Long time....no see.

Wow, I have been completely slackin' on my mackin'. In other news, this is my last post.


(Caesar's note: Pause for dramatic effect.....Dun, dun, dunnnn!)

Just kidding. But, seriously I have not posted in many days now. Being a daily blogger is not as easy as it seems I guess. Well, back to what I previously mentioned. What's in the news? Alex Rodriguez was/is possibly a steroid user. That's news to me considering I thought that those Latin American/Islanders were just naturally big and strong, look at David Ortiz. For instance, I told my partner that if I hear about any NBA player using performance enhancers I am done with all professional sports. Imagine Kobe on the juice!(KOOOOoBE!) In more important news, NPR.org reports that President Obama has unveiled a plan to set aside $75 billion to help 9 million homeowners avoid foreclosure. This to go along with the Wall Street bailout, the car industry bailout, and the stimulus package. For a list of bailouts as well as a very interesting look at the problems handed down to the Obama administration from the Bush administration , please click the links in the text. And, now the moment I am sure you have been waiting for....American History from Black contributors. Jackie Robinson the first African-American to play for a major professional baseball team in the modern era. Born in Georgia, Robinson would later move, along with his mother and four siblings, to Pasadena California where he excelled in many different sports during his junior high and high school years. He would go on to play for Pasadena Junior College before transferring to UCLA where he lettered in baseball, basketball, football, and track. He would later take a job with the National Youth Administration as an athletic director. He then moved to Honolulu to play for the racially intergrated semi-pro Honolulu Bears football team. Robinson was drafted by the U.S. Army, the year following the attack on Pearl Harbor in December of 1941. He would eventually set another precedent as one of the first few educated blacks that were commissioned through the army's Officer Candidate School. Robinson started his baseball career at the age of 28, and played 10 seasons with the Brooklyn Dodgers. He was an all star six consecutive seasons, a member of the baseball hall of fame, and a member of the all century team. He was the first African-American inducted into the baseball hall of fame, the first African-American to become a television sports analyst, as well as the first African-American to serve as vice-president of a major American corporation.(Chock full o'Nuts) Jackie Robinson died on October 24, 1972 of a heart attack at age 53. His contributions to American history are almost unmatched he was truly a great American.