Archive for December, 2011
You know I like to keep it real with you. Talk is cheap. Chances are that you won’t change anyone’s direction or habits with words no matter how eloquent and convincing you are. You can talk someone out of something pretty easily, though, if that something involves leaving one’s comfort zone, a leap of faith, [...]
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Tags: LGN, personal training, sugar, underground athlete
Photography: Beautiful
Jersey Shore Makeover – Sammi Gets A Makeover. I saw that somewhere. I wish every woman would read that. Well, not read the article, but skim it and look at the photo. Too many beautiful women think 1) they’re fat and 2) they need more makeup. I’m not really comfortable with my appearance, although that’s [...]
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Tags: gender, makeup, photography, photoshoot
Race Bait
My blackness has been called into question many times. Or even constantly. Back in the day — middle school and high school in particular — I was called nigger, coon, jigaboo, pickeninny in the hallways in school and sometimes on the street. And when I went back to my neighborhood I was called an Oreo. [...]
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Tags: getting over slavery, legacy of slavery, race, racism
LGN 33: The Winter Blues
I feel fat. I’ve come a long way. I’ve still got a long way to go. I’m going to have to turn up the heat again, huh. It’s not time to rest. Not time to slow down. It’s time to get busy. I’m hoping that this post will help motivate you somehow. I’m hoping that [...]
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Tags: diet, fitness, health, LGN, underground athlete
Bitches
I don’t get “bitches”. Whoa whoa whoa. Wait. Let me unpack that. This is about music and women. Bear with me. I’ll get there. You’ll see what I mean.
Filed under: Culture & Society, Music & Art, Romance & Relationships | 2 Comments
