I’ve been using this same laptop since about 2010, and it’s on its last legs.   Recently I’ve been going through old files and sure enough – I found #content that I can #blog about.

I found this screenshot (from a Philly.com map) in my pictures folder.

Why is this significant? For one,  my nameday is August 28, 1990.  Sure, lots of people have been born and died on that very same day, same as Cornelius Peterson and I.  But look more closely.  My mans got gunned down at 18th and Diamond.  I lived at 18th and Diamond my junior year of college; I lived just one side street down at 18th and Fontain my senior year.  That’s where I was when this map came out.  Safe to admit I was rattled.

Update: I continued looking through my computer and found this picture.  This is the church that took up the 1800 block of Diamond Street.

What does it mean though? Coincidence? Illuminati? The religious tradition I was born into was actually right? Who knows.  If you’re hanging out with me on my next birthday, remind us to pour some out for our lost homie Cornelius Peterson.  How many brothers fell victim to the streets? RIP there’s a heaven for a G