, there was some sort of uproar about "equality in tennis". Apparently, women weren't being paid as much as men were in the tournaments. Horrible, right? I mean, they're doing the same work, so they should be paid the same! Well, as Lee Corso likes to say, "Not so fast my friend!"

In tournament play, women play a best of three sets format. (I'm not going to do a full breakdown of tennis terminology...if you want to know more, use wikipedia and learn tennis rules. Here. I even linked for you.) So, women only have to win two sets, in order to win their matches. Men, on the other hand, play in a best of five sets format. Using this current match as an example, Nadal is currently up 2 sets to Federer's 1. If Nadal wins this set, he'll win the match and the tournament.

If each set is played to the maximum number of games (13 if each set goes to tiebreak), and it were to go for the full 5 sets, the men would have played a total of 65 games, versus 39 games for the women in 3 sets. How fair does it seem now? If you and I do the same job, but you work 40 hours, while I only work 24, should I make the same as you do?

Yeah this whole "financial equality in tennis" is a load of crap. Men should have made a bigger fuss about it. But I guess it's only equality if men are getting the shaft?

Now that I'm done ranting, I'm going to continue watching this awesome championship match. Watching these guys is awesome!

Update: Nadal won in 5 sets! I believe he is the first Spaniard to win the Australian Open!