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50 things - #27 Open Kimono

Although there has been a bit of turmoil in my life the last few months, I wanted to give a quick update on my list of 50 things. My list of 50 has been derailed somewhat, and I expect to take the next few weeks to settle back down to my routine. Even so, I still do have an update.

#27 on my list of 50 is "Open Kimono". What that really means is that while (I think), I am honest in my relationships, for sure there are some things I have chosen not to share. Now I've decided, well, maybe I should let my friends and family see and know a bit more about me.

Hopefully you have already seen that in the posts that I've done, and in my social media presence as @AustinTrini. While I have resisted liking Facebook pages, because my FB page is me, I am loosening up on that too.

Some of my blog posts include serious topics like issues of Race, my health like Chemo brain, and my latest trials  as well as what some may consider frivolous, like Strike Back and cussing more,
one of my list of 50 for this year.

One more "open kimono" item - a picture of me from Eid 2016, taken in Trinidad.




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