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Race, words and harm…a BGIM thought dump

May 10, 2020August 1, 2013 by Shay

Excuse the typos, I am writing this post from my office so it’s a bit rushed. What a week this has been in BGIM land, the girl child turned 8 a few days ago and that rising start in the indie rap game known as Milo aka my firstborn, flew home to celebrate 8 years …

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Categories personal growth, Racial and Cultural 7 Comments

Staying in my lane…how to get out of a funk

May 23, 2017July 6, 2013 by Shay

While I still feel a certain amount of shame over it, the truth is that I am not a very good driver. I have resigned myself to the fact that I need to avoid driving whenever possible, which is no easy feat when one lives in an area where the default is driving. A large …

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Categories personal growth 1 Comment

On Father’s and filters… Father’s Day in the 21st century

May 23, 2017June 16, 2013 by Shay

Once upon a time in a world that no longer exists, holidays were days where we put on our happy faces and pretended all was well in the spirit of celebration. Of course now, in this brave new world of no filters, we no longer have to pretend that anything is fine because as we …

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Categories Current Events, personal growth Tags father's day 3 Comments
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