devastating news came just a few minutes ago when we were told that our good friend and neighbor (and frequent fodder for flipflop fed posts), nanna boo was stabbed and killed yesterday afternoon in broad daylight. the worst part is that it seems the only reason for the attack was that nannaboo chose to live and open an honest life. you see, nannaboo was born joshua mack, but knew from an early age that she wasn't meant to be a "he." apparently someone in the vicinity of 3rd and q st, nw didn't like the way that nannaboo lived her life and decided to violently end that live with a stab of the knife to the jugular in the middle of the afternoon.
nannaboo was a hysterically funny person. she had a love for life and those around her - and she knew that god loved her too. while the mainstream media focuses on the "joshua" aspect, i will focus on nannaboo. i'll miss nannaboo - the way she would lean out the window and say hello, the smile that she always had on her face and the smile that she always put on mine.
i leave you all with my favorite picture of her ...
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