These words give me yet another reason to do what I am meant to do!!!

“Rarely do we find men who willingly engage in hard, solid thinking.  There is an almost universal quest for easy answers and half-baked solutions.  Nothing pains some people more than having to think.”

- Martin Luther King, Jr.

The millions of landmines planted in Angola during the bloody civil war has inspired a beauty contest.  Miss Landmine celebrates empowerment over physical perfection.  In this beauty contest 10 women competed for the title of most beautiful mutilated Angolan woman.

The Miss Landmine Manifesto (in no particular order) (more…)

“The life of man is the life of a moving being, and it would not be sufficient for him to develop body alone.  A plant is rooted: it stays in one place and cannot move.  It would be very surprising, therefore, to discover that a plant had a mind; or at least a mind in any sense which we could comprehend.  If a plant could foresee or project consequences, (more…)

This is a snippet of my radio appearance with a group of dynamic students at  the Piscataway High School in Piscataway, NJ.   (more…)

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“Stupid people like to mislead themselves that while they may not be clever, they were at least able to compensate with feelings and insights denied to the intellectual.  It was precisely this kind of false belief that made stupid people so stupid.  The truth was the clever people had infinitely more resources from which to make the leaps of connection that the world called intuition.  What was ‘intelligence’ after all, but the ability to read into things?”

- Stephen Fry

“What is possible would never have been achieved if, in this world, people had not repeatedly reached for the impossible.”

- fellow thinker, Max Weber

Less than one thousand  people worldwide have gotten swine flu and everybody wants to wear a mask.  Over 30 million people have HIV/AIDS and they are still a lot people who don’t want to use condoms.

I re-discovered this little gem while on my morning run.  This was one of my favorite pre-College Dropout tracks by Kanye.  I would often listen to it while working on my dreams.  Listening to it now, it really sounds like a prequel soundtrack for The Think Movement…uhmm…wait a minute, could this be a coincident???

In any case…ENJOY!!!  (more…)

I must admit that disgust was my first reaction after seeing this, but then I thought about it a little more and ask myself…why am I so disgusted?  Was my initial reaction solely due to it being a whole chicken?  It’s not like there aren’t any canned meats in the market place already.

I personally think that this is just more of the same type of catering to a culture who will stand in front of  a microwave and say hurry up!!!

This work, which shows children “happy slapping” a helpless victim is called “Do It Again, I Didn’t Press Record.”  

British artist Barnaby Barford, based in London, takes both mass manufactured and antique porcelain figurines and “refigures” them, by cutting them up and painting them, turning them into sinister but humorous sculptures.   He said his collection, called “The Good, The Bad, The Belle”, reflects how the youth of today are perceived by the older generation.   (more…)

TONIGHT’S TOPICS: Drugs: Why are they illegal?  Which illegal drug has the biggest pros and cons if it was ever to become legal?  And what legal drug is possible as harmful as what’s illegal now?  Be sure to join us tonight!!!

A bar in Austin, Texas has installed a shark-filled aquarium containing black tip reef and leopard sharks directly beneath the dance floor at the QUA Bottle Lounge.

Now my fellow thinkers…are you willing to do a two step on this???

An X-ray shows nails embedded in the skull of 27-year-old Chen (Anthony) Liu whose decomposing body was discovered in Sydney’s Georges River in November 2008.  Police BELIEVE Chen was killed by being shot repeatedly in the head with a high-powered nail gun.

Uhmm… police “believe” he was killed by being shot repeatedly in the head?  How much more evidence is needed???

The following is a response posted by Ben Goldstein of Ketchum PR Agency on behalf of The Clorox Company:

On behalf of The Clorox Company, I would like to respond to Amy Tennery’s article titled “The Four Biggest Enviro-Scams,â€� in which she criticizes the Green Works brand. It is our belief that Ms. Tennery misinterpreted key product information about Green Works Natural Cleaners, and I would like to provide the following facts to put her conclusions into context.   (more…)

In the coming months, cheap headsets that let you control technology with the electrical signals generated by your firing neurons will go on sale to the general public. Our relationship with technology – and our brains – will never be the same again.   (more…)

In greenwashing, as in life, there are seven sins. There’s the sin of the hidden trade-off, for example, the sin of vagueness, and the sin of no proof. So says sinsofgreenwashing.org, which takes on companies that offer seemingly green benefits — often at a hefty price tag — with little results. As the green trend continues, companies in almost every industry vie for a piece of the green market, even the embattled General Motors has taken a chance on its own green product initiative.

But as the field of green products grows, so does the number of impostors. The following is a list of some of the most perplexing green products out there-and an assessment of just how scammy they might be:   (more…)

This really appealed to me because some of my greatest creative expression were produced when fighting boredom.  On the really real, I fear being bored because it’s when my mind wonders in the most unproductive places.

What do you do when you’re bored???

Anybody who grew up listening to mostly hip-hop, still loves it, but now have children of their own can really relate to this scenario…LOL!!!

In “Thank You And You’re Welcome”, a couple of theories of how to obtain happiness was presented.  One of which was “2 keys 2 happiness”.  The first key is being able to tolerate things that make you unhappy.  The second key is being able to change things to make you happy.

I now present a third…being mentally loyal to oneself.  And that loyalty is defined by never confessing to believe in something that you don’t believe.  Having this discipline in your life will give you that extra boost needed during the down times…and trust me, there will be down times when chasing your dreams!!!

This is an actual logo designed in 1973 for the Catholic Church’s Archdiocesan Youth Commission that stood for God’s children…now…uhmm, not so much!  It even won an award from the Art Directors Club of Los Angeles.

Isn’t interesting how time can/will always change one’s perspective?

Lets see here…say something positive, say something positive…uhmm although I might not always agree with what someone does, I will always acknowledge the effort.  Whew…that kind of hurt…LOL!!!

“THINK. Think about your appearance, associations, actions, ambitions, accomplishment.” - Thomas J. Watson

(sidebar: The more that I read about this guy, the more I like!!!)

At any given time you might find yourself facing an unexpected opposition and that’s when your success or failure will greatly depend on everything that you did before that moment.

I found this article by fellow thinker Mike LaBossiere quite intriguing…

In a somewhat controversial move, some US airlines have implemented a policy of charging large passengers extra. The gist of the policy is that if someone cannot fit comfortably in a normal seat, they will be required to purchase a second seat or upgrade to business class.

While some have accused the airlines of simply trying a new scheme to make money, the airlines have defended this policy by asserting that large passengers infringe on the comfort of other passengers and point to various complaints made by passengers about this problem. (more…)

Australian researchers say rain and gloom may be good for the brain by improving the ability to remember.

A team from the University of New South Wales School of Psychology questioned shoppers at a Sydney store over a 2-month period.  They found people performed better on memory tests when the weather was bad and shoppers were feeling depressed, Britain’s Daily Telegraph reported Friday. (more…)

Q. What is morality in any given time or place?

A. It is what the majority then and there happen to like, and immorality is what they dislike.

Whoa…now that’s one to really think about!!!

“You may not be her first, her last, or her only.  She loved before she may love again.  But if she loves you now, what else matters?  She’s not perfect – you aren’t either, and the two of you may never be perfect together but if she can make you laugh, cause you to think twice, and admit to being human and making mistakes, hold onto her and give her the most you can.  She may not be thinking about you every second of the day, but she will give you a part of her that she knows you can break – her heart.  So don’t hurt her, don’t change her, don’t analyze and don’t expect more than she can give.  Smile when she makes you happy, let her know when she makes you mad, and miss her when she’s not there.”

- Bob Marley

What stood out the most to me is how they turned their hobby into a successful business model…something that we all have the capacity to do!!!

“Life is tragically simply because the earth turns and the sun inexorably rises and sets, and one day, for each of us, the sun will go down for the last, last time. Perhaps the whole root of our trouble, the human trouble, is that we will sacrifice all the beauty of our lives, will imprison ourselves in totems, taboos, crosses, blood sacrifices, steeples, mosques, races, armies, flags, nations, in order to deny the fact of death, which is the only fact we have.”

-James Baldwin

 

…remember these words by fellow thinker Thomas Edison…”From his neck down a man is worth a couple of dollars a day…from his neck up he’s worth anything that his brain can produce.”  

I must admit that I was somewhat skeptical at first in whether or not to post this quote.  My initial thought was it might come off as a little bit antagonistic for those who have traditional 9 to 5  jobs…which would be the furthest thing from my intent.  

I ultimatley decided to post it because (more…)

Here’s the US President as Barack the Barbarian in a new comic book. Chicago-based Devil’s Due Publishing will publish the comic in June, featuring Obama as the muscle-bound, loincloth-wearing president of ‘Kickassistan’… (more…)

Fellow thinker and inspirational writer Orison Swett Marden said that, “There are three type of people in the world. There’s the wills, the won’ts and the can’ts.   The first accomplish everything: the second oppose everything: the third fail at everything.” (more…)

This is an interesting take on some of the flawed thinking that prompts those who believe in certain non-scientific concepts to advise others who don’t to be more open-minded.

A Google Sketchup diagram shows what $100 million dollars would like, stacked onto one pallet… (more…)

“The man who bases his actions on independent thought; who reflects and considers before doing anything, and whose judgments are arrived at through logic, is the man who will go farthest today.” - Thomas J. Watson

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Behold the new surgical robot that will perform operations on prostate cancer patients at Bristol Urological Institute.   In the picture on the right, the robot peels a grape which is slightly smaller than a prostate gland.  Welcome to the future!!!

It seems like it was just yesterday when I sent Kanye that quote.  It’s quite ironic how that beautiful question came to me in a  down period of my life.

I was  in the midst of a really tough decision… (more…)

 

The British Government is so concerned about the teenage pregnancy soar in the country  that they’ve decided to change their politics and let abortion clinics advertise on TV and radio, as well as allow condom manufacturers to broadcast ads at any time of the day or night according to TheDailyMail.co.uk.

Two points to consider… (more…)

This is a snippet of my presentation at the NY State Senator Craig Johnson’s Black History Month Event held on February 26, 2009, in Elmont, NY. 

To book me to speak at your event, program or school, contact Armand Harris at (775) 878-4838 or email type2us@wethinkllc.com.

And as always….dare2bU!

It is my goal to come to the U.K. before the end of the year.

This image released by Russian advertising agency Voskhod shows a smiling, cartoonish black man flashing a V-for-Victory sign in front of the US Capitol building, along with the Russian slogan: “Everyone’s talking about it: dark inside white!”

“Hatred comes from the heart; contempt from the head; and neither feeling is quite within our control.” 

Do you agree??? (more…)

A LISTERN’S FEEDBACK FROM SHOW #3
Let me preface the following critique by saying that you two sound great on air.  It seemed like a relaxed conversation that keeps the listeners engaged.

When Sakiya explained that schools should be run like a business, it struck a nerve.  Based on my research on this subject, I am fundamentally against any notion that a school or school system should be run like a business.  No. Teachers as salespersons.  No. Students as buyers.  No.  When students don’t perform (buy products), then it is the fault of the teacher (salesperson). No. This theory is flawed.

Let me break it down. (more…)

This picture taken by Claire Martin takes all the guess work out of what can/will happen when someone has been addicted to heroin for 25 years.

I think showing images like these would be a lot more effective than those “this is your brain on drugs” ads with the fried egg.