A lot can be said about rules in a marriage. What works for some may be the downfall of others. It may be naive to say there aren’t any rules. Of course there’s rules! But who makes them?

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There was a new NCAA women’s basketball champion this year from the state of Louisiana. Making history, the Lady Tigers from Baton Rouge, LA won its first ever NCAA championship by defeating Iowa. Despite this monumental accomplishment, many may have been distracted by the senseless rhetoric from sore loser fans who chose to display their selective outrage over what real sportsman would consider a healthy dose of competitive spirit.

I am not certain how many times or ways the same story can be told over and over again. But I guess as long as history continues to repeat itself, so will the news cycle. The school shootings happening throughout the country have far exceeded what anyone could have ever imagined. Yet there’s no end in sight. What the hell is anyone supposed to do to make a difference?

Sometimes no matter how well you plan, prepare and proceed to implement, things can go wrong. You have the option to let it break you and make you do away with your plans. Or you can do what we did. Pivot. Giving in or up is not an option. We have an obligation to each other and to you, our beloved subscribers and viewers. So RIP to Episode 114. Welcome to Episode 114.1.

In hindsight, everything happens for a reason. So regardless of technical issues or any other reason, great conversation was still to be had. The apocalypse, falling meteors, commercial farming resulting in farting cows, depleting ozone layer, melting ice cap, GMO plumped chickens, doomsday prepping, the coup d’etat on Capitol Hill, Kevin Samuels, and number 45 returning to Twitter. Yup. It’s all in there.

Have you ever considered how you’d react if the apocalypse was upon us? I’m sure we all remember the lines wrapped around the grocery stores during the onset of the pandemic. Not to mention the bare shelves and lack of available essential items. I don’t think anyone would want to encounter that again.

Considering the last three years post-pandemic, it may be impossible for anyone to say with certainty what they’d do. But it may be a good idea that we all start to create some semblance of a plan. Or not. Prepped or not, it’s out of all of our control.

Let’s talk about it anyway. Check out Episode 114.1: The Pivot. Like, comment, share and don’t forget to subscribe!

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Time passes and that’s no surprise. The alternative is a funeral so I think we’d all prefer time to continue. But we know one day, time will cease for each of us. It may not be at the front of our minds and may not be at the back of our minds. But certainly somewhere in between, we know the truth. It’s actually one of the few things guaranteed. So what do we do about it?

If we give it enough thought, the answer is simple. Make the best of the time we have. There isn’t much we can do about how much time that actually is - or is it? Physically we may be able to intervene and extend the clock. If there’s any slight hope of the happening, who would not want to do so?

It’s not anything we want to walk around with at the forefront of our minds. But in many ways, thinking of the end is a great reminder we have something to live for. And in some cases, even more importantly, someone to live for. Whether it be your spouse, children, or other loved ones, leaving a lasting impression of who and how we’d like to be remembered should drive us to be better people while we are here.

No one wants to be morbid. We actually want to feel more alive each day. Doing those things we love with those we love can add to leaving the legacy we hope to accomplish. At least we think that’s what’s important. What day you?

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We hear the same story on a different day over and over again. This time, it may be the same story. But there’s a different tune. A different melody and definitely a different verse. Maybe it isn’t the same tune after all.

In the recent news, the city of Philadelphia was the death place of yet another police officer. Office Christopher Fitzgerald was a son, husband, and father. He was a police officer for Temple University. I’m the midst of doing his job to try to stop crime, he became the victim of one more heinous. Although this story is all too familiar, there are different characters in the story of Office Fitzgerald’s untimely demise.

Miles Pfeffer was in the midst of committing a robbery when he was stopped and which resulted in him  becoming a cop killer. Miles was not a young man of color from the slums and ghetto of the inner city. Nor was Miles the child of a crack addicted mother or absentee father. Nope. That false narrative that men of black and brown hues are painted with does not apply in this crime. Miles was in fact the son of a medical doctor and resides outside of the City of Brotherly love in an affluent suburb. So now that we know the story ain’t quite the same, how will the rest of it play out?

We have seen with our own eyes what happens to far too many king black men when encountering the police. And this isn’t to say that others should receive the same criminal mistreatment when apprehended. But why can’t our black and brown men be treated so delicately as those who are apprehended from the other side of the tracks? Why is the media so blatant in their reporting disparities when given the description of murders that look like John F. Kennedy’s grandchildren vs those grandchildren of Malcolm X? Or is it just fair to see equality is an illusion?

We pray for the family of Officer Fitzgerald as they now belong to a club of which no one ever seeks admission. Losing a family member in any capacity can  be a tough pull to swallow, but imaginable more difficult when it’s a senseless vicious crime. Those men and women take on a job where they know their lives are on the line daily, yet they still do it daily. 

Rest in Peace Officer Christopher Fitzgerald. 

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