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Our choices and the deck we play

May 23, 2017April 12, 2012 by Shay

When we enter this world, no matter who we are or where we are born, we are dealt a deck of cards; that deck of cards we are receive at birth often will determine the life we lead years later. Granted there are always the outliers who break the mold but by and large the …

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Categories Current Events Tags Ann Romney, George Zimmerman, Hilary Rosen, life choices, Trayvon Martin 1 Comment

On jackpots…gratitude and being in the now

May 23, 2017March 30, 2012 by Shay

It’s probably no surprise to regular readers of this blog that I am an avid listener of public radio, so much so that my alarm clock is set to wake me to the sounds of the local public radio station. As usual today the clock went off at the normal painful time of 7:25am and …

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Categories Current Events, personal growth, Random babble Tags being present, gratitude, mega millions 4 Comments

Hate is the new Black

May 23, 2017March 27, 2012 by Shay

Sometimes trends and styles become all the rage and you wonder why or how…after all the 1980’s had some pretty horrendous styles, why are they coming back? On a serious note and this is a serious matter, hate and ignorance appear to be at an all-time level and many of us are wondering, how is …

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Categories Current Events, Racial and Cultural Tags racism, Shaima Alawadi, The Field Negro, Trayvon Martin 3 Comments
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