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Archive for August, 2008

Infidelity: Forgive? Yes. Stick Around? F$%& No! »

Recently, former Presidential candidate hopeful John Edwards came out and admitted to cheating on his wife, Elizabeth, almost two years ago with a person who, ironically enough, was helping with his campaign. 
As if the cheating part wasn’t bad enough, Mr. Edwards did it at a time when his wife was dealing with cancer.  Apparently all [...]

Untapped Potential (aka Following Your Dreams) »

Now that I’m 26, I’ve noticed a disturbing trend: people around my age start living in the world of “reality.” 
It’s the world of 9-to-5 jobs that are unsatisfying, marriages that aren’t all that happy, and sad lives slowly wasting away as the dreams people once had become nothing more than unfulfilled fantasies that they no [...]

Fine-Dining Restaurant Ettiquette for Black People »

I hate dealing with Black people.
Perhaps the statement I just made sounds like self-racism, but you’d be wrong.  I’m black, I grew up in a loving Black family, went to a historically Black college, and - up to this point - have only been with Black women.  I love the Black community, I love my [...]

 

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