http://pogsblog.com Best Blog On The Web!!! Thu, 01 Apr 2010 13:43:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Wow! I can't believe it's been over a year since I have posted anything here.  Sorry for that, folks.  I've been kind of busy.  If you get a chance check out my sister site.  It's called http://www.blackamericanineurope.com.   It's kind of a travel blog that details my adventures through Europe ... http://pogsblog.com/2010/04/01/hello-everyone/ [flv]http://www.pogsblog.com/videos/bizarrefoodsuganda.flv[/flv] So Andrew Zimmerman from the Travel Channel goes to Uganda to try some of the local cuisine. It's funny cause here he meets his match. The funniest part I think is when he says "I can't take another bite of it". LOL. Classic http://pogsblog.com/2009/01/08/bizarre-foods-in-uganda/ So it's been 8 days and I honestly can't say that I miss the drinking that much.  Seriously.  Actually, I feel like I have more energy then before.  Maybe it's because I'm working out more or maybe it's because I'm drinking more water (about a gallon a day), but I'm ... http://pogsblog.com/2009/01/08/day-8-no-alcohol/ Those that truly know me know that I am no stranger to the consumption of alcohol.  I was introduced to this form of self-medication and sometimes source of total inebriation while in my late teens.  Ever since then me and it have been close buddies.  We've had a relationship driven ... http://pogsblog.com/2008/12/31/31-day-trial-no-alcohol/ Here is an interesting article that I found by a writer by the name of William Sutherland.  It's pretty long but very interesting.  Read up and educate yourself: The annals of history are stained by an undeniable era of darkness; though the genocide remains unspoken, trivialized and sanitized – Africans and ... http://pogsblog.com/2008/12/17/slavery-reparations-past-overdue/ Robert Kiyosaki Why the Rich Get Richer Eve of Destruction: How the Financial Crisis Was Built Into the System by Robert Kiyosaki Posted on Monday, November 24, 2008, 12:00AM How did we get into the current financial mess? Great question. Turmoil in the Making In 1910, seven men held a secret meeting on Jekyll Island off ... http://pogsblog.com/2008/11/26/why-the-rich-get-richer/ Today I purchased my ticket for my European Adventure.  I will be leaving from Vancouver Airport on June 2 travelling to London Gatwick.  London will be my jump off point to various countries in Europe.  I haven't fully nailed down the exact countries that I will be visiting but roughly ... http://pogsblog.com/2008/10/10/pog-goes-to-europe/ Today was another horrible day on the stock market.  As of now I have lost $2,614.74 of my portfolio.  My 401K has lost 35% since the beginning of the year.  The money that I had been counting on to grow and help to fund my world travels and investments is ... http://pogsblog.com/2008/10/10/time-to-exit-the-stock-market/ http://pogsblog.com/2008/10/06/zeitgeist-addendum/ Today T-Mobile introduced it's new G1 phone based off of the new Google android software and I must say that it looks pretty slick.  I've already pre-ordered mine and it should arrive on Oct. 22.  I truly hope that it's all that it has been hyped up to be.  For ... http://pogsblog.com/2008/09/24/say-hello-to-the-t-mobile-g1-mobile-phone/