Napoleon

Joined June 2021

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He Was My Danny to My Sandy, Grease Made Me Realize I Was Gay
I was nine and he was ten when I first laid my eyes on him. It was also my first day in my new school. When we moved houses, my siblings and I moved to a different school.
By Napoleon3 years ago in Beat
When I Woke Up He Was Gone
I live in a low-rise building, and it is on the top floor. It is a humble apartment, and there is a shared space, or as I call it, the courtyard, where we can do our laundry. In a small corner of the courtyard is where I first met Doggie.
By Napoleon4 years ago in Petlife
The Beltway Snipers Left 10 Dead, With One 13-Year-old Victim Miraculously Survived
The Beltway Sniper attacks or the D.C. sniper attacks happened a year after the greatest tragedy that ever fell in the United States, the 911 attacks, so when this all started to happen, Americans were taken by fear, if it was related or the aftermath of the 911 attacks.
By Napoleon4 years ago in Criminal
A Few Things about Potato or Is It Potatoe?
Nobody wants to be called a potato head, not even Vice President Dan Quayle. I remember how relentless the media coverage was when Dan Quayle altered a young boy's spelling of the word potato on national TV.
By Napoleon4 years ago in The Swamp
How to Lose Weight Fast by Exercise
Thanksgiving is a few days away, and this could be the first Thanksgiving dinner we would be having with our families, some we haven't seen for years.
By Napoleon4 years ago in Longevity
Coffee, Dad?
I haven’t seen or talked to Dad for three years. Like with most father and son relationships, ours is complicated. It didn’t have to be, but life happens. As a child, I have expectations of what a parent should be when I have no expectations of how I should be as their child.
By Napoleon4 years ago in Families
Can Writers Learn From The Always Be Closing Line From the Movie, Glengarry Glen Ross,
Always Be Closing I woke up at 4 a.m. to write, and like many, there are times when I write whatever comes to mind, at times, I deliberately look for a topic to write about that can get readers which for someone who writes for a living means getting the money in the bank.
By Napoleon4 years ago in Journal
Why Kintsugi Is a Lesson in Repairing Things for a Happier Life
Recently my reading glasses broke, in the past either I throw them away, or fix it until I buy a new one. The ones I buy are relatively cheap, but suddenly I don't want to get myself a new one. I can fix this one.
By Napoleon4 years ago in Motivation
I Feel Fat and Uncomfortable in 2021, and I Am Not Alone
I am fat, and I have no excuse. Before Mom passed away, I took it upon myself to have my weight under control. But after Mom died, I started to gain weight, and I don’t make excuses. I take full responsibility. It is my body.
By Napoleon4 years ago in Longevity
Drink, Eat, Sleep, Repeat
It started with a little piece of chocolate, a scoop of ice cream, and a slice of cake. I have been quite good with my carb intake. While I will never tell anyone to switch from one diet to another, the Keto diet did wonders for me, but later on, I switched to a more moderate low-carb diet.
By Napoleon4 years ago in Longevity
Think Like Google - You Must Have an Influencer Marketing Strategy
Everyone is an influencer on social media. Yes, we influence people on social media, from our thoughts down to what we buy online, read online and do online.
By Napoleon4 years ago in Journal
The Man I Loved 20 Years Ago Is Still the Man I Love Today
After watching the Netflix movie, Your Name Engraved Herein, I started to reminisce about a young man I hadn't seen for twenty years. Yet, my memory of him never left me, buried and locked inside my heart.
By Napoleon4 years ago in Pride