Credits: Pexels.com In less than a week, Californians have decisions to make in addition to deciding whether to join the nation next Tuesday, November 3rd, on who to choose as President for the next four years. It is a critical voting year. As such, unprecedented numbers of voters, more than ever before, have already trooped … Continue reading Californians and November 3rd
Real friends: 5 Things They Are And Are Not
Credits: Pexels I stated in my earlier post, Pyramid of Friendship, that the issue of friends/friendships has been togging at my heart. I’ve had to deal with some folks lately on the issue too. Some things that we assume are no-brainers surprisingly have been loosely handled and often misinterpreted. Friends and friendships fall into one … Continue reading Real friends: 5 Things They Are And Are Not
Pyramid of Friendship
Pyramid of Friendship (C) ThinkTalk I created the above Pyramid of Friendship but had a hard time uploading the file so I did the next best thing I could think of to do; took a photograph of it. If anyone has a better solution for me on how to upload the file, I’d be glad … Continue reading Pyramid of Friendship
Recipe: Sautéed Spinach with Shrimp
Ingredients: • Spinach (2 bunches)• Shrimp (1 lb of large or jumbo size; deveined)• Oil (your choice of Olive, Corn, Vegetable)• Onion (1 medium)• Salt• Dried ground shrimp (optional)• Maggi Shrimp Cubes (2 cubes; optional)• Italian Seasonings Instructions: Cut the spinach into big chunks Place in a bowlRinse out a couple of times or more … Continue reading Recipe: Sautéed Spinach with Shrimp
The Choices We Make
Credits: UnSplash / Joshua Coleman Choice is both an act and the power of choosing the best of two or several alternatives. Choice is also exercising care in your selection. . . . Daily, we make tons of choices. “It's estimated that the average adult makes about 35,000 remotely conscious decisions each day ... And … Continue reading The Choices We Make
Loving Basketball: I must confess, I was somewhat salty with Lakers’ win
Credits: NBA website / Shaun Powell This blog could have been posted yesternight if I was exhilarated for the LA Lakers’ winning the 2020 NBA Championship. But, NO. It is delayed as I have to search and clear my heart. The truth is that I am somewhat salty that Lakers won. Yes, I dropped it. … Continue reading Loving Basketball: I must confess, I was somewhat salty with Lakers’ win
I appreciate you
To all my 101 followers, Thank you for your support and inspiration Thank you for believing in me and my posts Thank you for your likes and comments Thank you for sharing my posts and site Thank you for the encouragement It makes every post worth writing. Cheers to the next 100, 1,000, and even … Continue reading I appreciate you
What do we know about Proposition (Prop) 22?
Credits: Think-Talk You probably have seen the television ads on Proposition 22. But, you probably know nothing about it except what you’ve seen or heard the proponents and opponents of the Proposition tell through the paid-ads. What should we really know about Proposition 22? Everything that there’s to know. How do we find out what … Continue reading What do we know about Proposition (Prop) 22?
Let’s pray for Mr. & Mrs. President
Credits: from the President’s Twitter Page I grew up with the saying that “when America sneezes, the whole world catches a cold.” The saying parades United States of America (U.S.A.) as the world super-power. Another saying was that “U.S.A. is the United Nations.” Many things have changed since growing up and whether America is still … Continue reading Let’s pray for Mr. & Mrs. President
Loving Basketball: So LA Lakers are the NBA Western Champions!
Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Congratulations are in order, though reluctantly, for the Los Angeles Lakers. They were a 61:33favorite to win today’s game and “an 80% implied probability to win the series” anyways against Denver Nuggets for the Western Conference Finals. So, no surprise that they did, right? I wish that it was … Continue reading Loving Basketball: So LA Lakers are the NBA Western Champions!
Loving Basketball: Who is he?!
Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images Aside from the Golden State Warriors, I haven’t seen another resilient team in the NBA as I did tonight watching the Denver Nuggets (DN) take on the Los Angeles (LA) Lakers. Twice Nuggets’ team rebounded from a 3:0 (against Utah Jazz) and 3:1 (against LA Clippers) deficit … Continue reading Loving Basketball: Who is he?!
It’s getting closer: 50 days from today
Credits: Pexels Election Day is 50 days away. Trillion of things have been said; we’ve heard the Presidential debates and more, we are aware of the unrests and chaos that stemmed from the racial divide, and we can’t wait to run to the polls; or, since COVID-19 has restricted movements, we can’t wait to receive … Continue reading It’s getting closer: 50 days from today
Ease your financial stress by starting (or replenishing) an emergency fund
Life is full of unpredictable twists and turns. Whether you’re well off or just starting out, some of those twists and turns will be expensive. But …Ease your financial stress by starting (or replenishing) an emergency fund Hello all, This is an apropos article. Please click on the link to continue reading and share if … Continue reading Ease your financial stress by starting (or replenishing) an emergency fund
Loving Basketball: What a Game, but Bucks is out!
Credits: Left, NBA; Right, ClutchPoints Unbelievable! Milwaukee Bucks, the NBA Number One seed and East Conference leader, with a regular season record of 56:17, is out of the 2019-20 NBA Playoffs!! Bucks was edged out by an underdog, the East’s 5th ranking Miami Heat who had a regular season record of 44:29!! First-time a lower-seed … Continue reading Loving Basketball: What a Game, but Bucks is out!
Unquenchable Hunger
Credits: Pexels There’s a yearning in human beings that nothing satisfies where we find ourselves craving more money, more cars, more clothes, more shoes, more degrees (than the thermometer - T D Jakes), more of this and more of that. Yet when those things are obtained, we still want more. What makes people want more? … Continue reading Unquenchable Hunger
Apple and Tesla in the News: Stock-Split
Credits: Pexels Hopefully this news is not too late. For those who are interested, it’s better late than never. Apple and Tesla in the News Apple and Tesla split their stocks 4:1 and 5:1 respectively. Apple announced its split last week; while Tesla’s was announced about two weeks prior. Tesla’s split occurred yesterday and Apple‘s … Continue reading Apple and Tesla in the News: Stock-Split
We are a complicated species
Credits: https://unsplash.com/@ryoji__iwata Human beings are so complicated. I wonder why. Lately, I’ve been pondering on why it’s so hard for us to get along with each other. Some might claim that my statement is invalid that human beings do get along. To this I say that few people getting along, when ALL or majority could, … Continue reading We are a complicated species
Dating and Checking Each Other Out
Credits: Pexels I love to see the youngsters in love; I’m talking about the latter millennials/Gen Zs,. You know how we know and what they do, right? Prior to Covid-19, they talk/text all day and night on the phone, hang out too often, visit one another endlessly, go to movies, visit mutual friends, hardly stay … Continue reading Dating and Checking Each Other Out
Life is too short …
Credits: Tenor Life is too shortWhy can’t we just live on love Life is too shortWhy can’t we just all get along It’s just okay to disagreeJust not let it last a lifetime Life is too shortWhy can’t we just eradicate jealousy, envy, hatred, and the rest of the deadly sins from our vocab Life … Continue reading Life is too short …
Loving Basketball: Stop Press – Game 5 boycotted to protest another senseless Police Shooting
Credits: ThinkTalk After all the national unrest on Police brutality and systemic racism, it is disturbing that there was yet another shooting of a 29-year old African-American man. As a result the planned Game 5 between Milwaukee Bucks and Orlando Magic, scheduled for 4:00 p.m. ET today, was boycotted by the Bucks. They simply gathered … Continue reading Loving Basketball: Stop Press – Game 5 boycotted to protest another senseless Police Shooting
Do beware: Scammers are everywhere
Credits: betamaxgeneral I received couple of suspicious emails last week, including a text telling me that $500 had been deposited into my account. Oh how I wish it was $5 million and not $500! That was a joke. Seriously though, I was able to identify these three as bogus based on knowledge and due diligence. … Continue reading Do beware: Scammers are everywhere
Loving Basketball: Landslide Victory for the Greek Freak!
Credits: CBS Sports The media went agog on the announcement. Congratulations is in order for Milwaukee Bucks Giannis Antetokoumpo on winning the 2019-20 KIA Defensive Player of the Year Award. An award with the best NBA defensive players gave Giannis a landslide victory of 432 points over candidates Anthony Davis of LA Lakers and Rudy … Continue reading Loving Basketball: Landslide Victory for the Greek Freak!
Gas Prices: Why the differences?
Credits: Pexels Have you ever wondered about the discrepancies in gas prices, even among the same oil company on the same block? If it’s the same company, why are the prices not uniform across board. If you are like me which I hope not, you are probably looking for the best gas for your bucks. … Continue reading Gas Prices: Why the differences?
Worship: Highest form of Prayer
Credits: Unsplash.com/Rachel Coyne Worship the King (God) in the beauty of His Holiness! (Psalm 28:2, 96:9, 1 Chronicles 16:29) Worship: According to Merriam Webster Dictionary is• 1 : to honor or show reverence for as a divine being or supernatural power• 2 : to regard with great or extravagant respect, honor, or devotion a celebrity … Continue reading Worship: Highest form of Prayer
Know Thyself: Time for Personality Tests
Credits: Pexels You believe that you know yourself. As Apostle Paul said, “You do well.” But how accurately do you suppose you really know yourself? Would you like to find out? All of us are used to taking tests. But sometimes we are surprised by one or two test outcomes that jolts us, wakes us … Continue reading Know Thyself: Time for Personality Tests
Loving Basketball: For Basketball Lovers – 2020 Draft Lottery is Tomorrow
Credits: NBA.com Have you ever wondered how the NBA Draft Lottery works? Have you ever watched one live or replayed? I bet you had a question or some.Watching this simplified video, by my favorite team the Golden State Warriors aka Dubs, helps break it down. I hope you enjoy and learn a thing or two … Continue reading Loving Basketball: For Basketball Lovers – 2020 Draft Lottery is Tomorrow
My First Liebster Blogger Award
Credits: Pixaby/JohnHainCredit: penofhearts.com Hello People, I would like to congratulate Dr. Namrata of penofhearts.com, on being nominated for the Liebster Blogger Award, and to thank her for nominating ThinkTalk for the same award, Liebster Blogger Award. While it was so unexpected, it was highly and humbly received with joy. Grateful for the nomination. This is … Continue reading My First Liebster Blogger Award
Loving Basketball: All hail Dame $$$Dolla!
Damian Lillard was determined from the get-go. “We didn’t come here to play.” He sure was right. Contending for the West’s 8th seed was no joke for Dame and his team. The Restart is now over! What a two-week Restart! What a finish particularly for Dame and the Trailblazers?! Of the 22 teams that competed … Continue reading Loving Basketball: All hail Dame $$$Dolla!
Praise: Another form of Prayer
Credits: Left, https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/topics/Harps; Right, Wikipedia “… Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great.” (Revelation 19:5) Praising God is another form of prayer. Please refer to my previous blog, for more. Credits: Dictionary.com To Praise God is to appreciate Him for who He is, for all that … Continue reading Praise: Another form of Prayer
Nutrition Facts Label: Should We Really Care?
Credits: fda.gov What are Nutrition Facts Label? “The Nutrition Facts label is required by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on most packaged foods and beverages. The Nutrition Facts label provides detailed information about a food's nutrient content, such as the amount of fat, sugar, sodium and fiber it has.” (Source: Mayo Clinic) When do … Continue reading Nutrition Facts Label: Should We Really Care?
What makes a man marry several women?
Libido? Cupidity? Power (Clout) and Control, Social Status, Shortage of men, or simply because they can and the women allow it? Your answer is as good as mine. . . . Polygamy is the act of marrying multiple spouses, simultaneously or sequentially, without first divorcing the other spouse. Sociologists have different terms when the man … Continue reading What makes a man marry several women?
Your Voice
Credits: Left, Jason Rosewell; Right, https://images.app.goo.gl/H87A9UYUiJZZZwM37 Your Voice is an indispensable part of who you are. Its uniqueness cannot be duplicated. Granted that, by reason of DNA, siblings might sound alike or like their parents, but there is always a distinguishing factor that tells one voice apart from the other. I remember a long while … Continue reading Your Voice
Recipe: Efo Riro (Sauced Spinach)
Courtesy of Think-Talk Ingredients: Red Spinach. Credits: Greg Buchold on Pinterest 1 bunch Red Spinach (Can substitute with 2 bunches of Green Spinach)My SauceOil (prefer Palm, but can use any)Tomato PasteOnionSalt Optional Ingredients: Ground CrayfishFresh ShrimpTripe (Boiled and cubed)Dried Fish or Stock FishBeef Stock (Knorr or Maggi)Italian Seasoning Cooking Instructions: Get the Red Spinach off … Continue reading Recipe: Efo Riro (Sauced Spinach)
Loving Basketball: Recap of First NBA Restart Game
Credits: NBA My oh my! Did you watch the two debut Restart games yesterday?! Were you, like I was, holding onto your seat, screaming to the point of near-hypertension (I pray not), most of the time, shaking-my-head wondering how the games will end? Well, I couldn’t help myself doing all that. Though I won’t be … Continue reading Loving Basketball: Recap of First NBA Restart Game
Recipe: My Sauce
Credits: Think-Talk Ingredients: Credits: Pexels 1 medium Red Bell Pepper1 medium Onion (yellow or ref)1/2 Habanero4-6 medium Tomatoes (your choice - Roma, Hot House, Vine, etc.)2-4 Chili Pepper (optional) Blend all together. . . . My Sauce is the base for majority of my cooking. Depending on what I’m cooking, the above can be halved … Continue reading Recipe: My Sauce
Recipe: Yam Porridge. (Authentic name: Asaro or Ebe)
Asaro with Halbut Fish. Credits: Think Talk Yam Porridge for your enjoyment. Can be eaten anytime of day. According to Cheri Bantilan, Yams have 11 health and nutritional benefits. Click here to find out what they are.
Loving Basketball: A Note from Adam Silver, NBA Commissioner
Credits: NBA.com NBA Games Restart tonight on TNT at 6:30 ET. Watch your local channels to check for airing times. For detailed schedule, visit NBA Restart Schedule. Let’s enjoy it together. Letter to NBA Fans Dear NBA Fan, It’s been more than four months since we last played NBA basketball. Tonight we restart the season with … Continue reading Loving Basketball: A Note from Adam Silver, NBA Commissioner
The Heart of Innovation: Why Don’t More People Share Their Best Practices with Each Other?
This blog was posted by Mitch Ditkoff, at idealchampions.com, on June 26, 2020. . . . Thankfully the WordPress family doesn’t have this problem as we freely share our best practices with one another. But for those still in the workforce, sharing best practices can be a BIG problem as everyone wants to own the … Continue reading The Heart of Innovation: Why Don’t More People Share Their Best Practices with Each Other?
6 Habits of Highly Focused People
by Nick Wignali Credits: Pexels ”Focus is a skill you cultivate, not a technique you implement. If you want to improve your ability to focus deeply and do your best work, work to cultivate these habits: Embrace routines: “The imagination is unleashed by constraints. You break out of the box by stepping into shackles.” - … Continue reading 6 Habits of Highly Focused People
Fair Fighting Rules for Relationships
Written by Dr. Eric Perry Image Credit: Pixabay “An eye for an eye will only make the world blind” ~Mahatma Gandhi Arguments and relationships go …Fair Fighting Rules for Relationships I’m sharing Dr. Eric Perry’s blog on Fair Fighting Rules for Relationships. Click on the above link to read it. The Rules are shared with … Continue reading Fair Fighting Rules for Relationships
R A P E
Rape is never a pleasant thing to talk about. It sends shivers down my spines. But, it’s an issue we find ourselves talking about today. It’s an issue dear to The Eternal Word’s heart. It is an issue everyone should be concerned about. It’s also an issue that has no cultural, race, age, or socio-economic … Continue reading R A P E
If men only knew … 5 Things men ought to know
Credits: Pexels If only men knew the gift of God that He gave them, men would handle their wives with utmost care and treat them as precious jewels. Out of the bones of Adam (Genesis 2:21-23), Eve, the mother of all living (Genesis 20:3), was formed. And His Word said, “..., ye husbands, dwell with … Continue reading If men only knew … 5 Things men ought to know
Loving Basketball: Basketball is Back!
Credits: Laylayrock26 NBA is back and been back a few days! I hope you all are as excited as I am; or even more so. Let’s hear the 🥁rolls ….. Pre-pandemic The league, like everything else, was abruptly shut down in March just when we were getting excited about which teams made the playoffs. The … Continue reading Loving Basketball: Basketball is Back!
Help, Lord!
Bible in One Year 2020 with Nicky Gumbel - Day 203 - Devotional Sharing the Devotional from the Bible in One Year 2020. To read more and read daily, click this url https://www.bible.com/reading-plans/17704/day/203?segment=0 One of my most frequent prayers is ‘Help!’ It is also one of the most common prayers in the Bible. It is … Continue reading Help, Lord!
Why does God allow good people to die sooner and allow the wicked to live?
In memoriam, MO; from family album Father God forgive me as I write this because you expect me to know better. But, sometimes I don’t. This instance is one of those times that it’s still hard to swallow. Sorry that I sound like a child when I should be talking like your mature daughter. But … Continue reading Why does God allow good people to die sooner and allow the wicked to live?
Love-first model for marriage and relationships
Credits: Tenor We posed the question, in our previous blog, should-love-or-marriage-be-based-on-a-business-or-love-first-model. We talked about the business-first model and what relationships would be like if we adopted that model. If you missed it, click bit.ly/2Czm55T to read it. Today, we review the other type of relationship; love-first model. It should be a no-brainer that relationships are … Continue reading Love-first model for marriage and relationships
Should love or marriage be based on a business- or love-first model?
Credits: Tenor “What’s in it for me?” “You rub my back and I rub yours (or scratch or poke yours depending on how I’m feeling about you! Lol). Sounds so cold, unh? Yet, these selfish and shamefacedly statements have now become cliches in households. Why does anything have to be in it for you? What … Continue reading Should love or marriage be based on a business- or love-first model?
Woohoo . . . Thank You!
I had eagerly anticipated hitting 50 followers and it’s finally here. Better still, it came sooner than I had expected it. Thank you 🙏🏾😍 Trafficzionmethod and JJ Smith for being my first two followers. You both gave me the break. Thank you 🙏🏾🙏🏾😍😍WordPress family for the encouragement, motivation, and inspiration. I cherish the likes and … Continue reading Woohoo . . . Thank You!
Love me
Caption by Think-Talk Love me Not for my looks ‘Cause those will soon fade away; Not for my smarts For those were given to me And could be taken away; Not for my money ‘Cause you might detest me when it’s gone. Love me Just for me. If for my looks you came Know that … Continue reading Love me
Recipe: Simple Breakfast: Egg, with Avocado, Sandwich
(Inspired by The Gastronomy Gal) Egg Avocado Sandwich with Turmeric Tea by Think-Talk “Mom, you should start eating avocado because of its anti-inflammatory benefits,” my older daughter recently said to me. She made the recommendation because my scalp and skin suddenly started flaring due to extreme dryness. She also recommended other anti-inflammatory foods like turmeric … Continue reading Recipe: Simple Breakfast: Egg, with Avocado, Sandwich
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