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Kill the poor police!

May 7, 2020October 9, 2012 by Shay

I grew up in a house with no cable television (granted cable barely existed when I was younger) and we rarely ever had more than one television set at a time. Most of the time, our televisions were only black and white and if we were lucky we were able to receive more than five …

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Categories class, Poverty Tags Marketplace Money, policing the poor, Tess Vigeland 2 Comments

My wheel of seasons…

May 23, 2017October 7, 2012 by Shay

I have a confession, of all the seasons, it’s summer that I hate. Summer is sensory overload for me; summer is like that crazy hazy state of falling in love where there is so much potential you miss the truth because you are strung out on the feel good feelings.  Summer makes me lose my …

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Categories personal growth, Random babble Tags wheel of seasons 6 Comments

It’s raining, it’s pouring, BGIM is cracking

May 7, 2020October 6, 2012 by Shay

There are times when to be frank, being an adult just sucks. It sucks long and hard and right now in BGIM land I am not digging this adult thing. Clearly 2012 has decided to end on one of those notes, where it doesn’t just rain, but it fucking pours. I have worked hard to …

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Categories Shit Happens Tags dental woes, home improvement woes 7 Comments
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