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Category Archives: Raleigh
Memorial Day stabbing
…..and how was your Memorial Day weekend? Maybe you spent it poolside with a cold drink. Perhaps you enjoyed a cookout with your friends. I got stabbed! The assault was so brutal that the stab wound was actually the least … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Raleigh
Tagged 3800 Block Austin Peay, 38128, Aggravated Assault, Assault, Austin Peay, Blood, Burger King, Concussion, Covington Pike, Hemothorax, Homeless, Hosptial, Kroger, Lung, Memorial Day, Memphis, Raleigh, Regional One, Shayna Smith, Stabbing, Surgery, Trauma, True Crime, Unprovoked Attack, Vitamin Water, WREG News Channel 3
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Pitstops in Raleigh
I’ve been in Raleigh two times in the past three days. Some of you may be very concerned by this statement. That’s understandable. Voluntarily venturing into that neck of the woods would have screamed ‘red flag’ in ten different languages … Continue reading
Posted in Birdie, Da Real Homiez, Raleigh
Tagged Allen, Beer, Birdie, Justice, Larry McCown, Matthew W., Methodist North, Raleigh, Sobriety, Vivitrol, Wifey
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I love Larry
Sunday night I received a phone call that left me sobbing so hard I could barely breathe. I collapsed on the couch, making the sort of guttural sound one can only make when their heart shatters from the death of … Continue reading
Posted in * R. i. P. *, Birdie, Crime, Da Real Homiez, Death, Grief, Lil Larry, Raleigh, Uncategorized
Tagged AA, Best Friend, Clean & Sober, COPD, Crime, Early Birds, Friends, Guardian Angels, Homicide, Larry McCown, Lil Larry, Memphis, MPD, Murder, NA, Nearest & Dearest, Raleigh, Recovery, Zoom
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Politics, Smut, RITI
A Johnson. Tricky Dick. Bill. ….and Tiny Hands?! Graydon Carter no longer serves as the editor of my favorite magazine [that would be Vanity Fair] but I know he’s riveted by these impeachment proceedings. Because of him I will always … Continue reading
Posted in Raleigh, USA
Tagged 2020, Andrew Johnson, Bill Clinton, Democrat, Dictionary, Donald Trump, Donkey, Elephant, Email, Evening Shepherd, Faith Communities, Fox 13, Gabe Fleisher, Government, Graydon Carter, High School, Holy Hospitality, Homeless, Impeachment, Kirstin Garriss, Kitchen Organizer, Language, Latin, Local churches open up their doors to give people a warm, Local News, Media, Memphis, Neshoba, Overnight Shepherd, Partisan, Patty, Pete Buttigieg, Politics, Pornhub, President, Quid Pro Quo, Republican, Richard Nixon, RITI, Room In The Inn, safe place to stay, Service is Our Prayer, Spritiuality, The Inn Crowd, Tiny Hands, Unsheltered, Vanity Fair, Volunteers, Wake Up To Politics
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Loaded day
The thirteenth of October. What a loaded day. Many moons ago it was a celebration of love. With time it deevolved into an odd memory. Most recently it marked the tragedy of an untimely death. Regardless, 10/13 isn’t a day … Continue reading
Posted in * R. i. P. *, Birdie, Bosi, Da Real Homiez, Germantown, Jojo Dancer, Maris- my soul sister, Memphis, Raleigh, Will Reed
Tagged 10/13, 2007, 2015, 32oz Beast, Adam, Anniversaries, Arlington, Beer, Benny Boozenhuff, Breakfast, Bridal, Bubble Bath, California King, Cheese, Divorce, Germantown, Germantown News, Honeymoon, Italian Stallion, Larry McCoffee, Mario Kart, Melissa Sis, Memphis, October, Pine Lakes, Raleigh, Room Service, S&M, Soul Sister, Tatum, The Madison Hotel, Thomas Bosi, TTP, Universe, Wedding, Wine
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Denial, Fuel Center, WOW, Stu
Champagne bottle shaken vigorously! A metaphor tailor made for my emotions at the moment. In previous posts I referenced floodgates opening, dams bursting– you get the idea. With the immense changes in my life and the gratitude overflowing, I … Continue reading
Posted in * R. i. P. *, Da Real Homiez, Death, Employment, Neshoba, Raleigh, Unitarian Universalists, Women
Tagged ABC, Angelica Bolton, April, Bessy Morse, Big Lacy, ClickList, Coping, Denial, Feminism, Friendship, Fuel Center, Funerals, Grace House Mafia, Grief, Kroger, Maternity Leave, Neshoba Unitarian Universalist Church, Pic Collage, Raleigh, Recovery, Reno, Salvation Army, Saturday, Shay, Stuart Pendergrass, Talladega, Thomas Bosi, Women's Retreat
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Thomas Brian Bosi
My best friend, Thomas Bosi, was killed on 13 October 2015. A drunk driver slammed into him and couldn’t be bothered to stop. He died on impact. His tragic, senseless, and untimely death sent me into a downward spiral. Only … Continue reading
Posted in * R. i. P. *, Addiction, Birdie, Bosi, Crime, Da Real Homiez, Death, Depression, Jojo Dancer, Love, Memories, Memphis, My Parents, Raleigh
Tagged AA, Alcohol, Anger, Catholic, Covington Pike, Detox, Drunk Drivers, DUI, Facebook, Forgiveness, Friends, Germantown, Grace House, Grief, Hit and Run, Italian Stallion, Jackson Ave., Jojo, Kevin, Killed, Larry, Methodist North Hospital, Nutbush, Pine Lakes, Randy, Resentment, Stuart, Tattoos, The Cave, Thomas Bosi, Tragedy, Vehicular Manslaughter, Walmart, Wendy's, WMC Action News 5
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Joey
My beloved finally came home. One day. That’s precisely how long we lasted before beer entered the equation. Just 24 hours and it was off to the races. How the hell did it even happen? This wasn’t the plan– far … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Changes, Grief, Highest Self, Jojo Dancer, Love, Raleigh, Recovery, Relationships
Tagged Alcoholism, Boundaries, Boyfriend, Relapse, Sobriety
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Why I work from home
I despise this dreary, frigid weather. Not only does it make me lethargic but I also feel somewhat depressed. I know it’s only temporary and I’m not stuck in a rut. Being sick makes this situation that much worse. Yesterday … Continue reading
Posted in Depression, Employment, Jojo Dancer, Memphis, Music, Raleigh, Recovery, Sloane, Tutoring, Working It, Writing
Tagged #LoveMyJob, Cold, Entrepreneur, Facebook, Freedom With Writing, Freelance Writing, It Works!, Lyrics, My Own Boss, Resume, Sick, Text Broker, Tutor, Ultimate Blog Challenge, Weather
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Strep throat and romantic introspection
Ferris Bueller My son decided he needed some time off last week. He played hooky for two consecutive days. Monday an ‘earache’ rendered him unable to attend school. Tuesday he didn’t even bother with a phantom ailment; he was simply … Continue reading
Cocktails With Hemingway 