Tag Archives: Fall
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My Scholarly Thoughts on Planking

Although I’m not big on the planking craze that the bulk of Black Twitter discovered this week, I have to admit; it’s really funny when it’s either ridiculously absurd or when it goes terribly wrong. For those who are not internet geeks like myself, here is the unofficial definition of planking, written by yours truly: [...]

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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

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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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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I Guess Allen Iverson Had It Coming

For years Allen Iverson has been breaking people ankles on the basketball court, so I guess it’s only right that someone gave it right back to him last week. I’ve been an Iverson fan since his high school days, but somewhere I know Michael Jordan, Antonio Daniels and Tyronn Lue are probably raising a drink [...]

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I’m Shivering

The nice weather this weekend must have been a tease, because today feels like a chilly slap of reality across the face! I went outside for like 5 minutes, and I’m back indoors literally shivering as I work to warm up my body! The sad thing is, it’s not really “cold” weather right now, but [...]

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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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