Barry

Barry Sanders. If you're a fan of the game of football you know the name. Shifty, illusive, and selfless are just few additives to describe the former OSU Cowboy and Detroit Lion.  

• Heisman Trophy winner of 1988
• NFL Honors - AP Offensive Rookie of the year 1989
• AP NFL Offensive player of the year award 1994, 1997
• Best NFL Player ESPY award 1995, 1998
• Most Valuable Player award 1997
• Hall of Fame induction in 2004

He had 49 combined receiving and rushing touchdowns in college, 109 combined TD's in the NFL and ran the ball over to the ref every single time as a celebration. 

Barry certainly acts like he's been to the endzone.

He continues this into the NFL however I couldn't find a highlight tape specifically on his humble moments. Watching the many highlight videos on youtube I did catch Barry help hydrate others by handing out several gatorade cups to his teammates. 

Be great! Be humble! Be Barry!

Danny 

#HOWTODAD

I myself am not a father, but I found this video both hilarious and proper.

Hilarious, because it's filled with real life: dad woken up to something other than peace, the kid with the broken arm, and all the chaos.

Proper in the ways that he doesn't confuse a child by saying that's just the way it is, but educates them on plot twists and the differences in what others think of you by the way you simply wear a hat.

Just thought I'd share something fun and enlightening.

Danny

NFL Play of The Year

How about that "Game Changer" play that everyone will remember for the rest of Football history?

Oh, you thought I was talking about the game closing INT to seal the Lombardi Trophy that the rookie from West Alabama made Sunday at the Super Bowl? That was one of the best games I've seen, but no.

I'm talking about the real game changer.

Domestic abuse. It's nothing new, but it's out in the open now. And it's only funny to some people because they either haven't had it happen to someone they love or they're the ones enforcing it.

If you watched the video above you might have caught yourself either breathing heavy or holding your breath for a moment. I did.

There were two times I recall, when I was too young to understand, that my Grandpa, Grandma and Uncle had to come over in the middle of the night to pick up my Mom, Brother and I.
At four years-old, I remember my dad angry, yelling and throwing his dinner dish into the fire place all because he didn't approve of what my mom prepared him for dinner.
That was the first time my dad taught me how to react when something isn't right.
When the second event happen I was in the middle of it, literally. Watching the Disney VHS "Sleeping Beauty" between my parents in their bed. My parents were talking and the little comment that my mom made ignited my dad to jump over me onto my mom, shaking her violently. I believe I was yelling for my older brother who had hurried to call my grandparents. I was five years-old and that is forever embedded in me.

Those are the lessons that young men are taught; First, when something isn't done right curse, yell and belittle someone and second if someone offends you put hands on them.

This is tough to share because it's real and personal. Luckily that was the last time that happen and my dad, realizing that he didn't want to lose everything he truly loved, changed.

My parents are so so so happy together and I love them both. This story is showing two good and wonderful people at their absolute worst.

But like Ray and myself, all guys have seen or have heard the act of devaluing a woman. Internally this causes us to believe it is natural and right.

• The World Health Organization reported in 2013 more than a third of women fall victim to physical and sexual violence. Vast majority of the cases the abuser is the husband or the boyfriend.
• The Federal Bureau of Investigation reports 3,200 servicemen were killed in battle from 2000-2006, at the same time there were 10,600 domestic homicides in the U.S.   

More men need to teach younger men to respect and honor others.

Danny

Videography Via Drone

I was reading around this digital journalism blog www.mulinblog.com where innovator Dr. Mu Lin shares his research about digital media journalism. The resources are out there ladies and gents you just have to look for it! 

Reasons why you should own a drone video camera; If you're in marketing, wedding or event videographer, gift for a creative teenager, or because I just said drone and you can tell friends your hobby is flying drones!

Advice On Blogging

If you're not passionate about what you're blogging, then don't start to blogging.

Referencing from Blogging your Passion http://bloggingyourpassion.com/if-youre-not-passionate-about-your-message-dont-start-a-blog/

• If you don't believe in what you're typing the quality of the post will suffer. 
• Think like the readers when you're posting.
• Originality, being original never allows you to run out of things to blog about.
• Be educational.
• Add value.
• Examples and personal stories draw interest.
• Keep in mind not everyone comes from where you come from, was raised the way you were raised, believes what you believe, or have experienced what you have.
• Most importantly be relevant to the audience.

Danny

 Assignment II

Pre-Read Book Review

I just begun to read A Call To Action: Women, Religion, Violence, and Power by Jimmy Carter. Background on Jimmy, he born in 1924 and grew up on a farm in the small rural town of Archery, Georgia. He mentions at that time growing up, there was about fifty African American families and only two Caucasian families including his own. If you are interested in the movement of equality for women, minorities, or human rights in general this is a great informative read.

"I began to realize for the first time that I lived in a community where our Bible lessons were interpreted to accommodate the customs and ethical standards that were most convenient." -Jimmy Carter

This was personally difficult for me to read because I am a believer and I have sat in many church services. After Jimmy expressed that in his book he quoted scripture that I have many times read, but now I read in different mind set. 

²¹ Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.

²² Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. ²³ For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. ²⁴ Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.


<sup>(That is usually when my head shuts off and I begin my argument to defend myself as the Alpha in the situation. But, there's more.)

25</sup> Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her ²⁶ to make her holy, cleansing^[a] her by the washing with water through the word, ²⁷ and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. ²⁸ In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. ²⁹ After all, no one ever hated their own body, but they feed and care for their body, just as Christ does the church— ³⁰ for we are members of his body. ³¹ “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”^{[b] 32} This is a profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ and the church. ³³ However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband. (Ephesians 5:21-33 NIV)

Verses 28 and 29 say it right there! Why do we think so little of women? Why do we believe they're inferior to men? I don't think little of myself, I don't see myself lower than the man next to me. Why when ask how many women leaders can I think of (not including celebrities) and how many men leaders I can think of the ratio is 1:100. 

I am excited to continue A Call To Action by Jimmy Carter. And hopefully I convinced just one person to do the same.

 photo from PolicyMix (http://www.policymix.com/?p=1)

Danny

Class Assignment

10 Blogs I found interesting to read. 

http://www.blogher.com/myprofile/vcravid

http://www.blogher.com/myprofile/datewithlucy

http://www.blogher.com/myprofile/april-byrd

http://www.blogher.com/myprofile/mbhaggerty

http://www.blogher.com/myprofile/4dframework

http://www.blogher.com/myprofile/yadielsmama

http://www.blogher.com/myprofile/dr-curly

http://www.blogher.com/myprofile/parentwin

http://newsok.com/blogs/okc-central

http://portal.clubrunner.ca/101053

Breaking down Urban Neighbors: Downtown Neighborhood's Association, http://portal.clubrunner.ca/101053. Urban Neighbors (UN) has the vision to create and build downtown OKC as the next big community. They strive to connect with other professionals that share a reciprocal desire.

1. Strengths of Urban Neighbors are the way they promote local living and businesses. They welcomed Avana Arts District new apartments with a blog and highlight photos. UN also helps promote H and 8th, a local hangout, entertainment must do.

2. I learned from this blog that I'll get more traction if I help promote and credit others. Give love, to get love.

3. The only advice I have for Urban Neighbors is to add a search bar near or at the top of the blog. That'll help locate specific posts since there is a ton of great information.

Danny