How I burned out on the “blah blah blah” of soc...

August 11, 2025
digital-detox
The blah-blah-blah on social media is making me insane. So many people pontificating on matters they know absolutely nothing about. People hating on my...
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4 Comments · Blog, Opinion

The Republican Party: then and now

August 9, 2025
Republican
Let me start by saying I was raised in Republican household. I grew up with a certain appreciation for (but not agreement with) 20th century conservative...
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Is it time blindness? or just being always late?

August 7, 2025
time-blindness
Ever sit down to do something and suddenly hours have disappeared without a trace? Or maybe you intended to leave the house at 10 a.m., and next thing you know, it's...
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How to intermittent fast — and why you might want to ...

July 30, 2025
intermittent-fasting
The buzz about intermittent fasting goes back years--I tried it almost a decade ago--but it's getting louder. Fasting has been around for centuries, practiced for...
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2 Comments · Blog, Opinion, Recipes

How bad were the Covid years, really?

July 21, 2025
Covid-years
So how bad were the Covid years for those of us who did not get sick or lose loved ones? Yes, for some, pretty bad. They lost loved ones. They got sick, themselves....
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Midsummer dreams and schemes

July 20, 2025
Could it really be midsummer? How fast time goes by these days. So let's see what some of our favorite bloggers are up to: Laurie Ok, this intrigues me: Laurie has...
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How to enjoy the sweet relief of escapist streaming

July 16, 2025
escapist-streaming
I love to disappear into mindless, escapist streaming. But I'm still a smart girl. So...let’s be honest: sometimes the real world is just too much. The headlines,...
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4 Comments · Blog, Inspiration, Opinion

How sometimes the touch of a hand is enough

June 30, 2025
touch-of-a-hand
Sometimes you wonder what happens to love Sometimes the touch of a friend is enough Hold a place for the human race Keep it open wide Give it time to fall or...
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4 Comments · Blog, Inspiration, Soul School

Boom! It’s almost summer!

June 14, 2025
The fins. I love them! Evocative of an age, aren't they? Of course, the colors aren't authentic. Still, they make the image even more fun. It's summer, after...
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What has really changed?

June 3, 2025
A black friend and I were talking the other day. "You and I are old," she said, and we have lived through a lot of things. You are old enough to think that things...
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