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Entries from December 2008

12/24/08: Christmas at the Dilone’s in Piscataway, NJ

December 28th, 2008 · No Comments · Mi Vida

Ahhhhhhhh Xmas time. No better time of the year. Two years ago, I wouldn’t have said that. I was still a bit younger and selfish and felt like XMAS wasn’t a holiday for older folks, but just little kiddies who huddle over the tree in the morning like I used to do to open gifts. [...]

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Woe and 16…

December 28th, 2008 · No Comments · Sports

Man…I got about 5 calls from the 4th quarter on till the end of that Lions game. We went 0-16. What do you want me to say HUH? We successfully became the worst franchise of all-time and now all you other team fans can talk all the nonsense you want about me at any point.
But, [...]

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Happy Holidays to all.

December 25th, 2008 · No Comments · Mi Vida

I wish everyone the best this holiday season. Ho Ho Ho!

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La Fotos De Mi Juventud Vol 1

December 23rd, 2008 · 1 Comment · Mi Vida

Welcome to the 1st installment of the photos of my youth which will be dropped weekly. Day? Yo no se. It’ll just show up on the site.
Date: April 14
Year: 1987 (a year before Jay-Z was moving weight)
Occasion: Third birthday of Yadira (my little sister and one of the love’s of my life)
Supporting Actors: Claudito [...]

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If African Americans…

December 23rd, 2008 · No Comments · News

had their own country, they would be 16th in AIDS across the world and seven African nations would be behind them which earn emergency U.S. aid.
People talk about the AIDS problem in Africa and rightfully so, but what about over here? Blacks are only 13 percent of the population, but represent 1 in every [...]

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If Mommy and Daddy say to go see it…

December 22nd, 2008 · No Comments · Entertainment

You need to go see it. There’s the complimentary booklet they received and there’s the ticket.
While I was in Orlando, I copped the parents tickets to see the limited engagement of Che. Four hours long after work for both of them – I don’t know how they stayed awake. After the show, Director Steven [...]

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0-15

December 21st, 2008 · No Comments · Sports

By now, anyone who has grown up with me knows I’m a Detroit Lions fan. Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeet, this has been tough for approximately 16 years. Watching Barry was great, but we still lost most of the time in the Wayne Fontes era.
Now we are 0-15. I just finished watching my baby Lions lose to the Saints [...]

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Swagger…

December 18th, 2008 · No Comments · Mi Vida

You see how the NAACP decided they wanted to bury the N word last year? Didn’t work did it. All publicity by those fools. But, it was worth a try and now I’m calling for the same with this word: “Swagger.”
The word is over-used in everything from raps and has even made it to [...]

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Fresh Out The Box…

December 18th, 2008 · No Comments · Fashion

Just throw me in jail now. Please do it. I shouldn’t be out on the streets.
Retail:$499.00 Purchased for: $118.99 with shipping included. Shouts to the homey Grapevinehill. Me, Demarr, and Rico Tizio (shouts to my Jamaica and Trinidadian Brothers) are loyal customers.
Grapevine is a sneaky cat though. He saw who bought this item in [...]

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The Council Vacations Vol 1: Orlando, Florida

December 18th, 2008 · No Comments · Mi Vida

The Council = Claudio aka Precise aka El Ranchero aka Claudio Salvatore De La Gama Bucci. Luis aka Minana, I got insurance to cover this (inside joke), el indio, King Luis. David aka Pacman, Crockett from Miami Vice, Papins (Dyckman Slang),
So a lot of people are like: “Claudio, Luis, David – why didn’t [...]

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