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City Life, Ghetto, Relationships, Transit
When Finding Yourself Goes Wrong - Part 1: Finding Love in the Big City XVII
06.27.08 | Permalink | 6 Comments

After a long hiatus for lady OP, as I am in the process of finding myself - you know the discovery of the reason why I’m here, whom I’m meant to influence and/or love and all of that heady psychobabble - I’m back and ready to rejoin the writing world with a doozy of a [...]

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Ghetto, Relationships
Momma Loves Me, Not
08.24.07 | Permalink | 2 Comments

Who knew that having a mother who loves you is a foreign concept to some people?
Often, I wonder why people decide to have children. I’m sure there are plenty of reasons. Perhaps, you forgot to pop that pill or maybe old boy or girl didn’t feel like using a condom, because natural feels better or [...]

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City Life, Ghetto, Thought
Lost Ones
07.30.07 | Permalink | 3 Comments

So while writing a friend of mine, trying to explain why he shouldn’t move out of the “hood” and the merits of staying and making it a home, I had to put myself in his shoes - someone trying to be upwardly mobile, even borderline bougie would obviously believe that the ‘burbs are the promise [...]

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Ghetto, Thought
Enjoy the Skin You’re In: Nothing Like An Oreo Cookie
07.18.07 | Permalink | 17 Comments

With the guidance of mom, I was able to grow up in an environment of diversity. Yes, I stayed in what would be called the hood. The area consisted of the working poor, the bummy poor, and the poor souls that just couldn’t catch a break.
My mother knew better then to allow me to grow [...]

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Fashion, Ghetto, Thought
What Is Good Hair
07.13.07 | Permalink | 7 Comments

What is Good Hair?
Is Good Hair something that you can eat?
Does it feel good when you touch it?
Does it smell good when you put your nose to it?
Does Good Hair comb its own self?
Does Good Hair wake up in the morning and wash that man right out of your hair?
Is it that type of hair [...]

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Fashion, Ghetto, Thought
Unbe-weavable!
07.09.07 | Permalink | 13 Comments

So someone has to explain this new tidbit to me, in terms of new millennium style, when did wearing one’s own hair go out of style? And why haven’t I gotten the memo? Okay I have to admit to myself that sometimes I see someone walking down the street with a FLY-ass weave and it [...]

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City Life, Ghetto
Summer In NYC
06.29.07 | Permalink | Comment?

Loud screams, crowds of people, the heat is on. It’s a fight. Everyone appears to be wet or about to be. No, no blood in sight but there is a gun involved. No one is getting hurt, unless it’s their ego.
It’s a water fight and the gun is actually a super soaker.
This is one fight [...]

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Ghetto, Health
Living in the Hood: Safe Sex
06.15.07 | Permalink | 3 Comments

Living in the hood, you’ll find many things which shouldn’t be found in respectable living places. I’m not sure what respectable living entirely consists of however, after living with white folks for three years out of my life some things I see in the hood, throughout my building, and outside for that matter, I know [...]

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Ghetto, Observations, Thought
Knock Knock: Go Away!
06.14.07 | Permalink | 5 Comments

I’m not sure if Jehovah’s witnesses in my neighborhood actually work. Maybe they get paid for knocking on my door. Who knows what the deal is? At any rate, I wish they wouldn’t step foot near my residence. I want to put a sign on my door that says, “Don’t Knock Here. I don’t want [...]

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Ghetto, Health, Television, Thought
The Best HealthCare is SelfCare: Wife Swap
06.05.07 | Permalink | Comment?

As I found myself on the treadmill last night, I couldn’t help but look at one of the many flat screens that adorn the gym ceiling. Playing on the television was Wife Swap. Not a program that I care to watch however, when you are not as motivated as you should be while on the [...]

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Ghetto, Observations, Thought
Lost Children, Part 2: Why Not Sleep in Your Own Bed?
06.01.07 | Permalink | Comment?

I know every parent isn’t like my mother. But I would think if you birth a child you would want to care for it.
So why is it that I wake up this morning to find two children sleeping in the hallway? I know they are around 13 - 15 years old (you cannot tell with [...]

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Ghetto, Observations, Thought
Lost Children: Do You Know Where Your Children Are?
05.30.07 | Permalink | Comment?

Growing up in NYC is tough. Having a mother who grew up in NYC is even tougher. But that is my reality. Without my mother’s guidance I’m not so sure I’d be around today. She made it possible for me to explore the world outside the ghetto. For that I am appreciative.
I remember one day [...]

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