Denmark Vesey: The Blackest Pantry On The Planet

Sunday, May 06, 2012

The Blackest Pantry On The Planet

3 comments:

CNu said...: DV, put up one-them archival posts on harder to change a man's diet than his religion.

14 days of vegetarianism in, (just cutting out the meat, not trying any veeganistic alchemy) I'm down fifteen pounds, feeling good, sleeping good, quicker and with increased stamina. Little boy down 8 pounds and reporting the same.

Then peep game on my man Lester Spence at long last coming around to this topic http://www.lesterspence.com/2012/05/06/why-black-women-want-to-be-fat-not/; May 6, 2012, 1:25:00 PM
CNu said...: Chi, chi, chi, chi, chia!!!!!

Drank up some chia seeds soaked in unsweetened grape juice and got high'n'a muhphukka this afternoon.

Tingling scalp, gooseflesh on my arms, flushed all through the chest like I'd taken a bunch of niacin. Did that about 4 hours ago and I still feel slightly zooted like I'd been drinking strong coffee.

Little boy took the same dose, and then went to junior tennis league and crushed a pair of fifteen year olds back to back, 6-1 and 6-1. Second boy was cussing and carrying on because he'd never been so artfully spanked - at least not by a twelve year old...,; May 6, 2012, 8:10:00 PM
CNu said...: the blackest breakfast pudding on the planet....,; May 13, 2012, 12:56:00 PM

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