Last week, I needed to run into Kinkos and handle some serious copying business. As soon as I walked in, I caught the eye of a sales associate and waited for him to return to the counter. The closer he came towards me, the more my memory told me that we knew one another. Without thinking the name of someone I dated about 10 years ago and hadn’t seen since, come out of my mouth.

Forget about spending two weeks worth of paychecks on a trip to Las Vegas where once you leave the strip there’s nothing but dry desert. Instead, see how far your dollars can take you at Atlantic City.

Sounds of tambourines, drums, castanets, Slick Rick’s “Children’s Story” and shouts of “Ole!” filled the air as teenagers 5,000-ed and elders put us on to the fancy footwork that got the party started back in their day.

As my mind reminded me of the hours of sleep I missed out on during the week, my legs ached, thanks to not properly stretching, and my empty belly began screaming, ‘Heffa, you better stop ignoring me and put some Uptown Juice Bar’s curry potatoes and stir-fry in me, right now!’ (my belly can get pretty nasty), I considered quitting a few times.

Tired of your partner’s low-down-dirty-shaming ways? Forget therapy - a few drinks, a long list of Mary J. Blige songs or some of Oran “Juice” Jones’ “The Rain”, and a room full of jilted friends will help you get it all off your chest. Trust.

I don’t care if it’s a pickup game on the playground down the street or Game 4 of the NBA’s Eastern Conference playoffs, I feel you Ms. Gloria 100%. As a mother, when you see some big guys fouling your baby, your first instinct is to come save him.

It’s a time of transitions for many of us. And though change is an inevitable part of life, most of the time we’re left struggling and gasping for breath as change’s tidal wave washes over us.

When I love something or someone, I’m all up on Google trying to find out more. Yeah, yeah, call it stalking if want to.

In his insightful, well-researched and timely book, His Panic: Why Americans Fear Hispanics, Rivera takes a penetrative look at one of this country’s most divisive issues: illegal immigration.

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