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-The Conversation You Missed-

FELEKE BEZABEH

THIS ETHIOPIAN BROTHER IS JOY TO TALK TO! IF YOUR INTO POLITICS AND HISTORY LOOK NO FURTHER. NEED A RUNNING MATE IN THE POLITICAL FIELD? SEEK HIM OUT BECAUSE HE IS READY TO BURST INTO POLITICS. WHEN HE IS NOT ENGAGING IN THE DAILY STRUGGLES OF LIFE (LIKE WORKING) HE IS ALWAYS HELPING FOLKS OUT. HE MAKES CONNECTIONS FOR THOSE OF US WHO CAN’T SEEM TO FIND SOMEONE WHO YOU CAN TRUST. AN ANGEL SENT FROM HEAVEN, HELPING OTHERS WITHOUT HESITATION. RECENTLY WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS ETHIOPIA AND SOME OF THE TRADITIONS THAT TAKE PLACE. ONE OF WHICH WHEN YOU GET MARRIED YOU HAVE TO COME TO HER PARENTS HOME AND PERFORM A SERENADING DANCE IN FRONT OF THE BRIDE’S PARENTS, SIBLINGS AND CLOSEST FRIENDS. OH, AND IF YOU FAIL, THEY WILL NOT LET YOU JUST HAVE THE BRIDE! SO, YOU BETTER PRACTICE YOUR DANCING GAME! IMAGINE THAT IN THE D.M.V., YOU HAVE TO PROVE YOUR LOVE BY DANCING IN FRONT OF A HUGE CROWD TO DISPLAY YOUR LOVE AND PASSION FOR YOUR SOON TO BE WIFE. I CAN HEAR A MOFO NOW (SHI%%DDDDD….. NAH DOG I’M GOOD)! SPEAKING OF TRADITIONS DOES YOUR FAMILY HAVE ANY TRADITIONS AT ALL? FROM OUR CONVERSATIONS ETHIOPIA HAS MANY TRADITIONS THAT ARE PERFORMED TO THE PRESENT DAY. VISITING ETHIOPIA SHOULD BE ON THE BUCKET LIST FOR US D.M.V.’ers! FELEKE IS A GREAT PERSON THAT HAS A VAST AMOUNT OF KNOWLEDGE THAT SHOULD BE HEARD. HOPEFULLY YOU WILL GET TO ENJOY A CONVERSATION OR TWO DURING YOUR TRAVELS THROUGH LIFE.

S.R.B. - SLADE RHYTHM BAND

A NEW UP AND COMING BAND THAT I DON’T KNOW MUCH ABOUT! I HAVE HEARD SOME OF THEIR MUSIC AND THEY SOUND GOOD! ONE OF THE SONGS THEY WERE PERFORMING WAS A THEME SONG OF A SHOW THAT REGULARLY GET’S PLAYED IN DAMN NEAR EVERY HOUSEHOLD IN THE DMV. THEY DID NOT DISAPPOINT WITH THAT SONG. AS I WAS LISTENING TO THE REST OF THE SONGS THEY WERE PERFORMING, I WAS IN AGREEMENT THAT THEY CAN MAKE IT IN THE DMV. THEY HAD MATERIAL THAT WAS NOT COPIED AND DID A GOOD JOB. IF YOUR INTO LIVE BANDS MAKE SURE YOU CHECK THEM OUT OR PURCHASE SOME OF THEIR CD’S OR DIGITAL MEDIA. BETTER YET GO SEE THEM LIVE! YOU SHOULD NOT BE DISAPPOINTED. PURCHASE TICKETS AND BOOK SHOWS VIA FACEBOOK CONTACT DON NAPPER.

MANE SOURCE BEAUTY BAR AND BARBER SHOP

5130 DUKE STREET SUITE 11, ALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA 22304

571-257-5944

FINDING A PERSON YOU CAN TRUST WITH YOUR HAIR IS A BIG DEAL. YOU WOULD’NT JUST GO TO ANYBODY.

MANE SOURCE HAIR SALON HAS A TEAM OF WOMEN WHO HAVE A VERY GOOD REPUTATION.

IT’S MONDAY AND YOUR ABOUT TO GRAB YOUR PHONE TO CALL YOUR FAVORITE HAIR STYLIST, BECAUSE IT’S TIME FOR YOU TO GET YOUR HAIR DONE. YOUR USUAL HAIR STYLIST IS BOOKED.

WHAT IF SHE CAN’T SQUEEZE YOU IN? THEN IT LOOKS LIKE YOU WILL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL AN AVAILABLE SLOT IS OPEN, OR YOU CAN HAVE A BACKUP PLAN!

THE MANE SOURCE TEAM MIGHT HAVE AN OPENING IF YOU JUST PICK UP THE PHONE AND CALL.

LAWYER’S

IT’S VERY IMPORTANT TO FIND A LAWYER YOU CAN HIRE TO REPRESENT YOU JUST IN CASE YOU EVER END UP IN COURT. THIS IS A GAME WITHIN ITSELF. IF YOU EVER HAD TO HIRE A LAWYER, WHAT KIND OF QUESTIONS DID YOU ASK YOURSELF WHEN TRYING TO FIND ONE? DID SOMEONE RECOMMEND ONE TO YOU? HOW DO YOU KNOW YOUR LAWYER IS THE RIGHT LAWYER FOR YOU AND YOUR CASE? THERE ARE MANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE AND IF YOU DON’T HAVE A PERSON WHO IS KNOWLEDGEABLE OF THE FIELD YOUR WALKING INTO A SITUATION UNEASY AND UNSURE. IT’S NOT FUN PLAYING A GAME YOU KNOW VERY LITTLE ABOUT. BECAUSE IT’ COST MONEY AND YOUR TIME! THIS IS SOMETHING WE ALL NEED TO PREPARE FOR. FIND A FEW LAWYERS WHO YOU CAN HIRE AND HAVE THERE NUMBER SAVED IN YOUR CONTACT LIST. NEVER SHOW UP TO COURT WITHOUT A LAWYER. IT’S BETTER TO STEER CLEAR OF ANY LEGAL TROUBLE (YOU UNDERSTAND?). SOMETIMES OUR CHILDREN MAKE MISTAKES AND THEY NEED TO BE REPRESENTED BY SOMEONE YOU CAN TRUST AND SOMEONE WHO WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO LOSE YOUR LOVED ONES TO INCARCERATION.

DEPRESSION

THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM THAT MAY GO UN-NOTICED FOR A WHILE IF YOUR NOT AWARE OF THE SYMPTOMS. PAYING ATTENTION TO YOUR LOVED ONES DAILY ACTIONS IS VERY IMPORTANT. WHILE MOST OF US STAY BUSY EACH DAY WE MAY NOT NOTICE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES WITH OUR CLOSEST FAMILY AND FRIEND’S. IT’S VERY IMPORTANT TO CATCH THE SIGNS OF MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS EARLY, SO THEY CAN BE PROPERLY ADDRESSED. KEEP THAT IN MIND!