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The
Greedy Lion
It was an
incredibly hot day and a lion was feeling very hungry.
He crawled out
of his den and searched here and there, but he could
only find a small hare. He caught the hare, but with
some hesitation as he knew the hare wouldn’t fill him
up.
As
the lion was about to kill the
hare, he spotted a deer coming his way and thought,
“Instead of eating this small hare, let me eat that big
deer.”
So he let the
hare go and went after the deer, but it vanished in the
forest. The lion now had nothing to eat as the hare was
also long gone.
Moral
of the story: A bird in the hand is worth two
in the bush.
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Despite rumors
to the contrary,
the Grammys were
more entertaining
that expected. Michelle
Obama showed
up unexpectedly.
So did Drake, who
took home a Grammy
for ‘God’s Plan” –
but whose
acceptance speech,
which basically
was about how true
success is not
measured in
Grammys, was cut
off to the CBS
viewing audience.
Cardi B performed
“Money” with
classical pianist
Chloe Flower, who
mesmerized the
audience with her
dramatic playing.
Michelle Obama
joined host Alicia
Keys, Jada
Pinkett Smith,
Lady Gaga and
Jennifer Lopez on
stage to introduce
the ways music
changed their
lives. It was
likely a response
to last year’s
controversy over
the dearth of
female nominees
and perforrmers at
the show last
year. This Grammys
made a concerted
effort to change
that this by
inviting a more
diverse crop of
Grammy voters and
putting more women
on the show.
(Nominee and
Grammy winner
tonight, Ariana
Grande, reportedly
dropped out after
a spat with Grammy
producers.)
Drake, who
rarely attends
awards shows, won
the honor for his
massive hit “God’s
Plan.”
“You’ve
already won if you
have people who
are singing your
songs word for
word, if you’re a
hero in your
hometown. Look, if
there are people
who have regular
jobs who are
coming out in the
rain and the snow,
spending their
hard-earned money
to buy tickets to
come to your
shows, you don’t
need this right
here. I promise
you. You already
won,” he said at
the Staples Center
in Los Angeles.
He tried to
continue speaking
but was cut off as
the ceremony
suddenly went to a
commercial.
Rap has
endured a longtime
losing streak at
the Grammys. The
last time a rapper
won album of the
year was in 2004,
with Outkast. Only
a handful of
rappers have won
best new artist.
Childish
Gambino made
history when his
track “This is
America” became
the first
rap-based song to
win song of the
year. Gambino has
won three awards
so far, including
best music video
and best rap/sung
performance.
The Grammys
kicked off with a
group of powerful
women, including
Michelle Obama and
Lady Gaga,
describing the
role of music in
their lives — a
display that came
a year after
female voices were
somewhat muted at
the 2018 ceremony.
“Music has
always helped me
tell my story,”
said Obama, who
surprised the
audience with her
appearance.
“Whether we like
country or rap or
rock, music helps
us share
ourselves. It
allows us to hear
one another.”
Gaga told the
crowd: “They said
I was weird, that
my look, that my
choices, that my
sound wouldn’t
work. But music
told me not to
listen to them.”
Jada Pinkett
Smith and Jennifer
Lopez also spoke
and stood in
solidary with
Obama, Gaga and
Alicia Keys, who
is hosting the
show airing on
CBS.
“Yes, ladies,”
Keys said.
“There’s nothing
better than this.”
The opening
contrasted with
last year’s
Grammys, where
male acts
dominated in
nominations and
the only woman
competing for the
top award, Lorde,
didn’t get a
chance to perform
onstage.
But this year,
Gaga, Brandi
Carlile and Kacey
Musgraves won
three Grammys
each.
Carlile took
three honors in
the Americana
category and will
compete for the
three biggest
awards during the
live show: album,
song and record of
the year.
Gaga also won
three, including
best pop duo/group
performance, a win
she shared with
Bradley Cooper.
Gaga, now a
nine-time Grammy
winner, won best
pop solo
performance for
“Joanne,” while
hit “Shallow,”
from “A Star is
Born,” was named
best song written
for visual media.
The song is
nominated for an
Oscar and also won
at the Golden
Globes, the
Critics’ Choice
Movie Awards and
the Satellite
Awards.
Women have a
strong presence in
the top
categories. Five
of the eight
album-of-the-year
nominees are
women, including
Carlile’s “By the
Way, I Forgive
You,” Janelle
Monae’s “Dirty
Computer,” Cardi
B’s “Invasion of
Privacy,”
Musgraves’ “Golden
Hour,” and
H.E.R.’s
self-titled album
are also in
contention.
Six of the
best-new-artist
nominees are
women, including
H.E.R., Chloe x
Halle, Margo
Price, Dua Lipa,
Bebe Rexha and
Jorja Smith.
When asked
about the lack of
women in the top
categories at the
2018 Grammys,
Recording Academy
CEO Neil Portnow
said women need to
“step up.” He
later acknowledged
that it was a
“poor choice of
words,” and his
much-criticized
remarks forced the
academy to launch
a new task force
focused on
inclusion and
diversity.
Musgraves
picked up best
country album for
“Golden Hour,”
best country solo
performance for
“Butterflies” and
best country song
for “Space
Cowboy.”
“I never
dreamed that this
record would be
met with such
love,” she said
onstage.
She also gave
a shout-out to her
husband in the
audience, saying
she wouldn’t have
been able to make
the album if he
“didn’t open my
heart like you
did.”
Musgraves
performed
“Rainbow” from
“Golden Hour”
during the show,
and hit the stage
for a second time
to honor Dolly
Parton. Musgraves
and Katy Perry
joined forces for
“Here You Come
Again,” later
joined by Parton
herself. The icon
sang a duet
version of
“Jolene” with
Miley Cyrus, who
often covers the
classic song. But
the country music
icon truly shined
when she sang “Red
Shoes,” with
country foursome
Little Big Town
providing
background vocals.
Diana Ross
earned a standing
ovation when she
emerged onstage in
a bright red dress
to perform “Reach
Out and Touch
(Somebody’s Hand)”
and “The Best
Years of My Life.”
She celebrated her
75th birthday
early with the
performance,
saying afterward,
“Happy birthday to
me!” Her actual
birthday is March
26.
R&B singer
H.E.R., who won
best R&B
performance for
“Best Part” with
Daniel Caesar,
stunned as she
played her guitar
and sang. Monae
grooved onstage
during “Make Me
Feel,” backed by
several dancers.
Post Malone
performed with Red
Hot Chili Peppers,
and Cardi B
grinded onstage
during her latest
single, “Money.”
Ariana Grande
won her first
Grammy in the same
week that she
publicly blasted
Grammys producer
Ken Ehrlich and
accused him of
lying about why
she was no longer
performing at the
show.
“I know i’m
not there tonight
(trust, i tried
and still truly
wished it had
worked out tbh)
and i know i said
i try not to put
too much weight
into these things
… but (expletive)
… this is wild and
beautiful,” she
tweeted after
learning about her
win.
Tori Kelly and
Lauren Daigle won
two awards each.
Beyonce, Jay-Z,
Ella Mai, Pharrell
Williams, Hugh
Jackman, Stingy,
Shaggy, Dave
Chappelle, “Weird
Al” Yankovic, the
late Chris
Cornell, Greta Van
Fleet and even
former President
Jimmy Carter also
picked up early
awards ahead of
the live show.
There was a
tie for best rap
performance, and
Drake was
surprisingly not
one of the
winners. Drake’s
“Nice for What”
lost to Anderson
Paak’s “Bubblin’”
and Kendrick
Lamar, Jay Rock,
Future and James
Blake’s “King’s
Dead,” from the
“Black Panther”
soundtrack.
Beck was a
double winner
during the
pre-telecast,
taking home best
alternative music
album and best
engineered album
(non-classical)
for “Colors.”
Emily Lazar, one
of the engineers
who worked on the
album and won
alongside Beck,
said onstage that
she was the first
female mastering
engineer to win in
the latter
category.
Musgraves was
the big winner for
Album of the Year
in one of the most
diverse nominee
categories in
recent history and
a tearful Cardi B,
with husband
Offset of Migos by
her side, thanked
her fans and him
for encouraging
her to continue
recording while
she was pregnant
with their
daughter, Kulture.
Beyoncè, Jay Z and
Dave Chappelle
were all winners
in pre-telecast
awards.
There was a
tie for best rap
performance, and
Drake was
surprisingly not
one of the
winners. Drake’s
“Nice for What”
lost to Anderson
Paak’s “Bubblin’”
and Kendrick
Lamar, Jay Rock,
Future and James
Blake’s “King’s
Dead,” from the
“Black Panther”
soundtrack
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The
PINNACLE Center is free* for use to Fort Bend and City
of Houston residents that are ages 50 and above. |
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The PINNACLE Center
includes:
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Wi-Fi Internet Café
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Fitness Center
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Outdoor Walking Trail
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Fitness Classes
– Self Defense, Weight Training, Zumba,
Flexibility, Aerobics, and Chair Fitness
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Ping Pong
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Dance Classes
– Line Dancing, Two Stepping and Swing Out
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Veterans Assistance &
Social Service Assistance
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Financial Planning
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Knowledge is POWER DAY
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Computer Classes
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Table Games -
Bingo, Dominos and various Card Games
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Marketplace Monday
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Vendors welcome on the 1st Monday of each
month
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