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Getting Older

Certain things in life let you know that you’re no longer a young man. Discovering gray hairs, for instance. Watching a show like 106th and Park and not recognizing half of the songs on the countdown. Not caring at all about the fact that you have never heard said songs. New Year’s Day, my moment [...]

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Fall Weather Memories

Fall Weather Memories

I used to hate the Fall. In my young student mind, it always signified the end of Summer fun, and the beginning of another school year. However, as I’ve gotten older, the onset of Fall weather starts to bring about a certain nostalgic feeling that makes me smile. The first set of memories that come [...]

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Segways Have No Loyalty

Upon hearing that Jimi Heselden, the man who owns Segway Inc. actually died while riding a Segway, I once again tried to resist making an inappropriate joke about life’s cruel irony. By all accounts, Heselden was a good man who gave money to a number of charitable causes. So as a result, I decided to [...]

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From the Models Busting Their Asses Department

Sure, it’s an old clip…but it makes me smile! On a more serious supermodel note, I want to send my prayers out to Beverly Peele and Noemie Lenior. Tweet

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“We Fall Down, But We Get Up”

Anyone else remember that song by Donnie McClurkin? Thanks to my brother James, I think about it whenever I see someone bust their ass. It doesn’t matter if they got their ankles broken on a basketball court, or if it’s some other kind of random embarrassment, like with the Brazilian model in the video above. [...]

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Sam Adams Saved My Life

Tragedy was narrowly avoided yesterday at my friend Jabbar’s Labor Day cookout. As I walked over to the back stairs to go into his house, my right foot barely made it onto the wooden step. When I attempted to apply the force needed to move forward, I slipped off. In the blink of an eye, I was headed towards certain [...]

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Metro Strikes Again

Metro Strikes Again

Yes ladies and gentlemen, DC Publlic Transportation has struck again. I have had many misadventures and comedic things happen on Metro, so it never ceases to provide a source of inspiration for humorous stories to write about. Besides the bus, what other place on Earth can you see all of these things in one trip [...]

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