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On turning 60
I will turn 60 in less than a week! Wow Good God, me, 60?! No way!!! But yes, indeed, I will. I don’t feel 60; neither do I, in my opinion, look 60. But I will indeed be 60. Am I supposed to act or comport myself differently now? Turning 40 was a big deal … Continue reading On turning 60
Loving Basketball: The Conference Champs
Left: Denver Nuggets, Right: Miami Heat The West Congratulations to Denver Nuggets on being the 2022-23 Western Conference Champions. They indeed showed their supremacy in the conference final which ended on May 22. Nuggets’ players were on fire from the onset of the Series and supremely defeated the Los Angeles Lakers (LAL) in a 4-0 … Continue reading Loving Basketball: The Conference Champs
Nigeria inaugurates a new “democratic” president
Nigeria’s 16th President Credits: Vanguard Nigeria Nigeria we hail thee! To best serve its people and country should be the utmost of every public official. ThinkTalk A new president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, was sworn-in in Nigeria today amidst much controversies. I don’t know if congratulations are in order for him, but I noticed the Nigerian … Continue reading Nigeria inaugurates a new “democratic” president
Double for your Trouble
I cracked my eggs this morning to make my Sunday scrambled eggs for breakfast. Whereas mid-week egg making is quick, plain, and no frills, Sunday egg making are special with all the whistles and bells. I got all the ingredients (tomato, onion, spinach, mushrooms, and avocado; no sausage today) ready and began cracking the eggs. … Continue reading Double for your Trouble
Loving Basketball: Warriors’ 2022-23 Season Ended
Credits: Golden State Warriors It was sad and depressing to watch how the defending champions fell yesterday. One saw the pain in each player’s eyes and particularly in Curry’s. I couldn’t sleep either because I could not comprehend what just happened. But like warriors, I’m sure that they will be back a much better team … Continue reading Loving Basketball: Warriors’ 2022-23 Season Ended
Loving Basketball: Game 4 was depressing; 5 was promising, and 6 a must-win for GSW
Andrew Wiggins Game 4 was depressing The Warriors-Lakers Round 2 Game 4 was extremely depressing for ThinkTalk to watch. Need I blog about it again? I watched as strange things were happening on court with the Dubs players looking so perplexed as all their efforts proved abortive. Golden State Warriors (GSW) were only down a … Continue reading Loving Basketball: Game 4 was depressing; 5 was promising, and 6 a must-win for GSW
Loving Basketball: Warriors-Lakers Round 2 Game 3
Curry’s jiggle I haven’t seen the Warriors so inconsistent in their game like they have been in this Playoff. I began to ask myself “is’t a strategy?” I was all on edge with the Sacramento Kings Series, but kept praying and believing. Warriors’ mantra after all is “We believe’l right? Thank goodness for that outcome. … Continue reading Loving Basketball: Warriors-Lakers Round 2 Game 3
Loving Basketball: Warriors got this – wins Round 2 Game 2
Credits: ESPN - Proud Currys cheering The Warriors trailed in the first quarter of the Game 2 Playoff till Klay Thompson ignited a flaming fire. He was aflame with 30 points (8 3-pointers), burned everyone on court, to led Warriors to victory. Klay Thompson Curry was double- and even triple-teamed throughout the game. But they … Continue reading Loving Basketball: Warriors got this – wins Round 2 Game 2
Loving Basketball: 😱 Round 2 Game 1
Credit: NBC Sports Game 2 is on right now people! The Warriors were favored to win Game 1 on home court. But, it was bungled. Not that the Warriors were sloppy; they started well and led in the first few minutes of the game, but when the fire 🔥 was to come, Warriors got into … Continue reading Loving Basketball: 😱 Round 2 Game 1
Loving Basketball: R-E-S-P-E-C-T … Steph Curry did it in grand style!!!
Underrated, Reserved, & Humble Steph Curry 2022-23 Playoffs Round 1 Game 7 between Golden State Warriors (GSW) and Sacramento Kings (SK) was spectacular and, dare I say, the best in NBA history that I had ever watched. I wanna replay the whole reel. The two teams rocked buckets back-and-forth in the first two quarters, with … Continue reading Loving Basketball: R-E-S-P-E-C-T … Steph Curry did it in grand style!!!
Loving Basketball: No Sense Game 6 to War Zone Game 7
Think-Talk Gallery Golden State Warriors (GSW)-Sacramento Kings’ (SK) Game 6 just didn’t make any common sense. “It was the biggest loss in the franchise’s history” (Klay Thompson). The Warriors who, two days prior, had played energetically, with mental acuity on hostile grounds and won, couldn’t bring in the clutch on their home court. It didn’t … Continue reading Loving Basketball: No Sense Game 6 to War Zone Game 7
Loving Basketball: Experience trumped in Game 5
Game 5 moment - TT Gallery The Golden State Warriors won Game 5 on Kings’ court; an unexpected win given Sacramento Kings’ boisterous fans and Dubs’ away-over-home record. As I absorbed the four quarters of the ecstatic game, I pondered how much of skills, agility, experience, self, and/or synergy culminated in the outcome of the … Continue reading Loving Basketball: Experience trumped in Game 5
GSW-SK enter Game 5 tied
E40 & Steph Curry after Game 4 Win Game 4 was expectantly electrifying as the fourth quarter went down to the wires at the Chase Center. Draymond Green was back and, together with Kevon Looney, protected the rim. Warriors narrowly won the Game to equalize the Series. Back to SK for Game 5 today. As … Continue reading GSW-SK enter Game 5 tied
3 Years running
Thanks to WordPress for the platform and to fellow bloggers for the inspiration. It has been fun. Many still yet to come. ❤️✌🏾
Loving Basketball: Draymond has history …
They say Draymond has history, so do we
Basketball: A Game of Life
Basketball and movies are akin and satirical. There is a balance of enjoyment and satire including nuggets and life lessons to be learned every game and movie time. Life is just like a game,First you have to learn rules of the game,And then play it better then any one else. Albert Einstein The completed 2022-23 … Continue reading Basketball: A Game of Life
Loving Basketball: 2022-23 NBA Season, Playoff, and Play-In
In a couple hours the NBA Play-Ins will commence. The Playoff Play-In style, which began two years ago during COVID, has now become a part of the NBA Season schedule. Eight teams (four from each Conference) will battle for the seventh and eighth Playoff seed. Read here for more. The players/Teams who clinched the first … Continue reading Loving Basketball: 2022-23 NBA Season, Playoff, and Play-In
Hello again … Miss you
Think-Talk photos It’s been a year since my last blog. How I missed the community. I only meant to take a few days to introspect and decide what my next’s would be. Didn’t think it would take this long to reconnect with the WordPress Community, but I hope that it’s for the best. Forgive me … Continue reading Hello again … Miss you
Oscars Night: Did that just happened …?!!!
Credits: Pexels It appeared to be a stunt, a dramatization of sorts. It happened in Hollywood and involved two of Hollywood’s finest comedian/actors during Oscars’ 94th Academy Award this past weekend. In Hollywood, anything can happen, everything sells and makes news. So we thought it was one of those. Until the Oscars management provided a … Continue reading Oscars Night: Did that just happened …?!!!
2022 NBA All Star starts today
The Celebrity Game opens this weekend's All Star Game, followed by the Rising Stars Game. The Celebrity lineup features the Mayor of Cleveland, Justin Bibb, among others, understandably so since he is the main host. The lineup includes various stars from different spheres. It will be Team Walton versus Team Nique. Sure sounds like it … Continue reading 2022 NBA All Star starts today
Sharing Thursday: INFP Personality Type: 5 Key Traits, Strengths, Weaknesses & More
There are 16 different Myers-Briggs combinations a person can be, and the INFP is a rare, reserved type known for their "go with the flow" personality. — Read on amp.mindbodygreen.com/articles/infp-personality-type I haven't shared a post in a while, but thought this is a great one for our community to be aware of. INFP Arise! Are … Continue reading Sharing Thursday: INFP Personality Type: 5 Key Traits, Strengths, Weaknesses & More
Ben Simmons finally found a new home
Credit: NBA The unfortunate saga surrounding Ben Simmons (BS) finally ended when he found a new home with the Brooklyn Nets in a megadeal that included James Harden. The former Philadelphia Sixers (PS) guard has been in the foray of various media attacks since the last NBA Season allegedly because he failed to shoot (or … Continue reading Ben Simmons finally found a new home
All Star Voting Results are in
Credits: NBA Every NBA player is a star. But there are a few who excel above and separate themselves from the pack. As it is written, “All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds. There are … Continue reading All Star Voting Results are in
Confusion
Credits: Unsplash / Brett Jordan Confusion is the absence of order; it is the absence of peace; of people not knowing what to do, or knowing what to do but unsure of where or how to start; of having multiple decisions to make but afraid to make the wrong one; of being given multiple instructions, … Continue reading Confusion
Nepotism and Cronyism
Credits: Unsplash / Chang Duong Her Story I worked at a company that encouraged employees to refer family and friends for employment. For the referral, I was paid $250 for the first-hired family/friend; $300 for the next two hired referrals, for a total of $1,500 per year. Never mind that the referral bonus was taxed … Continue reading Nepotism and Cronyism
Loving Basketball: 2022 NBA All-Star 💫 Voting
I should have posted this sooner. Pardon me, but there’s still time to cast a vote. If you’re a hoop fan, you know this is the time to vote for your favorite NBA All Star players. The All Star Games has been slated for February 20, 2022, and voting has already begun. The first and … Continue reading Loving Basketball: 2022 NBA All-Star 💫 Voting
Setback for a Comeback … Welcome back, Klay
Credits: Washington Post It was extremely great watching Klay Thompson (KT), Golden State Warriors (GSW)’s number 11, suit up and play again yesterday. Klay Thompson had been out of the game for two-and-a-half years having suffered two back-to-back injuries; first an ACL during the 2019 NBA Finals and then rupturing his achilles during the 2020 … Continue reading Setback for a Comeback … Welcome back, Klay
Think yourself positive this Year
“Your life will move in the direction of your most-dominant thoughts.” Joel Osteen Happy New Year 2022 to everyone. I can’t believe that we are already a week into the New Year. I hope that this is the Year we’ve all been awaiting; a Year that all stored-up blessings will locate us and our families. … Continue reading Think yourself positive this Year
Be Merry, Happy, and Safe
Credits: Unsplash / Lee Jeffs To the WordPress Community and especially my followers, likers, and commenters. You’re the reason that I keep coming back to blog. I hope you’ve been nice to yourself, and others throughout the year, as you have been to me. Santa is on his/her way to you. I love you and … Continue reading Be Merry, Happy, and Safe
One thing I know for sure …
Credits: Unsplash / Pro Church Media No matter who you are and how many people rave about you, about your cookies or cooking or style or looks or you-name-it, one thing I now definitely know for sure is that there is always someone somewhere who doesn’t give a hoot about you, still can’t stand you … Continue reading One thing I know for sure …
Truth be Told
https://youtu.be/j4wYkS8Z3Io Credits: Matthew West “Are we all truthful to ourselves and each other?” This is a question that I hear all the time. I wonder as often as I hear it, too. What is Truth? Credits: Dictionary.com Truth is the opposite of falsehood; it is reality and being in accord. Its concept can be contextually … Continue reading Truth be Told
Sharing Thursday: Raising our kids to be successful
https://youtu.be/CyElHdaqkjo Credits: TED I feel the above is worth sharing. Hearing it from a former Dean of Freshmen of one of the top colleges should benefit parents on both sides of the spectrum; that is, those who over-pamper their kids on one spectrum and those who are too strict with their kids on the other … Continue reading Sharing Thursday: Raising our kids to be successful
Servant Heart
God grant us the grace to be like you serving one another from a kind and pure heart. What does it mean? A servant-heart is a leader who is: Humble, not arrogantSelfless, gives of him/herself sacrificiallyCommitted, to a cause and to othersLoyalDutifully diligent Interested in the goodwill of othersCompassionate Empathetic Does having a servant heart … Continue reading Servant Heart
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
Credits: Trello Today, November 25th, is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. “International days and weeks are occasions to educate the public on issues of concern, to mobilize political will and resources to address global problems, and to celebrate and reinforce achievements of humanity. The existence of international days predates the … Continue reading International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
Thankful and Grateful Heart
Credits: Unsplash / Ann We celebrate another Thanksgiving Day today; one much better than the last two years. A day where we can travel to be, and mingle, with one another unlike the last two years when covid made it impossible. How we cherish the opportunity. Thanksgiving is celebrated on the last Thursday of November … Continue reading Thankful and Grateful Heart
The Antagonist
Credits: Unsplash / Callum Skelton Have you ever encountered an antagonist? I’m not talking about a storyline or drama-type antagonist. I’m talking about the one who is passive-aggressive, subtly malicious, unkind, intentionally does things to hurt you, and pretends that it was done unintentionally, in error, without bias, or were just trying to help you. … Continue reading The Antagonist
Know the reason
Credits: Pexels People come into our livesFor a reasonOr a seasonOthers for an assignment Some for good Others for not-so-good Know the Reason So you don’t lose sleepOr shed unwarranted tearsWhen the reasonOr season and assignmentHave been completed. Having people in your life stay beyondTheir appointed reason, season, or assignmentWill cause you more griefAnd harmThan … Continue reading Know the reason
A Gem gone but not forgotten
Credits: Unsplash / Kaishin This day, seventeen years ago, my biological Mother left this world unannounced. We had talked two days in a row. On that fateful day, she called me twice which was unusual, but I didn’t pay attention to it. I hung up after our conversations and within thirty minutes, she called again. … Continue reading A Gem gone but not forgotten
Saint Francis’s Prayer
Credits: Unsplash / Chris Liverani I had some personal decisions to make that will change the trajectory of my life. As such, it has been a two weeks of mental fatigue for many reasons. I haven’t posted as a result. Sorry. I truly missed not posting nor reading any of my favorite peoples’ posts. During … Continue reading Saint Francis’s Prayer
Of War and Peace
Credits: Pexels There is a war in our members warring against us all despite our desire to do good. It’s a struggle about who to please in the affairs of life generally and that of ours. Do I please myself, my family, friends, my pastor or other religious leaders? The war or struggle is also … Continue reading Of War and Peace
Multitasking is an illusion
Credits: Unsplash / The Creative Exchange I read about a research that debunked multitasking and had the opportunity of actually paying attention to verify its truth this morning. Most of us claim to multitask. But do we really? I arrived twenty minutes early for a car service appointment. I received a phone call as I … Continue reading Multitasking is an illusion
The Glory
Credits: Unsplash / Todd Quackenbush The Glory is God’s magnificence presence on His people. It is an empowerment and enablement. The glory comes and falls for a purpose and season. When the glory falls in churches and the temples, people can hardly move or talk. The glory can also fall on an individual during prayer, … Continue reading The Glory
The boy, Steph, is holy fiery!
Credits: GSW After two Season games, Steph Curry is on a holy fiery roll ready to carry the Golden State Warriors (GSW) on his back all the way to the 2021-22 NBA Championship. Thursday’s Game Two, against the Los Angeles Clippers (LAC), saw Steph being his usual self and more, catching the attention of fellow … Continue reading The boy, Steph, is holy fiery!
What in the World is that?!
Credits: Unsplash / Renee Verberne Have you ever heard of a Bidet? Call me an ignoramus if you want but I had never heard of a bidet. I hope however that I’m not a sole ignoramus. If you’ve heard of bidets, please share in the comments. My daughter excitedly told me that she made a … Continue reading What in the World is that?!
Loving Basketball: International Players in the NBA and Opening Night Tidbits
Credits: NBA The Season’s Opening Night was not disappointing. Both games played tonight were spectacular as expected with Milwaukee Bucks defending its championship against “short-handed” Brooklyn Nets (aka Kyrie Irving saga) and my fave Team, Golden States Warriors, routing the Los Angeles (LA) Lakers. The Dubs are surely back and in the championship race this … Continue reading Loving Basketball: International Players in the NBA and Opening Night Tidbits
Loving Basketball: 2021-22 NBA Season starts today
Credits: Pexels Woohoo. I’m excited that the NBA 2021-22 Season begins tonight. Each Team will be playing a total of eighty-two (82) games, compared to seventy-two (72) played last season. There was a Preseason, which was a two-week warm-up, feeler, tester of sorts, for players as several Teams were revamped with new players added and … Continue reading Loving Basketball: 2021-22 NBA Season starts today
Monday Financial Nuggets: Change your thinking and words concerning Money
Credits: Pexels Our words are powerful whether we believe it or not. And it is unrelated to religious beliefs. Religion has nothing to do with the words we use. However, if you stop to think of how you came into being, you might agree that you are a spirit or are of a divine nature. … Continue reading Monday Financial Nuggets: Change your thinking and words concerning Money
Of Coffee and Tea
Credits: Unsplash / Katrin Hauf Flavorful, tasteful, aromaticFlowery, earthy, and robustJumpstarts your dayOr caps your night. Reach for the kettleAnd brewEnjoy it any which way Some like it hotTo awaken the soulSome like it coldRefreshing the heart Some like it blackAnd strong, espressoOthers like it whiteOr latte’ish.Yet some prefer the herbal Caffeinated or decafEach serves … Continue reading Of Coffee and Tea
Happy Hump Day
Credits: Unsplash /Mohamed Hashif It is the middle of the work week, it is Wednesday, and it is Hump Day, A day when we’re happy we made it through and are eagerly looking forward to the weekend. Happy Hump Day. I hope your week has been very productive and rewarding. If not, do or change … Continue reading Happy Hump Day
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