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The Good Ole Days

What a weekend. Do y’all ever feel this way too? Got to hangout with my nephew, older brother, & dad a week ago & we ended up at one of those ‘family fun centers’ with laser tag, mini golf, so on & so forth which really made me reminisce on when this was the norm every weekend.  I remember my childhood Saturday’s being full of cartoons, friends, pizza, Pepsi, & some good times whether we were outside, in the house, or at an amusement park. Kickin’ it was always the best.  Nowadays seems to be filled up with so much homework, physical therapy, paying bills, & trying not to get your car towed on the daily. This may just be the season I’m in for now but It really makes you appreciate the days when you had less responsibilities & having fun was the center of your life  😂 To tell the truth I still feel like a kid inside, adults sometimes bore the heck out of me. If your definition of a party is just to talk with each other the whole time & that’s i...

Old Cartridges

I hear a song by a rapper named Deezer D. The track definitely had an urban feel and its smoothness reminded me of pitch-black nights with dimly lit streetlights and tall skyscrapers. My parents wouldn’t let me listen to any artists that weren't Christian, but this was the first Christian artist I heard who was a rapper . I still remember the chorus to his song, ‘Come Back,’ “When you have a setback, don’t take a step back, get ready for a comeback.” I’m only a child so I hadn’t had any hard times yet that I knew of, but I still appreciated his positivity.   I’m 10 years old and heard that a new rapper was around who was getting pretty popular . His name was Eminem and to my surprise he was white! I didn’t even know white rappers was a thing. His name also stood out to me cause I only knew it as the crunchy, chocolatey candy I got on Halloween. I joked around with some friends who played him on their gray cassette tapes and matching headsets with the foam missing on the...