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Book Review: "Basketball Jones" by E. Lynn Harris

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A true love story always reminds me that no matter what the circumstances are financially, geographically, racially, logically or otherwise...that when you're in love, you're in love. The obstacles may vary, but the feeling never changes. With fictional NBA star Drayton Jones and his undercover lover, Aldridge James (AJ) Richardson, their relationship is a complicated web of money, deceit, fame, and a deep-rooted bond that began when the two men were university students. While AJ has always been comfortable with his sexuality and devoted to Dray, Dray was always hesitant to make their situation public knowledge. AJ supported Dray consistently throughout his college athletic career, all the way up to the NBA, and as a result Dray made sure to take care of him...from a distance. Given the finest homes, clothing, opportunity, and money, AJ was happy being a "kept" man, living his life as a part-time interior decorator, and full-time companion to Dray. While it seems that

"Video Light" references on Twitter

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You can follow me on Twitter by clicking the logo. Now, I am admittedly new to Twitter (kind of) and still don't really get how to make the most of it. The trending topics (TT) the re-tweets (RT) and the dozens of other acronyms and routines that I have yet to understand... But what I did find was some humour when typing in "video light" the phrase, in a search, and seeing--out of curiousity--what type of comments/conversation that it came up in. VIDEO LIGHT is the name of my debut novel (available by visiting http://www.staceymarierobinson.com/ ), and is about a dancehall princess in Toronto named Delia Chinn who is always in the spotlight. This is what others on Twitter have been saying about females they know or see in the "video light"... prettygirlnicky : #thoughtsindaclub y dah gyal deh inna di video light like she cute.. Go sit ur turtle lookin ass down NickyBling : U have some #dumbjamaicans that feel it is ok 2 go to a dance 8 mths preggo & in t

Top 100 Jamaican Names

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I'm sorry, this may be irrelevant, but I think it's hilarious. I've compiled this list from a variety of random online sources, and can not take credit for any of it! Please enjoy the Top 100 Jamaican Names. Traditional names, common names, old-fashioned names. If you are Jamaican I bet you can find the name of at least 20 relatives on this list! 01. Ainsley 02. Alethia 03. Alton 04. Anne-as a prefix for females 05. Antionette 06. Audry 07. Barrington 08. Beres 09. Bernice 10. Beryl 11. Brenton 12. Bunny 13. Carmen 14. Cecil 15. Charmaine 16. Cherry 17. Claudette 18. Cletus 19. Clifton 20. Dawn 21. Delores 22. Delroy 23. Desmond 24. Donavan 25. Dwayne 26. Earl 27. Eggbert 28. Ernestine 29. Errol 30. Euda 31. Eunice 32. Fabian 33. Ferdinand 34. Fitzann 35. Fitzroy 36. Ford-as a suffix for males 37. Garfield 38. Garnette 39. Glenroy 40. Glenville 41. Hopeton 42. Horace 43. Hortense 44. Hubert 45. Hyacinth 46. Icilda 4