McDonald’s 365Black

McDonald’s likes Black people . . .

WHAT IS 365BLACK?

At McDonald’s®, we believe that African-American culture and achievement should be celebrated 365 days a year — not just during Black History Month. That’s the idea behind 365Black.com. It’s a place where you can learn more about education, employment, career advancement and entrepreneurship opportunities, and meet real people whose lives have been touched by McDonald’s. Plus, you can also have a chance to win exciting once-in-a-lifetime opportunities. So make sure you visit often — you just might get inspired.

Like the unique African Baobab tree, which nourishes its community with its leaves and fruit, McDonald’s has branched out to the African-American community nourishing it with valuable programs and opportunities.

www.365black.com

Just for the heck of it, I tried www.365halfasian.com and nothing came up, but I did find that the URL is available.

In somewhat related news, I recently discovered from the Library of Congress that May is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month:

May is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month-a celebration of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States. A rather broad term, Asian/Pacific encompasses all of the Asian continent and the Pacific islands of Melanesia (New Guinea, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji and the Solomon Islands), Micronesia (Marianas, Guam, Wake Island, Palau, Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Nauru and the Federated States of Micronesia) and Polynesia (New Zealand, Hawaiian Islands, Rotuma, Midway Islands, Samoa, American Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, Cook Islands, French Polynesia and Easter Island).

Like most commemorative months, Asian/Pacific Heritage Month originated in a congressional bill. In June 1977, Reps. Frank Horton of New York and Norman Y. Mineta of California introduced a House resolution that called upon the president to proclaim the first ten days of May as Asian/Pacific Heritage Week. The following month, senators Daniel Inouye and Spark Matsunaga introduced a similar bill in the Senate. Both were passed. On October 5, 1978, President Jimmy Carter signed a Joint Resolution designating the annual celebration. Twelve years later, President George H.W. Bush signed an extension making the week-long celebration into a month-long celebration. In 1992, the official designation of May as Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month was signed into law.

The month of May was chosen to commemorate the immigration of the first Japanese to the United States on May 7, 1843, and to mark the anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad on May 10, 1869. The majority of the workers who laid the tracks were Chinese immigrants.

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Bag of Randomness

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  • Our waitress last night had a Type-A personality – I was scared to say anything.  But she was a dead ringer for Penelope Cruz.
  • I won an auction for special section tickets to the U2 concert, which means I now have two extra tickets.  I’m not sure what I’m going to do with them.
  • Yesterday was the first time in about two months that I didn’t drink a can of Coca-Cola or Dr Pepper during lunch.
  • The Bible Belt Blogger recently made a post, and I’m super paraphrasing here, about how Episcopalians may not accept the Bible as entirely as God’s word.  I found the article quite interesting, but found the comments even more enlightening.  You certainly don’t’ have to agree with what’s written, but it might help you gain some perspective on the beliefs of others.
  • Business Week and the Boston Consutling Group has recently came out with the new edition of the 50 Most Innovative Companies in the world, and Southwest Airlines makes the list.
  • It’s quite easy to change this clock to Daylight Savings Time.
  • Catfish may be getting a new name.
  • 6 things that could ruin Twitter (and 5 that won’t)
  • Death by laptop?
  • Susan Boyle’s (surely you know her by now) priest talks about her singing
  • Wade Burleson is an SBC pastor in Oklahoma, who often rants about the SBC.  When I find time to check out his blog, it’s usually insightful.  He as recently written a book about some of his troubles with the International Mission Board of the SBC and their fundalmentalistic views.  (Sidenote: The IMB came up in several conversations during my weekend in Abilene.)  Two of his collegues reveiwed the book.
  • The United Methodist Church is starting a new campaing and is wanting their members to think about church as a verb.  Read about it here.
  • That last line reminded me of the DC Talk’s Love is a Verb.
  • I’m glad I never fell for that Four Corners tourist trap.
  • I’m included in this 66.3 million.
  • Kim Kardashian left her big sunglasses on while tanning.  Oooops
  • In case you didn’t know, Wonder Bread has a new logo.
  • USA Sitcom Map – The map lists Dallas as a sitcom, and we all know it wasn’t a sitcom.
  • In case you ever needed a free printable grocery list.
  • Grace
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Two Pastors Relfect Upon Their Columbine Experience

Ten years later, these two men of God—radically different in personality and theological approach—are still struggling to deal with the damage done to them by two boys bent on murder and mayhem.

One  of the pastors is a liberal Lutheran, who actually presided over the  private memorial service for Dylan Klebold – one of the murderers.

The other pastor is from a non-denominational church, and officiated the Cassie Bernall funeral, the high school junior who was reported to affirm her belief in God before she was murdered.

Newsweek Article

Yesterday I read another Columbine related article that addressed a lot of the rumors of the shooting.  For instance, the killers weren’t part of the Trench Coat Mafia, and the student who was asked to affirm her belief in God was Valeen Schnurr, who actually survived, and not Cassie Bernall.

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Breast Feeding Her Father

As Georgia Browne breastfeeds her baby son Monty, nothing could seem more normal or natural. At eight months old, Monty thrives on his mother’s milk, but someone else is also thriving on Georgia’s milk – her father Tim!

That’s because Tim’s battling cancer. He drinks his daughter’s breastmilk every day to boost his immune system and give him the strength to fight the disease.

After researching the idea on the internet, Georgia, 27, expresses her breastmilk as often as she can for her father to drink. He has the milk on his bowl of cornflakes every morning. It’s been his daily routine for the past six months and Tim believes the milk has given him a boost.

Full Article

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