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Raquel S. Pinder
May 4, 20217 min read
Populari-Tea (pop·u·lar·i·ty)
It turns out Adulting is much like the schoolyard, only with better toys, more lunch money and a later curfew. There's still a cool kids...
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Raquel S. Pinder
Apr 26, 20216 min read
Maturi-Tea (ma·tu·ri·ty)
In my late teens and early twenties, I remember breaking up with Bugga-boo every five minutes and twenty seconds. Argh! Looking back,...
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Raquel S. Pinder
Apr 19, 20216 min read
Priori-Tea (pri·or·i·ty)
Secure the bag, sis! Get 'dem coins, miss! Where the money resides! Everywhere we turn these days, it's all about the Benjamins baby....
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Raquel S. Pinder
Apr 12, 20218 min read
Reali-Tea (re·al·i·ty)
Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears (in the words of Mark Anthony): To live in a state of denial means every day you wake up...
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Raquel S. Pinder
Apr 5, 20216 min read
Clari-Tea (clar·i·ty)
Several years ago, I decided I'd try to be deep and tendered my resignation from being an Israelite. I just absolutely refused to keep...
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Raquel S. Pinder
Mar 29, 20218 min read
Emp-Tea (emp·ty)
From the very moment you open your eyes in the morning, everything you do from that moment on is based on a choice. Snooze or not snooze?...
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Raquel S. Pinder
Mar 22, 20217 min read
Familari-Tea (fa·mil·iar·i·ty)
When you play with puppies, they'll lick your mouth; if you lie with dogs, you'll wake up with flees and familiarity breeds contempt;...
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Raquel S. Pinder
Mar 15, 20217 min read
Toxici-Tea (tox·ic·i·ty)
Let me tell you; there are things that ex-beaus have said to me that I won't soon forget. Words that at first listen left me salty. But...
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Raquel S. Pinder
Mar 9, 20215 min read
Sal-Tea (salt·y)
I remember reading somewhere that "You can't be salty and single." Immediately my melanin neck roll ensued, followed by the appropriate...
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Raquel S. Pinder
Mar 2, 20215 min read
Audaci-Tea (au·dac·i·ty)
Contrary to popular belief, the lion is not the king of the jungle. In fact, lions don't even live in the jungle. Go on; I'll wait while...
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Raquel S. Pinder
Jan 26, 20216 min read
I said "YES" to the D.R.E.S.S
Yikes! So many decisions, so little time. Should I really wear white, or should I choose a hue, less colourful than my past? Timeless...
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Raquel S. Pinder
Jan 19, 20218 min read
Single Is the New Black!
Life's debacles are all fun and games until it's you that's the latest topic of your local Shaderoom. Most things in life hit different...
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Raquel S. Pinder
Jan 12, 20217 min read
Busy Doing Nothing
Captin's Log: pre-pandemic—when everyone was busy, and life was fast-paced, and calendars everywhere were booked and busy. Almost no time...
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Raquel S. Pinder
Jan 5, 20217 min read
On Your Marks, Get Set...wait, I Wasn't Ready!
Ahh, yes! We've officially entered the 'New Year, New Me' season. We dedicate this special time of year to deleting people from our...
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Raquel S. Pinder
Dec 22, 20207 min read
How I let the Grinch Steal My Christmas!
"Oh, the Who-Manity!" in my best Grinch voice. No, I'm not gonna draw some mind-blowing parallel to Whoville, where Cindy-Lou Who...
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Raquel S. Pinder
Dec 15, 20207 min read
Winter is Coming!
Shameless confession, I've never watched not one episode of Game of Thrones. Even so, with each new season, the show becomes a hot button...
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Raquel S. Pinder
Dec 8, 20206 min read
Home Alone 2: Lost in the Big Apple!
How in the pa-rum-pum-pum-pum did Kevin end up in the same situation one year later? Honestly, who am I to judge? I've realized I'd been...
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Raquel S. Pinder
Dec 1, 20206 min read
Home Alone I
If there was ever a phrase that suited me to-a-T, it would have to be when Kevin Mclasiter said to his mom, "This house is so full of...
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Raquel S. Pinder
Nov 24, 20207 min read
The Pivot is 0% Procrastination, 100% Application.
I hate to admit it, but I might have been a bit of a mean girl as I roamed the halls of my high school in the early '90s. It took me a...
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Raquel S. Pinder
Nov 17, 20207 min read
Maybe Suited for Mature Audiences Only!
Oh! Keep Taking Birth Control, Then! I'm sure you thought I was gonna be here talking bout women and reproduction. Nah, come on, you know...
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