Man, word is hitting all over the place that old school rapper, Heavy D, has passed away at the age of 44. I guess we’ll get a word on the cause of death later. I was introduced to Heavy D in my later teen years with his song, “Mr. Big Stuff,” which he made in 1986. Here’s the official video…
Tag: nostalgia
Yellow Submarine
Back when I was a kid, any cartoon was a good thing so when a cartoon featuring Beatles’ songs was scheduled to be on prime time in the mid-70’s, there was a good chance I’d get to watch it since my parents liked Beatles music. I remember only a few of things from the time I watched it in the…
Personal Stuff
So Today I’m 37…
Recently, I received a letter from a girl from my old, small home town. She was one of three in charge of the 1987 class reunion and so it had the normal, “Will you attend?” and stuff. I learned that apparently three of my classmates have now passed on (reasons still unknown to me), but otherwise the letter didn’t have…
Personal Stuff
A Look at 2005
Everyone always takes a look back at the previous year when the new year is about to start. So I figured I’d do the same because I can. January of 2005 saw me move to a new department within the company I was contracted to. That meant more pay, challenging work, and a boss from smeg! ^_^;;; Still, the pay…
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My Great Great Grandfather
Yesterday, I did my normal Sunday routine. I traveled from Denver CO down to Colorado Springs where I met my folks at church, then after church watched football with my dad. Since the Bronco’s aren’t playing, neither of us had a vested interest in the game other than wanting to see Payton Manning do well. As such, my dad began…