MR. Blog's Test Run#1

...better late than never but.... BLACK HISTORY MONTH! YES! THE HISTORY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE! YES! BLACKNESS THROUGH THE AGES! YES! HOW WE HAVE ACHIEVED OUR MARKS IN HISTORY AND CULTURE! YES! WHERE WE LEAVE OUR MARKS IN HISTORY TODAY! YES! YOU KNOW THEIR NAMES! YES! YOU KNOW THEIR FACES! YES! THERE ARE EVEN THOSE TODAY THAT YOU DON'T KNOW! YES! THEY, TOO, MAKE WAVES IN OUR CULTURE! YES! THEY RALLY CRIES AND FOR CAUSES! YES! THEY FIGHT INJUSTICE AND INTOLERANCE! YES! THEY OFFER SOLACE AND COMFORT! YES! THOSE YOU KNOW AND THOSE YOU DONT! YES! THEY ALL HAVE ROLES TO PLAY! YES! THOSE FAMOUS AND NOT FAMOUS! YES! THEY, TOO, WILL SHAPE OUR LIVES! YES! THOSE FIGHTING EVEN NOW! YES! THEY CONTINUE TO MAKE OUR LIVES BETTER! YES! DO YOU KNOW THEM? YES? DO YOU LIVE WITH THEM? YES? DO YOU APPRECIATE THEM? YES? THEN SHOW YOUR APPRECIATION! YES! BECAUSE THAT APPRECIATION WILL BE THE CHANGE OF PACE THEY NEED! YES!

When the Going Gets Tough... DON'T GIVE UP! YES! DON'T QUIT! YES! DON'T SURRENDER! YES! KEEP AT IT! YES! KEEP STRIVING! YES! KEEP WORKING HARD! YES! BELIEVE IN YOURSELF! YES! STAY FOCUSED! YES! WRITE DOWN YOUR GOALS! YES! KEEP REFERENCING YOUR GOALS! YES! KEEP WORKING ON YOUR DREAMS! YES! DON'T STOP WHEN IT GETS TOUGH! YES! THAT'S THE TRAP! YES, IT IS! KEEP WORKING WHEN THERE ARE OBSTACLES! YES! BECAUSE OVERCOMING CHALLENGES TO ACHIEVE YOUR DREAM IS A CHANGE OF PACE! YES! When Bills Seem to Stagger... DON'T FEEL INTIMIDATED! YES! BREAK DOWN WHAT YOU CAN HANDLE! YES! TALLY UP THE COSTS! YES! TRIM WHERE YOU CAN! YES! WORK OUT PAYMENT PLANS! YES! KEEP AHEAD OF THE CURVE! YES! DON'T FORGET TO SAVE! YES! THAT COULD COME IN HANDY IN THE FUTURE!  YES! WORK MORE HOURS! YES! CLEAR OUT CLUTTER THAT COULD BE SOLD! YES! WORK A SIDE HUSTLE! YES! KEEP AN EYE ON EXPE