Tic Tac Toe Ten is here!!!

Support One Of My Bands Y'all

First, thank you for your continued love and support for Fear & Fancy! This is an exciting time for us, and we are so grateful that you are with us on this journey. 

We are asking for your help spreading the word that for a limited time, Fear & Fancy will be streaming their entire debut album, Twenty Twelve, at www.fearandfancy.com before its official release! And after they've had a listen, complete a simple survey to receive a free song from the album! 
We are hoping that you can support us in this endeavor, as it is really important to us that as many people as possible have a chance to experience the album, as well as to find out their thoughts and feelings towards what they have heard. 

 

Thanks guys and as always . . . Live Love & Learn

Happy Hump Day!!!

I'm missing home a little, so I made some music to cheer me up. Hope it cheers you up to if you're having a less than awesome day. Check me out y'all:

TheWindyCity - Brandon Timothy

As always . . .

Live Love & Learn

The time has almost come for the unveiling of what I predict will be the video Game of the Year in the mobile phone game space.  It is called Tic Tac Toe Ten and in approximately 7 days, the world will behold what I have been scheming/working/hustling toward since last September.  It has been a long journey and I'm glad that this chapter is coming to a close (and with the close of this one, a new one begins).  Go to these couple of links just for starters and tell your friends and family to get ready: fB link, myspace link, twitter link, ning link, blogger link.

I'll catch up soon . . . thanks in advance for your support.  And as always, 

Live, Love, & Learn

The Law vs. Moral Values

An interesting article by Walter E. Williams

A civilized society's first line of defense is not the law, police and courts but customs, traditions and moral values. Behavioral norms, mostly transmitted by example, word of mouth and religious teachings, represent a body of wisdom distilled over the ages through experience and trial and error. They include important thou-shalt-nots such as shalt not murder, shalt not steal, shalt not lie and cheat, but they also include all those courtesies one might call ladylike and gentlemanly conduct. The failure to fully transmit values and traditions to subsequent generations represents one of the failings of the so-called greatest generation.

Behavior accepted as the norm today would have been seen as despicable yesteryear. There are television debt relief advertisements that promise to help debtors to pay back only half of what they owe. Foul language is spoken by children in front of and sometimes to teachers and other adults. When I was a youngster, it was unthinkable to use foul language to an adult; it would have meant a smack across the face. Back then, parents and teachers didn't have child-raising "experts" to tell them that "time out" is a means of discipline. Baby showers are held for unwed mothers. Yesteryear, such an acceptance of illegitimacy would have been unthinkable.

To see men sitting whilst a woman or elderly person was standing on a crowded bus or trolley car used to be unthinkable. It was common decency for a man to give up his seat. Today, in some cities there are ordinances requiring public conveyances to set aside seats posted "Senior Citizen Seating." Laws have replaced common decency. Years ago, a young lady who allowed a guy to have his hand in her rear pocket as they strolled down the street would have been seen as a slut. Children addressing adults by first names was unacceptable.

You might be tempted to charge, "Williams, you're a prude!" I'd ask you whether high rates of illegitimacy make a positive contribution to a civilized society. If not, how would you propose that illegitimacy be controlled? In years past, it was controlled through social sanctions like disgrace and shunning. Is foul language to or in the presence of teachers conducive to an atmosphere of discipline and respect necessary for effective education? If not, how would you propose it be controlled? Years ago, simply sassing a teacher would have meant a trip to the vice principal's office for an attitude adjustment administered with a paddle. Years ago, the lowest of lowdown men would not say the kind of things often said to or in front of women today. Gentlemanly behavior protected women from coarse behavior. Today, we expect sexual harassment laws to restrain coarse behavior.

During the 1940s, my family lived in North Philadelphia's Richard Allen housing project. Many families didn't lock doors until late at night, if ever. No one ever thought of installing bars on their windows. Hot, humid summer nights found many people sleeping outside on balconies or lawn chairs. Starting in the '60s and '70s, doing the same in some neighborhoods would have been tantamount to committing suicide. Keep in mind that the 1940s and '50s were a time of gross racial discrimination, high black poverty and few opportunities compared to today. The fact that black neighborhoods were far more civilized at that time should give pause to the excuses of today that blames today's pathology on poverty and discrimination.
Policemen and laws can never replace customs, traditions and moral values as a means for regulating human behavior. At best, the police and criminal justice system are the last desperate line of defense for a civilized society. Our increased reliance on laws to regulate behavior is a measure of how uncivilized we've become.

Just some food for thought . . . until next time LIVE, LOVE, & LEARN

PEACE

B.M.