At home
May 31, 2011
“I long, as does every human being, to be at home wherever I find myself.”
-Maya Angelou
Happy Memorial Day
May 30, 2011
Uncle Fred Munoz
Miss my Uncle Fred Munoz and I’m proud of his service to the USA.
“The greatest glory of a free-born people is to transmit that freedom to their children.”
-Willam Havard
Oprah
May 29, 2011
We will miss Oprah on the network, but I can’t wait to see what she has in store for us on OWN. Oprah helped me land my first job in TV News. My perpetrator also admitted his wrong after watching Oprah’s show on childhood sexual abuse in 1987. I mentioned O to a group of graduates tonight. Her quote: “Your future is so bright it burns my eyes,” is a favorite.
-JMD
In 1997 I graduated from Texas Tech, and in 1998 I
entered the competitive field of broadcast journalism in
Amarillo, Texas. I credit Oprah Winfrey with helping me get
my first job. A friend of mine was working in Amarillo at the
CBS affiliate. While Winfrey was on trial in a libel lawsuit,
which she won, I decided to go catch a glimpse of the talk
show star and visit my friend. I gave my friend my resume
tape and got a job working at the ABC affiliate a week later.
pg 7 of SMTL
God’s lap
May 28, 2011
I know when I’m being selfish and I know when I’m resting in God’s lap. I need to keep jumping into His lap.
-JMD
Don’t quit
May 27, 2011
DON’T QUIT
When things go wrong as they sometimes will,?
When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill,?
When the funds are low and the debts are high,?
And you want to smile but you have to sigh,?
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest, if you must, but dont you quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about,
When he might have won had he stuck it out;
Don’t give up though the pace seems slow–
You may succeed with another blow.
Often the goal is nearer than,
It seems to a faint and faltering man,
Often the struggler has given up,
When he might have captured the victor’s cup,
And he learned too late when the night slipped down,
How close he was to the golden crown.
Success is failure turned inside out,?
The silver tint on the clouds of doubt,?
And you can never tell how close you are,?
It may be near when it seems afar.?
So, stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit?
It’s when things go wrong that you mustn’t quit.
- Unknown
Defeat?
May 26, 2011
“You will face many defeats in your life, but never let yourself be defeated.”
- Maya Angelou
Communicate
May 25, 2011
“What most of us want is to be heard, to communicate.”
-Dory Previn
Opportunity
May 24, 2011
“In the middle of difficulty, lies opportunity.”
-Albert Einstein
Humor
May 23, 2011
“The wit makes fun of other persons; the satirist makes fun of the world; the humorist makes fun of himself, but in so doing, he identifies himself with people — that is, people everywhere, not for the purpose of taking them apart, but simply revealing their true nature.”
- James Thurber, American humorist, illustrator (1894-1961)
“Be simple in words, manners, and gestures. Amuse as well as instruct. If you can make a man laugh, you can make him think and make him like and believe you.”
- Alfred E. Smith, American politician (1873-1944)
“Humor is something that thrives between man’s aspirations and his limitations. There is more logic in humor than in anything else. Because, you see, humor is truth.”
- Victor Borge, Danish entertainer, pianist (1909-2000)
Comedy Show 6-25-11
May 22, 2011
Live Comedy Show!
The Revolution Room
8123 Broadway
Saturday, June 25th
8pm-10pm
$7 cover
Featuring some of the best comics around, Clifton Simmons, Angel Hernandez Rivera, special guest America’s JIM, and the funniest person in South Texas of 2010 Alex Ansel!!!!
