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Make Your Future BIGGER Than Your Past
The Laws of Lifetime Growth: Always Make Your Future Bigger Than Your Past by Dan Sullivan and Catherine Nomura The key to making your future bigger than your past is to focus on the learning opportunities that are all around you. That might mean picking up a book from a used book store, like I…
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Mastermind Street Jam – Tape 99 (Oct 1, 1996)
Tape 99 of my collection of Mastermind Street Jam episodes has been freshly digitized for you to enjoy! This one was recorded live from the radio on October 1st, 1996 and features music by 2Pac, Akinyele, Artifacts, A Tribe Called Quest, Bahamadia, Beatnuts, Busta Rhymes, Choclair, De La Soul, Group Therapy, Junior Mafia, Krs-One, Large…
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You Can Count on a Great Read when Counting By 7s
Counting By 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan This book captured me from the very first page. And how could it not, with writing like this? I loved the pacing of the story and how slowly the author revealed important parts of the main character’s life. It truly was a page-turner and I had a hard…
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Mastermind Street Jam on Energy 108
The Mastermind Street Jam aired on a commercial radio station back in the late 1990s. It was on the Dance Music Station, Energy 108. I started recording this episode a few minutes before the show hit the air. You get to hear the DJ throwing to the show and playing a song that naturally lead…
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Writing Can Help You Learn
“Writing is thinking on paper. Anyone who thinks clearly should be able to write clearly—about any subject at all.” That sounds like a challenge, doesn’t it? The truth is that we can learn a lot when we take the time to write about it. Unfortunately, many of us have a fear of writing. William Zinsser…
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Mastermind Street Jam – The Nas Interview
Nas called in to chop it up with Mastermind back on September 24, 1996. This is tape 97 of my collection of Mastermind Street Jam episodes. I hope you enjoy the trip down Memory Lane (see what I did there?) Featuring music by . . . Common, Foxy Brown, GZA, INI, Jay-Z, Maestro Fresh Wes,…
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Venom Shines in Black
Donny Cates and Ryan Stegman’s run on Venom has come to an end with the spectacular 200th issue of the comic. The cool thing is that you don’t have to read 200 issues to catch up. Their tenure in the comics started three years ago and spanned 35 issues and a few crossover events. The last issue…
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Mastermind Street Jam – Tape 95 (Sept 17, 1996)
The Mastermind Street Jam was required listening back in the 1990s. This was before YouTube and before most of us had the Internet at home. It was how we discovered new Hip Hop tunes. Mastermind broke records and kept us laced with the goodness. We hear some more 2Pac news in this episode too. Hip…
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Scarlett BoBo is a Diva in the Dark
ProjectBE presents Divas in the Dark. Join us for a Fun Filled Night with the one and only Scarlett Bobo from Canada’s Drag Race with special guest entertainers performing all night. Music provided by DJ Chase March. Everyone will get a meet and greet with Scarlett BoBo from Canada’s Drag Race, a photo and a poster. Social distancing will be…
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School is Toxic
I recently read a book entitled Normal Sucks by Jonathan Mooney where he offers a harsh critique of the public school system. He says outright that school is toxic. That might sound alarmist and unrealistic and there is a lot to unpack in what he writes. Let’s do that, shall we?