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The Major’s Weekend Blast-Off

WEEKEND GRAB BAG O’ THOUGHT:
It’s the long Labour Day holiday weekend here in the U.S.A. It’s the end of the Summer, and it’s back to school and back to work for millions of Americans. Of course many of you have already gone back to school, and most of us have been working all Summer long. With Labour Day Weekend here all of the rest of the end-of-year holidays are not too far behind. I’m talking Columbus Day, Halloween, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s. That’s lots of special days and long holiday weekends to celebrate and enjoy with loved ones. Have lots of fun in whatever you do, but always be as safe as possible. Drive safely. Barbeque safely. Take your time. Slow down. Relax.

BEST LUNCH OF THE WEEK AWARD:
My life and diet radically changed for the better several years ago. As a result I’m in the best physical and mental condition of my entire lifetime. I’m stronger and healthier today than I ever was back during my teens, 20s, and 30s. It’s all part of my fantastic journey. It’s an effect of the cause. One element of my diet that I was doing pretty good at for awhile, but then I sort of got away from it is eating salads. I’m talking BIG salads – BIG nutritious salads with a wide variety of meats and fruits and vegetables and plenty of fiber. Salads can be delicious, and I really need to get back to that good eating habit at least once a week. This past week I did just – at Chili’s. I have a rejuvenated interest in this jumpin’ joint. I enjoyed the Quesadilla Explosion Salad. Let me tell you that this salad was certainly an exciting explosion of exotic tastes. It was grilled chicken with cheese, corn relish, cilantro, tortilla strips, and citrus-balsamic dressing – served with cheese quesadillas. I dig.

THE FORTUNE COOKIE MESSAGE OF THE WEEK CLUB:
– Find the road to happiness by helping others.

THOSE CRAZY CRAZY CATS:
… More like those lovable cats !

BLATANT PROMOTION:
TOMORROW on the blog it’s the 98TH edition of my ‘Saturday Night Retro’ as I wrap-up ‘The Awesome ’80s In August International Dance Party’ with one last dance jam from early on in 1990. It would be the final song ever from a European act that went from hero to zero literally overnight. I’m taking next weekend off from the blog, but then I’ll be back with fresh new editions of the ‘Blast-Off’ and the ‘Retro’ on the 17TH and 18TH of September. Have a great holiday weekend my friends. Make it special. Make it memorable.

COMING SOON:
‘The Major’s Walk-A-Thon’ RETURNS !

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Saturday Night Retro

Saturday August 28TH 2010
Volume 2 / Number 48 / Edition 97

I’ve got a lot of hobbies and skills that you may or may not be aware of. Some of them I think I’m pretty good at (of course others may disagree). Some of these hobbies and skills I wish I could be better at and spend more quality time with. Some hobbies consume a lot of time, and some just occur naturally without much effort at all. Some hobbies have developed over time – while others have faded (thankfully and regrettably). Hobbies come and hobbies go – as we grow.

One of my lesser-known hobbies over the past 25 years of my adult life that pretty much came out of nowhere but has developed quite nicely over the years is that of a personal historian. It goes along with my fascination with dates and numbers, and it fits right in with my organizational skills. Nowadays my blogs and my tweets serve as the public recorded history of this new Life of mine. Previously my web site fulfilled that role during the latter portion of the 1990s into the new millennium. Before the evolution of the web I recorded the significant events of my life via pen and paper. Now that’s what I call ‘Retro’ !

Because of this hobby I can tell you that on Friday June 30TH 1989 I was at the original Miami Arena in downtown Miami to see ‘Downtown’ Julie Brown host a LIVE concert featuring The Information Society, Lisa Lisa And Cult Jam, Milli Vanilli, Tone Loc, and Was (Not Was). They were some of the biggest hit music artists of that era. I can also tell you that 21 years ago this weekend on Sunday the 27TH of August of 1989 I was at the Sunrise Musical Theatre for 8 hours for Y-100‘s Sweet 16 Birthday Concert featuring all of the Y-100 deejays at the time and their musical artist guests Bandera, K.C. And The Sunshine Band, Roxette, Cyndi Lauper, Michael Damian, and Buster Poindexter.

Another HUGE pop artist at the time was Ms. Paula Abdul – back during her heyday. She stormed onto the pop culture scene with 5 HUGE smash hits and videos in a row in 1989. Here’s one of them – originally a miserable flop in 1988 before anyone knew who she was. It was reissued during her 1989 pop chart explosion, and it was MASSIVE the 2ND time around !

History – It’s always occurring, and it’s always expanding. Recording it some way some how allows you to look back at it fondly from a different era in the future. It’s your ‘Retro’. Treasure it.

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The Major’s Weekend Blast-Off

WEEKEND GRAB BAG O’ THOUGHT:
It’s the 4TH weekend of the month of August of the year 2010, and we are here to kick it off with this weekend’s much-anticipated edition of the ‘Blast-Off’. It actually felt weird working all day today since I enjoyed half of yesterday off. I spent some quality time up at The Falls Shopping Center. It’s where I grew up. It’s the single place here in South Florida that I’ve been going to longer and more frequently than any other place (other than my workplace). I remember strolling through The Falls as a young lad of 21 and 22 back in the late-1980s. Nearly a quarter of a century later I feel right at home at that occasionally jumpin’ joint. I don’t feel that way at various other shopping centers and malls. But The Falls has that ‘something special’ feel to it. It’s not perfect. They are missing a book store, a music store, and some more fine dining establishments. The movie theatre there is definitely showing its old age, but then again it’s still much nicer (and surely more modern) than our own 4½-year-old movie theatre here in Homestead. The Falls. I belong. Happy 30TH Anniversary !

BEST LUNCH OF THE WEEK AWARD:
P.F. Chang’s – I dig this jumpin’ joint. I don’t get to eat there very often, but I always enjoy every visit. On Thursday (at The Falls location) I enjoyed the hot egg drop soup, the tasty beef with broccoli lunch bowl (with brown rice), and for the grande finale – the scrumptious banana spring rolls. I’m talkin’ 6 warm and crispy banana bites with coconut-pineapple ice cream that’s drizzled with caramel and vanilla sauces. Yeah !  Come On !

THE FORTUNE COOKIE MESSAGE OF THE WEEK CLUB:
– New and rewarding opportunities will soon develop for you.
– A small gift can bring joy to the whole family.

OVERHEARD RIDICULOUS STATEMENT OF THE WEEK:
‘Yeah get used to record cold and record hot and droughts and floods and tornadoes and hurricanes and earthquakes. It’ll be like that from now on because of global warming / climate change.’

THOSE CRAZY CRAZY CATS:

BLATANT PROMOTION:
TOMORROW on an all-new ‘Saturday Night Retro’ I’ll take you back with me to the end of the 1980s and the last-half of 1989 here in the land of the 3-0-5. Find out what I was doin’ one Friday night – downtown with Julie Brown. After that the blogging continues next weekend on Friday and Saturday night with more ‘Blast-Off’ and ‘Retro’. In-between the blogging it’s the tweeting. You can follow me @majorhitwaves. Have a wonderful weekend my friends !

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My Fantastic Journey: It’s In The Lyrics

YES – My Lord & Saviour Jesus Christ IS My Strong Tower. He guides me. He directs me. He leads me. He is my Creator. He is my Provider. He is Eternal. He is Almighty. There is nobody that is greater than He.

4 years ago this week in August of 2006 He began the process to effectively put an end to my previous life. I’ve been celebrating my rebirthing not just this past week or this past month, but since the new beginning. The celebration is eternal.

Ever since I was a little kid I always believed in God’s existence. That’s because people told me that He existed. I think that if you ask 10 random people in the world today 9 of them would state that they believe in God, but how many of those 9 out of 10 actually know Him ?  How many of those 9 out of 10 actually follow Him because they truly wish to be more like Him ?  The numerical answer to that question is irrelevant, but your life should not be irrelevant. It should be relevant – so relevant that God truly knows who you are – and you truly know who He is and what His purpose for your Life is.

I didn’t know God before August of 2006, but now I do. Every week for the past 15 months here on this blog I’ve been writing about The God that I know and love. God called on me to be a Disciple here on Earth. He directed me to go forth and be His arms, hands, legs, and feet as I Live The Good News. If just one life was saved out there in the world because he or she read something that I wrote on here about God then it was all worth it. 

I should never get too comfortable as I walk this journey, for God loves new directions and new beginnings. As a result of a lot of thinking – and speaking to God about how I can better minister to the world in the future – I’ve decided to end this weekly blog post. This becomes the 67TH and final weekly edition of “My Fantastic Journey: It’s In The Lyrics”. This journey that God created for me continues infinitely into the light, and I can’t wait to see what’s in store for me just around the corner. With God leading me there it can only be GREAT !

Thank You for reading these words over the past 15 months. They were sent from Up Above. They come from The Truth. They are of The Good News.

May the Grace of the Lord Jesus be with God’s holy people. AMEN.