Bob’s thoughts going into Memorial Day weekend

Bob Says: I saw a quote  and really thought that it puts partially into meaning what this Memorial Day Holiday is all about! “The measure of a man may be his willingness to serve his country. The measure of a country may be its willingness to honor those who served.” I am a man who has served this country proudly (Navy 1978-82) and live in a country that tries to Honor those whom served!

This holiday is such that we should remember those who both served and gave the ultimate sacrifice for the country! But many think as I do that it speaks of those in our nations military I feel it extends to those who serve by profession or volunteering as  EMS, Fire and or Police personal. So to me we need be thinking of those who gave there lives in the protection of this fine nation and it’s citizenry!

If in passing this weekend you are near a man or woman in a EMS, Fire, Police or Military uniform please say Thank you sir/madam for your service. Though slightly different thinking it would not hurt to thank a teacher as they have done some heroic things to protect the children in their reach highly show cased in the last year.

Caring love

Bob

Yahoo buys Tumblr, promises to not ‘screw it up’

Yahoo announced a $1.1 billion deal for blogging site Tumblr early Monday, and said it “promises not to screw it up.”

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer promised Monday not to screw up Tumblr, the blogging site Yahoo purchased for $1.1 billion.

The deal, which had been rumored since last Thursday, will help Yahoo to tap into the younger, active online user base at Tumblr. But the deal raises concerns among some Tumblr fans that the site could end up being cluttered by the ads that brings in billions of dollars a year to Yahoo. Tumblr CEO and founder David Karp has resisted the use of traditional display advertising on Tumblr to this point.

To answer those worries, Yahoo said that Tumblr will be independently operated as a separate business with Karp staying on as CEO. Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer posted her own Tumblr post to try to assure fans of the site they need not panic. In a call with investors and analysts Monday, Mayer referred to the deal as a “game changer” for Yahoo. She said there will be no Yahoo branding on Tumblr.

Mayer compared the deal to what she said were the most successful tech acquisitions in the past, Google’s purchase of YouTube and the purchase of PayPal by eBay (EBAY,Fortune 500), combinations that she said were virtually invisible to users of the Web sites that were being acquired.

But while she sought to assure Tumblr bloggers and readers that the site will stay the way they like it, she also promised analysts that the deal will give Yahoo a chance to “monetize” Tumblr in a way that “is meaningful … to the user experience.” She said that Karp and his team agree that Tumblr has now grown up to the point where it makes sense to sell more ads.

Karp, who was not on the call, also sought to assure Tumblr bloggers.

“Our team isn’t changing. Our roadmap isn’t changing,” said Karp in a statement. “Tumblr gets better faster with more resources to draw from.”

Related: Yahoo’s $1.1 billion acqui-hire of David Karp

Tumblr has 300 million monthly unique visitors and 120,000 sign-ups every day, with about 900 posts a second. But as much traffic as it generates, not all the content is ideal for advertisers.

“Tumblr does not insist on knowing the real identities for users, and some of the Tumblr content is very adult-oriented, both features that advertisers would find repellant,” said Brian Proffitt, an adjunct instructor of management at the University of Notre Dame.

As big as Tumblr has become, it is dwarfed by Yahoo, which posted revenue of about $5 billion last year and a profit of $825 million excluding special items. Yahoo had $5.4 billion in cash on its balance sheet, according to its most recent quarterly earnings statement.

Yahoo Chief Financial Officer Ken Goldman said that while the deal is not expected to add much to Yahoo’s results this year, he forecasts material gains in both profits and revenue by next year. The deal is expected to close in the second half of this year.

The purchase is the biggest move yet by Mayer, the Yahoo CEO who has shaken up the company in less than a year on the job. She’s rolled out a new homepage, a redesigned Yahoo Mail and refreshed Flickr, its photo-sharing service that some critics said had beendying on the vine before Mayer’s changes.

Under Mayer’s watch, Yahoo has also bought mobile start-up Stamped for its engineering staff. Yahoo shut down Stamped after the acquisition and put its staff to work on Yahoo projects. Mayer also made a splash with Yahoo’s $30 million purchase of Summly, a news summary app created by 17-year old Nick D’Aloisio.

Related: Five reasons Yahoo is making a $1.1 billion mistake

But Mayer has also been criticized for some of her moves since she left Google to become CEO of Yahoo, especially her decision that Yahoo employees could no longer work from home.

Mayer is scheduled to appear at an event in New York later Monday. It is unclear if she will only be talking about the Tumblr deal or if Yahoo has something else to announce as well.

Shares of Yahoo (YHOO, Fortune 500) were higher in early trading Monday. The stock is up more than 33% this year as investors bet that Mayer will be able to turn around the company, which has faced stiff competition from Google (GOOG, Fortune 500),Facebook (FB)and AOL (AOL) in the past few years. Yahoo still trails Google widely in the online search market, despite a partnership with Microsoft (MSFT, Fortune 500). To top of page

Bob Says: Well here we are a Tumblr that has been very open and supportive to the LGBTQQA community  has a curiosity of the new owners Yahoo! Yahoo has also shown a positive direction in its past when it comes to LGBTQQA Issues. 

No way am I speaking to lets call it the fleshy part of Tumblr I speak directly to what it is I do here as a Supporter, Advocator and Educator of LGBTQQA and Equal Rights of all this planets population. 

Of course time will tell this tale but for now  we stand by and remain hopeful!

Caring Love

Bob

Yahoo v. Google in Gay Pride Showdown

Bob Says:Now that Tumblr is being bought by Yahoo it is great to see that they are already LGBTQQA friendly!

Whoever thought Internet search engines would be engaged in a battle to the death to show how much they loved the gays?

Okay, “death” might be stretching it. But while The Google is merely changing a blue line to a rainbow line on certain gay-related searches, Yahoooooooooooooooooooooo has gone all out with its own Pride section, featuring gay news, a pride celebration locator, and a historical timeline of the gay civil rights movement.

But what are the other search engines doing? Bing’s got nothing, Ask.com doesn’t care, Mahalo is static, and Wolfram|Alpha “isn’t sure what to do with your input.”

Looks like Yahoo is the clear winner!

Caring Love

Bob

 

Carolina Hurricanes Show Support for Gay and Lesbian Athletes in “You Can Play” Video

Raleigh, N.C. - In a video released Wednesday, North Carolina’s NHL Hockey team, the Carolina Hurricanes showed their support for gay and lesbian athletes. The video is part of the You Can Play campaign dedicated to ensuring equality, respect and safety for all athletes, without regard to sexual orientation.

You Can Play works to guarantee that athletes are given a fair opportunity to compete, judged by other athletes and fans alike, only by what they contribute to the sport or their team’s success.The organization also seeks to challenge the culture of locker rooms and spectator areas by focusing only on an athlete’s skills, work ethic and competitive spirit.

According to the Carolina Hurricanes website, the Hurricanes’ video marks the first time a professional sports team in North Carolina has come forward with this type of message encouraging gay and lesbian inclusivity in professional athletics.

About the video, Hurricanes forward Kevin Westgarth said, “I think it’s fantastic that we’re moving forward and it lets whomever it may be feel more comfortable being themselves….You want people to feel comfortable being who they are and know it’s not going to affect what people think of them and what they’re able to do…if you’re good enough to play on my team, I want you on my team.”

For more information about You Can Play,

 visit youcanplayproject.org.

Bob Says: 

My Favorite Team in My Favorite sport may have not made the post season play but they have made a statement and that is something that adds to the long list I am proud to hear and promote!

Gooooooooo CANES!

http://youtu.be/SVWRsVxHdFk

You Can Play - Carolina Hurricanes

The Carolina Hurricanes, the National Hockey League and the NHL Players’ Association have joined forces with the You Can Play Project, which works to end dis…

Bob Says: My Favorite Team in My Favorite sport may have not made the post season play but they have made a statement and that is something that adds to the long list I am proud to hear and promote!

Gooooooooo CANES!

Caring Love

Bob

Boy Scouts: Vote to end your anti-gay policy so my brother can earn his Eagle award

 
 My little brother and I have a lot in common. We’ve both dedicated many years of our lives to the Boy Scouts of America. We’re both openly gay. And until recently, neither my brother nor I have ever been rejected for being open and honest about who we are.

But now there’s one big difference between us: Because the Boy Scouts recently reaffirmed their national policy banning gay youth and parents, he might not be able to get his Eagle award. That’s not fair.

In fact, a spokesperson for our Boy Scout council recently said that if my brother is openly gay, it “would make it impossible for him to complete his Eagle.”

What’s worse is that my brother, Pascal Tessier, is just one of countless Scouts who face being banned from something that takes years of dedication. Something that has helped my brother become the person he is today. He doesn’t even have his driver’s license yet, and still he is facing discrimination from the organization he loves, just because he’s gay – something that has nothing to do with Scouting.

My family is a Scouting family. Camping, community service, Pinewood Derby competitions and merit badges have been a huge part of our lives. And for me, the culmination, indeed the proudest moment of my years of service and dedication to Scouting, was the moment I received my Eagle award.

My little brother deserves that moment, too. Every Scout deserves a chance to get their Eagle.

Please sign my petition urging the Boy Scouts to vote to end discrimination at the National Council meeting this May.

To: 
National Capital Area Council, Scout Executive 
Boy Scouts of America, Public Relations 
I urge you to vote to end your anti-gay policy so incredible young men like Pascal Tessier can get their Eagle awards. All boys deserve an equal chance to be a part of Scouting, and all Scouts deserve the chance to earn an Eagle award.

Sincerely, 
[Your name]

Bob Says:I was once a Boy Scout and in that day O never heard of the BSA being an exclusive club allowing all but a tiny segment of society! Its such an old thinking and time to show itself as all inclusive all allowing and progressive.

Yes I know the church is the humble beginnings but the BSA seeks public assets and cash to function and I say okay be supportive of the BSA once they join current thinking  because all boys regardless of their diversity can be Trustworthy, Loyal, Helpful, Friendly, Courteous, Kind, Obedient, Cheerful, Thrifty, Brave, Clean & Reverent. (I myself would appreciate a more respectful (reverent attitude by the BSA)

If you are a scout was a scout or a caring human being lets make some noise on this matter!

Caring love!

Bob

For 1st time, gay rights get shoutout in inaugural speech

A NBC News review of past presidential inaugural speeches turned up no prior mentions of gays and lesbians, though Obama and former President Bill Clinton did note the struggle for gay rights — primarily the bid to serve openly in the military — in State of the Union speeches.

“Our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law. For if we are truly created equal, then surely the love we commit to one another must be equal as well,” Obama 

The president’s comments drew praise from LGBT rights groups and advocates.

One, columnist Dan Savage, commented on Obama’s grouping together of the key moments from the women’s rights, Civil Rights and gay rights movements: “Seneca Falls, Selma, Stonewall - thank you for that, Mr. President.”

President Obama has also cited gay rights in at least three State of the Union addresses making the mention of LGBTQ Equality a first ever in a  inaugural speech!

Bob Says: I have long been a opponent to the false claims and promises made by all politicians in a attempt to secure votes and President Obama has also made some in his time.  

Yesterday we as a nation (many of us) took some time to consider the work and commitment to equality by the late Dr. Martin Luther King. The President stayed with that theme when he referenced both the Historical meanings behind Seneca Falls and womens rights, Selma and MLK’s work for civil rights and The start of LGBTQQA Voices in search of equal rights in the Stonewall Riots! Three historical markers with the same equal rights concept as a goal. Proudly we can say both Women and Blacks have come a long way, yet if we are to be honest here it is still work in progress! LGBTQ Rights to Equality is still in the infancy of its needs and hopes to be fully realized and respected.

I hope in time that this constant pursuit of EQUAL rights for ALL can be as accepted as it is due us all.

Now Mr. President please take the courageousness of your speaking these words of hope to that of legislation in reality! You can do this!

Caring Love

Bob

side note: I also look forward to the day that all persons can happily and proudly announce to family and friends that they have  some one they love and the sex, color and religion have the same respect and relevance as ones good health!

THE CAPTURED MIND OF THIS GAY TEEN !!: THAT FEELING IS HERE BUT IT HAS TO GO!!!!!

henrysmayflowers:

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Jan. ’13

THAT FEELING IS HERE BUT IT HAS TO GO!!!!!

I was walking home around 11:30 and I decided to take a walk and get a hot chocolate  blah blah I was walking over the overpass with my drink and I thought maybe I should just jump and just forget everyone because lets face it my life is pretty much a roller coaster of sad then happy etc.. but a thought occurred to Methat my life hasn’t been filled to the brim yet Im going have to deal with this all Iwill fill my life jar to its maximum capacity no matter whatIm not going to give up I will find that person that makesMe feel amazing if its a guy that I know or am going to meet I am going to be fine. 

Bob Says: Henry I know you want love I know you want happiness and a reason to go on! First you are young and will want to figure out what the guy that shares your heart looks like feels like acts like etc. 

I can help you I can also help you keep your cool and not feel desperate! Please don’t allow your self this pain to continue as things can and will get better!

Read my Blogs work you will see my work is done ll for YOU and the YOUs out there!

Caring Love

Bob

Bob Says: I feel this is a great statement however I’d ask you to extend this thought this way. All Parents, Ministers, Ultra Religious, Right leaning Politicians, Teachers, Principles and people who have hate in there heart should be aware that when they Mock, Curse our speak hatefully to or about Gay people they may be Mocking, Cursing our speak hatefully to or about their own child or the children of their friends and relatives!  It is not the way we as society should be! Find away to educate in a effort to lower and completely remove the hate and bigotry! Caring Love Bob
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Bob Says: I feel this is a great statement however I’d ask you to extend this thought this way. All Parents, Ministers, Ultra Religious, Right leaning Politicians, Teachers, Principles and people who have hate in there heart should be aware that when they Mock, Curse our speak hatefully to or about Gay people they may be Mocking, Cursing our speak hatefully to or about their own child or the children of their friends and relatives! 

It is not the way we as society should be! Find away to educate in a effort to lower and completely remove the hate and bigotry!

Caring Love

Bob

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Bob Says: True love comes in all colors, religions, genders, political persuasion, ages and sexual preferences! God did not define what was love the living species on this earth did! Your Hate and Bigotry is your own doing and masks issues  short comings YOU have! Caring Love is Love Bob
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Bob Says: True love comes in all colors, religions, genders, political persuasion, ages and sexual preferences! God did not define what was love the living species on this earth did! Your Hate and Bigotry is your own doing and masks issues  short comings YOU have!

Caring Love is Love

Bob

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