Michael Jr.'s Blog

Flying

2009-03-10T18:00:00.001-07:00

I don't know how you feel about it, but I really like going to the
bathroom at 31,000 feet.

You don't even know it's on.

2008-12-02T12:01:00.000-08:00

It's about time. I wonder if Obama had something to do with this?

Almost time to eat.

2008-11-26T09:41:00.001-08:00

This is what it looks like when my wife starts cooking. I on the other
hand have alwalys thought it was wrong to bring dirt into the kitchen
area. I know this for sure due to the numerous woopens I have
received, trying to bake grasshoppers in the oven.

My computer

2008-11-25T13:18:00.000-08:00

2008-11-24T17:35:00.000-08:00

So here is one of the first cuts of the Documentary film we are working on. We are looking forward to this.

Be blessed all

Run to the store

2008-11-21T12:43:00.000-08:00

See how my wife does me? Sent me to the grocery store with a note. And
just to make sure I got the right thing, she draw a picture. I know
what mozzarella is. It's in the canned goods section. Right?

2008-11-18T09:40:00.000-08:00

Well Done Prez.

Change

2008-11-13T13:28:00.000-08:00

I did not know we had a Union.

2008-11-11T13:17:00.000-08:00

Here is the very pretty Melanie. I get to have dinner with her and her
family.

2008-11-10T16:38:00.000-08:00

This Airplane food looks good right? Well, I'm glad it "looks" that way.

Great kid

2008-11-05T20:45:00.000-08:00

This is one great little boy. Meet Garette. He is a true joy.

2008-11-03T19:49:00.000-08:00

Here is a beatiful young lady I met named Jenny tonight. If you think
the smile is nice, you should have heard the laugh.

2008-11-03T13:33:00.000-08:00

Here are some young Raider fans that are also fans of Michael Jr. They
are very smart and have great taste too.

2008-11-01T14:14:00.000-07:00

Wow did we hit a time warp or something? This is Dallas, don't they
make gas here?

2008-10-31T15:36:00.000-07:00

What is she talking about?

2008-10-27T15:44:00.000-07:00

This might be a sign that this is not a 5star hotel?

2008-10-27T07:41:00.000-07:00

Sarah Palin likes the new book! She wanted to pay $150,000 for a
copy, but I told her no, and to just use the money to buy some clothes.

2008-10-26T10:14:00.000-07:00

Some people snore louder the a B737 airplane engine.

2008-10-24T18:45:00.000-07:00

This is where the guys on the right say "we just want to look
around"...and have you ever played Keno?

2008-10-23T00:19:00.000-07:00

Just...

...do what you are called to do

2008-10-21T09:58:00.000-07:00

On the road doing shows having fun.

2008-10-09T14:27:00.000-07:00

I went and picked up my first shipment of "The Parts We Play" 2nd
Edition today. The highlow driver was extra helpful, so I gave him the
first copy for free ... Trust me, he was smiling when he first got it.
I think he thought it was a book about forklifts at first ...

2008-10-05T11:38:00.000-07:00

So here is the first ever improv team I have met at church. They are
from Living Word Community church. They are good, funny and really
cool people.

2008-10-04T14:29:00.000-07:00

Look who came to my event last night. It's Penny, from Good Times.

2008-10-03T12:19:00.000-07:00

They seem nice in Minneapolis St Paul. I don't know what they are
talking about, but I have not seen a twin yet.

2008-10-01T00:07:00.001-07:00

This cat can sang.

2008-09-22T20:43:00.000-07:00

Hey dog, when you gotta go, you gotta go.

Then he looks at his boys like, "Just do what I did."

2008-09-18T16:38:00.000-07:00

Nice spot

2008-09-17T18:18:00.000-07:00

Either this is the ugliest Greyhound dog I have ever seen or...

This lady is making a wonderfully smart investment. This week cereal, next week venison...

2008-09-15T20:35:00.000-07:00

Somebody did a write-up on me while I was in Vegas last month and it was pretty cool. Thanks for the love Megan Edwards (link to article).

2008-09-12T16:54:00.000-07:00

This guy started preaching this sermon one Sunday morning when he was 7,
and he is still going. It's the same service and can't nobody leave until he done.

2008-09-11T21:15:00.000-07:00

I really like Mary...I forget the second part of their name. But you know who they are.

2008-09-08T14:19:00.000-07:00

We can do all things through Christ who strengthens us.

2008-09-02T07:17:00.001-07:00

What is the deal yo?

2008-08-29T20:38:00.000-07:00

Aummm...

2008-08-25T08:35:00.000-07:00

My wife is not only beautiful, she is also a really great writer. Here is what she wrote (in no time) to place on her dinner-party invitations.

INTRODUCING …

… the spa junkie who loves a bit of adventure.

If it goes fast, free-falls,

makes my adrenaline pump,

or takes me somewhere new,

I love it.

A great surprise is no exception.

If I could bathe in the richness of purple

I would.

In my dream life, I'd be everything I am today

plus a fashion icon –

who spoke fluent Spanish.

Hey, it’s my dream.

What I can't say with words,

I write brilliantly on paper.

Great food (especially Mexican),

kitchen gadgets,

pre-‘96 hip-hop and Latin jazz,

make me giddy beyond imagination.

Three reasons I love August:

My birthday, my anniversary and football!

I don't have many friends, but the ones I have,

have my loyalty.

My husband is my BEST friend,

my children are exceptional

and my God is

indescribable.

I am Ebony.

Happy Birthday Love, I love you.

2008-08-22T14:49:00.000-07:00

That's right, my wife is so great she took me on a fishing trip for
our anniversary. I am blessed. So much so, I am getting a bite.

Nice drive

2008-08-19T14:20:00.000-07:00

Could there be anything more relaxing than a nice drive along a Los
Angeles freeway? It might be a little better if the feeway was free
from traffic on a Sunday afternoon.

Jail ride

2008-08-18T20:58:00.000-07:00

Here's a bus you don't mind missing.

The Sunset Strip

2008-08-17T22:32:00.000-07:00

Doing a show at the House of Blues tonight. It's cool and the crowd is
mad nice.

Vacation

2008-08-14T15:03:00.000-07:00

And now a little time at the beach.

2008-08-13T16:14:00.000-07:00

I went into an antique toy store and saw this little guy sitting on the
shelf. Up until this point, I had never met a baby doll I could not
trust.

2008-08-13T11:06:00.000-07:00

I can't speak Spanish, but I do know how to order a Burrito, el
Delicioso.

2008-08-12T16:51:00.000-07:00

What's a castle without naked white people? I'm thinking that brown
paint wasn't invented when castles were in style.

Big Crib

2008-08-12T16:25:00.000-07:00

Here we are at Hearst Castle... This is the guest house.

2008-08-11T16:17:00.000-07:00

That's right, a brother can snorkel. Or maybe I put my camera
really close to the class at the aquarium.

2008-08-10T14:17:00.000-07:00

I'm in San Fransisco on a boat hanging with my kids.

2008-08-06T18:33:00.000-07:00

THIS IS WELL DONE.

2008-08-02T17:29:00.000-07:00

My man got skills - Thank God.

2008-08-02T17:18:00.000-07:00

Look at the size of this podium. You should have seen the Bible.

2008-07-31T07:51:00.000-07:00

So I spent some time at a friend's house last night, and this dude
actually has an old school Coke machine in his game room. You know a
brother had to go with the Orange Crush. And it only cost 10 cents.
This is where I am going to be shopping for soda. So much for Sam's
Club.

2008-07-30T17:15:00.000-07:00

What a great video. However, if I was the man and the lion was running towards me, I would have been saying to myself … “Man, I hope this is Christian."

2008-07-28T13:45:00.000-07:00

Yo, check out this long lost video clip I found from a short film I was in for a friend. This was really about 97% improv. I had fun doing it, but the quality is kind of weak.

LA Dream Center

2008-07-28T10:46:00.001-07:00

I got to do another event at one on my favorite places to perform, not
only in Los Angeles, but on planet earth. The Los Angeles Dream
Center. This is Pastor Matthew Barnette, known in the LA area as "PM".
They need to call him AM PM because that is when their church doors
are open to the poor. I love this dude and this place... PM is the
white guy on the right by the way.

2008-07-26T22:58:00.000-07:00

Tonight, while out to eat, me and my family met another family. They were some really nice people - we were seated right next to them at the restaurant. I noticed that they had a small child with them (after learning that he was 3 years old, he wasn't so small). Anyway, I was prompted to go out to my car to get one of my children's book to give to these people, who we up to this point had not really spoken to. As I returned, they were about to leave and I handed the dad the book - almost in passing. They all said thank you and were on their way. Seconds after I sat down, the dad came back and asked if I would sign the book. So I did, so gladly. While doing so he explained to us how he had just buried his 11 day old son that day. I was quiet for a moment as me and my family listened to he and his wife talk about how they were making it through. He then allowed us all to pray with them, right there in the middle of the restaurant, and it was really cool.
It was funny though that when our bill came out, the waiter drawn a cross on the check underneath the words "Thank You".

Anyway, this posting is for that awesome family we met tonight and I hope this video helps you through this time.

Hotel view

2008-07-23T16:26:00.000-07:00

Some hotels have a view that is truly electric. This is probably not
what they mean is it?

2008-07-18T19:02:00.000-07:00

Looks like little Gabby from Greensboro, NC like the book.

2008-07-13T01:03:00.000-07:00

Well, I thought I was fishing, but turns out I was "crabbing". This crab
is really much much bigger than it looks. I could hardly hold it up ...
Stop judging.

2008-07-13T00:58:00.000-07:00

Saltwater fishing for the first time ever. That's right, I fish.

Let's go fishing

2008-07-12T17:32:00.000-07:00

I am at the store getting some bait to go fishing before my show...
The ice cream is for me.

2008-07-12T17:26:00.000-07:00

So I get to Port Angeles and find out that the show is on the water.
Really on the water. So me, being from MI and "liking" to fish, the
people here were nice enough take me to get some fishing supplies.

2008-07-12T15:42:00.000-07:00

So here I am in Port Angeles, WA. The people are nice, the streets
are clean, and the air is ... clean? This is Angeles before it was Los(t)

2008-07-12T11:29:00.000-07:00

I am on a ferry on my way from Seattle to Port Angeles. It's pretty cool.

REALLY!?!

2008-07-10T13:56:00.000-07:00

2008-07-09T23:38:00.000-07:00

So I was down at the Comedy & Magic Club tonight and one of the employees called me in the office to tell me about a video they found on YouTube. So I checked it out, and it was pretty cool - even more so seeing how I had never seen this video and do not know these people at all. I am just grateful for the love.

2008-07-09T13:18:00.000-07:00

Here is a clip that people seem to really like.

2008-07-04T21:55:00.000-07:00

A good 4th of July it is. Good and tasty that is.

2008-07-04T16:20:00.000-07:00

Everyone have a great 4th of the 7th month. I have just made plans to have no plans. I am sure I will see some fireworks at some point. All I need to do is just look up when it gets dark. But thinking about it, that is what we need to do every time things seem to be dark ... look up.
Wow, I am not sure where that came from, but someone out there may need to hear it. If you can B anything today
B safe
B cool
&
B blessed.

MJ.

2008-06-30T13:24:00.000-07:00

My kids are posting the Word up all around our home. It's pretty cool.

2008-06-24T17:54:00.000-07:00

So I went to Mexico and helped build some homes for some of the people who otherwise may not have gotten one. I know this photo looks nothing like a home building process. Let me just say IT WAS HOT! This is me and another American taking a break to build some relationships. Yeah, "relationship building" it sounds nicer and you don't sweat nearly as much.

I had a really great, and eye opening time.

MJ.

2008-06-15T13:12:00.000-07:00

Still in Nebraska. And u don't have anything to blog about, because
there is nothing here.

2008-06-14T18:50:00.000-07:00

So here is the plane I had to take to get to Hastings NE. This is my
first time on a plane that had a horn.

2008-06-12T18:36:00.000-07:00

I went to my son's 3rd grade picnic today, and it was pretty cool. The
kids had fun and I did also ... aside from the fact that I kept having
to keep my eye out for the blue phantom.

Photo Op

2008-06-10T11:24:00.000-07:00

Passengers can do stuff drivers should not.

Ice Cream??

2008-06-08T16:08:00.001-07:00

This guy was at the park selling ice cream to kids. And you know how
kids like ice cream. I just could not understand what the logo on his
hat had to do with dairy products?

2008-06-06T18:26:00.000-07:00

Went to my other godson's school play. He is not a flower, but the
large cloud on the left. These things are so so funny.

Miami

2008-06-04T14:08:00.000-07:00

Had me some Cubin food for the first time while in Cuba - I mean
Miami. It was very tasty I must say.

2008-06-04T09:32:00.000-07:00

I can explain ... this is Ron McGehee and Kerri Pomarolli's pretty little girl, Lucy.

2008-06-01T12:55:00.000-07:00

I did an event in Miami today and I was greeted by this young man. As I
was seated and waiting for the pastor to introduce me, little Joshua
taps me on the shoulder and asks if he can sit with me.
So I just had to give him a free book for showing such love.
And as if it was possible, his smile got even bigger.

2008-05-30T12:21:00.000-07:00

So I have an event in Hershey, PA, which is close to where my godson
lives and the first thing I did was scoop him up. So instead of
staying at the nicest hotel in the area, we had a much better place.
We are staying with some good friends at they really nice crib
(house). It's great. I am getting some work done, some good prayer time
and my godson has turned into a black Huckleberry Finn.

2008-05-23T14:53:00.000-07:00

This has to be making somebody lots of dollars, because IT SHOL DON'T
MAKE NO CENTS!

2008-05-21T17:17:00.000-07:00

Don't use your camera phone while driving.

2008-05-21T17:15:00.001-07:00

2008-05-18T15:10:00.001-07:00

I'm at the Strawberry Festival and look who I ran into. It's those guys
from the Budweiser commercials. They are really down to earth. But
they do seem a little different than I thought they would (by "seem" I
mean smell).

Kids

2008-05-16T21:26:00.000-07:00

I went to a really cool class and read my book to some really cool
kids. One of which thought I was his best friend.

2008-05-16T10:22:00.000-07:00

Just found a cool, yet deep, video that could really help me in one of my latest projects that me and my great team are starting to work on. Look for more on this very soon.

2008-05-15T08:17:00.000-07:00

My 11 year old just turned 11.

2008-05-14T09:29:00.000-07:00

Here is a fancy dish I ordered that had no taste whatsoever. I did put
some salt and pepper on it, however. And then it had a ... uh ... how can I
describe it? A salty-peppery taste.

2008-05-13T04:20:00.000-07:00

So fishing went well. Here is a look at one of my trophies. Looking at
this photo, this fish may not look so large. Silly me, I forgot to
place something next to the fish to give it some scale so you can
have a better feel for the true magnitude of this catch.
I will remember next time.

2008-05-12T10:27:00.000-07:00

So I flew to Michigan to surprise my mom and take her out to eat. That's
it - no shows, no meeting, just a flight from Los Angeles to Grand
Rapids because I love my mom. I get to fish too - bonus!

I have a great mom!!!

2008-05-08T10:35:00.000-07:00

So I am thinking of making a "Givers Seal" for the book. I will GIVE you a detailed explanation of what this is later, but here is a look at what the seal might look like.
Thanks for the love - all.
MJ.

2008-05-06T14:38:00.000-07:00

Just added to Godtude by high demand. Thanks for the love everyone.

2008-05-04T17:48:00.000-07:00

Check out this short clip from my church last week. Not everyone knows...

2008-05-02T19:43:00.000-07:00

Here is a drawing I did for my graphics person to explain how I
want my new posters to look. This is why I have hired a graphics
person in the first place.

2008-05-01T14:34:00.000-07:00

This is Big
Bird's cousin "Cool Bird".

2008-04-28T17:24:00.000-07:00

This is how you prepare children for when they become adults and have
to drive on Los Angeles freeways. It gets them use to being bumper to
bumper.

Child-ish or Child-like

2008-04-27T20:55:00.000-07:00

You know you are getting older when you are at a carnival and you want
to play one of the games, but then you look at the prizes and say "Now
what am I going to do with that?"

2008-04-27T20:47:00.000-07:00

When you have 4 kids this is how you, more often than not, spend your
Sunday afternoons.

2008-04-24T06:03:00.000-07:00

Sound check time at the Dove Awards.
This is put together very well.

2008-04-23T07:34:00.001-07:00

Look at the view from my hotel room. The word "breathtaking" comes to
mind... But it is not the one u would use, it just came to mind.