Gbrown888's blog

Hello Progressive Bloggers. . .I have been apart of ProgressiveU for sometime now; recently I have taken a break from the site to collect thoughts and focus on some other things but I have been visiting and I absolutely love what is being written. Last writing term wasn't busy (activity wise) but had many great bloggers but now it seems as if ProU is growing rapidly.  Read More »

“Black Coffee Reflections”:  Mission Trips

This blog was actually fueled by a friend and this title “Black Coffee Reflections” that I found on the internet. I wanted to use this title for a long time but waited until the time was just perfect. So why “Black Coffee Reflections”? Well to be completely honest with you, I hate coffee but all of my close friends love it and many times when we are together we are talking about something over coffee.  Read More »

Why waste your money on a hybrid? Here is why. . .

First off what is a hybrid vehicle? A hybrid vehicle has a rechargeable energy storage system which allows a car to run on other energy besides gasoline.  Read More »

What age is too young to turn homosexual?

There has been a million blogs just on ProU about homosexuality but I feel strongly about this question. Secondly I am not saying whether homosexuality is right or wrong.

I was walking in the mall yesterday before I had to go to work. I saw a child exiting Gap Kids with his mother. He was obviously gay but no older than the age of 10. . . Upon arriving at work a few hours later a homosexual male came through my checkout line. He was a middle school student and very flamboyant. But what age is too young to turn homosexual?  Read More »

The new nutritional labels on food

Obesity is a growing epidemic all over the world; while we can only blame ourselves for this problem a better, more understandable nutritional label is needed. The Food and Drug Administration should require new a nutritional label that tells all the information about the food or drink you are about to ingest (This is strictly my opinion). So here are some things that need improvement.  Read More »

Keeping the Elderly Alive (Part 2)

Puzzles, word searches, sudoku, Boggle,  crosswords, Scrabble, Jumble, Word up, Lingo; these are all types of puzzles. As the baby boomer generation grows older there are becoming more elderly in the United States. So how do we keep these folks coherent and looking good?  Read More »

Believe it or not the elderly is a vital part of our communities. They offer great wisdom, comfort, intelligence, and some unique Christmas and birthday gifts. But part of being an elder is the age. But with age comes a multitude of concerns and issues. Many older folks stay at home with relatives or even alone but there is also a great population that depends on hospital care and retirement homes. Many people have to make that decision of home care or retirement care. . . But I am here to persuade you to think a little harder before you make the final decision.

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What if I told you the contest was starting over?

Let the countdown begin . . . as the weeks and days narrow down we are almost again at the end of a contest season. It has been a contest like no other; but what have we learned from the ProgressiveU experience? Now that you have written the blogs, read the comments, and pondered for hours what does this mean to you? With all this in mind what would you change if the contest started over today? Here is what I would do. . .  Read More »