All I have to say is WOW! I attended a Naturalization Ceremony at the District Courthouse for the first time today and boy oh boy...I have to say, it was very moving. Approximately 110 people were "naturalized"or officially became U.S. citizens today. But what really blew my mind was seeing her up there....Who, you say?! My mentor....THE JUDGE! That's when it hit me that one of my mentors is a District Court Judge, very prominent, respected and known in her field. Following the Naturalization ceremony she had to sentence a man to life on account of the jury's decision. The man was from Afganistan I believe, and had been charged with producing and trafficking millions of kilos of heroin and then taking those millions and funding the Taliban and terrorists. Crazy huh? Yep...this is just an average day for me. lol No I'm totally joking :) I'm so blessed and grateful to have had these experiences and to be under the wing of one of the few people in our country who makes judiciary/legislative decisions every single day that impact all of our lives. CRRRRAAAAZZYYY. Or like they say now, this is CRAY!
Great day...now time for a cold shower and a nap. Back up n' at em tomorrow...lunch with a former graduate from Harvard Divinity School. This is going to be exciting.
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Saturday, June 9, 2012
Residual Hustlin,' Skewed Gratification
Some will not like me for this video and may hate me, but TOO BAD! I Must tell the truth. This so called "new/re-defined business model," "residual income business model" or whatever you please, is nothing but a hustle. Ok FINE...it's not a pyramid scheme or a scam or illegal or a get rich quick scheme, BUT IT'S WRONG AND DIRTY no matter how you flip it. It is not okay to coerce your family and friends whom you are supposed to love, respect and trust, who supposedly have the same for you to make money directly off of them. JUST WATCH!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cENICf1ZXBk&feature=g-all-u
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cENICf1ZXBk&feature=g-all-u
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Washington Post Follow Up Article
Hey there! Back in 2010, Washington post columnist Petula Devorak wrote a story about ScholarCHIPS and that was before we had t-shirts, an official website...and long before we were actually giving out scholarships! She was generous enough to do a follow up story and it appeared in today's Post on the front page of the metro section. What's crazy to me is that it even has a quote from my father!
Though the story focuses on me...I DID NOT DO ANY OF THIS ALONE! I thank each and every one who has played a part. I hope you get a chance to read it and let me know what you think...I also hope to see you at GW School of Business June 23, 2012 from 3-5pm for ScholarCHIPS Inaugural Scholarship Awards Ceremony!
Here's the Washington Post Article Link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/college-student-who-knows-pain-of-parents-incarceration-gives-back-to-kids/2012/06/04/gJQAiZwjDV_story.html
Though the story focuses on me...I DID NOT DO ANY OF THIS ALONE! I thank each and every one who has played a part. I hope you get a chance to read it and let me know what you think...I also hope to see you at GW School of Business June 23, 2012 from 3-5pm for ScholarCHIPS Inaugural Scholarship Awards Ceremony!
Here's the Washington Post Article Link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/college-student-who-knows-pain-of-parents-incarceration-gives-back-to-kids/2012/06/04/gJQAiZwjDV_story.html
Saturday, June 2, 2012
Friday, June 1, 2012
Homeless Man Asks, Want Some Fresh Krispy Kremes?
Well, yesterday was quite the day for me! In the evening as the sun was going down, on my way home from an awesome networking social outing, I found myself being stopped by a homeless man holding up a deluxe box of a hot, fresh batch of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts asking "Aaayy, do you want a fresh Krispy Kreme?" ...Not what you typically find yourself being asked from homeless guys. However, this guy intrigued me. Pulling out my ipod earphone, I asked smiling, "Why are you giving out Kripsy Kremes?! He said they were just given to him and he couldn't eat all of them. I rejected the offer, but I could not help but to be curious about HIM. This guy looked rather young and was very handsome...clean cut...he did not exude any unpleasant smells either.
Now I know you are already thinking...WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU YASMINE?! Well, now...that's where YOU'RE WRONG! He had two things to give me that are priceless to me and rare to find nowadays and that is his unadulterated TIME AND WISDOM, or as he called is WISE-DOME! He was a very intelligent man...so smart that he made a joke saying, "I hope you don't go posting online that 'I met a homeless guy today,'" but I would be a fool not to share what I learned.
He was so smart, and he has been through so much. He was the oldest of four or five kids and said he practically raised his sisters like they were his daughters. His family suffers from alcoholism and depression. The funny thing is my family does too...not everyone, but it runs in the family. You just never know how or where you may end up...he worked as a security guard at several places. Poor baby said that he ended up in a Psych Ward by the age of about 14 or 16 he said....He grew up in DC, like me, and went to Coolidge high school or COOL-I-D-G-E, as he said it, about five blocks from my house. And he also went to the same middle school I attended, Paul.
Before you know it, I was sitting on a stoop at Union Station being schooled and entertained all at the same time by this homeless man. But when I was talking to him, he was not homeless...he was just a man...a friend. He said he was about to turn 40, yet he looked no older than 25...Black man, fare-skinned, muscularly built, clean cut, beautiful smile...AND BOY COULD HE SING! Though his parents gave him a common American name, he calls himself his name in Hebrew. I CANNOT GET OVER HOW WISE HE WAS...He even inquired about my ScholarCHIPS T-shirt...I always wear so proud wherever I go! That will probably be the FIRST and LAST time I am ever offered fresh Kripsy Kreme Doughnuts by a homeless man (who I hope will get back on his feet soon), but I certainly hope this is first of many times, a homeless man will give me his free wisdom! Have you ever heard that saying..."Treat people right...because you never know...you may be entertaining an angel"?...If I ever thought I met an angel in disguise, he would be it! YES! HE WOULD BE IT!
Now I know you are already thinking...WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU YASMINE?! Well, now...that's where YOU'RE WRONG! He had two things to give me that are priceless to me and rare to find nowadays and that is his unadulterated TIME AND WISDOM, or as he called is WISE-DOME! He was a very intelligent man...so smart that he made a joke saying, "I hope you don't go posting online that 'I met a homeless guy today,'" but I would be a fool not to share what I learned.
He was so smart, and he has been through so much. He was the oldest of four or five kids and said he practically raised his sisters like they were his daughters. His family suffers from alcoholism and depression. The funny thing is my family does too...not everyone, but it runs in the family. You just never know how or where you may end up...he worked as a security guard at several places. Poor baby said that he ended up in a Psych Ward by the age of about 14 or 16 he said....He grew up in DC, like me, and went to Coolidge high school or COOL-I-D-G-E, as he said it, about five blocks from my house. And he also went to the same middle school I attended, Paul.
Before you know it, I was sitting on a stoop at Union Station being schooled and entertained all at the same time by this homeless man. But when I was talking to him, he was not homeless...he was just a man...a friend. He said he was about to turn 40, yet he looked no older than 25...Black man, fare-skinned, muscularly built, clean cut, beautiful smile...AND BOY COULD HE SING! Though his parents gave him a common American name, he calls himself his name in Hebrew. I CANNOT GET OVER HOW WISE HE WAS...He even inquired about my ScholarCHIPS T-shirt...I always wear so proud wherever I go! That will probably be the FIRST and LAST time I am ever offered fresh Kripsy Kreme Doughnuts by a homeless man (who I hope will get back on his feet soon), but I certainly hope this is first of many times, a homeless man will give me his free wisdom! Have you ever heard that saying..."Treat people right...because you never know...you may be entertaining an angel"?...If I ever thought I met an angel in disguise, he would be it! YES! HE WOULD BE IT!
Washington Post ScholarCHIPS Follow Up Story
Just so you know...ScholarCHIPS will have a follow up feature story in the Washington Post in Petula Dvorak's column in print on Tuesday June 5th and online Monday, June 4th...STAY TUNED!
WELCOME TO THE UNITED SNAKES...Land of the Thief, Home of the Slave
(I apologize in advance for the occasional profanity, but it brings the message home)
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