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12 EarthJeff: Not in Kansas anymore – On the road with 18 teenagers… Part 1

EarthJeff: Not in Kansas anymore – On the road with 18 teenagers… Part 1

Are we all ever out of our element…. Geez. I thought I would share with you the wonderful experience with being out on the road with 18 teenagers and one other adult. Now, picture this group. 18 kids from Detroit (most of whom have never had a chance to get out of the city and go anywhere), 15 girls and 3 young men. Most of them 18 or older, only a couple are 17. One tall (she is over 6 feet), athletic (she played major college basketball), drop-dead gorgeous black woman. And me…. Creaky old gimpy-kneed white guy. Oh, for ease I will refer to my fellow chaperone as Ms. Jones.


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49 Swirling on Planet Earth Part 7:  What is Intimacy?

Swirling on Planet Earth Part 7: What is Intimacy?

I am not talking about sex, and those elements in that process of two people experiencing the physical aspects of enjoying each other as man and woman. You know, the stuff Mother Nature has in place to allow organisms to procreate. Could I make that any more dry and sound like a lecture from a Biology teacher that puts everyone to sleep? Good, if you are still reading, now I get to the interesting stuff… I am talking about intimacy, that myriad of little actions that allow you and your Boo to enjoy each other as a couple, as a unit, as ONE with whom you just kind of melt together a bit.


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273 EarthJeff: Swirling on Planet Earth Part IV: “The Appeal”

EarthJeff: Swirling on Planet Earth Part IV: “The Appeal”

“In my last installment of Swirling on Planet Earth, I mentioned that there are several reasons why I prefer black women. Here they are…”


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89 EarthJeff: Swirling on Planet Earth Part IV, “The Look”

EarthJeff: Swirling on Planet Earth Part IV, “The Look”

“I enjoy the looks that we get from people in public as we hold hands, as I have my arm around Bee, when I rub her shoulders or back, or when I kiss the back of her head. One person out of every 10 gives an “Awww, isn’t that sweet?” look. On the other hand, nine out of 10 just give “The Look” of shock, surprise, or disgust. “


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37 EarthJeff’s “Swirling on Planet Earth Part III”: The Kids

EarthJeff’s “Swirling on Planet Earth Part III”: The Kids

EarthJeff has met Bee’s kids. Find out how the reaction has been.


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24 EarthJeff: Swirling on Planet Earth Part 2 “The First Date”

EarthJeff: Swirling on Planet Earth Part 2 “The First Date”

Find out how EarthJeff’s dating life is like, swirling in “The D!”


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34 EarthJeff: Swirling on Planet Earth Part I (The Journey of a White Guy Dating Interracially in ‘The D’)

EarthJeff: Swirling on Planet Earth Part I (The Journey of a White Guy Dating Interracially in ‘The D’)

BB&W’s very own ‘EarthJeff’ shares his experiences as an interracially-dating tenderfoot.


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248 EarthJeff: “Time to ‘Fess Up!”

EarthJeff: “Time to ‘Fess Up!”

It’s Saturday night, and you’re still home. How about some true confessions? We promise not to blackmail you later.


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115 Paper Bag test? Are you Sh!ttin’ Me?

Paper Bag test? Are you Sh!ttin’ Me?

White guy speaks out of colorism issue…


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78 White Guy Proclaims, “I Refuse to Feel Guilty!!”

White Guy Proclaims, “I Refuse to Feel Guilty!!”

“Please, let us stop shouting from the rooftops about how [black women] shouldn’t date a white man because of slavery.”


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