March 12, 2015
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http://kron4.com/2015/03/10/mother-of-three-fatally-shot-in-oakland/ I’ve been avoiding posting this on my page since it happened, mainly because this deserves more than just a post, it deserves something I wish I had the answers to. This is the most tragic of love stories that … Continue reading
March 10, 2015
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Objective: Following work on “March 4th”, catch 12:40am flight from Seattle and arrive at JFK airport NYC by 10:30am to kick it with my best friends. #cake (I’ve done this hundreds of times) The plan was simple: To avoid making … Continue reading
November 11, 2014
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My mom just asked me for a copy of this blog I wrote referring to her getting married back in 2006 so she could use it to prepare for a speech she’s giving at a marriage conference in December. Re-reading … Continue reading
September 26, 2014
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was browsing the depths of the internet and stumbled across this passage from an ancient Greek novel by Plutarch “The Parallel Lives” The Life of Alexander “1 It is the life of Alexander the king, and of Caesar, who overthrew … Continue reading
September 24, 2014
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Yesterday, I leave work to catch the bus home and when it arrived, it was so packed me & the 50 other people waiting were forced to wait for the next one. It’s Seattle, its raining. I don’t mind the … Continue reading
June 9, 2014
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“The cat, having sat upon a hot stove lid, will not sit upon a hot stove lid again. But he won’t sit upon a cold stove lid, either.” – Mark Twain I’ve chosen to follow love (travel, career, school, a … Continue reading
June 4, 2014
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Excerpt from “How Different Cultures Understand Time” http://www.businessinsider.com/how-different-cultures-understand-time-2014-5 “For an American, time is truly money. In a profit-oriented society, time is a precious, even scarce, commodity. It flows fast, like a mountain river in the spring, and if you want … Continue reading
June 4, 2014
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The homie Penn (OGpenn.com) and I are having a “Blog-A-Day” challenge for the month of June (so far we’re both failing lol). The purpose is to exercise & hone in on our writing skills. Writing is an excellent tool to … Continue reading
June 1, 2014
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So like a 7 year old on Christmas eve, I was counting down the minutes until I was liberated from my self-imposed social network detox. I was looking forward to the ability to put my thoughts into the universe (I … Continue reading
May 29, 2014
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Iconoclast: a person who criticizes or opposes beliefs and practices that are widely accepted
I found the discussion below between Maya Angelou and Dave Chappelle, revealing their thought processes and discussing the rigors of being a celebrity/icon, to be honest, wise, and beautiful. It’s a privilege to witness two of my favorite minds bridging the generational gaps of humanity & history. The way they challenge, provoke, coddle, & resolve the insecurities of their thoughts is inspiring to see. It gives me confidence to know that no matter what stage of life you’re in, we will always have the potential to grow & evolve if we can be open to philosophies that may not run parallel to ours.
p.s. What if 1% of those that wish we had more cultural activist icons (voices of reason), started living their lives as the icons they desired “exist” today?
RIP Maya Angelou
“She just stepped out from underneath the oppression, and soaked up what life could be.”