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Tru Sounds: Mary J. Blige and Drake “One”

TWITTER: Updates 6/1 to 6/7/09

Just found out that I was cheating during my last relationship. I can barely juggle a mortgage & my car note let alone two ungrateful people # @ebengregory The new intro to the report is hot… in reply to ebengregory # is listening to the Phonte and Algebra track. For some reason it is stuck [...]

TWITTER: Updates 5/25 to 5/31/09

today I’m thinking about our armed service folks who have served this country and I am speechless. Thank-You!!! # Walked the Duke Trail. Had to take one of those “pre-school” naps (minus the mat) before heading back out to Memorial Day Cookout Part Deux. # at home and looking forward to a quiet evening alone… [...]

Tru Review: UP

up-image1, originally uploaded by Truitt O’Neal. Last night I did the solo thing and went to the movies to see Disney/Pixar’s “UP.” The CG film features Hollywood legend Ed Asner who provides the voice for the main character. The film has several other notable actors and actresses but the voice work is not what will [...]

Tru Shares: The Blood Pressure Check

Blood Pressure Check…, originally uploaded by Truitt O’Neal. Spent the early part of the day at a local CVS encouraging African-American Men to get their blood pressure checked. Surprisingly we had about 30 folks come out to the event although I think that they really wanted the tickets to an upcoming comedy show. Nevertheless, a [...]

Tru Photos: Bull City Wall Art

DSCF7672.JPG, originally uploaded by Truitt O’Neal. One of the things that I love about Durham is the overwhelming love for art. The piece here features several familiar aspects of the city: Tobacco, Duke University, Jazz, North Carolina Central University, Durham Bulls Baseball, The City of Medicine, and the Bull itself.

Tru Writes: Your Parents on Facebook…Great or Not So…

So a few months back I was logged on to Facebook to clean out the enormous amount of invites and emails. While cleaning I clicked on friend requests and low and behold there were two; one from some random (that’s right I didn’t forget a word, I said SOME RANDOM) and the other from a [...]

Tru Writes: Goodbye…(Weakness)

In a moment of weakness today I called you to invite you over to talk about us. I have to say that I had other intentions that included more than a conversation; the weakness. So instead I’m writing to tell you that I’m finally understanding the silence and I get it. If you wanted to [...]