Nasir Scores

Nasir scored in MCPS first game of the season. His stats are going up, :)

- Posted By Radolph "Ray" Matthews

Location:Milwaukee

YOUTH EMPLOYMENT...

Good Afternoon All!!

Sorry for the lapse in our correspondence. I have been very busy and focused on a few non-blog related things. Well, kind non-blog related. Like most Americans, I have been trying to refocus and catch up my household finances. I am not at all trying to be rich. I would only like to live comfortable and not always behind the proverbial eight ball.

For those of you who know me and have been on my blogs before, you know I tend to have conservative ideologies. Honestly, I do not see them as such. I only see my desire to be the provider for my family and work as hard as needed to make sure they are well taken care of. Recently, I applied for a position for supplementary income. Unfortunately, I was still healing from my Rotator Cuff Surgery and not allowed to begin the job. The position was not a cure all, but it would have allowed me to regain control of our household finances and stand on solid ground.

Struggle is not a choice. People do not sit around and plan to struggle. Struggle happens and people fight through it and try to overcome the obstacles, which struggle creates. We as a community and nation have forgotten the ability to fight through the struggle. I hear rants and screams about jobs and needing jobs. I agree there is a desperate need for higher paying jobs, but I also believe we need to begin filling the open jobs we have, which people tend to think are beneath them.

Programs that work with youth and focus on youth development need to be more accountable for the youth and their social and economic preparations. Placing the youth in a job which pays minimum wage yet, has growth potential is “success”. We, adults, have been brainwashed and in turn began brainwashing youth around us to believe they can get something for nothing. Working hard is not a problem, it is a privilege. How many of us know people who are not working right now? These are employable people, but due to the economy are not trusting to apply for jobs which would pay less than they were getting paid before they became unemployed.

If anyone knows of any company hiring for anything let me know, =)!    

"Winds of Change in MKE"

We have been caught in a whirlwind of economic chaos for the last few years. As most of you know, I put responsibility on the individual and not the collective. There are circumstances we all face, which put us in troubling situations, but it is up to us to find ways out of those situations and defeat those troubling barriers.

Hard work never killed anyone...remember that!!


- Posted By Radolph "Ray" Matthews

Location:Milwaukee County

I'm Sorry Milwaukee...

Once again, it’s late around here at Home Base. All of my children are over at relatives enjoying time away from the rules and regulations of being home. Earlier today, my father (Ray Senior) came by and chilled with us. It was super-cool! We fell into a discussion of taking a road trip down to Texas so we could visit our people there. The conversation was calm and relaxed as we had an enjoyable time together. While talking with my father, I noticed something.

You all have heard me complain about living in Milwaukee and my desire to relocate back to the South. I’ve stood on a soapbox many times to express my displeasure with the politics and lack of social growth or development. I wonder if my heart felt desire and want to escape and return home has stifled my progression at achieving my desired goal. At my age and point in my life with my family, I truly felt it was my time and my reward at being a good husband and father, I could return home and continue our family back in the South.

My feelings get hurt when I think about Milwaukee and how I’m on the wrong team here…

…just thinking!!! 

Pine Hill Road News...

Things around here have been going pretty slowly, but still going. I just dropped the kids off at their karate class at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center (Saleem Karate-Do). The oldest child is there as well practicing for his 8^th grade B-Ball Team (Milwaukee College Prep School - Northstars).

I got shut down this morning from attempting to train Jiujitsu with my team-mates. A great friend and my wife spazed on me about “Doing too much” so I decided to chill.  

FASB, IASB, Change Revenue-Recognition Proposal to suit Construction, Software, Other Industries

FASB, IASB, Change Revenue-Recognition Proposal to suit Construction, Software, Other Industries

"Your Voice Makes Me Scream..."

How many times do you hear someone talking and their voice alone cause you to twist your face in agony? Unfortunately, I tend to feel this way a lot when around particular people.

So many people are stuck in their personal cells of under-achievement they tend to rub off onto those around them. I really just want to create an atmosphere for my children to enjoy their environment and other surroundings. I try to teach them that many people feed off of the misery of others.