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Fresh as a Daisy

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Apr 24 2015
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It was the beginning of change and Barack in two thousand and eight. Khris took the leap of faith with the skill set of a professional skater. He’s laced with Michael Jordan shoes; poised in the air. The act commanded my full attention. The far-reaching tree branch fifteen feet above the grassy knoll proves to be an action based in freedom. He’s giving something of value for the sake of another. Framed between two gnarly branches, Khris clutches his board’s nose like a vice grip. Brave to overtake the caveman. The beauty of the senses underneath the canopy of trees […]

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Screen Writer

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Apr 22 2015
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On a high 70s, partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon it was the first time I went to pick up Melville Shavelson in Studio City. He was the former president of the Writer’s Guild of America – West. His home was nestled on fertile orange grove soil between Ventura Boulevard and Laurel Canyon on Sunshine Terrace. However, I usually cut across Carpenter Street. The moment I introduced myself to Mel, he had a bottle of Beaulieu Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon and a couple of plastic bags from Ralph’s. The wine never ran out. He told me to go pick from the fruit trees […]

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Faith Over Fear

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Mar 17 2015
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Kerstin Block opened up the first Buffalo Exchange store in 1974.  There’s one location on 2nd Street and East Livingston Street in Long Beach, California. The store was new to me because I was used to paying and overpaying for new apparel. The savings made from shopping partially at stores like this taught me a lesson on stewardship. Learning from each other was an orchestration composed above. ManMan and I entered the store initially because he had a pair of shoes he was going to trade in for store credit/cash. Tagging along I went to the used printed t-shirt circular […]

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