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In July 2019, my grandmother turned 84 years old. My entire life (roughly half her life), she’s talked to me–no, drilled into me–messages about saving money to make sure I’m setting myself up well for retirement. In my 20s, I…
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Today is Wednesday, July 17th, 2019, which would’ve been my father’s 67th birthday. I’m not one of those people who regularly shouts out their parents on their birthdays in public, posting a cute, old photo of my mom or dad…
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I’m a member of a big family. That is, I’m one of my parents’ 7 children, the second oldest to be exact, and the oldest girl. My six siblings have added 12 kids of their own, so along with my…
Continue readingMeet Paige, my traveling companion. I got her from an awesome custom doll maker on Etsy. You can choose the skin color, eye color, hair color, dress or jumpsuit (I went with the jumpsuit) and hair design. She’s perfect because…
Continue readingSaturday, July 14, 2012 – An organization called VoCAL Nation held their 2nd annual a cappella festival, “comprised of performances and workshops for national and international post-collegiate, professional a cappella groups” in July 2012. The festival ended with a series…
Continue readingMy sister, Soiyete, volunteers at least once every week to mentor to teenagers in liberal arts; that is, vocal coaching, singing, acting, and at the same time, teaches them life skills. As a result, she and the kids she mentors…
Continue readingDe La Soul and Mos Def, or whatever he’s changed his name to nowadays. And The Roots! Kids These Days. They were GREAT! Mr. Mutherfuckin’ Exquire. Yep, that’s his/their name. This DJ was good, but she kept licking her…
Continue reading2012 Celebrity Fiesta in El San Juan, Puerto Rico, Memorial Day Weekend Club Vibe, El San Juan DC’s own DJ Analyze and DJ Freaky Tye Big Tigger and The Game’s Lashontae Heckard Big Tigger and Cleveland Cavalier Antawn Jamison …
Continue readingSince my first time seeing Bone Thugs N Harmony in concert at 9:30 Club, a couple of members have dropped off the tour, leaving only Wish Bone and Krayzie Bone (otherwise known as “the chubby one” and “the tall skinny…
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