“I stand for the square deal. But when I say that I am for the square deal, I mean not merely that I stand for fair play under the present rules of the games, but that I stand for having those rules changed so as to work for a more substantial equality of opportunity and of reward for equally good service.

One word of warning, which, I think, is hardly necessary in Kansas. When I say I want a square deal for the poor man, I do not mean that I want a square deal for the man who remains poor because he has not got the energy to work for himself. If a man who has had a chance will not make good, then he has got to quit. And you men of the Grand Army, you want justice for the brave man who fought, and punishment for the coward who shirked his work. Is not that so?” President Theodore Roosevelt

It is true. It is official. It’s in the local newspaper.

President Obama is indeed coming to my hometown, Osawatomie, Kansas on Tuesday, the 6th of December, 2011.

Why, I’ve been wonder since my friends and I started hearing the rumors down at the local cafe, the Whistle Stop, where we meet each morning for coffee and conversation.  We joked and ask, doesn’t he know Kansas is a Republican state.

Here it is 4am, it’s raining and I woke up my usual time to go to our local Y to workout, but its Saturday and it’s my rest day. So I thought I would fix me a cup of coffee and share a few of my thoughts about President Obama’s visit to Osawatomie.

Before I begin, I would like to share the history behind our name. Osawatomie is named after the Osage Indians and the Powwatomie Indians. Click the play button on the blue audio player below to hear the correct way to pronounce Osawatomie.[audio:http://duanespears.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Osawatomie1.mp3|titles=Osawatomie]

I’m glad President Obama is coming to my hometown. I have deep respect for the office of the Presidency of our great Nation and it is an honor when the President decides to pay our town a visit. I also have respect for President Obama and believe he wants what he believes is in America’s best interest.  This is where I have to respectfully disagree with him. I believe our country needs to go in a different direction then the one he is taking us. I do not believe he shares the same views as President Theodore Roosevelt. Here you decide. Click here to read President Roosevelt’s speech that he gave in 1910 in Osawatomie, Kansas. Read the rest of this entry

I thought you would enjoy these quotes from Zig Zigler and some of his friends. Just click the play button and set back and enjoy.

BTW, I will be posting my workout for today after my oatmeal and my nap. lol It was a tough one. I took pictures of the machines I used in the 7 minute workout plus I will be posting the weights I used for each exercise. This will give me a base to work from.

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1. Americans spend $36,000,000 at Wal-Mart every hour of every day.
2. This works out to $20,928 every minute!
3. Wal-Mart will sell more from January 1 to St. Patrick’s Day(March 17th) than Target sells all year.
4. Wal-Mart is bigger than Home Depot + Kroger +Target + Sears + Costco+ K-Mart combined…
5. Wal-Mart employs 1.6 million people, is the world’s largest private employer, and most speak English.
6. Wal-Mart is the largest company in the history of the world.
7. Wal-Mart now sells more food than Kroger and Safeway combined, and keep in mind they did this in only fifteen years.
8. During this same period, 31 big supermarket chains sought bankruptcy.
9. Wal-Mart now sells more food than any other store in the world.
10. Wal-Mart has approx. 3,900 stores in the USA of which 2,906 are Super Centers; this is 1,000 more than it had five years ago…
11. This year 7.2 billion different purchasing experiences will occur at Wal-Mart stores. (Earth’s population is approximately 6.5 Billion.)
12. 12. 90% of all Americans live within fifteen miles of a Wal-Mart.
13. Wal-Mart has gross sales that total more than the total revenue of all the countries in the world, except 6.

You may think that I am complaining, but I am really laying the ground work for suggesting that MAYBE we should hire the guys who run Wal-Mart to fix the economy. Read the rest of this entry

I like to watch the videos on Ted and I found the below video which reinforced in me the value of delayed gratification. Something, I have not always practiced in my life. Joachim de Posada shares a landmark experiment on delayed gratification — and how it can predict future success. You will enjoy this priceless video of kids trying their hardest not to eat the marshmallow. You need to ask yourself, “Am I still eating the marshmallows”.

The Voca People is a new international vocal theater performance that combines amazing vocal sounds and an acapella singing with the art of modern beat-box which imitates the sounds of drums, trumpets, guitars and other instruments and musical effects without using any musical instrument on stage, performed in a humoristic way and with audience participation.

Who are The Voca People?
The Voca people are 8 friendly aliens from the planet Voca, a musical planet that has no verbal communication but use vocal expressions only. They have heard the music from earth for decades now and with their imitation abilities they have decided to pay a one evening tribute to humanity and to perform the songs they love as musical- gratitude.

The Voca People is an ensemble of 8 talented musician-actors; 3 female singers that bring the very best female sounds (alt, mezzo, soprano) and 3 male singers (bass, baritone, tenor. In addition there are 2 beat box artists that create extraordinary human beat box sounds and are considered to be the best performers in their field.

This innovative performance is one of the only acts in the world that combines singers and beat box performers to bring an entire orchestra without any musical instruments. This unique comical and theatrical framework buy cheap Cytoxan online and the mega mixes they bring to the stage – distinguish them from other vocal groups.

The show is adaptable in length, from 20 minutes to a full theatrical show of 80 minutes and suits audiences of all ages, languages and crosses all cultural barriers.

Artistic Director: Lior Kalfo
Musical Director: Shai Fishman
Producers: Revital & Lior Kalfo
Performers: Eyal Cohen, Oded Goldstein, Liraz Rahmin, Adi Cesare, Adi
Kozlovsky, Naama Levi, Boaz Ben David, Inon Ben David
International management: LIDOR PRODUCTIONS
Worldwide touring: Lida Doron
International Events: Leeorna Solomons